FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
eIC11-521_supporting_stmt_v1[1].doc Supporting Statement A	2011-06-24
Sample Filing.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-06-17
Regs and Statute 2011.doc Supplementary Document	2011-06-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23049	FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0087	ICR Reference No: 201105-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-521
Title: FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/18/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/24/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2011
Responses	3	0	3
Time Burden (Hours)	120	0	120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Information collected under FERC-521 is used by FERC to implement statutory provisions of section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The FPA authorizes FERC to determine headwater benefits received downstream by hydropower project owners. Headwater benefits are the additional energy production possible at a down stream hydropower project resulting from the regulation of river flows by an upstream storage reservoir. When FERC completes a study of a river basin, it determines headwater benefit charges that will be apportioned among the various downstream beneficiaries. A headwaters charge is a filing requirement for determining the benefits received by downstream parties for improvements to headwaters, or the operation of storage reservoirs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 803 Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 16393	03/23/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 34216	06/13/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	3	3	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	120	120	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,660

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 06/24/2011

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