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telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at 

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at 

michael.miller@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description 

The information collection submitted 

for OMB review contains the following: 

1. Collection of Information: FERC–

603 ‘‘Critical Energy Infrastructure 

Information.’’

2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

3. Control No.: 1902–0197. 

The Commission is now requesting 

that OMB approve with a three-year 

extension of the expiration date, with no 

changes to the existing collection. The 

information filed with the Commission 

is mandatory. 

4. Necessity of the Collection of 

Information: The information is used by 

the Commission to implement 

procedures for gaining access to critical 

energy infrastructure information (CEII) 

that would not otherwise be available 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). On February 21, 

2003, the Commission issued Order No. 

630 (68 FR 9857–9873), and then issued 

subsequent Order Nos. 630–A (68 FR 

46456–60), and 649 (69 FR 48386–91) to 

address the appropriate treatment of 

CEII in the aftermath of the September 

11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to restrict 

unrestrained general access due to the 

ongoing terrorism threat. These steps 

enable the Commission to keep sensitive 

infrastructure information out of the 

public domain, decreasing the 

likelihood that such information could 

be used to plan or execute terrorist 

attacks. The process adopted in these 

orders is a more efficient alternative for 

handling request for previously public 

documents than FOIA. 

The Commission has defined CEII to 

include information about existing or 

proposed critical infrastructure that (i) 

Relates to the production, generation, 

transportation, transmission, or 

distribution of energy; (ii) could be 

useful to a person planning an attack on 

critical infrastructure, (iii) is exempt 

from mandatory disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, and (iv) 

does not simply give the location of the 

critical infrastructure. Critical 

infrastructure means existing and 

proposed systems and assets, whether 

physical or virtual, the incapacity or 

destruction of which would negatively 

affect security, economic security, 

public health or safety, or any 

combination of those matters. A person 

seeking access to CEII may file a request 

for that information by providing 

information about their identity and 

reason for the need for the information. 

Through this process, the Commission 

is able to review the requester’s need for 

the information against the sensitivity of 

the information. The Commission 

implements these requirements in 18 

CFR 388.113 of its regulations. 

5. Respondent Description: The 

respondent universe currently 

comprises all entities requesting access 

to CEII information submitted to or 

issued by the Commission. 

6. Estimated Burden: 46 total hours, 

182 respondents (average per year), 1 

response per respondent, and .25 hours 

per response (average). 

7. Estimated Cost Burden to 

respondents: The estimated total cost to 

respondents is $3,646. The cost per 

respondent = $18. (60 hours @ $61 

hourly rate ÷ 200). 

Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717, et seq., 

16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq., section 313(b) of the 

Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824 l(b) and 

section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 

U.S.C. 717r(b). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–10197 Filed 5–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13058–000] 

Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company, 

LLC; Notice of Application Accepted 

for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

April 30, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric applications have been 

filed with the Commission and are 

available for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: P–13058–000. 

c. Date Filed: November 5, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Grays Harbor Ocean 

Energy Company, LLC. 

e. Name of the Project: Grays Harbor 

Ocean Energy Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located in the Pacific Ocean in Grays 

Harbor County, Washington. The project 

uses no dam or impoundment. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. W. Burton 

Hamner, President, Grays Harbor Ocean 

Energy Company, LLC, 5534 30th 

Avenue, NE., Seattle, WA 98105, 206/ 

491–0945. 

i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 

(202) 502–8735. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 60 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests, and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Please include the project number 

(P–13058–000) on any comments or 

motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person in the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervenor 

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. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed project would consist of: (1) 

12 proposed generating units having a 

total installed capacity of 6-megawatts; 

(2) a proposed transmission line; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an average annual 

generation of 316-gigawatt-hours and be 

sold to a local utility. 

l. Location of Application: A copy of 

the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission in the 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://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address 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. Competing Preliminary Permit—

Anyone desiring to file a competing 

application for preliminary permit for a 

proposed project must submit the 

competing application itself, or a notice 

of intent to file such an application, to 

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the Commission on or before the 

specified comment date for the 

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 

Submission of a timely notice of intent 

allows an interested person to file the 

competing preliminary permit 

application no later than 30 days after 

the specified comment date for the 

particular application. A competing 

preliminary permit application must 

conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36. 

o. Competing Development 

Application—Any qualified 

development applicant desiring to file a 

competing development application 

must submit to the Commission, on or 

before a specified comment date for the 

particular application, either a 

competing development application or a 

notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent to file a development 

application allows an interested person 

to file the competing application no 

later than 120 days after the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. A competing license 

application must conform with 18 CFR 

4.30 and 4.36. 

p. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent 

must specify the exact name, business 

address, and telephone number of the 

prospective applicant, and must include 

an unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit, if such an application may be 

filed, either a preliminary permit 

application or a development 

application (specify which type of 

application). A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 

q. Proposed Scope of Studies Under 

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued, 

does not authorize construction. The 

term of the proposed preliminary permit 

would be 36 months. The work 

proposed under the preliminary permit 

would include economic analysis, 

preparation of preliminary engineering 

plans, and a study of environmental 

impacts. Based on the results of these 

studies, the Applicant would decide 

whether to proceed with the preparation 

of a development application to 

construct and operate the project. 

r. 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, .211, .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. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

s. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT 

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’, 

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, and ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

Any of the above-named documents 

must be filed by providing the original 

and the number of copies provided by 

the Commission’s regulations to: The 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. An additional 

copy must be sent to Director, Division 

of Hydropower Administration and 

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, at the above-mentioned 

address. A copy of any notice of intent, 

competing application or motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

t. 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. E8–10128 Filed 5–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13123–000] 

Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and 

Motions To Intervene 

April 30, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: 13123–000. 

c. Date filed: March 3, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Eagle Crest Energy 

Company. 

e. Name and Location of Project: The 

proposed Eagle Mountain Pumped 

Storage Project would be located in 

Riverside County, California. The 

project would use federal land managed 

by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM). 

f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

g. Applicant contact: Mr. Arthur W. 

Lowe, 1 El Paseo West, Suite 204, 74199 

El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260, (760) 

779–0040, and Mr. Donald H. Clarke, 

Esq., Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 K St., 

NW., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005, 

(202) 408–5400. 

h. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff, (202) 

502–6393. 

i. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 60 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Please include the project number (P–

13123–000) on any comments or 

motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person in the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervenor 

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. 

j. Description of Existing Facilities 

and Proposed Project: The proposed 

pumped storage project would consist 

of: (1) Two upper reservoir dams; the 

first proposed dam would be 1,100 to 

1,600-foot-long, 60-foot-high, and the 

second proposed dam would be 1,100 to 

1,600-foot-long, 120-foot-high, (2) a 

proposed upper reservoir having a 

surface area of 193 acres, with a storage 

capacity of 20,000 acre-feet and a 

normal water surface elevation of 2,485 

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