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(ranging from fully in-person to fully
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attendance rates vary by a number of
social stratifying factors including race/
ethnicity, socio-economic status,
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Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
online virtual meeting of the
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB)
Chairs. The Federal Advisory
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DATES:
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4:00 p.m. EDT
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
virtually via Microsoft Teams. To
attend, please contact Alyssa Harris by
email, Alyssa.Harris@em.doe.gov, no
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday,
April 13, 2021.
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accepted after the meeting by no later
than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April
27, 2021. Please send comments to
Alyssa Harris at Alyssa.Harris@
em.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alyssa Harris, EM SSAB Federal
Coordinator. U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202)
430–9624 or Email: Alyssa.Harris@
em.doe.gov.
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areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
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Tentative Agenda Topics:
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
• Opening Remarks
• Update from EM Senior Leadership
• EM SSAB Chairs’ Round Robin
• Reading of Public Comment
• Update from Associate Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Regulatory & Policy Affairs
• EM Budget Update
• Communications Presentation by
the Consortium for Risk Evaluation
with Stakeholder Participation
(CRESP)
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
• Charge Presentation and Discussion
• Reading of Public Comment
• Charge Presentation and Discussion
• Open Discussion/Board Business
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virtual meeting is open to the public.
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the Board either before or after the
meeting by sending them to Alyssa
Harris at the aforementioned email
address. The Designated Federal Officer
is empowered to conduct the conference
call in a fashion that will facilitate the
orderly conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments
should email them as directed above.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Alyssa Harris at the
address or phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
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em/listings/chairs-meetings.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 18,
2021.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–8–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–512); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–512 (Preliminary
Permit), which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–512 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0073) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–8–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
SUMMARY:
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‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–512, Preliminary Permit.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0073.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–512 information collection
requirements, with no changes to the
current reporting requirements in
Docket No. IC21–8–000.
Abstract: The Commission regulates
nonfederal hydropower projects on
navigable waters and federal lands
pursuant to the Federal Power Act
(FPA).1 The FERC–512 is an application
for a preliminary permit or to extend a
preliminary permit term. Preliminary
permits, issued for up to four years,
preserve the right of permit holders to
have first priority in applying for a
license for a project being studied, but
do not authorize construction of any
facilities. Nor does a preliminary permit
allow the use of eminent domain to
acquire lands for the project. The
preliminary permits are issued pursuant
to sections 4(f), 5, and 7 of the FPA.
Preliminary permits may be extended
one time for up to four additional years,
pursuant to section 5 of the FPA. The
purpose of obtaining a preliminary
permit is to maintain priority status for
an application for a license while the
applicant conducts site examinations
and surveys to prepare maps, plans,
specifications, and estimates. This
period of time also provides the
applicant with the opportunity to
conduct engineering, economic, and
environmental feasibility studies in
addition to making the financial
arrangements for funding the
construction of the project. No other
application for a preliminary permit or
application for license submitted by
another party can be accepted during
the permit term. The application for a
preliminary permit is used by
Commission staff to assess the scope of
the proposed project, the technology to
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be used, and jurisdictional aspects of
the project. The staff assessment
includes a review of the proposed hydro
development for conflicts with other
permits or existing projects and public
notice of the application to solicit
public and agency comments. The
application for a one-time extension, up
to four years, of a preliminary permit is
used by Commission staff to determine
if a permittee has met the 2018 Water
Infrastructure Act’s good faith and
reasonable diligence standard. An
application for a preliminary permit
includes an initial statement and three
numbered exhibits, per 18 CFR 4.81.
The initial statement includes
information on the applicant, the
project, the requested term of the
permit, affected political jurisdictions,
and a verification of the facts.
Type of Respondents: Business or
other for-profit and not for-profit
institutions.
In response to the Notice of
Information Collection Request for
comments published in the Federal
Register on January 11, 2021 (86 FR
1957), the Commission received no
comments on the 60-day Paperwork
Reduction Act notice.
Estimate of Annual Burden 2 and
Cost 3: The Commission estimates as
shown below in the table:
FERC–512: (PRELIMINARY PERMIT)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
& cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Average
annual cost
per
respondent
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping.
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Total FERC–512 ...
50
1
50
24 hrs.; $1,992 ............
1,200 hrs.; $99,600 .....
$1,992
50
1
50
24 hrs.; $1,992 ............
1,200 hrs.; $99,600 .....
1,992
Comments: Comments are invited 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
1 16
U.S.C. 791a–825r (2012).
is defined 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
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who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Dated: March 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for
Comment; Collection of Information for
TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
3 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC–
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512 are approximately the same as the
Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2020 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time
equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/year (or $83.00/hour).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-512); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on a renewal of currently approved
information collection, FERC-512 (Preliminary Permit), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 23,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-512 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0073) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-8-000) by
one of the following methods: Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the
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``Currently Under Review'' field, select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click ``submit,'' and select ``comment'' to the right of
the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or
by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
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
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-512, Preliminary Permit.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0073.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-512 information
collection requirements, with no changes to the current reporting
requirements in Docket No. IC21-8-000.
Abstract: The Commission regulates nonfederal hydropower projects
on navigable waters and federal lands pursuant to the Federal Power Act
(FPA).\1\ The FERC-512 is an application for a preliminary permit or to
extend a preliminary permit term. Preliminary permits, issued for up to
four years, preserve the right of permit holders to have first priority
in applying for a license for a project being studied, but do not
authorize construction of any facilities. Nor does a preliminary permit
allow the use of eminent domain to acquire lands for the project. The
preliminary permits are issued pursuant to sections 4(f), 5, and 7 of
the FPA. Preliminary permits may be extended one time for up to four
additional years, pursuant to section 5 of the FPA. The purpose of
obtaining a preliminary permit is to maintain priority status for an
application for a license while the applicant conducts site
examinations and surveys to prepare maps, plans, specifications, and
estimates. This period of time also provides the applicant with the
opportunity to conduct engineering, economic, and environmental
feasibility studies in addition to making the financial arrangements
for funding the construction of the project. No other application for a
preliminary permit or application for license submitted by another
party can be accepted during the permit term. The application for a
preliminary permit is used by Commission staff to assess the scope of
the proposed project, the technology to be used, and jurisdictional
aspects of the project. The staff assessment includes a review of the
proposed hydro development for conflicts with other permits or existing
projects and public notice of the application to solicit public and
agency comments. The application for a one-time extension, up to four
years, of a preliminary permit is used by Commission staff to determine
if a permittee has met the 2018 Water Infrastructure Act's good faith
and reasonable diligence standard. An application for a preliminary
permit includes an initial statement and three numbered exhibits, per
18 CFR 4.81. The initial statement includes information on the
applicant, the project, the requested term of the permit, affected
political jurisdictions, and a verification of the facts.
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Type of Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not for-
profit institutions.
In response to the Notice of Information Collection Request for
comments published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2021 (86 FR
1957), the Commission received no comments on the 60-day Paperwork
Reduction Act notice.
Estimate of Annual Burden \2\ and Cost \3\: The Commission
estimates as shown below in the table:
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\2\ Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set and
cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-512 are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2020 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/
year (or $83.00/hour).
FERC-512: (Preliminary Permit)
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Annual number Total annual burden Average annual
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & hours & total annual cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost per response cost respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping... 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992......... 1,200 hrs.; $99,600.... $1,992
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Total FERC-512................... 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992......... 1,200 hrs.; $99,600.... 1,992
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Comments: Comments are invited 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: March 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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