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projects on (or changes to existing
projects located within) lands owned by
the United States to provide a
description of the applicable U.S. land.
Additionally, the FPA requires the
notification of the Commission and
Secretary of the Interior of the
hydropower proposal. FERC–587
consolidates the information required
and identifies hydropower project

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Type of Respondents: Applicants
proposing hydropower projects on (or
changes to existing projects located
within) lands owned by the United
States.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

boundary maps associated with the
applicable U.S. land.
The information consolidated by the
Form No. 587 verifies the accuracy of
the information provided for the FERC–
587 to the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) and the Department of the
Interior (DOI). Moreover, this
information ensures that U.S. lands can
be reserved as hydropower sites and
withdrawn from other uses.

FERC–587 (IC12–7–000): LAND DESCRIPTION (PUBLIC LAND STATES/NON-PUBLIC LAND STATES [RECTANGULAR OR
NON-RECTANGULAR SURVEY SYSTEM LANDS IN PUBLIC LAND STATES])
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated
total annual
burden

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

250

1

250

1

250

Hydropower Project Applicants ........................

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $17,252 [250
hours ÷ 2,080 4 hours/year = 0.12019 *
$143,540/year 5 = $17,252].
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–587 per response is $69 [$17,252
÷ 250 responses = $69/response].
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: February 17, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–4418 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am]

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3 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

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In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–585, Reporting of
Electric Energy shortages and
Contingency Plans under PURPA.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–6–000)
by either of the following methods:
• 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/submission-

guide.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], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–585, Reporting of Electric
Energy shortages and Contingency Plans
under PURPA.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0138.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–585 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–585,
‘‘Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages
and Contingency Plans under PURPA’’,
is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory provisions of
section 206 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1979
(PURPA) Public Law 95–617, 92 Stat.
3117. Section 206 of PURPA amended
the Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding
a new subsection (g) to section 202,
under which the Commission by rule,
was to require each public utility to (1)
report to the Commission and
appropriate state regulatory authorities

explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

4 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1
year).
5 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–6–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY:

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of any anticipated shortages of electric
energy or capacity which would affect
the utility’s capability to serve its
wholesale customers; and (2) report to
the Commission and any appropriate
state regulatory authority contingency
plan that would outline what
circumstances might give rise to such
occurrences.
In Order No. 575,1 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a
public utility includes in its rates
schedule, provisions that: (a) During
electric energy and capacity shortages it
will treat firm power wholesale
customers without undue
discrimination or preference; and (b) it
will report any modifications to its
contingency plan for accommodating
shortages within 15 days to the
appropriate state regulatory agency and

to the affected wholesale customers,
then the utility need not file with the
Commission an additional statement of
contingency plan for accommodating
such shortages. This revision merely
changed the reporting mechanism; the
public utility’s contingency plan would
be located in its filed rate rather than in
a separate document.
In Order No. 659, 2 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the
means by which public utilities must
comply with the requirements to report
shortages and anticipated shortages is to
submit this information electronically
using the Office of Electric Reliability’s
pager system at [email protected] in
lieu of submitting an original and two
copies with the Secretary of the
Commission.

The Commission uses the information
to evaluate and formulate an
appropriate option for action in the
event an unanticipated shortage is
reported and/or materializes. Without
this information, the Commission and
State agencies would be unable to: (1)
Examine and approve or modify utility
actions, (2) prepare a response to
anticipated disruptions in electric
energy, and (3) ensure equitable
treatment of all public utility customers
under the shortage situations. The
Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part
294.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–585 (IC12–6–000): REPORTING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

Contingency Plan .................................................................
Capacity Shortage ...............................................................

1
1

1
1

1
1

73
0.25

73
0.25

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

N/A 4

N/A 4

2

N/A 4

73.25

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $5,054 [73.25
hours ÷ 2,080 5 hours/year = 0.03521 *
$143,540/year 6 = $5,054].
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–585 per response is $2,527.02
[$5,054 ÷ 2 responses = $2,527/
response].
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.
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FR 4859 (25 Jan 1995).
FR 35028 (16 Jun 2005).
3 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
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Dated: February 17, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–4417 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–8–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission is soliciting
public comment on the currently

SUMMARY:

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3(b)(1).

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approved information collection, FERC–
567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual
Reports of System Flow Diagrams and
System Capacity.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–8–000)
by either of the following methods:
• 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/submission-guide.
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
4 Not

applicable.
hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1 year).
6 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
5 2080

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