In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2016
113
0
114
270
0
300
0
0
0
The Commission collects information on
the FERC-582 for distinct purposes: • To calculate annual charges;
• To provide interpretations by the Office of General Counsel, and
• To aid decisions on petitions for declaratory orders, waivers,
and exemptions. In order to determine annual charges, the
Commission staff use the data submitted under FERC-582 to establish
the total MWhs of transmission of electric energy in interstate
commerce. All parties involved in the generation and sale of
electric energy rely on the transmission system to move their
product (i.e. transmitted energy). Power sellers contribute to the
Commission's recovery of electric regulatory program costs in that
they will use the transmission system and any cost-based rates that
these entities pay for their transmission service that they may
take will be incurred as a share of the Commission's costs. As
noted above, Congress has directed the Commission to collect fees
and annual charges equal to its annual appropriation. The
Commission deposits the fees and annual charges it collects into
the Department of Treasury's general fund. The Commission's
electric regulatory program includes: • administering the
provisions of Parts II and III of the Federal Power Act (FPA) as
they apply to the activities of public utilities (e.g. principally
investor-owned utilities) ; • discharging its responsibilities
under various statutes involving Power Marketing Agencies (PMAs);
and • implementing various provisions of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) involving qualifying
cogenerators and small power producers (QFs).
US Code:
42
USC 7178 Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
(OBRA)
US Code: 31
USC 9701 Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriation Act of
1952
The change in burden due to the
Final Rule in docket RM14-11-000 results from providing Open Access
and Establishing Priority Rights to ICIF through FPA Sections 210
and 211. This process and the safe harbor provision result in the
reduction in burden associated with avoided petitions for
declaratory order which have been used by ICIF owners to secure
priority rights to ICIF capacity for future phased generation
development. The Commission believes that the approved regulations
will reduce the need for eligible ICIF owners to file petitions for
declaratory order to pre-emptively seek priority rights.
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.