[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58010-58011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26971]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-592-000]


Request for Comment on and Emergency Short-Term Clearance 
Extension of OMB Approval for FERC-592

November 3, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Request for comment on emergency short-term clearance extension 
of OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approval for FERC-592.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507(j) (2) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), as amended by the 
Information Technology Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-106), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting 
public comment on FERC's request for an emergency short-term clearance 
extension of the OMB approval of FERC-592 (OMB Control No. 1902-0157; 
Marketing Affiliates of Interstate Pipelines, Standards of Conduct for 
Transmission Providers).

DATES: Comments related to FERC's request for an emergency short-term 
clearance extension of OMB approval are due November 30, 2009.\1\
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    \1\ On September 23, 2009, in this Docket, the Commission issued 
a request (``Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-
592); Comment Request; Extension'') for public comment on the 
current reporting requirements with no change. (The Notice is 
available in FERC's eLibrary at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/intermediate.asp?link_file=yes&doclist=13756416 and in the 
Federal Register at 74 FR 50176 (September 30, 2009).) The Notice 
provides additional information and requests comments on the need 
for the reporting requirements; uses of the data; the accuracy of 
the burden estimate; ways to minimize the burden; and ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected. The comment period ends on November 30, 2009; those 
comments are to be submitted to FERC.
    The Notice herein relates to FERC's request to OMB for an 
emergency short-term extension of the OMB clearance for the FERC-592 
reporting requirements, and an expedited OMB decision on the 
request.
    Comments related to issues in both Notices are due on November 
30, 2009.

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ADDRESSES: Address comments on the request for an emergency short-term 
clearance extension 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 [email protected] and include OMB 
Control Number 1902-0157 as a 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. IC09-592-000. 
Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format at FERC. 
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/submission-guide.asp. To file the document 
electronically, access the Commission's Web site 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, an original and two copies of 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. IC09-592-000.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. For user 
assistance, contact [email protected] or 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-592 includes the reporting, 
recordkeeping, and posting requirements in:
     18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of Conduct),\2\
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    \2\ The requirements in 18 CFR Part 358 that are related to the 
natural gas industry are included in OMB No. 1902-0157 and this 
Notice. However, the requirements in Part 358 that are related to 
the electric utility industry are covered by FERC-717 (OMB Control 
No. 1902-0173) and are not a subject of this Notice.
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     18 CFR 250.16, and
     FERC Form No. 592 log/format, that is posted at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eforms.asp#592.

This Notice refers to this group of collections of information as 
``FERC-592.''
    FERC does not have sufficient time after the pending comment period 
(ending November 30, 2009) to review and address public comments, to 
issue a subsequent 30-day Notice soliciting public comment, and to 
subsequently submit that Notice and a clearance package to OMB at least 
60 days before the current expiration date (of December 31, 2009). 
Therefore, to ensure OMB clearance for the reporting requirements does 
not expire before the clearance process is concluded, FERC is 
requesting the following:
     An emergency short-term clearance extension of the current 
OMB expiration date to May 2, 2010 (the maximum of 180 days from this 
emergency request),
     Public comments, by November 30, 2009, on the FERC request 
for the emergency short-term OMB clearance extension, and
     The issuance, no later than December 3, 2009, of OMB's 
decision on the FERC request for an emergency short-term clearance 
extension.
    Action: As described above, the Commission is requesting: (1) An 
emergency short-term OMB clearance extension, (2) public comments on 
the FERC request for an emergency short-term clearance extension of the 
OMB approval, and (3) an expedited OMB decision on the FERC emergency 
short-term clearance extension request.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26971 Filed 11-9-09; 8:45 am]
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