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EIA undertakes a complete redesign of 

a particular data collection methodology 

or when EIA undertakes data collection 

in new areas, such as greenhouse gases 

or alternative fueled motor vehicle 

transportation system studies. 

Respondent Debriefings. Respondent 

debriefings conducted under this 

clearance will generally be 

methodological studies of 500 cases or 

less, involving either purposive or 

statistically representative samples. The 

debriefing form is administered after a 

respondent completes a questionnaire 

either in paper form, electronically, or 

through in-person interviews. The 

debriefings contain questions that probe 

to determine how respondents interpret 

the questions and whether they have 

problems in completing the survey/ 

questionnaire. Respondent debriefings 

also are useful in determining potential 

issues with data quality and in 

determining a more accurate respondent 

burden measure. This structured 

approach to debriefing enables both 

quantitative and qualitative analyses of 

data when administered to a statistically 

representative sample and allows EIA to 

improve its understanding of variance 

for the items in the questionnaire. 

Cognitive Interviews. Cognitive 

interviews are typically one-on-one 

interviews in which the respondent is 

usually asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or is 

asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or 

she answers survey questions, reads 

survey materials, or completes other 

activities as part of a survey process. A 

number of different techniques may be 

involved, including asking respondents 

to paraphrase questions, asking 

respondents probing questions to 

determine how they come up with their 

answers, and so on. The objective is to 

identify problems of ambiguity or 

misunderstanding, or other difficulties 

respondents have answering questions, 

and reduce measurement error in a 

survey. 

Usability Interviews. Usability 

interviews are similar to cognitive 

interviews in which a respondent is 

typically asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or 

asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or 

she reviews an electronic questionnaire, 

Web site and/or associated materials. 

The object of a usability interview is to 

make sure that electronic 

questionnaires, Web sites and other 

associated materials are user-friendly, 

allowing respondents to easily and 

intuitively navigate the electronic item 

and find the information that they seek. 

Focus Groups. Focus groups involve 

group sessions guided by a moderator 

who follows a topic guide containing 

questions or topics focused on a 

particular issue, rather than adhering to 

a standardized questionnaire. Focus 

groups are useful for identifying and 

exploring issues with populations of 

interest, e.g., from a specific group of 

stakeholders. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,000; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 1,000; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,000; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are 

no costs associated with these survey 

methods other than the burden hours. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 6, 

2012. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U. S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6154 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2351–017] 

Public Service Company of Colorado; 

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. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2351–017. 

c. Date Filed: February 27, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Excel Energy Services, 

Inc. on behalf of Public Service 

Company of Colorado. 

e. Name of Project: Cabin Creek 

Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the South Clear Creek and its 

tributary Cabin Creek in Clear Creek 

County, Colorado. The project, as 

currently licensed, is located on 267 

acres of U.S. Forest Service lands within 

the Arapahoe National Forest. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Christine E. 

Johnston, Xcel Energy, 4653 Table 

Mountain Drive, Golden, CO 80403; 

(720) 497–2156. 

i. FERC Contact: David Turner, (202) 

502–6091. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The Project Description: The 

existing project includes the following 

facilities: (1) A 210-foot-high, 1,458- 

foot-long concrete-faced rockfill Upper 

Dam across Cabin Creek; (2) a 25.4 acre 

upper reservoir with 1,087 acre-feet of 

usable storage between the maximum 

operating elevation of 11,196 feet mean 

sea level (msl) and the minimum 

operating elevation of 11,140 feet msl; 

(3) a 95-foot-high, 1,195-foot-long 

earthfill and rockfill Lower Dam across 

South Clear Creek; (4) a 44.8-acre lower 

reservoir with 1,221 acre-feet of usable 

storage between the maximum operating 

elevation of 10,002 feet msl and 9,975 

feet msl; (5) a 145-foot-long auxiliary 

spillway constructed in the 

embankment of the lower reservoir with 

a crest elevation of 10,013 feet; (6) an 

intake structure located near the bottom 

of the upper reservoir; (7) a 12 to 15- 

foot-diameter, 4,143-foot-long power 

tunnel; (8) two 75-foot-long, 8.5-footdiameter penstocks directing flow from 

the power tunnel to the powerhouse 

turbines; (9) a powerhouse installed at 

the lower reservoir containing two 

reversible turbine-generator units rated 

at 150 megawatts (nameplate capacity) 

each; (10) a switchyard located next to 

the powerhouse; (11) three miles of 

gravel access roads; and (12) 

appurtenant facilities. 

Cabin Creek is a pumped storage 

project. The normal daily operation 

cycle involves pumping water from the 

lower reservoir to the upper reservoir 

during off-peak periods of energy 

demand and generating electricity with 

water released from the upper reservoir 

during the high energy demand part of 

the day. Under the current license, the 

applicant is required to provide a 

continuous release from the lower 

reservoir of three cubic feet per second 

or inflow, whichever is less, to South 

Clear Creek. 

The applicant proposes the following 

changes to the project: (1) Upgrade the 

pump-generation equipment; (2) raise 

the usable storage capacity of the upper 

reservoir 75 acre-feet by raising the 

height of the dam 4.5 feet; and (3) 

increase the project boundary by 59 

acres. 

l. 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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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. You may also register online at 

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

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following preliminary 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule may be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .......................................................................................... April 27, 2012. 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ....................................................... June 26, 2012. 

Commission issues Non-Draft EA ............................................................................................................................................. October 24, 2012. 

Comments on EA ....................................................................................................................................................................... November 23, 2012. 

Modified terms and conditions ................................................................................................................................................... January 22, 2012. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: March 7, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6107 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 9611–013] 

Sawatt Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of 

Exemption and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

of Exemption. 

b. Project No: 9611–013. 

c. Date Filed: January 11, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Sawatt Hydroelectric, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Mechanicsville 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

French River, near Thompson, in 

Windham County, Connecticut. 

g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 

U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Rolland Zeleny, 

18 Washington St. PMB #18, Canton, 

MA 02021. Tel: (603) 498–8089. Email: 

indigoharbor@yahoo.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to Kim 

Carter at (202) 502–6486 or 

Kim.Carter@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for Filing Comments and 

or Motions: March 22, 2012. 

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

efiling.asp). Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must 

include name and contact information 

at the end of comments. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

All documents (original and seven 

copies) filed by paper should be sent to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please include 

the project number (P–9611–013) on any 

comments or motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener 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. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Application: The 

exemptee proposes to: (1) Change the 

authorized configuration of the project 

from one generating unit with an 

installed capacity of 325 kilowatts (kW) 

with a maximum hydraulic capacity of 

331 cubic feet per second (cfs), to two 

generating units with a total installed 

capacity of 321 kW and a maximum 

hydraulic capacity of 333 cfs. The two 

units are: One existing unit rated at 225 

kW with a maximum hydraulic capacity 

of 233 cfs and one proposed unit to be 

installed with a rated capacity of 96 kW 

and a maximum hydraulic capacity of 

100 cfs; (2) amend the Flashboard 

Operation; and (3) amend the minimum 

project starting flow due to the lower 

minimum hydraulic capacity of the 

proposed generating unit. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s 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 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link at http://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/

fercgensearch.asp. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits 

(P–9611) in the docket number field to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 

1–866–208–3676 or email 

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. 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. 


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