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1The requirements in 18 CFR Part 358 (that are 

related to the natural gas industry) are included in 

OMB No. 1902–0157 and this Notice. However, the 

requirements in Part 358 that are related to the 

electric utility industry are covered by FERC–717 

(OMB Control No. 1902–0173) and are not a subject 

of this Notice. 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Public Meeting 

Agenda 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 8, 

2009. 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EDT. 

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005, 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center). 

AGENDA: The Commission will hold a 

public meeting to consider 

administrative matters. The Commission 

will receive an update regarding the 

iBeta Lab Assessment Report. The 

Commission will consider a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

with the Organization of American 

States (OAS). The Commission will host 

a panel discussion regarding voting 

accessibility. Members of the public 

may observe but not participate in EAC 

meetings unless this notice provides 

otherwise. Members of the public may 

use small electronic audio recording 

devices to record the proceedings. The 

use of other recording equipment and 

cameras requires advance notice to and 

coordination with the Commission’s 

Communications Office.* 

* View EAC Regulations Implementing 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Signed: 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–23629 Filed 9–28–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–592–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–592); Comment 

Request; Extension 

September 23, 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 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket No. IC09– 

592–000. Documents must be prepared 

in an acceptable filing format and in 

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 IC09–592. 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–592 

(‘‘Marketing Affiliates of Interstate 

Pipelines, Standards of Conduct for 

Transmission Providers,’’ OMB No. 

1902–0157) includes the reporting, 

recordkeeping, and posting 

requirements in: 

■ 18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of 

Conduct),1

■ 18 CFR 250.16, and 

■ FERC Form No. 592 log/format, 

that is posted at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/eforms.asp#592. 

Hereafter, this Notice will refer to this 

group of collections of information as 

‘‘FERC–592.’’ 

Under Section 4 of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA), the Commission has the 

regulatory responsibility to ensure that 

pipeline rates are just and reasonable. In 

order to ensure just and reasonable rates 

and services, the Commission must 

achieve two objectives: prevent undue 

discrimination in natural gas markets, 

and promote competitive and efficient 

markets while mitigating market power. 

In short, the Commission’s regulatory 

policy must seek to reconcile the 

objectives of fostering an efficient 

market that provides good alternatives 

to as many shippers as possible, while 

at the same time creating a regulatory 

framework that is fair and protects 

captive customers without good 

alternatives. 

The ‘‘FERC–592’’ information (that is 

posted on the Web site, maintained, or 

provided by the respondents, as 

required) is used by the Commission to 

monitor the pipeline’s transportation, 

sales, and storage activities for its 

marketing affiliate, and to deter undue 

discrimination by pipeline companies 

in favor of their affiliates. The 

information is also used by nonaffiliated shippers, customers, and 

others (such as state commissions) to 

determine whether they have been 

harmed by affiliate preference and, in 

some cases, to prepare evidence for 

proceedings following the filing of a 

complaint or that address NGA section 

4 rate cases. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

reporting requirements, with no change. 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

annual public reporting burden follows. 


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2The average number of hours an employee 

works per year is 2,080. The average employee costs 

$128,297 per year. 

Information collection (‘‘FERC–592,’’ OMB No. 1902–0157) 

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

18 CFR Part 358 1

18 CFR 250.16 

FERC Form No. 592 log/format ....................................................................... 85 1 116.62 9,913 

Note: These figures may not be exact, due to rounding. 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden 2 to respondents is $611,446.22 

[(9,913 hours/2,080 hours per year) × 

$128,297/year]. The average annual cost 

per respondent is $7,193.48. 

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 log of data used to allocate capacity 

and the transportation discount 

information pipelines required to post 

and/or maintain under 18 CFR 250.16 

are still being used, (2) whether the 

format for submitting data prescribed in 

the FERC Form No. 592 needs to be 

updated, (3) 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; (4) 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; (5) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (6) 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. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13564–000] 

Dexter-Russell, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

September 23, 2009. 

On July 31, 2009, Dexter-Russell, Inc. 

filed an application, pursuant to Section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the DexterRussell Water Power Project No. 13564, 

to be located on the Quinebaug River, in 

Worcester County, Massachusetts. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) The existing 11.5-foot-high, 370- 

foot-long Russell-Harrington Mill Pond 

Dam with a 30-foot-long masonry 

abutment; (2) an existing 8-acre 

impoundment with a normal water 

surface elevation of 477.5 feet mean sea 

level; (3) two new siphon turbine 

generating units with a combined 

capacity of 500 kilowatts; (4) a new 790- 

square-foot forebay and 45-foot-long 

full-depth trash rack with automated 

rake; (5) a new 13.8-kilovolt, 380-footlong transmission line; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an estimated annual 

generation of 1,500 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Robert Ouellette, 

Dexter-Russell, Inc., 44 River Street, 

Southbridge, MA 01550, (508) 765– 

0201. 

FERC Contact: Brandon Cherry, (202) 

502–8328. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing application: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Comments, motions to intervene, 

notices of intent, and competing 

applications may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed 

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

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P–13564) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–464–000; PF08–25–000] 

Colorado Interstate Gas Company; 

Notice of Application 

September 23, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 10, 

2009, Colorado Interstate Gas Company 

(CIG) filed in the above referenced 

docket an application pursuant to 


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