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OMB Control No: 1902-0203	ICR Reference No: 201407-1902-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-516A
Title: FERC-516A, Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures,
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/01/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2014
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	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	3,241	0	3,520
Time Burden (Hours)	16,221	0	16,028
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Under sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) the Commission is charged with ensuring just and reasonable electric transmission rates and charges as well as ensuring that jurisdictional providers do not subject any person to any undue prejudice or disadvantage. The lack of consistent and readily accessible terms and conditions for connecting resources to the grid led to a large number of disputes between jurisdictional transmission providers and small generators in the late 1990's and early 2000's. In response, the Commission directed transmission providers to include Commission-approved, standard, pro-forma interconnection procedures (small generator interconnection procedures or SGIP) and a single uniformly applicable interconnection agreement (small generator interconnection agreement or SGIA) in their open-access transmission tariffs (OATTs). The requirement to create and file these documents was instituted August 12, 2005, by Commission Order 2006 and is codified in 18 CFR 35.28(f). This collection is necessary because it sets and maintains a standard in OATTs for consistent consideration and processing of interconnection requests by transmission providers.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d, 824e Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 21745	04/17/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 44443	07/31/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,241	3,520	-142	-137
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,221	16,028	-994	1,187
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The adjustment change is due to updating the number of respondents for the "maintenance of documents" and "filing of agreements" to reflect the number of filings FERC received in 2013. There were fewer filings in 2013 overall but more "filing of agreements," which is more burdensome per response than maintaining documents. There is also a minimal adjustment (4 total hours) because of differences in rounding from the previously The change due to agency discretion is because we are removing the one-time burden that was part of Order No. 792. The one-time burden will end by August 4, 2014, the due date for compliance filings needed to implement Order No. 792 changes to the 516A.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $220,977

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: Norma McOmber 202 502-8022

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