FERC-500 [Final Rule in RM14-20], Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM14-20_500_505_512_non-subst state_9-4-14.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2014-09-04
FINAL (FERC-500)-supporting statement (updated 5-10-2013).doc Supporting Statement A	2013-05-10
16 USC 799.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
16 USC 797a.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
16 USC 798.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
16 USC 792.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
18 CFR Part 292.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
18 CFR Part 16.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14
18 CFR Part 4.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-12-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43997	FERC-500, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0058	ICR Reference No: 201407-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-1902-013
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-500
Title: FERC-500 [Final Rule in RM14-20], Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/04/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320,the revised information collection is approved. The terms of the previous clearance remain in effect, including the expiration date of 05/31/2016. The agency has offered to continue to monitor actual burden hours on respondents and to adjust estimates accordingly upon resubmission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	05/31/2016	05/31/2016
Responses	6	0	6
Time Burden (Hours)	635,037	0	635,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: RM14-20. This ICR requests approval of non-substantive changes in the final rule in RM14-20. FERC issued this Final Rule in RM14-20 (Order 798, issued 7/17/2014) to make minor changes to its regulations. This Final Rule amends the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 4.39(a) pertaining to the format and dimensions of maps and drawings submitted to the Commission by applicants and licensees in the Commission's hydropower program. Specifically, the amendments: 1) remove the requirement that applicants and licensees submit copies of certain project maps and drawings in microfilm format on aperture cards; and 2) change the minimum and maximum dimensions applicable to submitted maps and drawings. These amendments modernize the regulations to reflect technological advances and the manner in which the majority of filers currently submit their drawings, and to relieve burdens placed on applicants and licensees (who formerly may have had to request a waiver to file in this format or size). For further info., see the non-substantive justification available in "Supplementary Documents." [There will be 3 separate ICRs related to this final rule, one each for FERC-500, FERC-505, and FERC-512.] FERC-500, in general. The information collected by the FERC-500 is in the format of a written application for a license or exemption and is used by the Commission staff to determine the broad impact of the license application. Commission staff conducts systematic reviews of the prepared application with supplemental documentation provided by the solicitation of comments from other agencies and the public. These comments are received through the issuance of public notice and open meetings. These reviews ensure that the Federal Power Act, as amended by other statutory provisions, is formally administered to ensure compliance by the licensees. Greater environmental scrutiny, as well as a decision making process characterized by shared authorities, has assisted the development and utilization of hydropower as an essential renewable resource within the nation's energy mix. Projects coming up for relicense in the next several decades were originally licensed before the enactment of ECPA, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 (the Clean Water Act), and the Coastal Zone Management Act. After an application is filed, the Federal agencies with responsibilities under the FPA and other statutes, the states, Indian tribes, and other participants have opportunities to request additional studies and provide comments and recommendations. Federal agencies with mandatory conditioning authority also provide their conditions. The Commission staff may ask for additional information that it needs for its environmental analysis. All of this information is considered in the Commission staff's environmental review under NEPA. After a license is issued, the Commission monitors the licensee's compliance with the license conditions throughout the term of the license. Submission of the data is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the FPA in order for the Commission to make the required finding that the proposal is economically, technically, and environmentally sound, and is best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving/developing a waterway or waterways.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 791a 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:
	77 FR 56636	09/13/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 73631	12/11/2012
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
FERC-500, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with Greater than 5 MW Capacity

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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	6	6	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	635,037	635,037	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,303,008

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: 07/21/2014

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