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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
http://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on September 26, 2016.
Dated: September 1, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1257–006;
ER10–1258–006; ER11–3117–002.
Applicants: Wabash Valley Power
Association, Inc., Wabash Valley Energy
Marketing, Inc., Lively Grove Energy
Partners, LLC.
Description: Supplement to July 18,
2016 Notice of Change of Status of
Wabash Valley Power Association, et al.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5321.

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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1777–009;
ER15–718–004.
Applicants: Sundevil Power Holdings,
LLC, West Valley Power, LLC.
Description: Notification of Change in
Status of the Wayzata Entities, et al.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5320.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER15–1499–003.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Compliance filing: City of
Independence Stated Rate Compliance
Filing to be effective 6/1/2015.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5275.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1830–001.
Applicants: AEP Texas Central
Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment: TCCRio Grande EC TSA Deficiency
Response to be effective 5/6/2016.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5309.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1831–001.
Applicants: AEP Texas North
Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment: TNCRio Grande EC TSA Concurrence
Deficiency Response to be effective
5/6/2016.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5305.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2185–001.
Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Amendment, Cost-Based Tariff Filing to
be effective 3/1/2014.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5312.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2372–002.
Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Second Errata to Master Joint Use
Agreement to be effective 10/4/2016.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5250.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2506–000.
Applicants: Oliver Wind III, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Oliver Wind III, LLC Application for
Market-Based Rates to be effective
11/1/2016.
Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5311.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2507–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: SA 243 10th Rev—NITSA with
CHS Inc. to be effective 8/30/2016.

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Filed Date: 8/29/16.
Accession Number: 20160829–5313.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2508–000.
Applicants: H.Q. Energy Services
(U.S.) Inc.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: HQUS MBR Tariff Update Filing
to be effective 8/31/2016.
Filed Date: 8/30/16.
Accession Number: 20160830–5143.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/16.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 30, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC16–11–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Forms 6 and 580);
Comment Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

The Commission previously
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(81 FR 38169, 6/13/2016) requesting
public comments on FERC Forms 6,
580, 1, 1–F, and 3–Q. The Commission
received no comments regarding FERC
Forms 6 and 580. This 30-day notice
only solicits comments on FERC Forms
6 and 580. FERC received comments
regarding FERC Forms 1, 1–F, and 3–Q
and will address those comments in a
subsequent notice also in Docket No.
IC16–11–000.

SUMMARY:

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In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting
these information collections (FERC
Form 6 [Annual Report of Oil Pipeline
Companies] and FERC Form 580
[Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy
Purchase Practices]) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below.
DATES: Comments on the FERC Forms 6
and 580 are due by October 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control Nos.
1902–0022 (FERC Form 6) or 1902–0137
(FERC–580) should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC16–11–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
Ellen Brown
may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202)
273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the information collection
requirements for all collections
described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. There
are some non-substantive corrections
being made to the instructions (such as
reflecting the current estimated burden

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hours and updating addresses). Please
note that each collection is distinct from
the next.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
information are 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
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FERC Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies 1
OMB Control No.: 1902–0022.
Abstract: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act (ICA), (Section 20, 54
Stat. 916), the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC) was authorized and
empowered to make investigations and
to collect and record data to the extent
considered necessary or useful for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
of the ICA.
In 1977, the Department of Energy
Organization Act transferred to the
Commission from the ICC the
responsibility to regulate oil pipeline
companies. In accordance with the
transfer of authority, the Commission
was delegated the responsibility to
require oil pipelines to file annual
reports of information necessary for the
Commission to exercise its statutory
responsibilities.2 The transfer included
the Form P, the predecessor to the FERC
Form No. 6, Annual Report of Oil
Pipeline Companies (Form 6).3
1 The renewal request for the FERC Form No. 6
in Docket No. IC16–11 is for the current form, with
no change to the reporting requirements. None of
the comments received in Docket No. IC16–11
pertained to FERC Form 6. The FERC Form No. 6
is also part of the Forms Refresh effort (Docket No.
AD15–11), which is a separate activity and not
addressed in this Notice. In addition, there is a
pending Docket No. RM15–19 which is a separate
activity and is not addressed in this Notice.
2 Section 402(b) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (DOE Act), 42 U.S.C. 7172
provides that; ‘‘[t]here are hereby transferred to, and
vested in, the Commission all functions and
authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission
or any officer or component of such Commission
where the regulatory function establishes rates or
charges for the transportation of oil by pipeline or
established the valuation of any such pipeline.’’
3 The ICC developed the Form P to collect
information on an annual basis to enable it to carry
out its regulation of oil pipeline companies under
the Interstate Commerce Act. A comprehensive
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To reduce burden on industry, the
FERC Form No. 6 has three tiers of
reporting requirements:
1. Each oil pipeline carrier whose
annual jurisdictional operating revenues
has been $500,000 or more for each of
the three previous calendar years must
file FERC Form No. 6. Oil pipeline
carriers submitting a complete FERC
Form No. 6 must submit FERC Form
6–Q.4 Newly established entities must
use projected data to determine whether
FERC Form No. 6 must be filed.
2. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from
filing FERC Form No. 6 whose annual
jurisdictional operating revenues have
been more than $350,000 but less than
$500,000 for each of the three previous
calendar years must prepare and file
page 301, ‘‘Operating Revenue Accounts
(Account 600), and page 700, ‘‘Annual
cost of Service Based Analysis
Schedule,’’ of FERC Form No. 6. When
submitting pages 301 and 700, each
exempt oil pipeline carrier must include
page 1 of the FERC Form No. 6, the
Identification and Attestation schedules.
3. Oil pipeline carriers exempt from
filing FERC Form No. 6 and page 301
and whose annual jurisdictional
operating revenues were $350,000 or
less for each of the three previous
calendar years must prepare and file
page 700, ‘‘Annual Cost of Service
Based Analysis Schedule,’’ of FERC
Form No. 6.
The Commission uses the FERC Form
No. 6 information in:
• Implementation of its financial
audits and programs, the continuous
review of the financial condition of
regulated companies, and the
assessment of energy markets
• various rate proceedings and
economic analyses
• background research for use in
litigation
• programs relating to the
administration of the ICA
• computation of annual charges,
which are required by Section 3401 of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1986.
Type of Respondent: Oil Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
companies was performed on September 21, 1982,
when the Commission issued Order 260 revising
the former ICC Form P, ‘‘Annual Report of Carriers
by Pipeline’’ and re-designating it as FERC Form
No. 6, ‘‘Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies’’.
4 FERC Form 6–Q is covered separately and is
approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 1902–
0206. It is not a subject of this Notice; FERC Form
6–Q is being addressed separately in Docket No.
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reporting burden 5 and cost 6 for the
FERC Form No. 6 information collection
as follows.

FERC Form No. 6 information collection
as follows.

FERC FORM NO. 6, ANNUAL REPORT OF OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES
Number of respondents 7

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden & cost
per response

Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

161 hrs.; ....................
$11,995 .....................

31,878 hrs.; ...............
$2,375,010 ................

198 ...............................................................

The reporting requirements are not
changing. However we are making nonsubstantive corrections to update the
number of burden hours and addresses
in the instructions, as detailed in
Attachment A.
FERC Form No. 580, Interrogatory on
Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
OMB Control No.: 1902–0137.
Abstract: FERC Form No. 580 is
collected in even numbered years. The
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA) 8 amended the Federal Power
Act (FPA) and directed the Commission
to make comprehensive biennial
reviews of certain matters related to

1

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automatic adjustment clauses (AACs) in
wholesale rate schedules used by public
utilities subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction. Specifically, the
Commission is required to examine
whether the clauses effectively provide
the incentives for efficient use of
resources and whether the clauses
reflect only those costs that are either
‘‘subject to periodic fluctuations’’ or
‘‘not susceptible to precise
determinations’’ in rate cases prior to
the time the costs are incurred.
The Commission is also required to
review the practices of each public
utility under AACs ‘‘to insure efficient
use of resources under such clauses.’’ 9

$11,995

In response to the PURPA directive, the
Commission (Docket Number IN79–6–
000) established an investigation.
Beginning in 1982, the Commission
collected ‘‘Interrogatory on Fuel and
Energy Purchase Practices’’ data every
other year.
Based on filer comments in response
to the new electronic form used in the
2014 collections, FERC recommends the
following changes to the instructions.
FERC is not changing the requirements
of the information collection.
Question 2a
—Revise Question 2a columns as
follows:

From

To

Docket number under which rate schedule containing AAC through
which costs were passed during 2012 and/or 2013 was accepted for
filing by FERC. Was rate schedule superseded or abandoned during
2012–2013? If so, provide dates.

Docket number under which rate schedule containing AAC through
which costs were passed during 2014 and/or 2015 was accepted for
filing by FERC. Was rate schedule superseded or abandoned during
2014–2015? If so, provide dates.

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Question 2b
—Revise the paragraph under Question
2b to read:
From

To

If any of the Utility’s wholesale rate and/or service agreements containing an AAC listed in Question 2a, that was used during 2012
and/or 2013, was filed with the Commission before January 1, 1990,
attach an electronic copy of it with this filing. List the documents you
are submitting below. Note: Once this information is submitted electronically in a text-searchable format it will not be necessary to submit it in future Form 580 filings. See: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp for listing of Commission accepted
document types.

If any of the Utility’s wholesale rate and/or service agreements containing an AAC listed in Question 2a, that was used during 2014
and/or 2015, was filed with the Commission before January 1, 1990,
attach an electronic copy of it with this filing. List the documents you
are submitting below. Note: Once this information is submitted electronically in a text-searchable format it will not be necessary to submit it in future Form 580 filings. See: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp for listing of Commission accepted
document types.

Question 3
—Revise the paragraph under Question
3 to read:

5 The burden associated with the one-time refiling of Page 700 data for Years 2009–2011 has
been completed and is not included.
6 The cost is based on FERC’s 2016 average cost
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Commission staff believes that the industry’s level
and skill set is comparable to FERC.
7 The number of respondents (and responses) is
subject to change because of normal fluctuations in
the industry (e.g., companies merging, splitting,
entering into and exiting the industry).

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8 Enacted

November 8, 1978.
review requirement is set forth in two
paragraphs of Section 208 of PURPA, 49 Stat. 851;
16 U.S.C. 824d.
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From

To

If during the 2012–2013 period, the Utility had any contracts or agreements for the purchase of either energy or capacity under which all
or any portion of the purchase costs were passed through a fuel adjustment clause (FAC), for each purchase from a PURPA Qualifying
Facility (QF) or Independent Power Producer (IPP) provide the information requested in the non-shaded columns of the table below. Provide the information separately for each reporting year 2012 and
2013. Do not report purchased power where none of the costs were
recovered through an FAC. For each purchase where costs were
flowed through an FAC, fill-in the non-shaded columns and either
‘‘Only energy charges’’ or ‘‘The total cost of the purchase of economic power’’ columns, whichever apply.

If during the 2014–2015 period, the Utility had any contracts or agreements for the purchase of either energy or capacity under which all
or any portion of the purchase costs were passed through a fuel adjustment clause (FAC), for each purchase from a PURPA Qualifying
Facility (QF) or Independent Power Producer (IPP) provide the information requested in the non-shaded columns of the table below.
Provide the information separately for each reporting year 2014 and
2015. Do not report purchased power where none of the costs were
recovered through an FAC. For each purchase where costs were
flowed through an FAC, fill-in the non-shaded columns and either
‘‘Only energy charges’’ or ‘‘The total cost of the purchase of economic power’’ columns, whichever apply.

Question 4a
—Revise Question 4a columns as
follows:
From

To

If emission allowance costs were incurred by the Utility in 2012 and/or
2013 and were recovered through a FAC, provide the following information.
Dollar value of emission allowance cost passed through a FAC:
2012|2013.

If emission allowance costs were incurred by the Utility in 2014 and/or
2015 and were recovered through a FAC, provide the following information.
Dollar value of emission allowance cost passed through a FAC:
2014|2015.

Question 5
—Revise the paragraph under Question
5 as follows:
From

To

Provide the information requested below regarding the Utility’s fuel procurement policies and practices in place during 2012 and/or 2013 for
fuels whose costs were subject to 18 CFR 35.14. Note: Responses
to this question may be filed as Privileged. To do so, skip this question now and answer it via the Fuel Procurement Policies and Practices Privileged Addendum provided. Otherwise, answer it here and
your responses will be made public.

Provide the information requested below regarding the Utility’s fuel procurement policies and practices in place during 2014 and/or 2015 for
fuels whose costs were subject to 18 CFR 35.14. Note: Responses
to this question may be filed as Privileged. To do so, skip this question now and answer it via the Fuel Procurement Policies and Practices Privileged Addendum provided. Otherwise, answer it here and
your responses will be made public.

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Question 6
—Revise the paragraph under Question
6 as follows:
From

To

For each fuel supply contract, of longer than one year in duration, in
force at any time during 2012 and/or 2013, where costs were subject
to 18 CFR 35.14, (including informal agreements with associated
companies), provide the requested information. Report the information individually for each contract, for each calendar year. [No response to any part of Question 6 for fuel oil no. 2 is necessary.] Report all fuels consumed for electric power generation and thermal energy associated with the production of electricity. Information for only
coal, natural gas, and oil should be reported.

For each fuel supply contract, of longer than one year in duration, in
force at any time during 2014 and/or 2015, where costs were subject
to 18 CFR 35.14, (including informal agreements with associated
companies), provide the requested information. Report the information individually for each contract, for each calendar year. [No response to any part of Question 6 for fuel oil no. 2 is necessary.] Report all fuels consumed for electric power generation and thermal energy associated with the production of electricity. Information for only
coal, natural gas, and oil should be reported.

Question 7
—Revise the paragraph under Question
6 as follows:

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To

For each fuel supply contract, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies in force at any time during 2012 or
2013 WHERE CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE PASSED
THROUGH an FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately the information requested below. Only report the information requested for shortfalls that occurred under your contracts
during reporting years 2012 or 2013 and that are not under dispute
i.e., parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.

For each fuel supply contract, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies in force at any time during 2014 or
2015 WHERE CONTRACT SHORTFALL COSTS WERE PASSED
THROUGH an FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately the information requested below. Only report the information requested for shortfalls that occurred under your contracts
during reporting years 2014 or 2015 and that are not under dispute
i.e., parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.

Question 8
—Revise the paragraph under Question
8 as follows:
From

To

For each fuel supply contract that was bought-out or bought-down, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies
in force at any time during 2012 or 2013 WHERE CONTRACT BUYOUT AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS WERE PASSED THROUGH an
FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately
the information requested below. Only report the information requested for contract buy-downs and buy-outs that occurred under
your contracts during reporting years 2012 or 2013 and that are not
under dispute i.e., parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.

For each fuel supply contract that was bought-out or bought-down, including informal agreements with associated or affiliated companies
in force at any time during 2014 or 2015 WHERE CONTRACT BUYOUT AND/OR BUY-DOWN COSTS WERE PASSED THROUGH an
FAC subject to 18 CFR 35.14, provide for each contract separately
the information requested below. Only report the information requested for contract buy-downs and buy-outs that occurred under
your contracts during reporting years 2014 or 2015 and that are not
under dispute i.e., parties agree there was indeed a shortfall.

can see these materials electronically as
part of this notice in FERC’s eLibrary
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No.
IC16–11–000.

Access to the Revised Materials: A
copy of the revised form (which
includes instructions and glossary) and
desk reference will be publically
available in Docket No. IC16–11–000,
but they will not be published in the
Federal Register.10 Interested parties

Type of Respondent: Large electric
public utilities within FERC
jurisdiction.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 11 The
Commission estimates the annual 12
public reporting burden for the
information collection as:

FERC FORM 580
[Interrogatory on fuel and energy purchase practices]
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
& cost per
response 13

Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost

Annual
cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Respondents with FACs ..................

37

0.5

18.5
5

103 hrs.;
$7,673.50.
20 hrs.; $1,490 ..

1,905.5 hrs.;
$141,959.75.
100 hrs.; $7,450

Respondents with AACs, but no
FACs.
Respondents with no AACs nor
FACs.

10

0.5

35

0.5

17.5

2 hrs.; $149 .......

35 hrs.;
$2,607.50.

Total .........................................

........................

........................

41

............................

2,040.5 hrs.;
$152,017.25.

3,836.75
745
74.50
........................

Dated: September 1, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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10 The revised form is intended to illustrate
superficial changes only and does not include all
the interactive features of the actual form.
11 The Commission defines burden 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

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information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
12 The FERC Form 580 data is collected on a
biennial basis. In order to represent the burden
appropriately, the ‘‘Annual Number of Responses
per Respondent’’ is assigned a figure of 0.5. This
figure means that one response per respondent is
received on average for each two year period. The
‘‘Total Annual Burden Hours & Total Annual Cost’’

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figures are all annual figures based on the biennial
frequency assumption.
13 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the 2016 FERC average salary plus benefits of
$154,647/year (or $74.50/hour). Commission staff
finds that the work done for this information
collection is typically done by wage categories
similar to those at FERC.

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