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and acceptability. USACE will then
evaluate and compare the effects of the
alternative plans.
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accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
with the Economic and Environmental
Principles and Guidelines for Water and
Related Land Resource Implementation
Studies, Water Resources Council,
March 10, 1983.
2. Public Conference Calls—ANS
Control Paper. USACE will host a
conference call on Tuesday, January 10,
2012 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. (CST) and
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Dated: December 27, 2011.
David F. Bucaro,
Analysis Section, USACE, Chicago District.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–3–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection (FERC–
598); Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information
Collection and Request for Comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
March 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically (eFiled) or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No.
IC12–3–000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
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and in compliance with Commission
submission guidelines at: https://www.
ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
eFiling instructions are available at:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.
asp. First time users must follow
eRegister instructions at: https://www.
ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to
establish a user name and password
before eFiling. The Commission will
send an automatic acknowledgement to
the sender’s email address upon receipt
of eFiled comments. Commenters
making an eFiling should not make a
paper filing. Commenters that are not
able to file electronically must send an
original of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through eSubscription
at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. All comments and
FERC issuances may be viewed, printed
or downloaded remotely through
FERC’s eLibrary at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on
Docket No. IC12–3–000. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502–8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, or by fax at (202)
273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission uses the information
collected under the requirements of
FERC–598, ‘‘Self Certification for
Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale
Generator or Foreign Utility Company
Status’’ (OMB Control No. 1902–0166),
to implement the statutory provisions of
Title XII, subchapter F of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).1
EPAct 2005 repealed the Public
Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)
of 1935 in its entirety, including section
32. This repeal enabled the Commission
to exempt wholesale generators from
PUHCA 1935 on a case-by-case basis.
The Commission amended its
regulations (in Order No. 667 2) to add
procedures for self-certification by
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
119 Stat. 594 (2005) (codified at 42 U.S.C. 16451,
et seq.)
2 Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 and Enactment of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 2005, 70 FR. 75,592
(2005), FERC Statutes and Regulations ¶ 31,197
(2005) Order on reh’g, 71 FR 28,446 (2006), FERC
Statutes and Regulations ¶ 31,213 (2006), order on
reh’g, 71 FR 42,750 (2006), FERC Statutes and
Regulations ¶ 31,224 (2006), order on reh’g, FERC
¶ 61,133 (2007).
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entities seeking exempt wholesale
generator (EWG) and foreign utility
company (FUCO) status. Moreover,
Order No. 667 implemented the repeal
of PUHCA 1935 and the supplementary
enactment of PUHCA 2005. This selfcertification is similar to the process
available to entities that seek qualifying
facility status.
An EWG is a ‘‘person engaged
directly, or indirectly through one or
more affiliates * * *, and exclusively in
the business of owning or operating, or
both owning and operating, all or part
of one or more eligible facilities and
selling electric energy at wholesale.’’ 3 A
FUCO is a company that ‘‘owns or
operates facilities that are not located in
any state and that are used for the
generation, transmission, or distribution
of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or
power, if such company: (1) Derives no
part of its income, directly or indirectly,
from the generation, transmission, or
distribution of electric energy for sale or
the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or
power, within the United States; and (2)
neither the company nor any of its
subsidiary companies is a public-utility
company operating in the United
States.’’ 4
An exempt EWG or FUCO or its
representative may file with the
Commission a notice of self certification
demonstrating that it satisfies the
definition of exempt wholesale
generator or foreign utility company. In
the case of EWGs, the person filing a
notice of self certification must also file
a copy of the notice of self certification
with the state regulatory authority of the
state in which the facility is located and
that person must also represent to the
Commission in its submission that it has
filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.5
A submission of the information is
necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under EPAct
2005.6 The Commission implements its
responsibilities through the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 18 Part
366. These filing requirements are
mandatory.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date with no changes to the
existing collection. The information
filed with the Commission is
mandatory.
3 18
CFR 366.1.
CFR 366.1.
5 18 CFR 366.7.
6 42 U.S.C. 16451 et seq.
4 18
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Burden Statement: The Commission
estimates the Public Reporting Burden
for this collection as:
Number of
respondents
annually
(1)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
Average
burden hours
per response
(3)
Total
annual
burden hours
(1)*(2)*(3)
102 ...............................................................................................................................................
1
6
612
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The total annual cost of filing FERC–
598 is: 612 hours/2080 7 hours ×
$142,372 8 per year = $41,890. The
annual cost of filing FERC–598 per
respondent is $411. This cost estimate
for respondents includes salary and
employee benefits and is based on the
cost for professional and clerical
support within the Commission.
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,
using 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
filing 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.
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 estimate 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 collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: December 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–4–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection (FERC–
716); Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically (eFiled) or in paper
format. The comments should refer to
Docket No. IC12–4–000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing
format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at:
https://www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. eFiling instructions are
available at: https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. First time users must
follow eRegister instructions at: https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
eregistration.asp, to establish a user
name and password before eFiling. The
Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s email
address upon receipt of eFiled
comments. Commenters making an
eFiling should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file
electronically must send an original of
their comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through eSubscription
at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. All comments and
FERC issuances may be viewed, printed
SUMMARY:
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or downloaded remotely through
FERC’s eLibrary at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on
Docket No. IC12–4–000. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, by fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission uses the information
collected under the requirements of
FERC–716 (‘‘Good Faith Request for
Transmission Service and Response by
Transmitting Utility Under Sections
211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power
Act’’ [OMB No. 1902–0170]) to
implement the statutory provisions of
sections 211 and 213 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) as amended and added
by the Energy Policy Act 1992. FERC–
716 also includes the requirement to file
a section 211 request if the negotiations
between the transmission requestor and
the transmitting utility are unsuccessful.
For the initial process, the information
is not filed with the Commission.
However, the request and response may
be analyzed as a part of a section 211
action. The Commission may order
transmission services under the
authority of FPA 211.
The Commission’s regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18
CFR 2.20, provide standards by which
the Commission determines if and when
a valid good faith request for
transmission has been made under
section 211 of the FPA. By developing
the standards, the Commission sought to
encourage an open exchange of data
with a reasonable degree of specificity
and completeness between the party
requesting transmission services and the
transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR
2.20 identifies 12 components of a good
faith estimate and 5 components of a
reply to a good faith request.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date with no changes to the
existing collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-3-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection
(FERC-598); Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection and Request for
Comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due March 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC12-3-000. Documents must
be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time users must follow
eRegister instructions at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the
sender's email address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are
not able to file electronically must send an original of their comments
to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. All comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's eLibrary at:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket
No. IC12-3-000. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by
email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, or by fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission uses the information
collected under the requirements of FERC-598, ``Self Certification for
Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company
Status'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0166), to implement the statutory
provisions of Title XII, subchapter F of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005).\1\
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\1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594
(2005) (codified at 42 U.S.C. 16451, et seq.)
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EPAct 2005 repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)
of 1935 in its entirety, including section 32. This repeal enabled the
Commission to exempt wholesale generators from PUHCA 1935 on a case-by-
case basis. The Commission amended its regulations (in Order No. 667
\2\) to add procedures for self-certification by entities seeking
exempt wholesale generator (EWG) and foreign utility company (FUCO)
status. Moreover, Order No. 667 implemented the repeal of PUHCA 1935
and the supplementary enactment of PUHCA 2005. This self-certification
is similar to the process available to entities that seek qualifying
facility status.
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\2\ Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and
Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, 70 FR.
75,592 (2005), FERC Statutes and Regulations ] 31,197 (2005) Order
on reh'g, 71 FR 28,446 (2006), FERC Statutes and Regulations ]
31,213 (2006), order on reh'g, 71 FR 42,750 (2006), FERC Statutes
and Regulations ] 31,224 (2006), order on reh'g, FERC ] 61,133
(2007).
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An EWG is a ``person engaged directly, or indirectly through one or
more affiliates * * *, and exclusively in the business of owning or
operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one or more
eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.'' \3\ A
FUCO is a company that ``owns or operates facilities that are not
located in any state and that are used for the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light,
or power, if such company: (1) Derives no part of its income, directly
or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of
electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, within the United States;
and (2) neither the company nor any of its subsidiary companies is a
public-utility company operating in the United States.'' \4\
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\3\ 18 CFR 366.1.
\4\ 18 CFR 366.1.
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An exempt EWG or FUCO or its representative may file with the
Commission a notice of self certification demonstrating that it
satisfies the definition of exempt wholesale generator or foreign
utility company. In the case of EWGs, the person filing a notice of
self certification must also file a copy of the notice of self
certification with the state regulatory authority of the state in which
the facility is located and that person must also represent to the
Commission in its submission that it has filed a copy of the notice
with the appropriate state regulatory authority.\5\
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\5\ 18 CFR 366.7.
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A submission of the information is necessary for the Commission to
carry out its responsibilities under EPAct 2005.\6\ The Commission
implements its responsibilities through the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Title 18 Part 366. These filing requirements are mandatory.
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\6\ 42 U.S.C. 16451 et seq.
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Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date with no changes to the existing collection. The
information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
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Burden Statement: The Commission estimates the Public Reporting
Burden for this collection as:
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Number of respondents annually (1) responses per hours per burden hours
respondent (2) response (3) (1)*(2)*(3)
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102.......................................................... 1 6 612
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The total annual cost of filing FERC-598 is: 612 hours/2080 \7\
hours x $142,372 \8\ per year = $41,890. The annual cost of filing
FERC-598 per respondent is $411. This cost estimate for respondents
includes salary and employee benefits and is based on the cost for
professional and clerical support within the Commission.
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\7\ Number of hours an employee works per year.
\8\ 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, using 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 filing 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.
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 estimate 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 collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: December 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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