FERC-920 (Electric Quarterly Report (EQR))

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2022-13000 Federal Register 30 Day EQR (920).pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-16
20220610-3009_EQR_920_30 Day Notice_IC21-38-final6-10-22.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-10
EQR_920_ supporting statement_6-10-2022.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-10
EQR users-guide7-23-2014.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-08
EQR allowable-entries Hubs and BAAs.xls Supplementary Document	2022-06-08
EQR_18CFR35-10b.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-08
2021-20774_60day pub FR9-24-21.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-08
EQR Data_Dictionary_V3_5_Clean_11-23-2020.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-06-08
20210920-3045_FERC-920_60 Day Notice_9-20-2021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-09-22
EQR Filing Requirements Guide (as of 11-15-2017).pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-19
16 USC 824t.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
242204	Adding time zone (Order issued 6/18/2020), implementation & ongoing burden averaged over Years 1-3	Removed
197630	Electric Quarterly Report [including formerly separate IC on time zone info.] Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0255	ICR Reference No: 202109-1902-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-920
Title: FERC-920 (Electric Quarterly Report (EQR))
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/16/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	11,716	10,414
Time Burden (Hours)	212,060	188,071
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: [The formerly separate IC for time zone information has been rolled into the main IC for FERC-920. Commission Order of 6/18/2020:FERC revises its Electric Quarterly Report (EQR, FERC-920) reporting requirements to require time zone information to be reported in connection with transmission capacity reassignments. The Commission clarifies the information that should be reported in the EQR with respect to ancillary services, including black start service, and tariff-related information. Note that the added hours of burden are added to the current EQR filing requirements, and burden related to one-time implementation and ongoing maintenance are averaged over Years 1-3. After Year 3, the added burden due to time zone information, will be 0.5 hrs. per quarterly response per respondent. There are not any additional responses (with this added burden slightly increasing the existing burden per response), however splitting this requirement into a new IC displays an added 34 responses.] General Background on EQR: EQR information allows the Commission and the public to gain a more complete picture of interstate wholesale electric power and transmission markets by providing information concerning price formation and market concentration in these markets. Public access to power sales and transmission-related information in the EQR improves market participants’ ability to assess supply and demand fundamentals and to price interstate wholesale electric market transactions. This, in turn, results in greater market confidence, lower transaction costs, and ultimately supports competitive markets. In addition, the data filed in the EQR strengthens the Commission’s ability to exercise its oversight and enforcement responsibilities of wholesale electric and electric power transmission rates in accordance with the Federal Power Act. Without this information, the Commission would lack some of the data it needs to examine and approve or modify electric rates. It also strengthens the Commission’s ability to identify potential exercises of market power or manipulation and to better evaluate the competitiveness of interstate wholesale electric markets.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 119 Stat. 594 (2005) Name of Law: EPAct 2005 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)
   US Code: 16 USC 824t 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:
	86 FR 53048	09/24/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 36313	06/16/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Adding time zone (Order issued 6/18/2020), implementation & ongoing burden averaged over Years 1-3
Electric Quarterly Report [including formerly separate IC on time zone info.]	FERC-920	Electric Quarterly Report

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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	11,716	10,414	0	0	1,302	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	212,060	188,071	0	0	23,989	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 formerly separate IC for time zone information (including burden) has been rolled into the main IC for FERC-920. There are no changes to the reporting requirements. The adjustments to the number of respondents and corresponding adjustments to total burden are due to normal fluctuations in industry (e.g., companies going into or leaving the industry, or companies merging or splitting).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $640,740

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: 06/16/2022

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