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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form 80); Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of revised information
collection and request for comments.1
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection FERC Form 80, Licensed
Hydropower Development Recreation
Report.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due July 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC13–14–000)
by either of the following methods:
DATES:
1 This notice supersedes the notice issued on 4/
18/2013 in this same docket, which was
subsequently published in the Federal Register on
4/25/2013 (78 FR 24402).
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• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 80, Licensed
Hydropower Development Recreation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0106.
Type of Request: Minor revisions to
the FERC Form 80 information
collection. requirements with no change
to the current reporting burden.
Abstract: FERC uses the information
on the FERC Form 80 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. FERC’s authority
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
FERC 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,
FERC 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 licenses, amendments
to licenses, and/or changes in land
rights frequently involve changes in
resources available for recreation. FERC
utilizes the FERC Form 80 data when
analyzing the adequacy of existing
public recreational facilities and when
processing and reviewing proposed
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amendments to help determine the
impact of such changes. In addition, the
FERC regional office staff uses the FERC
Form 80 data when conducting
inspections of licensed projects. FERC
inspectors use the data in evaluating
compliance with various license
conditions and in identifying
recreational facilities at hydropower
projects.
The FERC Form 80 requires data
specified by Title 18 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under §§ 8.11
and 141.14 (and discussed at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80).
FERC collects the FERC Form 80 once
every six years. The last collection was
due on April 1, 2009, for data compiled
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 For each
reporting period, FERC estimates the
total Public Reporting Burden for this
information collection as: (a) 1,000
respondents, (b) 0.167 response/
respondent, and (c) 3 hours per
response, giving a total of 501 burden
hours. The Commission has increased
its total number of respondents to reflect
the actual numbers we received during
the last two reporting periods. In
addition, FERC spreads the burden
hours and costs over the six-year
collection cycle in the table below to
reflect how the information is collected.
The average burden hours per response
remains unchanged. These are the
figures FERC will submit to OMB.
during the 2008 calendar year. 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 Commission made minor
revisions throughout the form.
Specifically, FERC clarified and
simplified instructions, removed
redundancy in certain questions,
clarified questions and terms, and
generally improved the readability of
the form.
FERC has attached the revised form to
this notice.
Type of Respondents: Hydropower
project licensees.
FERC–80—LICENSED HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT RECREATION REPORT
Number of respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent 3
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
1,000
0.167
167
3
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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $35,070 [501
hours * $70/hour 4 = $35,070].
Comments: The Commission invites
comments on: (1) Whether the
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 and cost
of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
2 FERC defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
3 FERC divides the responses per respondent by
six because this collection occurs once every six
years.
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collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Revised Form Attached.
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4 FY2013 Estimated Average Hourly Cost per FTE,
including salary + benefits.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC)
FERC Form 80
Form Approved
OMB No. 1902-0106
Expires: MM/DDNYYY
Burden 3.0 hours
Licensed Hydropower Development
Recreation Report
General Information:
This form collects data on recreation amenities at projects licensed by FERC under the Federal Power Act (16 USC 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 (18CFR 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 preferred.
(See
for more information.) If you cannot file electronically, submit an original and two copies of the form to the: Federal
Energy
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: FERC via e-mail
Q~glearal1Q§@fuI~,£; or mail to 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 (Attention: Information Clearance Officer) and Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via e-mail to oim submission@omb.eo[1llQY; or mail to OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for FERC, 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 publicly available recreation amenities and services located within the project boundary.
b. To ensure a common understanding of terms, please refer to the Glossary on page 3.
c. Report actual data for each item. If actual data are unavailable, then please estimate.
d. Submit a completed form for each development at your project.
Schedule 1 General Data
1. Licensee Name: ------------------------------
Complete the following for each development if more than one.
2. Project Name:
8. Reservoir Surface Area at Normal Pool (acres):
3. Project Number:
9. Shoreline Miles at Normal Pool: ----------
4. Development Name: ___________________________
10. Percent of Shoreline Available for Public Use:
States Development/Project Traverses (List state with largest area
within the developmenUproject boundary first):
5. State #1:
6. State #2:
-------
11. Data Collection Methods (enter percent for each method used;
total must equal 100%):
traffic count/trail count
attendance records
- - - - - staff observation
_____ visitor counts or surveys
estimate (explain)
-----
-------
7. Type of Project License:
(check one)
Major _____
Minor
For 2014, enter only the licensee's annual recreational construction, operation, and maintenance costs for the development (project). Also,
enter the annual recreational revenues for that year.
Licensee's Annual Recreation Costs and Revenues (In Whole Dollars)
Item
Construction, Operation and Maintenance Costs
I Recreation Revenues for Calendar Year
I
12. Dollar Values
13. Length of Recreation Season:
Summer: From (MM/DD) _________ To _________
Winter: From (MMIDD) _______ To _________
Number of visits to all recreational areas at development/project (in Recreation Days)
Period
Annual Total
Peak Weekend Average (see Glossary)
14. Daytime
15. Nighttime
..
..
Respondent CertificatIOn: The underSigned certifies that he/she examined this report; and to the best of his/her knowledge, all data provided herein
are true, complete, and accurate.
Title
Area Code/Phone No.
Signature
Date Signed
Reporting Year Ending
Title 18 U.S.C.1001 makes it a crime for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency or department of the United States any
false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or misrepresentation as to any matter within its jurisdiction.
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Schedule 2. Inventory of Publicly Available Recreation Amenities Within the Project Boundary
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16. Enter data for each Recreation Amenity Type (a). For User Free (b) and User Fee (c) enter the number of publicly available recreation amenities, located within the project boundary, regardless of provider. For FERC
Approved (d) enter the number of amenities identified under User Free (b) and User Fee (c) for which the licensee has an ongoing responsibility for funding or maintenance (see Glossary for further detail). For Capacity
Utilization(f), of the total publicly available amenities (b) + (c), compare the average non-peak weekend use (see Glossary) for each recreation amenity type (during the recreation season, with the highest use, reported on
Schedule 1, Item 13) with the total combined capacity of each amenity type and enter a percentage that indicates their overall level of use. For example, if all public boat launches are used to half capacity during the nonpeak weekend days, enter 50% (should use exceed capacity for an amenity type, enter the appropriate percentage above 100).
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC)
FERC Form 80
or waters, without
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC)
FERC Form 80
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Licensed Hydropower Development
Recreation Report
Glossary of FERC Form 80 Terms
Data Collection Methods. (Schedule 1, Item 11) If a percentage is entered for the estimate alternative, please provide an explanation of the
methods used (if submitted on a separate piece of paper, please include licensee name, project number, and development name)
Development. The portion of a project which includes:
(a) a reservoir; or
(b) a generating station and its specifically-related waterways.
Exemption from Filing. Exemption from the filing of this form granted upon Commission approval of an application by a licensee pursuant to the
provisions of 18 CFR 8.11 (c).
General Public. Those persons who do not have special privileges to use the shoreline for recreational purposes, such as waterfront property
ownership, water-privileged community rights, or renters with such privileges.
Licensee. Any person, state, or municipality licensed under the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Power Act, and any assignee or
successor in interest. For the purposes of this form, the terms licensee, owner, and respondent are interchangeable except where:
(a) the owner or licensee is a subsidiary of a parent company which has been or is required to file this form; or
(b) there is more than one owner or licensee, of whom only one is responsible for filing this form. Enter the name of the entity that is
responsible for filing this report in Schedule 1, Item 2.1.
Major License. A license for a project of more than 1,500 kilowatts installed capacity.
Minor License. A license for a project of 1,500 kilowatts or less installed capacity.
Non-Peak Weekend. Any weekend that is not a holiday and thus reflects more typical use during the recreation season.
Number of Recreation Amenities. Quantifies the availability of natural or man-made property or facilities for a given recreation amenity type.
This includes all recreation resources available to the public within the development/project boundary. The resources are broken into the
following categories:
User Free (Schedule 2, column b) - Those amenities within the development/project that are free to the public;
User Fee (Schedule 2, column c) - Those amenities within the development/project where the licensee/facility operator charges a fee;
FERC Approved (Schedule 2, column d) Those amenities within the development/project required by the Commission in a license or
license amendment document, including an approved recreation plan or report. Recreation amenities that are within the project boundary, but
were approved by the licensee through the standard land use article or by the Commission through an application for non-project use of
project lands and waters, are typically not counted as FERC approved, unless they are available to the public, but may be counted as either
user free or user fee resources. The total FERC approved amenities column does not necessarily have to equal the sum of user free and user
fee amenities.
Peak Use Weekend. Weekends when recreational use is at its peak for the season (typically Memorial Day, July 4th & Labor Day). On these
weekends, recreational use may exceed the capacity of the area to handle such use. Include use for all three days in the holiday weekends
when calculating Peak Weekend Average for items 14 & 15 on Schedule 1.
Recreation Day. Each visit by a person to a development (as defined above) for recreational purposes during any portion of a 24-hour period.
Revenues. Income generated from recreation amenities at a given project/development during the previous calendar year. Includes fees for
access or use of area.
Total Units (Schedule 2, column e) - Provide the total length, or area, or number that is appropriate for each amenity type using the metric
provided.
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Trails. Narrow tracks used for non-automobile recreation travel which are mapped and designated for specific use(s) such as hiking, biking,
horseback riding, snowmobiling, or XC skiing. Trails are recreation amenities which provide the opportunity to engage in recreational pursuits,
unlike paths (means of egress whose primary purpose is linking recreation amenities at a facility) or accessible routes (means of egress which
meets the needs of persons with disability and links accessible recreation amenities and infrastructure at a facility).
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–C
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–577); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–577, Natural Gas
Facilities: Environmental Review and
Compliance, 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
(78 FR 13657, 2/28/2013) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–577 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0128, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
SUMMARY:
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC13–12–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Natural Gas Facilities:
Environmental Review and Compliance.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0128.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–577 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
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Abstract: Section 102(2)(c) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) 1 requires that all Federal
agencies must include in every
recommendation or report on proposals
for legislation and other major federal
actions significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment, a
detailed statement on: the
environmental impact on the proposed
actions; any adverse environmental
effects which cannot be avoided should
the proposal be implemented;
alternatives to the proposed action; the
relationship between local short-term
uses of man’s environment and the
maintenance and enhancement of long
term productivity; and any irreversible
and irretrievable commitment of
resources which would be involved in
the proposed action should it be
implemented.
In order to comply with NEPA, the
Commission requires applicants seeking
authorization for the construction and
abandonment of facilities to provide
specific environmental information
during the pre-filing process (18 CFR
157.21) and to provide a detailed
environmental report with their
application (18 CFR 380.12) that
describes the impact the project is likely
to have and the measures the applicant
will implement to mitigate those
impacts.
Type of Respondents: The
respondents include all jurisdictional
natural gas companies seeking
authorization from the Commission to
construct or abandon facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–577: NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number of
responses
Average burden
hours per
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(A)
(B)
(A)×(B)=(C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
92
16
1,472
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Natural Gas Pipelines ............................
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $19,886,720
[284,096 hours $70/hour 3 =
$19,886,720]
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
1 Public
Law 91–190.
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
2 Burden
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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 and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
3 Average salary (per hour) plus benefits per fulltime equivalent employee
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC13-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 80);
Comment Request; Revision
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of revised information collection and request for
comments.\1\
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\1\ This notice supersedes the notice issued on 4/18/2013 in
this same docket, which was subsequently published in the Federal
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection FERC Form 80, Licensed
Hydropower Development Recreation Report.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13-14-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0106.
Type of Request: Minor revisions to the FERC Form 80 information
collection. requirements with no change to the current reporting
burden.
Abstract: FERC uses the information on the FERC Form 80 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. FERC's authority 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 FERC
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, FERC 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 licenses, amendments to licenses, and/or changes in
land rights frequently involve changes in resources available for
recreation. FERC utilizes the FERC Form 80 data when analyzing the
adequacy of existing public recreational facilities and when processing
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amendments to help determine the impact of such changes. In addition,
the FERC regional office staff uses the FERC Form 80 data when
conducting inspections of licensed projects. FERC inspectors use the
data in evaluating compliance with various license conditions and in
identifying recreational facilities at hydropower projects.
The FERC Form 80 requires data specified by Title 18 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under Sec. Sec. 8.11 and 141.14 (and
discussed at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80).
FERC collects the FERC Form 80 once every six years. The last
collection was due on April 1, 2009, for data compiled during the 2008
calendar year. 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 Commission made minor revisions throughout the form.
Specifically, FERC clarified and simplified instructions, removed
redundancy in certain questions, clarified questions and terms, and
generally improved the readability of the form.
FERC has attached the revised form to this notice.
Type of Respondents: Hydropower project licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ For each reporting period, FERC
estimates the total Public Reporting Burden for this information
collection as: (a) 1,000 respondents, (b) 0.167 response/respondent,
and (c) 3 hours per response, giving a total of 501 burden hours. The
Commission has increased its total number of respondents to reflect the
actual numbers we received during the last two reporting periods. In
addition, FERC spreads the burden hours and costs over the six-year
collection cycle in the table below to reflect how the information is
collected. The average burden hours per response remains unchanged.
These are the figures FERC will submit to OMB.
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\2\ FERC defines burden as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-80--Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
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Number of Average burden
Number of respondents responses per Total number of hours per Estimated total
respondent \3\ responses response annual burden
(A) (B) (A) x (B) = (C) (D) (C) x (D)
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1,000....................................... 0.167 167 3 501
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\3\ FERC divides the responses per respondent by six because
this collection occurs once every six years.
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $35,070
[501 hours * $70/hour \4\ = $35,070].
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\4\ FY2013 Estimated Average Hourly Cost per FTE, including
salary + benefits.
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Comments: The Commission invites comments on: (1) Whether the
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 and cost of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Revised Form Attached.
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