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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC07-549B-000; FERC-549B]

Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

March 12, 2007.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp
) or from the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper
filing, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted
to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC07-549B-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
, go to the tab labeled Documents and Filing, choose

eFiling from the drop-down list and follow the instructions given.
First time users will need to establish a user name and password. The
Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-
mail address upon receipt of comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through the Commission's homepage using the eLibrary link. For
user assistance, contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll-free at
(866) 208-3676 or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by e-mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-549B ``Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Information''
(OMB No. 1902-0169) includes both the Index of Customers Report under
18 CFR 284.13(c) and capacity reporting requirements under 18 CFR
284.13(b) and 284.13(d). This information is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory provisions of sections 4, 5, and 16 of the NGA,
15 U.S.C. 717c-717o, PL 75-688, 52 Stat. 822 and 830 and Title III of
the NGPA, 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432, PL. 95-621.

Capacity Reports

    On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636, the Commission established a
capacity release mechanism under which shippers could release firm
transportation and storage capacity on either a short or long term
basis to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. Pipelines posted
available firm and interruptible capacity information on their
electronic bulletin boards (EBBs) to inform potential shippers. On
September 11, 1992, in Order No. 636-A, the Commission determined,
through staff audits, that the efficiency of the capacity release
mechanism could be enhanced by standardizing the content and format of
capacity release information and the methods by which shippers access
this information, posted to EBBs.
    On April 4, 1995, through Order 577 (RM95-5-000), the Commission
amended Sec.  284.243(h) of its regulations to allow shippers the
ability to release capacity without having to comply with the
Commission's advance posting and bidding requirements.
    To create greater substitution between different forms of capacity
and to enhance competition across the pipeline grid, on February 25,
2000, in Order No. 637, the Commission revised its capacity release
regulations regarding scheduling, segmentation and flexible point
rights, penalties, and reporting requirements. This resulted in more
reliable capacity information availability and price data that shippers
needed to make informed decisions in a competitive market as well as to
improve shipper's and the Commission's availability to monitor
marketplace behavior.

Index of Customers

    In Order 581, issued September 28, 1995, the Commission established
the Index of Customers (IOC) information requirement. The Index of
Customers had two functions, first, for analyzing capacity held on
pipelines and second, for providing capacity information to the market.
The Index of Customers information aides the capacity release system by
enabling shippers to identify and locate those holding capacity rights
that the shippers may want to acquire. The information was required to
be posted on the pipeline's EBB and filed on electronic media with the
Commission. This first Index contained, for all firm customers under
contract as of the first day of the calendar quarter, the full legal
name of the shipper, the rate schedule number for which service is
contracted, the contract effective and expiration dates, and the
contract quantities.
    In Order 637, the Commission required the following additional
information: the receipt and delivery points held under contract and
the zones or segments in which the capacity is held; the common
transaction point codes; the contract number; a shipper identification
number, such as DUNS; an indication whether the contract includes
negotiated rates; the names of any agents or asset managers that
control capacity in a pipeline rate zone; and any affiliate
relationship between the pipeline and the holder of capacity. The Index
is now provided through a quarterly filing on electronic media to the
Commission and is posted on pipelines' Internet Web sites.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:

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                                         Number of  responses    Average burden  hours     Total annual  burden
   Number of  respondents  annually        per  respondent           per  response                hours
(1)                                    (2)....................  (3)....................  (1)x(2)x(3)
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Capacity Rpts........................  Capacity Rpts: 6.......  Capacity Rpts: 291.....  Capacity Rpts: 179,838
& IOC: 103...........................  IOC: 4.................  IOC: 3.................  IOC: 1,236
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    Total:...........................  .......................  .......................  181,704
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is as follows:
    Capacity reports: 179,838 hours/2080 work hours per year x $122,137
= $10,560,035.
    Index of Customers (IOC): 1,236 hours/2080 work hours per year x
$122,137 = $72,578. Total Costs = $10,632,613. The estimated annual
cost per respondent is: Capacity Reports: $102,525; Index of Customers:
$705.
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information;
and (8) requesting e.g. waiver or clarification of requirements.
    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities, which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.

Philis Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC16-130-001.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company, Sierra Pacific Power Company,
South Point Energy Center, LLC.

    Description: Section 203 Market Power Mitigation Compliance Filing
of Nevada Power Company, et. al.
    Filed Date: 12/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20161215-5303.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/16.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-1982-014; ER10-1253-013; ER10-1252-013; ER10-
1246-013.
    Applicants: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Orange
and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.,
Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc.
    Description: Triennial Market Power Analysis for the Northeast
region of the Con Edison Companies.
    Filed Date: 12/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20161215-5306.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1882-002; ER10-2882-032; ER10-2886-030; ER13-
1101-025; ER13-1541-024; ER14-661-014; ER14-787-018; ER15-1475-009;
ER15-2593-008; ER15-54-008; ER15-55-008; ER16-1154-006; ER16-452-008;
ER16-705-006; ER16-706-006;ER17-252-002.
    Applicants: Southern Power Company, Southern Turner Cimarron I,
LLC, Boulder Solar Power, LLC, Spectrum Nevada Solar, LLC, Campo Verde
Solar, LLC, SG2 Imperial Valley LLC, Macho Springs Solar, LLC, Lost
Hills Solar, LLC, Blackwell Solar, LLC, North Star Solar, LLC, Desert
Stateline LLC, Parrey, LLC, RE Tranquillity LLC, RE Garland A LLC, RE
Garland LLC,2016 ESA Project Company, LLC.
    Description: Notification of Non-Material of Change in Status of
Boulder Solar Power, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 12/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20161215-5307.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1969-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2016-12-15_Revisions to MISO-PJM
JOA on coord of generator retirement studies to be effective 2/14/2017.
    Filed Date: 12/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20161215-5254.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-420-001.
    Applicants: Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2016-12-16 553, 554, 565-NSP NOC
Filing-Amnd to be effective 11/29/2016.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5055.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-556-000.
    Applicants: Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC.
    Description: Initial rate filing: Application for Market-Based
Tariff and Waivers to be effective 12/16/2016.
    Filed Date: 12/15/16.
    Accession Number: 20161215-5255.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-557-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Added
Facilities and Interconnection Agreement to be effective 4/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-558-000.
    Applicants: Louisville Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Ancillary
Services Schedules to be effective 2/15/2017.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5034.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-559-000.
    Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LL, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT submits Agency
Agreement No. 4593 among MetEd, Penelec and MAIT to be effective 1/1/
2017.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5044.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-560-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2016-12-16_RS 8 MISO-
Manitoba Hydro SOA Resource Planning Revisions to be effective 2/15/
2017.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5049.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-561-000.
    Applicants: Cedar Creek II, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised Market-Based Rate
Tariff Filing to be effective 2/15/2017.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-562-000.
    Applicants: BP Energy Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised Market-Based Rate
Tariff Filing to be effective 2/15/2017.
    Filed Date: 12/16/16.
    Accession Number: 20161216-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/17.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    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 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0032]

Commercial Driver's License: Daimler; Application for Exemption;
Daimler Truck North America LLC (Daimler)

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; granting of application for
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its decision to grant an exemption from the
commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements to Daimler Truck North
America LLC (Daimler) for one commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver, Dr
Andreas Gorbach, Executive Vice President and Board of Management
Member for Daimler. Dr. Gorbach holds a valid German commercial license
and wants to operate CMVs in interstate or intrastate commerce to
support Daimler field tests designed to meet future vehicle safety and
environmental requirements. FMCSA reviewed Dr.

Gorbach's commercial license records provided by Daimler and believes
the requirements for a German commercial license will ensure that Dr.
Gorbach's operation of a CMV under this exemption will likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
obtained in the absence of the exemption.

DATES: The exemption is effective May 12, 2023 and expires May 12,
2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bernadette Walker, Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards, FMCSA, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or by email at
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, contact Dockets Operations at (202)
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, go to www.regulations.gov, insert the docket
number ``FMCSA-2012-0032'' in the keyword box, and click ``Search.''
Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-Older),'' choose the first
notice listed, click ``Browse Comments.''
    To view documents mentioned in this notice as being available in
the docket, go to www.regulations.gov, insert the docket number
``FMCSA-2012-0032'' in the keyword box, click ``Search,'' and chose the
document to review.
    If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket
online by visiting Dockets Operations in Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call
(202) 366-9317 or<PHONE_NUMBER> before visiting Dockets Operations.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant
exemptions from certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA
must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register
(49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public an opportunity
to inspect the information relevant to the application, including any
safety analyses that have been conducted. The Agency must also provide
an opportunity for public comment on the request.
    The Agency reviews safety analyses and public comments submitted
and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b)(1). The Agency's decision must be published in the Federal
Register (49 CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for denying or granting
the application and, if granted, the name of the person or class of
persons receiving the exemption, and the regulatory provision from
which the exemption is granted. The notice must also specify the
effective period (up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions
of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).

III. Current Regulatory Requirements

Current Regulation(s) Requirements

    Under 49 CFR 383.23, no person shall operate a CMV without having
taken and passed knowledge and driving skills tests for a commercial
learner's permit or CDL that meet the Federal standards contained in
subparts F, G, and H of 49 CFR part 383 for the CMV that person
operates or expects to operate.

Applicant's Request

    Daimler has applied for an exemption for Dr. Andreas Gorbach from
49 CFR 383.23, which prescribes licensing requirements for drivers
operating CMVs in interstate or intrastate commerce. Dr. Gorbach is
unable to obtain a CDL due to his lack of residency in the United
States. The exemption would enable Dr. Andreas Gorbach to operate CMVs
in interstate or intrastate commerce to support Daimler field tests
designed to meet future vehicle safety and environmental requirements.
Daimler requests that the exemption cover the maximum allowable
duration of five years.

IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or Greater Level of Safety

    According to Daimler, the requirements for a German commercial
license ensure that the same level of safety is met or exceeded as if
this driver had a CDL issued by one of the States. Daimler asserts that
Dr. Gorbach will be accompanied at all times by an experienced Daimler
CDL holder who is familiar with the routes to be traveled in case of
any unforeseen circumstance. Additionally, Daimler provided a statement
of Dr. Gorbach's driving history.

V. Public Comments

    On October 17, 2022, FMCSA published notice of the Daimler
application and requested public comments (87 FR 62918). The Agency
received one comment in support of the application; the commenter made
the following statement: ``I believe that Dr. Andreas Gorbach will not
cause undo harm to other[s] if allowed to drive with his German CDL in
the United States.''

VI. FMCSA Decision

    FMCSA has determined that the process for obtaining a CDL in
Germany is comparable to the process for obtaining a State-issued CDL
and therefore adequately ensures that this driver can safely operate a
CMV in the United States. Based on the information provided by Daimler,
as described in section IV, including the driver's experience and
safety record, FMCSA concludes that the exemption, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in section VII, would likely achieve a level
of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would
be achieved absent such exemption, in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
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    \1\ FMCSA has granted Daimler drivers similar exemptions: July
22, 2014 (79 FR 42626); March 27, 2015 (80 FR 16511); October 5,
2015 (80 FR 60220); December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76059); December 21,
2015 (80 FR 79410); July 12, 2016 (81 FR 45217); July 25, 2016 (81
FR 48496); August 17, 2017 (82 FR 39151); September 10, 2018 (83 FR
45742); and September 28, 2020 (85 FR 60782).
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VII. Terms and Conditions for the Exemption

    This exemption applies only to Daimler driver Dr. Andreas Gorbach.
This driver is granted an exemption from the CDL requirement in 49 CFR
383.23 to allow him to drive CMVs in the United States without a State-
issued CDL. When operating under this exemption, the driver is subject
to the following terms and conditions:
    (1) The driver and Daimler must comply with all other applicable
provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR
parts 350-399);
    (2) The driver must be in possession of the exemption document and
a valid German commercial license;
    (3) The driver must be employed by and operate the CMV within the
scope of his duties for Daimler;
    (4) At all times while operating a CMV under this exemption, the
driver must be accompanied by a holder of a State-issued CDL who is
familiar with the routes traveled;
    (5) Daimler must notify FMCSA in writing within 5 business days of
any accident, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, involving Dr. Gorbach;
    (6) Daimler must notify FMCSA in writing if Dr. Gorbach is
convicted of an offense listed in Sec.  383.51 or a disqualifying
offense under Sec.  391.15 of

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; and
    (7) Daimler must subject the driver to a drug and alcohol testing
program substantially equivalent to the requirements in 49 CFR part 382
(excluding the Clearinghouse requirements in subpart G). Daimler must
ensure that the testing program for Dr. Gorbach complies with the
procedures set forth in 49 CFR part 40, as required by 49 CFR 382.105.
Preemption
    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR
381.600, during the period this exemption is in effect, no State shall
enforce any law or regulation applicable to interstate commerce that
conflicts with or is inconsistent with this exemption with respect to a
firm or person operating under the exemption. States may, but are not
required to, adopt the same exemption with respect to operations in
intrastate commerce.
Notification to FMCSA
    Under the exemption, Daimler must notify FMCSA within 5 business
days of any positive drug or alcohol tests or test refusal, or accident
(as defined in 49 CFR 390.5), involving Dr. Andreas Gorbach while
operating a CMV under the terms of this exemption. The notification
about accidents must include the following information:
    a. Identifier of the Exemption: ``Daimler--Dr. Gorbach;''
    b. Name of operating carrier and USDOT number;
    c. Date of the accident or date of the positive test result or
refusal;
    d. City or town, and State, in which the accident occurred, or
closest to the accident scene;
    e. Driver's name and license number;
    f. Co-driver's name (if any) and license number;
    g. Vehicle number and State license number;
    h. Number of individuals suffering physical injury;
    i. Number of fatalities;
    j. The police-reported cause of the accident, if provided by the
enforcement agency;
    k. Whether the driver was cited for violation of any traffic laws,
motor carrier safety regulations; and
    l. The total on-duty time accumulated during the 7 consecutive days
prior to the date of the accident, and the total on-duty time and
driving time in the work shift prior to the accident.

VIII. Termination

    FMCSA has no reason to believe the motor carrier and driver covered
by this exemption will experience any deterioration of their safety
record. However, should this occur, FMCSA will take all steps necessary
to protect the public interest, including revocation of the exemption.
FMCSA will immediately revoke the exemption for failure to comply with
its terms and conditions.

Robin Hutcheson,
Administrator.
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