[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 97 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31536-31537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12470]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC00-500-001, FERC-500]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

May 12, 2000.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 the 
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

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should address a copy of those comments to the Commission, as explained 
below. The Commission received comments from two entities in response 
to an earlier Federal Register notice of November 9, 1999 (64 FR 62184-
85) and has responded to those comments in this submission.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection are best assured of having 
their full effect if received on or before June 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer, 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, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, CI-1, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, 
DC 20426. Mr. Miller may be reached by telephone at (202)208-1415 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, 
Relicense for Water Projects with More than 5 MW Capacity.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commisison.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0058. The Commission is now requesting that 
OMB approve a three year extension of the expiration date, with no 
changes to the existing collection. This is a mandatory collection 
requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to fulfill the requirements of Part I of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA) in order for the Commission to make the 
required finding that the proposal is economically sound, is best 
adopted to a comprehensive plan for improving/developing a waterway or 
waterways. Under Part I of the FPA (16 U.S.C. sections 79a et seq.), 
the Commission has the authority to issue licenses for hydroelectric 
projects on the waters over which Congress has jurisdiction. The 
Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA) (Pub. L. 99-495, 100 Stat. 
1243) provides the Commission with the responsibility of issuing 
licenses for nonfederal hydroelectric plants. ECPA also amended the 
language of the EPA concerning environmental issues to ensure 
environmental quality. The information collected under FERC-500 is used 
by the Commission to determine the broad impact of a hydropower license 
application.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 9 applicants for a hydropower license/relicense.
    6. Estimated Burden: 15,276 total burden hours, 9 respondents 1 
response (on occasion), 1,697 hours per response (rounded off).
    7. Estimated Cost to Burden to Respondents: The estimated cost 
burden to respondents: 15,2762080 hours per year x $111,545 per 
year=$819,212.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 9, 10, 14 and 15 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. Sections 791a et seq. and Energy 
Consumers Protection Act, Pub. L. 99-495, 100 Stat. 1243

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-12470 Filed 5-17-00; 8:45 am]
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