FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements

OMB 1902-0087

The information collected under the requirements of FERC-521 is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of Section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The FPA authorizes the Commission to determine headwater benefits received by downstream hydropower project owners. Headwater benefits are the additional energy production possible at a downstream hydropower project resulting from the regulations of river flows by an upstream storage reservoir.

The latest form for FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements expires 2023-11-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Final_FERC-521 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A
18 CFR 11.10.docx Supplementary Document
Federal Power Act_section 10.pdf Supplementary Document
30 Day Notice FERC 521_8_9_23_published.pdf Supplementary Document
Issued_Final_FERC-521_30 Day Notice_8_1_23.docx Supplementary Document
Issued_Final_FERC-521_60 Day Notice_5_19_23.docx Supplementary Document
FERC 521_60 Day Notice Fed Reg_5_30_23.pdf Supplementary Document
Sample Filling.pdf Supplementary Document
FERC-521 (Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements)

All Historical Document Collections

202307-1902-005	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-08-11
202003-1902-005 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-08-13
201704-1902-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-06-06
201404-1902-003 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2014-05-07
201105-1902-005 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2011-06-24
200805-1902-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2008-05-13
200505-1902-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-05-26
200203-1902-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2002-03-11
200201-1902-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2002-01-07
199808-1902-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1998-08-28
199506-1902-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1995-06-26
199207-1902-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1992-07-06
198905-1902-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1989-05-26
198607-1902-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1986-07-21
198605-1902-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1986-05-06
198401-1902-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1984-01-26
198307-1902-004 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1983-07-20
198103-1902-044 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1981-03-31