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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)

Storage Operators ...............................................................

2

1

2

350

700

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

13

N/A

13

N/A

1,140

rights that satisfy each of the
Commission’s guidelines.
The FERC–732 regulations require
that transmission organizations (that are
public utilities with one or more
organized electricity markets) choose
one of two ways to file:
• File tariff sheets making long-term
firm transmission rights available that
are consistent with each of the
guidelines established by FERC.
• File an explanation describing how
their existing tariffs already provide
long-term firm transmission rights that
are consistent with the guidelines.
Additionally, the Commission requires
each transmission organization to make
its transmission planning and expansion
procedures and plans available to the
public.

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection,
Electric Rate Schedules and Tariffs:

Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights in
Organized Electricity Markets.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due November 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–19–000)
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 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–732 and Electric Rate
Schedules and Tariffs: Long-Term Firm
Transmission Rights in Organized
Electricity Markets.
OMB Control No.:1902–0245.
Type of Request: 18 CFR part 42
provides the reporting requirements of
FERC–732 as they pertain to long-term
transmission rights. To implement
section 1233 1 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPAct 2005),2 the Commission
requires each transmission organization
that is a public utility with one or more
organized electricity markets to make
available long-term firm transmission

3 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/
year
4 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
1 16 USC 824 et al.

2 Added new section 217 (16 USC 824Q) to the
Federal Power Act (FPA).
3 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
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 CFR
1320.3.

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $78,669.97
[1,140 hours ÷ 2,080 3 hours/year =
0.54807 * $143,540/year 4 = $78,669.97].
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: September 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. Ic12–19–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–732); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY:

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FERC–732 enables the Commission to
exercise its wholesale electric rate and
electric power transmission oversight
and enforcement responsibilities in
accordance with the FPA, the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(DOE Act), and EPAct 2005.
The Commission intends to include
the FERC–732 and all of its applicable
requirements within FERC–516 (OMB
Control No. 1902–0096). The
Commission will ensure complete
renewal (to include publishing all
public notifications and receiving Office
of Management and Budget approval) of
FERC–732 information collection. After
the collection is renewed, the
Commission will seek to
administratively incorporate FERC–732
information collection requirements
into FERC–516. Finally, the
Commission will discontinue the vacant
FERC–732 information collection.
Type of Respondents: Public utility
with one or more organized electricity
markets.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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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)

1

1

1

1,180

1,180

Public utility with +1 organized electricity markets ..............

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $81,431.68
[1,180 hours ÷ 2080 hours per year =
0.56731 * 143,540/years = $81,431.68]
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: September 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–23022 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 460–066]

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Tacoma Power; Notice of Application
for Amendment of License and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Shoreline
Management Plan.
b. Project No: 460–066.
c. Date Filed: July 5, 2012.
d. Applicant: Tacoma Power.
e. Name of Project: Cushman
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Cushman
Hydroelectric Project is located on the
North Fork of the Skokomish River in
Mason County, Washington.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Paul Hickey,
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Tacoma Power, 3628 South 35th Street,
Tacoma, Washington 98409–3192;
Phone: (253) 502–8692.
i. FERC Contact: Patricia A. Grant at
(312) 596–4435, or email:
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
October 11, 2012.
All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. Please include the project
number (P–460–066) on any comments,
motions, or recommendations filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: As required
by article 424 of the license, Tacoma
Power requests Commission approval of
a proposed shoreline management plan
(SMP) for the project. The SMP defines
shoreline management classifications
for the shorelines within the project
boundary, identifies allowable uses and
prohibited uses within the shoreline

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areas, and describes the shoreline use
evaluation process.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document (P–460). You may also
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, call 1–
866–208–3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in
paragraph h. above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
respectively. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth
in the heading the name of the applicant
and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
commenting, protesting or intervening;

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