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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR WATER POWER PROJECTS WITH MORE THAN 5MW CAPACITY
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 04/29/1987
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/15/1987
Approved under the following conditions: 1)OMB understands from FERC staff that 18 CFR 16.16(c)(2) doesn't require a licensee to transfer o store the required information at a single location, but if asked to provide information at a central point, it must do so, and 2) 18 CFR 16.16(d)(1) & the "compile" requirement in (c)(1) are not approved. Sections (d)(1) & (c)(1) would require all licensees to review all the files, determine whether the information exists & is covered by the regulations, and then catalog it in advance of any request by the public. If any information is then found "unavailable" (missing, too fragile, illegible, etc.), the licensee must inform FERC so that it can investigate the claim. FERC staff argue that information is not "available" to the public if its existance or readability cannot be demonstrated in advance of any request for it. OMB does not find this sufficient justification for requiring all licensees to inventory existing information and believes that the statutory intent of providi public access is satisfied by requiring a licensee to provide the information when requested. At that time the licensee can determine th existance and availability of the document (within a reasonable period of time) and provide it to the public. If the public believes the information is available but is being withheld, it can petition FERC for assistance as provided under 18 CFR 16.16(d)(2).
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/1988 03/31/1988 03/31/1988
80 0 105
43,025 0 42,650
0 0 0