FERC-917 (Electric Transmission Facilities) (revisions in Docket No. RM21-17)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
09/16/2024
06/14/2024
Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the rule, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2024
11/30/2024
11/30/2024
1,016
0
324
460,969
0
152,129
0
0
0
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review the revisions to FERC-917, as proposed in the Final Rule in Docket No. RM21-17-000. The final rule would require public utility transmission providers to comply with revised electric regional transmission planning and cost allocation requirements.
This final rule builds on Order No. 1000, which required public utility transmission providers to participate in a regional transmission planning process that results in the development of a regional transmission plan. The ongoing information collection activities associated with this final rule are the incremental requirements associated with developing a regional transmission plan by, for example, performing Long-Term Regional Transmission Planning (as described in further detail below).
Additionally, the final rule requires public utilities to modify their tariffs and jurisdictional agreements to comply with the Commissionâs revised transmission planning and cost allocation requirements. The Commission will use the information collected in compliance filings to this final rule to determine whether each transmission provider complies with the final rule such that the rates, terms, and conditions for Commission-jurisdictional services are just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. Therefore, in addition to the ongoing information collection burdens described below, all of the reforms required by this final rule would entail one-time information collection activities related to changing public utilitiesâ tariffs and jurisdictional agreements.
In this final rule, the commission is revising itâs estimate based on comments on the proposed rule and changes between what was originally proposed and what is being finalized in Docket RM21-17-000. The result is an increase in burden of 692 responses, and 308,840 hours. Most of these hours were due to increases in the estimates to prepare data sets and information to be used for long-term regional planning processes.
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.
News Release FERC Takes on Long-Term Planning with Historic Transmission Rule.pdf
Final_OMB Supporting Statement. RM21-17_6_11_24.docx
RM21-17: Sharing Information between planning regions