[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52978-52979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26971]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-500]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

October 3, 1997.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 
104-13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of 
information directly with OMB and should address a copy of those 
comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission received 
no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice of May

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28, 1997 (62 FR 28842) and has made this notation in its submission to 
OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 726 Jackson Place, NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Information Services, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington, D.C. 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-500, ``Application for License 
for Water Projects With More Than 5MW Capacity''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0058. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There is a decrease in the 
reporting burden due to a decrease in the number of applicants filing 
with the Commission. These are mandatory collection requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA). The information reported under Commission identifier FERC-
500 is filed in accordance with Sections 4(e), 9, 14, 15 of the FPA. 
The FPA as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA) 
(Pub. L. 99-495, 100 Stat. 1243, Oct. 16, 1986) authorizes the 
Commission to issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on the waters 
over which Congress has jurisdiction and for non-federal hydroelectric 
power plants as amended by the Act. ECPA also revised the language of 
the FPA concerning environmental issues and requires the Commission in 
its licensing activities to give equal consideration to preserving 
environmental quality. The information is collected in the form of a 
written application for a license and is used by the Commission staff 
to determine the broad impact of the license application.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 6 applicants for a hydro electric license.
    6. Estimated Burden: 4,992 total burden hours, 6 respondents, 1 
response annually, 832 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 4,992 hours2,087 
hours per year  x  $110,000 per year=$263,115.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 9, 14, and 15 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), 16, U.S.C. 791a et seq.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26971 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]
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