[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC02-510-001, FERC-510]


Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Submitted for OMB Review

August 20, 2002.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and extension of the current expiration date. Any interested 
person may file comments 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 31, 2002 (67 FR 38086) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the 
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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, CI-1, Attention: Michael Miller, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either in 
paper format or electronically. Those persons filing electronically do 
not need to make a paper filing. For paper filings, such comments 
should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and 
should refer to Docket No. IC02-510-001.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov and 
click on ``Make an E-filing,'' and then follow the instructions for 
each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and 
password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the 
sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for 
electronic filings is available at 202-208-0258 or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Comments should not be submitted to the e-mail 
address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the FERRIS link. User assistance 
for FERRIS is available at 202-502-8222, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by 
telephone at (202)502-8415, by fax at (202)208-2425, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The information collected submitted for OMB review contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-510 Application for Surrender of 
a Hydropower License''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0068.
    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 an adjustment only to the reporting 
burden. These are mandatory information collection requirements and the 
Commission does not consider the information to be confidential.
    4. Necessity of the 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, 
sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of te 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 purpose 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 the 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 issuance of a public notice, and 
prepares the Surrender of License Order. The order is the result of an 
analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, environmental, 
etc. which is then examined to determine if the application is 
warranted. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR sections 6.1 through 
6.4.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 8 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 80 total hours, 8 respondents, 1 response per 
respondent, 10 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 80 hours / 2080 hours per 
years x $117,041 per year = $4,502. The cost per respondent is equal to 
$563.00.

    Statutory Authority : Sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of te Federal 
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 and 806.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21720 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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