FERC-919A, (Final Rule in RM16-17-000) Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
ICR 201907-1902-001
OMB: 1902-0317
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FERC-919A, (Final Rule in
RM16-17-000) Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market
Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and
Ancillary Services by Public Utilities
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The Final Rule in Docket RM16-17-000
amends the Commission’s regulations governing market-based rates
for public utilities. The Commission will collect certain
information currently filed in the electric market-based rate
program in a consolidated and streamlined manner through a
relational database. The relational database construct modernizes
the Commission’s data collection processes, eliminates
duplications, and renders information collected usable and
accessible. The Commission does not adopt the proposal from the
NOPR to collect Connected Entity data from market-based rate
sellers and entities trading virtual or holding financial
transmission rights in this final rule. With respect to the
market-based rate program, the Commission adopts changes that
reduce and clarify the scope of ownership information that Sellers
must provide as part of their market-based rate filings. In
addition, the Commission modifies its regulations to change the
information required in a Seller’s asset appendix as well as the
format through which such information must be submitted. The
revised regulations will require a Seller to update the relational
database on a monthly basis to reflect any changes that have
occurred but will also extend the change in status filing
requirement to a quarterly filing obligation. Finally, the
Commission modifies its regulations to eliminate the requirement
that Sellers submit corporate organizational charts. The purpose of
this data collection is to modernize and streamline the
Commission’s data collection by requiring currently filed
market-based rate information, and new information to be collected
in a consolidated and streamlined manner through a relational
database. This will eliminate duplication and render information
more usable and accessible to the Commission and to the public. The
new information that will be collected includes unit-specific
generation information and long-term firm sales information. This
information will appear as part of the Seller’s asset appendix,
which will be automatically generated by the relational database
and retrievable by the Commission and the public. This information
collection will assist the Commission ensure rates are just and
reasonable. Failing to meet this statutory responsibility could
result in public utilities charging rates that are not just and
reasonable.
US Code:
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USC 824(e) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
US Code: 16
USC 824(d) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
The final rule amends the
Commission’s regulations governing market-based rates for public
utilities. The Commission will collect certain information
currently filed in the market-based rate program in a consolidated
and streamlined manner through a relational database. The
relational database construct modernizes the Commission’s data
collection processes, eliminates duplications, and renders
information collected through its market-based rate program usable
and accessible for the Commission.
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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).
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