[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70126-70127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26536]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC04-515-001, FERC-515]


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

November 23, 2004.
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 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 
received no comments in response to an earlier Federal Register notice 
of September 27, 2004 (69 FR 57678-79) and has made this notification 
in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December 
30, 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-
4650. 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. IC04-515-001.
    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

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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-515 ``Declaration of 
Intention''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0079.
    The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and reinstate 
with a three-year extension of the expiration date, with no changes to 
the existing collection. The information filed with the Commission is 
mandatory.
    3. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of this 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of part I, 
Sections 23(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). Section 23(b) authorizes 
the Commission to make a determination as to whether it has 
jurisdiction over a proposed hydroelectric project. Section 23(b) also 
requires that any person intending to construct project works on 
navigable commerce clause waters must file a declaration of their 
intention to do so with the Commission. If the Commission finds the 
proposed project will have an impact on ``interstate or foreign 
commerce'', then the person(s) intending to construct the project must 
obtain a Commission license or exemption before construction. Such 
sites are generally on streams defined as U.S. navigation waters, and 
over which the Commission has jurisdiction under its authority to 
regulate foreign and interstate commerce. The information is collected 
in the form of a written application, declaring the applicant's intent 
and used by Commission staff to research the jurisdictional aspects of 
the project. A finding of non-jurisdictional by the Commission 
eliminates a substantial paperwork burden for the applicant who might 
otherwise have to file for a license or an exemption application.
    The information filed with the Commission is a mandatory 
requirement. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 24.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 10 respondents (average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 800 total hours, 10 respondent (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 80 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 800 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $108,588 per year = $41,764.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 23(b) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 816).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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