FERC-919A,(Order of 8/2021 in RM16-17-000) Refinements to Policies & Procedures for Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
FERC-919A,(Order of 8/2021 in
RM16-17-000) Refinements to Policies & Procedures for Market
Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity &
Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/14/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2022
3,106
2,666
61,000
60,999
0
0
This is a regular submittal (not an
emergency) for a rulemaking. [See more details in the previous ICR
for FERC-919A.] In order to describe it as a regular submittal, we
are including the rulemaking information for the previous final
rule in the metadata field for 60-day notice, and the information
for the current August 2021 final rule in the metadata field for
the 30-day notice. (That was done so that the ROCIS system doesn't
require it to be an 'emergency' submittal.) The RIN is 1902-AF22.
In this August 2021 order, FERC adopts a proposal to collect
additional data from certain market-based rate sellers with
ultimate upstream affiliates that have been granted blanket
authorization to acquire the securities of those sellers or those
sellers’ upstream affiliates. The adopted proposal involves certain
revisions to the data dictionary and XML schema that accompany the
relational database established in Order No. 860. Specifically, the
Commission proposed revising the MBR Data Dictionary [attached to
order] to require that Sellers whose ultimate upstream affiliate(s)
own their voting securities pursuant to a section 203(a)(2) blanket
authorization provide, in the relational database, three additional
data fields: the docket number of the section 203(a)(2) blanket
authorization, the Utility_ID_Type_CD of the utility whose
securities were acquired under the corresponding section 203(a)(2)
blanket authorization docket number, and the Utility ID of that
utility. In this order, we revise the MBR Data Dictionary as
proposed in the March Notice. There is no net change to burden due
to offsetting decreases. Compliance with Federal Power Act (FPA)
sections 205 and 206 make the FERC-919A information collection
necessary. Specifically, section 205 of the FPA requires just and
reasonable rates and charges. Section 206 allows the Commission to
revoke a seller’s market-based rate authorization if it determines
that the seller may have gained market power since its original
authorization to charge market-based rates. The information
collection requirements for FERC-919A (prior to the modifications
made by the final rule, Order No. 860, in Docket No. RM16-17-000 as
well as the information collection revisions adopted in the Order)
are: • Initial market power analyses to qualify for authority to
charge market-based rates • Triennial market power analysis in
Category 2 seller updates • Notices of change in status As
background, Order No. 860 amended the Commission’s regulations
governing market-based rates for public utilities. Rather than
collecting certain information through transmittal letters and
attached spreadsheets, the Commission now collects this information
in a consolidated and streamlined manner through a relational
database. With the relational database, each Seller now enters its
own assets (and those of any of its non-market-based rate
affiliates) and the database will automatically add in the assets
of the Seller’s market-based rate affiliates, who have themselves
entered their own assets. In addition, as relevant here, under
Order No. 860, Sellers are now required to provide information on
their ultimate upstream affiliates in the relational database to
facilitate the auto-generation of asset appendices.
US Code:
16
USC 824(d) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
US Code: 16
USC 824(e) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Note that the new burdens (in
the new IC due to the August 2021 Order) are offset by decreases in
the previous requirements and corresponding previous 4 ICs. The
addition of 440 responses is due to adding a new IC dealing with
the requirements related to the August 2021 Order. The addition of
1 burden hour is due to ROCIS and its rounding of figures in each
of the ICs and is not due to the real addition of 1 burden hour.
That one fictitious hour due to ROCIS's rounding is presented as a
change in #15 of the supporting statement only to match the ROCIS
burden figure.
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.
16 USC 824(e).pdf
RM16-17-000 Order Supporting Statement 8-18-2021.docx
First Year & Ongoing (ongoing, starting in Yr. 2) Requirements Due to August 2021 Order in Docket RM16-17 [Averaged over Years 1-3]