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OMB Control No:
1902-0115
ICR Reference No:
201708-1902-014
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201412-1902-001
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-505
Title:
FERC-505, Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
04/11/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/29/2018
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the revised information collection is approved for a period of three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2018
Responses
33
0
28
Time Burden (Hours)
24,321
0
59,339
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
FERC regulates nonfederal hydropower projects on navigable waters & federal lands pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA). RM14-22, Final Rule. On 8/9/13, Congress enacted the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (Hydropower Efficiency Act) to encourage the hydropower industry to utilize non-power dams for electric generation, noting that roughly 97 percent of the 80,000 dams in the U.S. do not generate electricity. Congress recognized that it could encourage hydropower development by reducing costs and regulatory burden during the project study and licensing stages. To that end, Congress amended statutory provisions pertaining to preliminary permits and projects that are exempt from licensing. In response, FERC issued the Final Rule in Docket No. RM14-22-000, amending 18CFR Parts 4 & 380 to conform to the Hydropower Efficiency Act. Although FERC has been complying with the Hydropower Efficiency Act since its enactment,&made its compliance procedures available on its website, the Final Rule now formalizes FERC's compliance procedures in its revised regulations on preliminary permits and exemptions, & in a new subpart on qualifying conduit hydro. facilities. FERC-505 Renewal: FERC-505 is an application for a small hydropower project license or relicense, exemption, or determination of a qualifying conduit hydropower facility. FERC-505 has an increase in the number of responses and the decrease in total hours is related to Congress’ enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act in August 2013, which in part, authorized the Commission to issue qualifying conduit exemptions. The 28 previous responses that were requested and approved did not include qualifying conduit exemption applications, which at the time, did not exist. Qualifying conduit exemption applications are much less burdensome to prepare than the other applications reported. Of the 33 responses currently requested, 22 are attributed to the much less burdensome qualifying exemption applications. Therefore, although the number of responses slightly increased, the total burden decreased.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 46
Name of Law: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)
US Code:
16 USC 791
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:
82 FR 46231
10/04/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 60978
12/26/2017
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
Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination
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
33
28
0
0
5
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
24,321
59,339
0
0
-35,018
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
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:
The total annual burden for FERC-505 information collection increased by 5 responses but decreased by 35,018 hours from previously approved burden. The increase in the number of responses and the decrease in total hours is related to Congress’ enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act in August 2013, which in part, authorized the Commission to issue qualifying conduit exemptions. The 28 previous responses that were requested and approved did not include qualifying conduit exemption applications, which at the time, did not exist. Qualifying conduit exemption applications are much less burdensome to prepare than the other applications reported. Of the 33 responses currently requested, 22 are attributed to the much less burdensome qualifying exemption applications. Therefore, although the number of responses slightly increased, the total burden decreased.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,355,132
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
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:
Sheila Lampitoc 202 502-6193
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:
01/29/2018
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