FERC-505 [Final Rule in RM14-20], Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity

ICR 201407-1902-006

OMB: 1902-0115

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2014-09-04
Supporting Statement A
2013-05-10
Supplementary Document
2012-12-14
Supplementary Document
2012-12-14
Supplementary Document
2012-12-14
Supplementary Document
2012-12-14
Supplementary Document
2012-12-04
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1902-0115 201407-1902-006
Historical Active 201211-1902-014
FERC FERC-505
FERC-505 [Final Rule in RM14-20], Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 09/04/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/21/2014
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
05/31/2016 05/31/2016 05/31/2016
16 0 16
58,782 0 58,782
0 0 0

RM14-20. [This ICR requests approval of non-substantive changes in the final rule in Docket 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-505, in general. The information collected by the FERC-505 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 hydro-power as an essential renewable resource within the nation's energy mix. Projects coming up for re-license 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.

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

Not associated with rulemaking

  77 FR 56636 09/13/2012
77 FR 73631 12/11/2012
No

1
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 16 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 58,782 58,782 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$1,149,908
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sheila Lampitoc 202 502-6193

  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.
07/21/2014


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