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OMB Control No:
1902-0234
ICR Reference No:
201604-1902-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201510-1902-002
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-919
Title:
FERC-919, (RM14-14-001, Order & Rehearing) Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
07/21/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/26/2016
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for the remainder of the current approval period (12/31/18). Note that FERC's order 816-A clarifies this collection with some non-substantive or material modifications (see supporting justification).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Responses
509
0
509
Time Burden (Hours)
84,470
0
84,470
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This ICR request (for a non-substantive or no material changes) discusses clarifications made in Order 816-A (81FR33375, 5/26/2016; on rehearing in Docket No. RM14-14-001). Compliance with Federal Power Act (FPA) Sections 205 and 206 make collection of this information necessary. Specifically, Section 205 of the FPA requires just and reasonable rates and charges. Section 206 allows the Commission to revoke a seller’s market-based rate authorization if it determines that the seller may have gained market power since its original authorization to charge market-based rates. The information collection requirements for FERC-919 are contained within the following categories: • Initial market power analyses to qualify for authority to charge market-based rates; • Triennial market power analysis in Category 2 seller updates , • Quarterly land acquisition reports , • Change in status reports . Pursuant to sections 205 and 206 of the FPA, the Commission is amending its regulations to revise Subpart H to Part 35 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which governs market-based rate authorizations for wholesale sales of electric energy, capacity, and ancillary services by public utilities. The final rule in RM14-14 revises the information collection requirements, including: (1) creating a 100 MW threshold for reporting new affiliations; (2) discontinuing quarterly land acquisition reporting; (3) requiring organization charts; (4) refining some entries in Appendix A, Standard Screen Formats, and Submittal 2 (Table 2) to provide more detail, including the requirement that the data be submitted in a workable electronic spreadsheet format; and (5) adding additional reporting requirements to Appendix B, Asset Appendix, including a requirement that the data be submitted in a workable electronic spreadsheet format.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824(d),(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-AE85
Final or interim final rulemaking
80 FR 67056
10/30/2015
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
Change in Status Filings (18 CFR 35.42(a))
Market power analysis in new applications for market-based rates (18 CFR 35.37a)
Triennial market power analysis in category 2 seller updates (18 CFR 35.37a)
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
509
509
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
84,470
84,470
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
FERC is eliminating some filings (quarterly land acquisition reports) and requirements, clarifying others, and adding minimal requirements. The total burden estimate for all market-based rate sellers is estimated to be a small net reduction in burden hours from 85,444 to 84,470. This represents a reduction in total annual burden for FERC-919 of 974 hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,994,793
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:
Sarah Batto 202 502-8927
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:
05/26/2016
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