[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33068-33069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15683]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-510-001, FERC-510]
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for
Comments
June 15, 1999.
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
February 24, 1999 (64 FR 9135) 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 on or before July 21,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Desk Office, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, CI-1,
Attention: Michael Miller, 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:
Description
The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review
contains:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-510 ``Application for the
Surrender of a Hydropower License''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No. OMB No. 1902-0068.
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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 are no increases to the reporting burden.
This is a mandatory information collection requirements and the
Commission does not consider the information to be confidential.
4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Part 1,
Section 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 proposed 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 that 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 information is collected by FERC in the form of
a written application for surrender of a hydropower license, which is
then used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact of such a
surrender. FERC carefully reviews the prepared application, solicits
public and agency comments through the insurance of a public notice,
and prepares the Surrender of License Order. The order is the result of
the an analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic,
environmental, etc. which is examine to determine if the application is
warranted. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Section 6.1 through 6.4.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises on average 10 companies subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 100 total burden hours, 10 respondents, 1
response annually, 10 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 100 hours2080
hours per year x $109,889 per year = $5,283.
Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 and 806.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-15683 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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