FERC-519, Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC-519_Supp_Stmt_(2011)_v5.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-09-21
FERC-519 Errata (2011) Issued.doc Supplementary Document	2011-09-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23029	Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203,	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0082	ICR Reference No: 201109-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200807-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-519
Title: FERC-519, Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203
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: 10/31/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/21/2011
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	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	112	0	134
Time Burden (Hours)	44,257	0	52,950
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	6,142,320

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Abstract: FERC is obligated by statute to regulate key economic aspects of the electric, natural gas and oil industries. The law requires the Commission's economic regulatory activity because the transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil has often been a natural monopoly. In enacting Part II of the Federal Power Act (FPA) in 1935, one of the primary Congressional goals was to protect electric ratepayers from abuses of market power. To accomplish this goal, Congress directed the FERC to oversee sales for resale and transmission service provided by public utilities in interstate commerce. Under Section 203 of the FPA, the FERC must review proposed mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of jurisdictional facilities by public utilities, if the value of facilities exceeded $10 million for certain transactions and must approve such transactions if they are consistent with the public interest. Today, one of FERC's overarching goals is to promote competition in wholesale power markets, having determined that effective competition, as opposed to traditional forms of price regulation, can best protect the interests of ratepayers. Market power, however, can be exercised to the detriment of effective competition and exercise of market power in bulk power markets.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824b 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 35871	06/20/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 54748	09/02/2011
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
Application Under Federal Power Act Section 203,

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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	112	134	0	0	-22	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	44,257	52,950	0	0	-8,693	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	6,142,320	0	0	-6,142,320	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: There is a decrease from 134 responses annually in 2008 to 112 currently. The Commission considers this a normal fluctuation of market activities. This decrease is reflected as an agency adjustment 8,693 hours [(134 responses per year minus 112 responses per year) multiplied by 395.15 hours per filing equals 8,693 (rounded)]. The 2008 respondent cost burden was calculated using a different methodology than that which is being used here. It resulted in a cost per respondent of $45,832 (rounded). This is $18,785 higher than the cost per respondent estimated in this current clearance. The Commission believes the methodology used in this package yields a more accurate assessment. In ROCIS metadata, the Commission had included the respondent cost figure in the previous submission. This figure is being removed from ROCIS because the costs are all associated with burden hours and it is not current practice for the Commission to report these costs in ROCIS. However, all costs are reported in the supporting statement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,418,503

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: 09/21/2011

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