# 2026-19200: FERC Extends Hydropower Payment Forms—Nothing New Here

2026-19200, Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-521); Comment Request; Extension, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-09-18, effective Comments on the collection of information are due October 19, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19200
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19200
- Title: Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-521); Comment Request; Extension
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 59123
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Effective: Comments on the collection of information are due October 19, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-19
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-25

## In one line

FERC Extends Hydropower Payment Forms—Nothing New Here

## Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is extending its paperwork rules for collecting info about payments linked to headwater improvements—basically, benefits from water projects—without changing any reporting steps. This affects companies involved in hydropower and keeps things steady with no new costs or deadlines, but they want your comments by October 19, 2026. It’s a smooth continuation to keep the system running without extra hassle!

## Abstract

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on FERC-521: Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements (OMB Control No 1902-0087) which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements. There are no proposed changes to the reporting requirements. No comments were received in the 60-day comment period.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork Rule Extended, No Changes: benefit, low. FERC is extending the FERC-521 paperwork rule for three years with no changes to what you must report. Comments are requested by October 19, 2026, but there are no new reporting steps, costs, or deadlines from this extension.
- Annual Reporting Burden and Cost: cost, high. FERC estimates the annual reporting burden for FERC-521 is 3 total responses (3 respondents), 40 hours per response, 120 total hours per year. The Commission estimates a cost of $4,080 per respondent and $12,240 total annually based on $102/hour.
- Section 10(f) Filing and Reimbursement Rule Applies: cost, low. Under Section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act, hydropower licensees must reimburse upstream headwater project owners for equitable headwater benefits, and federal and non-federal project owners must file data for determining those benefits as required in 18 CFR Part 11.

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## Sources
- [2026-19200 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/18/2026-19200/commission-information-collection-activities-ferc-521-comment-request-extension)
- [2026-19200 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-18/pdf/2026-19200.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19200 (as of 2026-09-25).