In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2014
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is responsible for licensing of Nonfederal hydropower projects if they are on lands or waters subject to Congressional authority. Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA) gives the Commission the authority to issue licenses for hydroelectric projects on these waters. The Commission issues licenses for terms up to 50 years for projects "best adapted to a comprehensive plan" for improving a waterway for beneficial public purposes. Benefits include power generation, irrigation, flood control, navigation, fish and wildlife, municipal water supply, and recreation. To adequately protect, mitigate for damage to, and enhance fish and wildlife, along with their habitats, each license includes a set of terms and conditions. These fish and wildlife conditions, along with conditions relating to other environmental resources and engineering issues, are determined through the Commission's independent analysis on the basis of federal and state fish and wildlife agency recommendations and input from the applicant, affected Indian tribes and the public. After a license is issued, the Commission monitors the licensee's compliance with the license conditions throughout the term of the license.
Licenses may be surrendered, but only after the licensee fulfills all obligations of the license, as well as any conditions imposed by FERC relating to disposition of constructed facilities if any. The surrender of a license may be desired by a licensee when a licensed project is retired or not constructed or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the project facilities. Implied surrender may be occasioned by a licensee's abandonment of a licensed project. To protect the environment and the public, a license may be surrendered only upon agreement between the licensee and the Commission. The authority for the application to surrender a licensee is made pursuant the Commission's defined role as mandated by Part 1 of the Federal Power Act.
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.
IC14-13_IC14-15 30day (510_549B) PUBLISHED 8-21-14.pdf
FERC510 supp state 2014_8_15.doc
FERC510xample-20140206-0009.tif
Application for Surrender of Hydropower License