[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43996-43997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18557]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC11-510-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-510); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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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 in consideration of the collection of information are
due September 20, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-521-000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time users must follow
eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a username and password before eFiling.
The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender's
e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters making an
eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to
file electronically must send an original of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's
eLibrary at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching
on Docket No. IC11-521. For user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at: (866)
208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-510, ``Application for Surrender of Hydropower
License'', (OMB No. 1902-0068) is used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) 16 U.S. Code (U.S.C). sections 797(e), 799 and 806.
Section 4(e) gives the Commission authority to issue licenses for the
purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining dams, water
conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines or other power
project works necessary or convenient for developing and improving
navigation, transmission and utilization of power over which Congress
has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority to
prescribe the conditions of licenses including the revocation or
surrender of the license. Section 13 defines the Commission's authority
to delegate time periods for when a license must be terminated if
project construction has not begun. Surrender of a license may be
desired by a licensee when a licensed project is retired, not
constructed, or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the
project facilities. The information collected under the designation
FERC-510 is in the form of a written application for surrender of a
hydropower license. The information is used by Commission staff to
determine the broad impact of such surrender. The Commission will issue
a notice soliciting comments from the public and other agencies and
conduct a careful review of the prepared application before issuing an
order for surrender of a license. The order is the result of an
analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, environmental
concerns, etc., which are examined to determine if the application for
surrender is warranted. The order implements the existing regulations
and is inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses
issued by FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. The
Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 6.1-6.4.
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 Average burden
Number of respondents annually responses per hours per Total annual
respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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16........................................................... 1 10 160
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $10,952 (160 hours/2080
hours per year times $142,372 per year average per employee = $10,952
(rounded)). The estimated annual cost per respondent is $685 (rounded).
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; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
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.
Dated: July 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-18557 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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