[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29000-29001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13932]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC98-80-000 FERC-Form 80]
Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments
May 20, 1998.
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
July 27, 1998.
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, Information
Services Division, CI-1, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at
(202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC Form 80 ``Licensed Hydropower Development
Recreation Report'' (OMB No. 1902-0106) is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory provisions of Sections 4(a), 10(a), 301(a), 304
and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. Secs. 797, 803, 825,
825(c) and 825(h)). FERC Form 80 is a report on use and development of
recreational facilities at FERC-licensed hydroelectric projects filed
on April 1 of every sixth year. The data submitted is compiled during
the previous calendar year. Commission staff utilize FERC Form 80 data
to analyze the adequacy of existing pubic recreational facilities and
for predicting the need for future development at licensed projects.
When there are applications for amendment to license and/or for changes
in land rights that involve changes in recreational resources,
Commission staff rely on current FERC Form 80 data for determining the
impact of such changes. The Commission's Regional Office staff inspect
licensed projects to evaluate compliance with various license
conditions, including those related to recreation. The authority for
the Commission to collect this information comes from Section 10(a) of
the FPA that requires the Commission to ensure that any hydro project
it approves be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for developing a
waterway for the benefit of interstate and foreign commerce and for
improving or utilizing waterpower development, including recreation and
other beneficial public uses. To further these objectives, the
Commission requires licensees to take reasonable efforts to inform the
public of the availability of project lands and waters for recreational
purposes and license conditions of interest to members of the public
interested in recreational aspects of the project. The data required to
be filed is specified by 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections
8.11 and 141.14.
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 for the collection is estimated
as:
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Number of Number of Average burden
respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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200.............. 1 3 1,200
The estimated total cost to respondents is $63,218, (1,200 hours
divided by 2,088 hours per year per employee times $110,000 per year
per average employee=$63,218). The cost per respondent is $158.00.
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 than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the Commission to perform its functions
properly, 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 collecting the information on those who must
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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-13932 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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