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3Burden 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. 

4 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 

year). 

5Average annual salary per employee in 2012. 

projects on (or changes to existing 

projects located within) lands owned by 

the United States to provide a 

description of the applicable U.S. land. 

Additionally, the FPA requires the 

notification of the Commission and 

Secretary of the Interior of the 

hydropower proposal. FERC–587 

consolidates the information required 

and identifies hydropower project 

boundary maps associated with the 

applicable U.S. land. 

The information consolidated by the 

Form No. 587 verifies the accuracy of 

the information provided for the FERC– 

587 to the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) and the Department of the 

Interior (DOI). Moreover, this 

information ensures that U.S. lands can 

be reserved as hydropower sites and 

withdrawn from other uses. 

Type of Respondents: Applicants 

proposing hydropower projects on (or 

changes to existing projects located 

within) lands owned by the United 

States. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

FERC–587 (IC12–7–000): LAND DESCRIPTION (PUBLIC LAND STATES/NON-PUBLIC LAND STATES [RECTANGULAR OR

NON-RECTANGULAR SURVEY SYSTEM LANDS IN PUBLIC LAND STATES]) 

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) (D) (C) × (D) 

Hydropower Project Applicants ........................ 250 1 250 1 250 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $17,252 [250 

hours ÷ 2,080 4 hours/year = 0.12019 * 

$143,540/year 5 = $17,252]. 

The estimated annual cost of filing the 

FERC–587 per response is $69 [$17,252 

÷ 250 responses = $69/response]. 

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 17, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4418 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC12–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

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

3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the currently approved information 

collection, FERC–585, Reporting of 

Electric Energy shortages and 

Contingency Plans under PURPA. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC12–6–000) 

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, telephone 

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

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–585, Reporting of Electric 

Energy shortages and Contingency Plans 

under PURPA. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0138. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–585 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The information collected 

under the requirements of FERC–585, 

‘‘Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages 

and Contingency Plans under PURPA’’, 

is used by the Commission to 

implement the statutory provisions of 

section 206 of the Public Utility 

Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 

(PURPA) Public Law 95–617, 92 Stat. 

3117. Section 206 of PURPA amended 

the Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding 

a new subsection (g) to section 202, 

under which the Commission by rule, 

was to require each public utility to (1) 

report to the Commission and 

appropriate state regulatory authorities 


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1 60 FR 4859 (25 Jan 1995). 

2 70 FR 35028 (16 Jun 2005). 

3Burden 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). 

4Not applicable. 

5 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year). 

6Average annual salary per employee in 2012. 

of any anticipated shortages of electric 

energy or capacity which would affect 

the utility’s capability to serve its 

wholesale customers; and (2) report to 

the Commission and any appropriate 

state regulatory authority contingency 

plan that would outline what 

circumstances might give rise to such 

occurrences. 

In Order No. 575,1 the Commission 

modified the reporting requirements in 

18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a 

public utility includes in its rates 

schedule, provisions that: (a) During 

electric energy and capacity shortages it 

will treat firm power wholesale 

customers without undue 

discrimination or preference; and (b) it 

will report any modifications to its 

contingency plan for accommodating 

shortages within 15 days to the 

appropriate state regulatory agency and 

to the affected wholesale customers, 

then the utility need not file with the 

Commission an additional statement of 

contingency plan for accommodating 

such shortages. This revision merely 

changed the reporting mechanism; the 

public utility’s contingency plan would 

be located in its filed rate rather than in 

a separate document. 

In Order No. 659, 2 the Commission 

modified the reporting requirements in 

18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the 

means by which public utilities must 

comply with the requirements to report 

shortages and anticipated shortages is to 

submit this information electronically 

using the Office of Electric Reliability’s 

pager system at emergency@ferc.gov in 

lieu of submitting an original and two 

copies with the Secretary of the 

Commission. 

The Commission uses the information 

to evaluate and formulate an 

appropriate option for action in the 

event an unanticipated shortage is 

reported and/or materializes. Without 

this information, the Commission and 

State agencies would be unable to: (1) 

Examine and approve or modify utility 

actions, (2) prepare a response to 

anticipated disruptions in electric 

energy, and (3) ensure equitable 

treatment of all public utility customers 

under the shortage situations. The 

Commission implements these filing 

requirements in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 

294. 

Type of Respondents: Public utilities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

FERC–585 (IC12–6–000): REPORTING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA 

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) (D) (C) × (D) 

Contingency Plan ................................................................. 1 1 1 73 73 

Capacity Shortage ............................................................... 1 1 1 0.25 0.25 

Total .............................................................................. N/A4 N/A4 2 N/A4 73.25 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $5,054 [73.25 

hours ÷ 2,080 5 hours/year = 0.03521 * 

$143,540/year 6 = $5,054]. 

The estimated annual cost of filing the 

FERC–585 per response is $2,527.02 

[$5,054 ÷ 2 responses = $2,527/ 

response]. 

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 17, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4417 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC12–8–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

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

3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission is soliciting 

public comment on the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual 

Reports of System Flow Diagrams and 

System Capacity. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC12–8–000) 

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/submission-guide.

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 


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