FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FERC-80 FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
ebFERC-Form 80 Attach Dsample.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-06-15	Available
ebFERC-Form 80 Attach B.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-06-15	Available
FERC-Form 80 Attach A.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-06-15	Available
ebFERC-Form 80 Attach C.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-06-15	Available
ebOEP supp state6_15_2010_FERC-Form 80 edited 3.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-06-15	Available
FR_4_15_2010__2010-8584.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-05-14	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41581	FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0106	ICR Reference No: 201005-1902-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 80
Title: FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report
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: 08/03/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/23/2010
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2010
Responses	400	0	400
Time Burden (Hours)	200	0	1,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,256	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission issues licenses for nonfederal hydropower projects and monitors these projects to ensure that conditions of the license are being met. The Commission's licensing and post-licensing processes have the multiple intents of maintaining power generation, enhancing and protecting the environment, and enhancing recreational assets of water resources. Part 1, Section 10(a) of the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to be responsible for ensuring that hydroelectric projects subject to its jurisdiction are consistent with the comprehensive development of the nation's waterways for recreation and other beneficial uses. The information collected under FERC-Form 80 is used by the Commission to implement statutory provisions of Sections 4(g), 10, 304, 309, and 311 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16. U.S.C. Sections 797, 803, 825c, 825h, and 825j. The Commission has been collecting FERC-Form 80 data since 1966. Presently, the data is collected every six years as directed by Title 18 C.F.R. Part 8 and 141.14. It is for this reason that the Commission seeks reinstatement and three-year approval of the FERC-Form 80. The authority for the Commission to collect this information comes from Section 10(a) of the FPA which requires the Commission to be responsible for ensuring that hydro projects subject to its jurisdiction are consistent with the comprehensive development of the nation’s waterway for recreation and other beneficial public uses. In the interest of fulfilling these objectives, the Commission expects its licensees, over whom it may exercise direct regulatory control, to recognize the resources that are affected by their activities and to play a role in protection of such resources. The data required to be filed are specified by 18CFR 8.11 and 141.14.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 797, 803, 825c, 825h, and 825j Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 19630	04/15/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 35777	06/23/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report	FERC-80	FERC-80, Licensed Hydropower Development Recreation Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	400	400	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	200	1,200	0	0	-1,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,256	0	0	0	13,256	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 data required by FERC Form 80 are specified by Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 8.11 and 141.14 (and are discussed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/forms.asp#80). The FERC Form 80 is collected once every six years. The last collection was due on April 1, 2009, for data compiled during the calendar year ending December 31, 2008. The next collection of the FERC Form 80 is due on April 1, 2015, with subsequent collections due every sixth year, for data compiled during the previous calendar year. The current OMB clearance expires on 9/30/2010. With the next collection due in 2015, FERC Form 80 will not be collected during the requested upcoming three-year OMB clearance cycle. Because the requirements for Form 80 are contained in the Commission’s regulations, FERC is submitting FERC Form 80 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, to ensure the OMB clearance remains continuous and current. For the collection cycle, which occurs every sixth year, the estimated public reporting burden is: a) 400 respondents, b) 1 response/respondent, and c) 3 hours per response, giving a total of 1,200 burden hours. The estimated annual total burden and cost provided here are averaged over the six-year collection cycle (total annual burden of 200 hours). The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents (spread over the 6-year collection cycle) is $13,257.11 (200 hours/2080 hours per year, times $137,874). [For the ROCIS meta-data, 1/2 hour per filing has been used to ensure the calculations come out correctly. ROCIS does not have a selection for frequency of once every 6 years, so annual burden of 1/2 hour was used. See the supporting statement for more details.]

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $24,507

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]? No

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 06/23/2010

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