[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 232 (Friday, December 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63743-63745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28919]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-912-001]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); Comment 
Request; Submitted for OMB Review

November 25, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the 
information collection described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any 
interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should 
address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. 
The Commission received no comments in response to the Federal Register 
notice (74FR 47567, 9/16/2009) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by January 4, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information 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 1902-0237 as a 
point of 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. IC09-912-
001. Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format. 
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 2 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. IC09-912-001.
    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-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. No. 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:
    [dec222] 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);
    [dec222] 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);
    [dec222] an electric utility to file an application for the 
termination of its obligation to sell energy and capacity to QFs (18 
CFR 292.312);
    [dec222] 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 expiration date for the FERC-912, with no changes to the 
reporting requirements.
    Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection 
is estimated to be as follows:

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                                                                          Average
                                                              Annual     number of   Average
                         FERC-912                           number of    reponses     burden      Total annual
                                                           respondents      per     hours per     burden hours
                                                                        respondent   response
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                                                                  (1)          (2)        (3)        (1)x(2)x(3)
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Termination of obligation to purchase in Sec.   292.310..           4            1         12                 48
Reinstatement of obligation to purchase in Sec.   292.311           1            1         13                 13
Termination of obligation to sell in Sec.   292.312......           1            1         12                 12
Reinstatement of obligation to sell in Sec.   292.313....           1            1         13                 13
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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 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. E9-28919 Filed 12-3-09; 8:45 am]
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