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Information Collection Request

FERC-917 (Final Rule, RM11-24), Non-discriminatory Open Access Transmission Tariff & FERC-918 Information to be Posted on OASIS & Auditing Transmission Service Information

ICR 201307-1902-011 · OMB 1902-0233 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2013-08-16
Supplementary Document
2013-07-31
Supplementary Document
2013-07-31
Supplementary Document
2012-05-31
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
207725
New
202395
Unchanged
202394
Unchanged
198632
Unchanged
179057
Unchanged
179056
Unchanged
ICR Details
1902-0233 201307-1902-011
Historical Active 201205-1902-005
FERC FERC-917 and FERC-918
FERC-917 (Final Rule, RM11-24), Non-discriminatory Open Access Transmission Tariff & FERC-918 Information to be Posted on OASIS & Auditing Transmission Service Information
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 11/14/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/16/2013
Prior to the next submission, FERC will consider any public comments or requests for clarification concerning the recordkeeping and reporting requirements that have been appropriately filed with the Commission.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2016 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2015
804 0 672
160,042 0 157,754
7,400,000 0 7,400,000
A consolidated supporting statement is being submitted with 5 ICRs (for Forms 1, 1-F, and 3-Q electric; FERC-717 and FERC-917) for the final rule in Docket No. RM11-24. The Commission has a statutory obligation under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to prevent unduly discriminatory practices in transmission access. Specifically, section 206 of the FPA obligates the Commission to remedy unjust and unreasonable, or unduly discriminatory or preferential, rates, terms and conditions of transmission service. Toward this goal, in its 1996 landmark Order No. 888, the Commission implemented open access to transmission facilities owned, operated, or controlled by a public utility. In Order No. 888, the Commission required public utility transmission providers to offer transmission service on an open and non-discriminatory basis pursuant to a pro forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (pro forma OATT) that sets forth the non-rate terms and conditions of transmission service that the Commission deemed necessary. In 2007, the Commission addressed newly identified opportunities for undue discrimination in electric power transmission, through its issue of Order No. 890 . It is the Order No. 890 pro form OATT requirements that are are under the FERC-917.
US Code: 16 USC 824(d), 824(e) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  
None
1902-AE38 Final or interim final rulemaking 78 FR 46178 07/30/2013
Yes
  Total Approved 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 804 672 0 132 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 160,042 157,754 0 2,288 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 7,400,000 7,400,000 0 0 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
FERC is revising its regulations to enhance competition and transparency in ancillary services markets. The Commission is revising certain aspects of its current market-based rate regulations, ancillary services requirements under the pro forma open-access transmission tariff (OATT), and accounting and reporting requirements. Specifically, the Commission is revising Part 35 of its regulations to reflect reforms to its Avista policy governing the sale of ancillary services at market-based rates to public utility transmission providers. The Commission is also requiring each public utility transmission provider to add to its OATT Schedule 3 a statement that it will take into account the speed and accuracy of regulation resources in its determination of reserve requirements for Regulation and Frequency Response service, including as it reviews whether a self-supplying customer has made "alternative comparable arrangements" as required by the Schedule. Each public utility transmission provider is also required to post certain Area Control Error data on the open access same-time information system (OASIS). Finally, the Commission is revising the accounting and reporting requirements under its Uniform System of Accounts for public utilities and licensees (USofA) and its forms, statements, and reports, contained in FERC Form No. 1 (Form No. 1), Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others, FERC Form No. 1-F (Form No. 1-F), Annual Report for Nonmajor Public Utilities and Licensees, and FERC Form No. 3-Q (Form No. 3-Q), Quarterly Financial Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees, and Natural Gas Companies, to better account for and report transactions associated with the use of energy storage devices in public utility operations.
$1,588
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Brian Holmes 202 219-2618
  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.
08/16/2013