In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2019
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
185
0
100
7,725
0
9,300
0
0
0
Section 1253 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPACT 2005) modified Section 210 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). The Commission implemented
the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005) by, inter alia, establishing criteria for new qualifying
cogeneration facilities by: • ensuring that these facilities are
using their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner;
that the electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new
qualifying cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for
industrial, commercial, residential or industrial purposes; and
there is continuing progress in the development of efficient
electric energy generating technology; • amending the FERC Form 556
(OMB Control No. 1902-0075) to reflect the criteria for new
qualifying cogeneration facilities; and • eliminating ownership
limitations for qualifying cogeneration and small power production
facilities. The Commission satisfied the statutory mandate and its
continuing obligation to review its policies encouraging
cogeneration and small power production, energy conservation,
efficient use of facilities and resources by electric utilities and
equitable rates for energy customers. The Commission issued Order
Nos. 671 and 671-A to revise related regulations. The Commission
eliminated certain exemptions from rate regulations that were
previously available to qualifying facilities (QFs). New QFs may
need to make tariff filings (i.e., the subject of FERC-914) if they
do not meet the revised exemption requirements. In the FERC-914,
those qualifying cogeneration and small power production
facilities, required to do so, will submit to FERC: • FPA Section
205 and/or 206 filings, • Change of status notifications. Section
205 filings refer to Section 205(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
which requires that every public utility have all of its
jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission and
make them available for public inspection, within such time and in
such form as the Commission may designate. Section 205(d) of the
FPA requires that every public utility must provide notice to the
Commission and the public of any changes to its jurisdictional
rates and tariffs. In addition, FPA section 206 allows the
Commission, upon complaint or its own motion, to modify existing
rates or services that the Commission finds to be unjust,
unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential. Finally, the
QFs that are subject to section 205 must provide the Commission
with change of status notifications.
US Code:
16
USC 824d-f Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 58 1253(a), (b) Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct 2005)
US Code: 16
USC 2601 Name of Law: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (PURPA)
The requirements within
FERC-914 did not change. However, since the Commission revised its
regulations to require electronic filing, the Commission has more
recently been able to improve data collection and tracking systems
in order to more accurately track the number of cogenerators and
small power producers (i.e. any respondent of the FERC-914). Due to
the improvement of more accurate data tracking systems, the
Commission has been able to estimate that there is a larger number
of respondents than estimated previously in FERC-914. Thus, the
number of respondents increased from 100 to 185. Additionally,
previous burden estimates assumed that all respondents filed
Electronic Quarterly Reports (EQR) for initial or new facilities.
On average, respondents file EQRs four times each year because they
are typically existing facilities. Thus, the Commission estimated
that the majority of the respondents would file four EQRs. Further,
respondents do not typically file notices of change in status
unless the respondent is either acquired by a new owner or
increases its generation capacity by 100 megawatts or more. The
Commission estimates that a quarter of respondents may make a
change in status filing per year, but not all respondents will have
changes to report each year. As such, a reduction in burden per
response was observed. The result is an increase in the number of
responses (100 to 185) accompanied by a decrease in overall
reporting burden for the collection (9,300 to 7,725).
$244,375
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sarah Batto 202
502-8927
No
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-914 supporting statement-10-23-15e.doc
18 CFR Part 292.pdf
FERC-914, Cogeneration and Small Power Production-Tariff Filings (FPA 205 filings & change of status)