[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50096-50097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19359]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC21-33-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-566); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 
Largest Purchasers), which will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection 
requirements.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 7, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-566 to OMB through 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0114) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. 
IC21-33-000) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic filing 
through http://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: Deliver to: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Instructions:
    OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the 
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select 
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
    FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at: http://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 http://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-566 (Annual Report of a Utility's 20 Largest 
Purchasers).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0114.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-566 information 
collection requirements with no revisions to the current requirements.
    Abstract: Section 305(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ 
mandates federal oversight and approval of certain electric corporate 
activities to ensure that neither public nor private interests are 
adversely affected. The FPA prescribes information filing requirements 
to achieve this goal. These filing requirements are found at 18 CFR 
131.31, and serve as the basis for FERC-566.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 825d.
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    FERC-566 implements FPA requirements that each public utility 
annually publishes a list of the 20 purchasers which purchased the 
largest annual amounts of electric energy sold by such public utility 
during any of the three previous calendar years. The public disclosure 
of this information provides the information necessary to determine 
whether public or private interests will be adversely affected by 
business relationships between public utilities and their 20 largest 
purchasers of electricity.
    This information collection request includes proposed changes in 
Form 566 in accordance with the public display requirements at 5 CFR 
1320.5(b).
    Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates 321 responses

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annually, and 4 hours and $332 per response. The total estimated 
burdens per year are 1,284 hours and $106,572. These burdens are 
itemized in the following table:

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                                         Total number                        Total annual burden     Cost per
                         Annual number   of responses     Average burden &      hours & total     respondent ($)
 Number of respondents   of responses     (column A x    cost per response   annual cost (column    (column E /
                        per respondent     column B)            \2\             C x column D)        column A)
A.                                  B.              C.  D..................  E..................              F.
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321...................               1             321  4 hrs.; $348.......  1,284 hrs.;                    $348
                                                                              $111,708.
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    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 estimate 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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    \2\ Commission staff estimates that the average industry hourly 
cost for this information collection is approximated by the current 
FERC 2021 average hourly costs for wages and benefits, i.e., $87.00/
hour.

    Dated: September 1, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19359 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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