In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, comment filed on proposed rule. Agency to address
comments at final rule stage.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
4,650
0
4,650
462,501
0
462,501
143,556
0
143,556
In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
in RM10-11, FERC proposes to reform the pro forma Open Access
Transmission Tariff to remove unduly discriminatory practices and
to ensure just and reasonable rates for Commission-jurisdictional
services. The NOPR would: (1) require public utility transmission
providers to offer intra-hourly transmission scheduling; (2)
incorporate provisions into the pro forma Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement requiring interconnection customers whose
generating facilities are variable energy resources to provide
meteorological and operational data to public utility transmission
providers for the purpose of power production forecasting; and (3)
add a generic ancillary service rate schedule through which public
utility transmission providers will offer regulation service to
transmission customers delivering energy from a generator located
within the transmission providers balancing authority area. The
proposed reforms will remove barriers to the integration of
variable energy resources. [The term variable energy resource (VER)
refers to an electric generating facility that is characterized by
an energy source that: (1) is renewable; (2) cannot be stored by
the facility owner or operator; and (3) has variability that is
beyond the control of the facility owner or operator. (This
includes, for example, wind, solar thermal and photovoltaic, and
hydrokinetic generating facilities.)]
The increase in burden as
proposed in this rulemaking is necessary in order to remove unduly
discriminatory practices and to ensure just and reasonable rates
for Commission-jurisdictional services. Specifically, this rule
proposes to remove barriers to variable energy resource
integration. The burden associated with this change involves
modifying existing tariffs as well as providing meteorological
data. The total additional burden associated with the NOPR in
RM10-11 is estimated to be: 3,894 hours in Year 1, and 2,818 in
both Year 2 and Year 3. For the meta-data in OMBs ROCIS system, an
annual average of 3,176.667 hours over the 3 years
[(3,894+2,818+2,818)/3=3,176.667] will be used. The burden figure
has been rounded to 3,177.
$897,709
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Mk Shean 202 502-6792
Mk.Shean@ferc.gov
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.
RM10-11 NOPR supp state draft.doc
Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings