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OMB Control No:
1902-0096
ICR Reference No:
201110-1902-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201103-1902-001
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-516
Title:
FERC-516, (Frequency Regulation, Final Rule in RM11-7) 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:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
01/10/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2014
Responses
4,723
0
4,718
Time Burden (Hours)
472,134
0
470,301
Cost Burden (Dollars)
143,556
0
143,556
Abstract:
Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission is revising its regulations to remedy undue discrimination in the procurement of frequency regulation in the organized wholesale electric markets and ensure that providers of frequency regulation receive just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential rates. Frequency regulation service is one of the tools RTOs and ISOs use to balance supply and demand on the transmission system, maintaining reliable operations. In doing so, RTOs and ISOs deploy a variety of resources to meet frequency regulation needs; these resources differ in both their ramping ability, which is their ability to increase or decrease their provision of frequency regulation service, and the accuracy with which they can respond to the system operator's dispatch signal. In this instance, the ability to provide more accurate frequency regulation service means to follow the system operator's dispatch signal more closely. 5 RTO/ISO entities will be affected by this final rule. Each entity is required to submit modifications to their tariffs that provide for just and reasonable compensation to frequency regulation service providers.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 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-AE26
Final or interim final rulemaking
76 FR 67260
10/31/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Demand Response (RM10-17) --One-Time and Monthly Filings
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)
Frequency Regulation (RM11-7), one-time tariff filing and system modification
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
4,723
4,718
0
5
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
472,134
470,301
0
1,833
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
143,556
143,556
0
0
0
0
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:
This Final Rule amends the Commission's regulations under Part 35 to require RTOs and ISOs to pay both a uniform clearing price for frequency regulation capacity to all cleared frequency regulation resources and a performance payment for the provision of frequency regulation service, with the latter payment reflecting a resource's accuracy of performance. To accomplish this, the Commission requires RTOs and ISOs to adopt tariff revisions reflecting these changes. In addition to making tariff changes, the Commission also expects that RTOs and ISOs will be required to modify existing software systems. These two changes are expected to increase the burden by 5,500 hours total, or 1,833 hours per year over the next three years. Because this is a one-time collection, the Commission intends to remove these hours after three years. The tariff revisions are necessary because the Commission finds that current methods for compensating resources for the provision of frequency regulation are unduly discriminatory. To remedy this undue discrimination, the Commission finds that it is just and reasonable to require all RTOs and ISOs to modify their tariffs to provide for a two-part payment to frequency regulation resources.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$148,645
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:
11/21/2011
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