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government agency over the entities and transactions described herein. Furthermore, the Commission reserves the right to revisit any of the terms and conditions of the relief provided herein and alter or revoke such terms and conditions as necessary in order for the Commission to execute its duties and advance the public interests and purposes under the CEA, including a determination that certain entities and transactions described herein should be subject to the Commission’s full jurisdiction.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2013, by the Commission. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. Appendices to Order Exempting, Pursuant to Authority in Section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act, Certain Transactions Between Entities Described in Section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, and Other Electric Cooperatives—Commission Voting Summary and Statement of the Chairman Appendix 1—Commission Voting Summary

On this matter, Chairman Gensler and Commissioners Sommers, Chilton, O’Malia and Wetjen voted in the affirmative. No Commissioner voted in the negative. Appendix 2—Statement of Chairman Gary Gensler

I support the final order regarding certain electricity and electricity-related energy transactions between rural electric cooperatives and/or federal, state, municipal, and tribal power authorities (as defined in section 201F of the Federal Power Act).

Congress authorized that these transactions be exempt from certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which is consistent with previous exemptions Congress has granted from the Federal Power Act. For decades, these entities have been generally recognized as performing a public service mission to provide their customers or cooperative members with reliable, affordable electric energy service. They have been largely exempt from regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission because of their government entity status or their not-for-profit cooperative status.

This final order responds to a petition filed by a group of these cooperatives and authorities and has benefitted from public input.

The scope of the final order is carefully tailored to physically backed electricity and electricity-related energy transactions that are necessary for the generation, transmission and delivery of electric energy services to
customers.
[FR Doc. 2013–07633 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0069]**

**Proposed Collection; Comment Request** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 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 information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

**DATES :**  Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 3, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the instructions at http:// www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, form number, and title. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Manpower Data Center, ATTN: Daniel McCarthy, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955, or call the DBIDS Office at 831–583–2400

x4744.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Department of Defense Access Card—Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) Enrollment; OMB Control Number
0704–0455.

Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is needed to obtain the necessary data to verify eligibility for a Department of Defense physical access card for personnel who are not entitled to a Common Access Card or other approved DoD identification card. The information is used to establish eligibility for the physical access to a DoD installation or facility, detect fraudulent identification cards, provide physical access and population demographic reports, provide law enforcement data, and in some cases provide anti-terrorism screening.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Annual Burden Hours: 195,929. Number of Respondents: 1,621,487. Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden per Response: 7.25 Minutes.

Frequency: On Occasion.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are individuals who require physical access to DoD installations. Basic identifying information is collected from the individuals including several biometrics. Additional information may also be collected (such as contact information, vehicle information, organization affiliation, etc.) but is not required for that person to be registered and gain access to the controlled installation.

Dated: March 27, 2013. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013–07508 Filed 4–1–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P**