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Dated: August 13, 2012.
For the Department of Energy.
Anne M. Harrington,
Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2012–21686 Filed 8–31–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–16–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–715); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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 (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, Annual Transmission
Planning and Evaluation Report.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due November 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–16–000)
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://
SUMMARY:

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], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–715: Annual
Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0171.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–715 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Acting under FPA Section
213,1 FERC requires each transmitting
utility that operates integrated
transmission system facilities rated
above 100 kilovolts (kV) to submit
annually:
• Contact information for the FERC–
715;
• Base case power flow data (if it does
not participate in the development and
use of regional power flow data);
• Transmission system maps and
diagrams used by the respondent for
transmission planning;
• A detailed description of the
transmission planning reliability criteria
used to evaluate system performance for
time frames and planning horizons used
in regional and corporate planning;
• A detailed description of the
respondent’s transmission planning
assessment practices (including, but not

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limited to, how reliability criteria are
applied and the steps taken in
performing transmission planning
studies); and
• A detailed evaluation of the
respondent’s anticipated system
performance as measured against its
stated reliability criteria using its stated
assessment practices.
The FERC–715 enables the
Commission to use the information as
part of their regulatory oversight
functions which includes:
• The review of rates and charges;
• The disposition of jurisdictional
facilities;
• The consolidation and mergers;
• The adequacy of supply and;
• Reliability of nation’s transmission
grid.
The FERC–715 enables the
Commission to facilitate and resolve
transmission disputes. Additionally, the
Office of Electric Reliability (OER) uses
the FERC–715 data to help protect and
improve the reliability and security of
the nation’s bulk power system. OER
oversees the development and review of
mandatory reliability and security
standards and ensures compliance with
the approved standards by the users,
owners, and operators of the bulk power
system. OER also monitors and
addresses issues concerning the nation’s
bulk power system including
assessments of resource adequacy and
reliability.
Without the FERC–715 data, the
Commission would be unable to
evaluate planned projects or requests
related to transmission.
Type of Respondents: Integrated
transmission system facilities rated at or
above 100 kilovolts (kV).
Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–715—(IC12–16–000)—ANNUAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
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)

110 ...........................................................................................

1

110

160

17,600

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $1,214,569.23
[17,600 hours ÷ 2080 hours per year =
8.46153 * $143,540/year =
$1,214,569.23]

1 16

U.S.C. 824l.
Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
2 The

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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;

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 collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.

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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: August 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–21664 Filed 8–31–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–17–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–714); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, Annual Electric Balancing
Authority Area and Planning Area
Report.

SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due November 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. [IC12–17–
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/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: 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–714: Annual Electric
Balancing Authority Area and Planning
Area Report.
DATES:

OMB Control No.: 1902–0140.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–714 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Federal Power Act
authorizes the Commission to collect
information from electric utility
balancing authorities and planning areas
in the United States. 18 CFR 141.51
mandates the data collection.
The Commission uses the collected
data to analyze power system operations
along with its regulatory functions.
These analyses estimate the effect of
changes in power system operations
resulting from the installation of a new
generating unit or plant, transmission
facilities, energy transfers between
systems, and/or new points of
interconnections. Also, these analyses
serve to correlate rates and charges,
assess reliability and other operating
attributes in regulatory proceedings,
monitor market trends and behaviors,
and determine the competitive impacts
of proposed mergers, acquisitions, and
dispositions.
Type of Respondents: Electric utilities
operating balancing authority areas and
planning areas with annual peak
demand over 200 MW.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

FERC—714 (IC12–17–000)—ANNUAL ELECTRIC BALANCING AUTHORITY AREA AND PLANNING AREA REPORT
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)

219 ...........................................................................................

1

219

87

19,053

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $1,314,839.32
[19,053 hours ÷ 2080 hours/year 2 =
9.16009 * $143,540/year 3 =
$1,314,839.32]
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
1 The Commission defines burden 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

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

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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14447–000]

L.S. Starrett Company; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests

Dated: August 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption
from Licensing.
2 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e.
1 year of full-time employment).
3 Average salary plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.

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