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Dated: July 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC23–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–510); 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
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the proposed
extension of currently approved
information collection, FERC–510
(Application for Surrender of a
Hydropower License).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–510 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
1902–0068 (Application for Surrender
of a Hydropower License) in the subject
line. Your comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23–11–000 and the form) to the
Commission as noted below. 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.
Mail via any other service (including
courier delivery): Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific
collection number(s) and/or title(s) in
your comments.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at:
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUMMARY:
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–510, Application for
Surrender of a Hydropower License.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0068.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–510 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC–510 is
to implement information collections
pursuant to sections 4(e), 6, and 13 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
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, transmission lines or
other power project works necessary or
convenient for developing and
improving navigation, transmission and
utilization of power using bodies of
water 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.
FERC–510 is the application for the
surrender of a hydropower license.1 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 review of the application before
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issuing an order for Surrender of a
License. The order is the result of an
analysis of the information produced
(i.e., dam safety, public safety, and
environmental concerns, etc.), which is
examined to determine whether any
conditions must be satisfied before
granting the surrender. 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.
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Type of Respondent: Private or
Municipal Hydropower Licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 3 for this information
collection as follows:
FERC–510
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost
($) per response
Total annual burden
hrs. & total annual
cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
80 hrs.; $7,280 ......
560 hrs.; $50,960 ..
7 ....................................................................
7
$7,280
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
License.
b. Project No.: 2607–016.
c. Date filed: June 26, 2023.
d. Applicant: Spencer Mountain
Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain
Hydroelectric Project (Spencer
Mountain Project).
f. Location: On the South Fork
Catawba River, near the town of
Gastonia, in Gaston County, North
Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin
Edwards and Mrs. Amy Edwards,
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC,
916 Comer Rd., Stoneville, NC 27048;
Phone at (336) 589–6138, or smhydro@
pht1.com.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at
(202) 502–6093, or michael.spencer@
ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: September 8, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
electronic filing, you may submit a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any
other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. All filings must clearly identify
the project name and docket number on
the first page: Spencer Mountain Project
(P–2607–016).
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The Spencer Mountain Project
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 12-foot-high, 636-footlong masonry and rubble dam with a
crest elevation of 634.7 feet mean sea
level (msl); (2) a 68-acre reservoir with
a storage capacity of 166 acre-feet; (3) a
58.9-foot-long canal headwork,
consisting of four 6-foot-wide gates; (4)
a 53.8-foot-long canal spillway
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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 additional
information, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3. The number of respondents is
based on the average number of respondents over
the last three years.
3 The Commission staff thinks that the average
respondent for this collection is similarly situated
to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for one
FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/year
(or $91.00/hour).
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: July 10, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 2607–016]
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and
Soliciting Additional Study Requests
and Establishing Procedural Schedule
for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-510); 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 (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed extension of
currently approved information collection, FERC-510 (Application for
Surrender of a Hydropower License).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 14,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-510 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number 1902-
0068 (Application for Surrender of a Hydropower License) in the subject
line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23-11-000 and the form) to the Commission as noted below. 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.
Mail via any other service (including courier delivery): Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific collection number(s) and/or title(s)
in your comments.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-510, Application for Surrender of a Hydropower License.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0068.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-510 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC-510 is to implement information
collections pursuant to sections 4(e), 6, and 13 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 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, transmission lines or other power project
works necessary or convenient for developing and improving navigation,
transmission and utilization of power using bodies of water 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.
FERC-510 is the application for the surrender of a hydropower
license.\1\ 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
review of the application before
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issuing an order for Surrender of a License. The order is the result of
an analysis of the information produced (i.e., dam safety, public
safety, and environmental concerns, etc.), which is examined to
determine whether any conditions must be satisfied before granting the
surrender. 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.
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Type of Respondent: Private or Municipal Hydropower Licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \3\ for this information collection as follows:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is 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 additional
information, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
The number of respondents is based on the average number of
respondents over the last three years.
\3\ The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for
this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for
one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/year (or $91.00/
hour).
FERC-510
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses Total number of Average burden hrs. & cost ($) Total annual burden hrs. & Cost per
per respondent responses per response total annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)............................ (3) * (4) = (5)................ (5) / (1)
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7.................................. 1 7 80 hrs.; $7,280................ 560 hrs.; $50,960.............. $7,280
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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: July 10, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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