Notice2025-24092
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915) Comment Request; Extension
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Published
December 31, 2025
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-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements). There are no proposed changes to the requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61396-61397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24092]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC26-2-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915) 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 collection FERC-915 (Public Utility Market-Based Rate
Authorization Holders--Records Retention Requirements). There are no
proposed changes to the requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due March 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81c5e0f5e0c2ede4e0f3e0efe2e4c1c7c4d3c2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9edaffeaffddf2fbffecfff0fdfbded8dbccddb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
You must specify the docket No. IC26-2-000) and the FERC Information
Collection number (FERC-915) in your email. If you are unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed by USPS mail or by hand
(including courier) delivery:
<bullet> Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and issuances in this docket, please visit
<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>. Once there, you can also
sign-up for automatic notification of activity in this docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams may be reached by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c684d584d6f40494d5e4d424f496c6a697e6f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de9abfaabf9db2bbbfacbfb0bdbb9e989b8c9df0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (202)502-6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-915, Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorization
Holders--Records Retention Requirements
OMB Control No. 1902-0250.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-915 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current record retention
requirements.
Abstract: In accordance with the Federal Power Act, the Department
of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), the Commission regulates the transmission and wholesale
sales of electricity in interstate commerce, monitors and investigates
energy markets, uses civil penalties and other means against energy
organizations and individuals who violate FERC rules in the energy
markets, administers accounting and financial reporting regulations,
and oversees conduct of regulated companies.
The Commission imposes the FERC-915 record retention requirements
(18 CFR 35.41(d)) on applicable sellers to retain, for a period of five
years, all data and information upon which they bill the prices charged
for ``electric energy or electric energy products sold pursuant to
Seller's market-based rate
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tariff, and the prices it reported for use in price indices.''
The record retention period of five years is necessary due to the
importance of records related to any investigation of possible
wrongdoing and related to assuring compliance with the codes of conduct
and the integrity of the market. The requirement is also necessary to
ensure consistency with the rule prohibiting market manipulation
(adopted in Order No. 670 \1\) and the generally applicable statute of
limitations where the Commission seeks civil penalties for violations
of the Anti-Manipulation Rules or other rules, regulations, or orders
to which the price data may be relevant.
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\1\ Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation, Order No. 670, 71
FR 4244 (Jan. 26, 2006), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,202 (2006)
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Type of Respondent: Sellers, as that term is defined in 18 CFR
35.36.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \3\ (rounded) for the information
collection as follows:
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\2\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\3\ The estimated hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) provided
in this section are based on the figures posted by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Utilities section available (at
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a>)--April 2025. The
hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
File Clerk (Occupation code: 43-4071), $35.94 an hour, rounded
to an hourly cost to $36.
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Annual
Number of Annual number Total number Average burden & cost Total annual burden cost per
FERC requirement respondents of responses of responses per response hours & cost respondent
per respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5)......... (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC-915.............................. 2,510 1 2,510 1 hr.; $36............... 2,510 hrs.; $90,360..... 36
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Total............................. ............ ................ 2,510 ......................... 2,510 hrs.; $90,360..... ...........
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In addition, there are records storage costs. We anticipate that
records are predominantly stored electronically for all respondents at
a negligible cost. For all respondents, we estimate a total of 65,000
cu. ft. of records in off-site storage. Based on an approximate storage
cost of $0.24 per cubic foot, we estimate total annual storage cost to
be $15,600.00 (or $6.22 annually per respondent). The total annual cost
for all respondents (burden cost plus off-site storage) is $100,940.00
(or $85,340 + $15,600); the average total annual cost per respondent is
$40.22 ($6.22 + $34.00 \4\)
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\4\ Given that the Commission has found (1) that Sellers use
standard computer-based methods to store the retained information
automatically on electronic media and (2) that storage space needed
costs pennies per Gigabyte, estimating burden and storage assuming
use of traditional paper records provides an extreme boundary on the
estimated costs.
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Comments: 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.
Dated: December 23, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-24092 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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