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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. IC10–580–000, IN79–6)
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection (FERC–
580); Comment Request
December 4, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) is soliciting
public comment on the proposed
information collection described below.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
collection of information are due 60
days after publication in the Federal
Register.
Comments may be filed
either electronically (eFiled) or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No.
IC10–580–000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with Commission
submission guidelines at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling
option under the Documents & Filings
tab on the Commission’s home Web
page directs users to the eFiling Web
page. First time users will have to
follow the eRegister instructions on the
eFiling Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish
a user name and password before
eFiling. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically
should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file
electronically must send an original and
two (2) paper copies of the comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
ADDRESSES:
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docket may do so through eSubscription
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp). In addition, all
comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed and downloaded
remotely through the Commission’s
website using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and
searching on Docket Number IC10–580.
For user assistance, contact FERC
Online Support, e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Michael
Miller may be reached by telephone at
(202) 502–8415, by fax at (202) 273–
0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA), enacted November 8, 1978,
amended the Federal Power Act (the
Act) and directed the Commission to
make comprehensive biennial reviews
of certain matters related to automatic
adjustment clauses 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 also 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 automatic adjustment clauses ‘‘to
insure efficient use of resources under
such clauses.’’ 1 In response to the
PURPA directive, the Commission (in
Docket No. IN79–6) established an
investigation and began in 1982, to
collect every other year, the FERC–580
‘‘Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy
Purchase Practices.’’ (OMB No. 1902–
0137).
In conjunction with the Paperwork
Reduction Act information collection
three-year renewal cycle (as
administered by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)), the
Commission proposes to modify the
questions in the interrogatory. There are
several proposed changes to this
reporting cycle and we seek comment
on those changes. First, as it has been
several years since the Commission
collected information on automatic
adjustment clauses other than fueladjustment clauses, therefore we
propose in this cycle, to include
1 The 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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questions necessary to collect basic
information identifying automatic
adjustment clauses of all types, through
which costs have been flowed, during
the current reporting period. Second,
the Commission proposes to expand
previous interrogatory questions
regarding fuel procurement practices
and adjustment clause treatment of
purchased power to elicit more
complete information and eliminate the
need for follow-up questions.
To accomplish these changes, the
Commission proposes to redesign the
FERC–580 in order to eliminate the
need for confidential treatment requests.
The Commission proposes to remove all
of the transportation contract questions,
the request for copies of fuel-related
audits, as well as the request for
information regarding supplier
identification, fuel shipped for others,
and liability. This information is not
currently needed for a Commission
investigation.
In addition, the Commission has
redesigned the FERC–580 so that the
information may be collected
electronically through a FERC-designed,
easy-to-complete, fillable form that will
include such user-friendly features such
as pre-populated fields and dropdown
menus. The program will automatically
generate additional rows when needed,
and will connect identification
information (e.g. contract numbers and
docket numbers) with their proper
corresponding detail information to
eliminate multiple entries of duplicative
information. In subsequent cycles,
respondents will be able to retrieve
information for filings previously
entered, thereby reducing the filing
burden. These modifications should
facilitate greater ease to the respondent
in both submission and access to the
information.
A copy of the interrogatory, desk
reference, and glossary are attached and
part of this document, but they are not
included in the Federal Register. They
Number of
respondents
(1)
are available from the FERC’s eLibrary
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No.
IC09–580–000, and through the FERC’s
Public Reference Room 202–502–8731.
Interested parties may also request
paper copies of the interrogatory,
instructions, and glossary by contacting
Michael Miller, by telephone at (202)
502–8415, by fax at (202) 273–0873, or
by e-mail at michael.miller@ferc.gov.
In summary, the Commission seeks
public comment on, and subsequent
OMB approval of the proposed revised
information collection (FERC–580,
‘‘Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy
Purchase Practices’’) and the related
estimated burden.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date for the proposed revised
reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
at:
Annual
number of responses per
respondent
(2)
Average
burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1) x (2) x (3)
45
125
40
0.5
0.5
0.5
2103
20
2
2310
1250
40
Total ..........................................................................................................
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Respondents with FACs ..................................................................................
Respondents with AACs but no FACs ............................................................
Respondents with no AACs (no FACs) ...........................................................
........................
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3600
The total burden has not changed
from previous years. The burden
associated with interrogatory responses
will vary by utility depending on
whether the utility has or does not have
an automatic adjustment clause and
depending on whether or not those
utilities with adjustment clauses allow
automatic adjustment of fuel cost. On
average, the Commission estimates a
cost burden to respondents of
$238,628.08. (3,600 hours/2,080 hours 3
per year, times $137,874 4 equals
$238,628.08). The cost per respondent is
$ $3.393.82 (FAC); $668.16 (AAC) and
$59.66 (none).
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, and financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
2 Rounded
off
of hours an employee works each year.
4 Average annual salary per employee.
3 Number
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disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
providing the information.
The respondent’s cost estimate is
based on salaries for professional and
clerical support, as well as direct and
indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Commission,
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including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) terms and
definitions in the interrogatory and
glossary; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
burden estimate of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5)
ways to minimize respondent
information collection burden.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Note: The Attachments (interrogatory,
instructions, and glossary) will not be
included in the Federal Register. The
Attachments are available on the FERC’s
eLibrary (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No. IC10–
580–000, and through the FERC Public
Reference Room.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. IC10-580-000, IN79-6)
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection
(FERC-580); Comment Request
December 4, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006),
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection
described below.
DATES: Comments on the proposed collection of information are due 60
days after publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed either electronically (eFiled) or in
paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-580-000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be eFiled. The eFiling option under the Documents &
Filings tab on the Commission's home Web page directs users to the
eFiling Web page. First time users will have to follow the eRegister
instructions on the eFiling Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp, to establish a user name and password before
eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the
sender's e-mail address upon receipt of comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an
original and two (2) paper copies of the comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp). In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed and downloaded remotely through the
Commission's website using the ``eLibrary'' link and searching on
Docket Number IC10-580. For user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support, e-mail at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free at
(866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Michael Miller may be reached by telephone at
(202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA), enacted November 8, 1978, amended the Federal Power Act (the
Act) and directed the Commission to make comprehensive biennial reviews
of certain matters related to automatic adjustment clauses 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 also 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 automatic adjustment clauses
``to insure efficient use of resources under such clauses.'' \1\ In
response to the PURPA directive, the Commission (in Docket No. IN79-6)
established an investigation and began in 1982, to collect every other
year, the FERC-580 ``Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase
Practices.'' (OMB No. 1902-0137).
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\1\ The 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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In conjunction with the Paperwork Reduction Act information
collection three-year renewal cycle (as administered by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)), the Commission proposes to modify the
questions in the interrogatory. There are several proposed changes to
this reporting cycle and we seek comment on those changes. First, as it
has been several years since the Commission collected information on
automatic adjustment clauses other than fuel-adjustment clauses,
therefore we propose in this cycle, to include
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questions necessary to collect basic information identifying automatic
adjustment clauses of all types, through which costs have been flowed,
during the current reporting period. Second, the Commission proposes to
expand previous interrogatory questions regarding fuel procurement
practices and adjustment clause treatment of purchased power to elicit
more complete information and eliminate the need for follow-up
questions.
To accomplish these changes, the Commission proposes to redesign
the FERC-580 in order to eliminate the need for confidential treatment
requests. The Commission proposes to remove all of the transportation
contract questions, the request for copies of fuel-related audits, as
well as the request for information regarding supplier identification,
fuel shipped for others, and liability. This information is not
currently needed for a Commission investigation.
In addition, the Commission has redesigned the FERC-580 so that the
information may be collected electronically through a FERC-designed,
easy-to-complete, fillable form that will include such user-friendly
features such as pre-populated fields and dropdown menus. The program
will automatically generate additional rows when needed, and will
connect identification information (e.g. contract numbers and docket
numbers) with their proper corresponding detail information to
eliminate multiple entries of duplicative information. In subsequent
cycles, respondents will be able to retrieve information for filings
previously entered, thereby reducing the filing burden. These
modifications should facilitate greater ease to the respondent in both
submission and access to the information.
A copy of the interrogatory, desk reference, and glossary are
attached and part of this document, but they are not included in the
Federal Register. They are available from the FERC's eLibrary (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No. IC09-
580-000, and through the FERC's Public Reference Room 202-502-8731.
Interested parties may also request paper copies of the interrogatory,
instructions, and glossary by contacting Michael Miller, by telephone
at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, or by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
In summary, the Commission seeks public comment on, and subsequent
OMB approval of the proposed revised information collection (FERC-580,
``Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices'') and the
related estimated burden.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date for the proposed revised reporting
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated at:
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Annual number Total annual
Number of of responses Average burden burden hours
respondents per respondent hours per (1) x (2) x
(1) (2) response (3) (3)
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Respondents with FACs........................... 45 0.5 \2\103 2310
Respondents with AACs but no FACs............... 125 0.5 20 1250
Respondents with no AACs (no FACs).............. 40 0.5 2 40
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 3600
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The total burden has not changed from previous years. The burden
associated with interrogatory responses will vary by utility depending
on whether the utility has or does not have an automatic adjustment
clause and depending on whether or not those utilities with adjustment
clauses allow automatic adjustment of fuel cost. On average, the
Commission estimates a cost burden to respondents of $238,628.08.
(3,600 hours/2,080 hours \3\ per year, times $137,874 \4\ equals
$238,628.08). The cost per respondent is $ $3.393.82 (FAC); $668.16
(AAC) and $59.66 (none).
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\2\ Rounded off
\3\ Number of hours an employee works each year.
\4\ Average annual salary per employee.
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The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, and financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise providing the
information.
The respondent's cost estimate is based on salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) terms and definitions in the interrogatory and glossary;
(3) the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) ways to minimize
respondent information collection burden.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Note: The Attachments (interrogatory, instructions, and
glossary) will not be included in the Federal Register. The
Attachments are available on the FERC's eLibrary (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp) by searching Docket No. IC10-
580-000, and through the FERC Public Reference Room.
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