Billing Procedures for Annual Charges for the Costs of Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act Notice Reporting Costs for Other Federal Agencies' Administrative Annual Charges for Fiscal Year 2024

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD25-3-000] 1. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is required to determine the reasonableness of costs incurred by other Federal agencies (OFAs)  [ 1 ] in connection with their participation in the Commission's proceedings under the Federal Power Act (FPA) Part I  [ 2 ] when those agencies seek to include such costs in the administrative charges licensees must pay to reimburse the United States for the cost of administering Part I. [ 3 ] The Commission's Order on Remand and Acting on Appeals of Annual Charge Bills   [ 4 ] determined which costs are eligible to be included in the administrative annual charges. This order also established a process whereby the Commission would annually request each OFA to submit cost data, using a form  [ 5 ] specifically designed for this purpose. In addition, the order established requirements for detailed cost accounting reports and other documented analyses to explain the cost assumptions contained in the OFAs' submissions. 2. The Commission has completed its review of the forms and supporting documentation submitted by the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Agriculture), and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) for fiscal year (FY) 2024. This notice reports the costs the Commission included in its administrative annual charges for FY 2025. Scope of Eligible Costs 3. The basi…