Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-511); Comment Request; Extension, 73556-73557 [2022-26089]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 / Notices
Dated: November 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–26095 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–28–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–511); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
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 FERC–
511 (Transfer of Hydropower License),
which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. No Comments were received on
the 60-day notice published on
September 21, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–511 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0069) 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. IC22–28–000)
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.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
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
‘‘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/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–511, Transfer of
Hydropower License.1
OMB Control No.: 1902–0069.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–511 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC–511 is
to implement the information
collections pursuant to Section 8 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) and Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under Title
18 CFR part 9 (Transfer of License)
Sections 9.1 through 9.3 and Section
131.20 of the 18 CFR. Section 8 of the
FPA stipulates that no voluntary
transfer of any license, or the rights
thereunder granted, shall be made
without the written approval of the
Commission. Sections 9.1 through 9.3 of
the 18 CFR states that any licensee
(transferor) desiring to transfer a license
and the person, association, corporation,
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Hydropower License (rather than Transfer of
Electric License).
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State, or municipality (transferee)
desiring to acquire the same must
jointly file an application for
Commission’s approval of such transfer.
The application must show that the
transfer is in the public interest and
provide the qualifications of the
transferee to hold such license and to
operate the property under the license.
Approval of the transfer is contingent
upon the transfer of title to the
properties under the license, transfer of
all project files including all dam safety
related documents, and delivery of all
license instruments. The application for
approval of transfer of license must
conform to the requirements of Sections
131.20 of the 18 CFR, which must
include the following: application
statement by all parties; verification
statement; proof of citizenship; evidence
of compliance by the transferor with all
applicable state laws or how the
transferee proposes to comply; and
qualifications of the transferee to hold
the license and operate the project.
The Commission uses the information
collected under the requirements of
FERC–511 to implement the statutory
provisions of Sections 8 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) and 18 CFR part 9 and
18 CFR 131.20 of the Commission’s
regulations. The information filed with
the Commission is in the format of a
written application for transfer of
license, executed jointly by the parties
of the proposed transfer. The
Commission uses the information
collected to determine the qualifications
of the proposed transferee to hold the
license and to prepare the transfer of the
license order to make its determination.
Type of Respondent: Existing
Hydropower Project Licensees and those
entities wishing to have a Hydropower
Project License transferred to them.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual
burden and cost 3 for the information
collection as follows.
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. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
3 The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for
one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/
year (or $91.00/hour). Commission staff estimates
that the industry’s skill set (wages and benefits) for
completing and filing FERC–511 is comparable to
the Commission’s skill set.
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FERC–511—TRANSFER OF HYDROPOWER LICENSE
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
40 hrs.; $3,640 ..........
520 hrs.; $47,320 ......
4 13
Hydropower Project Licensees.
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: November 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–26089 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–10396–01–R9]
Delegations of the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration Air Permitting
Program to the Maricopa County Air
Quality Department and the Pima
County Department of Environmental
Quality
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of delegations of
authority.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Region 9, has revised its
delegation agreements with the
Maricopa County Air Quality
Department (MCAQD) and Pima County
Department of Environmental Quality
(PCDEQ) for implementation of the
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4 The number of respondents has been reduced
from 46 to 13 for this renewal; this is based on the
average number of filings made in the past three
years.
5 The cost per respondent has not actually
increased between this renewal and the previous
renewal, but a mathematical error has been
corrected. We estimate the cost per response to be
the same: $3,640.
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federal Clean Air Act Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD)
permitting program. The revised and
updated delegation agreements
authorize these air pollution agencies in
Arizona to continue to conduct PSD
review for proposed new and modified
major stationary sources, issue initial
federal PSD permits, and revise existing
federal PSD permits, subject to the terms
and conditions of the applicable
delegation agreement.
DATES: The revised PSD delegation
agreements with the MCAQD and the
PCDEQ became effective on October 2,
2022, and June 5, 2018, respectively.
Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1),
judicial review of these final agency
actions, to the extent it is available, may
be sought by filing a petition for review
in the United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of
November 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The revised delegation
agreements are available on Region 9’s
website at https://www.epa.gov/caapermitting/air-permit-delegation-andpsd-sip-approval-status-epas-pacificsouthwest-region-9. For additional
information, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, 75
Hawthorne Street (AIR–3–1), San
Francisco, California 94105. By phone at
(415) 972–3974, or by email at
rios.gerardo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 40 CFR 52.21(u), the EPA signed
revised PSD delegation agreements with
the MCAQD and PCDEQ. The EPA
signed a greenhouse gas (GHG) PSD
delegation agreement with the MCAQD
on October 2, 2022. The EPA also signed
a PSD delegation agreement that applies
to all PSD pollutants, including both
attainment/unclassifiable pollutants and
GHGs, with the PCDEQ on June 5, 2018.
The delegation agreements authorize
these Arizona air pollution agencies to
implement the PSD program under
sections 160–169 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and 40 CFR 52.21 for the
applicable pollutants, including
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conducting PSD review and the
issuance and revision of PSD permits.
The delegation agreements set forth
the terms and conditions according to
which the agencies will implement the
PSD regulations at 40 CFR 52.21. Under
the PSD program, major stationary
sources of air pollutants must apply for
and receive a permit prior to
construction of new facilities or certain
modifications to existing facilities.
While the abovementioned Arizona
air pollution agencies have been
delegated the authority to implement
and enforce the PSD program, nothing
in the delegation agreements prohibits
the EPA from enforcing the PSD
provisions of the CAA, the PSD
regulations, or the conditions of any
PSD permit issued by the air pollution
agencies.
Dated: November 23, 2022.
Elizabeth J. Adams,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region
IX.
[FR Doc. 2022–26086 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0547; FRL—10383–
01–OECA]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Performance Evaluation Studies on
Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Performance Evaluation Studies on
Wastewater Laboratories’’ (EPA ICR No.
0234.14, OMB Control No. 2080–0021)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2022-26089]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-28-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-511); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 FERC-511
(Transfer of Hydropower License), which will be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No Comments were received on
the 60-day notice published on September 21, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 30,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-511 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0069) 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. IC22-28-000)
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.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 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 ``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/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-511, Transfer of Hydropower License.\1\
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\1\ The title is being updated to Transfer of Hydropower License
(rather than Transfer of Electric License).
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0069.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-511 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC-511 is to implement the information
collections pursuant to Section 8 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under Title 18 CFR part 9 (Transfer
of License) Sections 9.1 through 9.3 and Section 131.20 of the 18 CFR.
Section 8 of the FPA stipulates that no voluntary transfer of any
license, or the rights thereunder granted, shall be made without the
written approval of the Commission. Sections 9.1 through 9.3 of the 18
CFR states that any licensee (transferor) desiring to transfer a
license and the person, association, corporation, State, or
municipality (transferee) desiring to acquire the same must jointly
file an application for Commission's approval of such transfer.
The application must show that the transfer is in the public
interest and provide the qualifications of the transferee to hold such
license and to operate the property under the license. Approval of the
transfer is contingent upon the transfer of title to the properties
under the license, transfer of all project files including all dam
safety related documents, and delivery of all license instruments. The
application for approval of transfer of license must conform to the
requirements of Sections 131.20 of the 18 CFR, which must include the
following: application statement by all parties; verification
statement; proof of citizenship; evidence of compliance by the
transferor with all applicable state laws or how the transferee
proposes to comply; and qualifications of the transferee to hold the
license and operate the project.
The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-511 to implement the statutory provisions of
Sections 8 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and 18 CFR part 9 and 18 CFR
131.20 of the Commission's regulations. The information filed with the
Commission is in the format of a written application for transfer of
license, executed jointly by the parties of the proposed transfer. The
Commission uses the information collected to determine the
qualifications of the proposed transferee to hold the license and to
prepare the transfer of the license order to make its determination.
Type of Respondent: Existing Hydropower Project Licensees and those
entities wishing to have a Hydropower Project License transferred to
them.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
burden and cost \3\ for the information collection as follows.
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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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\3\ The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for one FERC
full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/year (or $91.00/hour).
Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set (wages and
benefits) for completing and filing FERC-511 is comparable to the
Commission's skill set.
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hrs. & cost Total annual burden hours Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response & total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Hydropower Project Licensees.. \4\ 13 1 13 40 hrs.; $3,640............ 520 hrs.; $47,320.......... \5\ $3,640
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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.
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\4\ The number of respondents has been reduced from 46 to 13 for
this renewal; this is based on the average number of filings made in
the past three years.
\5\ The cost per respondent has not actually increased between
this renewal and the previous renewal, but a mathematical error has
been corrected. We estimate the cost per response to be the same:
$3,640.
Dated: November 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26089 Filed 11-29-22; 8:45 am]
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