[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60330-60331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20883]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC07-511-001, FERC-511]


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

October 15, 2007.
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 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 received no comments in response to an 
earlier Federal Register notice of June 6, 2007 (72 FR 31304-05) and 
has made this notification in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by November 
20, 2007.

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) 
395-7345. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34, 
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. IC07-511-001.
    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], 
202-502-6652 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-511 ``Application for Transfer 
of License''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0069.

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.
    4. 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 sections 
4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). Section 4(e) authorizes the 
Commission to issue licenses for the construction, operation and 
maintenance of reservoirs, power houses and transmission lines or other 
facilities necessary for development and improvement of navigation and 
for the development, transmission, and utilization of power from bodies 
of water that 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

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of the Commission. Any successor to the licensee may assign the rights 
of the original license but is subject to all of the conditions of the 
license.
    The information filed with the Commission is a mandatory 
requirement contained in the format of a written application for 
transfer of license, executed jointly by the parties to the proposed 
transfer. The transfer of a license may be occasioned by the sale or 
merger of a licensed hydroelectric project. It is used by the 
Commission's staff to determine the qualifications of the proposed 
transferee to hold the license, and to prepare the transfer of the 
license order. The Commission implements these requirements in the Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR Part 9 and 131.20.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 23 respondents (average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction
    6. Estimated Burden: 920 total hours, 23 respondents (average per 
year), 1 response per respondent, and 40 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 920 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $122,137 per year = $54,022. The cost per respondent is 
estimated to be on average $2,349.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 792-828c).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-20883 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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