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OMB Control No: 1902-0231	ICR Reference No: 202206-1902-010
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-1902-013
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-914
Title: FERC-914, Cogeneration and Small Power Production - Tariff Filings
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/24/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/15/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2023
Responses	190	0	31
Time Burden (Hours)	8,270	0	7,725
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 1253 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) modified Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). The Commission implemented the Congressional mandate of the EPAct 2005 by, inter alia, establishing criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities by: • ensuring that these facilities are using their thermal output in a productive and beneficial manner; that the electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical output of new qualifying cogeneration facilities is used fundamentally for industrial, commercial, residential or industrial purposes; and there is continuing progress in the development of efficient electric energy generating technology; • amending the FERC Form No. 556 (OMB Control No. 1902-0075) to reflect the criteria for new qualifying cogeneration facilities; and • eliminating ownership limitations for qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities. The Commission satisfied the statutory mandate and its continuing obligation to review its policies encouraging cogeneration and small power production, energy conservation, efficient use of facilities and resources by electric utilities and equitable rates for energy customers. In the FERC-914 collection, those qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities, required to do so, will submit to FERC: • FPA Section 205 and/or 206 filings, • Change of status notifications. Section 205 filings refer to Section 205(c) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), which requires that every public utility have all of its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission and make them available for public inspection, within such time and in such form as the Commission may designate. Section 205(d) of the FPA requires that every public utility must provide notice to the Commission and the public of any changes to its jurisdictional rates and tariffs. In addition, FPA section 206 allows the Commission, upon complaint or its own motion, to modify existing rates or services that the Commission finds to be unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 2601 Name of Law: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)
   US Code: 16 USC 824d-f Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1253(a), (b) Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 25634	05/02/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 42451	07/15/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	190	31	159
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,270	7,725	545
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes, and the requirements within FERC-914 have not changed. The adjustments are due to: (1) normal business fluctuations in energy markets, and (2) corrections of the burden estimates in the previous information collection request. To correct the burden estimate from the previous information collection request, we split the Information Collection (IC) into 3 total ICs. Out of the 3 ICs, we updated the pre-existing IC and added two new ICs. This increases the accuracy of our burden estimate. The changes are further described in the attached supporting statement.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $247,461

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Nishi Parekh 202 502-8325

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