[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 50 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13536-13537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5029]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-512-000, FERC-512]


Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

March 6, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public 
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described 
below.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 13, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained 
from the Commission's Documents & Filing Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) or by contacting the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael, Miller, Office of the Executive 
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments 
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties 
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper 
filings, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be 
submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to 
Docket No. IC08-512-000.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing 
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the 
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on 
Documents & Filing, E-Filing

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(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), 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 
acknowledgement to the sender's E-mail address upon receipt of 
comments.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user 
assistance, contact [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:
    Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
512, ``Application for Preliminary Permit'' (OMB No. 1902-0073) is used 
by the Commission to implement 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 
of the application for a license for a hydropower facility 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 in 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 is in the form of a written 
application for a preliminary permit which is used by Commission staff 
to determine an applicant's qualifications to hold a preliminary 
permit, review the proposed hydro development for feasibility and to 
issue a notice of the application in order to solicit public and agency 
comments. The Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements 
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.31-.33, 
4.81-.83.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of 
data.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated as:

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                                       Average burden
    Number of       Annual responses      hours per       Total annual
   respondents       per respondent       response        burden hours
(1)                            (2)                (3)   (1) x (2) x (3)
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            200                  1                 37             7,400
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $508,000; (i.e., 7 hours 
@$200 an hour (legal) + 30 hours @$38 an hour (technical) x 200) per 
year equals $508,000).
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 
provide the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) 
developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems 
for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, 
maintaining, disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the 
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 
requirements; (4) training personnel to respond to a collection of 
information; (5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing 
the collection of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 
disclosing the information.
    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for 
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect 
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to 
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost 
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs 
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs 
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than 
anyone particular function or activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5029 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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