[Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 117)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-512-001, FERC-512]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review
June 10, 2008.
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 March 13, 2008 (73 FR 13536-13537), and has made this notation in
its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 10,
2008.
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. (1902-0073) as a
point of reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at
202-395-7345. 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, 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. IC08-512-001.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in an
acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp), 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.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. For user
assistance, contact fercolinesupport@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:
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
512, ``Application for Preliminary Permit'' (OMB No. 1902-0073) is used
by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of sections
4(f), 5 and 7 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. sections 797,
798 & 800. The purpose of obtaining a preliminary permit is to maintain
priority of the application for a license for a hydropower facility
while the applicant conducts surveys to prepare maps, plans,
specifications and estimates; conducts engineering, economic and
environmental feasibility studies; and making financial arrangements.
The conditions under which the priority will be maintained are set
forth in each permit. During the term of the permit, no other
application for a preliminary permit or application for a license
submitted by another party can be accepted. The term of the permit is
three years. The information collected under the designation FERC-512
is in the form of a written application for a preliminary permit which
is used by Commission staff to determine an applicant's qualifications
to hold a preliminary permit, review the proposed hydro development for
feasibility and to issue a notice of the application in order to
solicit public and agency comments. The Commission implements these
mandatory filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
under 18 CFR 4.31-33, 4.81-.83.
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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Annual responses per Average burden hours per
No. of respondents respondent response Total annual burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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200 1 37 7,400
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $508,000; (i.e., 7 hours
@$200 an hour (legal) + 30 hours @$39 an hour (technical) x 200) per
year equals $514,000).
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or 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
anyone 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-13533 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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