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Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, and should refer
to Docket No. IC09–916–001.
All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through FERC’s homepage using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For user assistance,
contact fercolinesupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
The
Commission is requesting comments on
the record retention requirements of
FERC–916,1 ‘‘Record Retention
Requirements for Pipelines Providing
Unbundled Sales Service, and Persons
Holding Blanket Marketing
Certificates,’’ OMB Control No. 1902–
0224. The FERC–916 record retention
requirements are contained in 18 CFR
284.288(b) and 284.403(b).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Commission’s regulations at 18
CFR 284.288 and 284.403 provide that
applicable sellers of natural gas adhere
to a code of conduct when making gas
sales in order to protect the integrity of
the market. The Commission imposes
the FERC–916 record retention
requirement on applicable sellers to
‘‘retain, for a period of five years, all
data and information upon which it
billed the prices it charged for natural
gas it sold pursuant to its market based
sales certificate or the prices it reported
for use in price indices.’’ FERC uses the
FERC–916 records to monitor the
jurisdictional transportation activities
and unbundled sales activities of
interstate natural gas pipelines and
blanket marketing certificate holders.
The record retention period of five
years is necessary due to the importance
of records related to any investigation of
possible wrongdoing and related to
assuring compliance with the codes of
conduct and the integrity of the market.
The requirement is necessary to ensure
consistency with the rule prohibiting
market manipulation (regulations
adopted in Order No. 670,
implementing the EPAct 2005 antimanipulation provisions) 2 and the
generally applicable five-year statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks
civil penalties for violations of the antimanipulation rules or other rules,
regulations, or orders to which the price
data may be relevant.
Failure to have this information
available would mean the Commission
is unable to perform its regulatory
functions and to monitor and evaluate
transactions and operations of interstate
pipelines and blanket marketing
certificate holders.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–916, with
no changes to the requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual burden
hours
(1)
FERC
requirements
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
222
1
1
222
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FERC–916 ........................................................................................
The estimated total annual cost to
respondents includes hours for labor
(222 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost
of $3,774) and record storage costs
(using an estimated 12,548 cu. ft of
records in off-site storage, for a total
record storage cost of $81,051). The total
annual cost (labor plus off-site record
storage) is $84,825; the total annual cost
per respondent is $382.
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
1 FERC–916 was formerly called ‘‘FERC–
916(549),’’ with the intent of consolidating the
FERC–916 into the FERC–549 (OMB Control No.
1902–0086). FERC has decided not to consolidate
the FERC–916 into the FERC–549, so this Notice
deals only with the FERC–916 requirements.
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are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–914–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–914); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
June 3, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
received no comments in response to
the Federal Register notice (74FR
15472, 4/6/2009) and has made this
notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by July 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and
include OMB Control Number 1902–
0231 as a point of reference. The Desk
Officer may be reached by telephone at
202–395–4638.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
No. IC09–914–001. Comments may be
filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Documents filed
electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing
formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/
electronic-media.asp. To file the
document electronically, access the
Commission’s Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E–Filing (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp),
and then follow the instructions for
each screen. First time users will have
to establish a user name and password.
The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, an original and 2
copies of the comments should be
submitted to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, and should refer
to Docket No. IC09–914–001.
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All comments may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely via the Internet
through FERC’s homepage using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For user assistance,
contact fercolinesupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202)502–8663, by fax at
(202)273–0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC is
requesting comments on the FERC–
914,1 ‘‘Cogeneration and Small Power
Production—Tariff Filings,’’ OMB
Control No. 1902–0231. The information
filed in FERC–914 enables the
Commission to exercise its wholesale
electric rate and electric power
transmission oversight and enforcement
responsibilities in accordance with the
Federal Power Act, the Department of
Energy Organization Act (DOE Act) and
EPAct 2005.
In Orders 671 and 671–A,2 the
Commission revised its regulations that
govern qualifying small power
production and cogeneration facilities.
Among other things, the Commission
eliminated certain exemptions from rate
regulation that were previously
available to qualifying facilities (QFs).
New qualifying facilities may need to
make tariff filings if they do not meet
the new exemption requirements of 18
CFR Part 292.
Section 205(c) of the FPA requires
that every public utility have all of its
jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file
with the Commission and make them
available for public inspection, within
such time and in such form as the
Commission may designate. Section
205(d) of the FPA requires that every
public utility must provide notice to
1 Normally, these requirements and burden would
be included in FERC–516, ‘‘Electric Rate Schedule
Filings’’ (OMB Control No.1902–0096). However,
FERC–516 is currently the subject of OMB review,
so the Commission will continue to track these
requirements (and the related burden hours)
separately under FERC–914 [formerly labeled
‘‘FERC–914(516)’’]. FERC–914 covers the tariff
filing requirements under 18 CFR Part 35 for those
qualifying facilities that do not meet the exemption
requirements in 18 CFR Part 292. In the future,
FERC plans to incorporate the FERC–914 reporting
requirements and related burden into the FERC–
516.
2 Revised Regulations Governing Small Power
Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order No.
671, 71 FR 7852 (Feb. 15, 2006), FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations Governing
Small Power Production and Cogeneration
Facilities, Order 671–A, 71 FR 30585 (May 30,
2006), in Docket No. RM05–36.
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FERC and the public of any changes to
its jurisdictional rates and tariffs, file
such changes with FERC, and make
them available for public inspection, in
such manner as directed by the
Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 requires FERC, upon complaint or
its own motion, to modify existing rates
or services that are found to be unjust,
unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or
preferential. FPA section 207 further
requires the Commission upon
complaint by a State commission and a
finding of insufficient interstate service,
to order the rendering of adequate
interstate service by public utilities, the
rates for which would be filed in
accordance with FPA sections 205 and
206.
FERC implemented the Congressional
mandate of EPAct 2005 to establish
criteria for new qualifying cogeneration
facilities by: (1) Amending the
exemptions available to qualifying
facilities from the FPA and from
PUHCA [resulting in the burden
imposed by FERC–914, the subject of
this Notice]; (2) ensuring that these
facilities are using their thermal output
in a productive and beneficial manner;
that the electrical, thermal, chemical
and mechanical output of new
qualifying cogeneration facilities is used
fundamentally for industrial,
commercial, residential or industrial
purposes; and there is a continuing
progress in the development of efficient
electric energy generating technology;
(3) amending the FERC Form 556 3 to
reflect the criteria for new qualifying
cogeneration facilities; and (4)
eliminating ownership limitations for
qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities. FERC
satisfied the statutory mandate and its
continuing obligation to review its
policies encouraging cogeneration and
small power production, energy
conservation, efficient use of facilities
and resources by electric utilities and
equitable rates for energy customers.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the FERC–914,1 with
no changes to the reporting
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
3 The FERC–556 is cleared separately as OMB
Control No. 1902–0075 and is not a subject of this
Notice.
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Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC Data collection—FERC–914
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
100
100
100
100
1
1
3
1
183
230
6
3
18,300
23,000
1,800
300
Total ..........................................................................................................
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FPA Section 205 filings ...................................................................................
Electric quarterly reports (initial) ......................................................................
Electric quarterly reports (later) .......................................................................
Change of status .............................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
43,400
The estimated total annual cost to
respondents is $2,676,966.10 [43,400
hours divided by 2,080 hours 4 per year,
times $128,297 5 equals $2,676,966.10].
The cost per respondent is $26,769.66.
The estimated burden covers the
qualifying facilities required to file
electric quarterly reports, change of
status filings, and tariff filings to comply
with section 205 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA).
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collections of information, including the
4 Number
5 Average
of hours an employee works each year.
annual salary per employee.
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–13540 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12717–002]
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing with the Commission, Soliciting
Additional Study Requests,
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing, and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
June 3, 2009.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
License.
b. Project No.: P–12717–002.
c. Date Filed: May 27, 2009.
d. Applicant: Northern Illinois
Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Brandon Road
Hydropower Project.
f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Brandon Road Lock and Dam
on the Illinois River, in the City of Joliet,
Will County, Illinois. The project will
occupy approximately 1.6 acres of
federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Damon
Zdunich, Northern Illinois Hydropower,
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LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL
60435, (312) 320–1610.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso,
(202) 502–8854.
j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal,
State, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days after
the application is filed, and serve a copy
of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: July 27, 2009.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
may be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site at
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler method of
submitting text only comments, click on
‘‘Quick Comment.’’
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Description of Project: The Brandon
Road Project would utilize the Corps of
Engineer’s existing Brandon Road Dam
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-914-001]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-914); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
June 3, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the
information collection described below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any
interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should
address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below.
The Commission received no comments in response to the Federal Register
notice (74FR 15472, 4/6/2009) and has made this notation in its
submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 10,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include OMB Control Number 1902-0231 as a
point of reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at
202-395-4638.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and should refer to Docket No. IC09-914-001.
Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format. Those
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in an
acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp. To file the
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow the instructions for each screen. First
time users will have to establish a user name and password. The
Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-
mail address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, an original and 2 copies of the comments should
be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of
the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and should
refer to Docket No. IC09-914-001.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. For user
assistance, contact fercolinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866)
208-3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202)502-8663, by fax at (202)273-0873, and by e-mail at
ellen.brown@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC is requesting comments on the FERC-
914,\1\ ``Cogeneration and Small Power Production--Tariff Filings,''
OMB Control No. 1902-0231. The information filed in FERC-914 enables
the Commission to exercise its wholesale electric rate and electric
power transmission oversight and enforcement responsibilities in
accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act) and EPAct 2005.
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\1\ Normally, these requirements and burden would be included in
FERC-516, ``Electric Rate Schedule Filings'' (OMB Control No.1902-
0096). However, FERC-516 is currently the subject of OMB review, so
the Commission will continue to track these requirements (and the
related burden hours) separately under FERC-914 [formerly labeled
``FERC-914(516)'']. FERC-914 covers the tariff filing requirements
under 18 CFR Part 35 for those qualifying facilities that do not
meet the exemption requirements in 18 CFR Part 292. In the future,
FERC plans to incorporate the FERC-914 reporting requirements and
related burden into the FERC-516.
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In Orders 671 and 671-A,\2\ the Commission revised its regulations
that govern qualifying small power production and cogeneration
facilities. Among other things, the Commission eliminated certain
exemptions from rate regulation that were previously available to
qualifying facilities (QFs). New qualifying facilities may need to make
tariff filings if they do not meet the new exemption requirements of 18
CFR Part 292.
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\2\ Revised Regulations Governing Small Power Production and
Cogeneration Facilities, Order No. 671, 71 FR 7852 (Feb. 15, 2006),
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,203 (2006); and Revised Regulations
Governing Small Power Production and Cogeneration Facilities, Order
671-A, 71 FR 30585 (May 30, 2006), in Docket No. RM05-36.
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Section 205(c) of the FPA requires that every public utility have
all of its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission
and make them available for public inspection, within such time and in
such form as the Commission may designate. Section 205(d) of the FPA
requires that every public utility must provide notice to FERC and the
public of any changes to its jurisdictional rates and tariffs, file
such changes with FERC, and make them available for public inspection,
in such manner as directed by the Commission. In addition, FPA section
206 requires FERC, upon complaint or its own motion, to modify existing
rates or services that are found to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly
discriminatory or preferential. FPA section 207 further requires the
Commission upon complaint by a State commission and a finding of
insufficient interstate service, to order the rendering of adequate
interstate service by public utilities, the rates for which would be
filed in accordance with FPA sections 205 and 206.
FERC implemented the Congressional mandate of EPAct 2005 to
establish criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities by: (1)
Amending the exemptions available to qualifying facilities from the FPA
and from PUHCA [resulting in the burden imposed by FERC-914, the
subject of this Notice]; (2) ensuring that these facilities are using
their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner; that the
electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new qualifying
cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for industrial,
commercial, residential or industrial purposes; and there is a
continuing progress in the development of efficient electric energy
generating technology; (3) amending the FERC Form 556 \3\ to reflect
the criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities; and (4)
eliminating ownership limitations for qualifying cogeneration and small
power production facilities. FERC satisfied the statutory mandate and
its continuing obligation to review its policies encouraging
cogeneration and small power production, energy conservation, efficient
use of facilities and resources by electric utilities and equitable
rates for energy customers.
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\3\ The FERC-556 is cleared separately as OMB Control No. 1902-
0075 and is not a subject of this Notice.
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Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date for the FERC-914,\1\ with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated at:
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Number of Number of Average
FERC Data collection--FERC-914 respondents responses per burden hours Total annual
annually respondent per response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x
(3)
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FPA Section 205 filings......................... 100 1 183 18,300
Electric quarterly reports (initial)............ 100 1 230 23,000
Electric quarterly reports (later).............. 100 3 6 1,800
Change of status................................ 100 1 3 300
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 43,400
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The estimated total annual cost to respondents is $2,676,966.10
[43,400 hours divided by 2,080 hours \4\ per year, times $128,297 \5\
equals $2,676,966.10]. The cost per respondent is $26,769.66. The
estimated burden covers the qualifying facilities required to file
electric quarterly reports, change of status filings, and tariff
filings to comply with section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
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\4\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\5\ Average annual salary per employee.
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The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden of the proposed collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13540 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]
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