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
12/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2014
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5
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[There will be 6 ICRs submitted with a
consolidated supporting statement for the NOPR in RM11-24.] In
accordance with secs. 304 & 309 of Federal Power Act, FERC is
authorized to collect & record data to the extent it considers
necessary, & to prescribe rules and regulations concerning
accounts, records and memoranda. FERC may prescribe a system of
accounts for jurisdictional companies and after notice and an
opportunity for hearing may determine the accounts in which
particular outlays and receipts will be entered, charged or
credited. Form 1-F is designed to collect financial &
operational information from nonmajor public utilities &
licensees. Public utilities & licensees that are not classified
as major and had total sales in each of the last three consecutive
years of 10,000 megawatt-hours or more are classified as nonmajor.
FERC collects Form No. 1-F information as prescribed in 18 CFR
141.2. Under the existing regulations, FERC jurisdictional entities
subject to its Uniform System of Accounts must annually file with
FERC a complete set of financial statements, along with other
selected financial and non financial data through the submission of
Form 1-F. FERC Annual Report Forms provide the Commission, as well
as others, with an informative picture of the jurisdictional
entities financial condition along with other relevant data that is
used by FERC, as well as others, in making economic judgments about
the entity or its industry. In this NOPR in Docket RM11-24, FERC
seeks comment on a package of related proposals developed by FERC
based on comments received in response to a Notice of Inquiry (NOI)
issued on 6/16/2011. As noted in the NOI, there is growing interest
in rate flexibility by both purchasers and sellers of ancillary
services. A variety of resources are poised to provide ancillary
services but may be frustrated from doing so by certain aspects of
FERC's market-based rate policies. At the same time, transmission
customers and sellers alike are seeking greater transparency with
regard to reserve requirements for ancillary services, with a
particular focus on Regulation and Frequency Response. As FERC has
considered ways to foster transparency and competition in ancillary
services markets, issues also have arisen related to accounting for
and reporting of sales from energy storage devices that, if left
unresolved, could impair the ability of these resources to
participate in markets for ancillary services and other services
subject to the FERC's jurisdiction. Based on the comments received
in response to the NOI, FERC proposes to revise certain aspects of
its market-based rate regulations, ancillary services requirements
under the pro forma open-access transmission tariff (OATT), and
accounting and reporting requirements. Specifically, FERC proposes
to revise its Avista Corp. policy governing the sale of ancillary
services at market-based rates to public utility transmission
providers and reflect such reforms in Parts 35 and 37 of FERC's
regulations. FERC also proposes to require each public utility
transmission provider to include provisions in its OATT explaining
how it will determine Regulation and Frequency Response service
reserve requirements in a manner that takes into account the speed
and accuracy of resources used. Finally, FERC proposes to revise
certain accounting and reporting requirements under its Uniform
System of Accounts for public utilities and licensees (USofA) and
its forms, statements, and reports, contained in FERC Form No. 1
(Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others),
FERC Form No. 1-F (Annual Report for Nonmajor Public Utilities and
Licensees), and FERC Form No. 3-Q (Quarterly Financial Report of
Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies), to
better account for and report transactions associated with energy
storage devices used in public utility operations.
For the 6 ICRs affected by the
NOPR in RM11-24, the only changes in the burden are: (a) program
increases in the estimated burden per response due to the new data
requirements, (b) new one-time OATT filings under FERC-917 that
accounts for one response from each of the existing 132
respondents, and (c) agency adjustments resulting from slight
changes in the number of entities filing the forms including one
additional filer of Form 1. The number of filers of Form 1-F and 3Q
is unchanged. FERC is requesting comment on proposals developed as
a result of comments received in response to a Notice of Inquiry
(NOI) issued on June 16, 2011. The NOPR explains
$15,812
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Brian Holmes 202
219-2618
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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.