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2However, the Commission will not issue a 

permit authorizing construction of the proposed 

facilities until, among other things, it finds that the 

state has, in fact, withheld approval for more than 

a year or had so conditioned its approval. 3 In all other instances (i.e., where the state does 

not have jurisdiction to act or otherwise to consider 

interstate benefits, or the applicant does not qualify 

to apply for a permit with the State because it does 

not serve end use customers in the State), the prefiling process may be commenced at any time. 4Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

‘‘Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008–09 

Edition,’’ Occupational Employment Statistics 

(Occupational Employment and Wages, for May 

2008, for Lawyers (23–1011), posted at http:// 

www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm), FERC is 

using $80 per hour. Other professions (such as 

engineers and administrators) are involved in 

preparing the filing. We are using $80 per hour as 

a high-end figure to include all of the professions 

involved with preparation of the filing. 

seek to develop a timely review process 

for siting of proposed electric 

transmission facilities. The regulations 

provide for, among other things, an 

extensive pre-application process that 

will facilitate maximum participation 

from all interested entities and 

individuals to provide them with a 

reasonable opportunity to present their 

views and recommendations, with 

respect to the need for and impact of the 

facilities, early in the planning stages of 

the proposed facilities as required under 

FPA section 216(d). 

Additionally, under FPA section 

216(b)(1)(C), FERC has the authority to 

issue a permit to construct electric 

transmission facilities if a state has 

withheld approval for more than a year 

or has conditioned its approval in such 

a manner that it will not significantly 

reduce transmission congestion or is not 

economically feasible. FERC envisions 

that, under certain circumstances, the 

Commission’s review of the proposed 

facilities may take place after one year 

of the state’s review. Accordingly, under 

section 50.6(e)(3) the Commission will 

not accept applications until one year 

after the state’s review and then from 

applicants who can demonstrate that a 

state may withhold or condition 

approval of proposed facilities to such 

an extent that the facilities will not be 

constructed.2 In cases where FERC’s 

jurisdiction rests on FPA section 

216(b)(1)(C),3 the pre-filing process 

should not commence until one year 

after the relevant State applications 

have been filed. This will give the States 

one full year to process an application 

without any intervening Federal 

proceedings, including both the prefiling and application processes. Once 

that year is complete, an applicant may 

seek to commence FERC’s pre-filing 

process. Thereafter, once the pre-filing 

process is complete, the applicant may 

submit its application for a construction 

permit. 

The environmental report includes 

information on areas such as: aquatic 

life, wildlife, and vegetation and the 

expected impacts on them; cultural 

resources; socioeconomics; geological 

resources; soils, land use, recreation, 

and aesthetics; alternatives; buildings; 

and reliability and safety. 

Without the information collection, 

FERC would not be able to fulfill its 

statutory mandates to review requests 

for permits for transmission facilities, 

and to coordinate related Federal 

authorizations. 

Action: FERC is requesting a threeyear extension of the current FERC–729 

reporting requirements, with no change. 

Burden Statement: The estimated, 

annual public reporting burden for 

FERC–729 follows. 

FERC information collection Annual No. of 

respondents 

Average No. 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

FERC–729 ....................................................................................................... 10 1 9,600 96,000 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden 4 to respondents is $7,680,000 

(96,000 hours × $80 per hour 4). 

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. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER09–408–000; ER09–408– 

001] 

Notice of Amended Filing; PacifiCorp 

October 6, 2009. 

Take notice that on October 5, 2009, 

PacifiCorp submitted a filing consisting 

of 12 unexecuted transmission service 

agreements between PacifiCorp and CEP 

Funding, LLC. This filing modifies 

PacifiCorp’s December 12, 2008 filing in 

this proceeding. 

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Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest either of these filings must file 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

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

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on October 26, 2009. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24578 Filed 10–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

October 6, 2009. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER09–938–002. 

Applicants: Central Maine Power 

Company. 

Description: Central Maine Power 

Company’s Compliance Filing. 

Filed Date: 10/06/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091006–5082. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–1540–001. 

Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

Description: Compliance Refund 

Report Twenty-Sixth Quarterly Filing of 

Facilities Agreements between PG&E 

and CCSF. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–5075. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–1715–002. 

Applicants: Employers’ Energy 

Alliance of Pennsylvan. 

Description: Employers’ Energy 

Alliance of Pennsylvania, Inc submits a 

Notice of Succession. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–0088. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–1747–001. 

Applicants: Fox Islands Electric 

Cooperative Inc. 

Description: Fox Islands Electric 

Cooperative, Inc submits application for 

authorization to engage in sales at 

market based rates and associated 

requests for waivers etc. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091006–0001. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–27–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System. 

Description: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc 

submits Original Sheet 3816 et al to 

FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised 

Volume 1 to be effective 1/1/10. 

Filed Date: 10/02/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–0080. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, October 23, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–28–000. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: The California 

Independent System Operator submits 

Third Revised Sheet 590 et al to FERC 

Electric Tariff, Fourth Replacement 

Volume 1 to be effective 12/2/09. 

Filed Date: 10/02/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–0079. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, October 23, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–29–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc submits revised pages to its Open 

Access Transmission Tariff or to 

implement rate changes for Lincoln 

Electric System and Omaha Public 

Power District etc. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–0089. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–30–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: PJM Interconnection, 

LLC submits nine executed Wholesale 

Market Participation Agreements with 

Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc et 

al. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091005–0090. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–31–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc. 

Description: Black Hills Power, Inc 

submits Agreement for Interconnection 

Service between Black Hills Power and 

Black Hills Wyoming LLC. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091006–0015. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–32–000. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation submits 

petition for limited waiver of tariff 

provisions and request for expedited 

Commission Order. 

Filed Date: 10/05/2009. 

Accession Number: 20091006–0016. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, October 26, 2009. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. It 

is not necessary to separately intervene 

again in a subdocket related to a 

compliance filing if you have previously 

intervened in the same docket. Protests 

will be considered by the Commission 

in determining the appropriate action to 

be taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

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