PUBLISHED IC12-6-000 (FERC-585)-30dy

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mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department
of Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Application for
New Grants Under the Indian Education
Professional Development Program .
OMB Control Number: 1810–0580.
Type of Review: Extension.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 50.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,500.
Abstract: The Office of Indian
Education of the Department of
Education requests clearance for the
Indian Education Discretionary Grant
Applications authorized under Title VII,
Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, as amended. The
Professional Development (CFDA
84.299B) program is a competitive
discretionary grant program. The grant
applications submitted for this program
are evaluated on the basis of how well
an applicant addresses the selection
criteria, and are used to determine
applicant eligibility and amount of
award for projects selected for funding.
This information collection is being
submitted under the Streamlined

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Clearance Process for Discretionary
Grant Information Collections (1894–
0001). Therefore, the 30-day public
comment period notice will be the only
public comment notice published for
this information collection.
Dated: May 10, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board,
Small Modular Reactor Subcommittee
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

This notice announces an
open meeting of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (SEAB), Small Modular
Reactor Subcommittee (SMR). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 9:30
a.m.–12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Stone, Deputy Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; email:
SMRCommittee@hq.doe.gov or Web site:
http://www.nuclear.gov/
smrsubcommittee/overview.html
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The Board was
reestablished to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary on
the Department’s basic and applied
research, economic and national
security policy, educational issues,
operational issues, and other activities
as directed by the Secretary.
Background: The Subcommittee was
established to provide recommendations
on areas in which standards for safety,
security, and nonproliferation should be
developed for SMRs to enhance U.S.
leadership in civil nuclear energy. In
addition, to identify challenges,
uncertainties and risks to
commercialization and provide advice
on policies and other approaches that
may be appropriate to manage these
risks and accelerate deployment in
support of national goals.
SUMMARY:

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Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of this meeting is to hear from external
stakeholders and to provide the
subcommittee members with additional
information.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting will
start at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 30,
2012. The tentative meeting agenda
includes presentations from the
National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), external
stakeholders, and environmental
groups.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Individuals who
would like to attend must RSVP no later
than 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 25, 2012, by
email at: SMRCommittee@hq.doe.gov.
Please provide your name, organization,
citizenship, and contact information.
Space is limited. Anyone attending the
meeting will be required to present
government issued identification.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions may do so at
the end of the meeting on Wednesday,
May 30, 2012. Approximately 30
minutes will be reserved for public
comments. Time allotted per speaker
will depend on the number of
individuals who wish to speak, but will
not exceed five minutes. The Designated
Federal Officer (or designee) is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Those wishing to
speak should register to do so beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30,
2012. Those not able to attend the
meeting or have insufficient time to
address the subcommittee, are invited to
send a written statement to Renee Stone,
U.S. Department of Energy 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, or by email to:
SMRCommittee@hq.doe.gov.
Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on May
10, 2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–6–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–585); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

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Comment request.

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 United States
Code (U.S.C.) 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
information collection FERC–585,
Reporting of Electric Energy shortages
and Contingency Plans under PURPA,
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
(77 FR 11519, 02/27/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–585 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0138, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
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. IC12–6–000, 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
SUMMARY:

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–585, Reporting of Electric
Energy shortages and Contingency Plans
under PURPA.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0138.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–585 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–585,
‘‘Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages
and Contingency Plans under PURPA’’,
is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory provisions of
section 206 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1979
(PURPA) Public Law 95–617, 92 Stat.
3117. Section 206 of PURPA amended
the Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding
a new subsection (g) to section 202,
under which the Commission by rule,
was to require each public utility to (1)
report to the Commission and
appropriate state regulatory authorities
of any anticipated shortages of electric
energy or capacity which would affect
the utility’s capability to serve its
wholesale customers; and (2) report to
the Commission and any appropriate
state regulatory authority contingency
plan that would outline what
circumstances might give rise to such
occurrences.
In Order No. 575,1 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a
public utility includes in its rates

schedule, provisions that: (a) During
electric energy and capacity shortages it
will treat firm power wholesale
customers without undue
discrimination or preference; and (b) it
will report any modifications to its
contingency plan for accommodating
shortages within 15 days to the
appropriate state regulatory agency and
to the affected wholesale customers,
then the utility need not file with the
Commission an additional statement of
contingency plan for accommodating
such shortages. This revision merely
changed the reporting mechanism; the
public utility’s contingency plan would
be located in its filed rate rather than in
a separate document.
In Order No. 659,2 the Commission
modified the reporting requirements in
18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the
means by which public utilities must
comply with the requirements to report
shortages and anticipated shortages is to
submit this information electronically
using the Office of Electric Reliability’s
pager system at emergency@ferc.gov in
lieu of submitting an original and two
copies with the Secretary of the
Commission.
The Commission uses the information
to evaluate and formulate an
appropriate option for action in the
event an unanticipated shortage is
reported and/or materializes. Without
this information, the Commission and
State agencies would be unable to: (1)
Examine and approve or modify utility
actions, (2) prepare a response to
anticipated disruptions in electric
energy, and (3) ensure equitable
treatment of all public utility customers
under the shortage situations. The
Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part
294.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–585 (IC12–6–000)—REPORTING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA
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)

Contingency Plan .................................................................
Capacity Shortage ...............................................................
Total ..............................................................................
1 60
2 70

FR 4859 (25 Jan 1995).
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1
4 N/A

1
1
4 N/A

3 Burden is defined 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

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1
2

73
0.25
4 N/A

73
0.25
73.25

explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
4 Not applicable.

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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $5,054 [73.25
hours ÷ 2,080 5 hours/year = 0.03521 *
$143,540/year 6 = $5,054].
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–585 per response is $2,527
[$5,054 ÷ 2 responses = $2,527/
response].
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 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–11830 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–13–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–915); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice of information collection
and request for comments.

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.

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–915, Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirement.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–13–000)
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
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

SUMMARY:

Title: FERC–915 and Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders—Records Retention
Requirement.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0223.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–915 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission has the
regulatory responsibility under section
205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to
ensure that wholesale sales of electricity
are just and reasonable and provided in
a non-discriminatory manner. The
Commission uses the information
maintained by the respondents under
FERC–915 to monitor the entities’ sales,
ensure that the prices are just and
reasonable, maintain the integrity of the
wholesale jurisdictional sales markets,
and ensure that the entities comply with
the requirements of the FPA (i.e., the
Commission’s regulations) and any
orders authorizing market-based rate
sales.
Type of Respondents: Public Utility
Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

FERC–915 (IC12–13–000)—PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORDS RETENTION
REQUIREMENT
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)

2 1,730

1

1,730

1

1,730

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Electric Utilities with Market-Based Rate Authority .............

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $386,073
[$32,870 (labor costs) + $315,792 (record
retention/storage cost) + $37,411

(electronic record-keeping cost) =
$386,073].

5 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks (1
year).
6 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
1 Burden is defined 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 Electric utilities with approved market-based
rate authority—http://www.ferc.gov/industries/
electric/gen-info/mbr/list.asp as of 4/30/2012.

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• Labor costs: 1,730 hours * $19/
hours 3 = $32,870.
• Record retention/storage cost (using
an estimate of 48,891 cubic feet):
$315,792.4
3 2012 average hourly wage of filing clerk working
within an electric utility.
4 The Commission bases this figure on industry
archival storage costs.

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