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OMB Control No:
1902-0096
ICR Reference No:
201102-1902-004
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201012-1902-006
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-516
Title:
FERC-516, (NOPR in RM11-7-000) 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:
03/15/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/02/2011
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. The agency should address any comments in the 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:
FERC requests OMB review of FERC-516 Electric Rate Schedule Filings. FERC-516 will be affected because in the NOPR (in Docket RM11-7) the Commission is proposing to revise its regulations to remedy undue discrimination in the procurement of frequency regulation service in the organized wholesale electricity markets. The emergence of technologies capable of responding more quickly than the generators that have historically provided frequency regulation service has prompted the Commission to evaluate market rules to ensure that they are not unduly discriminatory or fail to provide just and reasonable compensation for the service being provided. If found, the Commission proposes to remedy the undue discrimination by requiring a uniform price for regulation capacity paid to all cleared resources and a performance payment for the provision of frequency regulation, with such payment reflecting a resources accuracy of performance. This proposed action helps to ensure that market rules do not present unnecessary barriers to the participation of all resource types in the wholesale ancillary services markets. The NOPR will require RTOs and ISOs to modify their existing tariffs.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824(d)
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AE26
Proposed rulemaking
76 FR 11177
03/01/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings
FERC-516 (one-time filing) RM11-7 NOPR, Frequency Regulation Compensation in the Organized Wholesale Power Markets
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 burden increase (500 hours) is necessary due to the requirement for 5 applicable entities to modify their current tariffs. The information collected is to modify existing tariffs and is used by the Commission to ensure that frequency regulation service providers are being compensated according to the actual service provided. Without requiring these changes to tariffs, ISOs and RTOs may not compensate certain types of frequency regulation service providers according to the value being provided.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
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:
Robert Hellrich-Dawson 202 502-6360 bob.hellrich-dawson@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:
03/02/2011
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