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Dated: June 21, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

Appendix 

Discussion Topics for Technical Conference 

on Performance Measurement of Demand 

Response in the PJM Capacity Market, July 

29, 2011 

I. Reliability Issues 

1. Whether the customer baseline load 

(CBL) or peak load contribution (PLC) is a 

more accurate capacity market performance 

measure of what a demand response 

customer would have consumed in the 

absence of an instruction to reduce load. 

2. Whether a demand response resource 

should be obligated to reduce below its PLC 

during an emergency event, even if the 

magnitude of supply that the resource is 

providing is otherwise equivalent to its 

capacity commitment. 

3. Whether the current PJM add-back 

process under the guaranteed load drop 

(GLD) option, which is used to calculate peak 

load for capacity for the following delivery 

year, accurately reflects the fact that the load 

reduction of an over-performing demand 

response customer (a customer that provides 

a level of response greater than the MW 

nominated for it in the capacity auction) has 

been used to support an under-performing 

customer (a customer that provides a level of 

response less than the nominated MW) in a 

portfolio aggregated to meet the capacity 

commitment. 

4. Whether PJM dispatchers account for 

PLCs during an emergency. 

5. Whether any load in PJM can be at load 

levels in excess of PLC during an emergency. 

II. Capacity Obligations 

6. Discuss the capacity obligations of enduse customers whose demand response 

resources have been committed in a prior 

RPM auction. 

7. Whether the PLC limit on nominations 

in the capacity auction should serve as a 

basis for requiring load reductions of 

capacity resources to be below PLC. 

III. Load Reductions and Incentives 

8. Whether the same MW reduction that is 

voluntarily made by a peak shaving customer 

in order to reduce capacity costs should also 

be eligible to receive incentives from PJM’s 

Load Management programs. 

9. Whether the current GLD option 

provides an incentive for aggregators to offset 

under-performing resources with resources 

that over-perform. 

IV. Impact of PJM’s Proposal 

10. Whether PJM’s proposal undermines 

the GLD methodology. 

11. Whether PJM’s proposal unduly 

discriminates against resources on days other 

than the coincident peak days and whether 

PJM’s proposal negatively affects Annual 

Demand Resource aggregations. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. TS11–4–000] 

The Connecticut Transmission 

Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative; 

Notice of Request for Waiver or 

Exemption 

Take notice that on June 8, 2011, the 

Connecticut Transmission Municipal 

Electric Energy Cooperative filed a 

petition requesting full waiver or 

exemption from any reciprocity-based 

standards of conduct requirements 

under Order Nos. 899, FERC Stats. & 

Regs. ¶ 31,035 (2006), or Order No. 717, 

FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,280 (2008). 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time on the specified comment 

date. It is not necessary to separately 

intervene again in a subdocket related to 

a compliance filing if you have 

previously intervened in the same 

docket. Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. In 

reference to filings initiating a new 

proceeding, interventions or protests 

submitted on or before the comment 

deadline need not be served on persons 

other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive e-mail 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed dockets(s). For 

assistance with any FERC Online 

service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Intervention and Protest Date: 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on Wednesday June 29, 

2011. 

Dated: June 22, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2011–0523; FRL–9425–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Continuous 

Release Reporting Regulations (CRRR) 

Under CERCLA 1980 (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on December 

31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 29, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2011–0523, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: superfund.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Superfund Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: [2822T], 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

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arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2011– 

0523, EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn M. Beasley, Regulation and Policy 

Development Division, Office of 

Emergency Operations (5104A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–1965; fax number: (202) 564–2625; 

e-mail address: Beasley.lynn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–SFUND–2011–0523, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Superfund Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/ 

DC Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Superfund Docket is 

202–566–0276. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) Evaluate 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; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are not defined. 

The usage and release of hazardous 

substances are pervasive throughout 

industry. EPA expects a number of 

different industrial categories to report 

hazardous substance releases under the 

provisions of the CRRR. No one industry 

sector or group of sectors is 

disproportionately affected by the 

information collection burden. 

Title: Continuous Release Reporting 

Regulations (CRRR) under CERCLA 

1980 (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1445.11, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0086. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2011. An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information, 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register when approved, are 

listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed 

either by publication in the Federal 

Register or by other appropriate means, 

such as on the related collection 

instrument or form, if applicable. The 

display of OMB control numbers in 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: Section 103(a) of CERCLA, 

as amended, requires the person in 

charge of a vessel or facility to 

immediately notify the National 

Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous 

substance release into the environment 

if the amount of the release equals or 

exceeds the substance’s reportable 

quantity (RQ). The RQ of every 

hazardous substance can be found in 

Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. 

Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides 

facilities relief from this per-occurrence 

notification requirement if the 

hazardous substance release at or above 

the RQ is continuous and stable in 

quantity and rate. Under the Continuous 

Release Reporting Requirements 

(CRRR), to report such a release as a 

continuous release you must make an 

initial telephone call to the NRC, an 

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initial written report to the EPA Region, 

and, if the source and chemical 

composition of the continuous release 

does not change and the level of the 

continuous release does not 

significantly increase, a follow-up 

written report to the EPA Region one 

year after submission of the initial 

written report. If the source or chemical 

composition of the previously reported 

continuous release changes, notifying 

the NRC and EPA Region of a change in 

the source or composition of the release 

is required. Further, a significant 

increase in the level of the previously 

reported continuous release must be 

reported immediately to the NRC 

according to section 103(a) of CERCLA. 

Finally, any change in information 

submitted in support of a continuous 

release notification must be reported to 

the EPA Region. 

The reporting of a hazardous 

substance release that is equal to or 

above the substance’s RQ allows the 

Federal government to determine 

whether a Federal response action is 

required to control or mitigate any 

potential adverse effects to public health 

or welfare or the environment. The 

continuous release of hazardous 

substance information collected under 

CERCLA section 103(f)(2) is also 

available to EPA program offices and 

other Federal agencies who use the 

information to evaluate the potential 

need for additional regulations, new 

permitting requirements for specific 

substances or sources, or improved 

emergency response planning. State and 

local government authorities and 

facilities subject to the CRRR use release 

information for purposes of local 

emergency response planning. Members 

of the public, who have access to release 

information through the Freedom of 

Information Act, may request release 

information for purposes of maintaining 

an awareness of what types of releases 

are occurring in different localities and 

what actions, if any, are being taken to 

protect public health and welfare and 

the environment. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 

CFR part 9. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) Evaluate 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; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 10.2 hours per 

response. Burden means 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. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 3,856. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 8. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

315,176 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$15,456,936. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $15,310,231and an 

estimated cost of $146,705 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

For this renewal, we are also 

providing estimates for use of 

Continuous Release Reporting Forms 

(the Forms). The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate for 

use of the Forms, which is briefly 

summarized here: 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

315,899 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$15,453,810. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $15,307,105 and an 

estimated cost of $146,705 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is an increase of 14,458 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s use of data 

on the actual number of continuous 

release reports from several regions and 

applying a growth rate consistent with 

prior years reporting. The average 

annual percent increase in facilities in 

the previous ICR was approximately 

7.5%. The same percent increase was 

assumed for this ICR. The unit burden 

hours per respondent information 

collection activity remains the same as 

the previous ICR. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: June 22, 2011. 

Kimberly J. Jennings, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037, FRL–9425–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Exchange Network Grants 

Progress Report (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

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