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OMB Control No:
1902-0058
ICR Reference No:
200908-1902-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200606-1902-005
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-500
Title:
FERC-500, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
01/29/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/01/2009
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320,the information collection is approved for 3 years. The agency has offered to continue to monitor actual burden hours on respondents and to adjust estimates accordingly upon resubmission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2010
Responses
6
0
13
Time Burden (Hours)
635,037
0
463,060
Cost Burden (Dollars)
38,587,542
0
24,128,000
Abstract:
FERC-500 is a written application for a hydropower license or exemption and is used by the FERC staff to determine the impact of the application. Under the Authority of Part 1 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),the Commission has the authority to issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on the waters over which Congress has jurisdiction. The FPA, as amended by the Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA), provides the Commission with the responsibility of issuing licenses for non-federal hydroelectric plants. The passage of ECPA in 1986 also revised the language of the FPA concerning environmental issues. Section 3 of ECPA amended Section 4(e) of the FPA to require that when making a licensing decision, the Commission gives equal consideration to preserving environmental quality. ECPA also amended section 10(a) of the FPA which stipulates the conditions on which hydroelectric licenses are issued. It also directs that the project adapts to a comprehensive plan that improves the waterways for interstate/foreign commerce and for the protection and the enhancement of fish and wildlife, flood control, water supply, and other purposes. FERC's overarching responsibility under the FPA is to strike a balance among many competing power and non-power interests, and various statutory requirements, give other Federal agencies, with mandatory conditioning authority, a powerful role in licensing/relicensing cases.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 791a et seq.
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 16377
04/10/2009
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 44833
08/31/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FERC-500, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
6
13
0
0
-7
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
635,037
463,060
0
0
171,977
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
38,587,542
24,128,000
0
0
14,459,542
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Per sections 4.41(e)(9), 4.51(e)(7), and 4.61(c)(3) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), applicants are now required to submit their total cost of collection. These figures were used in determining the average burden hours. The information presented here is based on actual Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 and 2008 filings and the filersÂ’ costs. As a result, these figures are more accurate estimates than the numbers included in the current OMB inventory. [The reporting requirements have not changed.] Attachment C compares the figures in the existing OMB inventory with this request for extension.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,824,014
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Chrystal Brown 2025026043 chrystal.brown@ferc.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/01/2009
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