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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 180 / Friday, September 18, 2026 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC26–36–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–521); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection

and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the

requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on FERC–521:
Payments for Benefits from Headwater
Improvements (OMB Control No 1902–
0087) which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements. There are no
proposed changes to the reporting
requirements. No comments were
received in the 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–521 to OMB through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202607-1902-007. You can also
visit https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

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requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The purpose of FERC–521 is
to implement information collections
pursuant to Section 10(f) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA). Section 10(f) of the
FPA requires hydropower licensees to
reimburse upstream headwater project
owners for an equitable portion of the
benefits it receives as a result of
construction work related to headwater
improvements. These benefits, referred
to as headwater benefits, are the
additional energy production possible at
a downstream hydropower project
resulting from the regulation of river
flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
The Commission requires federal
agencies and owners of non-federal
hydropower projects to file data for
determining headwater benefits as
outlined in 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two
types of entities that respond, Federal
and Non-Federal storage and
hydropower project owners. The
Federal entities that typically respond
include the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the U.S. Department of
Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The
Non-Federal entities may consist of any
Municipal or Non-Municipal
hydropower project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1 and
cost: 2 The Commission estimates the
total Public Reporting Burden for this
information collection as:

Number of
respondents

Annual number
of responses
per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden & cost
per response

Total annual burden
hours & total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

40 hrs.; $4,080 ............

120 hrs.; $12,240 ........

Federal and Non-Federal project owners.

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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
1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further

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PRAMain and use the drop-down under
‘‘Currently under Review’’ to select the
‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’’ where you can see the
open opportunities to provide
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice.
Please submit a copy of your
comments to the Commission via email
to [email protected]. You must
specify the docket No. (IC26–36–000)
and the FERC Information Collection
number (FERC–521) in your email. If
you are unable to file electronically,
comments may be filed by USPS mail or
by hand (including courier) delivery:
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• All other delivery methods: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and
issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams, (202) 502–6468.
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–521, Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements
OMB Control No.: 1902–0087
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–521 information collection

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who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: September 15, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.

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explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
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2 FERC estimates that industry hourly costs are
similar to the Commission FY 2026 average salary
plus benefits of $213,003 per year (or $102/hour).

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