[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29000-29001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13932]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC98-80-000 FERC-Form 80]


Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments

May 20, 1998.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted on or before 
July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained from and written comments may be submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael Miller, Information 
Services Division, CI-1, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael 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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC Form 80 ``Licensed Hydropower Development 
Recreation Report'' (OMB No. 1902-0106) is used by the Commission 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. Secs. 797, 803, 825, 
825(c) and 825(h)). FERC Form 80 is a report on use and development of 
recreational facilities at FERC-licensed hydroelectric projects filed 
on April 1 of every sixth year. The data submitted is compiled during 
the previous calendar year. Commission staff utilize FERC Form 80 data 
to analyze the adequacy of existing pubic recreational facilities and 
for predicting the need for future development at licensed projects. 
When there are applications for amendment to license and/or for changes 
in land rights that involve changes in recreational resources, 
Commission staff rely on current FERC Form 80 data for determining the 
impact of such changes. The Commission's Regional Office staff inspect 
licensed projects to evaluate compliance with various license 
conditions, including those related to recreation. The authority for 
the Commission to collect this information comes from Section 10(a) of 
the FPA that requires the Commission to ensure that any hydro project 
it approves be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for developing a 
waterway for the benefit of interstate and foreign commerce and for 
improving or utilizing waterpower development, including recreation and 
other beneficial public uses. To further these objectives, the 
Commission requires licensees to take reasonable efforts to inform the 
public of the availability of project lands and waters for recreational 
purposes and license conditions of interest to members of the public 
interested in recreational aspects of the project. The data required to 
be filed is specified by 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 
8.11 and 141.14.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting for the collection is estimated 
as:

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    Number of          Number of      Average burden                    
   respondents       responses per       hours per        Total annual  
     annually         respondent         response         burden hours  
(1)                         (2)               (3)      (1) x (2) x (3)  
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200..............             1                 3               1,200   

    The estimated total cost to respondents is $63,218, (1,200 hours 
divided by 2,088 hours per year per employee times $110,000 per year 
per average employee=$63,218). The cost per respondent is $158.00.
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide 
the information including: (1) reviewing instructions; (2) developing, 
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the 
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, 
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways 
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; 
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) 
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of 
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the 
information.
    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for 
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect 
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to 
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost 
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs 
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs 
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than 
any one particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the Commission to perform its functions 
properly, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of collecting the information on those who must 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-13932 Filed 5-26-98; 8:45 am]
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