FERC-714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 714 Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report Form	Modified
FINAL IC12-17-000 (FERC-714) Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-11-20
PUBLISHED IC12-17-000 (FERC-714) 30dy.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-20
16 USC 2602.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-14
16 USC 825.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-14
16 USC 824.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-14
16 USC 791-823.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-14
EPAct 2005 PL 109-58.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-14
18 CFR 141.51.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-09
PUBLISHED IC12-17-000 (FERC-714) 60dy.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44002	Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0140	ICR Reference No: 201211-1902-012
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200908-1902-003
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-714
Title: FERC-714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/27/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2012
Terms of Clearance: The agency has requested to withdraw the collection in order to resubmit the collection as an “extension without change of a currently approved collection.” The collection was mistakenly submitted as a “revision of a currently approved collection” although there were no changes to the recordkeeping or reporting requirements for this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2013
Responses	215	0	215
Time Burden (Hours)	18,705	0	18,705
Cost Burden (Dollars)	885,155	0	885,155

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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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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
   US Code: 16 USC 791a-825r Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 53878	09/04/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 69614	11/20/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report	714	Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report

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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 within FERC-714 did not change. Thus, there is no significant change in burden from the last date of submittal. With the clearance package, the cost to industry is displayed using the unit of burden hours. In accordance with the "ROCIS HOW TO Guide for Agency Users of the Information Collection Request (ICR) Module", users should not report as a dollar cost any burden reported in hours . Therefore, Commission staff corrected the industry's annual cost burden within the ROCIS metadata to show that the Commission associates no cost to capital investment or other non-labor costs. The Commission estimates the monetary cost related to the burden hours in #13 (above). This was done erroneously in previous FERC-714 supporting statements. Commission staff corrected the error within the current proposed clearance package.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,489

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(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: 11/21/2012

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