FERC-505, (Proposed Rule in Docket RM20-21-000) Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination
FERC-505, (Proposed Rule in Docket RM20-21-000) Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
06/29/2021
06/04/2021
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICRâwhich is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stageâa description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2022
05/31/2022
05/31/2022
324
0
324
24,635
0
24,635
0
0
0
The Commission is proposing to revise its regulations governing the filing requirements for qualifying conduits and certain major hydroelectric power projects. Specifically, the Commission is proposing to: (1) remove the requirement that a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit include a profile drawing showing the source of the hydroelectric potential in instances where a dam would be constructed in association with the facility, and (2) revise the licensing requirements that currently apply to major projects up to 5 MW by applying such requirements to major projects 10 MW or less, consistent with the amended definition of a small hydroelectric power project in the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013. Two information collections (FERC-500 and FERC-505) would be revised as a result of the proposed rule.
US Code:
16 USC 2705
Name of Law: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
US Code:
16 USC 791a - 823g
Name of Law: Federal Power Act Part I
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 23 3
Name of Law: Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
The relevant information collection activity is titled "Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination." The burden hours would be reduced by the proposal to remove the requirement to submit profile drawings as part of applications for qualifying conduit exemptions. We believe that this amendment would reduce the burden hours for 8 of the 32 responses estimated for the relevant information collection activity by 10 hours for each of the 8 affected submissions â a total reduction of 80 hours in the average burden hours for the activity.
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.
RM20-21 NOPR (FERC-500 FERC-505) Supporting Statement 6 4 2021.docx
PLAW-113publ23.pdf
Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination with Revisions Proposed in RM20-21-000