The information collected under
FERC-582 is used by the Commission to implement the statutory
provisions of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952
which authorizes FERC to establish fees for its services. In
addition, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 authorizes
FERC to "assess and collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal
year in amounts equal to all the costs incurred by the Commission
in that fiscal year". In calculating annual charges, FERC first
determines the total costs of its electric regulatory program and
then substracts all electric regulatory filing fee
collection....
The decrease reflects a
decrease in the number of respondents who are filing under FERC-582
and can be attributed to consolidation within the industry through
mergers, acquisitions or for instance in the number of entities,
primarily power marketers who have gone out of business. In
addition, many entities have the Regional Transmission Organization
prepare and submit the filing on their behalf thereby reducing the
number of entities filing with the Commission.
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.