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1 15 U.S.C. 717–717w. 2Estimated number of hours an employee works 

each year. 

3Estimated average annual cost per employee. 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 

should refer to Docket No. IC10–547– 

001. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in 

FERC Docket Number IC10–547 may do 

so through eSubscription at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 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: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

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

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–547, ‘‘Gas 

Pipeline Rates: Refund Report 

Requirements’’ (OMB Control No. 1902– 

0084), is used by the Commission to 

implement the statutory refund 

provisions governed by sections 4, 5, 

and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).1

Sections 4 and 5 authorize the 

Commission to order a refund, with 

interest, for any portion of a natural gas 

company’s increased rate or charge 

found to be unjust or unreasonable. 

Refunds may also be instituted by a 

natural gas company as a stipulation to 

a Commission-approved settlement 

agreement or a provision under the 

company’s tariff. Section 16 of the NGA 

authorizes the Commission to prescribe 

rules and regulations necessary to 

administer its refund mandates. The 

Commission’s refund reporting 

requirements are found in 18 CFR 

154.501 and 154.502. 

The Commission uses the data to 

monitor refunds owed by natural gas 

companies to ensure that the flowthrough of refunds owed by these 

companies are made as expeditiously as 

possible and to assure that refunds are 

made in compliance with the 

Commission’s regulations. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the FERC–547 

reporting requirements, with no 

changes. 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

annual public reporting burden for 

FERC–547 is reduced from the estimate 

made three years ago due to a reduction 

in the average number of filings 

received annually, from 60 in 2007, to 

30 presently. 

FERC data collection 

Number of 

respondents 

(1) 

Average 

number of 

reponses per 

respondents 

(2) 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

(3) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1)×(2)×(3) 

FERC–547 ....................................................................................................... 30 1 75 2,250 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $149,143 (2250 

hours/2080 hours 2 per year, times 

$137,874 3). 

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. 2010–23364 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. 1975–102 and P–2061–086] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions to 

Intervene, and Protests 

September 13, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment of 

license to amend project operation from 

run-of-river to load-following. 

b. Project Nos.: 1975–102 and P– 

2061–086. 

c. Date Filed: May 11, 2010 and May 

5, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company. 

e. Name of Project: Bliss (P–1975) and 

Lower Salmon Falls (P–2061). 

f. Location: The Bliss Project (P–1975) 

is located on the Snake River in 

Gooding, Twin Falls and Elmore 

Counties, Idaho. The Lower Salmon 

Falls Project (P–2061) is located on the 

Snake River in Gooding and Twin Falls 

Counties, Idaho. Both projects occupy 

lands managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management. The Lower Salmon Falls 


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project also occupies lands within the 

Hagerman Fossil Beds National 

Monument managed by the National 

Park Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Nathan F. 

Gardiner, Idaho Power Company, 1221 

West Idaho Street, P.O. Box 70, Boise, 

Idaho 83707–0070; telephone (208) 388– 

2975. 

i. FERC Contact: Andrea Claros, 

telephone: (202) 502–8171, and e-mail 

address: andrea.claros@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protests: 

October 13, 2010. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

efiling.asp). Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must 

include name and contact information 

at the end of comments. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) filed by paper should be sent to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please include 

the project numbers (P–1975–102 and 

P–2061–086) on any comments or 

motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: After the 

completion of a six-year study on the 

effects of load-following operation on 

the federally threatened Bliss Rapids 

snail, Idaho Power Company (licensee) 

is proposing to amend Article 401 of the 

licenses for the Bliss and Lower Salmon 

Falls Hydroelectric Projects to 

implement load-following operation 

rather than run-of-river operation. For 

the Bliss Project, the licensee proposes 

a minimum flow of 4,500 cubic feet per 

second (cfs), a hourly tailwater ramp 

rate of 3 feet per hour, a daily tailwater 

ramp rate of 6 feet per day and a 

headwater fluctuation limit of 2 feet 

from full pool. For the Lower Salmon 

Falls Project, the licensee proposes a 

minimum flow of 3,500 cfs, a hourly 

tailwater ramp rate of 2.5 feet per hour, 

a daily tailwater ramp rate of 5 feet per 

day and a headwater fluctuation limit of 

2 feet from full pool. These limits were 

previously proposed by the licensee 

prior to the issuance of the project 

licensees in 2004. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Any filings must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23365 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 11480–024] 

Haida Energy, Inc.; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

September 13, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 11480–024. 

c. Date Filed: August 31, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Haida Energy, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Reynolds Creek 

Project. 

f. Location: On Reynolds Creek, near 

the town of Hydaburg, Alaska. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael V. 

Stimac, Vice President, HDR 

Engineering, Inc., 500 108th Avenue, 

NE., Suite 1200, Bellevue, WA 98004, 

(425) 450–6330. 

i. FERC Contact: Steven Sachs, (202) 

502–8666, or Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

September 30, 2010. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

efiling.asp). Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must 

include name and contact information 

at the end of comments. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

All documents (original and seven 

copies) filed by paper should be sent to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 


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