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 Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC12-4-000]
 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.*
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                         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 docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at 
                        *http://www.ferc.gov/​docs-filing/​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 
                    ( print page 16216)
                    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
300Application submitted to FERC if parties' negotiations are unsuccessful
3
1
3
2.5
2
                             8Total




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.


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         Burden 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. Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         Actual figure (7.5) rounded to 8. Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year). Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         Average annual salary per employee in 2011. Back to Citation


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