FERC-582, Electric Fees; Annual Charges; Waivers; and Exemptions

ICR 201005-1902-002

OMB: 1902-0132

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2010-10-05
Supporting Statement A
2010-10-05
Supplementary Document
2010-07-23
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1902-0132 201005-1902-002
Historical Active 200804-1902-013
FERC FERC-582
FERC-582, Electric Fees; Annual Charges; Waivers; and Exemptions
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 11/23/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 10/05/2010
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2013 36 Months From Approved 11/30/2010
79 0 125
231 0 500
0 0 0

FERC-582 is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (IOAA) (31 U.S.C. 9701) which authorizes the Commission to establish fees for its services. In addition, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA) (42 U.S.C. 7178) authorizes the Commission “to assess and collect fees and annual charges in any fiscal year in amounts equal to all the costs incurred by the Commission in that fiscal year.” In calculating electric fees and annual charges, the Commission first determines the total costs of its electric regulatory program and then subtracts all electric regulatory program filing fee collections to determine the total collectible electric regulatory program costs. It then uses the data submitted under FERC-582 to determine the total megawatt-hours of transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. This is measured by the sum of the megawatt-hours (MWh) of all unbundled transmission (including MWh delivered in wheeling transactions and MWh delivered in exchange transactions) and the megawatt-hours of all bundled wholesale power sales (to the extent these later megawatt-hours were not separately reported as unbundled transmission). Public utilities and power marketers subject to these annual charges must submit FERC-582 data to the Commission by April 30 of each year (18 CFR 382.201). The Commission issues bills for annual charges, and public utilities and power marketers then must pay the charges within 45 days of the Commission’s issuance of the bill. Requests for waivers and exemptions of fees and charges (required by 18 CFR Parts 381 and 382) are filed, based on need. The Commission’s staff uses the filer’s financial information to evaluate the request for a waiver or exemption of the obligation to pay a fee or an annual charge.

US Code: 42 USC 7178 Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA)
   US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  75 FR 44781 07/29/2010
75 FR 61455 10/05/2010
Yes

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
FERC-582, Electric Fees; Annual Charges; Waivers; and Exemptions

  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 79 125 0 0 -46 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 231 500 0 0 -269 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The change in burden hours is due to a decrease in the number of respondents from 125 to 79, as well as a more accurate estimate of the reporting requirements. The decrease in respondents can be attributed to consolidation within the industry through mergers, acquisitions or for instance in the number of entities, primarily power marketers who have gone out of business. In addition, many entities have the Regional Transmission Organization prepare and submit the filing on their behalf thereby reducing the number of entities filing with the Commission.

$173,871
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Fannie Kingsberry 202 502-6108 fannie.kingsberry@ferc.gov

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
10/05/2010


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