Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities:

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NAESB Filing.doc Supplementary Document	2009-05-04
OMB Just RM07-1-000 Final Rule 2008.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2008-12-03
Chairman's Statement RM07-1-000 FR(2008).doc Supplementary Document	2008-12-03
NAESB Fact Sheet.doc Supplementary Document	2007-07-23
RM05-5NOPR SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-05-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46550	Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols Instruction	Unchanged
23197	Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities: RM05-5-000 Final Rule: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities Instruction	Unchanged
189035	RM05-5-013 Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilites	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0173	ICR Reference No: 200905-1902-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-1902-004
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-717
Title: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities:
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/17/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/04/2009
Terms of Clearance: In the final rule, the agency should respond to interested parties' comments regarding importance of the market issues addressed in the NAESB NOPR and the NERC NOPR and to interested parties' concerns regarding how these issues impact each other.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	440	0	440
Time Burden (Hours)	222,955	0	222,955
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,089,000	0	1,089,000

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Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to incorporate by reference in its regulations at 18 CFR 38.2 the latest version (Version 002.1) of certain business practice standards adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). NAESB’s Version 002.1 Standards mainly modify NAESB’s Version 001 Standards in response to Order Nos. 890, 890-A, and 890-B.al NAESB’s standards include business practices that streamline the transactional processes of the natural gas and electric industries, as well as communication protocols and related standards designed to improve the efficiency of communication within each industry. NAESB supports all four quadrants of the gas and electric industries – wholesale gas, wholesale electric, retail gas, and retail electric. All participants in the gas and electric industries are eligible to join NAESB and participate in standards development. NAESB develops its standards under a consensus process so that the standards draw support from a wide range of industry members. NAESB’s procedures are designed to ensure that all industry members can have input into the development of a standard, whether or not they are members of NAESB. Furthermore, each standard the WEQ adopts is supported by a consensus of the six industry segments: transmission, generation, marketer/brokers, distribution/load serving entities, end users, and independent grid operators/planners. FERC-717 covers the standards for business practices and electronic communications of public utilities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d 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:
1902-AD79	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 12739	03/25/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols
Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities: RM05-5-000 Final Rule: Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
RM05-5-013 Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilites

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is proposing, consistent with its regulations at 18 CFR 35.28(c)(1)(vii), to require each public utility to revise its OATT to include Version 002.1 WEQ standards. For standards that do not require implementing tariff provisions, the Commission is proposing to permit the public utility to incorporate the WEQ standard by reference in its OATT.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $66,101

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 05/04/2009

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