[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24188-24189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09611]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-18-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-500 and FERC-
505); Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: 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
collections Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with
Greater than 5 Megawatt Capacity (FERC-500), and Application for
License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 Megawatt or Less Capacity
(FERC-505) 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 published notices
in the Federal Register (77 FR 56636, 9/13/2012, and 77 FR 73631, 12/
11/2012) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the
FERC-500 and FERC-505 for either notice and is making this notation in
its submittal to OMB.
The Commission is issuing this 15-day public notice due to a change
of the estimated burden figures. Upon further review, the Commission
found that the previously approved burden estimates (i.e. the numbers
presented here) should be used.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due by May 9,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control Nos.
1902-0058 (FERC-500) and/or 1902-0114 (FERC-505), should be sent via
email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected], 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. IC12-18-000, by one
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/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], 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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: FERC-500: Application for License/Relicense for Water
Projects with Greater than 5 Megawatt Capacity; FERC-505: Application
for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 Megawatt or Less
Capacity.
OMB Control Nos.: FERC-500 (1902-0058); FERC-505 (1902-0114).
Type of Request: 16 U.S.C. 797(e) authorizes the Commission to
issue licenses to citizens of the United States for the purpose of
constructing, operating, and maintaining dams, across, along, from, or
within waterways over which Congress has jurisdiction. The Electric
Consumers Protection Act amended the Federal Power Act to provide the
Commission with the responsibility of issuing licenses for non-federal
hydroelectric plants. 16 U.S.C. 797(e) also requires the Commission to
give equal consideration to preserving energy conservation, the
protection, mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and
wildlife, the protection of recreational opportunities, and the
preservation of other aspects of environmental quality when approving
licenses. Finally, 16 U.S.C. 799 stipulates conditions upon which the
Commission issues hydroelectric licenses.
The Commission requires all hydroelectric license applications to
address a variety of environmental concerns. Many of these concerns
address environmental requirements developed by other agencies. The
applicants must provide facts in order for the Commission to understand
and resolve potential environmental problems associated with the
application in the interests of the United States public.
Types of Respondents: Non-federal hydroelectric plants greater than
5 megawatt capacity (FERC-500); non-federal hydroelectric plants 5
megawatts or less capacity (FERC-505).
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Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for each information collection as:
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\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 further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
FERC--500 (IC12-18-000) Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects With Greater Than 5 Megawatt Capacity
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) * (B) = (C) (D) (C) * (D)
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Non-federal hydroelectric plants greater than 5 megawatt capacity.. 6 1 6 105,839.5 635,037
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FERC--505 (IC12-18-000) Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects With 5 Megawatt or Less Capacity
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Number of Average burden
Number of responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondents respondent responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) * (B) = C (D) (C) * (D)
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Non-federal hydroelectric plants 5 megawatts or less capacity...... 16 1 16 3,674 58,782
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FERC-500 total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$43,823,659 [(635,037 hours / 2080 hours/year \2\) * $143,540/year \3\
= $43,823,659]
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\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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FERC-505: total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$4,056,523 [(58,782 hours / 2080 hours/year) * $143,540/year =
$4,056,523]
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of
information are 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 collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09611 Filed 4-23-13; 8:45 am]
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