[Federal Register: December 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 231)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC04-511-001, FERC-511]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review
November 23, 2004.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review of this information collection requirement. Any interested
person may file comments 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 September 22, 2004 (69 FR 5750-51) and has made this notification in
its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December
30, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
Pamela_L._Beverly@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at (202) 395-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-30,
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For
paper filings, such comments should be submitted to the Office of the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC04-511-001.
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
acknowledgment to the sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments.
User assistance for electronic filings is available at (202) 502-8258
or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be submitted to
the e-mail address.
All comments are available for review at the Commission or may be
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
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
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the
following:
1. Collection of Information: FERC-511 ``Application for Transfer
of License''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0069.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and reinstate
with a three-year extension of the expiration date, with no changes to
the existing
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collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of this
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of sections
4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). Section 4(e) authorizes the
Commission to issue licenses for the construction, operation and
maintenance of reservoirs, power houses and transmission lines or other
facilities necessary for development and improvement of navigation and
for the development, transmission, and utilization of power from bodies
of water that Congress has jurisdiction over. Section 8 of the FPA
provides that the voluntary transfer of any license can only be made
with the written approval of the Commission. Any successor to the
licensee may assign the rights of the original license but is subject
to all of the conditions of the license.
The information filed with the Commission is mandatory requirement
contained in the format of a written application for transfer of
license, executed jointly by the parties to the proposed transfer. The
transfer of a license may be occasioned by the sale or merger of a
licensed hydroelectric project. It is used by the Commission's staff to
determine the qualifications of the proposed transferee to hold the
license, and to prepare the transfer of the license order. The
Commission implements these requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 9 and 131.20.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 23 respondents (average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction
6. Estimated Burden: 920 total hours, 23 respondents (average per
year), 1 response per respondent, and 40 hours per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 920 hours/2080 hours per
years x $108,588 per year = $48,029.
Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 792-828c).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-26537 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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