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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act; Notice of Public Meeting
Agenda
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 8,
2009. 1 p.m.–3 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW.,
Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005,
(Metro Stop: Metro Center).
AGENDA: The Commission will hold a
public meeting to consider
administrative matters. The Commission
will receive an update regarding the
iBeta Lab Assessment Report. The
Commission will consider a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the Organization of American
States (OAS). The Commission will host
a panel discussion regarding voting
accessibility. Members of the public
may observe but not participate in EAC
meetings unless this notice provides
otherwise. Members of the public may
use small electronic audio recording
devices to record the proceedings. The
use of other recording equipment and
cameras requires advance notice to and
coordination with the Commission’s
Communications Office.*

* View EAC Regulations Implementing
Government in the Sunshine Act.

This meeting will be open to the
public.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–
3100.

Signed:
Alice Miller,
Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election
Assistance Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–592–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–592); Comment
Request; Extension

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September 23, 2009.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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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 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
592–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
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 IC09–592. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support (e-mail at
[email protected], or call tollfree 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
(‘‘Marketing Affiliates of Interstate
Pipelines, Standards of Conduct for
Transmission Providers,’’ OMB No.

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1902–0157) includes the reporting,
recordkeeping, and posting
requirements in:
■ 18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of
Conduct),1
■ 18 CFR 250.16, and
■ FERC Form No. 592 log/format,
that is posted at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/eforms.asp#592.
Hereafter, this Notice will refer to this
group of collections of information as
‘‘FERC–592.’’
Under Section 4 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA), the Commission has the
regulatory responsibility to ensure that
pipeline rates are just and reasonable. In
order to ensure just and reasonable rates
and services, the Commission must
achieve two objectives: prevent undue
discrimination in natural gas markets,
and promote competitive and efficient
markets while mitigating market power.
In short, the Commission’s regulatory
policy must seek to reconcile the
objectives of fostering an efficient
market that provides good alternatives
to as many shippers as possible, while
at the same time creating a regulatory
framework that is fair and protects
captive customers without good
alternatives.
The ‘‘FERC–592’’ information (that is
posted on the Web site, maintained, or
provided by the respondents, as
required) is used by the Commission to
monitor the pipeline’s transportation,
sales, and storage activities for its
marketing affiliate, and to deter undue
discrimination by pipeline companies
in favor of their affiliates. The
information is also used by nonaffiliated shippers, customers, and
others (such as state commissions) to
determine whether they have been
harmed by affiliate preference and, in
some cases, to prepare evidence for
proceedings following the filing of a
complaint or that address NGA section
4 rate cases.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
reporting requirements, with no change.
Burden Statement: The estimated
annual public reporting burden follows.
1 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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Information collection (‘‘FERC–592,’’ OMB No. 1902–0157)

Number of
respondents
annually

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden hours
per response

Total annual
burden hours

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) × (2) × (3)

18 CFR Part 358 1
18 CFR 250.16
FERC Form No. 592 log/format .......................................................................

85

1

116.62

9,913

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Note: These figures may not be exact, due to rounding.

The total estimated annual cost
burden 2 to respondents is $611,446.22
[(9,913 hours/2,080 hours per year) ×
$128,297/year]. The average annual cost
per respondent is $7,193.48.
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 log of data used to allocate capacity
and the transportation discount
information pipelines required to post
and/or maintain under 18 CFR 250.16
are still being used, (2) whether the
format for submitting data prescribed in
the FERC Form No. 592 needs to be
updated, (3) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Commission, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (4) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
2 The

average number of hours an employee
works per year is 2,080. The average employee costs
$128,297 per year.

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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (5)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (6) 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. E9–23516 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13564–000]

Dexter-Russell, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
September 23, 2009.

On July 31, 2009, Dexter-Russell, Inc.
filed an application, pursuant to Section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing
to study the feasibility of the DexterRussell Water Power Project No. 13564,
to be located on the Quinebaug River, in
Worcester County, Massachusetts.
The proposed project would consist
of: (1) The existing 11.5-foot-high, 370foot-long Russell-Harrington Mill Pond
Dam with a 30-foot-long masonry
abutment; (2) an existing 8-acre
impoundment with a normal water
surface elevation of 477.5 feet mean sea
level; (3) two new siphon turbine
generating units with a combined
capacity of 500 kilowatts; (4) a new 790square-foot forebay and 45-foot-long
full-depth trash rack with automated
rake; (5) a new 13.8-kilovolt, 380-footlong transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated annual
generation of 1,500 megawatt-hours.

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Applicant Contact: Robert Ouellette,
Dexter-Russell, Inc., 44 River Street,
Southbridge, MA 01550, (508) 765–
0201.
FERC Contact: Brandon Cherry, (202)
502–8328.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing application: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at
http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–13564) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–23515 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP09–464–000; PF08–25–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;
Notice of Application
September 23, 2009.

Take notice that on September 10,
2009, Colorado Interstate Gas Company
(CIG) filed in the above referenced
docket an application pursuant to

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