[Federal Register: April 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 79)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC06-587-001, FERC Form 587]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
April 18, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 and extension 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 February 14, 2006 (71 FR 7750-7751) and has made
this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 31,
2006.
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
oira_submission@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-34,
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, original and 14 copies of such comments should be
submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should
refer to Docket No. IC06-587-001.
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
acknowledgement 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 this e-mail address.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For user assistance, contact
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 Form 587 ``Land Description''.
2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
3. Control No.: 1902-0145.
The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the
expiration
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date for an additional three years with no changes to the existing
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of section 24
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), (16 U.S.C. 818). Section 24 requires
applicants proposing to construct hydropower projects, or to make
changes to existing projects located on lands owned by the United
States are required to provide a description of the U.S. lands affected
to the Commission and to the Secretary of Interior. FERC Form 587
identifies project boundary maps associated with lands of the United
States. The Commission verifies the accuracy of the information
supplied and coordinates with the Bureau Land of Management State
Offices (BLM) so the U.S. lands can be reserved as hydropower sites and
withdrawn from other uses.
The Commission uses the information to determine the
appropriateness of the lands that have been set aside for hydropower
projects and their proposed location. The determination includes among
several factors cost, environmental acceptability and in the public
interest. FERC Form 587 is organized to account for lands surveyed in
Public and Non-Public Land states. The Public Land States' format is
used to describe projects contained on the Western side of the United
States while the Non-Public Land States' format is used to identify
most of the projects located on the eastern side of the United States,
including Texas, and is based on county information. The Commission
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal regulations
(CFR) under 18 CFR Part 4.
5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently
comprises 250 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's
jurisdiction.
6. Estimated Burden: 250 total hours, 250 respondents (average), 1
response per respondent, and 1 hour per response (average).
7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 250 hours/2080 hours per
years x $112,767 per year = $13,554. The cost per respondent is equal
to $54.
Statutory Authority: Section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 818). (FPA), (16 U.S.C. 818).
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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