
[Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 117)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC08-512-001, FERC-512]

 
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Submitted for OMB Review

June 10, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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 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 March 13, 2008 (73 FR 13536-13537), and has made this notation in 
its submission to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by July 10, 
2008.

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. (1902-0073) as a 
point of reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 
202-395-7345. 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, 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. IC08-512-001. 
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 (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 fercolinesupport@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. sections 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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                                Annual  responses per      Average burden hours  per
     No. of respondents               respondent                   response            Total annual 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 @$39 an hour (technical) x 200) per 
year equals $514,000).
    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. E8-13533 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]

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