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1Number of hours an employee works each year. 

2Average annual salary per employee. 

Under the current OMB authorization, 

the Commission was allowing the filing 

of FERC–520 in hardcopy and/or 

diskette/CD. However, through RM07– 

16–000, implemented March 1, 2008, 

the electronic filing of FERC–520 filings 

is also accepted through the 

Commission’s eFiling system. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

expiration date. 

Burden Statement: The two types of 

interlocking directorate applications, a 

‘‘full application’’ pursuant to 18 CFR 

45.8 and the much more abbreviated 

‘‘informational application’’ pursuant to 

18 CFR 45.9 are represented separately 

here. Public reporting burden for each is 

estimated as: 

Type of application filed annually 

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3) 

Full ................................................................................................... 17 1 51.8 881 

Informational .................................................................................... 911 1 29.5 23,595 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 24,476 

The estimated total cost to 

respondents is $1,487,199 [24,476 hours 

divided by 2080 hours1 per year, times 

$126,3842 which equals $1,487,199]. 

The cost per respondent is $1,603. The 

increase in the estimated total cost over 

what was reported in 2005 is due to the 

informational filings not being included 

in earlier estimates. 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, using 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 filing 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 cost estimate 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 information collection 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 burden estimate of the 

proposed information collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

calculate the reporting burden; and (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21873 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. 2085–014, 67–113, 2175–014, 

120–020 California] 

Southern California Edison; Notice of 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Big Creek 

Projects 

September 12, 2008. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 

486, 52 F.R. 47897), the Office of Energy 

Projects has reviewed the applications 

for relicensing four Southern California 

Edison (SCE) projects, which are part of 

the Big Creek System: Mammoth Pool 

Project (FERC No. 2085); Big Creek Nos. 

2A, 8 and Eastwood (FERC No. 67); Big 

Creek Nos. 1 and 2 (FERC No. 2175); 

and Big Creek No. 3 (FERC No. 120), 

located in Fresno and Madera Counties, 

California, and has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (draft 

EIS) for the projects. 

SCE’s existing 865-megawatt Big 

Creek System includes the integrated 

operation of nine major powerhouses, 

six major reservoirs, numerous small 

diversions, various conveyance 

facilities, and electrical transmission 

lines, authorized under seven 

Commission licenses. The four projects 

evaluated in the draft EIS occupy about 

6,870 acres of federal land administered 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, in the Sierra National 

Forest. 

In the draft EIS, staff evaluates the 

applicant’s proposal and alternatives for 

relicensing the projects. The draft EIS 

documents the views of governmental 

agencies, non-governmental 

organizations, affected Indian tribes, the 

public, the license applicant, and 

Commission staff. 

Comments should be filed with: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All comments must be filed within 45 

days of the notice in the Federal 

Register, and should reference the 

project the comments refer to: Project 

No. 2085–014 (Mammoth Pool Project); 

Project No. 67–113 (Big Creek Nos. 2A, 

8 and Eastwood; Project No. 2175–014 

(Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2); or (Project No. 

120–020). Comments may be filed 

electronically via the Internet in lieu of 

paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary 

link. 

Anyone may intervene in this 

proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 

CFR 380.10). You may also file your 

request to intervene electronically. You 

do not need intervenor status to have 

the Commission consider your 

comments. 

Copies of the draft EIS are available 

for review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed 

on the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov 


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1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically. 

under the eLibrary link. Enter the 

docket number (P–067, P–2175, P–2085, 

or P–120) to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

CD versions of the draft EIS have been 

mailed to everyone on the mailing list 

for the projects. Copies of the CD, as 

well as a limited number of paper 

copies, are available from the Public 

Reference Room identified above. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to these or other pending 

projects. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

For further information, contact James 

Fargo at (202) 502–6095 or at 

james.fargo@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21872 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–100–000] 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Northern Bridge Project 

September 12, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) on the 

natural gas pipeline facilities proposed 

by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP in 

the above-referenced docket. 

The EA was prepared to satisfy the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The staff 

concludes that approval of the proposed 

project, with appropriate mitigating 

measures, would not constitute a major 

federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of a 1,083 

horsepower (hp) uprate of an existing 

compressor; the installation of an 

additional compressor (13,333 hp); and 

the abandonment of four existing 

reciprocating gas compressors (5,400 

hp); as well as associated valves, piping, 

and appurtenant facilities at Texas 

Eastern’s existing Holbrook Compressor 

Station in Richhill Township, Greene 

County, Pennsylvania. The project also 

includes a 1,650 hp uprate of an existing 

compressor at Texas Eastern’s existing 

Uniontown Compressor Station in 

Uniontown Township, Fayette County, 

Pennsylvania. 

The project would provide 150 

dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of new 

capacity from Clarington, Ohio, to the 

Delmont Discharge in Pennsylvania. 

The project would provide a means for 

providing northeast markets with access 

to Rocky Mountain supplies from an 

interconnection between Texas Eastern 

and the REX–East facilities in Docket 

No. CP07–208. 

The EA has been placed in the public 

files of the FERC. A limited number of 

copies of the EA are available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8371. 

Copies of the EA have been mailed to 

federal, state, and local agencies, 

interested individuals, affected 

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and 

parties to this proceeding. Any person 

wishing to comment on the EA may do 

so. To ensure consideration prior to a 

Commission decision on the proposal, it 

is important that we receive your 

comments before the date specified 

below. 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the Project. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

The more specific your comments, the 

more useful they will be. To ensure that 

your comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before October 

14, 2008. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods in which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number CP08–100–000 with 

your submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file as your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or 

‘‘eRegister’’. You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making. A 

comment on a particular project is 

considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or 

(3) You may file your comments via 

mail to the Commission by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 

20426; 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2. 

Comments will be considered by the 

Commission but will not serve to make 

the commentor a party to the 

proceeding. Any person seeking to 

become a party to the proceeding must 

file a motion to intervene pursuant to 

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.214).1 Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision. 

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which would not be adequately 

represented by any other parties. You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

comments considered. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 


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