FERC-510, Application for Surrender of Hydropower License

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC510 ombjust 2011 v2.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-10-20
FERC 510 Sample Filing (2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-20
USCODE-2010-title16-chap12-subchapI-sec806.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-20
USCODE-2010-title16-chap12-subchapI-sec799.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-20
USCODE-2010-title16-chap12-subchapI-sec797.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-20
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-part6.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23001	Application for Surrender of Hydropower License	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0068	ICR Reference No: 201110-1902-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-510
Title: FERC-510, Application for Surrender of Hydropower License
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: 11/22/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/20/2011
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	11/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2011
Responses	16	0	8
Time Burden (Hours)	160	0	80
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is responsible for licensing of Nonfederal hydropower projects if they are on lands or waters subject to Congressional authority. Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA) gives the Commission the authority to issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on these waters. The Commission issues licenses for terms up to 50 years for projects "best adapted to a comprehensive plan" for improving a waterway for beneficial public purposes. Benefits include power generation, irrigation, flood control, navigation, fish and wildlife, municipal water supply, and recreation. To adequately protect, mitigate for damage to, and enhance fish and wildlife, along with their habitats, each license includes a set of terms and conditions. These fish and wildlife conditions, along with conditions relating to other environmental resources and engineering issues, are determined through the Commission's independent analysis on the basis of federal and state fish and wildlife agency recommendations and input from the applicant, affected Indian tribes and the public. After a license is issued, the Commission monitors the licensee's compliance with the license conditions throughout the term of the license. Licenses may be surrendered, but only after the licensee fulfills all obligations of the license, as well as any conditions imposed by FERC relating to disposition of constructed facilities if any. The surrender of a license may be desired by a licensee when a licensed project is retired or not constructed or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the project facilities. Implied surrender may be occasioned by a licensee's abandonment of a licensed project. To protect the environment and the public, a license may be surrendered only upon agreement between the licensee and the Commission. The authority for the application to surrender a licensee is made pursuant the Commission's defined role as mandated by Part 1 of the Federal Power Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC sections 791 et. seq. 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:
	76 FR 43996	07/22/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 64932	10/19/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Surrender of Hydropower License

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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	16	8	0	0	8	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	160	80	0	0	80	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 Commission has adjusted the estimate on the number of filers per year from 8 to 16. This increase is due to a program the Commission has initiated in which it contacts licensees of inoperative projects or projects that are in noncompliance and either encourages or facilitates the licensee to apply for a license surrender or if the Commission considers the project to be abandoned, then initiates an implied surrender proceeding. The Commission does not consider this to be program change due to agency discretion because it is not modifying the requirements of the application for a surrender of license. The initiative described above is meant to encourage those who should be submitting these applications to actually do so.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $277,777

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]? 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

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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: 10/20/2011

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