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Commercialization & Project 

Management, Golden Field Office, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1617 Cole 

Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, 

Telephone 303–275–4801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

regarding goals and objectives of 

programs carried out in this sector, to 

make programmatic and administrative 

policy recommendations as appropriate, 

to encourage transfer of results of the EE 

and RE activities carried out by DOE to 

non-DOE users, and to otherwise carry 

out the Board’s responsibilities as 

designated in the State Energy 

Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–440). 

Tentative Agenda: Update members 

on routine business matters. 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference is open to the public. 

Written statements may be filed with 

the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Members of the public who 

wish to make oral statements pertaining 

to agenda items should contact Gary 

Burch at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests to make 

oral comments must be received five 

days prior to the conference call; 

reasonable provision will be made to 

include requested topic(s) on the 

agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the call in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. This notice is being 

published less than 15 days before the 

date of the meeting due to programmatic 

issues. 

Notes: The notes of the teleconference will 

be available for public review and copying 

within 60 days on the STEAB Web site, 

http://www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 3, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2550 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC09–576–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–576); Comment 

Request; Extension 

January 29, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

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 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 

soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collection of information are due 

April 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket No. IC09– 

576–000. Documents must be prepared 

in an acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide.asp. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password (http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The 

Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments 

through eFiling. 

Commenters filing electronically 

should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

14 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 Web site using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on 

Docket Number IC09–576. For user 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support (e-mail at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree 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: Under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (Pub. L. 75–688) 

(15 U.S.C. 717–717w), a natural gas 

company must obtain Commission 

authorization to engage in the 

transportation, sale or exchange of 

natural gas in interstate commerce. The 

Commission is also empowered to 

oversee continuity of service in the 

transportation of natural gas in 

interstate commerce. The information 

collected under FERC–576 (Report of 

Service Interruptions; OMB Clearance 

No. 1902–0004) notifies the Commission 

of: (1) Damage to jurisdictional natural 

gas facilities as a result of a hurricane, 

earthquake, or other natural disaster, or 

terrorist activity, (2) serious 

interruptions to service, and (3) damage 

to jurisdictional natural gas facilities 

due to natural disaster or terrorist 

activity, that creates the potential for 

serious delivery problems on the 

pipeline’s own system or the pipeline 

grid. 

Filings in accordance with the 

provisions of section 4(d) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) (15 U.S.C. 717c) are to 

contain information necessary to advise 

the Commission when a change in 

service has occurred. Under section 7(d) 

of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717f), the 

Commission may issue a temporary 

certificate in cases of emergency to 

assure maintenance of adequate service 

or to serve particular customers, without 

notice or hearing. 

The FERC–576 initial reports are 

submitted by e-mail to 

pipelineoutage@ferc.gov or by facsimile 

transmission. 18 CFR 260.9(b) requires 

that a report of service interruption or 

damage to natural gas facilities state: (1) 

The location of the service interruption 

or damage to natural gas pipeline or 

storage facilities; (2) The nature of any 

damage to pipeline or storage facilities; 

(3) Specific identification of the 

facilities damaged; (4) The time the 

service interruption or damage to the 

facilities occurred; (5) The customers 

affected by the service interruption or 

damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency 

actions taken to maintain service; and 

(7) Company contact and telephone 

number. (In response to these reports, 

the Commission may contact other 

pipelines to determine available supply, 

and if necessary, authorize 

transportation or construction of 

facilities to alleviate the problem.) The 

company also reports to the 

Commission when pipeline throughput 

or storage deliverability has been 

restored. 

Failure by the Commission to collect 

this information would mean that it is 

unable to monitor and evaluate 

transactions, operations, and reliability 

of interstate pipelines and perform its 

regulatory functions. 

In coordination with the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

FERC has reviewed the reporting 

requirements. FERC and DOT have 


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concluded that there is minimal 

duplication, the intent, timing, and the 

information collected serve different 

needs, and a common form is not 

appropriate.1

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: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated 

at: 

FERC data collection—FERC–576 

Number of 

respondents 

[events] 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3) 

Submittal to FERC of the original e-mail and follow-up e-mail 2 ................... 40 2 2 1 2 80 

Submittal of damage report to state commissions ........................................ 40 1 0 .25 10 

Submittal to FERC of copy of DOT incident report ....................................... 40 1 0 .25 10 

1FERC needs the information immediately, and DOT receives its detailed form after 30 days. DOT’s immediate telephonic report is used to decide whether they need to send a field person on-site. In addition, some incidents are reportable only to FERC. 2This includes the original e-mail, plus the follow-up e-mail (sent when throughput or storage deliverability has been restored). 

The estimated cost burden to 

respondents is $6,076.15 (100 hours/ 

2080 hours per year times $126,384 per 

year average per employee = $6,076.15). 

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. E9–2520 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 176–018] 

City of Escondido and Vista Irrigation 

District; Notice of Settlement 

Agreement and Updated Application 

and Solicitation of Comments 

January 29, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been 

updated and filed with the Commission 

and is available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Settlement 

Agreement and Updated License 

Application for a New Major License. 

b. Project No.: 176–018. 

c. Date Filed: December 15, 2008. 

d. Applicant: City of Escondido and 

Vista Irrigation District. 

e. Name of Project: Escondido 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the San Luis Rey River 

in San Diego County, near Escondido, 

California. The project occupies 290 

acres of Federal lands under the 

jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service 

and the U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management. The project also occupies 

66 acres of Indian Reservation lands 

owned by the La Jolla, San Pasqual, and 

Rincon Indian tribes. 

g. Applicant Contacts: 

Lori Vereker, Utilities Director, City of 

Escondido, Civic Center Plaza, 210 

North Broadway, Escondido, CA 

92025; 

Don A. Smith, Director of Water 

Resources, Vista Irrigation District, 

1391 Engineer Street, Vista, CA 

92081, (207) 945–5621. 

h. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 

502–6512 or Emily.Carter@ferc.gov. 

i. Deadline for filing comments: 

March 2, 2009. Reply comments due: 

March 17, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Additional study requests and 

requests for cooperating agency status 

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 the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

j. This updated application is not 

ready for environmental analysis at this 

time. 

k. The existing 1.5 MW Escondido 

project consists of: (1) Two storage 

reservoirs (Lake Henshaw on San Luis 

Rey River and Lake Wohlford on 

Escondido Creek) with a combined 

storage capacity of approximately 

58,000 acre-feet; (2) one well-field 

(Warner Ranch) that augments flow into 

Lake Henshaw; (3) one diversion dam 

on the San Luis Rey River; (3) four 

primary water conduits (Upper 

Escondido Canal—5.93 miles; Rincon 

Penstock—0.4 mile; Lower Escondido 

Canal—7.72 miles; and Wohlford 

Penstock—0.76 mile); (4) two 

powerhouses (Bear Valley powerhouse 


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