[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62184-62185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29801]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC00-500-000]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
November 9, 1999.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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. No. 104-13), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
below.
DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before
January 18, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed collection of information
may be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn:
Michael Miller, Office of the Chief Information Officer, CIN-1, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 208-2425 and by E-mail at
mike. [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: The FERC-500, ``Application for
License for Water Projects with More than 5 MW Capacity'' (OMB) No.
1902-0058 consists of the filing requirements as defined in 18 CFR
Sections 4.32, 4.38, 4.40-41, 4.50-51, 4.61, 4.71, 4.93, 4.107-108,
4.201-.202, 16.1, 16.10, 16.20, 292.203 and 292.208. The information
collected under the requirements of FERC-500 is used by the Commission
to determine the broad impact of a hydropower license application. In
deciding whether to issue a license, the Commission gives equal
consideration to full range of licensing purposes related to the
potential value of a stream of river. Among these purposes are:
hydroelectric development; energy conservation; fish and wildlife
resources; including their spawning grounds and habitat; visual
resources; cultural resources; recreational opportunities; other
aspects of environmental quality; irrigation; flood control and water
supply.
Submission of the information is necessary to fulfill the
requirements of the Federal Power Act in order for the Commission to
make the required finding that the proposal is economically sound, is
best adopted to a comprehensive plan for improving/developing a
waterway or waterways. Under Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA), (16
U.S.C. Sections 791a (et seq,), the Commission has the authority to
issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on the waters over which
Congress has jurisdiction. The Electric Consumers Protection Act (P.L.
99-495, 100 Stat. 1243) provides the Commission with the responsibility
of issuing licenses for nonfederal hydroelectric plants. ECPA also
amended the language of the FPA concerning environmental issues to
ensure environmental quality.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no charge to the existing collection of
data.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Average burden
Number of Anual responses hours per Total annual
respondents per respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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9 1 899 8,091
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $427,458 (i.e., 8,091 hours
divided by 2,080 hours per full time employee per year multipiled by
$109,889 per year equals $427,458). The cost per respondent is $47,495.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or 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 cost 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-29801 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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