80 FR 26290 - Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control Number 1094-0001; Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-10695 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 26290-26291] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10695] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [156D0102DM DS61100000 DLSN00000.000000 DX61101] Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control Number 1094-0001; Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comments on the provisions thereof. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 6, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to Shawn Alam, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., MS 2462-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, fax 202-208-6970, or by electronic mail to Shawn_Alam@ios.doi.gov. Please mention that your comments concern the Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing, OMB Control Number 1094-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information collection request, any explanatory information and related forms, please use the contact information provided in the ADDRESSES section above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This notice is for renewal of information collection. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). On March 31, 2015, the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Commerce published revised interim final rules they originally published in November 2005 at 7CFR part 1, 43 CFR part 45, and 50 CFR part 221 to implement section 241 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EP Act), Public Law 109-58, which the President signed into law on August 8, 2005. Section 241 of the EP Act adds a new section 33 to the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 823d, that allows the license applicant or any other party to the license proceeding to propose an alternative to a condition or prescription that one or more of the Departments develop for inclusion in a hydropower license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the FPA. This provision requires that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Commerce collect the information covered by 1094- 0001. Under FPA section 33, the Secretary of the Department involved must accept the proposed alternative if the Secretary determines, based on substantial evidence provided by a party to the license proceeding or otherwise available to the Secretary, (a) that the alternative condition provides for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation, or that the alternative prescription will be no less protective than the fishway initially proposed by the Secretary, and (b) that the alternative will either cost significantly less to implement or result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production. In order to make this determination, the regulations require that all of the following information be collected: (1) A description of the alternative, in an equivalent level of detail to the Department's preliminary condition or prescription; (2) an explanation of how the alternative: (i) If a condition, will provide for the adequate protection and utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a prescription, will be no less protective than the fishway prescribed by the bureau; (3) an explanation of how the alternative, as compared to the preliminary condition or prescription, will: (i) Cost significantly less to implement; or (ii) result in improved operation of the project works for electricity production; (4) an explanation of how the alternative or revised alternative will affect: (i) Energy supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii) flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other aspects of environmental quality; and (5) specific citations to any scientific studies, literature, and other documented information relied on to support the proposal. This notice of proposed renewal of an existing information collection is being published by the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior, on behalf of all three Departments and the data provided below covers anticipated responses (alternative conditions/prescriptions and associated information) for all three Departments. II. Data (1) Title: 7 CFR part 1; 43 CFR part 45; 50 CFR part 221; the Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing. OMB Control Number: 1094-0001. Current Expiration Date: November 30, 2015. Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal. Affected Entities: Business or for-profit entities. Estimated annual number of respondents: 5. Frequency of responses: Once per alternative proposed. (2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden: Total annual reporting per response: 500 hours. Total number of estimated responses: 5. Total annual reporting: 2,500 hours. (3) Description of the need and use of the information: The purpose of this information collection is to provide an opportunity for license parties to propose an alternative condition or prescription to that proposed by the Federal Government for inclusion in the hydropower licensing process. III. Request for Comments The Departments invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the collection of information and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms of information technology. ``Burden'' means the total time, effort, and financial resources expended by [[Page 26291]] persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and use technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, and to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. All written comments, with names and addresses, will be available for public inspection. If you wish us to withhold your personal information, you must prominently state at the beginning of your comment what personal information you want us to withhold. We will honor your request to the extent allowable by law. If you wish to view any comments received, you may do so by scheduling an appointment with the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance by using the contact information in the ADDRESSES section above. A valid picture identification is required for entry into the Department of the Interior. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. Dated: April 30, 2015. Mary Josie Blanchard, Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015-10695 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334-63-P
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implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR (5) specific citations to any scientific
and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively). 1320.8 (d)). studies, literature, and other
Dated: April 21, 2015. On March 31, 2015, the Departments documented information relied on to
of Agriculture, the Interior, and support the proposal.
Richard Hannan,
Commerce published revised interim This notice of proposed renewal of an
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. final rules they originally published in
Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
existing information collection is being
November 2005 at 7CFR part 1, 43 CFR published by the Office of
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part 45, and 50 CFR part 221 to Environmental Policy and Compliance,
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P implement section 241 of the Energy Department of the Interior, on behalf of
Policy Act of 2005 (EP Act), Public Law all three Departments and the data
109–58, which the President signed into provided below covers anticipated
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR law on August 8, 2005. Section 241 of responses (alternative conditions/
Office of the Secretary the EP Act adds a new section 33 to the prescriptions and associated
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. information) for all three Departments.
[156D0102DM DS61100000 823d, that allows the license applicant
DLSN00000.000000 DX61101] or any other party to the license II. Data
proceeding to propose an alternative to (1) Title: 7 CFR part 1; 43 CFR part 45;
Proposed Renewal of Information a condition or prescription that one or 50 CFR part 221; the Alternatives
Collection: OMB Control Number more of the Departments develop for Process in Hydropower Licensing.
1094–0001; Alternatives Process in inclusion in a hydropower license OMB Control Number: 1094–0001.
Hydropower Licensing issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Current Expiration Date: November
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office Commission (FERC) under the FPA. 30, 2015.
of Environmental Policy and This provision requires that the Type of Review: Information
Compliance, Department of the Interior. Department of Agriculture, the Collection Renewal.
ACTION: Notice and request for
Department of the Interior, and the Affected Entities: Business or for-
comments. Department of Commerce collect the profit entities.
information covered by 1094–0001. Estimated annual number of
SUMMARY: In compliance with section Under FPA section 33, the Secretary respondents: 5.
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork of the Department involved must accept Frequency of responses: Once per
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the proposed alternative if the Secretary alternative proposed.
Environmental Policy and Compliance, determines, based on substantial (2) Annual reporting and
Office of the Secretary, Department of evidence provided by a party to the recordkeeping burden:
the Interior announces the proposed license proceeding or otherwise Total annual reporting per response:
extension of a public information available to the Secretary, (a) that the 500 hours.
collection and seeks public comments alternative condition provides for the Total number of estimated responses:
on the provisions thereof. adequate protection and utilization of 5.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
the reservation, or that the alternative Total annual reporting: 2,500 hours.
comments received by July 6, 2015. prescription will be no less protective (3) Description of the need and use of
than the fishway initially proposed by the information: The purpose of this
ADDRESSES: Send your written
the Secretary, and (b) that the information collection is to provide an
comments to Shawn Alam, Office of alternative will either cost significantly opportunity for license parties to
Environmental Policy and Compliance, less to implement or result in improved propose an alternative condition or
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C operation of the project works for prescription to that proposed by the
Street NW., MS 2462–MIB, Washington, electricity production. Federal Government for inclusion in the
DC 20240, fax 202–208–6970, or by In order to make this determination, hydropower licensing process.
electronic mail to Shawn_Alam@ the regulations require that all of the
ios.doi.gov. Please mention that your following information be collected: (1) III. Request for Comments
comments concern the Alternatives A description of the alternative, in an The Departments invite comments on:
Process in Hydropower Licensing, OMB equivalent level of detail to the (a) Whether the collection of
Control Number 1094–0001. Department’s preliminary condition or information is necessary for the proper
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To prescription; (2) an explanation of how performance of the functions of the
request a copy of the information the alternative: (i) If a condition, will agencies, including whether the
collection request, any explanatory provide for the adequate protection and information will have practical utility;
information and related forms, please utilization of the reservation; or (ii) if a (b) The accuracy of the agencies’
use the contact information provided in prescription, will be no less protective estimate of the burden of the collection
the ADDRESSES section above. than the fishway prescribed by the of information and the validity of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: bureau; (3) an explanation of how the methodology and assumptions used;
alternative, as compared to the (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
I. Abstract preliminary condition or prescription, utility, and clarity of the information to
This notice is for renewal of will: (i) Cost significantly less to be collected; and
information collection. implement; or (ii) result in improved (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
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The Office of Management and Budget operation of the project works for the collection of information on
(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, electricity production; (4) an respondents, including through the use
which implement the Paperwork explanation of how the alternative or of appropriate automated, electronic,
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 revised alternative will affect: (i) Energy mechanical, or other collection
et seq., require that interested members supply, distribution, cost, and use; (ii) techniques or other forms of information
of the public and affected agencies have flood control; (iii) navigation; (iv) water technology.
an opportunity to comment on supply; (v) air quality; and (vi) other ‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort,
information collection and aspects of environmental quality; and and financial resources expended by
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persons to generate, maintain, retain, SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of (1) is expanded to cover not only parties
disclose, or provide information to or the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and their authorized representatives but
for a Federal agency. This includes the the Department of the Interior is issuing also intervenors, witnesses, parties’
time needed to review instructions; to public notice of its intent to amend the family members, any other persons
develop, acquire, install, and use Office of the Secretary Privacy Act whose connections to the parties and/or
technology and systems for the purposes system of records, ‘‘Hearings and the proceedings could warrant
of collecting, validating, and verifying Appeals Files—Interior, OS–09’’. The attendance and/or participation at a
information, processing and amendment will update the system hearing, and authorized representatives
maintaining information, and disclosing location, categories of records, routine of any of these additional persons.
and providing information; to train uses of records maintained, policies and Routine use (1) is also expanded to
personnel and to be able to respond to practices for storing, retrieving, expressly include service lists as
a collection of information, to search accessing, retaining and disposing of documents that may be disclosed. It is
data sources, and to complete and records, and citations to amended typical for service lists to show, among
review the collection of information; Department of the Interior regulations. other things, the name and address of
and to transmit or otherwise disclose DATES: Comments must be received by each party or party’s representative.
the information. June 16, 2015. The amendments to the Routine use (2) is added to permit
All written comments, with names system will be effective June 16, 2015. disclosure of case docket lists that
and addresses, will be available for provide limited information on pending
ADDRESSES: Any person interested in
public inspection. If you wish us to cases, such as, docket number, case title
commenting on this notice may do so
withhold your personal information, (which may be an individual’s name),
by: submitting comments in writing to
you must prominently state at the and docketed date. Finally, routine use
Teri Barnett, Departmental Privacy
beginning of your comment what (3) is added to permit disclosure of
Officer, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop
personal information you want us to decisions and orders whose disclosure
5547 MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
withhold. We will honor your request to is not required under the Freedom of
hand-delivering comments to Teri Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2).
the extent allowable by law. If you wish Barnett, Departmental Privacy Officer,
to view any comments received, you The amendments to the system will
1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5547 MIB, be effective as proposed at the end of
may do so by scheduling an Washington, DC 20240; or emailing
appointment with the Office of the comment period (the comment
comments to Privacy@ios.doi.gov. period will end 40 days after the
Environmental Policy and Compliance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
by using the contact information in the publication of this notice in the Federal
Director, Office of Hearings and Register), unless comments are received
ADDRESSES section above. A valid Appeals, 801 N. Quincy Street, Suite which would require a contrary
picture identification is required for 300, Arlington, Virginia 22203, or by determination. DOI will publish a
entry into the Department of the telephone at 703–235–3810. revised notice if changes are made based
Interior.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: upon a review of the comments
Comments submitted in response to
received.
this notice will be summarized and/or I. Background
included in the request for OMB The Department of the Interior (DOI), II. Privacy Act
approval of this information collection; Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
they also will become a matter of public maintains the ‘‘Hearings and Appeals (5 U.S.C. 552a), embodies fair
record. File—Interior, OS–09,’’ system of information practice principles in a
An agency may not conduct or records. The primary purpose of this statutory framework governing the
sponsor, and a person is not required to system is to support the adjudication or means by which Federal agencies
respond to, a collection of information other resolution of administrative collect, maintain, use, and disseminate
unless it displays a currently valid disputes assigned to OHA. The individuals’ personal information. The
Office of Management and Budget amendments to the system will include Privacy Act applies to records about
control number. updating the system location, categories individuals that are maintained in a
Dated: April 30, 2015. of records, routine uses of records ‘‘system of records.’’ A ‘‘system of
Mary Josie Blanchard, maintained, and policies and practices records’’ is a group of any records under
Deputy Director, Office of Environmental for storing, retrieving, accessing, the control of an agency for which
Policy and Compliance. retaining and disposing of records, as information about an individual is
[FR Doc. 2015–10695 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am] well as updating citations to amended retrieved by the name or by some
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DOI regulations. The categories of identifying number, symbol, or other
records in the system is being updated identifying particular assigned to the
to delete a reference regarding contract individual. The Privacy Act defines an
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR disputes considered and decided by the individual as a U.S. citizen or lawful
Interior Board of Contract Appeals, permanent resident. As a matter of
Office of the Secretary which was replaced by Congress with policy, DOI extends administrative
the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Privacy Act protections to all
[134D0102DM DMSN00000.000000 (Sec. 847, Pub. L. 109–163, 119 Stat. individuals. Individuals may request
DS68200000 DX68201DAGENLAM] 3391), and to add a reference to hearings access to their own records that are
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in hydropower licensing proceedings maintained in a system of records in the
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; (43 CFR part 45). This system notice possession or under the control of the
Notice To Amend an Existing System was last published in the Federal DOI by complying with DOI Privacy Act
of Records Register on November 27, 2006, 71 FR regulations at 43 CFR part 2, subpart K.
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 68633. The Privacy Act requires each agency
The list of routine uses of records to publish in the Federal Register a
ACTION: Notice of amendment to an
maintained in the system is being description denoting the type and
existing system of records.
revised in several respects. Routine use character of each system of records that
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