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1Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. For further 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3(b)(1). 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 

6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Office of Scientific and 

Technical Information, 1 Science.gov 

Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting 

presentation will be an update on 

decontamination and decommissioning 

work at the East Tennessee Technology 

Park. The presenter will be Jim Kopotic, 

DOE Oak Ridge. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ 

minutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 13, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3647 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC12–2–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting the information 

collection FERC–550, Oil Pipeline 

Rates: Tariff Filings, 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 76702, 12/08/2011) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–550 and is 

making this notation in its submittal to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by March 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control No. 

1902–0089, should be sent via email to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at 202–395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, identified by the Docket 

No. IC12–2–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site: 

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

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

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

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

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

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–550, Oil Pipeline Rates: 

Tariff Filings. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0089. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–550 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission uses the 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–550 to 

implement the statutory provisions of 

Parts 1, 6, and 15 of the Interstate 

Commerce Act (ICA) (Pub. L. 337, 34 

Stat. 584). Jurisdiction over oil pipelines 

as it relates to the establishment of 

valuations for pipelines was transferred 

from the Interstate Commerce 

Commission (ICC) to FERC, pursuant to 

sections 306 and 402 of the Department 

of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), 

42 U.S.C. 7155 and 7172, and Executive 

Order No. 12009, 42 FR 46267 

(September 17, 1977). 

18 CFR Parts 341–348 specifies the 

filing requirements for proposed oil 

pipeline rates. The data that oil 

pipelines file is the basis for 

Commission analyses of the rates they 

plan to charge to transport crude oil and 

petroleum products. The Commission 

uses its analyses: (1) To determine if the 

proposed charges result in just and 

reasonable rates for the oil pipeline’s 

transportation services and (2) to help 

the Commission decide whether it 

should suspend, accept or reject the 

proposed rates. 

Type of Respondents: Oil pipeline 

companies. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 


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2 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 

year). 

3Average annual salary per employee in 2011. 

FERC–550 (IC12–2–000): OIL PIPELINE RATES: TARIFF FILINGS

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) (C) × (D) 

Oil pipeline companies ......................................................... 128 4 512 11 5,632 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $385,499.24 

[5,632 hours ÷ 2,080 2 hours/year = 

2.70769 years * $142,372 3 = 

$385,499.24]. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the 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 and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3663 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[ Project Nos. 1175–015, 1290–012] 

Appalachian Power Company; Notice 

of Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

Type of Application: New Major 

Licenses. 

Project Nos.: 1175–015 and 1290–012. 

Date Filed: January 31, 2012. 

Applicant: Appalachian Power 

Company. 

Name of Project: London/Marmet and 

Winfield Hydroelectric Projects. 

Location: The existing projects are 

located on the Kanawha River. The 

London/Marmet Project is located in 

Fayette and Kanawha Counties, West 

Virginia, and the Winfield Project is 

located in Kanawha and Putnam 

Counties, West Virginia. The London/ 

Marmet and Winfield Projects would 

occupy 11.71 and 8.25 acres, 

respectively, of federal land managed by 

the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. 

Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 

16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

Applicant Contact: Harold G. Slone, 

Manager, Appalachian Power Company, 

40 Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA 24011; 

Telephone (540) 985–2861. 

FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett, 

(202) 502–8393 or 

brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov. 

This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

The existing project works consists of 

the following: 

The London/Marmet Project consists 

of two developments. The existing 

London Development utilizes the head 

created by the Army Corps of Engineers’ 

(Corps) 26-foot-high London Dam 

located at river mile (RM) 82.8 on the 

Kanawha River and consists of: (1) A 

forebay area protected by a log boom; (2) 

screened intake structures; (3) a 

concrete powerhouse containing three 

turbine-generator units with a total 

installed capacity of 14.4 megawatts 

(MW); (4) a tailrace 420 feet long; (5) a 

substation containing two, three-phase 

transformers and two auxiliary 

transformers; (6) two, 0.38-mile-long, 

46-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines; and 

(7) other appurtenances. The 

development generates about 84,048 

megawatt-hours (MWh) annually. 

The existing Marmet Development 

utilizes the head created by the Corps’ 

34-foot-high Marmet Dam located at RM 

67.7 on the Kanawha River and consists 

of: (1) A forebay area protected by a log 

boom; (2) screened intake structures; (3) 

a concrete powerhouse containing three 

turbine-generator units with a total 

installed capacity of 14.4 MW; (4) a 

tailrace 450 feet long; (5) a substation 

containing two, three-phase 

transformers and two auxiliary 

transformers; (6) two, 0.78-mile-long, 

46-kV transmission lines; and (7) other 

appurtenances. The development 

generates about 82,302 MWh annually. 

The London/Marmet Project has a 

total installed capacity of 28.8 MW and 

generates about 166,350 MWh annually. 

The existing Winfield Project utilizes 

the head created by the Corps’ 38-foothigh Winfield Dam located at RM 31.1 

on the Kanawha River and consists of: 

(1) A forebay area protected by a 410- 

foot-long log boom; (2) screened intake 

structures; (3) a concrete powerhouse 

containing three turbine-generator units 

with a total installed capacity of 14.76 

MW; (4) a tailrace 410 feet long; (5) a 

substation containing a generator stepup bank of three transformers and three 

auxiliary transformers; (6) a 3.7-milelong, 69-kV transmission line; and (7) 

other appurtenances. The project 

generates about 114,090 MWh annually. 

The above hydroelectric facilities’ 

operation is synchronized with the 

operation of the Corps’ locks at each 

dam. The developments at each of the 

two projects operate within allowable 

pool elevation limits as established by 

the Corps. The London pool elevation is 

allowed to fluctuate between 611.0 feet 

and 614.0 feet National Geodetic 

Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD). The 

Marmet pool elevation is allowed to 

fluctuate between 589.7 feet and 590.0 

feet NGVD. The Winfield pool elevation 

is allowed to fluctuate between 565.8 

feet and 566.0 feet NGVD. All three 

pools can be drawn down at a maximum 

rate of 0.5 feet per hour. When stream 

flow exceeds the maximum turbine 

discharge, the responsibility for control 

of the pool elevations passes to the 

Corps’ personnel and the projects 

operate in run-of-release mode. 

Appalachian is proposing to modify 

the maximum pool elevation limit at the 

London Development from 614.0 feet to 

613.7 feet NGVD. 

Locations of the Application: A copy 

of the application is available for review 

at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may 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, contact FERC Online 

Support at 


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