Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205(f)(2) of the Federal Power Act

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IC ID	Document Title	Status
23121	Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205(f)(2) of the Federal Power Act Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0137	ICR Reference No: 200104-1902-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199707-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205(f)(2) of the Federal Power Act
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/07/2001
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2001
Terms of Clearance: This Information Collection Request is approved for 2 years to allow FERC to better address the issues raised in the public comments. When it resubmits this ICR for renewal, FERC should include in its supporting statement a discussion of the merits of publicly disclosing the FERC 580 information in an evolving competitive market. FERC should discuss potential options to its current practice of providing information to the public on a contract-by-contract and plant-by-plant basis. As stated in the current supporting statement, "the information received in the FERC Form 580 collection is used by the Commission staff to conduct a review, mandated by statute, of fuel purchase and cost recovery practices to insure efficient use of resources, including economical purchase and use of fuel and electric energy, under FACs on file with the Commission." FERC should provide a detailed justification as to how the Agency's ability to fulfill this mandate under the FPA would be affected by the following: (1) confidential treatment of the 580 data, or (2) consolidation of the 580 information or masking of the individual company identity before release of the information.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2003	12/31/2003	12/31/2001
Responses	5	0	65
Time Burden (Hours)	3,808	0	6,031
Cost Burden (Dollars)	214,000	0	302,000

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Abstract: The information collected under FERC form 580 is used by FERC to implement statutory provisions governed by Section 205(f) of the Federal Power Act as amended by Section 208 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Form 580 interrogatory is conducted every other year and collects information from public utilities that own or operate power plants that generate a minimum of 50 MW. The information received from 580 is used by FERC to conduct a review, mandated by statute, of fuel purchase and cost recovery practices to insure efficient use of resources, including economical purchase and use of fuel and...

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205(f)(2) of the Federal Power Act	580

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	5	65	0	0	-60	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,808	6,031	0	0	-2,223	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	214,000	302,000	0	0	-88,000	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 04/24/2001

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