In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICRâwhich is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stageâa description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2021
6,850
0
6,850
526,198
0
526,198
0
0
0
The Commission requests approval of the information collection requirements in FERC-516 and FERC-730, as proposed for modification in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM20-10. In the NOPR, the Commission proposes to revise its existing transmission incentives policy and corresponding regulations in light of recent, and in accordance with the Federal Power Act.
The program changes are due to the proposed rulemaking in RM20-10.
The reforms proposed to the Commissionâs transmission incentives policy will both help to reflect recent changes in the industry and transmission planning and more closely align with the statutory language of FPA section 219.
As part of ensuring that we continue to meet our statutory obligations, the Commission periodically reviews its existing policies and regulations. The Commission established its transmission incentives policy in Order No. 679 and clarified that policy six years later in the 2012 Policy Statement. In the nearly eight years since our last formal review of the Commissionâs transmission incentives policy, the landscape for planning, developing, operating, and maintaining transmission infrastructure has changed considerably. These changes include an evolution in the resource mix, an increase in the number of new resources seeking transmission service, shifts in load patterns, the Commissionâs implementation of Order No. 1000âs reforms, and new challenges to maintaining the reliability of transmission infrastructure.
While transmission infrastructure development has remained generally robust at an aggregate level, the types of transmission projects that are needed, and the use of rate treatments to incent them, must evolve to reflect the changes in market fundamentals.
$587,232
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Daniel Kheloussi 202 502-6391
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.
RM20-10 NOPR Supporting Statement (FERC-516 + FERC-730) 8-12-2020.docx
C1-2019-05895.pdf
RM20-10 notice of proposed rule (FERC-516)