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4Number of hours an employee works each year. 

5Average annual salary per employee. 

FERC Data collection—FERC–914 

Number of 

respondents 

annually 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1) × (2) × (3) 

FPA Section 205 filings ................................................................................... 100 1 183 18,300 

Electric quarterly reports (initial) ...................................................................... 100 1 230 23,000 

Electric quarterly reports (later) ....................................................................... 100 3 6 1,800 

Change of status ............................................................................................. 100 1 3 300 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 43,400 

The estimated total annual cost to 

respondents is $2,676,966.10 [43,400 

hours divided by 2,080 hours 4 per year, 

times $128,297 5 equals $2,676,966.10]. 

The cost per respondent is $26,769.66. 

The estimated burden covers the 

qualifying facilities required to file 

electric quarterly reports, change of 

status filings, and tariff filings to comply 

with section 205 of the Federal Power 

Act (FPA). 

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 

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. E9–13540 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12717–002] 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing with the Commission, Soliciting 

Additional Study Requests, 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing, and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

June 3, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12717–002. 

c. Date Filed: May 27, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Brandon Road 

Hydropower Project. 

f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers Brandon Road Lock and Dam 

on the Illinois River, in the City of Joliet, 

Will County, Illinois. The project will 

occupy approximately 1.6 acres of 

federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Damon 

Zdunich, Northern Illinois Hydropower, 

LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 

60435, (312) 320–1610. 

i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, 

(202) 502–8854. 

j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, 

State, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days after 

the application is filed, and serve a copy 

of the request on the applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: July 27, 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 at 

(http://www.ferc.gov) under the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler method of 

submitting text only comments, click on 

‘‘Quick Comment.’’ 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. Description of Project: The Brandon 

Road Project would utilize the Corps of 

Engineer’s existing Brandon Road Dam 


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and reservoir and would consist of: (1) 

A new 90-foot by 118-foot concrete 

powerhouse located between headgate 

sections 1 through 4 immediately below 

the existing dam containing two S–Type 

turbine generator units with a combined 

installed capacity of 10.2 MW; (2) a new 

50-foot by 50-foot switchyard adjacent 

to the west of the powerhouse; and (3) 

a new 34.5-kilovolt, 1-mile-long 

transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The project would have an 

average annual generation of about 

59,000 megawatt-hours. 

o. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item h 

above. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the Illinois State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by section 106, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. The Commission staff 

proposes to issue one environmental 

assessment rather than issue a draft and 

final EA. Comments, terms and 

conditions, recommendations, 

prescriptions, and reply comments, if 

any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff 

intents to give at least 30 days for 

entities to comment on the EA, and will 

take into consideration all comments 

received on the EA before final action is 

taken on the license application. 

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter– 

June 2009 

Issue Scoping Document for comments– 

November 2009 

Notice of application ready for 

environmental analysis–April 2010 

Notice of the availability of the EA 

September–2010 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice of ready for 

environmental analysis. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–13536 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI09–9–000] 

Alaska Power & Telephone Company; 

Notice of Declaration of Intention and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or 

Motions To Intervene 

June 3, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI09–9–000. 

c. Date Filed: May 18, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Alaska Power & 

Telephone Company. 

e. Name of Project: Connelly Lake 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Connelly 

Lake Hydroelectric Project will be 

located on an unnamed stream, 

Connelly Lake, Chilkoot River, and 

Chilkoot Lake, near the towns of Haines 

and Skagway, Haines Borough, Alaska, 

affecting T. 28 S, R. 57 E, secs. 23, 24, 

25, 26, 27, 34, and 35, and T. 29 S, R. 

58 E, secs. 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 

26, and 36, Copper River Meridian. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Glen D. Martin, 

Project Manager, 193 Otto Street, P.O. 

Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 

telephone: (360) 385–1733, x122; Fax: 

(360) 385–7538; e-mail: http:// 

www.glen.m@aptalaska.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and/or motions: July 6, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Comments, protests, and/or 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. 

Any questions, please contact the 

Secretary’s Office. See, 18 CFR 

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

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

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

Please include the docket number 

(DI09–9–000) on any comments, 

protests, and/or motions filed. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed Connelly Lake Hydropower 

Project will include: (1) A 48-foot-high, 

100-foot-wide rock-filled dam; (2) a lake 

with a storage capacity of 4,700 acrefeet; (3) a 6,188-foot-long, 30-inchdiameter penstock; (4) a 40-foot-wide, 

60-foot-long metal powerhouse 

containing one or two turbines, with an 

installed capacity of 6,200 kW; (5) a 

tailrace emptying into the Chilkoot 

River; (6) a 14-mile-long, 34.5 kV 

underground and overhead transmission 

line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project will not be connected 

to an interstate grid, and will not 

occupy any federal lands. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the project. The Commission 

also determines whether or not the 

project: (1) Would be located on a 

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

modified the project’s pre-1935 design 

or operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Docket#’’ 

and follow the instructions. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

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 


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