Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form No. 80); Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review, 35776-35778 [2010-15140]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35776-35778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15140]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC10-80-001]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form No. 80); 
Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review

June 16, 2010.
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 or FERC) has submitted the 
information collection described below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. 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 issued a Notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 19630, 4/
15/2010) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the 
FERC Form No. 80 and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.

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DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 23, 
2010.

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 OMB Control Number 1902-0106 for 
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4638.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission and should refer to Docket No. IC10-80-001. 
Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. 
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 user name and password. The 
Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the sender's e-mail 
address upon receipt of comments.
    For paper filings, the comments should be submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-
80-001.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in 
FERC Docket Number IC10-80 may do so through eSubscription at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. 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: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail 
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax 
at (202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FERC requests comments on the FERC Form 80 
(also known as ``FERC-80''), ``Licensed Hydropower Development 
Recreation Report'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0106). The information 
collected on the FERC Form 80 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 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 waterways 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 https://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:
    [ssbox] Reflecting the FERC preference for electronic filing
    [ssbox] 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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    [ssbox] Providing the current contact information for both FERC and 
OMB.
    [ssbox] 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 Form 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 total burden 
and cost (provided below) are averaged over the six-year collection 
cycle.

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                                                            Average
                                             Number of     number of      Average
                 FERC-80                    respondents  reponses per  burden hours      Total burden hours *
                                                          respondent   per response
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                                                   (1)           (2)           (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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Annual, estimates--*Note: Total burden             400             1             3   For one 6-year collection
 hours are averaged and spread over the 6-                                            cycle, 1,200.
 year collection cycle.
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* For annual estimate, 1,200/6 = 200.

The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents (spread over the 
6-year collection cycle) is $13,257.11 (200 hours/2,080 hours \2\ per 
year, times $137,874 \3\).
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    \2\ Each year, an employee works an estimated 2,080 hours.
    \3\ Estimated average annual cost per employee is $137,874.
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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 collections of 
information are 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 estimates of the 
burden of the proposed collections 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 collections 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.
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