[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47567-47569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22231]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-912-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); Comment 
Request; Extension

September 9, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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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 or FERC) 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 November 19, 2009.

ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained 
from the Commission's Web site (at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper 
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-912-000. Documents must be 
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in

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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 
IC09-912. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support (e-mail at 
[email protected], or call toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 502-8663, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC-912 (``Cogeneration and Small Power 
Production, PURPA Section 210(m) Regulations for Termination or 
Reinstatement of Obligation to Purchase or Sell,'' OMB Control No. 
1902-0237) \1\ covers the reporting requirements in 18 CFR Part 292.
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    \1\ During its history, ``FERC-912'' has been known by various 
`names' and OMB control numbers. Originally, FERC had wanted to 
include FERC-912 requirements in the FERC-556 `umbrella' of 
requirements. Because FERC-556 (``Cogeneration and Small Power 
Production;'' OMB Control No. 1902-0075) was pending OMB review of 
another rulemaking (in Docket No. RM05-36-000) prior to the issuance 
of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in RM06-10, the 
Commission used a temporary identifier of ``FERC-912''.
    ``FERC-912'' was originally assigned the OMB Control No. 1902-
0219 at the NOPR stage. However, prior to issuance of the final rule 
in Docket RM06-10, OMB Control No. 1902-0219 was eliminated from 
OMB's inventory.
    FERC-556 (OMB Control No. 1902-0075) was then approved in RM05-
36, so FERC used the ``FERC-912(556)'' identifier in the Final Rule 
in RM06-10. The Commission planned to transfer the hours associated 
with ``FERC-912(556)'' in RM06-10 to FERC-556. Page two of the OMB 
approval (dated 2/23/2007) for ICR Reference Number 200611-1902-003 
listed OMB Control No. 1902-0237 as FERC-556.
    Currently FERC-556 (OMB Control No. 1902-0075) is pending OMB 
review, so this collection is being called ``FERC-912'' and is being 
submitted separately. FERC-556 is not a subject of this Notice.
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    On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005, Pub. 
L. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005)) was signed into law. Section 1253(a) 
of EPAct 2005 amends section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) by adding subsection (m), that provides 
for the termination and reinstatement of an electric utility's 
obligation to purchase and sell energy and capacity. The implementing 
regulations in 18 CFR part 292 (18 CFR 292.309-292.313) provide 
procedures for:
     An electric utility to file an application for the 
termination of its obligation to purchase energy from a Qualifying 
Facility (QF) (18 CFR 292.310);
     An affected entity or person to apply to the Commission 
for an order reinstating the electric utility's obligation to purchase 
energy from a QF (18 CFR 292.311);
     An electric utility to file an application for the 
termination of its obligation to sell energy and capacity to QFs (18 
CFR 292.312);
     An affected entity or person to apply to the Commission 
for an order reinstating the electric utility's obligation to sell 
energy and capacity to QFs (18 CFR 292.313).
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current FERC-912 reporting requirements, with no change.
    Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting burden for 
FERC-912 follows.

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                                                                  Average No. of  Average burden
                    FERC-912                       Annual No. of   reponses per      hours per     Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent       response      burden hours
                                                             (1)             (2)             (3)     (1) x (2) x
                                                                                                             (3)
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Termination of obligation to purchase in Sec.                  4               1              12              48
 292.310........................................
Reinstatement of obligation to purchase in Sec.                1               1              13              13
  292.311.......................................
Termination of obligation to sell in Sec.                      1               1              12              12
 292.312........................................
Reinstatement of obligation to sell in Sec.                    1               1              13              13
 292.313........................................
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        Totals..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              86
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $5,304.58 
[(86 hours/2,080 hours \2\ per year) x $128,297 \3\ per year].
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    \2\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
    \3\ Estimated mean annual salary of a lawyer.
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    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

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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. E9-22231 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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