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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–556, FERC–606, and
FERC–607); Consolidated Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections 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 requirements and burden 1 of the
information collections described
below.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due January 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC16–3–000)
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.
Please reference the specific
collection number and/or title in your
comments.
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:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
SUMMARY:
1 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.
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requirements for all collections
described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please
note that each collection is distinct from
the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FERC–556, Certification of Qualifying
Facility Status for a Small Power
Production or Cogeneration Facility
OMB Control No.: 1902–0075.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to
implement sections 201 and 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 2 (PURPA). FERC is authorized,
under those sections, to encourage
cogeneration and small power
production and to prescribe such rules
as necessary in order to carry out the
statutory directives.
A primary statutory objective is
efficient use of energy resources and
facilities by electric utilities. One means
of achieving this goal is to encourage
production of electric power by
cogeneration facilities which make use
of reject heat associated with
commercial or industrial processes, and
by small power production facilities
which use other wastes and renewable
resources. PURPA encourages the
development of small power production
facilities and cogeneration facilities that
meet certain technical and corporate
criteria through establishment of various
regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet
these criteria are called Qualifying
Facilities (QFs).
FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part
292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The
certification procedures which must be
followed by owners or operators of
small power production and
cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria
which must be met; (c) the information
which must be submitted to FERC in
order to obtain qualifying status; (d) the
PURPA benefits which are available to
QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
2 16
U.S.C. 796, 824a–3.
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Type of Respondent: Facilities that are
self-certifying their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer or
that are submitting an application for
FERC certification of their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs
from certain corporate, accounting,
reporting, and rate regulation
requirements of the Federal Power Act,3
certain state laws and the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 2005.4
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–556: CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION
FACILITY
Number of
respondents
Filing type
Cogeneration Facility > 1
MW 6.
Cogeneration Facility > 1
MW.
Small Power Production
Facility > 1 MW.
Small Power Production
Facility > 1 MW.
Cogeneration and Small
Power Production Facility ≤ 1 MW (Self-Certification) 7.
TOTAL .....................
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
hours & cost per
response 5
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
Facility type
(2)
(1)*(2)=(3)
(4)
(3)*(4)=(5)
(5)÷(1)
Self-certification
54
1.25
67.5
1.5 hrs; $108 ....
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification
1
1.25
1.25
50 hrs; 3,600 ....
1,787
1.25
2,234
1.5 hrs; 108 ......
0
1.25
0
312
1.25
2,154
........................
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification
...........................
FERC–606, Notification of Request for
Federal Authorization and Requests for
Further Information; FERC–607, Report
on Decision or Action on Request for
Federal Authorization
OMB Control No.: 1902–0241.
Abstract: FERC–606 requires agencies
and officials responsible for issuing,
conditioning, or denying requests for
federal authorizations necessary for a
proposed natural gas project to report to
the Commission regarding the status of
an authorization request. This reporting
requirement is intended to allow
agencies to assist the Commission to
make better informed decisions in
establishing due dates for agencies’
101.25 hrs;
$7,290.
62.5 hrs; 4,500
$135
4,500
135
50 hrs; 3,600 ....
3,351hrs;
241,272.
0 hrs; 0 .............
390
1.5 hrs; 3,600 ...
585 hrs; 42,120
135
2,693
...........................
4,100 hrs;
$295,182.
decisions. FERC–607 requires agencies
or officials to submit to the Commission
a copy of a decision or action on a
request for federal authorization and an
accompanying index to the documents
and materials relied on in reaching a
conclusion.
The information collections can
neither be discontinued nor collected
less frequently because of statutory
requirements. The consequences of not
collecting this information are that the
Commission would be unable to fulfill
its statutory mandate under the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 to:
• Establish a schedule for agencies to
review requests for federal
0
....................
authorizations required for a project,
and
• Compile a record of each agency’s
decision, together with the record of the
Commission’s decision, to serve as a
consolidated record for the purpose of
appeal or review, including judicial
review.
Type of Respondent: Agencies with
federal authorization responsibilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 8 (rounded)
for the information collection as
follows:
FERC–606: (NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION AND REQUESTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION),
AND FERC–607 (REPORT ON DECISION OR ACTION ON REQUEST FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION)
FERC–606 .....
FERC–607 .....
TOTAL ....
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden hours &
cost per response
Total annual burden hours
& total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
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Number of
respondents
(2)
(1)*(2)=(3)
(4)
(3)*(4)=(5)
(5)÷(1)
1
1
........................
6
1
........................
4 hrs; $288 ..........................
1 hr.; 72 ..............................
.............................................
24 hrs; $1,728 .....................
1 hr.; 72 ..............................
25 hrs; 1,800 .......................
$288
72
........................
6
1
7
3 16
U.S.C. 791, et seq.
U.S.C. 16, 451–63.
5 The burden costs are based on an FERC’s 2015
average annual wage (and benefits) figure for a fulltime employee of $149,489 ($72/hour). The
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Commission staff believes that industry is similarly
situated in terms of staff costs and skill sets.
6 MW = megawatt.
7 Not required to file.
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8 The cost is based on FERC’s average cost (salary
plus benefits) of $72/hour for 2015. The
Commission staff believes that the level and skill
set (as a reporting agency official, e.g.,
Environmental Program Manager or Reviewer) is
comparable to FERC staff.
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Issued: November 20, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0486; FRL–9933–45–
OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Lead
Training, Certification, Accreditation
and Authorization Activities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has submitted the
following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Lead Training,
Certification, Accreditation and
Authorization Activities’’ and identified
by EPA ICR No. 2507.01 and OMB
Control No. 2070–NEW. The ICR, which
is available in the docket along with
other related materials, provides a
detailed explanation of the collection
activities and the burden estimate that
is only briefly summarized in this
document. EPA did not receive any
comments in response to the previously
provided public review opportunity
issued in the Federal Register on
December 29, 2014 (79 FR 78084). With
this submission, EPA is providing an
additional 30 days for public review.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0486, to
both EPA and OMB as follows:
• To EPA online using https://
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• To OMB via email to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Address
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change, including any personal
information provided, unless the
comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is
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restricted by statute. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Lintner, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 554–1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket: Supporting documents,
including the ICR that explains in detail
the information collection activities and
the related burden and cost estimates
that are summarized in this document,
are available in the docket for this ICR.
The docket can be viewed online at
https://www.regulations.gov or in person
at the EPA Docket Center, West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
ICR status: This is a new ICR. that
seeks to consolidate the information
collection activities that are currently
covered by the following three ICRs that
are currently approved by OMB under
the separate OMB control numbers
identified:
1. OMB Control No. 2070–0155; EPA
ICR No. 1715.14; entitled ‘‘TSCA
Sections 402 and Section 404 Training,
Certification, Accreditation and
Standards for Lead-Based Paint
Activities and Renovation, Repair, and
Painting’’; approved through August 31,
2018.
2. OMB Control No. 2070–0158; EPA
ICR No. 1669.07; entitled ‘‘Lead-Based
Paint Pre-Renovation Information
Dissemination—TSCA Sec. 406(b)’’;
approved through August 31, 2018.
3. OMB Control No. 2070–0181; EPA
ICR No. 2381.03; entitled ‘‘ICR for the
Final Rule entitled ‘‘Lead; Clearance
and Clearance Testing Requirements for
the Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program’’; approved through August 31,
2018.
Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers are
displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers for
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certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This consolidated ICR will
cover the information collection
activities imposed on entities
conducting lead-based paint related
activities currently approved in the ICRs
listed above. Following approval of this
ICR, the previous ICRs will be
discontinued.
Respondents/Affected entities: Private
entities and state, territorial or Native
American agencies who are engaged in
or who administer lead-based paint
activities or programs.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 745).
Respondents may claim all or part of a
document confidential. EPA will
disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the
extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14
and 40 CFR part 2.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 791,805.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total burden: 5,746,565
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
Estimated total costs: $283,187,555
(per year), includes no annualized
capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is an
overall decrease of 282,737 hours in the
total estimated combined respondent
burden that is currently approved by
OMB in the three ICRs consolidated in
this request. This decrease reflects
changes in EPA’s estimates of the
number of respondents and burdenrelated activities based on economic
conditions in the housing market and
related industries. Further, the fact that
the 2008 Renovation, Repair and
Painting (RRP) rule and the 2010 OptOut rule have been in place for several
years allows this ICR to use estimates
based on actual certification data
instead of making broader assumptions
about industry behavior. Further details
about these changes are included in the
supporting statement for this ICR. This
change is an adjustment.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-556, FERC-606,
and FERC-607); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collections 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
requirements and burden \1\ of the information collections described
below.
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\1\ 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.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due January 26,
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2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC16-3-
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.
Please reference the specific collection number and/or title in
your comments.
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:
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection
requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is
distinct from the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden and cost of the collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility Status for a Small Power
Production or Cogeneration Facility
OMB Control No.: 1902-0075.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 \2\ (PURPA).
FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and
small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary in
order to carry out the statutory directives.
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 796, 824a-3.
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A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources
and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal
is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities
which make use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial
processes, and by small power production facilities which use other
wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of
small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet
certain technical and corporate criteria through establishment of
various regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are
called Qualifying Facilities (QFs).
FERC's regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify:
(a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or
operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b)
the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be
submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; (d) the PURPA
benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power production
and cogeneration.
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18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate,
accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal
Power Act,\3\ certain state laws and the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 2005.\4\
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\3\ 16 U.S.C. 791, et seq.
\4\ 42 U.S.C. 16, 451-63.
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Type of Respondent: Facilities that are self-certifying their
status as a cogenerator or small power producer or that are submitting
an application for FERC certification of their status as a cogenerator
or small power producer.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
FERC-556: Certification of Qualifying Facility Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility
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Annual number Total Average burden Total annual burden Cost per
Facility type Filing type Number of of responses number of hours & cost per hours & total respondent
respondents per respondent responses response \5\ annual cost ($)
.................... (1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4)................ (3)*(4)=(5)........ (5)/(1)
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Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW \6\. Self-certification.. 54 1.25 67.5 1.5 hrs; $108...... 101.25 hrs; $7,290. $135
Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW..... Application for FERC 1 1.25 1.25 50 hrs; 3,600...... 62.5 hrs; 4,500.... 4,500
certification.
Small Power Production Facility > Self-certification.. 1,787 1.25 2,234 1.5 hrs; 108....... 3,351hrs; 241,272.. 135
1 MW.
Small Power Production Facility > Application for FERC 0 1.25 0 50 hrs; 3,600...... 0 hrs; 0........... 0
1 MW. certification.
Cogeneration and Small Power Self-certification.. 312 1.25 390 1.5 hrs; 3,600..... 585 hrs; 42,120.... 135
Production Facility <= 1 MW
(Self-Certification) \7\.
TOTAL........................ .................... 2,154 .............. 2,693 ................... 4,100 hrs; $295,182 ...........
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FERC-606, Notification of Request for Federal Authorization and
Requests for Further Information; FERC-607, Report on Decision or
Action on Request for Federal Authorization
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\5\ The burden costs are based on an FERC's 2015 average annual
wage (and benefits) figure for a full-time employee of $149,489
($72/hour). The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly
situated in terms of staff costs and skill sets.
\6\ MW = megawatt.
\7\ Not required to file.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0241.
Abstract: FERC-606 requires agencies and officials responsible for
issuing, conditioning, or denying requests for federal authorizations
necessary for a proposed natural gas project to report to the
Commission regarding the status of an authorization request. This
reporting requirement is intended to allow agencies to assist the
Commission to make better informed decisions in establishing due dates
for agencies' decisions. FERC-607 requires agencies or officials to
submit to the Commission a copy of a decision or action on a request
for federal authorization and an accompanying index to the documents
and materials relied on in reaching a conclusion.
The information collections can neither be discontinued nor
collected less frequently because of statutory requirements. The
consequences of not collecting this information are that the Commission
would be unable to fulfill its statutory mandate under the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 to:
Establish a schedule for agencies to review requests for
federal authorizations required for a project, and
Compile a record of each agency's decision, together with
the record of the Commission's decision, to serve as a consolidated
record for the purpose of appeal or review, including judicial review.
Type of Respondent: Agencies with federal authorization
responsibilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \8\ (rounded) for the information
collection as follows:
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\8\ The cost is based on FERC's average cost (salary plus
benefits) of $72/hour for 2015. The Commission staff believes that
the level and skill set (as a reporting agency official, e.g.,
Environmental Program Manager or Reviewer) is comparable to FERC
staff.
FERC-606: (Notification of Request for Federal Authorization and Requests for Further Information), and FERC-607 (Report on Decision or Action on
Request for Federal Authorization)
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4)..................... (3)*(4)=(5)............ (5)/(1)
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FERC-606............................. 6 1 6 4 hrs; $288............. 24 hrs; $1,728......... $288
FERC-607............................. 1 1 1 1 hr.; 72............... 1 hr.; 72.............. 72
TOTAL............................ 7 .............. .............. ........................ 25 hrs; 1,800.......... ..............
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Issued: November 20, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-30139 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
