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1 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r (2012). 

2Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 

3Commission staff estimates that the industry’s 

skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC– 

512 are approximately the same as the 

Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2020 average 

salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time 

equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/year (or $83.00/hour). 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–8–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov. 

• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons 

unable to file electronically may mail 

similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

• Delivery of filings other than by 

eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should 

be delivered to Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov. For user assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support by email 

at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by 

phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free). 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–512, Preliminary Permit. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0073. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–512 information collection 

requirements, with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission regulates 

nonfederal hydropower projects on 

navigable waters and federal lands 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA).1 The FERC–512 is an application 

for a preliminary permit or to extend a 

preliminary permit term. Preliminary 

permits, issued for up to four years, 

preserve the right of permit holders to 

have first priority in applying for a 

license for a project being studied, but 

do not authorize construction of any 

facilities. Nor does a preliminary permit 

allow the use of eminent domain to 

acquire lands for the project. The 

preliminary permits are issued pursuant 

to sections 4(f), 5, and 7 of the FPA. 

Preliminary permits may be extended 

one time for up to four additional years, 

pursuant to section 5 of the FPA. The 

purpose of obtaining a preliminary 

permit is to maintain priority status for 

an application for a license while the 

applicant conducts site examinations 

and surveys to prepare maps, plans, 

specifications, and estimates. This 

period of time also provides the 

applicant with the opportunity to 

conduct engineering, economic, and 

environmental feasibility studies in 

addition to making the financial 

arrangements for funding the 

construction of the project. No other 

application for a preliminary permit or 

application for license submitted by 

another party can be accepted during 

the permit term. The application for a 

preliminary permit is used by 

Commission staff to assess the scope of 

the proposed project, the technology to 

be used, and jurisdictional aspects of 

the project. The staff assessment 

includes a review of the proposed hydro 

development for conflicts with other 

permits or existing projects and public 

notice of the application to solicit 

public and agency comments. The 

application for a one-time extension, up 

to four years, of a preliminary permit is 

used by Commission staff to determine 

if a permittee has met the 2018 Water 

Infrastructure Act’s good faith and 

reasonable diligence standard. An 

application for a preliminary permit 

includes an initial statement and three 

numbered exhibits, per 18 CFR 4.81. 

The initial statement includes 

information on the applicant, the 

project, the requested term of the 

permit, affected political jurisdictions, 

and a verification of the facts. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other for-profit and not for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 2and 

Cost: 3 The Commission estimates as 

shown below in the table: 

FERC–512—(PRELIMINARY PERMIT) 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden 

hours & cost per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours & 

total annual cost 

Average 

annual cost 

per 

respondent 

(1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)÷(1) 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992 1,200 hrs.; 

$99,600.

$1,992 

TOTAL FERC–512 ..................... 50 1 50 24 hrs.; $1,992 1,200 hrs.; 

$99,600.

$1,992 

Comments: Comments are invited 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: January 5, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00262 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RC11–6–011] 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation; Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on December 30, 

2020, the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation submitted an 


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1North American Electric Reliability Corp., Order 

Accepting With Conditions the Electric Reliability 

Organization’s Petition Requesting Approval of 

New Enforcement Mechanisms and Requiring 

Compliance Filing, 138 FERC 61,193 (2012) (March 

2012 Order). 

North American Electric Reliability Corp., Order 

on Compliance Filing, 143 FERC 61,253 (2013) 

(June 2013 Order). 

North American Electric Reliability Corp., Order 

on Compliance Filing, 148 FERC 61,214 (2014) 

(September 2014 Order). 

North American Electric Reliability Corp., Docket 

No. RC11–6–004 (Nov. 13, 2015) (delegated letter 

order) (November 2015 Order). 

annual report on Find, Fix, Track and 

Report and Compliance Exception 

programs, in accordance with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) Orders.1

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, The Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on January 20, 2021. 

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00256 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0628; FRL–10016–60– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal Request Submitted 

to OMB for Review and Approval; 

Comment Request; Experimental Use 

Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for 

Pesticides (EPA ICR Number 0276.17 

and OMB Control Number 2070–0040), 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a proposed 

extension of an existing ICR, which is 

currently approved through February 

28, 2021. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on August 17, 2020. A fuller 

description of the ICR is given below, 

including its estimated burden and cost 

to the public. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a current 

valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

EPA, referencing docket identification 

(ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0628, 

online using http://

www.regulations.gov. EPA’s policy is 

that all comments received will be 

included in the docket without change, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

profanity, threats, information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI), or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division 

(7101M), Office of Program Support, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 

347–0159; email address: siu.carolyn@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents, which explain 

in detail the information EPA will be 

collecting, are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at http://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The telephone number for the Docket 

Center is (202) 566–1744. Please note 

that due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Abstract: The information collection 

provides EPA with the data necessary to 

determine whether to issue an EUP 

under section 5 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA). FIFRA requires that before 

a pesticide product may be distributed 

or sold in the U.S., it must be registered 

by EPA. However, FIFRA section 5 

authorizes EPA to issue an EUP to allow 

pesticide companies to temporarily ship 

pesticide products for experimental use 

for the purpose of gathering data 

necessary to support the application for 

registration of a pesticide product. In 

general, EUPs are issued either for a 

pesticide not registered with the Agency 

or for a new use of a registered 

pesticide. 

Form Number: 8570–17. 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Pesticide and other Agricultural 

Chemical Manufacturing. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under FIFRA section 5. 

Estimated number of respondents: 31. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total burden: 567 hours. 

Estimated total costs: $37,497. This 

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