FERC-920 (Final Rule in RM12-3, EQR System Refresh), Electric Quarterly Report (EQR)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Order768-A_20130418-3051_Data Dictionary update.doc Supplementary Document	2013-05-13
note for public in ROCIS.docx Supplementary Document	2013-05-13
EQR_XML schema_20130508-3028.doc Supplementary Document	2013-05-13
RM12-3 Final Rule supporting statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-05-13
News Release20121115-3029.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-02-12
RM12-3 (Revisions to EQR Refresh data dictionary).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-02-12
USCODE-2011-title16-chap12-subchapII-sec824t.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-08
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-sec35-10b.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-11-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
205763	ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 yrs.) of RM12-3 (System Refresh) Final Rule Other-Data Dictionary	New
204970	ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 years) due to RM10-12 final rule	Unchanged
197630	Electric Quarterly Report Other-Data Dictionary	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0255	ICR Reference No: 201302-1902-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-1902-016
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-920
Title: FERC-920 (Final Rule in RM12-3, EQR System Refresh), Electric Quarterly Report (EQR)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/14/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/13/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accoradance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	11,016	0	9,180
Time Burden (Hours)	246,312	0	234,425
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission set forth the EQR filing requirements in Order No. 2001 (in RM01-8-000, issued April 25, 2002). Order No. 2001 required public utilities to electronically file EQRs summarizing transaction information for short-term and long-term cost-based sales and market-based rate sales and the contractual terms and conditions in their agreements for all jurisdictional services. The Commission established the EQR reporting requirements to help ensure the collection of information needed to perform its regulatory functions over transmission and sales, while making data more useful to the public and allowing public utilities to better fulfill their responsibility under FPA section 205(c) to have rates on file in a convenient form and place. In RM12-3, FERC is amending its process and the system by which filings are made. FERC adopts a web-based approach to filing EQRs that will allow a public or non-public utility to file an EQR directly through FERC's website, either through a web interface or by submitting an Extensible Mark-Up Language-formatted file. By adopting a process with two options for filing EQRs, FERC seeks to provide the flexibility needed to accommodate a public or non-public utility's technical preference. The Commission also requires a public or non-public utility to identify itself with a company identification number rather than the existing software-based EQR identifier. The changes to the process for filing EQRs will apply to EQR filings beginning with the third quarter 2013 EQR, which will provide data for July through September 2013.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824t Name of Law: Federal Power Act
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594 (2005) Name of Law: EPAct 2005 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AD52	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 71288	11/30/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 yrs.) of RM12-3 (System Refresh) Final Rule
Electric Quarterly Report
ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 years) due to RM10-12 final rule

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	11,016	9,180	0	1,836	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	246,312	234,425	0	11,887	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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: FERC amends its regulations to change the process for filing Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR). Due to technology changes that will render the current filing process outmoded, ineffective, and unsustainable, the Commission will discontinue the use of Commission-distributed software to file an EQR. Instead, the Commission adopts a web-based approach to filing EQRs that will allow a public or non-public utility to file an EQR directly through the Commission's website, either through a web interface or by submitting an Extensible Mark-Up Language-formatted file. By adopting a process with two options for filing EQRs, the Commission seeks to provide the flexibility needed to accommodate a public or non-public utility's technical preference. The Commission also requires a public or non-public utility to identify itself with a company identification number rather than the existing software-based EQR identifier. The changes to the process for filing EQRs will apply to EQR filings beginning with the third quarter 2013 EQR, which will provide data for July through September 2013. The burden changes in the final rule in RM12-3 relate only to the implementation of the new system. That implementation burden is averaged over the first 3 years here. An updated Data Dictionary was attached to Order 768-A in Docket RM10-12-002 and issued 4/18/2013. It is attached under Supplementary Documents and supersedes the Data Dictionary issued in Nov. 2012.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $719,054

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: 02/13/2013

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