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LaTanya R. Butler,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–22–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–733); Comment
Request
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 proposed information collection
FERC–733, Demand Response/TimeBased Rate Programs and Advanced
Metering.
SUMMARY:
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Comments on the collection of
information are due December 23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC13–22–000)
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
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–733, Demand Response/
Time-Based Rate Programs and
Advanced Metering
OMB Control No.: To be determined
Type of Request: Approval of a new
survey of demand response and timebased rate programs and tariffs, and
advanced metering that replaces the
FERC–731 survey.
Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005,1 requires the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) to prepare and
publish an annual report, by appropriate
region, that assesses demand response
resources, including those available
from all consumer classes. Specifically,
EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires
that the Commission identify and
review:
(A) Saturation and penetration rate of
advanced meters and communications
technologies, devices and systems;
(B) Existing demand response
programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) The annual resource contribution
of demand resources;
(D) The potential for demand
response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
(E) Steps taken to ensure that, in
regional transmission planning and
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1 Pub. L. 109–58, § 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, 966
(2005) (EPAct 2005).
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operations, demand resources are
provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to
the resource obligations of any loadserving entity, transmission provider, or
transmitting party; and
(F) Regulatory barriers to improved
customer participation in demand
response, peak reduction and critical
period pricing programs.
In 2006 and 2008, the Commission
designed and used Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved collections FERC–727,
Demand Response and Time Based Rate
Programs Survey (OMB Control No.
1902–0214), and FERC–728, Advanced
Metering Survey (OMB Control No.
1902–0213), to collect and convey to
Congress the requested demand
response and advanced metering
information. In 2010 and 2012, the
Commission designed and used OMB
approved collection FERC–731, Demand
Response/Time-Based Rate Programs
and Advanced Metering (OMB Control
No. 1902–0251).
For 2014 and 2016 the Commission
proposes to continue to utilize a
voluntary survey (FERC–733) that
incorporates changes to the previously
approved FERC–731 to improve data
quality and reduce respondent burden.
The Commission proposes to (1) align
its collection of Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) installations with
that of the Energy Information
Administration (EIA), (2) consolidate
several questions, (3) eliminate some of
the data collected on the FERC–731, (4)
include three additional categories
regarding customer’s methods of
accessing data, and (5) request
additional details concerning retail
demand response programs that
participate in wholesale programs.2
The Commission proposes to revise
the structure of its question on
advanced meters to comport with recent
changes approved by OMB for the EIA
in Form EIA–861, Schedule 6, Part D,
‘‘Advanced Metering and Customer
Communication.’’ The Commission also
proposes to eliminate certain data
elements requested by the 2012 FERC–
731 including: the respondents’ number
of customers by customer sector in
Question 3, and the request for the
respondents’ long-range (4 to 6 years)
plans for demand response programs in
Question 5.
2 The additional details of the retail demand
response programs that participate in wholesale
demand response programs is necessary to identify
the potential peak reductions that are solely
wholesale in nature and not associated with
specific demand response efforts at the retail
program level.
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The Commission believes that the
above changes should result in a more
accurate and streamlined data collection
that will reduce respondent burden.
The Commission investigated
alternatives, including using data from
the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and EIA, to fielding
and collecting data using a FERC
designed survey. However, as explained
below, the data is not currently
collected or cannot be obtained by the
Commission in time to complete the
2014 report to Congress.
NERC, as the Electric Reliability
Organization for the United States 3 as
certified by the Commission, has begun
to collect demand response data on
dispatchable and non-dispatchable
resources that it needs to conduct its
reliability work. Reporting demand
response information in the Demand
Response Availability Data System
(DADS) is mandatory for all entities
who are part of NERC’s functional
model. The Demand Response Data
Task Force at NERC developed DADS to
collect demand response program
information. DADS currently collects
information on dispatchable and
controllable demand response
resources. DADS does not currently
collect and report information on
several key demand response program
types including economic, and timebased rate programs. Because DADS
does not currently collect and report
data which is specifically required by
EPAct 2005, the system cannot be relied
upon for FERC’s reporting purposes.
EPAct 2005 specifically requires FERC
to identify and review time-based rate
programs.
NERC plans to require its registered
entities to report information on these
other demand response program types
in the future, but it is unclear at this
time when NERC may begin to collect
these additional data or whether the
new data will be available or suitable for
FERC staff to use to prepare their reports
to Congress.
The EIA collects aggregated
information on energy efficiency and
load management as well as advanced
metering data in its EIA–861, ‘‘Annual
Electric Power Industry Report.’’ The
data collected in this survey does not
identify specific demand response
programs or time-based rate programs,
but it does support the Commission’s
advanced metering data needs.
Unfortunately, the finalized advanced
metering data for 2013 will not be
3 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116
FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g & compliance, 117
FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), appeal docketed sub nom.
Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, No. 06–1426 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 29,
2006).
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available until the fourth quarter of 2014
under EIA’s proposed schedule.
Therefore, the EIA data will not be
available to the Commission in time to
report 2013 findings in calendar year
2014.
Because these alternatives will not
provide data or will not provide data in
a timely manner for the 2014 report, the
Commission proposes to conduct a
survey (attached in the docket) with a
response deadline of May 1, 2014. This
survey has been designed to be
consistent with the NERC’s data
collection such that, in future years, the
Commission may be able to use the
NERC data when it becomes available,
phase-out the FERC demand response
survey and still comply with EPAct
2005 Section 1252(e)(3).
FERC staff has designed a survey that
will impose minimal burden on
respondents by providing respondents
with an easy-to-complete, fillable form
that will include such user friendly
features as pre-populated fields and
drop-down menus, make use of the data
that is becoming available from reliable
sources, and provide it with the
information necessary to draft and file
the report that is required by Congress.
The survey can be electronically filed. A
paper version of the survey will be
available for those who are unable to file
electronically.
Access to the Proposed Materials: The
survey form, instructions, and glossary
are attached to this docket, but they are
not being published in the Federal
Register.4 Interested parties can see the
materials electronically as part of this
notice in FERC’s eLibrary (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp)
by searching Docket No. IC13–22–000.
Interested parties may also request
paper or electronic copies of any of the
materials by contacting FERC’s Public
Reference Room by email at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov or by
telephone at (202) 502–8371
Type of Respondents: The
Commission is proposing to collect the
demand response and advanced
metering information via a voluntary
survey from the nation’s entities that
serve wholesale and retail customers.
The information will be used to draft
and file the report that is required by
Congress. Industry cooperation is
important for us to obtain as accurate
and up-to-date information as possible
to respond to Congress, as well as to
provide information to states and other
market participants. We, therefore,
strongly encourage all potential survey
respondents to complete the survey.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–733—DEMAND RESPONSE/TIME-BASED RATE PROGRAMS AND ADVANCED METERING
Number of
respondents
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
burden 6
(A)
Entities that serve wholesale and retail customers .............
Number of
responses per
respondent
(B)
(A)×(B)=(C)
(D)
(C)×(D)
3,400
1
3,400
3.5
11,900
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The total estimated cost burden to
respondents for the 2014 survey is
$669,613 (11,900 hours/year × $56.27/
hour 7 = $669,613. The estimated cost
per respondent for the survey is $196.95
(3.5 hours/survey × $56.27/hour =
$196.95.
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: September 26, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER13–107–005.
Applicants: South Carolina Electric &
Gas Company.
Description: South Carolina Electric &
Gas Company submits Order No. 1000
10.16.2013 to be effective 12/31/9998.
Filed Date: 10/16/13.
Accession Number: 20131016–5103.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/14/13.
Docket Numbers: ER13–2122–001.
Applicants: Fowler Ridge Wind Farm
LLC.
Description: Fowler Ridge Wind Farm
LLC submits Compliance Filing—
Amdmt to MBR Tariff Previous Filing of
8/7/2013 to be effective 10/17/2013.
Filed Date: 10/16/13.
Accession Number: 20131016–5091.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/6/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–103–000.
Applicants: Horsehead Corporation.
Description: Horsehead Corporation
submits FERC Electric Rate Schedule
No. 1 to be effective 10/16/2013.
Filed Date: 10/16/13.
Accession Number: 20131016–5036.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/6/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–104–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of Colorado.
Description: Public Service Company
of Colorado submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2013–10–16–PSCoHLYCRS-Reimb of Expenditures-354 to
be effective 12/15/2013.
4 The attached form is for illustrative purposes
only and does not include all the interactive
features of the actual form.
5 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 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
6 This collection occurs every two years and OMB
approval is typically for three years. As such, it is
likely that there will be two surveys completed
during the time this form is approved. When we
submit this collection to OMB for approval (after
the comment period) we will likely calculate the
total burden for three years (two surveys) and
average the total burden over those three years.
7 This figure is based on the average salary plus
benefits for a management analyst (NAICS
Occupation Code 13–1111). We obtained wage and
benefit information from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (see https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm and https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-22-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-733); Comment
Request
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
proposed information collection FERC-733, Demand Response/Time-Based
Rate Programs and Advanced Metering.
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DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 23,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-22-
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-733, Demand Response/Time-Based Rate Programs and
Advanced Metering
OMB Control No.: To be determined
Type of Request: Approval of a new survey of demand response and
time-based rate programs and tariffs, and advanced metering that
replaces the FERC-731 survey.
Abstract: Section 1252(e)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\1\
requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission)
to prepare and publish an annual report, by appropriate region, that
assesses demand response resources, including those available from all
consumer classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 Section 1252(e)(3) requires
that the Commission identify and review:
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\1\ Pub. L. 109-58, Sec. 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, 966 (2005)
(EPAct 2005).
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(A) Saturation and penetration rate of advanced meters and
communications technologies, devices and systems;
(B) Existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs;
(C) The annual resource contribution of demand resources;
(D) The potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
(E) Steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning
and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of
any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
(F) Regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in
demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs.
In 2006 and 2008, the Commission designed and used Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approved collections FERC-727, Demand
Response and Time Based Rate Programs Survey (OMB Control No. 1902-
0214), and FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey (OMB Control No. 1902-
0213), to collect and convey to Congress the requested demand response
and advanced metering information. In 2010 and 2012, the Commission
designed and used OMB approved collection FERC-731, Demand Response/
Time-Based Rate Programs and Advanced Metering (OMB Control No. 1902-
0251).
For 2014 and 2016 the Commission proposes to continue to utilize a
voluntary survey (FERC-733) that incorporates changes to the previously
approved FERC-731 to improve data quality and reduce respondent burden.
The Commission proposes to (1) align its collection of Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) installations with that of the Energy
Information Administration (EIA), (2) consolidate several questions,
(3) eliminate some of the data collected on the FERC-731, (4) include
three additional categories regarding customer's methods of accessing
data, and (5) request additional details concerning retail demand
response programs that participate in wholesale programs.\2\
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\2\ The additional details of the retail demand response
programs that participate in wholesale demand response programs is
necessary to identify the potential peak reductions that are solely
wholesale in nature and not associated with specific demand response
efforts at the retail program level.
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The Commission proposes to revise the structure of its question on
advanced meters to comport with recent changes approved by OMB for the
EIA in Form EIA-861, Schedule 6, Part D, ``Advanced Metering and
Customer Communication.'' The Commission also proposes to eliminate
certain data elements requested by the 2012 FERC-731 including: the
respondents' number of customers by customer sector in Question 3, and
the request for the respondents' long-range (4 to 6 years) plans for
demand response programs in Question 5.
The Commission believes that the above changes should result in a
more accurate and streamlined data collection that will reduce
respondent burden.
The Commission investigated alternatives, including using data from
the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and EIA, to
fielding and collecting data using a FERC designed survey. However, as
explained below, the data is not currently collected or cannot be
obtained by the Commission in time to complete the 2014 report to
Congress.
NERC, as the Electric Reliability Organization for the United
States \3\ as certified by the Commission, has begun to collect demand
response data on dispatchable and non-dispatchable resources that it
needs to conduct its reliability work. Reporting demand response
information in the Demand Response Availability Data System (DADS) is
mandatory for all entities who are part of NERC's functional model. The
Demand Response Data Task Force at NERC developed DADS to collect
demand response program information. DADS currently collects
information on dispatchable and controllable demand response resources.
DADS does not currently collect and report information on several key
demand response program types including economic, and time-based rate
programs. Because DADS does not currently collect and report data which
is specifically required by EPAct 2005, the system cannot be relied
upon for FERC's reporting purposes. EPAct 2005 specifically requires
FERC to identify and review time-based rate programs.
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\3\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ]
61,062, order on reh'g & compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006),
appeal docketed sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, No. 06-1426 (D.C. Cir.
Dec. 29, 2006).
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NERC plans to require its registered entities to report information
on these other demand response program types in the future, but it is
unclear at this time when NERC may begin to collect these additional
data or whether the new data will be available or suitable for FERC
staff to use to prepare their reports to Congress.
The EIA collects aggregated information on energy efficiency and
load management as well as advanced metering data in its EIA-861,
``Annual Electric Power Industry Report.'' The data collected in this
survey does not identify specific demand response programs or time-
based rate programs, but it does support the Commission's advanced
metering data needs. Unfortunately, the finalized advanced metering
data for 2013 will not be
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available until the fourth quarter of 2014 under EIA's proposed
schedule. Therefore, the EIA data will not be available to the
Commission in time to report 2013 findings in calendar year 2014.
Because these alternatives will not provide data or will not
provide data in a timely manner for the 2014 report, the Commission
proposes to conduct a survey (attached in the docket) with a response
deadline of May 1, 2014. This survey has been designed to be consistent
with the NERC's data collection such that, in future years, the
Commission may be able to use the NERC data when it becomes available,
phase-out the FERC demand response survey and still comply with EPAct
2005 Section 1252(e)(3).
FERC staff has designed a survey that will impose minimal burden on
respondents by providing respondents with an easy-to-complete, fillable
form that will include such user friendly features as pre-populated
fields and drop-down menus, make use of the data that is becoming
available from reliable sources, and provide it with the information
necessary to draft and file the report that is required by Congress.
The survey can be electronically filed. A paper version of the survey
will be available for those who are unable to file electronically.
Access to the Proposed Materials: The survey form, instructions,
and glossary are attached to this docket, but they are not being
published in the Federal Register.\4\ Interested parties can see the
materials electronically as part of this notice in FERC's eLibrary
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No.
IC13-22-000.
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\4\ The attached form is for illustrative purposes only and does
not include all the interactive features of the actual form.
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Interested parties may also request paper or electronic copies of
any of the materials by contacting FERC's Public Reference Room by
email at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov or by telephone at (202) 502-
8371
Type of Respondents: The Commission is proposing to collect the
demand response and advanced metering information via a voluntary
survey from the nation's entities that serve wholesale and retail
customers. The information will be used to draft and file the report
that is required by Congress. Industry cooperation is important for us
to obtain as accurate and up-to-date information as possible to respond
to Congress, as well as to provide information to states and other
market participants. We, therefore, strongly encourage all potential
survey respondents to complete the survey.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\5\ 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 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-733--Demand Response/Time-Based Rate Programs and Advanced Metering
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response burden \6\
(A) (B) (A)x(B)=(C) (D) (C)x(D)
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Entities that serve wholesale and retail customers................. 3,400 1 3,400 3.5 11,900
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The total estimated cost burden to respondents for the 2014 survey
is $669,613 (11,900 hours/year x $56.27/hour \7\ = $669,613. The
estimated cost per respondent for the survey is $196.95 (3.5 hours/
survey x $56.27/hour = $196.95.
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\6\ This collection occurs every two years and OMB approval is
typically for three years. As such, it is likely that there will be
two surveys completed during the time this form is approved. When we
submit this collection to OMB for approval (after the comment
period) we will likely calculate the total burden for three years
(two surveys) and average the total burden over those three years.
\7\ This figure is based on the average salary plus benefits for
a management analyst (NAICS Occupation Code 13-1111). We obtained
wage and benefit information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(see https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
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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: September 26, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24827 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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