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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60892-60893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29801]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[FERC-512]

Information Collection Submitted for Review and Request For 
Comments

November 6, 1997.
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 Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted 
the energy information collection listed in this notice to 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 received no comments in 
response to an earlier Federal Register notice of May 28, 1997 (62 FR 
28844) and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.

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, 726 Jackson Place, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503. A copy of the comments should also be sent to 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, Division of Information Services, 
Attention: Mr. Michael Miller, 888 First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. Miller may be reached by telephone at (202) 208-1415, by fax 
at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 Description

    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review 
contains:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC-512 ``Application for 
Preliminary Permit''
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    3. Control No.: OMB No. 1902-0073. The Commission is now requesting 
that OMB approve a three-year extension of the current expiration date, 
with no changes to the existing collection. There is a decrease in the 
reporting burden due to a decrease in the number of applicants filing 
with the Commission. These are mandatory collection requirements.
    4. Necessity of Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the provisions of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA). The information reported under Commission identifier FERC-
512 is filed in accordance with Sections 4(f), 5, 7, (FPA). The Part I 
of the FPA gives the Commission authority to issue licenses

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for hydroelectric projects on the waters over which Congress has 
jurisdiction. 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 and to prepare maps, 
plans, specifications and estimates. The Commission's staff use the 
information collected under FERC-512 to conduct research on the 
jurisdictional aspects of the project. The research includes a 
determination of the applicant's qualifications to hold a preliminary 
permit, a review of the proposed hydro development for feasibility and 
to issue public notice of the application to solicit public and agency 
comments.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises on average, 45 applicants for an application for a 
hydroelectric preliminary permit.
    6. Estimated Burden: 3,285 total burden hours, 6 respondents, 1 
response annually, 73 hours per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to Respondents: 3,285 hours  2,087 
hours per year  x  $110,000 per year = $173,142.

    Statutory Authority: Sections 4(f), 5, 7 of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. Sections 791a et seq.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-29801 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]
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