[Federal Register: March 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 50)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC08-512-000, FERC-512]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
March 6, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 on the collection of information are due by May 13,
2008.
ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained
from the Commission's Documents & Filing Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp) or by contacting the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Attn: Michael, Miller, Office of the Executive
Director, ED-34, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments
may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those parties
filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For paper
filings, the original and 14 copies of such comments should be
submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and refer to
Docket No. IC08-512-000.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in
an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at (http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/electronic-media.asp). To file the
document electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E-Filing
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(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow the
instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a
user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender's E-mail address upon receipt of
comments.
All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the
Internet through FERC's homepage using the eLibrary link. For user
assistance, contact ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or 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
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
512, ``Application for Preliminary Permit'' (OMB No. 1902-0073) is used
by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Sections
4(f), 5 and 7 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 797, 798 & 800.
The purpose of obtaining a preliminary permit is to maintain priority
of the application for a license for a hydropower facility while the
applicant conducts surveys to prepare maps, plans, specifications and
estimates; conducts engineering, economic and environmental feasibility
studies; and making financial arrangements. The conditions under which
the priority will be maintained are set forth in each permit. During
the term of the permit, no other application for a preliminary permit
or application for a license submitted by another party can be
accepted. The term of the permit is three years. The information
collected under the designation FERC-512 is in the form of a written
application for a preliminary permit which is used by Commission staff
to determine an applicant's qualifications to hold a preliminary
permit, review the proposed hydro development for feasibility and to
issue a notice of the application in order to solicit public and agency
comments. The Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 4.31-.33,
4.81-.83.
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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Average burden
Number of Annual responses hours per Total annual
respondents per respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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200 1 37 7,400
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Estimated cost burden to respondents is $508,000; (i.e., 7 hours
@$200 an hour (legal) + 30 hours @$38 an hour (technical) x 200) per
year equals $508,000).
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or 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
anyone 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. E8-5029 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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