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1The previous estimate reported average burden 

hours per response and total burden hours as 2,402 

and 1,237,030 respectively (for the 515 

respondents). Further, the previous estimate 

reported the average annual cost per respondent 

and total annual cost as $141,045 and $72,638,045 

respectively. 

the agenda. Public comment will follow 

the 5 minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room, 

Room 1G–033, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23657 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC10–555–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–555); Comment 

Request; Extension 

September 16, 2010. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Energy. 

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, 

44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), (Pub. L. 

104–13), the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) is 

soliciting public comment on the 

proposed information collection 

described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collection of information are due 

November 22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically (eFiled) or in paper 

format, and should refer to Docket No. 

IC10–555–000. Documents must be 

prepared in an acceptable filing format 

and in compliance with Commission 

submission guidelines at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. eFiling instructions are 

available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. First time users must 

follow eRegister instructions at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp, to establish a user 

name and password before eFiling. The 

Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of eFiled 

comments. Commenters making an 

eFiling should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

two (2) paper copies of their comments 

to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket may do so through eSubscription 

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

esubscription.asp. In addition, all 

comments and FERC issuances may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely through FERC’s eLibrary at 

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

elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket No. 

IC10–555. For user assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support by e-mail at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Ellen Brown 

may be reached by e-mail at 

DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at 

(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collected under the 

requirements of FERC–555, ‘‘Records 

Retention Requirements’’ (OMB No. 

1902–0098), is used by the Commission 

to carry out its responsibilities in 

implementing the statutory provisions 

of sections 301, 304 and 309 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 825, 

825c and 825h), sections 8, 10 and 16 

of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 

717–717w), and section 20 of the 

Interstate Commerce Act (ICA, 49 U.S.C. 

20). 

The regulations for preservation of 

records establish retention periods, 

necessary guidelines, and requirements 

for retention of applicable records for 

the regulated public utilities, natural gas 

and oil pipeline companies subject to 

the Commission’s jurisdiction. These 

records will be used by the regulated 

companies as the basis for their required 

rate filings and reports for the 

Commission. In addition, the records 

will be used by the Commission’s audit 

staff during compliance reviews, by 

enforcement staff during investigations, 

and for special analyses as deemed 

necessary by the Commission. 

On January 8, 1999 the Commission 

issued AI99–2–000, an Accounting 

Issuance providing guidance on records 

storage media. Specifically, FERC gave 

each jurisdictional company the 

flexibility to select its own storage 

media. The storage media selected must 

have a life expectancy equal to the 

applicable record period unless the 

quality of the data transferred from one 

media to another with no loss of data 

would exceed the record period. 

On January 27, 2000, FERC issued a 

final rule amending its records retention 

regulations for public utilities and 

licensees, and natural gas and oil 

pipeline companies. These changes 

included revising the general 

instructions, and shortening various 

records retention periods. The final 

rule’s objective was to reduce or 

eliminate burdensome and unnecessary 

regulatory requirements. 

It has been more than ten years since 

the issuance of the final rule and the 

accounting guidance, and, it is expected 

that jurisdictional companies have 

experienced more than sufficient time to 

implement these provisions. No 

additional changes have been made to 

the record retention requirements 

specified under FERC–555. The 

Commission implements these filing 

requirements in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Parts 

125, 225, and 356. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the current 

expiration date, with no changes to the 

existing collection of data. 

Burden Statement: In order to obtain 

a more accurate burden figure, 

Commission staff asked a small number 

of FERC–555 respondents to estimate 

the burden imposed by this data 

collection. The results show that the 

record retention requirements under 

FERC–555 were underestimated in the 

previous renewal of this information 

collection.1 The following table portrays 

the updated burden estimate based on 

industry responses: 


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Number of 

respondents 

annually 

(1) 

Average 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

(2) 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 2

(3) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1)×(2)×(3) 

FERC–555 ....................................................................................................... 475 1 4,968 2,359,800 

2 Record retention burden differs greatly by the size of the company and this figure captures an average across all jurisdictional companies. 

Thus a small company may require fewer than 1,000 hours per year to comply while a large company may require more than 10,000 hours per 

year to comply. 

The estimated total annual cost 

burden to respondents includes labor 

costs associated with record retention 

($65,597,025) and both electronic and 

non-electronic record storage costs 

($72,400,925). The total annual cost is 

$137,997,950; the total annual cost per 

respondent is $290,522. 

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. 2010–23684 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2329–087] 

FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC; Notice 

of Application for Amendment of 

License and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

September 16, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

of License. 

b. Project No: 2329–087. 

c. Date Filed: September 2, 2010. 

d. Applicant: FPL Energy Maine 

Hydro LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Wyman Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Kennebec River in Somerset County, 

Maine. 

g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 

U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Chad P. Clark, 

Vice President, FPL Energy Maine 

Hydro LLC, 26 Katherine Drive, 

Hallowell, ME 04347. Tel: (207) 629– 

1818. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Vedula Sarma at (202) 502–6190 or 

vedula.sarma@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: October 15, 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., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please include 

the project number (P–2329–087) 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 Application: The 

licensee proposes to upgrade Unit 3 of 

the project by rewinding the generator 

and replacing the turbine runner with a 

more efficient runner. The proposed 

upgrade would increase the installed 

and hydraulic capacities of the project 

by 5.7 MW and 365 cfs, respectively. 

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 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link at http:// 

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits 

(P–2329) 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 


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