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OMB Control No:
1902-0096
ICR Reference No:
201102-1902-001
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201012-1902-006
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-516
Title:
FERC-516, (VERs NOPR in RM10-11) Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
02/15/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/09/2011
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, comment filed on proposed rule. Agency to address comments at final rule stage.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
Responses
4,650
0
4,650
Time Burden (Hours)
462,501
0
462,501
Cost Burden (Dollars)
143,556
0
143,556
Abstract:
In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in RM10-11, FERC proposes to reform the pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff to remove unduly discriminatory practices and to ensure just and reasonable rates for Commission-jurisdictional services. The NOPR would: (1) require public utility transmission providers to offer intra-hourly transmission scheduling; (2) incorporate provisions into the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement requiring interconnection customers whose generating facilities are variable energy resources to provide meteorological and operational data to public utility transmission providers for the purpose of power production forecasting; and (3) add a generic ancillary service rate schedule through which public utility transmission providers will offer regulation service to transmission customers delivering energy from a generator located within the transmission providers balancing authority area. The proposed reforms will remove barriers to the integration of variable energy resources. [The term variable energy resource (VER) refers to an electric generating facility that is characterized by an energy source that: (1) is renewable; (2) cannot be stored by the facility owner or operator; and (3) has variability that is beyond the control of the facility owner or operator. (This includes, for example, wind, solar thermal and photovoltaic, and hydrokinetic generating facilities.)]
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824(d), 824(e)
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AE16
Proposed rulemaking
75 FR 75335
12/02/2010
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings
FERC-516, (one-time filing) RM05-5-013 Final Rule, Standards for Business Practices and Communications Protocols for Public Utilities
FERC-516, Final Rule in RM05-5-017 (one-time filing)
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The increase in burden as proposed in this rulemaking is necessary in order to remove unduly discriminatory practices and to ensure just and reasonable rates for Commission-jurisdictional services. Specifically, this rule proposes to remove barriers to variable energy resource integration. The burden associated with this change involves modifying existing tariffs as well as providing meteorological data. The total additional burden associated with the NOPR in RM10-11 is estimated to be: 3,894 hours in Year 1, and 2,818 in both Year 2 and Year 3. For the meta-data in OMBs ROCIS system, an annual average of 3,176.667 hours over the 3 years [(3,894+2,818+2,818)/3=3,176.667] will be used. The burden figure has been rounded to 3,177.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$897,709
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Mk Shean 202 502-6792 Mk.Shean@ferc.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
02/09/2011
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