[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17819]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval 
and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This is a renewal request for approval of the Application for 
Section 26a Permit (OMB No. 3316-0060). The information collection 
described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) at, [email protected], for review, as required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 
amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments 
on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).

DATES: Comments should be sent to the Agency Clearance Officer and the 
OMB Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer 
for Tennessee Valley Authority, Washington, DC 20503, or email: 
[email protected], no later than August 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Requests for information, including copies of the 
information collection proposed and supporting documentation, should be 
directed to the Senior Privacy Program Manager: Christopher A. 
Marsalis, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Dr. (WT 5D), 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1401; telephone (865) 632-2467 or email: 
[email protected]; or to Joy L. Lloyd, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 
W. Summit Hill Dr. (WT 5A), Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1401; telephone 
(865) 632-8370 or email: [email protected]; or to the Agency Clearance 
Officer: Philip D. Propes, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market 
Street (MP 2C), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801; telephone (423) 751-
8593 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Type of Request: Reauthorization.
    Title of Information Collection: Section 26a Permit Application.
    Frequency of Use: On occasion.
    Type of Affected Public: Individuals or households, state or local 
governments, farms, businesses, or other for-profit, Federal agencies 
or employees, non-profit institutions, small businesses or 
organizations.
    Small Businesses or Organizations Affected: Yes.
    Federal Budget Functional Category Code: 452.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,600.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 2.0.
    Need For and Use of Information: TVA Land Management activities and 
section 26a of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended, 
require TVA to collect information relevant to projects that will 
impact TVA land and land rights and review and approve plans for the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of any dam, appurtenant works, 
or other obstruction affecting navigation, flood control, or public 
lands or reservations across, along, or in the Tennessee River or any 
of its tributaries. The information is collected via paper forms and/or 
electronic submissions and is used to assess the impact of the proposed 
project on TVA land or land rights and statutory TVA programs to 
determine if the project can be approved. Rules for implementation of 
TVA's section 26a responsibilities are published in 18 CFR part 1304.

Philip D. Propes,
Director, Enterprise Information Security and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-17819 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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