FERC-717, Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30-day notice (published).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-11-20
60-day notice (published).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-11-20
FERC-717 30-day notice (issued).DOCX Supplementary Document	2020-11-20
20200908-3015_IC20-25-000 FERC-717 60-day notice - issued.docx Supplementary Document	2020-11-06
FERC-717 renewal supporting statement -Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-11-20
516E-717-RM05-5_18 CFR Parts 37 and 38.docx Supplementary Document	2020-02-26
16 USC 824(d) (e).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-11-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
240115	RM05-5-025, -026, & -027 Final Rule (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)	Modified
23197	Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0173	ICR Reference No: 202008-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-717
Title: FERC-717, Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/20/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	327	335
Time Burden (Hours)	6,510	6,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This collection of information pertains to a requirement that Transmission Providers provide certain information regarding their transmission operations on an Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS). This requirement was established because the Commission has determined that Transmission Customers must have simultaneous access to the same information available to the Transmission Provider in order to receive nondiscriminatory transmission services in accordance with section 205 of the Federal Power Act. The information that must be posted at OASIS sites is listed at 18 CFR 37.6. The required postings include business practices, communication protocols, transfer capacity, transmission service products, and prices. The regulations at 18 CFR Part 37 are supplemented by industry-wide Business Practice Standards and Communication Protocols that are incorporated by reference at 18 CFR 38.1. The standards include six OASIS- related standards that the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) modified in response to directives and guidance provided in Order Nos. 676-E, 676-H, and 890. In addition, in Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) Version 003.2, NAESB developed two suites of standards in coordination with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). These two NAESB suites of standards establish: (1) NAESB Electric Industry Registry (EIR) business practice standards that replace the NERC Transmission System Information Networks (TSIN) as the tool to be used by wholesale electric markets to conduct electronic transactions via electronic tagging (e-Tags); and (2) Modeling Business Practice Standards to support and complement NERC’s proposed retirement of its “MOD A” Reliability Standards. NAESB also adopted revisions to NAESB standards that need to match up with NERC’s Interchange Scheduling and Coordination Reliability Standards.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d,e Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 56595	09/14/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 74335	11/20/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
RM05-5-025, -026, & -027 Final Rule (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)
Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	327	335	0	0	-8	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,510	6,750	0	0	-240	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The adjustment in estimate is a decrease due to normal fluctuations in industry. The format, labels, and definitions of the table follow the ROCIS submission system’s “Information Collection Request Summary of Burden” for the metadata. (Note that the new burden is a one-time burden. However we are averaging over Years 1-3 for administrative purposes as mentioned in #12. Therefore the change due to agency discretion is 1/3 of the one-time burden.)

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $90,997

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/20/2020

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