[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45919-45920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18208]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC13-14-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information 
collection, FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation 
Report, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the 
information collection requirements. 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 issued a Notice in 
the Federal Register (78 FR 28820, 5/16/2013) requesting public 
comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC Form 80 and is making 
this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 29, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0106, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be 
reached via telephone at 202-395-4718.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC13-14-000, by 
either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of 
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and 
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC Form 80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation 
Report.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0106.
    Type of Request: Minor revisions to the FERC Form 80 information 
collection requirements with no change to the current reporting burden.
    Abstract: FERC uses the information on the FERC Form 80 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. 797, 803, 825c & 
8254. FERC's authority to collect this information comes from section 
10(a) of the FPA which requires the Commission to be responsible for 
ensuring that hydro projects subject to FERC 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, FERC 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 licenses, amendments to licenses, and/or changes in 
land rights frequently involve changes in resources available for 
recreation. FERC utilizes the FERC Form 80 data when analyzing the 
adequacy of existing public recreational facilities and when processing 
and reviewing proposed amendments to help determine the impact of such 
changes. In addition, the FERC regional office staff uses the FERC Form 
80 data when conducting inspections of licensed projects. FERC 
inspectors use the data in evaluating compliance with various license 
conditions and in identifying recreational facilities at hydropower 
projects.
    The FERC Form 80 requires data specified by Title 18 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) under Parts 8.11 and 141.14 (and discussed at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80).
    FERC collects the FERC Form 80 once every six years. The last 
collection was due on April 1, 2009, for data compiled during the 2008 
calendar year. 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 Commission made minor revisions throughout the form. 
Specifically, FERC clarified and simplified instructions, removed 
redundancy in certain questions, clarified questions and terms, and 
generally improved the readability of the form.
    FERC has attached the revised form to this notice.

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    Type of Respondents: Hydropower project licensees.
    Estimate of Annual Burden:\1\ For each reporting period, FERC 
estimates the total Public Reporting Burden for this information 
collection as: (a) 1,000 respondents, (b) 0.167 responses/respondent, 
and (c) 3 hours per response, giving a total of 501 burden hours. The 
Commission has increased its total number of respondents to reflect the 
actual numbers we received during the last two reporting periods. In 
addition, FERC spreads the burden hours and costs over the six-year 
collection cycle in the table below to reflect how the information is 
collected. The average burden hours per response remains unchanged. 
These are the figures FERC will submit to OMB.
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    \1\ FERC defines burden as the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For 
further explanation of what is included in the information 
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

                           FERC-80--Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
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                        Number of responses      Total number of      Average burden hours     Estimated total
Number of respondents    per respondent \2\         responses             per response          annual burden
(A)                                  (B)          (A) x (B) = (C)                  (D)                      (C)
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            1,000                  0.167                    167                      3                    501
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $35,070 
[501 hours * $70/hour \3\ = $35,070].
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    \2\ FERC divides the responses per respondent by six because 
this collection occurs once every six years.
    \3\ FY 2013 Estimated Average Hourly Cost per FTE, including 
salary + benefits.
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    Comments: The Commission invites comments on: (1) Whether the 
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 and cost of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: July 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-18208 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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