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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: August 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–17–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–714); 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 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, Annual Electric Balancing
Authority Area and Planning Area
Report.

SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due November 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. [IC12–17–
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: Ellen Brown
may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–714: Annual Electric
Balancing Authority Area and Planning
Area Report.
DATES:

OMB Control No.: 1902–0140.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–714 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Federal Power Act
authorizes the Commission to collect
information from electric utility
balancing authorities and planning areas
in the United States. 18 CFR 141.51
mandates the data collection.
The Commission uses the collected
data to analyze power system operations
along with its regulatory functions.
These analyses estimate the effect of
changes in power system operations
resulting from the installation of a new
generating unit or plant, transmission
facilities, energy transfers between
systems, and/or new points of
interconnections. Also, these analyses
serve to correlate rates and charges,
assess reliability and other operating
attributes in regulatory proceedings,
monitor market trends and behaviors,
and determine the competitive impacts
of proposed mergers, acquisitions, and
dispositions.
Type of Respondents: Electric utilities
operating balancing authority areas and
planning areas with annual peak
demand over 200 MW.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC—714 (IC12–17–000)—ANNUAL ELECTRIC BALANCING AUTHORITY AREA AND PLANNING AREA REPORT
Number of respondents
(A)

Number of
responses per
respondent
(B)

Total number
of responses
(A) × (B) = (C)

Average burden
hours per
response
(D)

Estimated total
annual
burden
(C) × (D)

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1

219

87

19,053

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $1,314,839.32
[19,053 hours ÷ 2080 hours/year 2 =
9.16009 * $143,540/year 3 =
$1,314,839.32]
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
1 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

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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.

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further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.

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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14447–000]

L.S. Starrett Company; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests

Dated: August 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

PO 00000

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption
from Licensing.
2 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e.
1 year of full-time employment).
3 Average salary plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.

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