Proposed Changes to FERC Form 556 (Page 1)

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC

Form 556

OMB Control # 1902-0075
Expiration 05/31/2016

Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power
Production or Cogeneration Facility

General
Questions about completing this form should be sent to [email protected]. Information about the Commission's QF
program, answers to frequently asked questions about QF requirements or completing this form, and contact information for
QF program staff are available at the Commission's QF website, www.ferc.gov/QF. The Commission's QF website also
provides links to the Commission's QF regulations (18 C.F.R. § 131.80 and Part 292), as well as other statutes and orders
pertaining to the Commission's QF program.

Who Must File
Any applicant seeking QF status or recertification of QF status for a generating facility with a net power production capacity
(as determined in lines 7a through 7g below) greater than 1000 kW must file a self-certification or an application for
Commission certification of QF status, which includes a properly completed Form 556. Any applicant seeking QF status for a
generating facility with a net power production capacity 1000 kW or less is exempt from the certification requirement, and is
therefore not required to complete or file a Form 556. See 18 C.F.R. § 292.203.

How to Complete the Form 556
This form is intended to be completed by responding to the items in the order they are presented, according to the
instructions given. If you need to back-track, you may need to clear certain responses before you will be allowed to change
other responses made previously in the form. If you experience problems, click on the nearest help button (
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assistance, or contact Commission staff at [email protected].
Certain lines in this form will be automatically calculated based on responses to previous lines, with the relevant formulas
shown. You must respond to all of the previous lines within a section before the results of an automatically calculated field
will be displayed. If you disagree with the results of any automatic calculation on this form, contact Commission staff at
[email protected] to discuss the discrepancy before filing.
You must complete all lines in this form unless instructed otherwise. Do not alter this form or save this form in a different
format. Incomplete or altered forms, or forms saved in formats other than PDF, will be rejected.

How to File a Completed Form 556
Applicants are required to file their Form 556 electronically through the Commission's eFiling website (see instructions on
page 2). By filing electronically, you will reduce your filing burden, save paper resources, save postage or courier charges,
help keep Commission expenses to a minimum, and receive a much faster confirmation (via an email containing the docket
number assigned to your facility) that the Commission has received your filing.
If you are simultaneously filing both a waiver request and a Form 556 as part of an application for Commission certification,
see the "Waiver Requests" section on page 3 for more information on how to file.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This form is approved by the Office of Management and Budget. Compliance with the information requirements established
by the FERC Form No. 556 is required to obtain or maintain status as a QF. See 18 C.F.R. § 131.80 and Part 292. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The estimated burden for completing the FERC Form No. 556, including gathering and reporting
information, is as follows: 1.5 hours for self-certification of a small power production facility, 1.5 hours for self-certifications of
a cogeneration facility, 50 hours for an application for Commission certification of a small power production facility, and 50
hours for an application for Commission certification of a cogeneration facility. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the following:
Information Clearance Officer, Office of the Executive Director (ED-32), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
N.E., Washington, DC 20426 ([email protected]); and Desk Officer for FERC, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 ([email protected]). Include the Control No.
1902-0075 in any correspondence.