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2Number of hours an employee works each year. 

3The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of 

Labor Occupational Handbook (‘May 2008 National 

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 

[United States],’ at http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/ 

may/oes_nat.htm#b23-0000) shows the mean 

annual salary for a lawyer is $124,750, or $59.98 per 

hour. 

accordance with the FPA, the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(DOE Act), and EPAct 2005. Action: The 

Commission is requesting a three-year 

extension of the current expiration date, 

with no change to the reporting 

requirements. 

Burden Statement: The public 

reporting burden for this collection is 

estimated to be as follows: 

FERC–732 1

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3) 

New Transmission Organizations with Organized Electricity Markets—filing 

requirement .................................................................................................. 1 1 1,180 1,180 

Existing & New Transmission Organizations with Organized Markets—making plans & procedures available to public .................................................. 6 1 2 12 

Total Annual Estimate .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,192 

Any transmission organization 

approved by the Commission for 

operation after January 29, 2007, that 

has one or more organized electricity 

markets (administered either by it or by 

another entity), will be required to 

comply with the FERC–732 reporting 

requirements. Although it is difficult to 

predict whether the Commission will 

receive an application for, and approve, 

a transmission organization in the 

foreseeable future, the regulations, 

reporting requirements, and burden of 

FERC–732 merit continued renewal of 

the OMB (Office of Management and 

Budget) clearance. As a result, we are 

including a ‘placeholder’ estimate of 1 

respondent and 1 response annually for 

the filing requirement. In addition, each 

existing transmission organization 

subject to Part 42 must make its 

transmission planning and expansion 

procedures and plans publicly available 

(under 18 CFR 42.1(c)(4)) for an 

estimated burden of 2 hours per 

respondent. 

The estimated total cost to 

respondents is $71,491.35 [1,192 hours 

divided by 2,080 hours 2 per year, times 

$124,750 3 equals $71,491.35]. The 

estimated cost per respondent is 

$70,771.63 for new transmission 

organizations, and $119.95 for existing 

transmission organizations. 

The reporting burden includes the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide the information 

including: (1) Reviewing instructions; 

(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and 

utilizing technology and systems for the 

purposes of collecting, validating, 

verifying, processing, maintaining, 

disclosing and providing information; 

(3) adjusting the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; (4) 

training personnel to respond to a 

collection of information; (5) searching 

data sources; (6) completing and 

reviewing the collection of information; 

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The respondent’s cost estimate is 

based on salaries for professional and 

clerical support, as well as direct and 

indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 burden estimate of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize 

respondent information collection 

burden. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–21114 Filed 9–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RP09–423–000; RP09–423– 

002] 

Columbia Gulf Transmission 

Company; Notice of Technical 

Conference 

August 26, 2009. 

Take notice that the Commission Staff 

will convene a technical conference in 

the above-referenced proceeding on 

Thursday, September 24, 2009, at 10 

a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), in a room 

to be designated at the offices of the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

At the technical conference, the 

Commission Staff and the parties to the 

proceeding can discuss all of the issues 

raised by Columbia Gulf’s proposal, 

including but not limited to: (1) The 

accuracy of Columbia Gulf’s lost and 

unaccounted-for gas (LAUF) 

measurement based on receipt and 

delivery meters; (2) Columbia Gulf’s 

unrecovered LAUF quantities; (3) the 

proposed rates; and (4) defining the 

recovery period for LAUF volumes. 

Columbia Gulf is required to support 

and justify the recovery of any 

unrecovered quantities for the 2008 

calendar year and explain why any 

unrecovered quantities should be 

recovered for future or periodic 

Transportation Retainage Adjustment 

(TRA) filings. Columbia Gulf is also 

required to be prepared to address all of 

the concerns raised in the protests and 

comments in these proceedings, and if 

necessary, to provide additional 

technical, engineering and operational 

support for its proposal. Any party 

proposing alternatives to Columbia 

Gulf’s proposal is required to be 

prepared to similarly support its 

position. Issues concerning Columbia 


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Gulf’s reservation of its right to recover 

the unrecovered Company Use Gas 

(CUG) and LAUF quantities for the 2008 

calendar year deferral period, or any 

other unrecovered quantities, in a future 

annual or period TRA filing may also be 

discussed at the technical conference. 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an e-mail 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

All interested persons are permitted 

to attend. For further information please 

contact Lisa Long at (202) 502–8691 or 

e-mail lisa.long@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–21111 Filed 9–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM98–1–000] 

Records Governing Off-the-Record 

Communications; Public Notice 

August 26, 2009. 

This constitutes notice, in accordance 

with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt 

of prohibited and exempt off-the-record 

communications. 

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, 

September 22, 1999) requires 

Commission decisional employees, who 

make or receive a prohibited or exempt 

off-the-record communication relevant 

to the merits of a contested proceeding, 

to deliver to the Secretary of the 

Commission, a copy of the 

communication, if written, or a 

summary of the substance of any oral 

communication. 

Prohibited communications are 

included in a public, non-decisional file 

associated with, but not a part of, the 

decisional record of the proceeding. 

Unless the Commission determines that 

the prohibited communication and any 

responses thereto should become a part 

of the decisional record, the prohibited 

off-the-record communication will not 

be considered by the Commission in 

reaching its decision. Parties to a 

proceeding may seek the opportunity to 

respond to any facts or contentions 

made in a prohibited off-the-record 

communication, and may request that 

the Commission place the prohibited 

communication and responses thereto 

in the decisional record. The 

Commission will grant such a request 

only when it determines that fairness so 

requires. Any person identified below as 

having made a prohibited off-the-record 

communication shall serve the 

document on all parties listed on the 

official service list for the applicable 

proceeding in accordance with Rule 

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. 

Exempt off-the-record 

communications are included in the 

decisional record of the proceeding, 

unless the communication was with a 

cooperating agency as described by 40 

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 

385.2201(e)(1)(v). 

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently 

received by the Secretary of the 

Commission. The communications 

listed are grouped bydocket numbers in 

ascending order. These filings are 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary 

link. Enter the docket number, 

excluding the last three digits, in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC, Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

Docket No. File date Presenter or requestor 

Prohibited: 

1. IN09–9–000 .................................................................................................................. 8–24–09 John H. Pound. 

Exempt: 

1. CP08–431–000 ............................................................................................................ 07–28–09 Hon. Sherrod Brown. 

2. P–400–051 ................................................................................................................... 08–05–09 Greg Stobb, Edwin Schlapfer. 

3. P–405–087 ................................................................................................................... 08–03–09 Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin. 

4. P–12569–001 ............................................................................................................... 08–06–09 Gregory Griffith. 

5. P–12569–001 ............................................................................................................... 08–04–09 Dan Boettger. 

6. P–12737–002 ............................................................................................................... 08–06–09 Brenda Winn. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–21113 Filed 9–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12492–001] 

Ha-Best Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping 

Comments 

August 26, 2009. 

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.: P–12492–001. 

c. Date Filed: July 31, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Ha-Best Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Miner Shoal 

Waterpower Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project is 

located on the Soque River, near the 

Town of Demorest, Habersham County, 

Georgia. The proposed project does not 

occupy federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Don Ferguson, 

34 West Jarrard Street, Cleveland, GA 

30528; Telephone (706) 865–3999. 

i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, 

Telephone (202) 502–8675, or by e-mail 

at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. 


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