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[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[IC06-587-001, FERC Form 587]

 
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Extension

April 18, 2006.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (Commission) has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and extension of this information collection requirement. 
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 received no comments in response to an earlier Federal 
Register notice of February 14, 2006 (71 FR 7750-7751) and has made 
this notation in its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 31, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include the OMB Control No. as a point of 

reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4650. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of the Executive Director, ED-34, 
Attention: Michael Miller, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 
Comments may be filed either in paper format or electronically. Those 
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. For 
paper filings, original and 14 copies of such comments should be 
submitted to the Secretary of the Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and should 
refer to Docket No. IC06-587-001.
    Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in 
WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To 
file the document, access the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
 and click on ``Make an E-Filing,'' 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. User assistance for electronic filings is available at 202-
502-8258 or by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments should not be 
submitted to this e-mail address.
    All comments may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely via the 
Internet through FERC's homepage using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. 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:

Description

    The information collection submitted for OMB review contains the 
following:
    1. Collection of Information: FERC Form 587 ``Land Description''.
    2. Sponsor: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    3. Control No.: 1902-0145.

The Commission is now requesting that OMB approve and extend the 
expiration

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date for an additional three years with no changes to the existing 
collection. The information filed with the Commission is mandatory.
    4. Necessity of the Collection of Information: Submission of the 
information is necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
responsibilities in implementing the statutory provisions of section 24 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), (16 U.S.C. 818). Section 24 requires 
applicants proposing to construct hydropower projects, or to make 
changes to existing projects located on lands owned by the United 
States are required to provide a description of the U.S. lands affected 
to the Commission and to the Secretary of Interior. FERC Form 587 
identifies project boundary maps associated with lands of the United 
States. The Commission verifies the accuracy of the information 
supplied and coordinates with the Bureau Land of Management State 
Offices (BLM) so the U.S. lands can be reserved as hydropower sites and 
withdrawn from other uses.
    The Commission uses the information to determine the 
appropriateness of the lands that have been set aside for hydropower 
projects and their proposed location. The determination includes among 
several factors cost, environmental acceptability and in the public 
interest. FERC Form 587 is organized to account for lands surveyed in 
Public and Non-Public Land states. The Public Land States' format is 
used to describe projects contained on the Western side of the United 
States while the Non-Public Land States' format is used to identify 
most of the projects located on the eastern side of the United States, 
including Texas, and is based on county information. The Commission 
implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal regulations 
(CFR) under 18 CFR Part 4.
    5. Respondent Description: The respondent universe currently 
comprises 250 companies (on average) subject to the Commission's 
jurisdiction.
    6. Estimated Burden: 250 total hours, 250 respondents (average), 1 
response per respondent, and 1 hour per response (average).
    7. Estimated Cost Burden to respondents: 250 hours/2080 hours per 
years x $112,767 per year = $13,554. The cost per respondent is equal 
to $54.

    Statutory Authority: Section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 818). (FPA), (16 U.S.C. 818).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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