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
10/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2016
114
0
114
300
0
300
0
0
0
In this NOPR, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) proposes to amend its
regulations to waive the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
requirements of 18 CFR 35.28, the Open Access Same-Time Information
System (OASIS) requirements of Part 37 (18 CFR 37), and the
Standards of Conduct requirements of Part 358 (18 CFR 358) for any
public utility that is subject to such requirements solely because
it owns, controls, or operates Interconnection Customer's
Interconnection Facilities (ICIF), in whole or in part, and sells
electric energy from its Generating Facility, as those terms are
defined in the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures
(LGIP) and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement
(LGIA) and adopted in Order No. 2003. The Commission proposes to
find that requiring the filing of an OATT is not necessary to
prevent unjust or unreasonable rates or unduly discriminatory
behavior with respect to ICIF over which interconnection and
transmission services can be ordered pursuant to sections 210, 211,
and 212 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
US Code:
42
USC 7178 Name of Law: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
(OBRA)
US Code: 31
USC 9701 Name of Law: Independent Offices Appropriation Act of
1952
Providing Open Access and
Establishing Priority Rights to ICIF through FPA Sections 210 and
211. The provision of open access and the establishment of priority
rights to ICIF along with the safe harbor proposal result in the
reduction in burden associated with avoided petitions for
declaratory order, which have been used by ICIF owners to secure
priority rights to ICIF capacity for future phased generation
development. The Commission believes that the proposed regulations
will reduce the need for eligible ICIF owners to file petitions for
declaratory order to pre-emptively seek priority rights.
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.
RM14-11 NOPR supporting statement.docx
FPA Section 211.pdf
Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and Exemptions