[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43996-43997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18557]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC11-510-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-510); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

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. 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 September 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in 
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-521-000. 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 username 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 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. IC11-521. 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 e-mail 
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

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. Code (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, transmission lines or other power 
project works necessary or convenient for developing and improving 
navigation, transmission 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, 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 CFR 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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16...........................................................               1               10              160
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    Estimated cost burden to respondents is $10,952 (160 hours/2080 
hours per year times $142,372 per year average per employee = $10,952 
(rounded)). The estimated annual cost per respondent is $685 (rounded).
    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.

    Dated: July 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-18557 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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