Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act

Docket No. AD23-4-000

In an order issued on October 8, 2004, the Commission set forth a guideline for Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to submit their costs related to Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act.  Order On Rehearing Consolidating Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order).  The Commission required OFAs to submit their costs using the OFA Cost Submission Form.  The October 8 Order also announced that a technical conference would be held for the purpose of reviewing the submitted cost forms and detailed supporting documentation.

The Commission will hold a technical conference, via conference call, at the time identified below.  The technical conference will address the accepted costs submitted by the OFAs.  The purpose of the conference will be for OFAs and licensees to discuss costs reported in the forms and any other supporting documentation or analyses.

Conference Call-in Information:

Microsoft Teams Meeting
Meeting ID: 290 157 091 027 
Passcode: 7QWYw2

Or call in (audio only) 
+1 202-984-3352, 190590210#   United States, Washington DC 
Phone Conference ID: 190 590 210#

Accessibility

The technical conference will also be transcribed.  Those interested in obtaining a copy of the transcript immediately for a fee should contact the Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc., at 202-347-3700, or 1-800-336-6646.  Two weeks after the post-forum meeting, the transcript will be available for free on the Commission’s e-library system.  Anyone without access to the Commission’s website or who has questions about the technical conference should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at (202) 502-6276 or via e-mail at annualcharges@ferc.gov.

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Questions and Comments

In its Order On Rehearing Consolidating Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order), the Commission set forth an annual process for Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to submit their costs related to Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act.  Pursuant to the established process, the Chief of Financial Operations, Financial Management Division, Office of the Executive Director, on October 27, 2022, issued a letter requesting the OFAs to submit their costs by January 31, 2023 using the OFA Cost Submission Form.  

Upon receipt of the agency submissions, the Commission posted the information in eLibrary, and issued, on March 9, 2023, a notice announcing the date for a technical conference to review the submitted costs.  On March 23, 2023, the Commission held the technical conference. Technical conference transcripts, submitted cost forms, and detailed supporting documents are all available for review under Docket No. AD23-4. These documents are accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and are available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

Interested parties may file specific questions and comments on the FY 2022 OFA cost submissions with the Commission under Docket No. AD23-4, no later than April 28, 2023.  Once filed, the Commission will forward the questions and comments to the OFAs for response.

Anyone with questions pertaining to the technical conference or this notice should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at (202) 502-6276 (via e-mail at raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov).