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(ii) An unanticipated event has 

occurred; or 

(iii) The use of normal clearance 

procedures is reasonably likely to 

prevent or disrupt the collection of 

information or is reasonably likely to 

cause a statutory or court ordered 

deadline to be missed. 

(b) The agency shall state the time 

period within which OMB should 

approve or disapprove the collection of 

information. 

Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 

2009. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 9, 

2010. 

Patrick Davis, 

Program Manager, Office of Vehicles 

Technology, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–6596 Filed 3–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) invites public comment 

on a proposed emergency collection of 

information that DOE is developing to 

collect data on the status of activities, 

project progress, jobs created and 

retained, spend rates and performance 

metrics under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

April 8, 2010. Written comments should 

be sent to the person listed in 

ADDRESSES below. If you anticipate 

difficulty in submitting comments 

within that period, contact the person 

listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Matthew Dunne, Advanced 

Research Projects Agency—Energy, 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave., SW., AR–1/955 

L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20585. 

Or by fax at 202–287–5450, or by e-mail 

at Matthew.Dunne@hq.doe.gov and DOE 

Desk Officer, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

guidance and/or collection instrument 

should be directed to Matthew Dunne at 

matthew.dunne@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

emergency information collection 

request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Advanced Research Projects Agency— 

Energy (ARPA–E); (3) Type of Review: 

Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data 

on the status of activities, project 

progress, jobs created and retained, 

spend rates and performance metrics 

under the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will 

ensure adequate information is available 

to support sound project management 

and to meet the transparency and 

accountability associated with the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act by requesting approval for monthly 

reporting. (5) Annual Estimated Number 

of Respondents: 100 (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

1200 (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 4,800 (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $523,200. (9) Type of 

Respondents: Recipients of American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

funding. 

An agency head or the Senior Official, 

or their designee, may request OMB to 

authorize emergency processing of 

submissions of collections of 

information. 

(a) Any such request shall be 

accompanied by a written determination 

that: 

(1) The collection of information: 

(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of 

time periods established under this Part; 

and 

(ii) Is essential to the mission of the 

agency; and 

(2) The agency cannot reasonably 

comply with the normal clearance 

procedures under this Part because: 

(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed; 

(ii) An unanticipated event has 

occurred; or 

(iii) The use of normal clearance 

procedures is reasonably likely to 

prevent or disrupt the collection of 

information or is reasonably likely to 

cause a statutory or court ordered 

deadline to be missed. 

(b) The agency shall state the time 

period within which OMB should 

approve or disapprove the collection of 

information. 

Statutory Authority: America COMPETES 

Act (Pub. L. 110–69) establishes the 

Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy 

(ARPA–E) under which DOE makes funds 

available to create transformational new 

energy technologies and systems through 

funding and managing research and 

development (R&D) efforts. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2010. 

Arun Majumdar, 

Director of ARPA–E, Advanced Research 

Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA–E). 

[FR Doc. 2010–6598 Filed 3–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EC10–52–000; ES10–29–000; 

EL10–48–000] 

Ameren Corporation, Illinois Power 

Company, Central Illinois Light 

Company, Central Illinois Public 

Service Company, Ameren Energy 

Resources Company, LLC, 

AmerenEnergy Resources Generating 

Company; Notice of Filing 

March 18, 2010. 

Take notice that on March 15, 2010, 

Ameren Corporation (Ameren), together 

with and on behalf of its directly or 

indirectly owned subsidiaries, filed 

pursuant to section 203(a) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA) and Part 33 of the 

Regulations of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission), 

16 U.S.C. 824b(a) (2009); 18 CFR Part 33 

(2009), section 305(a) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 825d(a) (2009), and section 204 

of the FPA and Part 34 of the 

Commission’s Regulations, 16 U.S.C. 

824c (2009); 18 CFR Part 34 (2009), an 

application requesting the Commission 

to issue an order approving: (1) Its 

internal corporate reorganization 

(Reorganization Transaction) without 

modification, condition, or a trial-type 

hearing; (2) a declaratory order that the 

Reorganization Transaction is not barred 

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