83_FR_48099
Page Range | 47915-47917 | |
FR Document | 2018-20622 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 47915-47917] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20622] [[Page 47915]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-15-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form No. 587); Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC Form No. 587 (Land Description (Public Land States/Non-Public Land States [Rectangular or Non-Rectangular Survey System Lands in Public Land States])) and submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. On July 3, 2018, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC18-15-000 requesting public comments. The Commission did not receive any comments. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902- 0145, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC18-15-000, by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC Form No. 587, Land Description (Public Land States/Non- Public Land States [Rectangular or Non-Rectangular Survey System Lands in Public Land States]). OMB Control No.: 1902-0145. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form No. 587 information collection reporting requirements. Abstract: The Commission requires the FERC Form No. 587 information collection to satisfy the requirements of section 24 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The Federal Power Act grants the Commission authority to issue licenses for the development and improvement of navigation and for the development, transmission, and utilization of power across, along, from or in any of the steams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction.\1\ The Electric Consumers Protection Act (ECPA) amends the FPA to allow the Commission the responsibility of issuing licenses for nonfederal hydroelectric plants.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 16 U.S.C. 797d (2010). \2\ Public Law 99-495, 100 Stat. 1243 (1996). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 24 of the FPA requires that applicants proposing hydropower projects on (or changes to existing projects located within) lands owned by the United States to provide a description of the applicable U.S. land. Additionally, the FPA requires the notification of the Commission and Secretary of the Interior of the hydropower proposal. FERC Form No. 587 consolidates the information required and identifies hydropower project boundary maps associated with the applicable U.S. land. The information on FERC Form No. 587 is used to identify those project boundary maps associated with federal lands. There are two versions of the form to account for the two different ways land is surveyed in the United States. Completed forms must be included in applications for preliminary permits with a copy sent to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). Moreover, this information ensures that U.S. lands can be reserved as hydropower sites and withdrawn from other uses. The Commission is also making the following changes to the FERC Form No. 587 instructions.\3\ FERC is not changing the reporting requirements of the information collection: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Any references to ``microfilm'' and ``aperture cards'' within 18 CFR part 4.39 were removed by the Final Rule in RM14-20- 000 (issued 7/17/2014, published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 42973 on 7/24/2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paragraph 3 --Revise Paragraph 3 as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Microfilm copies of the project Electronic file format copies boundary maps must be submitted with of the project boundary the land description forms as directed map(s), also referred to as by FERC. Each map must be reproduced Exhibit G drawing(s), must be on silver or gelatin 35 mm microfilm submitted with the land mounted on type D (3\1/4\ x description form(s) as 7\3/8\ ) aperture cards. The directed by FERC. project number followed by a hyphen and sheet number or letter must be typed on the front of each card in the upper right corner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paragraph 4 --Revise Paragraph 4 as follows: [[Page 47916]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mail a copy of the completed land Mail a copy of the completed description forms and aperture cards land description form(s) and to: the electronic file format drawing(s) to: Secretary, Routing Code PJ-12, Secretary, Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Commission, 888 First Street NE, OEP/DHAC, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Washington, DC 20426. Another copy of the form FERC-587 Another copy of the form FERC- must be filed with the Bureau of 587 and electronic file format Land Management state office(s) drawings must be filed with involved using the format below. the Bureau of Land Management Go to the following internet state office(s) involved using address to get mailing address for the format below. Go to the a particular State Office (http:// following internet address to www.blm.gov/nhp/directory/ get mailing address for a index.htm). particular State Office (https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands-and-realty/land-tenure). State Director, Bureau of Land State Director, Bureau of Land Management City, State Zip, ATTN: Management, City, State Zip, FERC Withdrawal Recordation. ATTN: FERC Withdrawal Recordation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paragraph 5 --Revise Paragraph 5 as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep the land description forms and Keep the land description forms project boundary drawings up-to-date. and project boundary drawings If the project boundary changes, up-to-date. If the project revised land description forms and boundary changes, revised land drawings must be provided to the description forms and drawings Commission immediately. The revised must be provided to the land description forms must be fully Commission immediately. The completed so as to supersede (not revised land description forms supplement) earlier forms. Mail must be fully completed so as updates in accordance with instruction to supersede (not supplement) 4. earlier forms. Mail updates in accordance with instruction 4. If there are any questions, please If there are any questions, contact the FERC at (202) 502-8872. please contact the FERC at 844- 434-0053 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Access to the Revised Materials: There is one attachment (Attachment A) that contains a version of FERC Form No. 587 that incorporates all of the aforementioned changes within this Notice. Attachment A will be attached to this Notice within Docket No. IC18-15- 000, but will not be published in the Federal Register. Interested parties can see this attachment electronically as part of this Notice in FERC's eLibrary (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching for Docket No. IC18-15-000. Type of Respondents: Applicants proposing hydropower projects on (or changes to existing projects located within) lands owned by the United States. Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost \5\ for the information collection as follows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ ``Burden'' is 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 explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, refer to Title 5 CFR 1320.3. \5\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $79 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of $79 is the Fiscal Year 2018 average FERC hourly cost for wages plus benefits. The staff assumes for FERC-587 that respondents earn at a similar rate to the Commission. FERC Form No. 587: Land Description [Public land states/non-public land states [rectangular or non-rectangular survey system lands in public land states] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Average Number of of responses Total number of burden hours Total annual Annual cost respondents per responses and cost ($) burden hours per respondent per response and cost ($) respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hydropower Project Applicants....................... 137 1 137 1 hr.; $79 137 hrs.; $79 $10,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: September 18, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Attachment The attachment (proposed revision to the instructions on FERC Form No. 587) will not be published in the Federal Register. The attachment is labeled as ``FERC Form No. 587--Attachment A.'' [[Page 47917]] The attachment will be available in the Commission's eLibrary [FR Doc. 2018-20622 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice of information collection and request for comments. | |
Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due October 22, 2018. | |
Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
FR Citation | 83 FR 47915 |