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at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de
la Fe´de´ration 75015 Paris, France, and
in the UIC Building, 16 rue Jean Rey,
75015 Paris, France. The purpose of this
notice is to permit participation in ERE6
by U.S. company members of the IAB.
DATES: November 26–28, 2012.
´ de´ration,
ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la Fe
Paris, France and 16, rue Jean Rey,
Paris.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for
International and National Security
Programs, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–3417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i)
of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA),
the following notice of meeting is
provided:
The ERE6 sessions will be held from
2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. on November 26,
from 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. on November
27, and from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. on
November 28. The purpose of ERE6 is
to train IEA Government delegates in
the use of IEA emergency response
procedures by reacting to a hypothetical
oil supply disruption scenario.
The agenda for ERE6 is under the
control of the IEA. ERE6 will involve
break-out groups, the constitution of
which is under the control of the IEA.
The IEA anticipates that individual
break-out groups will not include
multiple IAB or IEA Reporting Company
representatives that would qualify them
as separate ‘‘meetings’’ within the
meaning of the Voluntary Agreement
and Plan of Action to Implement the
International Energy Program. It is
expected that the IEA will adopt the
following agenda:
I. Training Session for New SEQ Participants
and Selected IEA non-Member Countries
IEA Headquarters, 9, rue de la Fe´de´ration,
75015 Paris
November 26, 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
1. Welcome to the IEA
2. IEA Emergency Response Policies, Market
Assessment, Industry Perspective
3. IEA Oil Data Systems and Emergency Data
Collection
4. Media Perspective
5. Introduction of ERE6 Disruption
Simulation Exercise
II. Disruption Simulation Exercise
Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer,
16 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris
November 27–28, 2012, beginning each day
at 9:00 a.m.
Day 1
1. Welcome and Introduction (plenary)
2. Simulation (breakout groups)
3. Discussion (plenary)
4. Simulation (breakout groups)

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5. Discussion (pleanary)
Day 2
6. Introduction (plenary)
7. Simulation (breakout groups)
8. Discussion (plenary)
9. Simulation (breakout groups)
10. Conclusion and Wrap-up (plenary)

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii)
of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the
meeting of the IAB is open to
representatives of members of the IAB
and their counsel; representatives of
members of the IEA’s Standing Group
on Emergency Questions (SEQ) and the
IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil
Markets (SOM); representatives of the
Departments of Energy, Justice, and
State, the Federal Trade Commission,
the General Accounting Office,
Committees of Congress, the IEA, and
the European Commission; and invitees
of the IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the
IEA.
Issued in Washington, DC, November 14,
2012.
Diana D. Clark,
Assistant General Counsel for International
and National Security Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–17–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–714); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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–714 (Annual Electric
Balancing Authority Area and Planning
Area Report) 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 53878, 9/4/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–714 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.

SUMMARY:

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Comments on the collection of
information are due by December 20,
2012.

DATES:

Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0140, 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. IC12–17–000, 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 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–714, Annual Electric
Balancing Authority Area and Planning
Area Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0140.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–714 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
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
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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:

FERC–714 (IC12–17–000)—ANNUAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
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)

219

1

219

87

19,053

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $2,995,016
[19,053 hours ÷ 2,080 2 hours/year =
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
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: November 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–28152 Filed 11–19–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–16–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–715); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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

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SUMMARY:

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

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FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–715 (Annual
Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report) 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 53877, 9/4/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–715 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by December 20,
2012.
Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0171, 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. IC12–16–000, 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

ADDRESSES:

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

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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–715, Annual
Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0171.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–715 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: Acting under FPA Section
213,1 FERC requires each transmitting
utility that operates integrated
transmission system facilities rated
above 100 kilovolts (kV) to submit
annually:
• Contact information for the FERC–
715;
• Base case power flow data (if it does
not participate in the development and
use of regional power flow data);
• Transmission system maps and
diagrams used by the respondent for
transmission planning;
• A detailed description of the
transmission planning reliability criteria
used to evaluate system performance for
time frames and planning horizons used
in regional and corporate planning;
• A detailed description of the
respondent’s transmission planning
assessment practices (including, but not
limited to, how reliability criteria are
applied and the steps taken in
2 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/
year.
3 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
1 16 U.S.C. 8241.

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