In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2016
5
0
8
60
0
98
0
0
0
The use of FERC-912 is necessary to provide the Commission with the information needed to determine whether an order is appropriate to either terminate or reinstate the purchasing or selling of energy under PURPA section 210(m).
The Commission's implementing regulations, found in 18 CFR Part 292, provide the following procedures:
 §292.310 an electric utility's application for the termination of its obligation to purchase energy from a QF,
 §292.311 an affected entity or person's application to the Commission for an order reinstating the electric utility's obligation to purchase energy from a QF,
 §292.312 an electric utility's application for the termination of its obligation to sell energy and capacity to QFs, and
 §292.313 an affected entity or person's application to the Commission for an order reinstating the electric utility's obligation to sell energy and capacity to QFs.
Note that the reinstatement of an electric utility's obligation to sell or purchase electric power to/from a QF depends on a Commission determination that the qualifications that relieved the utility from the obligation of purchase or sale are no longer met.
The Commission uses the information collected by FERC-912 to determine if an order is appropriate and required under PURPA section 210(m). Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be able to carry out its obligations under PURPA section 210(m).
There is an overall decrease (from one to zero) in the number of respondents for parts of this OMB Control No. (the reinstatement of the obligation to purchase and for the reinstatement/termination of the obligation to sell). Staff does not expect any filings of those types in the next 3 years, however the regulations remain active and part of this OMB Control No. Over the past three years, the Commission has received an average of 5 filings per year for the termination of the obligation to purchase, thus warranting the numbers seen in the tables above. The changes are due to normal business fluctuations in energy markets.
$50,040
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Nishi Parekh 202 502-8325
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
FERC-912 supporting statement.doc
FERC-912 30-day notice.pdf
PURPA Section 210(m) Notification Requirements Applicable to Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities