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of approximately 29,700 hours. Because
the proposal is to decrease the size of
the frame (not the content of the survey
form), the burden reduction is expressed
as the change in total annual hours. The
frame reduction would result in an
estimated 33-percent decrease in the
total annual burden for this form, or
9,900 hours (1,100 respondents
multiplied by 9 hours per response).
The annual burden for the proposed
Form EIA–861S, ‘‘Annual Electric
Power Industry Report (Short Form),’’ is
estimated at 825 hours (1,100
respondents multiplied by 0.75 burden
hours per response). The net annual
burden reduction between the two
forms is estimated at 9,075 hours.
Form EIA–923: The total annual
burden for the Form EIA–923, ‘‘Power
Plant Operations Report,’’ is currently
estimated at 81,518 hours. This figure is
the sum of the burden hours for each
survey (monthly, annual, and
supplemental), which is calculated by
multiplying the total number of
responses per survey by the burden
hours per survey response. The total
annual burden hours under this
proposal is estimated at 78,957 hours.
This number is the sum of the new
burden hours for each survey, which is
calculated by multiplying the revised
number of responses per survey by the
revised burden hours per survey
response. The proposed threshold
increase for Schedule 2 would result in
an estimated 3.1-percent decrease in the
total annual burden for the Form EIA–
923, calculated as the percentage
decrease between the current and
revised estimated total annual burden
hours.
G. The agency estimates that the only
cost to a respondent is for the time it
will take to complete the collection.
Will a respondent incur any start-up
costs for reporting, or any recurring
annual costs for operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services associated with
the information collection?
H. What additional actions could be
taken to minimize the burden of this
collection of information? Such actions
may involve the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
I. Does any other Federal, State, or
local agency collect similar information?
If so, specify the agency, the data
element(s), and the methods of
collection.
As a Potential User of the Information
to be Collected:
A. Please comment on the specific
proposed changes discussed above:

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1. Treatment of the Form EIA–861 as
a sample to be supplemented by
imputed estimates.
2. Introduction of the Form EIA–861S
short form to be completed by relatively
small utilities.
3. Increase in the reporting threshold
for Schedule 2 of the Form EIA–923 to
200 MW, and limiting the data
collection to coal, distillate oil, residual
oil, petroleum coke, and natural gas.
4. Elimination of imputation for
respondents that do not meet the
reporting threshold for Schedule 2 of
the Form EIA–923.
B. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency and does the information have
practical utility?
C. What actions could be taken to
help ensure and maximize the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of the
information disseminated?
D. Is the information useful at the
levels of detail to be collected? For what
purpose(s) would the information be
used? Be specific.
E. Are there alternate sources for the
information and are they useful? If so,
what are their weaknesses and/or
strengths?
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of these proposals. They also
will become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
P.L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U. S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB
Review and Comment.
AGENCY:

The EIA has submitted an
information collection request to the
OMB for extension under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The information collection requests a

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three-year extension of its Form EIA–
914, ‘‘Monthly Natural Gas Production
Report’’ OMB Control Number 1910–
0205. The proposed collection will
collect monthly data on the production
of natural gas in seven geographical
areas (Texas (including State offshore),
Louisiana (including State offshore),
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming,
Federal Gulf of Mexico offshore and
Other States (defined as all remaining
states, except Alaska, in which the
operator produced natural gas during
the report month)). Data will be used to
monitor natural gas supplies. Survey
respondents would be a sample of well
operators.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before April 16, 2012.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
be telephoned at 202–395–4718 or
contacted by email at
Chad_S_Whiteman@omb.eop.gov.
Written comments should
be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
A copy of comments should also be
sent to Jason Worrall. To ensure receipt
of the comments by the due date, email
(Jason.worrall@eia.gov) is
recommended. The mailing address is
Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, (EI–21), Forrestal
Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0670. Mr.
Worrall may be contacted by telephone
at (202) 586–6075.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Jason Worrall. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, email (Jason.worrall@eia.gov)
is recommended. The mailing address is
Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, (EI–21), Forrestal
Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0670. Mr.
Worrall may be contacted by telephone
at (202) 586–6075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0205.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Form EIA–914, ‘‘Monthly Natural
Gas Production Report’’.
ADDRESSES:

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(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension.
(4) Purpose: The purpose of the
survey is to collect monthly data on the
production of natural gas in seven
geographical areas (Texas (including
State offshore), Louisiana (including
State offshore), Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Wyoming, Federal Gulf of Mexico
offshore and Other States (defined as all
remaining states, except Alaska, in
which the operator produced natural gas
during the report month). Data will be
used to monitor natural gas supplies.
Survey respondents would be a sample
of well operators.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 243.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 2,916.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 8,748.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. There
are no additional costs to respondents
associated with the survey other than
the costs associated with the burden
hours.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9,
2012.
Renee Miller,
Acting Director, Office of Survey Development
and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Filed Date: 3/8/12.
Accession Number: 20120308–5098.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/12.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP12–458–001.
Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company.
Description: Amendment of RP12–458
General Terms and Conditions to be
effective 4/1/2012.
Filed Date: 3/8/12.
Accession Number: 20120308–5132.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/12.
Any person desiring to protest in any
the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
and service can be found at: http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866)
208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202)
502–8659.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Dated: March 9, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

Combined Notice of Filings

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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP12–480–000.
Applicants: Kern River Gas
Transmission Company.
Description: 2012 Period Two
Correction to be effective 5/1/2012.
Filed Date: 3/8/12.
Accession Number: 20120308–5056.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/20/12.
Docket Numbers: RP12–481–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America LLC.
Description: Negotiated Rate
Amendment—Wisconsin Electric to be
effective 4/1/2012.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RM98–1–000]

Records Governing Off-the-Record
Communications
Public Notice
This constitutes notice, in accordance
with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
communications.
Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
September 22, 1999) requires

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Commission decisional employees, who
make or receive a prohibited or exempt
off-the-record communication relevant
to the merits of a contested proceeding,
to deliver to the Secretary of the
Commission, a copy of the
communication, if written, or a
summary of the substance of any oral
communication.
Prohibited communications are
included in a public, non-decisional file
associated with, but not a part of, the
decisional record of the proceeding.
Unless the Commission determines that
the prohibited communication and any
responses thereto should become a part
of the decisional record, the prohibited
off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in
reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to
respond to any facts or contentions
made in a prohibited off-the-record
communication, and may request that
the Commission place the prohibited
communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The
Commission will grant such a request
only when it determines that fairness so
requires. Any person identified below as
having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the
document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications
listed are grouped by docket numbers in
ascending order. These filings are
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, please contact
FERC, Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.

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