In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3
years. The agency has offered to continue to monitor actual burden
on respondents and to update estimates accordingly upon
resubmission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2013
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2010
16
0
5
58,782
0
38,900
3,569,143
0
1,937,500
Submission of the data is necessary to
fulfill the requirements of Sections 9 and 10(a) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA). FERC is authorized to make the required finding
that the proposal is economically, technically, and environmentally
sound, and is best adapted to the comprehensive plan of development
of the water resources of the region. Under the Authority of Part 1
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), FERC has the authority to issue
licenses for hydroelectric projects on the waters over which
Congress has jurisdiction. The FPA, as amended by the Electric
Consumers Protection Act (ECPA), provides the Commission with the
responsibility of issuing licenses for non-federal hydroelectric
plants. The passage of ECPA in 1986 also revised the language of
the FPA concerning environmental issues. Section 3 of ECPA amended
Section 4(e) of the FPA to require that when making a licensing
decision, FERC gives equal consideration to preserving
environmental quality. ECPA also amended section 10(a) of the FPA
which stipulates the conditions on which hydroelectric licenses are
issued. It also directs that the project adapts to a comprehensive
plan that improves the waterways for interstate/foreign commerce
and for the protection and the enhancement of fish and wildlife,
flood control, water supply, and other purposes. FERC's overarching
responsibility under the Federal Power Act is to strike a balance
among many competing power and non-power interests, and various
statutory requirements that give other Federal agencies, with
mandatory conditioning authority, a powerful role in
licensing/relicensing cases.
Per sections
4.41(e)(9),4.51(e)(7), and 4.61(c)(3)of the FPA, applicants are now
required to submit their total cost of collection. These figures
were used in determining the average burden hours. The information
presented here is based on actual Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 and 2008
filings. As a result, the figures provided here for the industry
burden and cost are more accurate than the estimates provided in
2006. Attachment C compares the figures in the existing OMB
inventory with this request for extension.
$5,518,251
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Chrystal Brown 2025026043
chrystal.brown@ferc.gov
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.
eb505 OMB Justification 2009_8_27_09.doc
FERC-505, Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with 5 MW or Less Capacity