FERC-505, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity

ICR 200908-1902-005

OMB: 1902-0115

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2009-08-27
Supplementary Document
2009-08-27
Supplementary Document
2009-08-26
Supplementary Document
2009-08-26
Supplementary Document
2009-08-26
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1902-0115 200908-1902-005
Historical Active 200606-1902-006
FERC FERC-505
FERC-505, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 01/20/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/01/2009
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years. The agency has offered to continue to monitor actual burden on respondents and to update estimates accordingly upon resubmission.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2013 36 Months From Approved 01/31/2010
16 0 5
58,782 0 38,900
3,569,143 0 1,937,500

Submission of the data is necessary to fulfill the requirements of Sections 9 and 10(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). FERC is authorized to make the required finding that the proposal is economically, technically, and environmentally sound, and is best adapted to the comprehensive plan of development of the water resources of the region. Under the Authority of Part 1 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), FERC 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, FERC 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 Federal Power Act is to strike a balance among many competing power and non-power interests, and various statutory requirements that give other Federal agencies, with mandatory conditioning authority, a powerful role in licensing/relicensing cases.

US Code: 16 USC 791 et. al. Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  74 FR 16377 04/10/2009
74 FR 44833 08/31/2009
No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
FERC-505, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity

  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 16 5 0 0 11 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 58,782 38,900 0 0 19,882 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 3,569,143 1,937,500 0 0 1,631,643 0
No
No
Per sections 4.41(e)(9),4.51(e)(7), and 4.61(c)(3)of the 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. As a result, the figures provided here for the industry burden and cost are more accurate than the estimates provided in 2006. Attachment C compares the figures in the existing OMB inventory with this request for extension.

$5,518,251
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Chrystal Brown 2025026043 [email protected]

  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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
09/01/2009


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