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and how to use energy more efficiently.
Generation of such maps requires DOE
to collect information from electricity
providers about data access and sharing
services offered to their customers. DOE
is requesting a 3-year approval to
continue to collect and report this
information using an improved
collection instrument. This information
collection request may be relevant to
electric utilities, energy management
professionals and residential and
commercial electricity customers; (5)
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,261; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
3,261; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1087; (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
(FEA Act), as amended, codified at 15 U.S.C.
772(b) and Section 1301 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA), as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C.
17381.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6,
2013.
Carla Frisch,
Acting Director of Policy and Analysis, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013–03438 Filed 2–13–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RM07–16–000 and RM01–5–
000]

Information Collection Activities and
Request for Comments
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.

AGENCY:

Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment on a proposed
collection of information that the
Commission is developing for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). This collection of information
relates to the application to interstate
and intrastate natural gas pipelines and
interstate oil pipelines of the
Commission’s revised Company
Registration procedures.1
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket Nos. RM07–16–
000 and RM01–5–000) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown, by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection of information relates to the
application to interstate and intrastate
SUMMARY:

Number of
respondents

Data collection

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FERC–545—NGA Pipelines ............................................................................
FERC–549—NGPA Pipelines ..........................................................................
FERC–550—Oil Pipelines ...............................................................................

1 Concurrent with this Notice, the Commission is
issuing a separate order on ‘‘Revisions to Company
Registration and Establishing Technical
Conference’’ with additional details on the
requirements.
2 A description of the procedures can be found in
the Commission’s order in Filing Via the Internet,

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Hours per
response
(1
response
per
respondent)

161
200
200

Docket Nos. RM07–16–000 and RM01–5–000, 142
FERC ¶ 61,097 (2013) (http://elibrary.ferc.gov/
idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13174100).
3 5 CFR 1320.
4 The estimated burden on electric utilities for
compliance with this requirement was included in
Order No. 770, 77 FR 71,288 (Nov. 30, 2012) and

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natural gas pipelines and interstate oil
pipelines of the Commission’s revised
Company Registration procedures.
These procedures will replace the use
of random-number generated passwords
to authenticate access to a company
registration account with a superior
method of authentication. Under the
revised procedures, a regulated natural
gas and oil pipeline will be able to
maintain a list of eRegistered agents
whom the pipeline has authorized to
submit a particular type of filing.
Implementation of these changes will
provide increased flexibility for
regulated entities to manage their
company registration accounts and to
designate agents to make filings at the
Commission. These changes also will
reduce the need for pipelines to
institute measures to protect password
integrity, including the need to request
new passwords if existing passwords are
compromised.2 These revised
procedures are expected to go into effect
in October 2013.
OMB’s regulations 3 require approval
of certain information collection
requirements that impose identical
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
imposed on ten or more persons.
Without consideration of potential cost
savings in reduced password
management and requests for new
passwords, the one-time burden on
interstate and intrastate natural gas and
oil pipelines to transition to the revised
system is estimated to be one hour per
respondent at a cost of $35.99/hour for
support staff.4
Information Collection Costs: The
Commission projects the average annual
burden and cost of compliance with
these regulations to be the following:

Total hours

1
1
1

161
200
200

Total cost

$5,794
7,198
7,198

is incorporated in FERC–920, Electric Quarterly
Report, OMB Control No. 1902–0255. Those
reporting requirements will be submitted to OMB
for review after OMB issues a decision on another
pending item under that Control Number. (Only one
item per OMB Control Number can be pending at
OMB for PRA review at a time.)

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We estimate that pipelines will have
the initial implementation burden of
one hour and may annually review or
make revisions to their list of designated
agents. The total annual cost for all
respondents is: $20,190.
Title: FERC–545, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Rate Change (Non-Formal), OMB
Control No. 1902–0154; FERC–549, Gas
Pipeline Rates: NGPA Title III
Transactions and Part 341, OMB Control
No. 1902–0086; and FERC–550, Oil
Pipeline Rates: Tariff Filings, OMB
Control No. 1902–0089.
Action: Revised company registration
information requirements.
Respondents: Interstate and intrastate
natural gas pipelines and interstate oil
pipelines.
Frequency of Responses: One-time
initial implementation and periodic
updates as needed.
Need for Information: The changes are
being implemented to enhance the
security of natural gas and oil pipelines’
company registration accounts and to
provide pipelines with an enhanced
ability to manage filing permissions.
Internal Review: We have reviewed
the changes and determined that the
changes are necessary, conforming to
the Commission’s need for efficient
information collection, communication,
and management within the energy
industry. We have assured ourselves, by
means of internal review, that there is
specific, objective support for the
burden estimates associated with the
information collection requirements.
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: February 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14483–000]

Westfield Water Resources
Department; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene,
Protests, Recommendations, and
Terms and Conditions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Conduit
Exemption.
b. Project No.: 14483–000.
c. Date filed: January 22, 2013.
d. Applicant: Westfield Water
Resources Department.
e. Name of Project: Sackett Filtration
Plant Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed Sackett
Filtration Plant Hydroelectric Project
would be located on a water supply
pipeline entering the Sackett Filtration
Plant in Hampden County,
Massachusetts. The land on which all
the project structures are located is
owned by the applicant.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles
Darling, Water Systems Engineer,
Westfield Water Resources Department,
28 Sackett Street, Westfield, MA 01085;
phone (413) 572–6243.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)
502–6062, robert.bell@ferc.gov.
j. Status of Environmental Analysis:
This application is ready for
environmental analysis at this time, and
the Commission is requesting
comments, reply comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions.
k. Deadline for filing responsive
documents: Due to the small size of the
proposed project, as well as the resource
agency consultation letters filed with
the application, the 60-day timeframe
specified in 18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing all
comments, motions to intervene,
protests, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is
shortened to 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice. All reply comments
filed in response to comments
submitted by any resource agency,
Indian tribe, or person, must be filed
with the Commission within 45 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

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instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
l. Description of the project: The
proposed Sackett Filtration Plant
Hydroelectric Project would consist of:
(1) A proposed 16.19-foot-long, 12-inchdiameter intake pipe; (2) a proposed
powerhouse containing one proposed
generating unit with an installed
capacity of 80 kilowatts; (3) a proposed
9.42-foot-long, 12-inch-diamter exit
pipe; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates the project would
have an average annual generation of
0.4745 gigawatt-hours.
m. This filing is available for review
and reproduction at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. The filing may also be viewed on
the Web at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number, P–14483,
in the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for review and reproduction at
the address in item h above.
n. Development Application—Any
qualified applicant desiring to file a
competing application must submit to
the Commission, on or before the
specified deadline date for the
particular application, a competing
development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application.
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
competing development application no
later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular
application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
o. Protests or Motions to Intervene—
Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion

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