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(4) Purpose: The DOE–887, ‘‘DOE
Customer Surveys,’’ data collection
involves contacting users of The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) products or
other services, and individuals or
businesses in partnership agreements
with DOE. These customers are
contacted to determine their needs and
also the methods by which DOE can
improve its products and services to
better meet these needs. DOE customer
surveys are conducted by EIA primarily
using Web-based questionnaires to
collect the customer feedback data.
Customer information is needed to
make DOE products and services more
effective, efficient, and less costly. Data
from some customer surveys may also
help develop benchmarks to evaluate
DOE customer service performance.
Both quantitative and qualitative
studies are developed by EIA.
Quantitative studies classify and count
questionnaire response items and
examine the statistical significance of
response types in attempting to explain
what is observed. EIA conducts
quantitative studies in asking questions
concerning satisfaction with timeliness,
courtesy, accuracy and other particular
aspects of the agency’s operations.
Qualitative studies seek to find patterns
in the words and actions of study
participants and involve these
participants providing detailed
descriptions, in their own words.
Examples of qualitative studies
conducted by EIA include a focus group
of customers assembled to discuss a
specific set of questions, and a cognitive
laboratory experiment that asks
volunteer subjects to describe their
opinions regarding a product or service;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 50,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 50,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 12,500 hours (50,000
respondents times 1 response per year,
times .25 hours per response);
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are
not any anticipated reporting or
recordkeeping costs for these surveys;
Statutory Authority: Executive Order
12862 § 1, 58 FR 48257 (Sept. 11, 1993).

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Issued in Washington, DC, on September
14, 2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, Energy Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–23239 Filed 9–19–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–20–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–912); 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, FERC–912, Cogeneration and
Small Power Production, PURPA
Section 210(m) Regulations for
Termination or Reinstatement of
Obligation to Purchase or Sell.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due November 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–20–000)
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.
SUMMARY:

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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–912, Cogeneration and
Small Power Production, PURPA
Section 210(m) Regulations for
Termination or Reinstatement of
Obligation to Purchase or Sell
OMB Control No.: 1902–0237
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–912 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: On 8/8/2005, the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) 1 was
signed into law. Section 1253(a) of
EPAct 2005 amends Section 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA) by adding subsection
‘‘(m)’’ that provides for the termination
and reinstatement of an electric utility’s
obligation to purchase and sell energy
and capacity. 18 CFR 292.309–292.313
are the implementing regulations that
provide procedures for:
• An electric utility to file an
application for the termination of its
obligation to purchase energy from a
Qualifying Facility (QF) 2;
• An affected entity or person to
apply to the Commission for an order
reinstating the electric utility’s
obligation to purchase energy from a
QF 3;
• An electric utility to file an
application for the termination of its
obligation to sell energy and capacity to
QFs 4; and
• An affected entity or person to
apply to the Commission for an order
reinstating the electric utility’s
obligation to sell energy and capacity to
QFs 5.
Type of Respondents: FERCjurisdictional electric utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden 6: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
1 Public

Law 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005)
within 18 CFR 292.310.
3 Contained within 18 CFR 292.311.
4 Contained within 18 CFR 292.312.
5 Contained within 18 CFR 292.313.
6 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 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
2 Contained

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FERC–912 (IC12–20–000): COGENERATION AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION, PURPA SECTION 210(M) REGULATIONS
FOR TERMINATION OR REINSTATEMENT OF OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE OR SELL
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)

purchase 2 ...............................
to purchase 3 ...........................
sell 4 ........................................
to sell 5 ....................................

5
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

5
1
1
1

12
13
12
13

60
13
12
13

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

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

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

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

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

98

Termination of
Reinstatement
Termination of
Reinstatement

obligation to
of obligation
obligation to
of obligation

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $6762.94 [98
hours ÷ 2080 7 hours per year = 0.047 *
143,540/years 8 = $6762.94]
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 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–23221 Filed 9–19–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 460–066]

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Number of
respondents

On September 11, 2012, the
Commission issued a Notice of
Application for Amendment of License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions to
Intervene, and Protests for the Cushman
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 460–
066). The notice of application is now
revised to read as follows:
(1.) The heading is changed to read:
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Protests.
7 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/
year.
8 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.

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Dated: September 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–23219 Filed 9–19–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP12–519–000; CP12–520–
000]

Dominion South Pipeline Company,
L.P.; Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP;
Notice of Applications
Take notice that on September 11,
2012, Dominion South Pipeline
Company, L.P. (Dominion South), 701
East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia
23113, filed an application in Docket
No. CP12–519–000 pursuant to section
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
requesting authorization to abandon by
sale to Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP
(Gulf Shore) certain facilities in
Matagorday County, Texas. Also on
September 11, 2012, Gulf Shore, 333
Clay Street, Suite 4500, Houston, Texas
77002, file an application in Docket No.
CP12–520–000 pursuant to section 7(c)
of the NGA and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission’s regulations to acquire the
subject facilities from Dominion South
and to install certain compression
facilities. Gulf Shore additionally
requests a Part 157 blanket certificate
and a Part 284 blanket certificate, all as
more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. The
filing is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site web 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. For
assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call

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toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions concerning Dominion
South’s application may be directed to
David P. Kohler, Manager, Business
Development, Dominion South Pipeline
Company, L.P., 701 East Cary Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23113, by telephone
at (804) 771–4470 or by email at
[email protected]. Any
questions concerning Gulf Shore’s
application may be directed to Mark W.
Fuqua, President, Gulf Shore Energy
Partners, LP, 333 Clay Street, Houston,
Texas 77002, by telephone at (713) 308–
8117 or by email at
[email protected].
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be

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