15474 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 64 / Monday, April 6, 2009 / Notices 

1The FERC–915 requirements (formerly labeled 

‘‘FERC–915(516)’’) are contained in 18 CFR 

35.41(d)). 

(3) adjusting the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; (4) 

training personnel to respond to a 

collection of information; (5) searching 

data sources; (6) completing and 

reviewing the collection of information; 

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon salaries for professional 

and clerical support, as well as direct 

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–7574 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–915–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–915); Comment 

Request; Extension 

March 30, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the specific aspects of the information 

collection described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collection of information are due 

June 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket No. IC09– 

915–000. Documents must be prepared 

in an acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide.asp. 

Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling 

option, under the Documents & Filings 

tab on the Commission’s home Web 

page (http://www.ferc.gov), directs users 

to the eFiling Web page. First-time users 

follow the eRegister instructions on the 

eFiling Web page to establish a user 

name and password before eFiling. 

Filers will receive an e-mailed 

confirmation of their filed comments. 

Commenters filing electronically should 

not make a paper filing. If electronic 

filing is not possible, deliver original 

and 14 paper copies of the filing to: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Parties interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket may do so through 

eSubscription. The eSubscription option 

under the Documents & Filings tab on 

the Commission’s home Web page 

directs users to the eSubscription Web 

page. Users submit the docket numbers 

of the filings they wish to track and will 

subsequently receive an e-mail 

notification each time a filing is made 

under the submitted docket numbers. 

First-time users will need to establish a 

user name and password before 

eSubscribing. 

Filed comments and FERC issuances 

may be viewed, printed and 

downloaded remotely from the 

Commission’s Web site. The eLibrary 

link found at the top of most of the 

Commission’s Web pages directs users 

to FERC’s eLibrary. From the eLibrary 

Web page, choose General Search, and 

in the Docket Number space provided, 

enter IC09–915, then click the Submit 

button at the bottom of the page. For 

help with any of the Commission’s 

electronic submission or retrieval 

systems, e-mail FERC Online Support: 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or 

telephone toll-free: (866) 208–3676 

(TTY (202) 502–8659). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by 

telephone at (202)502–8663, by fax at 

(202)273–0873, and by e-mail at 

ellen.brown@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC is 

requesting comments on the record 

retention requirement FERC–915,1

‘‘Public Utility Market-Based Rate 

Authorization Holders—Records 

Retention Requirement,’’ OMB Control 

No. 1902–0223. 

In accordance with the Federal Power 

Act, the Department of Energy 

Organization Act (DOE Act), and the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), 

the Commission regulates the 

transmission and wholesale sales of 

electricity in interstate commerce, 

monitors and investigates energy 

markets, uses civil penalties and other 

means against energy organizations and 

individuals who violate FERC rules in 

the energy markets, and administers 

accounting and financial reporting 

regulations and oversees conduct of 

regulated companies. 

The Commission imposes the FERC– 

915 record retention requirement, in 18 

CFR 35.41(d), on applicable sellers to 

retain, for a period of five years, all data 

and information upon which they bill 

the prices charged for ‘‘electric energy 

or electric energy products it sold 

pursuant to Seller’s market-based rate 

tariff, and the prices it reported for use 

in price indices.’’ 

The record retention period of five 

years is necessary due to the importance 

of records related to any investigation of 

possible wrongdoing and related to 

assuring compliance with the codes of 

conduct and the integrity of the market. 

The requirement is necessary to ensure 

consistency with the rule prohibiting 

market manipulation (adopted in Order 

No. 670) and the generally applicable 

five-year statute of limitations where the 

Commission seeks civil penalties for 

violations of the anti-manipulation rules 

or other rules, regulations, or orders to 

which the price data may be relevant. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

expiration date for the FERC–915,1 with 

no changes to the requirements. 


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Burden Statement: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated 

at: 

FERC requirements 

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

FERC–915 ....................................................................................................... 1,150 1 1 1,150 

The estimated total annual cost to 

respondents includes hours for labor 

(1,150 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor 

cost of $19,550) and storage costs (using 

an estimated 65,000 cu. ft of records in 

off-site storage, for a total storage cost of 

$419,858). The total annual cost (labor 

plus off-site storage) is $439,408; the 

total annual cost per respondent is $382. 

The reporting burden includes the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide the information 

including: (1) Reviewing instructions; 

(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and 

utilizing technology and systems for the 

purposes of collecting, validating, 

verifying, processing, maintaining, 

disclosing and providing information; 

(3) adjusting the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; (4) 

training personnel to respond to a 

collection of information; (5) searching 

data sources; (6) completing and 

reviewing the collection of information; 

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon salaries for professional 

and clerical support, as well as direct 

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–7575 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

March 30, 2009. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER02–237–013; 

ER03–1151–007; ER02–1695–006; 

ER02–2309–005. 

Applicants: J. Aron & Company, 

Power Receivable Finance, LLC, 

Cabazon Wind Partners, LLC, 

Whitewater Hill Wind Partners LLC. 

Description: Notice of Change in 

Status of J. Aron & Company, et al. 

Filed Date: 03/26/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090326–5081. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, April 16, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER08–364–005. 

Applicants: APX, Inc. 

Description: Notice of Non-Material 

Change in Status of APX, Inc. 

Filed Date: 03/26/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090326–5077. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, April 16, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER08–654–003. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation submits 

instant filing in compliance with the 

Commission Order Granting 

Clarification, Denying Rehearing, and 

Conditionally Accepting Compliance 

Filing. 

Filed Date: 02/27/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090304–0146. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, April 17, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER08–980–001. 

Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate 

Services, Inc. 

Description: Interstate Power and 

Light Company submits an amended 

Agreement to identify the Service 

Agreement as Service Agreement 1, 

FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. 

Filed Date: 03/26/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090327–0036. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, April 16, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER08–1288–004. 

Applicants: Wapsipinicon Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Description: Notice of Non-Material 

Change in Status of Wapsipinicon Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Filed Date: 03/27/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090327–5075. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, April 17, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–343–002. 

Applicants: SC Landfill Energy, LLC. 

Description: Refund Report of SC 

Landfill Energy, LLC. 

Filed Date: 03/27/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090327–5043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, April 17, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–414–000. 

Applicants: Aquila Inc. 

Description: Aquila, Inc et al submits 

a supplement to their 12/15/08 request 

to withdraw from the MISO 

Transmission Owners Agreement. 

Filed Date: 03/04/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090306–0007. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, April 09, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–779–001. 

Applicants: Nordic Energy Services, 

LLC. 

Description: Nordic Energy Services, 

LLC submits Petition for Acceptance of 

Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket 

Authority, FERC Electric Tariff, Original 

Volume 1. 

Filed Date: 03/26/2009. 

Accession Number: 20090327–0020. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Thursday, April 16, 2009. 

Docket Numbers: ER09–885–000. 


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