Annual Report of Major Electric
Utilities, Licensees and Others Modifications to Form 1 due to
Final Rule in Docket No. RM19-12. This temporary info. collection
no. (FERC Form No. 1T) is needed due to pending renewal work for
the Form 1. The NOPR in Docket No. RM19-12 (RIN 1902-AF58) was
submitted to OMB in Form 1, and was published in the Fed. Reg. on
2/4/2019 (84 FR 1412). That information is included in metadata
below under 60-day notice; information related to the Final Rule is
included below under 30-day notice. In Docket RM19-12, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is revising its electronic
filing format for certain data collections to make it easier for
filers to submit and data users to analyze information. By
modernizing FERC’s data collections and making them more
accessible, today’s final rule will increase efficiency in
regulatory filings and business information processing, further the
goal of transparency, and decrease the costs, over time, of
preparing the necessary data for submission. The rule adopts
eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), a nonproprietary,
open technology standard, as the new filing format. XBRL will
enhance system compatibility and security, and allow efficient
sharing of data across different information systems. Industry
groups broadly supported the move to the new standard, which will
be used for filing Form Nos. 1, 1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q
natural gas, 6, 6-Q, 60 and 714. The next step is for FERC staff to
develop a draft XBRL taxonomy that will be discussed at a future
technical conference. The Commission will collect additional
comments. [FERC Form No. 1 is a comprehensive financial and
operating report submitted for electric rate regulation, market
oversight analysis, and financial audits. Major pertains to
utilities and licensees that have, in each of the three previous
calendar years, sales or transmission services that exceed one of
the following: (1) one million megawatt hours of total annual
sales; (2) 100 megawatt hours of annual sales for resale; (3) 500
megawatt hours of annual power exchanges delivered; or (4) 500
megawatt hours of annual wheeling for others (deliveries plus
losses).]
The Commission is adopting
eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) as the standard for
filing the Commission Form Nos. 1, 1-F, 2, 2-A, 3-Q electric, 3-Q
natural gas, 6, 6-Q, 60, and 714. The use of XBRL will make the
information in these forms easier for filers to submit and data
users to analyze, and assist in automating regulatory filings. The
Commission believes that transitioning from the current Visual
FoxPro system to XBRL will decrease the costs, over time, of
preparing the necessary data for submission and complying with
future changes to filing requirements set forth by the Commission.
In addition, the Commission is revising its regulations to require
filers of Form No. 1-F to file their report in electronic
media.
$184,927
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Hudson 202
502-6620
No
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.