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1Employees work an average of 2,080 hours per 

year, at an estimated cost of $128,297 per year. 

address upon receipt of comments 

through eFiling. 

Commenters filing electronically 

should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

14 copies of their comments to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket may do so through eSubscription 

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

esubscription.asp). In addition, all 

comments and FERC issuances may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely through FERC’s Web site using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on 

Docket Number IC09–715. For user 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support (e-mail at 

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

contact (202) 502–8659). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, by fax at 

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at 

ellen.brown@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FERC–715 (‘‘Annual Transmission 

Planning and Evaluation Report,’’ OMB 

Control No. 1902–0171) is a mandatory 

filing described at 18 CFR 141.300. The 

FERC–715 must be submitted by each 

transmitting utility that operates 

integrated (that is, non-radial) 

transmission facilities at or above 100 

kilovolts. [An overview and instructions 

for filing the FERC–715 are posted on 

the FERC Web site at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eforms/form715/instructions.asp.] 

Section 213 (b) of the Federal Power 

Act (FPA), as amended by the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992, requires FERC to 

collect, annually from transmitting 

utilities, sufficient information about 

their transmission systems to inform 

potential transmission customers, state 

regulatory authorities, and the public, of 

available transmission capacity and 

constraints. FERC–715 also supports the 

Commission’s expanded responsibilities 

under Sections 211, 212, 213(a), 304, 

307(a), 309, and 311 of the FPA, as 

amended, for reviewing reliability 

issues, market structure relationships, 

and in rate and other regulatory 

proceedings. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

reporting requirements, with no change. 

Burden Statement: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated as 

follows. 

FERC data collection 

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

FERC–715 ....................................................................................................... 183 1 160 29,280

Note: These figures may not be exact, due 

to rounding. 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden 1 to respondents is $1,806,026.90 

{[(29,280 hrs.)/(2,080 hrs./yr.)] × 

($128,297 per yr.)}. 

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 estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon 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 estimate of the burden 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 the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g. permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22230 Filed 9–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–912–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–912); Comment 

Request; Extension 

September 9, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the specific aspects of the information 

collection described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collection of information are due 

November 19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: An example of this 

collection of information may be 

obtained from the Commission’s Web 

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

elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket No. IC09– 

912–000. Documents must be prepared 

in an acceptable filing format and in 


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1 During its history, ‘‘FERC–912’’ has been known 

by various ‘names’ and OMB control numbers. 

Originally, FERC had wanted to include FERC–912 

requirements in the FERC–556 ‘umbrella’ of 

requirements. Because FERC–556 (‘‘Cogeneration 

and Small Power Production;’’ OMB Control No. 

1902–0075) was pending OMB review of another 

rulemaking (in Docket No. RM05–36–000) prior to 

the issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NOPR) in RM06–10, the Commission used a 

temporary identifier of ‘‘FERC–912’’. 

‘‘FERC–912’’ was originally assigned the OMB 

Control No. 1902–0219 at the NOPR stage. 

However, prior to issuance of the final rule in 

Docket RM06–10, OMB Control No. 1902–0219 was 

eliminated from OMB’s inventory. 

FERC–556 (OMB Control No. 1902–0075) was 

then approved in RM05–36, so FERC used the 

‘‘FERC–912(556)’’ identifier in the Final Rule in 

RM06–10. The Commission planned to transfer the 

hours associated with ‘‘FERC–912(556)’’ in RM06– 

10 to FERC–556. Page two of the OMB approval 

(dated 2/23/2007) for ICR Reference Number 

200611–1902–003 listed OMB Control No. 1902– 

0237 as FERC–556. 

Currently FERC–556 (OMB Control No. 1902– 

0075) is pending OMB review, so this collection is 

being called ‘‘FERC–912’’ and is being submitted 

separately. FERC–556 is not a subject of this Notice. 

2Number of hours an employee works each year. 

3Estimated mean annual salary of a lawyer. 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide.asp. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password (http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The 

Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments 

through eFiling. 

Commenters filing electronically 

should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

14 copies of their comments to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket may do so through eSubscription 

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

esubscription.asp). In addition, all 

comments and FERC issuances may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely through FERC’s Web site using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on 

Docket Number IC09–912. For user 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support (e-mail at 

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

contact (202) 502–8659). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, by fax at 

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at 

ellen.brown@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC–912 

(‘‘Cogeneration and Small Power 

Production, PURPA Section 210(m) 

Regulations for Termination or 

Reinstatement of Obligation to Purchase 

or Sell,’’ OMB Control No. 1902–0237) 1

covers the reporting requirements in 18 

CFR Part 292. 

On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005, Pub. L. 109– 

58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005)) was signed into 

law. Section 1253(a) of EPAct 2005 

amends section 210 of the Public Utility 

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

(PURPA) by adding subsection (m), that 

provides for the termination and 

reinstatement of an electric utility’s 

obligation to purchase and sell energy 

and capacity. The implementing 

regulations in 18 CFR part 292 (18 CFR 

292.309–292.313) provide procedures 

for: 

• An electric utility to file an 

application for the termination of its 

obligation to purchase energy from a 

Qualifying Facility (QF) (18 CFR 

292.310); 

• An affected entity or person to 

apply to the Commission for an order 

reinstating the electric utility’s 

obligation to purchase energy from a QF 

(18 CFR 292.311); 

• An electric utility to file an 

application for the termination of its 

obligation to sell energy and capacity to 

QFs (18 CFR 292.312); 

• An affected entity or person to 

apply to the Commission for an order 

reinstating the electric utility’s 

obligation to sell energy and capacity to 

QFs (18 CFR 292.313). 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

FERC–912 reporting requirements, with 

no change. 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

annual public reporting burden for 

FERC–912 follows. 

FERC–912 Annual No. of 

respondents 

Average 

No. of 

reponses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

Termination of obligation to purchase in § 292.310 ........................................ 4 1 12 48 

Reinstatement of obligation to purchase in § 292.311 .................................... 1 1 13 13 

Termination of obligation to sell in § 292.312 .................................................. 1 1 12 12 

Reinstatement of obligation to sell in § 292.313 .............................................. 1 1 13 13 

Totals ................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 86 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $5,304.58 [(86 

hours/2,080 hours 2 per year) × 

$128,297 3 per year]. 

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 estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon 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 


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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 estimate of the burden 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 the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g. permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22231 Filed 9–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2602–029] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

September 9, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment of 

Project Boundary. 

b. Project No.: 2602–029. 

c. Date Filed: May 29, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Dillsboro Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Tuckaseegee River in the town of 

Dillsboro in Jackson County, North 

Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: John Whittaker, 

Winston and Strawn LLP, 1700 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006 (202) 282– 

5766. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to Mr. 

Steven Sachs at (202) 502–8666 or 

Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: October 9, 2009. 

Please include the project number (P– 

2602) on any comments or motions 

filed. All documents (an original and 

eight copies) must be filed with: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Motions to intervene, protests, 

comments and recommendations may 

be filed electronically via the Internet in 

lieu of paper filings, see 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

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 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. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC proposes to 

include within the project boundary 

about 1,600 feet of land between the full 

pond contour of the Dillsboro Project 

reservoir and the western edge of River 

Road, and approximately 1,000 feet of 

land between the full pond contour and 

the eastern edge of Mockingbird Lane. 

The lands in question are identified as 

Jackson County, NC tax parcel Nos. 

7631–44–2809, 7631–44–2597, 7631– 

44–3352, and 7631–35–5169. The 

amendment would add to the project 

about 11 acres of land upstream of the 

dam. The applicant states this land is 

required to perform the sand dredging 

operation as approved by the 

Commission. 

l. Location of the Application: A copy 

of the licensee’s filing 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://ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

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/docsfiling/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call toll-free at 1–866– 

208–3372 or e-mail 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or for TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address listed 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, 385.211, 

and 385.214. 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 (see item 

(j) above). 

o. Any filing must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, or 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, as applicable, 

and the Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22235 Filed 9–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13530–000] 

City of Keene, NH; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

September 9, 2009. 

On July 6, 2009, the City of Keene, 

New Hampshire filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Ashuelot River Dam 

Project, to be located on the Ashuelot 


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