Pursuant to 5
CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB files
this comment on this information collection request (ICR). In
accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this
time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the
NPRM and will describe in the preamble of the final rule how the
agency has maximized the practical utility of the collection and
minimized the burden.
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On 9/28/2017, the Secretary of Energy
submitted a letter to the Commission directing the Commission to
issue grid resiliency rules pursuant to the Secretary’s authority
under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Act. As stated in the
DOE NOPR, “Pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act
(DOE Act), the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) is proposing a rule
for final action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC). The Secretary is proposing the Commission
exercise its authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to
establish just and reasonable rates for wholesale electricity
sales. Under the proposal, the Commission will impose rules on
Commission approved independent system operators (ISOs) and
regional transmission organizations (RTOs) to ensure that certain
reliability and resilience attributes of electric generation
resources are fully valued. The Secretary is directing the
Commission to take final action on this proposal within 60 days of
publication of this proposed rule in the Federal Register or, in
the alternative, to issue the rule as an interim final rule
immediately, with provision for later modifications after
consideration of public comments. The Secretary further directs
that any final rule adopting this proposal take effect within 30
days of publication of such final rule in the Federal Register and
proposes that each ISO and RTO subject to the rule shall submit a
compliance filing within 15 days of the effective date of such
final rule. ... The Commission is directed either to take final
action by December 11, 2017 or to issue the proposed rule as an
interim final rule. Public comment is due either November 24, 2017
or according to a schedule to be published by the Commission.” The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a
Notice inviting comments on 10/2/2017. On 10/4/17, FERC’s Office of
Energy Policy and Innovation (OEPI) issued a request for
information. On 10/11/17, the Commission issued a Notice of Federal
Register Publication and an Errata.
US Code:
42 USC
84 Name of Law: Department of Energy Act (DOE Act)
US Code: 16 USC
12 Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
The DOE NOPR in RM18-1 says in
part: “In light of these threats to grid reliability and
resilience, it is the Commission’s immediate responsibility to take
action to ensure that the reliability and resiliency attributes of
generation with on-site fuel supplies are fully valued and in
particular to exercise its authority to develop new market rules
that will achieve this urgent objective. …. Pursuant to the
Secretary’s authority under section 403 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7173), the Secretary is directing the
Commission to exercise its authority under sections 205 and 206 of
the Federal Power Act to issue a final rule requiring its organized
markets to develop and implement market rules that accurately price
generation resources necessary to maintain the reliability and
resiliency of our Nation’s bulk power system.”
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.
RM18-1 Final Supporting Statement_DOE NOPR.docx
DOE LetterPRoposal_20170929-5055.pdf
DOE letter 9-29-2017_20171002-0006.tif
Implementation Costs---FERC-599, Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing [proposed in DOE NOPR in FERC Docket RM18-1]