FERC-566, Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC-566 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-09-07
FERC-566 30-day notice published 9 7 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-07
18 CFR 46.3.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-01
16 U.S.C. 825d.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-01
FERC-566 30-day notice issued 9 1 2021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-09-01
20210623-3002_FERC-566 60-day notice.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-06
FERC-566 60-day notice published 6 29 2021.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23093	Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers Other-Preferred format	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0114	ICR Reference No: 202107-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-1902-009
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-566
Title: FERC-566, Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/07/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	321	300
Time Burden (Hours)	1,284	1,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 305(c)(2) of the Federal Power Act and 18 CFR 46.3 require each public utility, on or before January 31 of each calendar year, to publish a list of its 20 largest purchasers of electric energy. The list must include each entity that purchased (for purposes other than resale) one of the 20 largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility (or by any public utility which is part of the same holding company system) during any one of the three calendar years immediately preceding the filing date. The information collected allows the Commission to determine whether public or private interests will be adversely affected by business relationships between public utilities and their 20 largest purchasers of electricity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 825d(c)(2) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 34237	06/29/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 50096	09/07/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	321	300	0	0	21	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,284	1,200	0	0	84	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes. The estimated number of annual responses has been adjusted from 300 to 321 to account for changes in the number of public utilities that are subject to the requirements of this information collection. The estimated number of annual burden hours has been adjusted from 1,200 to 1,284 because of the increased number of respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,631

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/07/2021

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