FERC-516, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
06/17/2022
07/12/2021
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. OMB notes a discrepancy between the net change in responses between section 15 of the supporting statement and the data recorded in ROCIS. For future renewals of and revisions to this collection, OMB considers the data recorded in ROCIS to be binding and expects any future submission to reconcile these differences.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
6,768
0
6,850
542,919
0
526,198
0
0
0
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve the information collection requirements in FERC-516, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings, for a three-year period. FERC-516 is an existing Commission information collection. Prior to this request for renewal, FERC-516 was routinely renewed through rulemakings in accordance with the Federal Power Act (FPA).
FERC-516 now includes 17 information collection activities that are authorized by section 205(c) of the FPA, which requires that every public utility have all its jurisdictional rates and tariffs on file with the Commission, and make them available for public inspection, within such time and in such form as the Commission may designate.
The changes due to adjustment in agency estimates include: (1) In response to comments from OMB, we have revised several burdens that previously were approved as numbers with decimals. Instead, we are using whole numbers for all burden estimates. (2) We have replaced a previously approved activity that was applicable to both RTOs and ISOs for Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings, RM17-8. We have determined that it is more accurate to separate the activity that applies to non-RTO/ISO respondents from the activity that applies to RTO/ISO respondents. In addition, the ongoing activity is an example of activities for which some of the burden estimates were listed with numerous decimal places in the previously approved version of FERC-516. (3) We have replaced activities, each of which previously combined in one activity both the Year One and ongoing required filings. In this request, we are removing these combined activities because the previously existing transmission organizations have completed the Year One Filings, and the combined estimates are no longer accurate. We are replacing each combined activity with a âYear One Filingâ activity and an âOngoingâ activity. (4) In addition to the separation of combined first-year and ongoing filing requirements, all three of the first-year filings in RM19-5 are added to this information collection, so that we can account for them as Year One Filings. (A fourth first-year filing was proposed but was not adopted in the final rule in RM19-5.)
$3,453,055
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Casey Nutsch 202 502-8426
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.
FERC-516 Supporting Statement 2021 Final.docx
Pub.L 109-59 1211, Title XII, Subtitle A Energy Policy Act of 2005.pdf
Requiring Public Utilities with Transmission Formula Rates to Incorporate a New Permanent Worksheet That Will Annually Track ADIT Information, RM19-5 (Year One Filing)