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collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and 

e. Estimates of capital or start up costs 

and costs of operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services to provide the 

requested information. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be shared among the 

agencies. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Written 

comments should address the accuracy 

of the burden estimates and ways to 

minimize burden including the use of 

automated collection techniques or the 

use of other forms of information 

technology as well as other relevant 

aspects of the information collection 

request. 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Michele Meyer, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, June 19, 2009. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

Dated at Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

June 2009. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15001 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Notice of renewal charter and filing 

letters 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); 

Tax Exempt and Government Entities 

Division. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal charter and 

filing letters. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–462, a renewal charter has been 

filed for the IRS Advisory Committee on 

Tax Exempt and Government Entities 

(ACT). The renewal charter was filed on 

June 16, 2009, with the Committee on 

Finance of the United States Senate, the 

Committee on Ways and Means of the 

U.S. House of Representatives, and the 

Library of Congress. The renewal charter 

and copies of these filing letters are 

attached. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt 

and Government Entities (ACT), 

governed by the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, is 

an organized public forum for 

discussion of relevant employee plans, 

exempt organizations, tax-exempt 

bonds, and Federal, State, local, and 

Indian tribal government issues between 

officials of the IRS and representatives 

of the above communities. The ACT also 

enables the IRS to receive regular input 

with respect to the development and 

implementation of IRS policy 

concerning these communities. ACT 

members present the interested public’s 

observations about current or proposed 

IRS policies, programs, and procedures, 

as well as suggest improvements. 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Steven J. Pyrek, 

Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities Division, Internal 

Revenue Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14931 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid 

Standards 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Notice of consideration of 

energy efficiency and Smart Grid 

standards 

SUMMARY: By a Notice in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 76736, December 16, 

2008), the Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA) initially requested comments on 

certain standards that TVA is 

considering adopting for itself and the 

distributors of TVA power pertaining to 

certain energy efficiency and Smart Grid 

standards. The standards being 

considered are Integrated Resource 

Planning, Rate Design Modifications to 

Promote Energy Efficiency Investments, 

Consideration of Smart Grid 

Investments, and Smart Grid 

Information listed in section 111(d) of 

the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–617) as 

amended by the Energy Independence 

and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110– 

140). TVA staff has developed a report 

that reviews each standard and makes a 

preliminary recommendation with 

respect to each standard. TVA has 

posted the report on the TVA Web site 

(http://www.tva.com/purpa). The 

standards will be considered on the 

basis of their effect on conservation of 

energy, efficient use of facilities and 

resources, equity among electric 

consumers, and the objectives of the 

Tennessee Valley Authority Act. As part 

of the process of considering the 

standards, comments are requested from 

the public on the TVA staff report. TVA 

is also extending the comment period 

on the standards themselves, which are 

set out below. 

DATES: All comments on the TVA staff 

report and these standards must be 

received by July 27, 2009. Written 

comments may be mailed to: Veenita 

Bisaria, Tennessee Valley Authority, 

400 W. Summit Hill Drive, WT3D–K, 

Knoxville, TN 37902, (865) 632–3939. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

the Web, at http://www.tva.com/purpa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veenita Bisaria, Tennessee Valley 

Authority (contact information above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the 

standards being considered, the Public 

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

(Pub. L. 95–617) as amended by the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140) requires that 

TVA consider these standards. 

Accordingly, data, views, and comments 

are requested from the public on the 

four standards set out below, as well as 

on the TVA staff report. Comments on 

variations in any of the standards, as 

well as views for or against their 

adoption are welcome. These standards 

are being presented in order to obtain 

the public’s views on the need and 

desirability of such standards. 

Determinations on the appropriateness 

of the standards will be made by the 

TVA Board of Directors for TVA and the 

distributors of TVA power. 

Standards: The standards upon which 

comments are requested about which a 

determination will be made are: 

(1) Integrated Resource Planning.— 

Each electric utility shall— 

(A) Integrate energy efficiency 

resources into utility, State, and regional 

plans; and 

(B) Adopt policies establishing costeffective energy efficiency as a priority 

resource. 

(2) Rate Design Modifications to 

Promote Energy Efficiency 

Investments.— 

(A) In General.—The rates allowed to 

be charged by any electric utility shall— 

(i) Align utility incentives with the 

delivery of cost-effective energy 

efficiency; and 

(ii) Promote energy efficiency 

investments. 

(B) Policy Options.—In complying 

with subparagraph (A), each State 

regulatory authority and each nonregulated utility shall consider— 

(i) Removing the throughput incentive 

and other regulatory and management 

disincentives to energy efficiency; 

(ii) Providing utility incentives for the 

successful management of energy 

efficiency programs; 

(iii) Including the impact on adoption 

of energy efficiency as one of the goals 


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