[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46524-46525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-512-001, FERC-512]


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

July 28, 2004.
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 reinstatement of this information collection 
requirement. 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 did not receive any comments in 
response to an earlier Federal Register notice of February 17, 2004 (69 
FR 7460-61) and has noted this in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 27, 
2004.

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. 
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o [email protected] and include the OMB Control No. as a point of 
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
7856. 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

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Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. 
IC04-512-001.
    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 at http://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 are available for review at the Commission or may be 
viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)502-8659.

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-512, ``Application for 
Preliminary Permit''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    3. Control No. 1902-0073.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve a three-year 
extension of the expiration date, with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of sections 
4(f), 5 and 7 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 797, 798 & 800. 
The purpose of obtaining a preliminary permit is to maintain priority 
for an application for a hydropower facility license while the 
applicant conducts surveys to prepare maps, plans, specifications and 
estimates; conducts engineering, economic and environmental feasibility 
studies; and making financial arrangements. The conditions under which 
the priority will be maintained are set forth on each permit. During 
the term of the permit, no other application for a preliminary permit 
or application for a license submitted by another party can be 
accepted. The term of the permit is three years. The information 
collected under the designation FERC-512 (preliminary permit) is in the 
form of a written application. The information is used by Commission 
staff to determine an applicant's qualifications to hold a preliminary 
permit, review the proposed hydropower project development for 
feasibility and to issue a notice of the application in order to 
solicit public and agency comments. The Commission implements the 
filing requirements in the Code of Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.31-
33, 4.80-83.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 50 applications (average per year) subject to the 
Commission's jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 3,650 total hours, 50 respondents (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 73 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 3,650 hours / 2080 hours 
per years x $107,185 per year = $188,089. The cost per respondent is 
equal to $3,762.

    Statutory Authority:  Sections 4(f), 5 and 7 of the FPA (16 
U.S.C. 797, 798 and 800).

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
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