FERC-920 (removal of eTag ID burden due to RM10-12 Clarifying Order, issued 6/16/2016), Electric Quarterly Report (EQR)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
920_remove eTag_Supporting Statement_RM10-12 final rule_updated9-27-16.doc Supporting Statement A	2016-09-27
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
219046	One-time, phased in over 3 years, due to Final Rule in RM15-2	Unchanged
205763	ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 yrs.) of RM12-3 (System Refresh) Final Rule Other-Data Dictionary	Unchanged
204970	ONE-TIME implementation burden (averaged over first 3 years) due to RM10-12 final rule, w/eTag ID removed	Modified
197630	Electric Quarterly Report Other-Data Dictionary	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0255	ICR Reference No: 201607-1902-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201511-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-920
Title: FERC-920 (removal of eTag ID burden due to RM10-12 Clarifying Order, issued 6/16/2016), 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: 09/28/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2016
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	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2019
Responses	11,275	0	11,275
Time Burden (Hours)	230,032	0	246,830
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Clarifying Order in Docket RM10-12, issued 6/1/6/2016. The e-Tag ID requirement (part of FERC-920) was initially imposed, then put on hold (and never imposed on industry). Because the fields associated with reporting e-Tag ID information in the EQR were formally removed in this clarifying order on 6/16/2016, we are now submitting a request to remove the burden (program decrease) associated with e-Tag ID (included in the FERC inventory since Order No. 768 in 2012). No other substantive changes are being made to the FERC-920; FERC is simply adjusting the burden inventory here to remove the burden associated with reporting e-Tag ID information in the EQR. General. 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): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594 (2005) Name of Law: EPAct 2005 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)
   US Code: 16 USC 824t 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:
1902-AD96	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 61896	10/11/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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, w/eTag ID removed
One-time, phased in over 3 years, due to Final Rule in RM15-2

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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	11,275	11,275	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	230,032	246,830	0	-16,798	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This clarification order removes from the OMB-approved inventory a burden related to e-Tag ID, a requirement on hold, never imposed, and carried in the FERC inventory for several years and now formally removed from the requirements. Burden Estimate Changes from Final Rule in RM10-12. As a result of the determination in the order on rehearing issued on February 6, 2015, in Docket No. RM10-12-002, and the clarification order on June 16, 2016 to rescind the requirement for filers to report e-Tag ID information in their EQRs and remove associated fields from the EQR database, the estimated burden hours reflected in the Final Rule in Docket No. RM10-12 have been lowered by 10 percent, along with a commensurate reduction in costs. The supporting statement (ICR 201211-1902-016, approved by OMB 2/8/2013) related to the Final Rule in RM10-12, issued 9/21/2012, said in part: “When averaging the one-time implementation burden and cost over Years 1-3, the total additional annual burden and cost for all filers (due to the Final Rule in RM10-12) are 167,998.33 burden hours and $10,584,214.76.” As detailed above and in #12 and #15, we are submitting a program decrease of 16,797.69 hrs. annually to reflect the removal of the e-Tag ID requirement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $525,133

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: 07/14/2016

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