Safety of Water Power Projects and Project Works

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB Supporting Statement (18 CFR Part 12) 9 4 2020.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-09-04
20200716-3094_AD20-23-000 Notice Ch 18.docx Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
20200716-3088_AD20-22-000 Notice Ch 17 (1).docx Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
20200716-3093_AD20-21-000 Notice Ch 16.docx Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
20200716-3097_AD20-20-000 Notice Ch 15.docx Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
AD20-23-000 notice published 7 24 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
AD20-22-000 notice published 7 24 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
AD20-21-000 notice published 7 24 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
AD20-20-000 notice published 7 24 2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
Draft Engineering Guidelines (Chapter 18).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
Draft Engineering Guidelines (Chapter 17).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
Draft Engineering Guidelines (Chapter 16).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
Draft Engineering Guidelines (Chapter 15).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-24
18 CFR Part 12.docx Supplementary Document	2020-07-21
16 U.S.C. Subchapter I (Sections 791a - 823g).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
242865	Subpart D Exemption Requests	New
242864	Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Compreshensive Assessments -- Complex Hydro Facilities	New
242862	Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Comprehensive Assessments -- Sinple Hydro Facilities	New
242861	Reports of Project-Related Deaths, Serious injuries, or Rescues	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202007-1902-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-517
Title: Safety of Water Power Projects and Project Works
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/04/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	225	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,970	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

---

Abstract: The Commission is proposing to amend its regulations (and Engineering Guidelines) governing the safety of hydropower projects licensed by the Commission under the Federal Power Act. These regulations are intended to promote the safe operation, effective maintenance, and efficient repair of licensed hydropower projects and project works to ensure the protection of life, health, and property in surrounding communities. Specifically, the Commission proposes to revise its regulations (and Engineering Guidelines) to: incorporate two tiers of project safety inspections by independent consultants, codify existing guidance requiring certain licensees to develop an owner’s dam safety program and a public safety plan, update existing regulations related to public safety incident reporting, and make various minor revisions.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 803(c) Name of Law: Section 10(c) of the Federal Power Act
   US Code: 16 USC 823b Name of Law: Sectio 31 of the Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AF71	Proposed rulemaking	85 FR 45032	07/24/2020

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Comprehensive Assessments -- Sinple Hydro Facilities
Independent Consultant Team Proposals and Reports on Periodic Inspections and Compreshensive Assessments -- Complex Hydro Facilities
Subpart D Exemption Requests
Reports of Project-Related Deaths, Serious injuries, or Rescues

---

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	225	0	0	225	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,970	0	0	1,970	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The proposed IC activities in the proposed regulations and proposed Engineering Guidelines would be program changes at the discretion of the Commission. They would represent an increase in the total burden of IC activities pertaining to the safety of water power projects and project works. The program changes would include all of the estimated burdens of this IC request. Separately, the Commission’s staff expects to seek a control number for existing IC requirements not affected by the NOPR and proposed Engineering Guidelines.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $38,575

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

---

Common Form ICR:  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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/04/2020

---