FERC-516, (Supplemental NOPR in RM20-10-000) Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
06/29/2021
04/28/2021
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 supplemental notice of 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.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
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 as proposed for modification in the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNOPR) in Docket No. RM20-10. The SNOPR proposes to modify the incentive proposed for transmitting and electric utilities that join Transmission Organizations in the March 20, 2020 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding. In addition, pursuant to FPA section 206, the Commission proposes to require each utility that has received an incentive for joining and remaining in a transmission organization for three or more years to submit a compliance filing revising its tariff to remove the incentive from its transmission tariff. We estimate a one-time filing (burdens and costs) associated with this SNOPR of: $6,640 each for the 190 filers (transmitting utilities in RTOs/ISOs) of FERC-516.
The Supplemental NOPR is intended to improve the Commissionâs implementation of FPA section 219 by more appropriately balancing encouraging transmission owners to join Transmission Organizations with ratepayer considerations. This Supplemental NOPR would revise the Commissionâs regulations and policy with respect to the mechanics and implementation of the Commissionâs transmission incentives policy. Respondents will be required to complete a one-time eTariff Filing in Year 1.
For administrative purposes, we are averaging the one-time burden in Year 1 over a three-year period. The estimates in the table above match the estimates in the Supplemental NOPR. These estimates are not annualized. The annual average for years 1-3 will be (rounded) to the following:
⢠63.33 responses per year (190 responses/3 years)
⢠5,067 hours per year (15,200 hours/3 years)
FERC-516 proposes changes to the Commissionâs transmission incentives policy would both help to reflect recent changes in the industry and transmission planning and more closely align with the statutory language of FPA section 219.
$351,133
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Daniel Kheloussi 202 502-6391
Reginfo record details
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 SNOPR Sup Statement Final.docx
Supplemental NOPR RM20-10 One-time Updated Transmission Incentive Filing