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NAME OF INFORMATION COLLECTION OMB CONTROL NUMBER 1910–0800
No.
1
2
3
4
5

Collection title

FY 13
Annual burden
hours

FY 14
Annual
respondents

FY 14
Annual burden
hours

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Invention Recordkeeping Procedures ....................................
Patent License Applications ...................................................
Patent Certification .................................................................
Invention Disclosures .............................................................
Patent Waiver Petition & Reporting .......................................

150
3
171
1,612
53

1,200
12
513
12,896
1,060

140
3
123
1,045
13

1,120
12
369
8,360
420

Totals ...

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1,989

15,681

1,332

10,281

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–15–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–510); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
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
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–510, Application for
Surrender of Hydropower License.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–15–000)
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://
SUMMARY:

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FY 13 Annual
respondents

1 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

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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 CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–510, Application for
Surrender of Hydropower License.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0068.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–510 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–510 is
used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of sections 4(e),
6 and 13 of the Federal Power Act (FPA)
(16 U.S.C. 797(e), 799 and 806). Section
4(e) gives the Commission authority to
issue licenses for the purposes of
constructing, operating and maintaining
dams, water conduits, reservoirs,
powerhouses, transmission lines or
other power project works necessary or
convenient for developing and
improving navigation, transmission and
utilization of power using bodies of
water over which Congress has
jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the

Commission the authority to prescribe
the conditions of licenses including the
revocation or surrender of the license.
Section 13 defines the Commission’s
authority to delegate time periods for
when a license must be terminated if
project construction has not begun.
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.
FERC–510 is the application for the
surrender of a hydropower license. The
information is used by Commission staff
to determine the broad impact of such
surrender. The Commission will issue a
notice soliciting comments from the
public and other agencies and conduct
a careful review of the application
before issuing an order for Surrender of
a License. The order is the result of an
analysis of the information produced,
i.e., economic, environmental concerns,
etc., which is examined to determine if
the application for surrender is
warranted. The order implements the
existing regulations and is inclusive for
surrender of all types of hydropower
licenses issued by FERC and its
predecessor, the Federal Power
Commission. The Commission
implements these mandatory filing
requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 6.1–
6.4.
Type of Respondents: Private or
Municipal Hydropower Licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

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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FERC–510, APPLICATION FOR SURRENDER OF HYDROPOWER LICENSE

Number of respondents

Annual number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden &
cost per response 2

Total annual burden
hours & total
annual cost

Cost per respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1)*(2)=(3)

(4)

(3)*(4)=(5)

(5)÷(1)

1

16

16

Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is 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 collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: June 2, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–13–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549B); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
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
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–549B, Gas Pipeline
Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers.

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SUMMARY:

2 We

estimate that the salary and skill mix is
similar to that of Commission employees. The
average hourly cost of $70.50 (for salary plus
benefits) is used. The estimates for cost per
response are derived using the following formula:
Average Burden Hours per Response * $70.50 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response.

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Comments on the collection of
information are due August 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–13–000)
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 CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity
Reports and Index of Customers.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549B information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–549B
includes both the Index of Customers
(IOC) report under Commission
regulations at 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 284.13(c) and three
capacity reporting requirements. One of
these is in Commission regulations at 18
CFR 284.13(b) and requires reports on
firm and interruptible services. The
second is at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) and
requires pipelines make information on
capacity and flow information available
on their Internet Web sites. The third is
at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) and requires an
annual filing of peak day capacity.
DATES:

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Capacity Reports Under 284.13(b) and
284.13(d)(1)
On April 4, 1992, in Order No. 636
(RM91–11–000), the Commission
established a capacity release
mechanism under which shippers could
release firm transportation and storage
capacity on either a short- or long-term
basis to other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. Pipelines posted available firm
and interruptible capacity information
on their electronic bulletin boards
(EBBs) to inform potential shippers.
On August 3, 1992, in Order No. 636–
A (RM91–11–002), the Commission
determined through staff audits, that the
efficiency of the capacity release
mechanism could be enhanced by
standardizing the content and format of
capacity release information and the
methods by which shippers accessed
this information, which pipelines
posted to their EBBs.
On March 29, 1995, through Order
577 (RM95–5–000), the Commission
amended § 284.243(h) of its regulations
to allow shippers the ability to release
capacity without having to comply with
the Commission’s advance posting and
bidding requirements. On February 9,
2000, in Order No. 637 (RM98–10–000),
to create greater substitution between
different forms of capacity and to
enhance competition across the pipeline
grid, the Commission revised its
capacity release regulations regarding
scheduling, segmentation and flexible
point rights, penalties, and reporting
requirements. This resulted in more
reliable capacity information
availability and price data that shippers
needed to make informed decisions in a
competitive market as well as to
improve shipper’s and the
Commission’s ability to monitor the
market for potential abuses.
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report
Under 284.13(d)(2)
18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an
annual peak day capacity report of all
interstate pipelines, including natural
gas storage only companies. This report
is generally a short report showing the
peak day design capacity or the actual
peak day capacity achieved, with a short

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