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
09/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2019
11,275
0
11,275
230,032
0
230,032
0
0
0
In this proposal (issued 9/22/2016),
FERC seeks comments on proposed revisions and clarifications of
Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) reporting requirements and
corresponding updates to the EQR Data Dictionary. In particular,
FERC proposes to: require transmission providers to report
ancillary services transaction data, to require filers to submit in
the EQR certain tariff-related information that they submit in the
e-Tariff system, and to require filers to submit time zone
information in connection with transmission capacity reassignment
transactions. FERC also proposes to clarify how filers should
report booked out transactions and seeks comments on issues
relating to booked out transactions. FERC-920, In 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.
The Commission’s EQR reporting
requirements must keep pace with market developments and
technological advancements. Collecting and formatting data as
discussed in this proposal will provide the Commission with the
necessary information to identify and address potential exercises
of market power and better inform Commission policies and
regulations. The proposals will affect public utilities and certain
non-public utilities. The proposals would require transmission
providers to report ancillary services transaction data; require
filers to submit into the FERC Tariff Reference fields in the EQR
certain tariff-related information that they currently submit in
the e-Tariff system; and require EQR filers to submit time zone
information in connection with transmission capacity reassignment
transactions. The proposals also clarify how booked out
transactions should be reported in the EQR. There are approximately
2,196 public utilities and about 40 non-public utilities that
currently file EQRs. About 405 of the 2,196 public utilities only
submit data in the ID Data section of the EQR because they have no
data to report in the Contract or Transaction Data sections of the
EQR. We estimate there are about 266 public utilities and 14
non-public utilities that would be impacted by the proposal to
report ancillary service transaction data, based on the number of
public utility and non-public utility transmission providers that
are currently reporting ancillary services in the Contract Data
section of the EQR. Of the total 2,196 public utilities,
approximately 1,791 have e-Tariffs on file and submit data in the
Contract and/or Transaction Data sections of the EQR and would,
therefore, be impacted by the proposal to submit additional
tariff-related information in their EQRs. Similarly, about 14
non-public utilities have e-Tariffs on file and submit data in the
Contract and/or Transaction Data sections of the EQR and would,
therefore, be impacted. We also estimate that approximately 29
public utilities and 3 non-public utilities are currently reporting
transmission capacity reassignment transactions and would be
affected by the proposal to include the time zone information in
connection with these transactions. Finally, we estimate that about
20 public utilities and 5 non-public utilities would need to
distinguish between booked out energy and booked out capacity and,
therefore, would be impacted by the proposal to separately identify
and report these transactions. The additional one-time initial
implementation burden (which will be completed in Year 1) of 50,631
hours is being administratively averaged over the three years for
this submittal. In Years 1-3, the total additional burden is 33,621
hours [(50,631/3) +16,744]. The additional one-time initial
implementation burden will be removed in Year 4.
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.
920Supporting Statement_RM10-12 proposal_of 9-22-2016_10-7-16.doc
18cfr35_10b__FERC-920 EQR_10-6-16.docx
920_news release_9-22-16_RM01-8_20160922-3047.pdf
Proposed EQR changes of Sept. 2016, in RM01-8 et. al. (one-time burden in Yr. 1 averaged over Yrs. 1-3, plus ongoing burden)