20968 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2011 / Notices 

1The 60-day notice included the following 

estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this 

generic clearance Federal-wide: 

Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 

25,000. 

Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 

200. 

Annual Responses: 5,000,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Burden hours: 2,500,000. 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. Qualitative 

feedback means information that 

provides useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations, provide an early 

warning of issues with service, or focus 

attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliable actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The 60-day notice was published in 

the Federal Register of December 22, 

2010 (75 FR 80542). 

Below we provide the Department of 

Energy projected average estimates for 

the next three years: 1

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 100. 

Respondents: 2,220. 

Annual Responses: 222,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Burden hours: 111,000. 

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 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Statutory Authority: Due to the special 

circumstances regarding this initiative led by 

OIRA, there are no statutory authorities 

reported for this notice. 

John E. Davenport, Sr., 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of the ACIO for IT Planning, 

Architecture and E-Government, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department 

of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9080 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–377] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

DC Energy Texas, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: DC Energy Texas, LLC (DCE 

Texas) has requested authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted to DOE 

and received on or before May 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed to: Lamont Jackson, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to 

Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lamont Jackson (Program Office) 202– 

586–0808. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On March 18, 2011, DOE received an 

application from DCE Texas requesting 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico for 

five years as a power marketer. DCE 

Texas proposes to use existing 

authorized international electric 

transmission facilities that are 

appropriate for open access by third 

parties, including facilities that have 

been authorized but not yet constructed 

and placed into operation. Neither DCE 

Texas nor any of its affiliates owns, 

controls or operates any electric 

transmission facilities, nor do they hold 

a franchise service area for sale, 

distribution or transmission of 

electricity. 

The electric energy that DCE Texas 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

DCE Texas have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE and must be received on or before 

the date listed above. 

Comments on the DCE Texas 

application to export electric energy to 

Mexico should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. EA–377. An additional 

copy is to be filed directly with Stephen 

C. Palmer, Alston & Bird, LLC, Atlantic 

Building, 950 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004–1404 and Joelle 

K. Ogg, General Counsel, DC Energy, 

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LLC, 8065 Leesburg Pike, sixth floor, 

Vienna, VA 22182. A final decision will 

be made on this application after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021) and after 

a determination is made by DOE that the 

proposed action will not have an 

adverse impact on the reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://www.oe.

energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by 

emailing Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.Hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 

2011. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9078 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2230–044] 

City and Borough of Sitka, AK; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing, 

Ready for Environmental Analysis, 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, Protests, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

of License. 

b. Project No.: 2230–044. 

c. Date Filed: November 23, 2010; 

supplemented by filings on March 10 

and April 6, 2011. 

d. Applicant: City and Borough of 

Sitka, Alaska. 

e. Name of Project: Blue Lake Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

Sawmill Creek in the Borough of Sitka, 

Alaska. The project occupies federal 

lands managed by the U.S. Forest 

Service within the Tongass National 

Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: City and 

Borough of Sitka, Electric Department, 

Attn: Christopher Brewton, Utility 

Director, 105 Jarvis Street, Sitka, Alaska 

99835 (907) 747–1870. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs 

(202) 502–8666 or 

Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 

60 days from the issuance date of this 

notice; reply comments are due 105 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. 

Please include the project number (P– 

2230–044) on any comments, motions, 

recommendations, or terms and 

conditions filed. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to increase the 

height of the project’s concrete arch dam 

by 83 feet and to construct a new water 

intake in the reservoir 109 feet above the 

existing intake. The higher maximum 

reservoir elevation would inundate an 

additional 362 acres of Forest Service 

lands within the Tongass National 

Forest. The proposal also includes the 

construction of a new Blue Lake Unit 

powerhouse containing three 5.3 

megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units 

near the existing powerhouse. 

Additionally, the Fish Valve Unit would 

be replaced with a new 1 MW turbinegenerator unit and the 870 kilowatt Pulp 

Mill Feeder Unit would be 

decommissioned. The project’s total 

installed capacity would change from an 

existing 7.5 MWs to 16.9 MWs. The 

licensee also proposes to construct a 

new underground surge chamber 

located about a quarter mile up the 

power conduit from the powerhouse on 

land owned by the licensee. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. You may also register online 

at http://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 

e-mail 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. 

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: All filings must (1) Bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

PRESCRIPTIONS’’ 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 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to project works 

which are the subject of the amendment. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. If an 

intervener files comments or documents 

with the Commission relating to the 

merits of an issue that may affect the 

responsibilities of a particular resource 

agency, they must also serve a copy of 

the document on that resource agency. 

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