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company operating in the United
States.’’ 4
An exempt EWG or FUCO or its
representative may file with the
Commission a notice of self certification
demonstrating that it satisfies the
definition of exempt wholesale
generator or foreign utility company. In
the case of EWGs, the person filing a
notice of self certification must also file
a copy of the notice of self certification

with the state regulatory authority of the
state in which the facility is located and
that person must also represent to the
Commission in its submission that it has
filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.5
A submission of the information is
necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under EPAct
2005.6 The Commission implements its
responsibilities through the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 18 Part
366. These filing requirements are
mandatory.
Type of Respondents: EWGs and
FUCOs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 7 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

FERC–598 (IC12–3–000): SELF CERTIFICATION FOR ENTITIES SEEKING EXEMPT WHOLESALE GENERATOR OR FOREIGN
UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Number of
respondents
(A)

Number of
responses per
respondent
(B)

Total
number of
responses
(A) × (B) = (C)

Average
burden hours
per response
(D)

Estimated
total annual
burden
(C) × (D)

102

1

102

6

612

EWG/FUCOs ........................................................................

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $41,890 [612
hours ÷ 2080 8 hours/year = 0.29423
years * $142,372 9 = $41,890].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information 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 and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: March 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ACTION:

Comment request.

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–716, Self Certification
for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale
Generator or Foreign Utility Company
Status, 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 98, 1/3/2012) requesting public
comments. FERC received no comments
on the FERC–716 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.

SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due by April 19, 2012.

DATES:

Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0170, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: [email protected].
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC12–4–000, by either of the
following methods:

ADDRESSES:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

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[Docket No. IC12–4–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–716); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.

AGENCY:

4 18

CFR 366.1.
CFR 366.7.
6 42 U.S.C. 16451 et seq.

7 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information

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• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–716, Good Faith Request
for Transmission Service and Response
by Transmitting Utility Under Sections
211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power
Act.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0170.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–716 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–716 to
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
8 2080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year)
9 Average annual salary per employee in 2011.

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implement the statutory provisions of
sections 211 and 213 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) as amended and added
by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. FERC–
716 also includes the requirement to file
a section 211 request if the negotiations
between the transmission requestor and
the transmitting utility are unsuccessful.
For the initial process, the information
is not filed with the Commission.
However, the request and response may
be analyzed as a part of a section 211
action. The Commission may order

transmission services under the
authority of FPA 211.
The Commission’s regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 18
CFR 2.20, provide standards by which
the Commission determines if and when
a valid good faith request for
transmission has been made under
section 211 of the FPA. By developing
the standards, the Commission sought to
encourage an open exchange of data
with a reasonable degree of specificity
and completeness between the party

requesting transmission services and the
transmitting utility. As a result, 18 CFR
2.20 identifies 12 components of a good
faith estimate and 5 components of a
reply to a good faith request.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Requestors and Transmitting Utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

FERC–716 (IC12–4–000): GOOD FAITH REQUEST FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND RESPONSE BY TRANSMITTING
UTILITY UNDER SECTIONS 211(a) AND 213(a) OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT
Number of
respondents
(A)

Total number
of responses
(A) × (B) = (C)

Average
burden hours
per response
(D)

Estimated total
annual burden
(C) × (D)

Information exchange between parties ................................
Application submitted to FERC if parties’ negotiations are
unsuccessful .....................................................................

3

1

3

100

300

3

1

3

2.5

28

Total ..............................................................................

........................

........................

........................

........................

308

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $21,082 [308
hours ÷ 2080 3 hours/year = 0.14807
years * $142,372 4 = $21,082].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information 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 and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: March 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(B)

1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13734–001]

Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, LLC;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, and Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 13734–001.
c. Date Filed: February 7, 2012.
d. Submitted By: Lock+ Hydro
Friends Fund XLVI, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hildebrand Lock
and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the existing Hildebrand
Lock and Dam on the Monongahela
River, in Monongalia County, West
Virginia. The project would occupy
United States lands administered by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
Mark R. Stover, Lock+TM Hydro Friends
Fund XLVI, c/o Hydro Green Energy,
LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 310,
Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556–6566
ext. 711; email—[email protected].
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

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i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202)
502–8902; or email at
[email protected].
j. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI,
LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on
February 7, 2012. Lock+ Hydro Friends
Fund XLVI, LLC provided public notice
of its request on February 3, 2012. In a
letter dated March 14, 2012, the Director
of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Lock+ Hydro
Friends Fund XLVI, LLC’s request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the West
Virginia State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, LLC
as the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI,
LLC filed a Pre-Application Document
2 Actual

figure (7.5) rounded to 8.
hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
4 Average annual salary per employee in 2011.
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