FERC-556, (Final Rule in
RM21-2 & RM20-20) Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF)
Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/05/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
7,423
4,318
26,282
20,032
0
0
NOTE: This is a FInal Rule (RIN
1902-AF74). When the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and
corresponding information collection request were submitted to OMB
for Docket Nos. RM21-2 & RM20-20 (RIN1902-AF74), OMB review was
pending for the revisions to the FERC Form No. 556 implemented in
Orders 872 & 872-A (in Docket Nos RM19-15 & AD16-16, under
ICR 202006-1902-004). Only one item per OMB Control No. can be
pending OMB review at a time. Therefore, we had to use a temporary
(placeholder) information collection number (FERC-556A, OMB Control
No. 1902-0316; ICR 201904-1902-001) in order to submit the NOPR in
Dockets RM21-2 & RM20-20 to OMB on a timely basis. Due to ROCIS
requirements (and to avoid an incorrect requirement for metadata
showing an emergency request), the information for the NOPR and
Final Rule are entered into the ROCIS metadata fields for the 60-
and 30-day notices here.It also is required to indicate it's not
related to a rulemaking but is in fact a Final Rule in Dockets
RM21-2 and RM20-20. In Docket Nos. RM21-2 and RM20-20, the
Commission proposes no changes to the FERC Form No. 556, but
proposes revising its PURPA regulations to allow more entities to
use the FERC Form No. 556. Because no ICR for FERC-556 is pending
OMB review at this time, this ICR is correctly being submitted
under FERC-556. FERC-556 in general. The data required under 18 CFR
Section 131.80 and 18 CFR Part 292 are used by the Commission to
determine whether a proposed certification for QF status meets the
criteria for a qualifying small power production facility or a
qualifying cogeneration facility under its regulations and is
eligible to receive the benefits available to it under PURPA. In
order to obtain QF status and obtain PURPA benefits, an owner or
operator of a small power production or cogeneration facility must
follow the process indicated in FERC Form 556 and select, at its
option, either the procedure set forth in 18 CFR Section
292.207(a), which requires the submission to FERC of a
self-certification or self-recertification, or the procedure set
forth in 18 CFR Section 292.207(b), which requires the submission
to FERC of an application for Commission certification or
recertification. The information requirements for these two
processes are largely the same (i.e., the submittal of a completed
FERC Form 556 provides the information necessary to demonstrate
compliance with FERC’s regulations). If FERC did not collect the
FERC Form 556 information, there would be no basis for the
Commission to determine whether a facility satisfies the
requirements of QF status. Since revocation of the qualifying
status of a small power production or cogeneration facility may
occur if the facility fails to comply with any of the 18 CFR Part
292 criteria, private financial lenders to small power production
and cogeneration power facilities occasionally require small power
producers and cogenerators to follow 18 CFR Section 292.207(b)
procedures (certification by FERC as opposed to self-certification)
in order to reduce the risk of status revocation.
US Code:
16
USC 2601 Name of Law: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA) of 1978
US Code: 16
USC 792-828c Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
Note that the additional
respondents, responses, burden and cost (and related changes to the
averages) described are for potential additional respondents and
the associated filings [responses]. There are no changes to the
FERC Form No. 556 reporting requirements. In the final rule in
Docket Nos. RM21-2 and RM20-20, the Commission makes no changes to
the reporting requirements in FERC Form No. 556, but the Commission
revises its PURPA Regulations to allow more entities to use the
FERC Form No. 556. As a result, the changes in burden totals are
due to potential additional respondents and their associated
responses.
$695,791
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Nishi Parekh 202
502-8325
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.
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