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2. October 21, 2008, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. 

(CDT), Dothan, AL. 

3. October 22, 2008, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. 

(EDT), LaGrange, GA. 

4. October 23, 2008, 4 p.m.–7 p.m. 

(EDT), Marietta, GA. 

5. October 29, 2008, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. 

(EDT), Gainesville, GA. 

The meeting locations are: 

1. Apalachicola, FL—Franklin County 

Courthouse, 33 Market Street, 

Apalachicola, FL 32320, (850) 653– 

8861. 

2. Dothan, AL—Dothan Convention 

Center, 4106 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, 

AL 36303, (334) 712–9808. 

3. LaGrange, GA—Callaway Center at 

West Georgia Technical College, One 

College Circle, LaGrange, GA 30240, 

(706) 845–4323. 

4. Marietta, GA—Cobb County 

Government: Civic Center, Hudgins 

Hall, 548 S. Marietta Parkway SE., 

Marietta, GA 30060, (770) 528–8450. 

5. Gainesville, GA—Georgia Mountain 

Center, 301 Main Street, SW., 

Gainesville, GA 30503, (770) 534–8420. 

Additional information on the ACF 

River Basin and the Water Control 

Manual update process will be posted 

on the Mobile District Web page as it 

becomes available: http:// 

www.sam.usace.army.mil. 

Dated: September 12, 2008. 

Byron G. Jorns, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District 

Commander. 

[FR Doc. E8–21912 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–CR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC08–520–001, FERC–520] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Submitted for OMB 

Review 

September 12, 2008. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of this information collection 

requirement. Any interested person may 

file comments directly with OMB and 

should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

received no comments in response to an 

earlier Federal Register notice of April 

15, 2008 (73 FR 20267–20269) and has 

made this notation in its submission to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by October 20, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oiralsubmission@omb.eop.gov and 

include the OMB Control No. 1902– 

0083 as a point of reference. The Desk 

Officer may be reached by telephone at 

202–395–7345. A copy of the comments 

should also be sent to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 

of the Executive Director, ED–34, 

Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments may be filed either in paper 

format or electronically. Those persons 

filing electronically do not need to make 

a paper filing. For paper filings, such 

comments should be submitted to the 

Secretary of the Commission, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 

and should refer to Docket No. IC08– 

520–001. Documents filed electronically 

via the Internet must be prepared in an 

acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines. Complete filing instructions 

and acceptable filing formats are 

available at (http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). 

To file the document electronically, 

access the Commission’s Web site and 

click on Documents & Filing, E-Filing 

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

efiling.asp), and then follow the 

instructions for each screen. First time 

users will have to establish a user name 

and password. The Commission will 

send an automatic acknowledgement to 

the sender’s e-mail address upon receipt 

of comments. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For user assistance, 

contact ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or 

toll-free at (866) 208–3676 or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Miller may be reached by 

telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at 

(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at 

michael.miller@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–520 ‘‘Application 

for Authority to Hold Interlocking 

Directorate Positions’’ (OMB No. 1902– 

0083) is used by the Commission to 

implement the statutory provisions of 

section 305 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) as amended by Title II, section 

211 of the Public Utility Regulatory 

Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)(16 U.S.C. 

825d). Section 305(b) makes the holding 

of certain defined interlocking corporate 

positions unlawful unless the 

Commission has authorized the 

interlocks to be held and, requires the 

applicant to show in a form and manner 

as prescribed by the Commission, that 

neither public nor private interests will 

be adversely affected by the holding of 

the position. The Commission 

implements these provisions through its 

filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 18 CFR part 

45. The information required under Part 

45 generally identifies the applicant, 

describes the various interlocking 

positions the applicant seeks 

authorization to hold, provides 

information on the applicant’s financial 

interests, other officers and directors of 

the firms involved, and the nature of the 

business relationships among the firms. 

Two types of FERC–520 applications 

are provided for, that which is described 

in 18 CFR 45.8 as a ‘‘full’’ application 

and that which is described in 18 CFR 

45.9 as an ‘‘informal’’ application for 

automatic authorization. Section 45.8 

‘‘full’’ applications are made by (1) an 

officer or director of more than one 

public utility; (2) an officer or director 

of a public utility and of a public utility 

securities underwriter; or (3) an officer 

or director of a public utility and of an 

electrical equipment supplier to that 

utility. Section 45.9 ‘‘informational 

applications’’ are made by (1) an officer 

or director of two or more public 

utilities where the same holding 

company owns, directly or indirectly, 

wholly or in part, the other public 

utility; (2) an officer or director of two 

public utilities, if one utility is owned, 

wholly or in part, by the other; or (3) an 

officer or director of more than one 

public utility, if such person is already 

authorized under Part 45 to hold 

different positions where the interlock 

involves affiliated public utilities. 

Without this information collection, 

the Commission and the public would 

not be able to inquire into and 

determine whether public or private 

interests will be adversely affected by 

the holding of such positions. 


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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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