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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–39–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC Form 580); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC
Form 580 (Interrogatory on Fuel and
Energy Purchase Practices Pursuant to
Section 205 of the Federal Power Act).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due November 22, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–39–000)
by by one of the following methods.
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
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 https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 580, (Interrogatory
on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices
Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal
Power Act).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0137.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC Form 580 with no
substantive changes to the current
reporting requirements. Administrative
changes to update the form are being
made, as described below.
Abstract: The Commission collects
FERC Form 580 information every other
year as required under Section 205(f)(2)
of the FPA,1 which provides that the
Commission must review,‘‘not less
frequently than every 2 years,’’ practices
under automatic adjustment clauses
(AACs).2 As required by FPA section
ADDRESSES:
1 16
U.S.C. 824d.
automatic adjustment clause is a provision
of a rate schedule which provides for increases or
decreases (or both), without prior hearing, in rates
reflecting increases or decreases (or both) in costs
incurred by an electric utility.
For additional information on AACs, see the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Desk
Reference for FERC Form 580 on the Commission’s
website.
2 An
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205(f)(2), the Commission uses the
information collected through the FERC
Form 580 interrogatory to review utility
purchase and cost recovery practices
under AACs in order to ensure efficient
use of resources.3 The Commission uses
the information to evaluate costs in
individual rate filings and to
supplement periodic utility audits. The
public also uses the information in this
manner. Without the FERC Form 580
interrogatory, the Commission would
not have the requisite information
available to conduct the necessary
review the FPA mandates.
Type of Respondents: The filing must
be submitted by all FERC-jurisdictional
utilities owning and/or operating at
least one steam-electric generating
station of 50 MW or greater capacity or
having a majority ownership interest in
a jointly-owned steam-electric
generating station of at least 50 MW. A
jurisdictional utility without a costbased tariff on file with the Commission
is not required to file the form.
Administrative Updates to the FERC
Form 580: Continuing on from the data
collection request from October 2020,
the Commission will be issuing a
request for a second request for similar
data that was authorized in the last
renewal for FERC Form 580.4 The
request will solicit the same information
as the previous request, except that the
years will be changed from 2018–2019
to 2020–2021. In this case, the updated
year designations will appear in
questions 2 through 8 of FERC Form
580, as well as in question 5 of the
Privileged Addendum to the FERC Form
580.
Estimate of Annual Burden.5 The
Commission estimates the annual 6
public reporting burden and cost 7 for
the information collection as:
FERC FORM 580
[Interrogatory on fuel and energy purchase practices pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act]
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden hours & total
annual cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
FACs 8
Respondents with
......
Respondents with AACs, but
no FACs.
Respondents with no AACs
and no FACs.
Total ...............................
24
12
0.5
0.5
12
6
103 hrs.; $8,961.00 ..........
20 hrs.; $1,740.00 ............
1,236.0 hrs.; $107,532.00 ..............
120.0 hrs.; $10,440.00 ...................
$4,480.50
870.00
23
0.5
11.5
2 hrs.; $174.00 .................
23.0 hrs.; $2,001.00 .......................
87.00
........................
........................
29.5
...........................................
1,379.0 hrs.; $119,173.00 ..............
........................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is 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
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: September 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 By using the data in FERC Form 580, the
Commission is able to review utility purchase and
cost recovery practices and ensure the resources are
in compliance with Commission regulations in 18
CFR 35.14.
4 The current OMB approval (ICR 201908–1902–
015) was issued on April 23, 2020 and expires
January 31, 2023. While that approval includes the
timeframe for the Commission’s next required use
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2302–099]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 2302–099.
c. Date Filed: August 4, 2021.
d. Submitted by: Brookfield White
Pine Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewiston Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin
River, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
No federal lands are occupied by the
project works or located within the
project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
of FERC–580 in 2022, we are submitting this
request in order to update (administrative updates)
FERC Form 580 for the data collection in 2022, and
to request renewal of FERC–580 for another 3 years.
5 Burden is defined 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. See 5 CFR
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h. Potential Applicant Contact: Luke
T. Anderson, Manager, Relicensing
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150
Main Street Lewiston, ME 04240; (207)
755–5600; Luke.Anderson@
brookfieldrenewable.com.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202)
502–8074; or email at ryan.hansen@
ferc.gov.
j. Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC
filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on August 4, 2021.
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC
provided public notice of its request on
July 29, 2021. In a letter dated
September 15, 2021, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Brookfield White Pine Hydro,
LLC’s request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
6 The FERC Form 580 interrogatory is conducted
every two years.
7 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
average hourly cost for this information collection
is approximated by the FERC’s average hourly cost
(for wages and benefits) for 2021, or $87.00/hour.
8 Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-39-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 580);
Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC Form 580 (Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy
Purchase Practices Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due November 22,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-39-
000) by by one of the following methods.
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
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 https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC Form 580, (Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase
Practices Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0137.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC Form 580 with no
substantive changes to the current reporting requirements.
Administrative changes to update the form are being made, as described
below.
Abstract: The Commission collects FERC Form 580 information every
other year as required under Section 205(f)(2) of the FPA,\1\ which
provides that the Commission must review,``not less frequently than
every 2 years,'' practices under automatic adjustment clauses
(AACs).\2\ As required by FPA section
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205(f)(2), the Commission uses the information collected through the
FERC Form 580 interrogatory to review utility purchase and cost
recovery practices under AACs in order to ensure efficient use of
resources.\3\ The Commission uses the information to evaluate costs in
individual rate filings and to supplement periodic utility audits. The
public also uses the information in this manner. Without the FERC Form
580 interrogatory, the Commission would not have the requisite
information available to conduct the necessary review the FPA mandates.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824d.
\2\ An automatic adjustment clause is a provision of a rate
schedule which provides for increases or decreases (or both),
without prior hearing, in rates reflecting increases or decreases
(or both) in costs incurred by an electric utility.
For additional information on AACs, see the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and Desk Reference for FERC Form 580 on the
Commission's website.
\3\ By using the data in FERC Form 580, the Commission is able
to review utility purchase and cost recovery practices and ensure
the resources are in compliance with Commission regulations in 18
CFR 35.14.
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Type of Respondents: The filing must be submitted by all FERC-
jurisdictional utilities owning and/or operating at least one steam-
electric generating station of 50 MW or greater capacity or having a
majority ownership interest in a jointly-owned steam-electric
generating station of at least 50 MW. A jurisdictional utility without
a cost-based tariff on file with the Commission is not required to file
the form.
Administrative Updates to the FERC Form 580: Continuing on from the
data collection request from October 2020, the Commission will be
issuing a request for a second request for similar data that was
authorized in the last renewal for FERC Form 580.\4\ The request will
solicit the same information as the previous request, except that the
years will be changed from 2018-2019 to 2020-2021. In this case, the
updated year designations will appear in questions 2 through 8 of FERC
Form 580, as well as in question 5 of the Privileged Addendum to the
FERC Form 580.
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\4\ The current OMB approval (ICR 201908-1902-015) was issued on
April 23, 2020 and expires January 31, 2023. While that approval
includes the timeframe for the Commission's next required use of
FERC-580 in 2022, we are submitting this request in order to update
(administrative updates) FERC Form 580 for the data collection in
2022, and to request renewal of FERC-580 for another 3 years.
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Estimate of Annual Burden.\5\ The Commission estimates the annual
\6\ public reporting burden and cost \7\ for the information collection
as:
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\5\ Burden is defined 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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\6\ The FERC Form 580 interrogatory is conducted every two
years.
\7\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's average
hourly cost for this information collection is approximated by the
FERC's average hourly cost (for wages and benefits) for 2021, or
$87.00/hour.
FERC Form 580
[Interrogatory on fuel and energy purchase practices pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act]
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Annual number Annual cost
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost per response Total annual burden hours & total annual cost per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).................................... (3) * (4) = (5)............................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Respondents with FACs \8\.............. 24 0.5 12 103 hrs.; $8,961.00.................... 1,236.0 hrs.; $107,532.00..................... $4,480.50
Respondents with AACs, but no FACs..... 12 0.5 6 20 hrs.; $1,740.00..................... 120.0 hrs.; $10,440.00........................ 870.00
Respondents with no AACs and no FACs... 23 0.5 11.5 2 hrs.; $174.00........................ 23.0 hrs.; $2,001.00.......................... 87.00
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Total.............................. .............. .............. 29.5 ....................................... 1,379.0 hrs.; $119,173.00..................... ..............
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is 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 collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\8\ Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC).
Dated: September 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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