[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9135-9136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4498]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-510-000, FERC-510]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
February 18, 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 within 60 days
of the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, CI-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.miller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
510 ``Application for the Surrender of a Hydropower License'' (OMB No.
1902-0068) is used by the Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of Part 1, Sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 and 806. Section 4(e) gives the Commission the
authority to issue licenses for the purpose of constructing, operating
and maintaining dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses,
transmission lines or other project works necessary or convenient for
developing and improving navigation, transmission and utilization of
power over which Congress has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the
Commission the authority to prescribe the conditions of the licenses
including the revocation and/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. The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18
CFR Sections 6.1 through 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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Total annual
Number of Number of Average burden burden hours
respondents responses per hours per (1) x (2) x
annually (1) respondent (2) response (3) (3)
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8................ 1 10 80
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As the Commission's initiative is to bring more competition to the
natural gas and electric markets, the resulting competitive forces have
changed the economics and overall conditions under which hydropower
projects are developed and operated. This has resulted in a significant
decline in the number of operating projects. However, for the next
three years, the Commission anticipates only a gradual decrease in the
number of projects that are surrendered.
Estimated cost burden to respondents: 80 hours/2,080 hours per year
x $109,889 per year = $4,228. The cost per respondent is equal to
$529.00.
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
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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 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. 99-4498 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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