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 Secretaryâs authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Act.
As stated in the DOE NOPR,
âPursuant 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.
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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.â
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a Notice inviting comments on 10/2/2017. On 10/4/17, FERCâs 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:
âIn light of these threats to grid reliability and resilience, it is the Commissionâs 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.
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Pursuant to the Secretaryâs 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 Nationâs bulk power system.â
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]