[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19630-19632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8584]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC10-80-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 80); 
Comment Request; Extension

April 8, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), 
(Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information 
collection described below.

DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are 
due 60 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in 
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-80-000. Documents 
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with 
Commission submission guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling instructions are available at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. First time users must follow 
eRegister instructions at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before 
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the 
sender's e-mail address upon receipt of eFiled comments. Commenters 
making an eFiling should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are 
not able to file electronically must send an original and two (2) paper 
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 
eLibrary at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching 
on Docket No. IC10-80. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support 
by e-mail at [email protected], or by phone, at: (866) 208-
3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by 
telephone at (202) 502-8663, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected on the FERC Form 
80 (also known as ``FERC-80,'' OMB Control No. 1902-0106), ``Licensed 
Hydropower Development Recreation Report,'' is used by the Commission 
to implement the statutory provisions of sections 4(a), 10(a), 301(a), 
304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. sections 797, 
803, 825c & 8254. The authority for the Commission to collect this 
information comes from

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section 10(a) of the FPA which requires the Commission to be 
responsible for ensuring that hydro projects subject to its 
jurisdiction are consistent with the comprehensive development of the 
nation's waterway for recreation and other beneficial public uses. In 
the interest of fulfilling these objectives, the Commission expects 
licensees subject to its jurisdiction, to recognize the resources that 
are affected by their activities and to play a role in protecting such 
resources.
    FERC Form 80 is a report on the use and development of recreational 
facilities at hydropower projects licensed by the Commission. 
Applications for amendments to licenses and/or changes in land rights 
frequently involve changes in resources available for recreation. 
Commission staff utilizes FERC Form 80 data when analyzing the adequacy 
of existing public recreational facilities and when processing and 
reviewing possible amendments to help determine the impact of such 
changes. In addition, the Commission's regional office staff uses the 
FERC Form 80 data when conducting inspections of licensed projects. The 
Commission's inspectors use the data in evaluating compliance with 
various license conditions and in identifying recreational facilities 
at hydropower projects.
    The data required by FERC Form 80 are specified by Title 18 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 8.11 and 141.14 (and are 
discussed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80). The FERC 
Form 80 is collected once every six years. The last collection was due 
on April 1, 2009, for data compiled during the calendar year ending 
December 31, 2008. The next collection of the FERC Form 80 is due on 
April 1, 2015, with subsequent collections due every sixth year, for 
data compiled during the previous calendar year.
    The current OMB clearance expires on 9/30/2010. With the next 
collection due in 2015, FERC Form 80 will not be collected during the 
requested upcoming three-year OMB clearance cycle. Because the 
requirements for Form 80 are contained in the Commission's regulations, 
FERC plans to submit FERC Form 80 to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review, to ensure the OMB clearance remains continuous 
and current.
    Updates and corrections to the instructions include:
     Reflecting the FERC preference for electronic filing
     Stating that paper filings, if any, should be submitted to 
FERC's Office of the Secretary \1\ (rather than the FERC Regional 
Office)
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    \1\ Filings submitted to the FERC's Office of the Secretary 
(similar to other forms) will be available more quickly to both the 
public and staff, and the processing costs will be reduced.
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     Providing the current contact information for both FERC 
and OMB
     Indicating the need and timing for initial Form No. 80 
filings, in accordance with 18 CFR 8.11(b).
    The proposed updates to the general information, instructions, and 
title of Schedule 1 are attached. The remainder of the form, 
instructions, and glossary remain unchanged and are not attached.
    Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the 
FERC-80 reporting requirements, with the indicated updates and 
corrections to the general and identifying instructions. These updates 
do not affect the data collected or regulations, which are not being 
revised.
    Burden Statement: For the collection cycle, which occurs every 
sixth year, the estimated public reporting burden is: (a) 400 
respondents, (b) 1 response/respondent, and (c) 3 hours per response, 
giving a total of 1,200 burden hours. The estimated annual burden 
figures and costs (provided below and to be submitted to OMB) are 
averaged over the six-year collection cycle.

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                                                               Average  Number  Average  burden
                                                 Number of     of reponses per     hours per       Total burden
                  FERC-80                     respondents (1)   respondent (2)    response (3)   hours (1) x (2)
                                                                                                      x (3)
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Annual, estimates--averaged and spread over    400/6 = 66.67      1/6 = 0.167        3/6 = 0.5     1200/6 = 200
 the 6-year collection cycle................
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents (spread over 
the 6-year collection cycle) is $13,257.11 (200 hours/2080 hours \2\ 
per year, times $137,874 \3\).
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    \2\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
    \3\ Estimated average annual cost per employee.
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    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.

FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report

General Information

    This form collects data on recreational resources at projects 
licensed by the

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) under the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a-825r). This form must be submitted by 
licensees of all projects except those specifically exempted under 18 
CFR 8.11 (c).
    For regular, periodic filings, submit this form on or before April 
1, 2015. Submit subsequent filings of this form on or before April 1, 
every 6th year thereafter (for example, 2021, 2027, etc.).
    For initial Form No. 80 filings (18 CFR 8.11(b)), each licensee of 
an unconstructed project shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such 
project has been in operation for a full calendar year prior to the 
filing deadline. Each licensee of an existing (constructed) project 
shall file an initial Form No. 80 after such project has been licensed 
for a full calendar year prior to the filing deadline.
    Filing electronically is the preferred manner of filing. (See 
http://www.ferc.gov for more information.) If you cannot file 
electronically, submit an original and two copies of the form to the: 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, 888 
First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The public burden estimated for this form is three hours per 
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the 
burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing burden, to the:
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), e-mail to 
[email protected]; or mail to FERC, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426 (Attention: Information Clearance Officer), and
     Office of Management and Budget (OMB), e-mail to [email protected]; or mail to OMB, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20503. Include OMB Control Number 
1902-0106 as a point of reference.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information if the collection of information does 
not display a valid control number (44 U.S.C. 3512 (a)).

Instructions

    a. All data reported on this form must represent recreational 
facilities and services located within the development/project 
boundary.
    b. To ensure a common understanding of terms, please refer to the 
Glossary.
    c. Report actual data for each item. If actual data are 
unavailable, then please estimate.

Schedule 1. General Data

    Note:  The remainder of the FERC Form 80 (form, instructions, 
and glossary) are unchanged and are not included here.]

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