FERC-716 (Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA))

ICR 202106-1902-003

OMB: 1902-0170

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-29
ICR Details
1902-0170 202106-1902-003
Received in OIRA 201805-1902-010
FERC FERC-716
FERC-716 (Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA))
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 06/29/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 07/31/2021
12 6
615 308
0 0

The general policy sets forth standards by which the Commission determines whether and when a valid good faith request for transmission has been made . In developing the standards, the Commission sought to encourage an open exchange of information with a reasonable degree of specificity and completeness between the party requesting transmission services and the transmitting utility. As a result, 12 components of a good faith request are identified under 18 CFR 2.20. Information in the data exchange is not filed with the Commission unless negotiations between the transmission requestor and the transmitting utility have not been successful and the transmission requestor files a Section 211 request with the Commission. The request and response may be analyzed by the Commission as part of the Section 211 proceeding. The data exchange between the transmission requestor and the transmitting utility may: • foster a transmission transaction between the parties without Commission action; or • assist the Commission in its review of the Section 211 request by ensuring a good faith request has been made pursuant to 16 USC 824l of the FPA. The requisite information in the good faith request is (1) in the form of a notice suitable for publishing in the Federal Register, including the applicant’s name, the date of the application, the names of the affected parties, and a brief description of the transmission services sought, and (2) a sworn statement that an actual notice has been served, including the information above and the proposed dates for initiating and terminating the requested transmission services, the total amount of transmission capacity requested, a brief description of the character and nature of the transmission services being requested, and whether the transmission services are firm or non-firm on each affected party. This statement must enumerate each person served. The Commission uses the information from good faith request applications to issue an order, if it is in the public interest, requiring a transmitting utility to provide transmission services (including any enlargement of transmission capacity necessary to provide such services) to the applicant. Without this information, the Commission would be unable to order a transmitting utility to provide transmission services and thus ensure equitable transmission services to all transmitting utilities. Without this information, the Commission would be unable to carry out the provisions of the Act.

US Code: 16 USC 824j, 824j-1,824l, and 824k Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 20685 04/21/2021
86 FR 34235 06/29/2021
No

  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 12 6 0 0 6 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 615 308 0 0 307 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
There were updates made to the burden totals to represent the increase in the number of responses received from filings causing double the amount of filing received in the previous renewal.

$92,639
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Hadas Kozlowski 202 208-0231

  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.
06/29/2021


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