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1Title 18 CFR, Sections 381.105, 381.106, 

381.108, 381.302, and 381.305. 

2Title 18 CFR, Sections 382.102, 382.103, 

382.105, 382.106, and 382.201. 

3The most recent ‘‘Annual Update of Filing Fees’’ 

was issued on 1/20/2010 and is posted at http:// 

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/ 

opennat.asp?fileID=12249237. Other reporting 

requirements, associated with the estimation of 

annual charges or filing fees, are separate from the 

FERC–582 and not a subject of Docket Number 

IC10–582 or the FERC–582 clearance request. They 

are approved separately by OMB and include: (a) 

FERC–583 (‘‘Annual Kilowatt Generating Report 

(Annual Charges),’’ OMB Control Number 1902– 

0136) for hydropower generation facilities; (b) FERC 

Form No. 2 (Major Natural Gas Pipeline Annual 

Report, OMB Control Number 1902–0028), FERC 

Form No. 2A (Non-Major Natural Gas Pipeline 

Annual Report, OMB Control Number 1902–0030), 

and FERC Form No. 6 (Annual Report of Oil 

Pipeline Companies, OMB Control Number 1902– 

0022) for estimating charges for natural gas and oil 

pipelines; and (c) FERC–587 (Land Description: 

Public Land States/Non-Public Land States 

(Rectangular or Non Rectangular Survey System 

Lands in Public Land States); OMB Control Number 

1902–0145) for estimating fees associated with the 

use of Federal lands. 

4FERC–582 Annual Charges Reports are available 

in FERC’s eLibrary system (at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/elibrary.asp), by searching under the 

document class and type of ‘‘Report/Form/Annual 

Charges Report.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

29, 2010. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24908 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6405–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC10–582–001] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–582); Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

September 29, 2010. 

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 or 

FERC) has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. 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 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(75 FR 44781, 07/29/2010) requesting 

public comments. FERC received 

comments from one commenter and has 

made this notation in its submission to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by November 4, 

2010. 

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 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include OMB Control Number 1902– 

0132 for reference. The Desk Officer 

may be reached by telephone at 202– 

395–4638. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission and should refer to Docket 

No. IC10–582–001. Comments may be 

filed either electronically or in paper 

format. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. 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/submissionguide.asp. To file the document 

electronically, access the Commission’s 

website 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. 

For paper filings, the comments 

should be submitted to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 

should refer to Docket No. IC10–582– 

001. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in 

FERC Docket Number IC10–582–001 

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 required by FERC–582, 

‘‘Electric Fees; Annual Charges; Waivers; 

and Exemptions;’’ OMB Control No. 

1902–0132, covers the filing 

requirements in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) under Title 18, Part 

381 1 and Part 382.2

FERC–582 is used by the Commission 

to implement the statutory provisions of 

the Independent Offices Appropriation 

Act of 1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C. 9701) 

which authorizes the Commission to 

establish fees for its services.3 In 

addition, the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) (42 

U.S.C. 7178) authorizes the Commission 

‘‘to assess and collect fees and annual 

charges in any fiscal year in amounts 

equal to all the costs incurred by the 

Commission in that fiscal year.’’ 

In calculating electric fees and annual 

charges, the Commission first 

determines the total costs of its electric 

regulatory program and then subtracts 

all electric regulatory program filing fee 

collections to determine the total 

collectible electric regulatory program 

costs. The data submitted under FERC– 

582 4 is used to determine the annual 

charge levied on each utility and is 

based on the total megawatt-hours 

(MWh) of transmission of electric 

energy in interstate commerce. This is 

measured by the sum of the MWh of all 

unbundled transmission (including 

MWh delivered in wheeling 

transactions and MWh delivered in 

exchange transactions) and the MWh of 

all bundled wholesale power sales (to 

the extent these later MWh were not 

separately reported as unbundled 

transmission). 

Public utilities and power marketers 

subject to these annual charges must 

submit FERC–582 data to the 

Commission by April 30 of each year 

(18 CFR 382.201). The Commission 

issues bills for annual charges, and 

public utilities and power marketers 

then must pay the charges within 45 

days of the Commission’s issuance of 

the bill. 

Requests for waivers and exemptions 

of fees and charges (required by 18 CFR 

Parts 381 and 382) are filed, based on 

need. The Commission’s staff uses the 

filer’s financial information to evaluate 

the request for a waiver or exemption of 

the obligation to pay a fee or an annual 

charge. 

Public Comment and FERC response. 

Following is a summary of the comment 

filed by the public on FERC–582 

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5An employee works an estimated 2,080 hours 

per year. 6The estimated average annual cost per employee 

is $137,874. 

reporting requirements, and FERC’s 

response. For a more detailed 

explanation please see the 

Commission’s submission to OMB at 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain, scroll to ‘‘Currently under 

Review’’, key in ‘‘Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’’ and scroll to 

1902–0132, ‘‘Electric Fees; Annual 

Charges; Waivers; and Exemptions;’’ 

(FERC–582). 

General Comment Regarding Annual 

Fees and Charges: The commenter 

believes that the annual fees and 

charges levied on jurisdictional 

companies do not fully reflect the level 

of service provided to such companies. 

The commenter further indicates that 

the taxpayers are bearing the costs that 

corporate executives should be paying. 

FERC’s Response: Congress has 

directed the Commission to collect fees 

and annual charges equal to its 

expenses, and the Commission, in fact, 

collects fees and annual charges equal to 

its expenses. The Commission deposits 

the fees and annual charges that it 

collects with the Treasury. Therefore, 

the Commission is carrying out its 

statutory mandate, that is, the 

Commission is collecting the amount 

that Congress has directed that it collect. 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of FERC–582 

reporting requirements, with no change. 

Burden statement: The estimated 

annual burden figures and costs follow. 

Information collection No. of respondents 

Average No. 

of reponses 

per respondent 

Average burden hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

FERC–582 1,2 (except 381.302, below) ........................................................... 73 1 3 219 

Exemption/waiver of fee for declaratory order (under 381.302) ..................... 6 1 2 12 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 231 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $15,312 (231 

hours/2080 hours 5 per year, times 

$137,874 6). 

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 collections of information 

are 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 

estimates of the burden of the proposed 

collections 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 

collections 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. 2010–24973 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1390–063] 

Southern California Edison Company; 

Notice of Application for Amendment 

of License, and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

September 28, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity 

Amendment of License. 

b. Project No.: 1390–063. 

c. Date Filed: August 18, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Southern California 

Edison (SCE) Company. 

e. Name of Project: Lundy Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

Mill Creek in Mono County, California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mrs. Kelly 

O’Donnell, SCE Law Department, 2244 

Walnut Grove Ave., P.O. Box 800, 

Rosemead, CA 91770, (626) 302–4411, 

Kelly.Odonnell@sce.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions 

regarding this notice should be directed 

to Mr. Jeremy Jessup (202) 502–6779 or 

Jeremy.Jessup@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protest: 

October 28, 2010. All documents may be 

filed electronically via the Internet. See, 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. 

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