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OMB Control No: 1902-0203	ICR Reference No: 202403-1902-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-1902-004
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-516A
Title: FERC-516A, Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures (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 without change	Conclusion Date: 05/22/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2024
Terms of Clearance: Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with changes in the rehearing, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	3,425	0	3,337
Time Burden (Hours)	17,730	0	17,642
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 516A involves Commission implementation of FPA section 206 via: • 18 CFR 35.28 (“Non-Discriminatory Open Access Transmission Tariff”); • The pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures (SGIP); and • The pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Agreement (SGIA). 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. The Commission issued Order No. 2023 on July 28, 2023 to reform the Commission’s standard generator interconnection procedures and standard generator interconnection agreement. In this rehearing order, the Commission is once again updating the generator interconnection agreements to ensure that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely manner, thereby ensuring that rates, terms, and conditions for Commission-jurisdictional services are just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. The rehearing order responds to requests for rehearing and/or clarification, and as permitted by section 313(a) of the FPA, the Commission is modifying the discussion in Order No. 2023, setting aside the order, in part, and clarifying the order, which filers will need to update their agreements and submit a compliance filing to the Commission, which the burden associated with that action is the burden being added in this ICR.

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:
1902-AG00	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 27006	04/16/2024

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	3,425	3,337	88
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,730	17,642	88
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden hours are increasing due to the requirement for public utilities to update their tariffs and jurisdictional agreements to comply with the Commission’s revised standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements. To account for the adoption of the new requirements, there is a new information collection that captures the one-time costs associated with updating the procedures and agreements and submitting the compliance filing

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $182,936

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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