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intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to attend.
DATES: Monday, September 24, 2012.
TIME: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of
Education, Board Room, 80 F Street
NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald E. Watson, Executive Director,
Historically Black College and
University Capital Financing (HBCU
Capital Financing) Advisory Board,
1990 K Street NW., Room 6040,
Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202)
219–7037; fax: (202) 502–7852; email:
[email protected].
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339,
Monday through Friday between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is authorized by Title III, Part D, Section
347, of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended in 1998 (20 U.S.C.
1066f). The Board is established within
the Department of Education to provide
advice and counsel to the Secretary and
the Designated Bonding Authority as to
the most effective and efficient means of
implementing construction financing on
Historically Black College and
University (HBCU) campuses and to
advise Congress regarding the progress
made in implementing the program.
Specifically, the Board provides advice
as to the capital needs of HBCUs, how
those needs can be met through the
program, and what additional steps
might be taken to improve the operation
and implementation of the constructionfinancing program.
The purpose of this meeting is to
review current program activities, to
make administrative and legislative
recommendations to the Secretary and
the U.S. Congress addressing the capital
financing issues of HBCUs, and to
discuss additional steps in which the
HBCU Capital Financing Program might
improve its operation.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistance listening devices, or
materials in alternative format) should
notify Donald E. Watson at 202 219–
7037, no later than Thursday,
September 20, 2012. We will attempt to
meet requests for accommodations after
this date but cannot guarantee their
availability. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is
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2012, between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Each speaker will be allowed to speak
for up to three minutes. Those members
of the public interested in submitting
written comments may do so by
submitting them to the attention of
Donald E. Watson, 1990 K Street NW.,
Room 6040, Washington DC, by
Thursday September 20, 2012.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the Office of the
Historically Black College and
University Capital Financing Advisory
Board, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6040,
Washington, DC 20006, from the hours
of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday. Electronic
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David A. Bergeron,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–18–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–500 & FERC–505);
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collections and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or

SUMMARY:

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FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collections, Application for License/
Relicense for Water Projects with
Greater than 5 Megawatt Capacity
(FERC–500) and Application for
License/Relicense for Water Projects
with 5 Megawatt or Less Capacity
(FERC–505).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC12–18–000,
and applicable FERC collection number
[FERC–500 or FERC–505]) by either of
the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown
may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at
(202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: FERC–500: Application for
License/Relicense for Water Projects
with Greater than 5 Megawatt Capacity;
FERC–505: Application for License/
Relicense for Water Projects with 5
Megawatt or Less Capacity.
OMB Control Nos.: FERC–500 (1902–
0058); FERC–505 (1902–0114).
Type of Request: 16 U.S.C. 797(e)
authorizes the Commission to issue
licenses to citizens of the United States
for the purpose of constructing,
operating, and maintaining dams,
waterways over which Congress has
jurisdiction. The Electric Consumers
Protection Act (ECPA) amended the
Federal Power Act (FPA) to provide the
Commission with the responsibility of
issuing licenses for non-federal
hydroelectric plants. 16 U.S.C. 797(e)
also requires the Commission to give
equal consideration to preserving energy
conservation, the protection, mitigation
of damage to, and enhancement of, fish

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and wildlife, the protection of
recreational opportunities, and the
preservation of other aspects of
environmental quality when approving
licenses. Finally, 16 U.S.C. 799
stipulates conditions upon which the
Commission issues hydroelectric
licenses.
The Commission requires all
hydroelectric license applications to

address a variety of environmental
concerns. Many of these concerns
address environmental requirements
developed by other agencies. The
applicants must provide facts in order
for the Commission to understand and
resolve potential environmental
problems associated with the
application in the interests of the United
States public.

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Types of Respondents: Non-federal
hydroelectric plants greater than 5
megawatt capacity (FERC–500); nonfederal hydroelectric plants less than 5
megawatts capacity (FERC–505).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for each information
collection as:

FERC–500 (IC12–18–000): APPLICATION FOR LICENSE/RELICENSE FOR WATER PROJECTS WITH GREATER THAN 5
MEGAWATT CAPACITY
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A) * (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) * (D)

219

1

219

87

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FERC–505 (IC12–18–000): APPLICATION FOR LICENSE/RELICENSE FOR WATER PROJECTS WITH 5 MEGAWATT OR LESS
CAPACITY
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A) * (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) * (D)

16

1

16

273

4,369

FERC–500: Total estimated annual
cost burden to respondents is
$1,314,839.32 [19,053 hours ÷ 2080
hours/year 2 = 9.16009 * $143,540/year 3
= $1,314,839.32].
FERC–505: Total estimated annual
cost burden to respondents is
$301,502.90 [4,369 hours ÷ 2080 hours/
year = 2.10048 years * $143,540/year =
$301,502.90].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collections
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information
collections; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collections of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

Dated: September 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

1 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For

further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2662–000]

FirstLight Hydro Generating Company;
Notice of Authorization for Continued
Project Operation
On August 30, 2007, the FirstLight
Hydro Generating Company, licensee for
the Scotland Hydroelectric Project, filed
an Application for a New License
pursuant to the Federal Power Act
(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations
thereunder. The Scotland Hydroelectric
Project is located on the Shetucket
River, in Windham County,
Connecticut.
The license for Project No. 2662 was
issued for a period ending August 31,
2012. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16
U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the

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Commission, at the expiration of a
license term, to issue from year-to-year
an annual license to the then licensee
under the terms and conditions of the
prior license until a new license is
issued, or the project is otherwise
disposed of as provided in section 15 or
any other applicable section of the FPA.
If the project’s prior license waived the
applicability of section 15 of the FPA,
then, based on section 9(b) of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR
16.21(a), if the licensee of such project
has filed an application for a subsequent
license, the licensee may continue to
operate the project in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the license
after the minor or minor part license
expires, until the Commission acts on
its application. If the licensee of such a
project has not filed an application for
a subsequent license, then it may be
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),
to continue project operations until the
Commission issues someone else a
license for the project or otherwise
orders disposition of the project.
If the project is subject to section 15
of the FPA, notice is hereby given that
an annual license for Project No. 2662
2 2080 hours = 52 weeks * 40 hours per week (i.e.
1 year of full-time employment).
3 Average salary plus benefits per full-time
equivalent employee.

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