[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52978-52979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26971]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-500]
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for
Comments
October 3, 1997.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions
of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No.
104-13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of
information directly with OMB and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission received
no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of May
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28, 1997 (62 FR 28842) and has made this notation in its submission to
OMB.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this
notification.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place, NW.,
Washington, D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Information Services,
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, D.C.
20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
mmiller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review
contains:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-500, ``Application for License
for Water Projects With More Than 5MW Capacity''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0058. The Commission is now requesting
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date,
with no changes to the existing collection. There is a decrease in the
reporting burden due to a decrease in the number of applicants filing
with the Commission. These are mandatory collection requirements.
4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Federal Power
Act (FPA). The information reported under Commission identifier FERC-
500 is filed in accordance with Sections 4(e), 9, 14, 15 of the FPA.
The FPA as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA)
(Pub. L. 99-495, 100 Stat. 1243, Oct. 16, 1986) authorizes the
Commission to issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on the waters
over which Congress has jurisdiction and for non-federal hydroelectric
power plants as amended by the Act. ECPA also revised the language of
the FPA concerning environmental issues and requires the Commission in
its licensing activities to give equal consideration to preserving
environmental quality. The information is collected in the form of a
written application for a license and is used by the Commission staff
to determine the broad impact of the license application.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises on average, 6 applicants for a hydro electric license.
6. Estimated Burden: 4,992 total burden hours, 6 respondents, 1
response annually, 832 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 4,992 hours2,087
hours per year x $110,000 per year=$263,115.
Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 9, 14, and 15 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), 16, U.S.C. 791a et seq.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26971 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]
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