[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20445-20446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9905]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC01-511-001, FERC 511]


Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

April 17, 2001.
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 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of 
section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 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 1, 2001 (66 FR 8575-76) 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 May 23, 
2001.

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, 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) 208-1415, 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-511 ``Application for Transfer 
of License''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0069. 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 change to the 
reporting burden which is the result of an increase in the number of 
entities who have filed applications to transfer their licenses due to 
restructuring within the industry. This change has been indicated as an 
adjustment to the reporting burden. 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-
511 is filed in accordance with sections 4(e) and 8 of the FPA. Section 
4(e) of the FPA authorizes the Commission to issue licenses for 
construction, operation and maintenance of dams, water conduits, 
reservoirs, and transmission lines or other facilities necessary for 
the development, transmission and utilization of power from bodies of 
water Congress has jurisdiction over. Section 8 of the FPA provides 
that the voluntary transfer of any license can only be made with the 
written approval of the Commission. Any successor to the licensee may 
assign the rights of the original licensee, but is subject to all of 
the conditions of the license. The information is collected in the form 
of a written application for transfer of a license, executed jointly by 
the parties to the proposed transfer. It is used by the Commission 
staff to determine the qualifications of the proposed transferee to 
hold the license, and to prepare the transfer of the license order.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 40 applicants for transfer of a hydro electric 
license.
    6. Estimated Burden: 1,600 total burden hours, 40 respondents, 1

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response annually, 40 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 1,600 hours  2,080 
hours per year  x  $117,041 per year = $90,032, or $2,251 per 
respondent.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e), 8 of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. Sections 791a et seq.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-9905 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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