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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–555); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–555 (Records
Retention Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–1–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
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ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–555, Records Retention
Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0098.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–555 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects
the information under the requirements
of FERC–555 (Records Retention
Requirements) to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the
statutory provisions of Sections 301, 304
and 309 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA),1 Sections 8, 10 and 16 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA),2 and Section 20
of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA).3
The regulations for preservation of
records establish retention periods,
necessary guidelines, and requirements
for retention of applicable records.
These requirements apply to the
regulated public utilities, natural gas
and oil pipeline companies subject to
the Commission’s jurisdiction.
Regulated entities use these records as
the basis for required rate filings and
reports to the Commission.
Additionally, the Commission’s audit
staff will use the records during
compliance reviews. The Commission’s
enforcement staff will also use the
information during investigations.
Finally, the Commission will use the
1 16
U.S.C. 825, 825c and 825h.
U.S.C. 717–717w.
3 49 U.S.C. 20.
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records for special analyses when
necessary.
On January 8, 1999 the Commission
issued AI99–2–000, an Accounting
Issuance providing guidance on records
storage media. More specifically, the
Commission gave each jurisdictional
company the flexibility to select its own
storage media. The storage media
selected must have a life expectancy
equal to the applicable record period
unless the quality of the data transferred
from one media to another with no loss
of data would exceed the record period.
On January 27, 2000, the Commission
issued a final rule amending its records
retention regulations for public utilities
and licensees as well as natural gas and
oil pipeline companies. These changes
included revising the general
instructions, and shortening various
records retention periods. The objective
of the final rule was to reduce or
eliminate burdensome and unnecessary
regulatory requirements.
The Commission is not making any
additional changes to the record
retention requirements specified under
FERC–555. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
under 18 CFR Parts 125, 225, and 356.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities,
natural gas companies, and oil
companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 In 2010
Commission staff surveyed a small
number of FERC–555 respondents in
order to improve the burden estimates.
We are using the same methodology as
before. However, we are updating the
figures due to current cost information
and differences in the total number of
respondents.
4 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR
1320.3.
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FERC–555: PRESERVATION OF RECORDS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES AND LICENSES, NATURAL GAS AND OIL PIPELINE
COMPANIES
Number of respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
(B)
(A)×(B)=(C)
(D)
(C)×(D)
509 ...................................................................................................................
1
509
5,218
2,655,962
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $154,949,271,
which includes $78,242,971 for nonlabor record storage costs and
$76,706,300 for employee costs. The
average cost per respondent is $304,419,
which includes $153,719 for non-labor
record storage costs and $150,700 for
employee costs. All of these cost figures
are based on staff analysis of the data we
received in 2010.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the 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 and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 2, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13124–005]
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Copper Valley Electric Association,
Inc.; Notice of Application To Amend
License and Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment
to License.
b. Project No: 13124–005.
c. Date Filed: September 27, 2013.
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d. Applicant: Copper Valley Electric
Association, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Allison Creek
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Allison Creek in
Valdez, Alaska. This project does not
occupy any Federal Lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Robert A.
Wilkinson, CEO, Copper Valley Electric
Association, Inc., P.O. Box 45, Mile 187
Glenn Highway, Glennallen, AK 99588,
(907) 822–3211
i. FERC Contact: Steven Sachs at (202)
502–8666; or Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests, is 15
days from the issuance date of this
notice by the Commission. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file any motion
to intervene, protest, comments, and/or
recommendations using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–13124–005.
k. Description of Request: As licensed,
the unconstructed project includes an
approximately 7,000-foot-long mostly
above ground and partially buried
penstock and an approximately 4,000foot-long temporary construction access
road. In its application, the licensee
proposes to instead bury the penstock
for its entire length, construct a 2,700foot-long temporary construction access
road, and drill and blast a 700-foot-long,
16-foot-diameter access tunnel through
which a segment of the penstock would
be routed.
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l. Locations of the Application: This
filing may be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number P–13124 in the
docket number field to access the
document. You may also register online
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above and at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First
Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC
20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) Bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC14-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-555); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-555 (Records Retention
Requirements).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 9,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC14-1-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. 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.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-555, Records Retention Requirements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0098.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-555 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission collects the information under the
requirements of FERC-555 (Records Retention Requirements) to carry out
its responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of
Sections 301, 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ Sections
8, 10 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA),\2\ and Section 20 of the
Interstate Commerce Act (ICA).\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 825, 825c and 825h.
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 717-717w.
\3\ 49 U.S.C. 20.
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The regulations for preservation of records establish retention
periods, necessary guidelines, and requirements for retention of
applicable records. These requirements apply to the regulated public
utilities, natural gas and oil pipeline companies subject to the
Commission's jurisdiction. Regulated entities use these records as the
basis for required rate filings and reports to the Commission.
Additionally, the Commission's audit staff will use the records during
compliance reviews. The Commission's enforcement staff will also use
the information during investigations. Finally, the Commission will use
the records for special analyses when necessary.
On January 8, 1999 the Commission issued AI99-2-000, an Accounting
Issuance providing guidance on records storage media. More
specifically, the Commission gave each jurisdictional company the
flexibility to select its own storage media. The storage media selected
must have a life expectancy equal to the applicable record period
unless the quality of the data transferred from one media to another
with no loss of data would exceed the record period.
On January 27, 2000, the Commission issued a final rule amending
its records retention regulations for public utilities and licensees as
well as natural gas and oil pipeline companies. These changes included
revising the general instructions, and shortening various records
retention periods. The objective of the final rule was to reduce or
eliminate burdensome and unnecessary regulatory requirements.
The Commission is not making any additional changes to the record
retention requirements specified under FERC-555. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR Parts 125, 225, and 356.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities, natural gas companies, and
oil companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ In 2010 Commission staff surveyed a
small number of FERC-555 respondents in order to improve the burden
estimates. We are using the same methodology as before. However, we are
updating the figures due to current cost information and differences in
the total number of respondents.
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\4\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
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FERC-555: Preservation of Records for Public Utilities and Licenses, Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Companies
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Number of Average burden
Number of respondents responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A)x(B)=(C) (D) (C)x(D)
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509......................................... 1 509 5,218 2,655,962
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$154,949,271, which includes $78,242,971 for non-labor record storage
costs and $76,706,300 for employee costs. The average cost per
respondent is $304,419, which includes $153,719 for non-labor record
storage costs and $150,700 for employee costs. All of these cost
figures are based on staff analysis of the data we received in 2010.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the 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 and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 2, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24406 Filed 10-8-13; 8:45 am]
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