[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2573-2574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-753]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC09-587-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-587); Comment 
Request; Extension

January 9, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for 
comments.

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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 in consideration of the collection of information are 
due Monday, March 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained 
from the Commission's Web site (at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper 
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-587-000. Documents must be 
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
    Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First time users will 
have to establish a user name and password (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The Commission will send an 
automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt 
of comments through eFiling.

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    Commenters filing electronically should not make a paper filing. 
Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an 
original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in 
this docket may do so through eSubscription (at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp). In addition, all comments and FERC 
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's 
Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link and searching on Docket Number 
IC09-587. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support (e-mail at 
[email protected], or call 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 FERC uses the FERC Form No. 587 (``Land 
Description (Public Land States/Non-Public Land States (Rectangular or 
Non-Rectangular Survey System Lands in Public Land States))''; OMB 
Control Number 1902-0145) to collect information required by the 
statutory provisions of Section 24 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), (16 
U.S.C. 818). Applicants proposing hydropower projects, or changes to 
existing projects located on lands owned by the United States are 
required to provide a description of the U.S. lands affected, to the 
Commission and Secretary of Interior. FERC Form No. 587 consolidates 
the information required, and identifies hydropower project boundary 
maps associated with lands of the United States. The Commission 
verifies the accuracy of the information supplied and coordinates with 
the Bureau Land of Management State Offices (BLM), so the U.S. lands 
can be reserved as hydropower sites and withdrawn from other uses. 
(When the filer submits the FERC-587, the filer is also required to 
submit exhibit drawings (e.g., on aperture cards and/or electronic 
files). The FERC-587 serves as a `table of contents' for the federal 
lands that are shown in the drawings. The reporting requirements and 
burdens related to the preparation and submittal of the actual drawings 
are included, as appropriate, in: FERC-512 (Application for Preliminary 
Permits; OMB Control No: 1902-0073), FERC-500 (Application for License/
Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity; OMB 
Control No. 1902-0058), and FERC-505 (Application for License/Relicense 
for Water Projects with Less then 5 MW Capacity; OMB Control No. 1902-
0115).)
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
current expiration date for the FERC-587.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is 
estimated at:

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                                        Number of        Number of      Average burden
        FERC Data collection           respondents     responses per      hours per        Total annual burden
                                         annually        respondent        response               hours
                                                (1)              (2)              (3)           (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-587...........................             250                1                1                       250
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    The total estimated annual cost is $12,500 (250 hours at $50/hour). 
The estimated annual cost per respondent is $50. [These figures are 
based on the estimated median salary (adjusted for inflation) for a 
civil engineering technician, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
Occupational Employment Statistics.]
    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-753 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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