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1FERC–916 was formerly called ‘‘FERC– 

916(549),’’ with the intent of consolidating the 

FERC–916 into the FERC–549 (OMB Control No. 

1902–0086). FERC has decided not to consolidate 

the FERC–916 into the FERC–549, so this Notice 

deals only with the FERC–916 requirements. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Certification Notice—219] 

Office Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability; Notice of Filing of SelfCertification of Coal Capability Under 

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 

Act 

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of filing. 

SUMMARY: On March 16, 2009, NRG 

Texas Power LLC., as operator of a new 

base load electric powerplant, submitted 

a coal capability self-certification to the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

section 201(d) of the Powerplant and 

Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), 

as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 

CFR 501.60, 61. Section 201(d) of FUA 

requires DOE to publish a notice of 

receipt of self-certifications in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability 

self-certification filings are available for 

public inspection, upon request, in the 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room 

8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et 

seq.), provides that no new base load 

electric powerplant may be constructed 

or operated without the capability to use 

coal or another alternate fuel as a 

primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d), in order to meet the 

requirement of coal capability, the 

owner or operator of such a facility 

proposing to use natural gas or 

petroleum as its primary energy source 

shall certify to the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) prior to construction, or 

prior to operation as a base load electric 

powerplant, that such powerplant has 

the capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel. Such certification 

establishes compliance with FUA 

section 201(a) as of the date it is filed 

with the Secretary. The Secretary is 

required to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reciting that the 

certification has been filed. 

The following operator of a proposed 

new base load electric powerplant has 

filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d) and in accordance with 

DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61: 

Operator: NRG Texas Power LLC. 

Capacity: 600 megawatts (MW). 

Plant Location: Near Eldon, Texas in 

Chambers County, Texas. 

In-Service Date: June 2009. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 27, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–7649 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–916–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–916); Comment 

Request; Extension 

March 30, 3009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (DOE). 

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– 

916–000. 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 IC09–916, 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: The 

Commission is requesting comments on 

the record retention requirements of 

FERC–916,1 ‘‘Record Retention 

Requirements for Pipelines Providing 

Unbundled Sales Service, and Persons 

Holding Blanket Marketing 

Certificates,’’ OMB Control No. 1902– 

0224. The FERC–916 record retention 

requirements are contained in 18 CFR 

284.288(b) and 284.403(b). 

The Commission’s regulations at 18 

CFR 284.288 and 284.403 provide that 

applicable sellers of natural gas adhere 

to a code of conduct when making gas 

sales in order to protect the integrity of 

the market. The Commission imposes 

the FERC–916 record retention 

requirement on applicable sellers to 

‘‘retain, for a period of five years, all 

data and information upon which it 

billed the prices it charged for natural 

gas it sold pursuant to its market based 

sales certificate or the prices it reported 

for use in price indices.’’ FERC uses the 

FERC–916 records to monitor the 

jurisdictional transportation activities 

and unbundled sales activities of 

interstate natural gas pipelines and 

blanket marketing certificate holders. 


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2 18 CFR 1c.1 and 1c.2, 71 FR 4244 (2006). 

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 (regulations 

adopted in Order No. 670, 

implementing the EPAct 2005 antimanipulation provisions 2) and the 

generally applicable five-year statute of 

limitations where the Commission seeks 

civil penalties for violations of the antimanipulation rules or other rules, 

regulations, or orders to which the price 

data may be relevant. 

Failure to have this information 

available would mean the Commission 

is unable to perform its regulatory 

functions and to monitor and evaluate 

transactions and operations of interstate 

pipelines and blanket marketing 

certificate holders. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

expiration date for the FERC–916, with 

no changes to the requirements. 

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–916 ....................................................................................................... 222 1 1 222 

The estimated total annual cost to 

respondents includes hours for labor 

(222 hrs. at $17 per hour, for a labor cost 

of $3,774) and record storage costs 

(using an estimated 12,548 cu. ft of 

records in off-site storage, for a total 

record storage cost of $81,051). The total 

annual cost (labor plus off-site record 

storage) is $84,825; 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 

retaining these records, such as 

administrative costs, off-site records 

storage, 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. E9–7571 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–914–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–914); 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 on 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– 

914–000. Documents must be prepared 

in an acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with Commission 

submission guidelines at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.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. 


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