FERC-566, (NOPR in RM15-3) Annual Report of Twenty Largest Purchasers

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 566 Annual Report of Twenty Largest Purchasers Form	Modified
RM15-3 (FERC-566) supporting statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-02-02
566_16 section_825d e.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-02
FERC566sample-RM15-3_20140131-5337.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-07
FERC566sample_RM15-3_20140131-5331.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-07
FERC566sampleRM15-3_20140131-5167.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-01-07
18cfr46_3.docx Supplementary Document	2015-01-06
Sample Filing for FERC-566.xls Supplementary Document	2014-07-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23093	Annual Report of Twenty Largest Purchasers Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0114	ICR Reference No: 201501-1902-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-1902-009
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-566
Title: FERC-566, (NOPR in RM15-3) Annual Report of Twenty Largest Purchasers
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/02/2015
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current approvals.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2017
Responses	1,082	0	1,082
Time Burden (Hours)	6,492	0	6,492
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

---

Abstract: In the RM15-3-000 NOPR, FERC is proposing to eliminate the requirement to submit FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest Customers) for regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent system operators (ISOs), and exempt wholesale generators (EWGs). The Commission is also proposing to revise its regulations to eliminate the requirement to submit FERC-566 for public utilities that have not made any reportable sales under FERC-566 in any of the three preceding years. FERC further proposes to eliminate the requirement for public utilities submitting FERC-566 to identify individual residential customers by name and address. General Background on FERC-566. Section 305(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) requires, among other things, that, on or before January 31 of each calendar year, each public utility shall publish a list, pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission, of any company, firm, or organization that is one of the 20 purchasers of electric energy which purchased (for purposes other than resale) one of the 20 largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility (or by any public utility which is part of the same holding company system) during any one of the three calendar years immediately preceding the filing date. 18 CFR 46.3 provides that on or before January 31 of each year, each public utility shall compile a list of purchasers of electric energy (other than for resale), and shall identify each purchaser by name and principal business address, and shall submit the list to FERC and make the list publicly available. The list identifies each purchaser who, during any of the three preceding calendar years, purchased (for purposes other than resale) from a public utility one of the twenty largest amounts of electric energy by such public utility, and the public utility is required to notify each purchaser which has been identified on the list.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 825(d) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE95	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 78739	12/31/2014

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report of Twenty Largest Purchasers	566	Annual Report of a Utility's Twenty Largest Purchasers

---

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: FERC received comments in Docket IC14-9 in 2014 related to the FERC-566. FERC has considered the reporting requirements further and proposes changes in this NOPR in Docket RM15-3. FERC proposes to eliminate the requirement to submit FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest Customers) for regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent system operators (ISOs), and exempt wholesale generators (EWGs). The Commission is also proposing to revise its regulations to eliminate the requirement to submit FERC-566 for public utilities that have not made any reportable sales under FERC-566 in any of the three preceding years. FERC further proposes to eliminate the requirement for public utilities submitting FERC-566 to identify individual residential customers by name and address. The Commission estimates the annual report to require (on average) six hours to prepare and to file. The Commission estimates that there are six RTOs/ISOs and an additional 880 filers that report no purchasers. The latter category includes exempt wholesale generators (EWGs). All 886 entities affected by this rule will no longer have to expend the six hours of burden and will, thus, experience a reduction in burden.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $151,683

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

---

Common Form ICR:  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:

(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: 02/02/2015

---