[Federal Register: September 14, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 177)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[IC98-80-001 FERC Form 80]

 
Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request for 
Comments

September 8, 1998.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has 
submitted the energy information collection listed in this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 
104-13). Any interested person may file comments on the collection of 
information directly with OMB and should address a copy of those 
comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission did not 
receive any comments in response to an earlier notice issued May 20, 
1998, and published in the Federal Register on May 27, 1998 (63 FR 
29000).

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information are best 
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, N.W. Washington, 
D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax at 
(202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at michael.miller@ferc.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 80 ``Licensed Hydropower 
Development Recreation Report.''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0106. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. This is a mandatory 
information collection requirement.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to fulfill the requirements of Sections 4(a), 
10(a), 301(a), 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). FERC Form 80 
is a report on the use and development of recreational facilities at 
FERC-licensed hydropower projects and is filed on April 1 of every 
sixth year.
    Section 10(a) of the FPA requires the Commission to ensure that any 
hydropower project it approves is best adapted to a comprehensive plan 
for developing a waterway for the benefit of interstate of interstate 
and foreign commerce and for improving or utilizing waterpower 
development, including recreation and other beneficial public uses. To 
further these objectives, the Commission requires licensees to take 
reasonable efforts to inform the public of the availability of project 
lands and waters for recreational purposes and the license conditions 
of interest to members of the public concerned with recreational 
aspects of the project.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 400 respondents subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: Because FERC Form-80 is collected every six 
years, the Commission has requested that OMB place this collection of 
information on ``standby'' status and place 1 hour in their inventory 
to hold its place. Information to be collected on FERC Form 80 will not 
be collected again until 2003, beyond the requested expiration date.
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: See item no. 6. There is 
no cost to the respondents.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(a), 10(a), 301(a), 304 and 309 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 797, 803, 825, 825(c) and 
825(h).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-24512 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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