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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, 

DOE. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance, a proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection will be used to 

report the progress of participants in the 

DOE Better Buildings Challenge (BBC) 

program. The Better Buildings 

Challenge is a presidential leadership 

initiative intended to drive greater 

energy efficiency in the commercial and 

industrial marketplace to create cost 

savings and jobs. This will be 

accomplished by highlighting the ways 

participants overcome market barriers 

and persistent obstacles with replicable, 

marketplace solutions. The program will 

showcase real solutions and partner 

with industry leaders to better 

understand policy and technical 

opportunities. President Obama 

launched the Better Buildings Challenge 

on December 2, 2011. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

April 25, 2012. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the DOE Desk Officer at 

OMB of your intention to make a 

submission as soon as possible. The 

Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202– 

395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

And to Monica Neukomm, 202–586– 

8177, monica.neukomm@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monica Neukomm, 202–586–8177, 

monica.neukomm@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. {‘‘New’’}; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Department of 

Energy Better Buildings Challenge 

Information Collection Request; (3) 

Type of Request: New collection; (4) 

Purpose: The collected information will 

be used to report the progress of 

participants in the DOE Better Buildings 

Challenge (BBC) program; (5) Annual 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 130; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 1,714; (7) Annual Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 788; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the 

Energy Independence and Security Act of 

2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 16191). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 

2012. 

Maria Tikoff Vargas, 

Energy Technology Specialist, Better 

Buildings Challenge, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Information Collection 

Extension; Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The EIA intends to extend for 

three years, Form EIA–851A ‘‘Domestic 

Uranium Production Report (Annual),’’ 

Form EIA–851Q ‘‘Domestic Uranium 

Production Report (Quarterly),’’ and 

Form EIA–858 ‘‘Uranium Marketing 

Annual Survey,’’ with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) 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; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before May 25, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Douglas 

Bonnar. The mailing address is 

Department of Energy, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, Attn: 

Douglas Bonnar, EI–23, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. To ensure 

receipt of the comments by the due date, 

submission by email 

(douglas.bonnar@eia.gov) is 

recommended. Alternatively, Douglas 

Bonnar may be contacted by telephone 

at 202–586–1085 or by fax at 202–586– 

3045. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the forms and instructions 

should be directed to Douglas Bonnar at 

the contact information given above. 

Forms and instructions are also 

available on the Internet at: http:// 

www.eia.gov/survey/#uranium. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1905–0160; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Uranium Data Program; 

(3) Type of Request: Three-year 

extension; 

(4) Purpose: 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C. 

761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization 

Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

seq.) require the EIA to carry out a 

centralized, comprehensive, and unified 

energy information program. This 

program collects, evaluates, assembles, 

analyzes, and disseminates information 

on energy resource reserves, production, 

demand, technology, and related 

economic and statistical information. 

This information is used to assess the 

adequacy of energy resources to meet 

near and longer term domestic 

demands. 

The EIA, as part of its effort to comply 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 

3501 et seq.), provides the general 

public and other Federal agencies with 

opportunities to comment on collections 

of energy information conducted by or 

in conjunction with the EIA. Any 

comments received help the EIA to 

prepare data requests that maximize the 

utility of the information collected, and 

to assess the burden of collection 

requirements on the public. The EIA 

will later seek approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

Form EIA–851A collects annual data 

from the U.S. uranium industry on 


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uranium milling and processing, 

uranium feed sources, uranium mining, 

employment, drilling, expenditures, and 

uranium reserves. The data are used by 

Congress and the public. The data 

collected may appear in the following 

EIA publications: Domestic Uranium 

Production Report—Annual, http:// 

www.eia.gov/uranium/production/ 

annual/; Domestic Uranium Production 

Report—Quarterly, http://www.eia.gov/ 

uranium/production/quarterly/; and 

Annual Energy Review, http:// 

www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/. 

Form EIA–851Q collects monthly data 

from the U.S. uranium industry on 

uranium production and sources (mines 

and other) on a quarterly basis. The data 

are used by Congress and the public. 

The data collected may appear in the 

following EIA publications: Domestic 

Uranium Production Report—Quarterly, 

http://www.eia.gov/uranium/ 

production/quarterly/; Domestic 

Uranium Production Report—Annual, 

http://www.eia.gov/uranium/ 

production/annual/; and Annual Energy 

Review, http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/ 

data/annual/. 

Form EIA–858 collects annual data 

from the U.S. uranium market on 

uranium contracts, deliveries, 

inventories, enrichment services 

purchased, uranium use in fuel 

assemblies, feed deliveries to enrichers, 

and unfilled market requirements. 

Uranium deliveries, feed deliveries to 

enrichers, and unfilled market 

requirements are reported both for the 

current reporting year and for the 

following ten years. The data are used 

by Congress and the public. The data 

collected may appear in the following 

EIA publications: Uranium Marketing 

Annual Report, http://www.eia.gov/ 

uranium/marketing/; Domestic Uranium 

Production Report—Annual, http:// 

www.eia.gov/uranium/production/ 

annual/; and Annual Energy Review, 

http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/ 

annual/. 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: 

The EIA proposes the following 

changes: 

For Form EIA–851A, EIA proposes 

two minor changes to clarify the 

instructions for Item 8, Reserve 

(Reasonably Assured Resource) 

Estimate. The proposed instructions are: 

Item 8: Reserve (Reasonably Assured 

Resource) Estimate 

For each property, provide: 

State—Enter the State of the property. 

Reserve (Reasonably Assured 

Resource) Estimates by Forward Cost 

Categories—Enter the reserve 

(reasonably assured resource) quantities 

for ore, grade, and pounds U3O8 by cost 

categories. For reporting purposes, EIA 

considers reserves and reasonably 

assured resources to be functionally 

equivalent. Do not report inferred 

resources. 

For Form EIA–851Q, EIA purposes to 

collect supervisor information in 

addition to the responding company, 

the parent company, and the contact/ 

preparer information. 

For Form EIA–858, EIA proposes 

changes to clarify the instructions for 

Item 5, Uranium Feed Deliveries to U.S. 

and Foreign Enrichers in the Survey 

Year. The proposed instructions are: 

Item 5. Uranium Feed Deliveries to 

U.S. and Foreign Enrichers in the 

Survey Year: Enter the country origins 

and associated quantity of uranium feed 

shipped to enrichment plants, 

indicating each country where 

enrichment plant is located. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 160; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 205; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,450 hours; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. There 

are no additional costs to respondents 

associated with the survey other than 

the costs associated with the burden 

hours. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 

2012. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2177–090] 

Georgia Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and 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. Application Type: Amendment of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2177–090. 

c. Date Filed: February 10, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Georgia Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Middle 

Chattahoochee Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Chattahoochee River in Harris and 

Muscogee Counties, Georgia, and Lee 

and Russell Counties, Alabama. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stan 

Connally, Senior Vice-President and 

Senior Production Officer, Southern 

Company Generation, 241 Ralph McGill 

Boulevard NE., Bin 10240, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30308–3374, (404) 506–7033. 

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff, (202) 

502–6393, Kelly.Houff@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: April 

19, 2012. 

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 http://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 http:// 

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. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor 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. 

k. Description of Application: Georgia 

Power Company seeks approval to 

construct a 615-foot-long rock and 

concrete weir, with top elevation of 

225.5 feet, in the existing tailrace of the 

North Highland Dam of the Middle 

Chattahoochee Project. The proposed 

weir will act to support the tailwater 

elevation required to continue operating 

the North Highlands Development once 

the downstream City Mills Dam 

licensed by Uptown Columbus is 

breached. In addition, Georgia Power 

Company also seeks to construct a 

permanent access road to the weir and 

a staging area reserved for future plant 


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