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4 18 CFR 366.1. 

5 18 CFR 366.7. 

6 42 U.S.C. 16451 et seq. 

7Burden 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. 

8 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year) 

9Average annual salary per employee in 2011. 

company operating in the United 

States.’’ 4

An exempt EWG or FUCO or its 

representative may file with the 

Commission a notice of self certification 

demonstrating that it satisfies the 

definition of exempt wholesale 

generator or foreign utility company. In 

the case of EWGs, the person filing a 

notice of self certification must also file 

a copy of the notice of self certification 

with the state regulatory authority of the 

state in which the facility is located and 

that person must also represent to the 

Commission in its submission that it has 

filed a copy of the notice with the 

appropriate state regulatory authority.5

A submission of the information is 

necessary for the Commission to carry 

out its responsibilities under EPAct 

2005.6 The Commission implements its 

responsibilities through the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 18 Part 

366. These filing requirements are 

mandatory. 

Type of Respondents: EWGs and 

FUCOs. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 7 The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

FERC–598 (IC12–3–000): SELF CERTIFICATION FOR ENTITIES SEEKING EXEMPT WHOLESALE GENERATOR OR FOREIGN

UTILITY COMPANY STATUS

Number of 

respondents 

(A) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(B) 

Total 

number of 

responses 

(A) × (B) = (C) 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

(D) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(C) × (D) 

EWG/FUCOs ........................................................................ 102 1 102 6 612 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $41,890 [612 

hours ÷ 2080 8 hours/year = 0.29423 

years * $142,372 9 = $41,890]. 

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: March 14, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6649 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC12–4–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–716); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

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–716, Self Certification 

for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale 

Generator or Foreign Utility Company 

Status, 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 

(77 FR 98, 1/3/2012) requesting public 

comments. FERC received no comments 

on the FERC–716 and is making this 

notation in its submittal to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by April 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control No. 

1902–0170, 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. IC12–4–000, 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–716, Good Faith Request 

for Transmission Service and Response 

by Transmitting Utility Under Sections 

211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power 

Act. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0170. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–716 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission uses the 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–716 to 


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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. 

2Actual figure (7.5) rounded to 8. 

3 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year). 

4Average annual salary per employee in 2011. 

implement the statutory provisions of 

sections 211 and 213 of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA) as amended and added 

by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. FERC– 

716 also includes the requirement to file 

a section 211 request if the negotiations 

between the transmission requestor and 

the transmitting utility are unsuccessful. 

For the initial process, the information 

is not filed with the Commission. 

However, the request and response may 

be analyzed as a part of a section 211 

action. The Commission may order 

transmission services under the 

authority of FPA 211. 

The Commission’s regulations in the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18 

CFR 2.20, provide standards by which 

the Commission determines if and when 

a valid good faith request for 

transmission has been made under 

section 211 of the FPA. By developing 

the standards, the Commission sought to 

encourage an open exchange of data 

with a reasonable degree of specificity 

and completeness between the party 

requesting transmission services and the 

transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR 

2.20 identifies 12 components of a good 

faith estimate and 5 components of a 

reply to a good faith request. 

Type of Respondents: Transmission 

Requestors and Transmitting Utilities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The 

Commission estimates the total Public 

Reporting Burden for this information 

collection as: 

FERC–716 (IC12–4–000): GOOD FAITH REQUEST FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND RESPONSE BY TRANSMITTING

UTILITY UNDER SECTIONS 211(a) AND 213(a) OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT

Number of 

respondents 

(A) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(B) 

Total number 

of responses 

(A) × (B) = (C) 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

(D) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(C) × (D) 

Information exchange between parties ................................ 3 1 3 100 300 

Application submitted to FERC if parties’ negotiations are 

unsuccessful ..................................................................... 3 1 3 2.5 2 8 

Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 308 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $21,082 [308 

hours ÷ 2080 3 hours/year = 0.14807 

years * $142,372 4 = $21,082]. 

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: March 14, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6645 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13734–001] 

Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, and Approving Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 13734–001. 

c. Date Filed: February 7, 2012. 

d. Submitted By: Lock+ Hydro 

Friends Fund XLVI, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Hildebrand Lock 

and Dam Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: At the existing Hildebrand 

Lock and Dam on the Monongahela 

River, in Monongalia County, West 

Virginia. The project would occupy 

United States lands administered by the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. 

Mark R. Stover, Lock+TM Hydro Friends 

Fund XLVI, c/o Hydro Green Energy, 

LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 310, 

Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556–6566 

ext. 711; email—mark@hgenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 

502–8902; or email at 

john.mudre@ferc.gov. 

j. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, 

LLC filed its request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process on 

February 7, 2012. Lock+ Hydro Friends 

Fund XLVI, LLC provided public notice 

of its request on February 3, 2012. In a 

letter dated March 14, 2012, the Director 

of the Division of Hydropower 

Licensing approved Lock+ Hydro 

Friends Fund XLVI, LLC’s request to use 

the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the West 

Virginia State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106, 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

the implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, LLC 

as the Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act, and section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, 

LLC filed a Pre-Application Document 


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