Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension, 13535-13536 [E8-5028]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 50 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13535-13536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5028]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-510-000; FERC-510]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

March 6, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of sample filings of the proposed collection of 
information can be obtained from the Commission's Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) or to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments 
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties 
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper 
filing, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be submitted 
to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to Docket No. 
IC08-510-000.
    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 (https://
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 (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp), and then follow the instructions for each screen. First 
time users will have to establish a username 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 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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-510 ``Application for Surrender of Hydropower 
License'' (OMB No. 1902-0068) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions of sections 4(e) and 6 and 13

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of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 16 U.S.C. sections 797(e), 799 and 806. 
Section 4(e) gives the Commission authority to issue licenses for the 
purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining dams, water 
conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmissions lines or other power 
project works necessary or convenient for developing and improving 
navigation, transmissions and utilization of power over which Congress 
has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority to 
prescribe the conditions of licenses including the revocation or 
surrender of the license. Section 13 defines the 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 or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the 
project facilities. The information collected under the designation 
FERC-510 is in the form of a written application for surrender of a 
hydropower license. The information is used by Commission staff to 
determine the broad impact of such surrender. The Commission will issue 
a notice soliciting comments from the public and other agencies and 
conduct a careful review of the prepared application before issuing an 
order for Surrender of a License. The order is the result of an 
analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, environmental 
concerns, etc., which are examined to determine if the application for 
surrender is warranted. The order implements the existing regulations 
and is inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses 
issued by FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. The 
Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CRF 6.1-6.4.
    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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    Number of          Number of       Average burden
   respondents       responses per        hours per       Total annual
     annually          respondent         response        burden hours
(1)                            (2)                (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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              8                  1                 10                80
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $4,861.00. (80 hours/2080 
hours per year times $126,384 per year average per employee = 
$4,861.00). The cost per respondent is $608.00.
    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.
 [FR Doc. E8-5028 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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