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OMB Control No: 1902-0096	ICR Reference No: 202307-1902-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-516
Title: FERC-516, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings (Final Rule RM22-14)
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: 11/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/07/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2025
Responses	7,504	0	6,768
Time Burden (Hours)	554,069	0	542,919
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, obligates the Commission to remedy unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory or preferential rates, terms, and conditions of transmission service. Generator interconnection is a critical component of open access transmission service. This information collection request for FERC 516 involves Commission implementation of FPA section 206 via: • 18 CFR 35.28 (“Non-Discriminatory Open Access Transmission Tariff”); • The pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP); • The pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA); The Commission’s regulations at 18 CFR 35.28 (2022) require certain types of entities to have on file an Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) that contains minimum terms and conditions of non-discriminatory transmission service. This requirement applies to all public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities used for transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce. Public utilities that are required to have an OATT on file with the Commission must include the pro forma LGIP, pro forma LGIA, pro forma SGIP, and pro forma SGIA in their OATT. Other provisions in section 35.28 apply to non-public utilities, but only if they seek voluntary compliance with jurisdictional transmission tariff reciprocity conditions. Non-public utilities are not affected by this information collection request.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1241 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
US Code: 16 USC 205(c) (d), 206, 219(a) (b) Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AG00	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 61014	09/06/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	7,504	6,768	736
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	554,069	542,919	11,150
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The PRA activities in the final rule would increase the total burden of FERC-516. Prior to this final rule, there were 17 total information collections (ICs) within the FERC 516. Out of those 17 ICs, 8 of those were one-time costs associated with previous rulemkaings, those are now being removed since they are no longer in effect. Furthermore, due to the final rule in Docket No. RM22-14-000, there are four new ICs to account for the one-time updates to respondent’s interconnection procedures and agreements and the three ongoing collections (Interconnection Information Access, First Ready-First Served, and Reasonable Efforts Standard).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,186,730

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Alyssa Meyer 202 502-6835 alyssa.meyer@ferc.gov

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