In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
table that charts list comparision
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.
FERC 582 917 Consolidated supporting statement update.docx
31 USC 9701.pdf
Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and Exemptions