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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $3,330 [37.5
hours * $70 per hour 3 = $2,625]
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: May 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–11–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc-539); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

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–539, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Import & Export Related
Applications, 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
(78 FR 12747, 02/25/2013) requesting

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SUMMARY:

2 This figure is based on the number of filings
received by the Commission for cash management
agreements over the last several years.
3 This is a loaded cost (wages plus benefits) for
a full-time employee.

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public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–539 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.1
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0062, 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. IC13–11–000, 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], by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipeline Certificates: Import
& Export Related Applications.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0062.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–539 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 3 of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) 2 provides, in part, that ‘‘. . .
1 The Commission has issued two notices
regarding this collection in this docket. Neither
notice contained the correct burden estimates. This
notice corrects the burden estimates and provides
the public with an additional 30 days for public
comment.
2 15 U.S.C. 717–717w.

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no person shall export any natural gas
from the United States to a foreign
country or import any natural gas from
a foreign country without first having
secured an order from the Commission
authorizing it to do so.’’ The 1992
amendments to Section 3 of the NGA
concern importation or exportation
from/to a nation which has a free trade
agreement with the United States and
requires that such importation or
exportation: (1) Shall be deemed to be
a ‘‘first sale’’ (i.e. not a sale for a resale)
and (2) shall be deemed to be consistent
with the public interest. Applications
for such importation or exportation
should be granted without modification
or delay.
The regulatory functions of Section 3
are shared by the Commission and the
Secretary of Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE). The Commission has the
authority to approve or disapprove the
construction and operation of particular
facilities, the site at which such
facilities shall be located, and, with
respect to natural gas that involves the
construction of new domestic facilities,
the place of entry for imports or exit for
exports. The DOE approves the
importation or exportation of the natural
gas commodity.3
Additionally, pursuant to the DOE
Delegation Order and Executive Order
Nos. 10485 and 12038, the Commission
has the authority to issue Presidential
Permits for natural gas facilities which
cross an international border of the
United States. Persons seeking Section 3
authorizations or Presidential Permits
from the Commission file applications
for such requests pursuant to Part 153
of the Commission’s Regulations: Part
153, Subpart B and Subpart C.
Type of Respondents: The
respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking
authorization from the Commission to
import or export natural gas
Estimate of Annual Burden4: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
3 Secretary of DOE’s current delegation of
authority to the Commission relating to import and
export facilities was renewed by the Secretary’s
Delegation Order No. 00–004.00A, effective May 16,
2006.
4 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.

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FERC–539—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: IMPORT/EXPORT RELATED
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)

7

2

14

12

168

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $11,760[168
hours * $70/hour 5 = $11,760]
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: May 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 8012–007]

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Winchendon Hydroelectric LLC; Notice
of Application Accepted for Filing,
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. Types of Application: Non-capacity
amendment of exemption.
b. Project No.: 8012–007.
c. Date Filed: April 5, 2013.
d. Applicant: Winchendon
Hydroelectric LLC.
e. Name of Project: Hunts Pond Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Millers River in Worcester
County, Massachusetts.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Stephen J.
Fisk, Winchendon Hydroelectric,
5 Average salary (per hour) plus benefits per fulltime equivalent employee.

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LLC, 57 Suffolk Street, Suite 200,
Holyoke, MA 01040, (413) 536–6062.
i. FERC Contact: Alyssa Dorval, (212)
273–5955, [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, and protests: June 11,
2013.
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. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be mailed to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the
project number (P–8012–007) on any
comments or motions filed.
k. Description of Application:
Winchendon Hydroelectric LLC is
requesting a non-capacity exemption
amendment to replace two cross-flow
turbines with a total generator
nameplate capacity of 120 kW to a
single double regulated Kaplan unit
with a generator capacity of 100 kW.
The historical data shows the annual
production to be approximately 305,000
kWh. The new Kaplan turbine is
estimated to produce an additional
201,000 kWh per year more than the
existing installed units resulting in an
estimated new annual production value
of 506,000 kWh. With the turbine
replacement, the hydraulic capacity
value will be reduced from the existing
units at approximately 172 cubic feet
per second (cfs) to the new unit at
approximately 110 cfs. The exemptee
also plans to address repairs to spalled
concrete, stoplog and needle beam
maintenance and replacement at the
dam as required by the Commission’s
Division of Dam Safety. To complete the
turbine replacement and required
maintenance, the exemptee will need to
temporarily draw down the project from
a normal operating elevation of 954.6
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum

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(NGVD) to below the crest of the dam,
with a lower limit of 944.48 feet NGVD,
for a period lasting from June 2013
through September 2013.
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 (P–8012) to
access the document. 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 item (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.
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 Responsive
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

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