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6. 692 responses annually. 

7. Annual total of 4,152 hours. 

10. Annual total of $0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 

772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U. S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6149 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–211–C] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

DTE Energy Trading, Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: DTE Energy Trading, Inc. 

(DTE Energy Trading) has applied to 

renew its authority to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Christopher.

Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 

202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On June 24, 1999, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–211, which authorized DTE 

Energy Trading to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

as a power marketer for a two-year term 

using existing international 

transmission facilities. DOE 

subsequently renewed that authority 

two additional times in Order No. EA– 

211–A on April 25, 2002 and in Order 

No. EA–211–B on April 18, 2007. The 

current authority will expire on April 

25, 2012. On January 26, 2012, DTE 

Energy Trading filed an application 

with DOE for renewal of the export 

authority contained in Order No. EA– 

211–B for an additional five-year term. 

The electric energy that DTE Energy 

Trading proposes to export to Canada 

would be surplus energy purchased 

from electric utilities, Federal power 

marketing agencies, and other entities 

within the United States. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by DTE Energy Trading have 

previously been authorized by 

Presidential permits issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended, 

and are appropriate for open access 

transmission by third parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures 

(18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring 

to become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such 

comments, protests, or motions to 

intervene should be sent to the address 

provided above on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the DTE Energy Trading 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. 211–C. An additional 

copy is to be filed directly with Brian 

C. Drumm, DTE Energy Company, One 

Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 AND 

Marcia Hissong, DTE Energy Trading, 

Inc., 414 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 

48104. A final decision will be made on 

this application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

Part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 8, 

2012. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6142 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Nominations for Appointment as a 

member of the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, the U.S. 

Department of Energy is soliciting 

nominations for candidates to fill 

vacancies on the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board (EMAB). 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

members will be accepted on or before 

April 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations must 

include a resume, a short biography, 

and are to be submitted to the following 

address: Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 (for additional 

details, please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Ellis, Designated Federal 

Officer, Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–3.2), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 

586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or email: 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

EMAB provides advice and 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of 

Environmental Management on a broad 

range of programmatic issues, including 

but not limited to the following: Project 

management and oversight, cost/benefit 

analyses, program performance, human 

capital development, and contracts and 

acquisition strategies. The Board is 

comprised of up to 15 members who are 

appointed by the Secretary of Energy as 

special Government employees or as 

representatives of entities including, 

among others, research facilities, 

academic institutions, regulatory 

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should the Board’s tasks require such 

representation. 

EMAB meets the criteria for, and is 

subject to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). Members are 

selected in accordance with FACA 

requirements and serve on an 

uncompensated, volunteer basis. 

Members, however, may be reimbursed 

in accordance with the Federal Travel 

Regulations for authorized per diem and 

travel expenses incurred while 

attending Board meetings. 

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) 

Office of Environmental Management is 

accepting nominations through April 

20, 2012, to fill vacancies on its 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board (EMAB or Board). Applicants 

with expertise in project management, 

acquisition management, human capital 

management, environmental 

management and engineering, or other 

related fields are preferred. This 

expertise may be drawn from service in 

the private sector, academia, research 

institutions, professional organizations, 

or local and state governments. The 

Board requires a balanced membership 

so that a diversity of perspectives is 

represented on the issues that come 

before it. This membership balance is 

not static, however, and may change 

depending on the work of the 

committee. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Self-nominations are also 

welcome. Nominations must include a 

resume and short biography describing 

the educational and professional 

qualifications of the nominee and the 

nominee’s current occupation, position, 

address and daytime telephone number. 

Nominations are open to all individuals 

without regard to race, color, religion, 

sex, national origin, age, mental or 

physical handicap, marital status, or 

sexual orientation. Please note, 

however, that Federally-registered 

lobbyists and individuals already 

serving on another Federal advisory 

committee are ineligible for nomination. 

All nominees will be vetted before 

selection. 

Nominations can be sent by U.S. Mail 

or electronically to Ms. Kristen Ellis, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

address above. For further information 

on EMAB, please visit the Web site: 

www.em.doe.gov/emab or contact Ms. 

Ellis directly. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 7, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6141 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration; Proposed Agency 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; Notice 

and Request for Comments. 

SUMMARY: The EIA invites public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information, EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, 

Evaluation, and Research’’ that EIA is 

developing for submission to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before May 14, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Richard Reeves, Energy 

Information Administration, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585 or by fax at 202–586–5271 or 

by email at richard.reeves@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Richard Reeves, Energy 

Information Administration, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington 

DC 20585, phone: 202–586–5856, email: 

richard.reeves@eia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: New; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Generic Clearance for 

Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and 

Research; 

(3) Type of Request: Proposed; 

(4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy 

Information Administration (EIA) is 

planning to request a three-year 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to utilize qualitative 

and quantitative methodologies to 

pretest questionnaires and validate the 

quality of the data that is collected on 

EIA forms. This authority would allow 

EIA to conduct pretest surveys, pilot 

surveys, respondent debriefings, 

cognitive interviews, usability 

interviews, and focus groups. Through 

the use of these methodologies, EIA will 

improve the quality of data being 

collected, reduce or minimize 

respondent burden, increase agency 

efficiency, and improve responsiveness 

to the public. This authority would also 

allow EIA to improve data collection in 

order to meet the needs of EIA’s 

customers while also staying current in 

the evolving nature of the energy 

industries. 

The specific methods proposed for the 

coverage by this clearance are described 

below. Also outlined is the legal 

authority for these voluntary 

information gathering activities. 

The methods proposed are the 

following: 

Field Testing. Field testing surveys 

conducted under this clearance will 

generally be methodological studies of 

500 cases or less. The samples may not 

be statistically representative because it 

will be designed to clarify particular 

issues rather than to be representative of 

the universe. Collection may be on the 

basis of convenience, e.g., limited to 

specific geographic locations, but the 

selection of sample cases will not be 

completely arbitrary in any instance. 

The sample designs will be determined 

at the time of development and will 

vary based on the content of the 

information collection or survey being 

tested. 

Pilot Surveys. Pilot surveys conducted 

under this clearance will generally be 

methodological studies of 500 cases or 

less, but will always employ statistically 

representative samples. The pilot 

surveys will replicate all components of 

the methodological design, sampling 

procedures (where possible) and 

questionnaires of the full scale survey. 

Pilots will normally be utilized when 


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