FERC-505, (Final Rule in RM18-14) Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination
ICR 201809-1902-009
OMB: 1902-0115
Federal Form Document
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FERC-505, (Final Rule in
RM18-14) Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including
License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility
Determination
In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2022
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2021
320
0
33
24,465
0
24,321
0
0
0
Final Rule in RM18-14. FERC is
eliminating Form 80, and revising sections 8.1 and 8.2 of its
regulations (affecting FERC-505 and FERC-500) to modernize public
notice practices, clarify recreational signage requirements, and
provide flexibility to assist licensees’ compliance efforts.
FERC-505, in general. The Commission regulates non-federal
hydropower projects on navigable waters and federal lands pursuant
to the Federal Power Act (FPA). 16 U.S.C. 797(e) authorizes the
Commission to issue licenses to citizens of the United States, or
to any corporation organized under the laws of United States or any
State thereof, or to any State or municipality for the purpose of
constructing, operating, and maintaining dams, water conduits,
reservoirs, power houses, transmission lines, or other project
works necessary or convenient for the development and improvement
of navigation and for the development, transmission, and
utilization of power across, along, from, or in any of the streams
or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction under
its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among
the several States, or upon any part of the public lands and
reservations of the United States. The Electric Consumers
Protection Act (ECPA) amended and expanded the FPA by adding the
following at the end thereof: “In deciding whether to issue any
license under this Part, for any project, the Commission, in
addition to the power and development purposes for which licenses
are issued, shall give equal consideration to the purposes of
energy conservation, the protection, mitigation of damage to, and
enhancement of, fish and wildlife (including related spawning
grounds and habitat), the protection of recreational opportunities,
and the preservation of other aspects of environmental quality.”
Section 4(e) of the FPA requires the Commission to give equal
consideration to preserving energy conservation, the protection,
mitigation of damage to, and enhancement of, fish and wildlife, the
protection of recreational opportunities, and the preservation of
other aspects of environmental quality when approving licenses.
Also, section 10(a) of the FPA stipulates conditions upon which
hydroelectric licenses are issued. The Commission requires all
hydroelectric license applications to address a variety of
environmental concerns. Many of these concerns address
environmental requirements developed by federal and state resource
agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Marine Fisheries Service, federal land management agencies
(such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and
National Park Service), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (depending on
location of dam), Indian Tribes, State Departments of Natural
Resources, and State Historic Preservation Officers. The applicants
must provide information in order for the Commission to understand
and resolve potential environmental problems associated with the
application in the interests of the United States public. Pursuant
to the FPA, the Commission is authorized to issue licenses and
exemptions to citizens of the United States, or to any corporation
organized under the laws of United States or any State thereof, or
to any State or municipality for the purpose of constructing,
operating, and maintaining dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power
houses, transmission lines, or other project works necessary or
convenient for the development &improvement of navigation and
for the development, transmission, and utilization of power across,
along, from, or in any of the streams or other bodies of water over
which Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to regulate
commerce w/foreign nations and among the several States, or upon
any part of public lands and reservations of the U.S.FERC-505 is an
application for a small hydropower project license or relicense,
exemption, or determination of a qualifying conduit hydropower
facility.
US Code:
16 USC
46 Name of Law: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA)
US Code: 16
USC 791 Name of Law: Federal Power Act
The Commission is revising its
regulations (affecting FERC-500 and FERC-505) to modernize licensee
public notice practices, clarify recreational signage requirements,
and provide flexibility to assist licensees’ compliance efforts.
The change affects those licenses with a website.
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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).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
FERC-505_500_80 SuppStatefinal ruleRM18-14_1-7-2019.docx
CFR-2017-title18-vol1-part5.pdf
16 USC 797a.PNG
Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination