[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33068-33069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15683]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC99-510-001, FERC-510]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

June 15, 1999.
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 
February 24, 1999 (64 FR 9135) 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 on or before July 21, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Office, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, CI-1, 
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at (202) 208-2425, 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-510 ``Application for the 
Surrender of a Hydropower License''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No. OMB No. 1902-0068.

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    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 are no increases to the reporting burden. 
This is a mandatory information collection requirements and the 
Commission does not consider the information to be confidential.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of Part 1, 
Section 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 
and 806. Section 4(e) gives the Commission the authority to issue 
licenses for the proposed of constructing, operating and maintaining 
dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines or 
other project works necessary or convenient for developing and 
improving navigation, transmission and utilization of power over which 
Congress has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority 
to prescribe the conditions of the licenses including the revocation 
and/or surrender of the license. Section 13 defines that 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. The information is collected by FERC in the form of 
a written application for surrender of a hydropower license, which is 
then used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact of such a 
surrender. FERC carefully reviews the prepared application, solicits 
public and agency comments through the insurance of a public notice, 
and prepares the Surrender of License Order. The order is the result of 
the an analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, 
environmental, etc. which is examine to determine if the application is 
warranted. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Section 6.1 through 6.4.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average 10 companies subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 100 total burden hours, 10 respondents, 1 
response annually, 10 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 100 hours2080 
hours per year  x  $109,889 per year = $5,283.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 and 806.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-15683 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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