FERC Form 1-F (Final Rule in RM11-24), Annual Report of NonMajor Public Utilities and Licensees

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FERC Form 1-F Annual Report of NonMajor Public Utilities, Licensees, and Others Form and Instruction	Modified
Final supp state 8_16_2013.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-08-16
ErrataNotice_20130725-3001.docx Supplementary Document	2013-07-31
USCODE-title16-sec825h.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-26
USCODE-title16-sec825c.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-26
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-sec141-2.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22951	Annual Report of NonMajor Public Utilities, Licensees, and Others Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0029	ICR Reference No: 201307-1902-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201110-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC Form 1-F
Title: FERC Form 1-F (Final Rule in RM11-24), Annual Report of NonMajor Public Utilities and Licensees
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/14/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/16/2013
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the next submission, FERC will consider any public comments or requests for clarification concerning the recordkeeping and reporting requirements that have been appropriately filed with the Commission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	5	0	5
Time Burden (Hours)	615	0	580
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A consolidated supporting statement is being submitted with 5 ICRs (for Forms 1, 1-F, and 3-Q electric; FERC-717 and FERC-917) for the final rule in Docket No. RM11-24. In accordance with sections 304 and 309 of the Federal Power Act, FERC is authorized to collect and record data to the extent it considers necessary, and to prescribe rules and regulations concerning accounts, records and memoranda. The Commission may prescribe a system of accounts for jurisdictional companies and after notice and an opportunity for hearing may determine the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts will be entered, charged or credited. The Form 1-F is designed to collect financial and operational information from nonmajor public utilities and licensees. Public utilities and licensees that are not classified as major and had total sales in each of the last three consecutive years of 10,000 megawatt-hours or more are classified as nonmajor. The Commission collects Form No. 1-F information as prescribed in 18 CFR 141.2. Under the existing regulations FERC jurisdictional entities subject to its Uniform System of Accounts must annually file with the Commission a complete set of financial statements, along with other selected financial and non financial data through the submission of FERC Annual Report Form 1-F. The FERC Annual Report Forms provide the Commission, as well as others, with an informative picture of the jurisdictional entities financial condition along with other relevant data that is used by the Commission, as well as others, in making economic judgments about the entity or its industry. (Note that ~4 out of the 5 filers submit electronically using the Form 1 software rather than submitting the paper only Form 1-F.)

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 825(c) and 825(h) 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:
1902-AE38	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 46178	07/30/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report of NonMajor Public Utilities, Licensees, and Others	FERC Form 1-F	Annual Report Of Nonmajor Public Utilities And Licensees

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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	5	5	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	615	580	0	35	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: FERC is revising its regulations to enhance competition and transparency in ancillary services markets. The Commission is revising certain aspects of its current market-based rate regulations, ancillary services requirements under the pro forma open-access transmission tariff (OATT), and accounting and reporting requirements. Specifically, the Commission is revising Part 35 of its regulations to reflect reforms to its Avista policy governing the sale of ancillary services at market-based rates to public utility transmission providers. The Commission is also requiring each public utility transmission provider to add to its OATT Schedule 3 a statement that it will take into account the speed and accuracy of regulation resources in its determination of reserve requirements for Regulation and Frequency Response service, including as it reviews whether a self-supplying customer has made "alternative comparable arrangements" as required by the Schedule. Each public utility transmission provider is also required to post certain Area Control Error data on the open access same-time information system (OASIS). Finally, the Commission is revising the accounting and reporting requirements under its Uniform System of Accounts for public utilities and licensees (USofA) and its forms, statements, and reports, contained in FERC Form No. 1 (Form No. 1), Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others, FERC Form No. 1-F (Form No. 1-F), Annual Report for Nonmajor Public Utilities and Licensees, and FERC Form No. 3-Q (Form No. 3-Q), Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies, to better account for and report transactions associated with the use of energy storage devices in public utility operations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,812

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: 08/16/2013

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