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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1902-0319
ICR Reference No:
202112-1902-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202007-1902-003
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-517
Title:
FERC-517, Safety of Water Power Projects and Project Works (Final Rule; RM20-9-000)
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
04/13/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/31/2022
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
Responses
590
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
11,350
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Commission has published a final rule in RM20-9-000 (and, in separate dockets, notices of new Chapters 15 through 18 of engineering guidelines) governing the safety of hydropower projects licensed by the Commission under the Federal Power Act. These actions are intended to promote the safe operation, effective maintenance, and efficient repair of licensed hydropower projects and project works to ensure the protection of life, health, and property in surrounding communities. Specifically, the Commission's actions will: incorporate two tiers of project safety inspections by independent consultants, codify existing guidance requiring certain licensees to develop an owner’s dam safety program and a public safety plan, update existing regulations related to public safety incident reporting, and make various minor revisions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 803(c)
Name of Law: Section 10(c) of the Federal Power Act
US Code:
16 USC 823b
Name of Law: Sectio 31 of the Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AF71
Final or interim final rulemaking
87 FR 1490
01/11/2022
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
11
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Comprehensive Assessments -- Sinple Hydro Facilities
Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Compreshensive Assessments -- Complex Hydro Facilities
ODSP Document -- Large Program
ODSP Document -- Small Program
ODSP Document Revision
ODSP External Audit or Peer Review Report -- Large Program
ODSP External Audit or Peer Review Report -- Small Program
ODSP Qualification Statement for External Audit or Peer Review
ODSP Request for Extension of Timer
Reports of Project-Related Deaths, Serious injuries, or Rescues
Subpart D Exemption Requests
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
590
0
0
590
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
11,350
0
0
11,350
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The PRA activities in the final rule and in the new Chapters of the Engineering Guidelines are program changes. They represent an increase in the total burden of PRA activities pertaining to the safety of water power projects and project works. The program changes include all of the estimated burdens of this PRA request, as shown in Tables 12-1 through 12-3 of the supporting statement. These new and revised information collection activities are necessary in order to promote the safe operation, effective maintenance, and efficient repair of licensed hydropower projects and project works to ensure the protection of life, health, and property in surrounding communities. Specifically, the new and revised information collection activities will assist the Commission in addressing shortcomings documented by the FERC After Action Panel Report after the dam safety incident at the Oroville Dam spillway. The final rule’s two-tier independent consultant safety inspection process, the codification of Owner’s Dam Safety Program, and the increased scope of public safety incident-reporting to include rescues are expected to: increase the likelihood that design and operational deficiencies are detected in advance of preventable dam safety incidents, encourage licensees to foster a strong dam safety culture within their organizations, and improve public safety at or near hydropower projects.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$140,758
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Jean Sonneman 202 785-6577 jean_sonneman@blm.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:
01/31/2022
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