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OMB Control No:
1902-0140
ICR Reference No:
201602-1902-008
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201303-1902-015
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-714
Title:
FERC-714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
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:
05/25/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/04/2016
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
05/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2016
Responses
176
0
219
Time Burden (Hours)
15,312
0
19,053
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Federal Power Act (FPA) authorizes the Commission to collect information from electric utility balancing authorities and planning areas in the United States. The Commission implements the data collection requirements in 18 CFR 141.51. The Commission uses the collected data to analyze power system operations along with its regulatory functions. These analyses estimate the effect of changes in power system operations resulting from the installation of a new generating unit or plant, transmission facilities, energy transfers between systems, and/or new points of interconnections. Also, these analyses serve to correlate rates and charges, assess reliability and other operating attributes in regulatory proceedings, monitor market trends and behaviors, and determine the competitive impacts of proposed mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 791a-825r
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
US Code:
16 USC 2602
Name of Law: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241, 1242
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
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:
80 FR 80355
12/24/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 16168
03/25/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FERC-714 (Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report)
FERC-714
Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
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
176
219
0
0
-43
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
15,312
19,053
0
0
-3,741
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:
The requirements in FERC-714 did not change. The Commission determined the annual number of responses by referencing the NERC Compliance Registry list. The registered entities that possessed either a balancing authority or planning area function were aggregated to determine the total number of responses. The Commission calculated the total number of responses to be 176 (a decrease of forty-three respondents from 219, the previously approved number of responses). The reason for this decrease is mostly due to changes in the reliability functions of certain registered entities. Several balancing authorities within a reliability footprint have been combined into one entity that now operates as a single Consolidated Balancing Authority (CBA). The shift to a CBA function significantly contributed to the cause of the decrease in the number of total responses to the FERC-714.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$33,993
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:
Richard Sobonya 2025026534
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:
04/04/2016
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