[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46173-46174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19833]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC03-587-001, FERC-587]


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

July 29, 2003.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 April 11, 2003 (68 FR 17789) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB. (A companion Federal Register notice was published 
April 24, 2003 (68 FR 20124-25) providing a copy of the proposed form.)

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 27, 
2003.

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. 
The Desk Officer may be reached by fax at 202-395-7285 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. A copy of the comments 
should also be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Executive Director, ED-30, 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. IC03-587-001.
    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 Web site athttp://
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 202-502-8258 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 and the FERC's Web site during business hours by contacting, 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 
(866) 208-3676, for TTY (202)502-8659 or the Public Reference at (202)-
8371 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)273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-587 ``Land Description.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0143.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve the reinstatement 
of a former information collection requirement. The information filed 
with the Commission is mandatory. Requests for confidential treatment 
of the information are provided for under Section 388.112 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    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 Section 24 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 818. Section 24 requires 
applicants proposing to construct hydroelectric projects, or to make 
changes to existing hydroelectric projects located on lands owned by 
the United States are required to provide a description of the U.S. 
lands affected to the Commission and to the Secretary of Interior. FERC 
Form 587 identifies project boundary maps associated with lands of the 
United States. The Commission verifies the accuracy of the information 
supplied and coordinates with the Bureau of Land Management State 
Offices (BLM) so that U.S. lands can be reserved as hydroelectric and 
withdrawn from other uses.
    The Commission uses the information to determine the 
appropriateness of the lands that have been set aside for hydroelectric 
projects and their proposed location. The determination includes among 
several factors cost, environmental acceptability and in the public 
interest. FERC Form 587 is organized to account for lands surveyed in 
Public and Non-Public Land States. The Public Land States' format is 
used

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to describe projects contained on the western side of the United States 
while the Non-Public Land States' format is used to identify most of 
the projects located on the eastern side of the United States, 
including Texas, and is based on county information. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR part 4.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises approximately 250 applicants (on average) subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 250 total hours, 250 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, 1 hour per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 250 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $117,041 per year = $14,067.

    Statutory Authority: Section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 818).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-19833 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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