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obtaining materials, see the **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** section.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the collection of the information on refinery disruptions and incidents. They also will become a matter of public record.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1901–0288; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: Form OE–417 collects information on electric emergency incidents and disturbances for DOE’s use in fulfilling its overall national security and other energy management responsibilities. The information will also be used by DOE for analytical purposes; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,269; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,919; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.

Statutory Authority: Section 13 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 3, 2011. Patricia A. Hoffman, Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2011–15279 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**International Energy Agency meetings**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on June 28, 2011, at the headquarters of the IEA in Paris, France, in connection with a joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on June 28; and on June 29 in connection with a meeting of the SEQ on June 29.

**DATES :**  June 28–29, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  9, rue de la Fe  ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–3417. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), the following notice of meeting is provided:

Meetings of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la
Fe

 ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France, on June 28, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m.; and on June 29 commencing at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on June 28, which is scheduled to be held at the headquarters of the IEA commencing at 9 a.m.; and at a meeting of the SEQ on June 29, commencing at 9:30 a.m.. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives at the same location at 8:30 a.m. on June 29. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the agenda for the SEQ meeting, to be held on June 29.

The agenda of the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on June 28 is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and the SOM will adopt the following agenda: 1. Adoption of the Agenda. 2. Approval of the Summary Record of the March 2011 Joint Session. 3. Medium-Term Goals for Global Engagement. 4. Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010: Part 1—Oil. —Introduction; —Oil Pricing; —Oil Demand. —Q&A. —Oil Supply. —Oil Refining & Products Markets. —Market Outlook to 2016. —Q&A. 5. Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010: Part 2—Gas. 6. Other Business.

—Tentative Schedule of Next

Meetings: —November 16, 2011. —March 27–29, 2012. —June 26–28, 2012. —November 27–29, 2012. 7. Workshop: Economic Impacts of Oil Supply Disruptions. The agenda of the SEQ meeting on June 29 is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda: 1. Adoption of the Agenda. 2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 132nd Meeting. 3. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments. —Update on IEA/EC Work Related to

New EU Oil Stockholding Directive. 4. Emergency Response Review Program. —Schedule of Emergency Response

Reviews. —Emergency Response Review of

Australia. —Questionnaire Response of

Hungary. 5. Emergency Policy for Natural Gas.

—Report on Gas Security for

Ministerial. 6. Emergency Response Exercises.

—Report on Workshop Following

ERE5. 7. Cooperation with Non-Member Countries During Oil Supply Disruptions. —Report on Recent Discussions with

India and Thailand. 8. Emergency Response Measures.

—Authorization of Budget for

Emergency Response Actions. —Report on the Fuel Switching

Questionnaire. 9. Energy Security Model MOSES.

—Presentation of Draft Model. 10. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries. —Sweden (exercise). —United States. —Japan. 11. Report from the Industry Advisory Board. 12. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member Countries. —APEC/ASEAN Emergency Response

Exercise. —China. —Chile. —Indonesia. 13. Documents for Information.

—Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA

Member Countries on April 1, 2011. —Base Period Final Consumption: 2Q

2010–1Q 2011. —Updated Emergency Contacts List. 14. Other Business.

—Tentative Schedule of Next

Meetings: —November 16–17, 2011. —March 27–29, 2012. —June 26–28, 2012. —November 27–29, 2012 . As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; representatives of members of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Markets; representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal


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1 Number of hours an employee works each year.

2 Average annual salary per employee (including overhead). Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

Issued in Washington, DC, June 15, 2011. Diana D. Clark, Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security Programs.

[FR Doc. 2011–15282 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. IC11–523–000]**

**Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–523); Comment**  **Request; Extension**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed information collections and request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), (Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection activities described below.

**DATES :**  Comments in consideration of the collection of information are due August 19, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC11–523–000. 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 user name 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. (If docket number contains an alpha at the end then the following sentence should be used instead of the previous one: Due to a system issue, eFiling and eSubscription are not available for this docket.) 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. IC11–523. 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 collection is under the requirements of FERC–523, ‘‘Applications for Authorization for Issuance of Securities or the Assumption of Liabilities’’, OMB Control No. 1902–0043.

Under Federal Power Act (FPA) section 204, 16 U.S.C. 824c, no public utility or licensee shall issue any security, or assume any obligation or liability as guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another person, until the public utility applies for and receives Commission approval by order authorizing the issue or assumption of the liability. The Commission issues an order if it finds that such issue or assumption (a) is for lawful object, within the corporate purposes of the applicant and compatible with the public interest, which is necessary or appropriate for or consistent with the proper performance by the applicant as a public utility and which will not impair its ability to perform that service, and (b) is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.

The Commission uses the information contained in filings to determine its acceptance and/or rejection of applications for authorization to either issue securities or to assume an obligation or liability by the public utilities and their licensees who make these applications.

The Commission implements this statute through its regulations, which are found at 18 CFR Part 34; and 18 CFR sections 131.43 and 131.50. Part 131 prescribes the required filing format. The information is filed electronically.

Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the current expiration date with no changes to the current reporting requirements.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated

as:

Number of responses annually Number of responses per

respondent Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3)

78 ............................................................................................................................. ........ 1.7 88 11,669

The estimated total cost to respondents is $798,721 [11,669 hours/ 2,080 hours 1 per year, times $142,372 2 equals $798,721]. The cost per respondent annually is $10,240. This is an increase from 60 to currently 78 utilities filing annually. An increase from 1 to 1.7 filings per utility annually was also seen. The Commission considers this a normal fluctuation due to market activities and filing times chosen. Utilities files periodically, therefore the number of filings are expected to continue to fluctuate from year-to-year. 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, using technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,