FERC-566, (Final Rule 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_final rulec9-29-15.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-09-29
FERC566sample-RM15-3_20140131-5337.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-07-09
FERC566sampleRM15-3_20140131-5167.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-07-09
Sample Filing for FERC-566.xls Supplementary Document	2014-07-11
18 CFR 46.3.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-11
16 USC 824d.pdf 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: 201507-1902-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-1902-009
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-566
Title: FERC-566, (Final Rule 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: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/29/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2017
Responses	196	0	1,082
Time Burden (Hours)	1,071	0	6,492
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utilities 20 Largest Purchasers) implements FPA requirements that each public utility annually publish a list of the purchasers of the 20 largest amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility during any of the three previous calendar years. Similar in included details to the Form 561, the statutory requirements of the FPA identifies who must file the FERC-566 report and establishes a filing deadline. The FPA also specifies that those entities required to report who have a holding company system can calculate their total volumes of energy sold by including the amounts sold by utilities within their holding company system. In the Final Rule in Docket RM15-3, FERC is revising its regulations to eliminate the requirement to submit FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest Customers) for regional transmission organizations, independent system operators, and exempt wholesale generators. The Commission is also revising 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. Further, the Commission is eliminating the requirement for public utilities submitting FERC-566 to identify individual residential customers by name and address, and to notify the 20 largest purchasers.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE95	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 43619	07/23/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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

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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	196	1,082	0	-886	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,071	6,492	0	-5,421	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: In this final rule in Docket RM15-3, the Commission revises part 46 of its regulations 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 also revises 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. Further, the Commission is eliminating the requirement for public utilities submitting FERC-566 to identify individual residential customers by name and address and to notify the 20 largest purchasers. The Final Rule reduces the no. of filers and reduces the burden on remaining filers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $79,937

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

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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: 07/27/2015

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