Notice2021-13822
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-566); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
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Published
June 29, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collections, FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest Purchasers), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of this request for extension.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13822]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-33-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-566);
Consolidated Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collections, FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20
Largest Purchasers), which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of this request for extension.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due August 30,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC21-33-000) on FERC-566 by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> is preferred.
<bullet> Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
<bullet> For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3b382f3e3233313433382e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d5b584f5e5253515453584e484d4d524f497d5b584f5e135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da9ebbaebb99b6bfbba8bbb4b9bf9a9c9f8899f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b1948194b699909487949b9690b5b3b0a7b6db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest
Purchasers).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0114.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-566 information
collection requirements with no revisions to the current requirements.
Abstract: Section 305(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\
mandates federal oversight and approval of certain electric corporate
activities to ensure that neither public nor private interests are
adversely affected. The FPA prescribes information filing requirements
to achieve this goal. These filing requirements are found at 18 CFR
131.31, and serve as the basis for FERC-566.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 825d.
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FERC-566 implements FPA requirements that each public utility
annually publishes a list of the 20 purchasers which purchased the
largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility
during any of the three previous calendar years. The public disclosure
of this information provides the information necessary to determine
whether an interlocked position is with any of the 20 largest
purchasers of electric energy.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates 321 responses
annually, and 4 hours and $332 per response. The total estimated
burdens per year are 1,284 hours and $106,572. These burdens are
itemized in the following table:
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B. Annual D. Average E. Total annual
number of C. Total number burden & cost burden hours & F. Cost per
A. Number of respondents responses per of responses per response total annual respondent ($)
respondent \2\ cost
(Column A x (Column C x (Column E /
Column B) Column D). Column A)
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321......................... 1 321 4 hrs.; $348... 1,284 hrs.; $348
$111,708.
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Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\2\ Commission staff estimates that the average industry hourly
cost for this information collection is approximated by the current
FERC 2021 average hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/
hour.
Dated: June 23, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13822 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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