52646 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 16, 

2011. 

Timothy Unruh, 

Program Manager, Federal Energy 

Management Program, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21494 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC11–588–001] 

Commision Information Collection 

Activities [FERC–588]; Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(76 FR 30928, 05/27/2011) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–588 and has 

made this notation in its submission to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collection of information are due 

September 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically (eFiled) or in paper 

format, and should refer to Docket No. 

IC11–588–001. Documents must be 

prepared in an acceptable filing format 

and in compliance with Commission 

submission guidelines at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. eFiling instructions are 

available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. First time users must 

follow eRegister instructions at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp, to establish a 

username and password before eFiling. 

The Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of eFiled 

comments. Commenters making an 

eFiling should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original 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 eLibrary at 

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

elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket No. 

IC11–588. For user assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support by e-mail at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–588, ‘‘Emergency 

Natural Gas Transportation, Sale and 

Exchange Transactions’’ (OMB No. 

1902–0144), is used by the Commission 

to implement the statutory provisions of 

Sections 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) (15 USC 717– 

717w) and provisions of the Natural Gas 

Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA), 15 USC 

3301–3432. Under the NGA, a natural 

gas company must obtain Commission 

approval to engage in the transportation, 

sale or exchange of natural gas in 

interstate commerce. However, Section 

7(c) exempts from certificate 

requirements ‘‘temporary acts or 

operations for which the issuance of a 

certificate will not be required in the 

public interest.’’ The NGPA also 

provides for non-certificated interstate 

transactions involving intrastate 

pipelines and local distribution 

companies. 

A temporary operation, or emergency, 

is defined as any situation in which an 

actual or expected shortage of gas 

supply would require an interstate 

pipeline company, intrastate pipeline, 

or local distribution company, or 

Hinshaw pipeline to curtail deliveries of 

gas or provide less than the projected 

level of service to the customer. The 

natural gas companies which provide 

the temporary assistance to the 

companies which are having the 

‘‘emergency’’ must file the necessary 

information described in Part 284, 

Subpart I of the Commission’s 

Regulations with the Commission so 

that it may determine if their assisting 

transaction/operation qualifies for 

exemption. The assisting company may 

or may not be under the Commission’s 

jurisdiction and if their assisting actions 

qualify for the exemption, they will not 

become subject to the Commission’s 

jurisdiction for such actions. 

A report within forty-eight hours of 

the commencement of the 

transportation, sale or exchange, a 

request to extend the sixty-day term of 

the emergency transportation, if needed, 

and a termination report are required. 

The data required to be filed for the 

forty-eight hour report is specified by 18 

CFR 284.270. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year approval of the collection of 

data. This is a mandatory information 

collection requirement. 

Burden Statement: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated as 

follows: 

Number of respondents annually 

(1) 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

(2) 

Average burden hours per 

response 

(3) 

Total annual burden hours 

(1) × (2) × (3) 

8 1 8 64 

The estimated total cost to 

respondents is $4,381 (64 hours divided 

by 2,080 hours per employee per year 

times $142,372 per year average salary 

per employee = $4,381 (rounded)). The 

estimated annual cost per respondent is 

$548 (rounded). 

The above hour and cost estimates are 

different than what was in the public 

notice published May 27, 2011. In that 

notice, the Commission erroneously 

used an average burden hours per 

response of 10 hours instead of 8 hours 

that is used here. By using the correct 

burden hour figure, the Commission 

notes that total annual burden and cost 

are less by 16 hours less and $1,095 as 

compared to the numbers in the May, 

2011 notice. The corrected estimates are 

consistent with the burden estimates in 

the last submission to OMB. 

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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. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21453 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC11–583–001] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–583); Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

issued a notice in the Federal Register 

(76 FR 34689, 06/14/2011) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–583 and is 

making this notation in its submission 

to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by September 22, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include OMB Control Number 1902– 

0136 for reference. The Desk Officer 

may be reached by telephone at 202– 

395–4638. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission and should refer to Docket 

No. IC11–583–001. Comments may be 

filed either electronically or in paper 

format. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. Documents filed 

electronically via the Internet must be 

prepared in an acceptable filing format 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

submission guidelines. Complete filing 

instructions and acceptable filing 

formats are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document 

electronically, access the Commission’s 

Web site and click on Documents & 

Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow 

the instructions for each screen. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password. The Commission 

will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments. 

For paper filings, the comments 

should be submitted to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 

should refer to Docket No. IC11–583– 

001. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in 

FERC Docket Number IC11–583 may do 

so through eSubscription at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. All comments may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely via the Internet through 

FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. For user assistance, contact 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

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

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–583, ‘‘Annual 

Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual 

Charges)’’ (OMB No. 1902–0136), is 

used by the Commission to implement 

the statutory provisions of section 10(e) 

of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 

U.S.C. 803(e)), which requires the 

Commission to collect annual charges 

from hydropower licensees for, among 

other things, the cost of administering 

part I of the FPA and for the use of 

United States dams. In addition, section 

3401 of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) 

authorizes the Commission to ‘‘assess 

and collect fees and annual charges in 

any fiscal year in amounts equal to all 

of the costs incurred by the Commission 

in that fiscal year.’’ The information is 

collected annually and used to 

determine the amounts of the annual 

charges to be assessed licensees for 

reimbursable government administrative 

costs and for the use of government 

dams. The Commission implements 

theses filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

part 11. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

expiration date, with no changes to the 

existing collection of data. 

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