[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19630-19632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8584]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC10-80-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 80);
Comment Request; Extension
April 8, 2010.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006),
(Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due 60 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-80-000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time users must follow
eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the
sender's e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are
not able to file electronically must send an original and two (2) paper
copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's
eLibrary at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching
on Docket No. IC10-80. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by e-mail at [email protected], or by phone, at: (866) 208-
3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8663, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected on the FERC Form
80 (also known as ``FERC-80,'' OMB Control No. 1902-0106), ``Licensed
Hydropower Development Recreation Report,'' 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. sections 797,
803, 825c & 8254. The authority for the Commission to collect this
information comes from
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section 10(a) of the FPA which requires the Commission to be
responsible for ensuring that hydro projects subject to its
jurisdiction are consistent with the comprehensive development of the
nation's waterway for recreation and other beneficial public uses. In
the interest of fulfilling these objectives, the Commission expects
licensees subject to its jurisdiction, to recognize the resources that
are affected by their activities and to play a role in protecting such
resources.
FERC Form 80 is a report on the use and development of recreational
facilities at hydropower projects licensed by the Commission.
Applications for amendments to licenses and/or changes in land rights
frequently involve changes in resources available for recreation.
Commission staff utilizes FERC Form 80 data when analyzing the adequacy
of existing public recreational facilities and when processing and
reviewing possible amendments to help determine the impact of such
changes. In addition, the Commission's regional office staff uses the
FERC Form 80 data when conducting inspections of licensed projects. The
Commission's inspectors use the data in evaluating compliance with
various license conditions and in identifying recreational facilities
at hydropower projects.
The data required by FERC Form 80 are specified by Title 18 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 8.11 and 141.14 (and are
discussed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80). The FERC
Form 80 is collected once every six years. The last collection was due
on April 1, 2009, for data compiled during the calendar year ending
December 31, 2008. The next collection of the FERC Form 80 is due on
April 1, 2015, with subsequent collections due every sixth year, for
data compiled during the previous calendar year.
The current OMB clearance expires on 9/30/2010. With the next
collection due in 2015, FERC Form 80 will not be collected during the
requested upcoming three-year OMB clearance cycle. Because the
requirements for Form 80 are contained in the Commission's regulations,
FERC plans to submit FERC Form 80 to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review, to ensure the OMB clearance remains continuous
and current.
Updates and corrections to the instructions include:
Reflecting the FERC preference for electronic filing
Stating that paper filings, if any, should be submitted to
FERC's Office of the Secretary \1\ (rather than the FERC Regional
Office)
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\1\ Filings submitted to the FERC's Office of the Secretary
(similar to other forms) will be available more quickly to both the
public and staff, and the processing costs will be reduced.
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Providing the current contact information for both FERC
and OMB
Indicating the need and timing for initial Form No. 80
filings, in accordance with 18 CFR 8.11(b).
The proposed updates to the general information, instructions, and
title of Schedule 1 are attached. The remainder of the form,
instructions, and glossary remain unchanged and are not attached.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
FERC-80 reporting requirements, with the indicated updates and
corrections to the general and identifying instructions. These updates
do not affect the data collected or regulations, which are not being
revised.
Burden Statement: For the collection cycle, which occurs every
sixth year, the estimated public reporting burden is: (a) 400
respondents, (b) 1 response/respondent, and (c) 3 hours per response,
giving a total of 1,200 burden hours. The estimated annual burden
figures and costs (provided below and to be submitted to OMB) are
averaged over the six-year collection cycle.
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Average Number Average burden
Number of of reponses per hours per Total burden
FERC-80 respondents (1) respondent (2) response (3) hours (1) x (2)
x (3)
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Annual, estimates--averaged and spread over 400/6 = 66.67 1/6 = 0.167 3/6 = 0.5 1200/6 = 200
the 6-year collection cycle................
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents (spread over
the 6-year collection cycle) is $13,257.11 (200 hours/2080 hours \2\
per year, times $137,874 \3\).
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\2\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\3\ Estimated average annual cost per employee.
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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 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.
FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
General Information
This form collects data on recreational resources at projects
licensed by the
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) under the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a-825r). This form must be submitted by
licensees of all projects except those specifically exempted under 18
CFR 8.11 (c).
For regular, periodic filings, submit this form on or before April
1, 2015. Submit subsequent filings of this form on or before April 1,
every 6th year thereafter (for example, 2021, 2027, etc.).
For initial Form No. 80 filings (18 CFR 8.11(b)), each licensee of
an unconstructed project shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such
project has been in operation for a full calendar year prior to the
filing deadline. Each licensee of an existing (constructed) project
shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such project has been licensed
for a full calendar year prior to the filing deadline.
Filing electronically is the preferred manner of filing. (See
http://www.ferc.gov for more information.) If you cannot file
electronically, submit an original and two copies of the form to the:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, 888
First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The public burden estimated for this form is three hours per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the
burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing burden, to the:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), e-mail to
[email protected]; or mail to FERC, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 (Attention: Information Clearance Officer), and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), e-mail to [email protected]; or mail to OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20503. Include OMB Control Number
1902-0106 as a point of reference.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information if the collection of information does
not display a valid control number (44 U.S.C. 3512 (a)).
Instructions
a. All data reported on this form must represent recreational
facilities and services located within the development/project
boundary.
b. To ensure a common understanding of terms, please refer to the
Glossary.
c. Report actual data for each item. If actual data are
unavailable, then please estimate.
Schedule 1. General Data
Note: The remainder of the FERC Form 80 (form, instructions,
and glossary) are unchanged and are not included here.]
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