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technology transfer be included in 

future annual plans. In response, the 

2010 Annual Plan describes the 

structure for the overall technology 

transfer program. 

Subtitle J provides that the UltraDeepwater and Unconventional Natural 

Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund 

be funded at $50-million-per-year, with 

funds generated from Federal lease 

royalties, rents, and bonuses paid by oil 

and gas companies. Seventy-five percent 

of these funds are obligated to the 

Program Consortium’s contract to 

execute the three program elements. 

After allocations for contract 

management by NETL and program 

administration by the Program 

Consortium, the amount to be invested 

in research activities by the Program 

Consortium totals $31.88 million per 

year. 

Under the Stage-Gate approach 

applied to prior years’ activities, all 

Program Consortium administered 

projects are fully funded to the 

completion of the appropriate decision 

point identified in each contract, which 

may include multiple stages. If a 

decision is made to move to the next 

stage or decision point or to gather 

additional data, additional funding will 

be provided from available funds. 

The NETL Strategic Center for Natural 

Gas and Oil is responsible for 

management of the consortium’s 

contract as part of its review and 

oversight function. Complementary 

research and development (R&D) is 

being carried out by NETL’s Office of 

Research and Development. Planning 

and analysis related to the Program, 

including benefits assessment and 

technology impacts analysis, is being 

carried out by NETL’s Office of Systems, 

Analysis, and Planning. 

Subtitle J contains a general sunset 

provision for Title IX, Subtitle J, of 

September 30, 2014. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 

2010. 

Christopher A. Smith, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and 

Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5083 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed three-year 

extension of EIA Form EIA–914 

Monthly Natural Gas Production Report. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by May 

10, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms. 

Rhonda Green at Department of Energy, 

Energy Information Administration, 

Reserves and Production Division, 1999 

Bryan Street, Suite 1110, Dallas, Texas 

75201–6801. To ensure receipt of the 

comments by the due date, submission 

by e-mail (rhonda.green@eia.doe.gov) or 

FAX 214–720–6155 is recommended. 

Alternatively, Ms. Green may be 

contacted by telephone at 214–720– 

6161. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions 

should be directed to Ms. Rhonda Green 

at the contact information listed above. 

The proposed forms and instructions are 

also available on the Internet at: http:// 

www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/ 

survey_forms/nat_survey_forms.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Current Actions 

III. Request for Comments 

I. Background 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93–275, 15 

U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE 

Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 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 

35), 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 impact of collection 

requirements on the public. Also, 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. 

Currently a sample of operators of 

natural gas wells report on the Form 

EIA–914. From a universe of about 

9,300 active operators, a cut-off sample 

is selected of 243 largest natural gas 

producers by state or area, known to 

have produced at least 20 million cubic 

feet (10 million cubic feet in Oklahoma) 

of natural gas per day in 2009. Using 

information collected on Form EIA–914, 

EIA estimates and disseminates timely 

and reliable monthly natural gas 

production data for Texas (onshore and 

offshore) and Louisiana (onshore and 

offshore), New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Wyoming, the Federal Offshore Gulf of 

Mexico, Other States (onshore and 

offshore for the remaining gas producing 

States with Alaska excluded), and the 

lower 48 States. This collection is 

essential to the mission of the DOE in 

general and the EIA in particular 

because of the increasing demand for 

natural gas in the United States and the 

requirement for accurate and timely 

natural gas production information 

necessary to monitor the United States 

natural gas supply and demand balance. 

These estimates are essential to the 

development, implementation, and 

evaluation of energy policy and 

legislation. Data are disseminated 

through the EIA Natural Gas Monthly 

and EIA Natural Gas Annual Web site. 

Secondary publications that use the data 

include EIA’s Short-Term Energy 

Outlook, Annual Energy Outlook, 

Monthly Energy Review, and Annual 

Energy Review. 

II. Current Actions 

Currently EIA asks operators to 

resubmit if actual or corrected data vary 

more than plus or minus four percent 

(4%) from the data previously reported. 

The proposed change would ask that 

operators resubmit any change in 

previously reported data. This will 

make the instructions consistent with 

the way operators actually report now, 

i.e., without regard to a four percent 

difference threshold on revision 

submissions. 

III. Request for Comment 

Prospective respondents and other 

interested parties should comment on 

the actions discussed in item II. The 

following guidelines are provided to 

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As a Potential Respondent to the 

Request for Information 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 

B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information to be collected? 

C. Are the instructions and definitions 

clear and sufficient? If not, which 

instructions need clarification? 

D. Can the information be submitted 

by the respondent by the due date? 

E. Public reporting burden for this 

collection is estimated to average 3 

hours per respondent monthly. The 

estimated burden includes the total time 

necessary to provide the requested 

information. In your opinion, how 

accurate is this estimate? 

F. The agency estimates that the only 

cost to a respondent is for the time it 

will take to complete the collection. 

Will a respondent incur any start-up 

costs for reporting, or any recurring 

annual costs for operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services associated with 

the information collection? 

G. What additional actions could be 

taken to minimize the burden of this 

collection of information? Such actions 

may involve the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

H. Does any other Federal, State, or 

local agency collect similar information? 

If so, specify the agency, the data 

element(s), and the methods of 

collection. 

As a Potential User of the Information 

To Be Collected 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 

B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information disseminated? 

C. Is the information useful at the 

levels of detail to be collected? 

D. For what purpose(s) would the 

information be used? Be specific. 

E. Are there alternate sources for the 

information and are they useful? If so, 

what are their weaknesses and/or 

strengths? 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the form. They also will 

become a matter of public record. 

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, March 4, 2010. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Statistics and Methods Group, 

Energy Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5082 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13526–001] 

Bowersock Mills and Power Company; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission; Intent To 

Waive Stage I and Stage II Pre-Filing 

Consultation Requirements and 

Scoping; Soliciting Additional Study 

Requests; and Establishing Procedural 

Schedule for Licensing 

March 3, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 13526–001. 

c. Date Filed: February 8, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Bowersock Mills Power 

Company (Bowersock). 

e. Name of Project: Bowersock Mills 

and Power Company Expanded Kansas 

River Hydropower Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located on the Kansas River in Douglas 

County, Kansas. The project would not 

affect Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Sarah HillNelson, The Bowersock Mills and Power 

Company, P.O. Box 66, Lawrence, 

Kansas 66044; (785)-766–0884. 

i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, (202) 

502–6035, or via e-mail at 

monte.terhaar@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, 

State, local, and Tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests in 

item l below. Cooperating agencies 

should note the Commission’s policy 

that agencies that cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing requests for 

cooperating agency status and 

additional studies: April 9, 2010. 

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/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment’’. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. Project Description: The existing 

Bowersock dam and powerhouse 

currently operates under an exemption 

(Project No. 2644) as a small 

hydropower project of 5 megawatts 

(MW) or less. The proposed project 

would consist of the existing Bowersock 

dam and two powerhouses; the existing 

powerhouse on the South bank of the 

Kansas River, and a proposed 

powerhouse on the North bank of the 

Kansas River. The proposed project 

would have a total capacity of 6.012 

MW and generate an estimated 33 

gigawatt-hours annually. The electricity 

produced by the project would be sold 

to a local utility. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: 

(1) The existing 665-foot-long, 17-foothigh timber-crib Bowersock Dam; (2) a 

120-foot-long gated spillway with seven 

gates; (3) raising the existing flashboards 

from 4 feet high to 5.5 feet high; (4) an 

existing 4.3-mile-long reservoir, having 

a normal water surface elevation of 

813.5 feet mean sea level; (5) an existing 

South powerhouse, containing seven 

turbine/generator units having an 

installed capacity of 2.012 MW; (6) a 

proposed North powerhouse with four 

turbine/generator units, having an 


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