[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 192 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57343-57344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23213]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-510-001, FERC-510]


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

September 26, 2008.
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 March 13, 2008 (73 FR 13535-13536) and has made this notation in its 
submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 31, 
2008.

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. (1902-0068) 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 Secretary of 
the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. IC08-510-001. 
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 (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: The information collected under the 
requirements of FERC-510 ``Application for Surrender of Hydropower 
License'' (OMB No. 1902-0068) is used by the Commission to implement 
the statutory provisions of sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA) 16 U.S.C. sections 797(e), 799 and 806. Section 4(e) 
gives the Commission authority to issue licenses for the purposes of 
constructing, operating and maintaining dams, water conduits, 
reservoirs, powerhouses, transmissions lines or other power project 
works necessary or convenient for developing and improving navigation, 
transmissions and utilization of power over which Congress has 
jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority to prescribe 
the conditions of licenses including the revocation or surrender of the 
license. Section 13 defines the Commission's authority to delegate time 
periods for when a license must be terminated if project construction 
has not begun. Surrender of a license may be desired by a licensee when 
a licensed project is retired or not constructed or natural 
catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the project facilities. The 
information collected under the designation FERC-510 is in the form of 
a written application for surrender of a hydropower license. The 
information is used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact 
of such surrender. The Commission will issue a notice soliciting 
comments from the public and other agencies and conduct a careful 
review of the prepared application before issuing an order for 
Surrender of a License. The order is the result of an analysis of the 
information produced, i.e., economic, environmental concerns, etc., 
which are examined to determine if the application for surrender is 
warranted. The order implements the existing regulations and is 
inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses issued by 
FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. The Commission 
implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CRF 6.1-6.4.
    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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                                                            Number of        Average burden
            Number of respondents annually                responses per        hours per         Total annual
                                                            respondent          response         burden hours
(1)                                                                  (2)                (3)     (1) x (2) x (3)
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 8....................................................                 1                 10                  80
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $4,861.00. (80 hours/2080 
hours per year times $126,384 per year average per employee = 
$4,861.00). The cost per respondent is $608.00.
    The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, 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 
any one 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.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-23213 Filed 10-1-08; 8:45 am]
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