OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at
this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor
an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting
statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule
stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public
comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current
approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2017
5,547
0
5,547
498,250
0
498,250
0
0
0
The Federal Power Act Section 205
requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that
the rates and charges for the wholesale sale of electric energy are
just and reasonable. Section 205 also requires that the rules and
regulations affecting or pertaining to the rates and charges for
the wholesale sale of electric energy be just and reasonable. The
NOPR in Docket RM15-2 proposes to permit the sale of primary
frequency response service at market-based rates by sellers with
market-based rate authority for energy and capacity. As one
condition applicable to such sales, and consistent with FPA section
205, sellers must amend their market-based rate tariffs to include
primary frequency response service as a product they are authorized
to sell, and this minor tariff filing constitutes the one-time
FERC-516 burden resulting from this NOPR.
In this Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR) in RM15-2, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) proposes to revise its regulations to
foster competition in the sale of primary frequency response
service. Specifically, the Commission proposes to amend its
regulations to revise Subpart H to Part 35 of Title 18 of the Code
of Federal Regulations governing market-based rates for public
utilities pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) to permit the
sale of primary frequency response service at market-based rates by
sellers with market-based rate authority for energy and capacity.
This NOPR is an extension of the policy reforms the Commission
started with Order No. 784, in which, among other things, the
Commission revised Part 35 of its regulations to reflect reforms to
its policy governing the sale of ancillary services at market-based
rates to public utility transmission providers. As discussed in
more detail in the NOPR, the reforms proposed are in anticipation
of the potential interest in purchase of primary frequency response
service from third-parties as a result of a new reliability
standard that requires a Balancing Authority to maintain a minimum
frequency response obligation.
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:
(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;
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.
eCFR18Part35_RM15-2 for 516.docx
RM15-2NOPRrelease20150219-3063.pdf
16 USC 824d.doc
Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings