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OMB Control No: 1902-0303	ICR Reference No: 202311-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-516H
Title: FERC-516H, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings, Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff
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: 03/06/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/21/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. In accordance with 1320.10(a), the agency is reminded to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the 30-day notice.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	289	0	1,123
Time Burden (Hours)	50,864	0	659,616
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This collection pertains to18 CFR 35.28, which applies to: • Commission-jurisdictional public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce; and • Non-jurisdictional utilities that seek voluntary compliance with jurisdictional transmission tariff reciprocity conditions. 516H requires transmission providers to use “ambient-adjusted ratings” (AARs) as the relevant transmission line ratings when performing any of several functions enumerated in Attachment M. The content of the new pro forma OATT Attachment M (“Transmission Line Ratings”). Attachment M and the associated information collection activities will improve the accuracy of transmission line ratings, and the rules by which they are established. Transmission line ratings affect natural gas transmission rates because they represent the maximum transfer capability of transmission lines. If such ratings are inaccurate, underutilization or overutilization of facilities can result, thereby sending a signal that there is less (or more) transfer capability than is truly available. This signal impacts wholesale rates. Section 35.28(g)(13) also requires each regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) to establish and maintain systems and procedures necessary to allow any public utility whose transmission facilities are under the independent control of the ISO or RTO to electronically update transmission line ratings for such facilities (for each period for which transmission line ratings are calculated) at least hourly, with such data submitted by those public utility transmission owners directly into the ISO’s or RTO’s Energy Management System through Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition or related systems.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	289	1,123	-834
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,864	659,616	-608,752
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Removal of the one-year effects of the previously approved Final Rule RM20-16. What remains after the removal of the 1-year burden from the RM20-16 compliance filings that have since completed, is the ongoing burden for transmission owners. This leaves a reduction in 834 responses and 608,752 burden hours. Despite the large decrease in burden no program changes have occurred. This is why it is an extension without change.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $667,847

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: Kayla Williams 410 786-5887 kayla.williams@cms.hhs.gov

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