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 ICR—which is 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, 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
Commission’s 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 Commission’s
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 Commission’s
implementation of Order No. 1000’s 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)