[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33141-33142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2881]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC05-510-000; FERC-510]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
May 6, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DoE.
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 on the collection of information are due August 5,
2005.
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-filings/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive
Director Officer, ED-33, 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 Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC05-510-000.
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 and click on ``Make an E-filing'', and then follow the
instructions for each screen. First time users will have 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 FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact [email protected] or toll-free at (866)
208-3676; or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
[email protected].
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) and 6 and 13 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) 16 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, transmissions lines or other power project
works necessary or convenient for developing and improving navigation,
transmissions 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 or 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 a surrender of a hydropower license. The
information is used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact
of such a 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 Number of Average burden Total annual
respondents responses per hours per burden hours
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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8 1 10 80
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $4,175. (80 hours/2080
hours per year times $108,558 per year average per employee = $4,175).
The cost per respondent is $522.00.
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
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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.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2881 Filed 6-6-05; 8:45 am]
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