Notice2021-19359
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-566); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
September 7, 2021
Issuing agencies
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 collection, 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 the information collection requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50096-50097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19359]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-33-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-566); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 collection, 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 the information collection
requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 7,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-566 to OMB through
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0114) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC21-33-000) to the Commission as noted below. 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:
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>; Using the
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC 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#11777463727e7f7d787f74626461617e636551777463723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9bfbcabbab6b7b5b0b7bcaaaca9a9b6abad99bfbcabbaf7beb6af">[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#90d4f1e4f1d3fcf5f1e2f1fef3f5d0d6d5c2d3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24604550456748414556454a474164626176670a434b52">[email protected]</span></a> and 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 public or private interests will be adversely affected by
business relationships between public utilities and their 20 largest
purchasers of electricity.
This information collection request includes proposed changes in
Form 566 in accordance with the public display requirements at 5 CFR
1320.5(b).
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates 321 responses
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annually, and 4 hours and $332 per response. The total estimated
burdens per year are 1,284 hours and $106,572. These burdens are
itemized in the following table:
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Total number Total annual burden Cost per
Annual number of responses Average burden & hours & total respondent ($)
Number of respondents of responses (column A x cost per response annual cost (column (column E /
per respondent column B) \2\ C x column D) column A)
A. B. C. D.................. E.................. F.
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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: September 1, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19359 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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