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requests for additional procedures shall
be filed with the Office of Oil and Gas
Global Security and Supply at the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 21,
2011.
John A. Anderson,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities,
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011–1812 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC11–537–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–537); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
January 20, 2011.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(75 FR 64301, 10/19/2010) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–537 and has
made this notation in its submission to
OMB.1
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by February 28,
2011.
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
Created by OMB should be filed
electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and
include OMB Control Number 1902–
0060 for 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. IC11–537–001. Comments may be
SUMMARY:
1 OMB will not make a decision on this
proceeding until after 30 days from the time it is
received.
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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/submissionguide.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, 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. IC11–537–
001.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC11–537 may do
so through eSubscription at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. All comments may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely via the Internet through
FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@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 e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–537, ‘‘Gas
Pipeline Certificates: Construction,
Acquisition, and Abandonment’’ (OMB
Control No. 1902–0060), is used by the
Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act
of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301–3432,
and the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15
U.S.C. 717–717w). Under the NGA,
natural gas pipeline companies must
obtain Commission authorization to
undertake the construction or extension
of any facilities, or to acquire or operate
any such facilities or extensions in
accordance with Section 7(c) of the
NGA. A natural gas company must also
obtain Commission approval under
Section 7(b) of the NGA prior to
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abandoning any jurisdictional facility or
service. Under the NGA and the NGPA,
interstate and intrastate pipelines must
also obtain authorization for certain
transportation and storage services and
arrangements, particularly a Part 284,
Subpart G—Blanket Certificate (18 CFR
284.8).
The information collected is
necessary to certificate interstate
pipelines engaged in the transportation
and sale of natural gas, and the
construction, acquisition, and operation
of facilities to be used in those
activities, to authorize the abandonment
of facilities and services, and to
authorize certain NGPA transactions. If
a certificate is granted, the natural gas
company can construct, acquire, or
operate facilities, plus engage in
interstate transportation or sale of
natural gas. Conversely, approval of an
abandonment application permits the
pipeline to cease service and/or
discontinue the operation of such
facilities. Authorization under NGPA
Section 311(a) allows the interstate or
intrastate pipeline applicants to render
certain transportation services.
The data required to be submitted
consists of identification of the
company and responsible officials,
factors considered in the location of the
facilities and the detailed impact on the
project area for environmental
considerations. Also to be submitted are
the following:
• Flow diagrams showing proposed
design capacity for engineering design
verification and safety determination;
• Commercial and economic data
presenting the basis for the proposed
action; and
• Cost of the proposed facilities,
plans for financing, and estimated
revenues and expenses related to the
proposed facility for accounting and
financial evaluation.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
157.5–.11; 157.13–.20; 157.53; 157.201–
.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218; 284.8;
284.11; 284.126; 284.221; 284.224.2
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the FERC–537
reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: The first table
shows a summary of the burden for this
collection. Because the nature of the
various filings that are covered by
FERC–537 are so varied, another table
has been included to give a more
detailed description of the various
elements of this burden estimate:
Number of
respondents
Average
number of
responses per
respondent 3
Average
burden hours
per response 4
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection
(2)
(3)
(1)×(2)×(3)
225
3.44
133
102,942
FERC–537 .......................................................................................................
Details for FERC–537, ‘‘Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Construction, Acquisition,
and Abandonment,’’ based on Fiscal
Year 2010 information and records:
Regulation section 18
CFR * * *
Regulation topic
157.5–.11; & 157.13–.20
Interstate certificate and abandonment applications.
Exemptions ...........................................................
157.53 ...........................
157.201–.209; 157.211;
157.214–.218.
157.201–.209; 157.211;
157.214–.218.
284.11 ...........................
284.8 .............................
284.126 (a)&(c) .............
284.221 .........................
284.224 .........................
157.5–.11; & 157.13–.20
TOTALS .................
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1 Average,
Number of respondents
Number of filings
or responses
82
500
10
100
45
200
145 companies (145 different).
336
50
168 ................................
50 companies ( 50 different).
20 ..................................
168
100
75
30
20
100
2 ( 2 different) ...............
9 ( 3 different) ...............
2
12
75
75
225 different ..................
775
1 133
75 companies (25 different).
Blanket Certificates prior notice filings .................
Blanket Certificates—annual reports ....................
NGPA Sec. 311 Construction—annual reports ....
Capacity Release—recordkeeping .......................
Intrastate bypass, semi annual transportation &
storage—reports.
Blanket Certificates—one time filing, inc. new
tariff and rate design proposal.
Hinshaw Blanket Certificates ...............................
Non-facility certificate or abandonment applications.
...............................................................................
Avg. hours to
prepare a filing
or application
weighted.
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $6,823,570
(102,942 hours/2,080 hours 5 per year,
times $137,874 6).
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;
2 Sections 284.223 and 284.227 have been
removed from this Notice since they have no
reporting or records burden.
3 From detailed table: No. of Filings/No. of
Respondents, or 775/225 = 3.44
4 A weighted average based on the information
provided in the detailed table.
5 Estimated number of hours an employee works
each year.
6 Estimated average annual cost per employee.
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(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 collection of information
is 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 collection 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 collections 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. 2011–1715 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP11–59–000]
Northwest Pipeline GP; Notice of
Application
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January 20, 2011.
Take notice that on January 11, 2011,
Northwest Pipeline GP (Northwest), 295
Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah
84108, filed in Docket No. CP11–59–
000, an application pursuant to sections
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and
pursuant to 18 CFR part 157, requesting
abandonment approval and a certificate
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of public convenience and necessity
authorizing Northwest to construct and
operate its Molalla Capacity
Replacement Project (Molalla Project)
located in Clackamas and Marion
Counties, Oregon. Specifically, the
Molalla Project consists of:
Abandonment in place of approximately
15 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline
and related facilities on Northwest’s
Camas to Eugene Line between milepost
21.1 and 36.06; and construction and
operation of approximately 7.75 miles of
20-inch diameter pipeline adjacent to
Northwest’s existing 16-inch diameter
Camas to Eugene Line beginning at
milepost 41.02, all as more fully set
forth in the application, which is on file
with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing may also
be viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Pam
Barnes, Manager, Certificates and
Tariffs, Northwest Pipeline GP, 295
Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah
84101, telephone no. (801) 584–6857,
facsimile no. (801) 584–7764, and email: pam.j.barnes@williams.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify Federal and
State agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
Federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC11-537-001]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-537); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
January 20, 2011.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
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 issued a Notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 64301,
10/19/2010) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on
the FERC-537 and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.\1\
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\1\ OMB will not make a decision on this proceeding until after
30 days from the time it is received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February
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28, 2011.
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 Created by OMB should be filed electronically, c/o oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include OMB Control Number 1902-0060 for
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. IC11-537-001.
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.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, 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. IC11-
537-001.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC11-537 may do so through eSubscription at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. All comments may be viewed,
printed or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's homepage
using the ``eLibrary'' link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@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 e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax
at (202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-537, ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction,
Acquisition, and Abandonment'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0060), is used by
the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of the Natural Gas
Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432, and the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717-717w). Under the NGA, natural gas pipeline
companies must obtain Commission authorization to undertake the
construction or extension of any facilities, or to acquire or operate
any such facilities or extensions in accordance with Section 7(c) of
the NGA. A natural gas company must also obtain Commission approval
under Section 7(b) of the NGA prior to
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abandoning any jurisdictional facility or service. Under the NGA and
the NGPA, interstate and intrastate pipelines must also obtain
authorization for certain transportation and storage services and
arrangements, particularly a Part 284, Subpart G--Blanket Certificate
(18 CFR 284.8).
The information collected is necessary to certificate interstate
pipelines engaged in the transportation and sale of natural gas, and
the construction, acquisition, and operation of facilities to be used
in those activities, to authorize the abandonment of facilities and
services, and to authorize certain NGPA transactions. If a certificate
is granted, the natural gas company can construct, acquire, or operate
facilities, plus engage in interstate transportation or sale of natural
gas. Conversely, approval of an abandonment application permits the
pipeline to cease service and/or discontinue the operation of such
facilities. Authorization under NGPA Section 311(a) allows the
interstate or intrastate pipeline applicants to render certain
transportation services.
The data required to be submitted consists of identification of the
company and responsible officials, factors considered in the location
of the facilities and the detailed impact on the project area for
environmental considerations. Also to be submitted are the following:
Flow diagrams showing proposed design capacity for
engineering design verification and safety determination;
Commercial and economic data presenting the basis for the
proposed action; and
Cost of the proposed facilities, plans for financing, and
estimated revenues and expenses related to the proposed facility for
accounting and financial evaluation.
The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 157.5-.11; 157.13-.20; 157.53;
157.201-.209; 157.211; 157.214-.218; 284.8; 284.11; 284.126; 284.221;
284.224.\2\
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\2\ Sections 284.223 and 284.227 have been removed from this
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Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
FERC-537 reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: The first table shows a summary of the burden for
this collection. Because the nature of the various filings that are
covered by FERC-537 are so varied, another table has been included to
give a more detailed description of the various elements of this burden
estimate:
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\3\ From detailed table: No. of Filings/No. of Respondents, or
775/225 = 3.44
\4\ A weighted average based on the information provided in the
detailed table.
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Average number
Number of of responses Average burden Total annual
FERC data collection respondents per respondent hours per burden hours
\3\ response \4\
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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FERC-537.................................... 225 3.44 133 102,942
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Details for FERC-537, ``Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction,
Acquisition, and Abandonment,'' based on Fiscal Year 2010 information
and records:
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Avg. hours to
Regulation section 18 CFR * * * Regulation topic Number of Number of filings prepare a filing
respondents or responses or application
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157.5-.11; & 157.13-.20........ Interstate certificate 82 500
and abandonment
applications.
157.53......................... Exemptions............ 75 companies (25 10 100
different).
157.201-.209; 157.211; 157.214- Blanket Certificates 45 200
.218. prior notice filings.
157.201-.209; 157.211; 157.214- Blanket Certificates-- 145 companies 336 50
.218. annual reports. (145 different).
284.11......................... NGPA Sec. 311
Construction--annual
reports.
284.8.......................... Capacity Release-- 168.............. 168 75
recordkeeping.
284.126 (a)&(c)................ Intrastate bypass, 50 companies ( 50 100 30
semi annual different).
transportation &
storage--reports.
284.221........................ Blanket Certificates-- 20............... 20 100
one time filing, inc.
new tariff and rate
design proposal.
284.224........................ Hinshaw Blanket 2 ( 2 different). 2 75
Certificates.
157.5-.11; & 157.13-.20........ Non-facility 9 ( 3 different). 12 75
certificate or
abandonment
applications.
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TOTALS..................... ...................... 225 different.... 775 \1\ 133
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\1\ Average, weighted.
The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $6,823,570
(102,942 hours/2,080 hours \5\ per year, times $137,874 \6\).
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\5\ Estimated number of hours an employee works each year.
\6\ Estimated average annual cost 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;
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(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 collection of
information is 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 collection 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 collections 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. 2011-1715 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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