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 201911-1902-003

OMB: 1902-0317

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2020-03-12
Supplementary Document
2019-07-31
Supplementary Document
2019-07-31
Supplementary Document
2019-07-31
Supplementary Document
2019-07-31
Supplementary Document
2019-07-31
ICR Details
1902-0317 201911-1902-003
Active 201907-1902-001
FERC FERC-919A
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
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved with change 03/19/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/05/2019
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved until 10/2022.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
10/31/2022 36 Months From Approved
2,666 0 0
60,999 0 0
0 0 0

The related Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. RM16-17 was submitted to OMB under FERC-919 [(NOPR in RM16-17) Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities; ICR 201607-1902-006]. Concurrent with issuance of the Final Rule in Docket RM16-17, there was another unrelated Final Rule affecting FERC-919 (in ICR 201907-1902-004, approved 10/2/2019). In order to submit this Final Rule in Docket RM16-17 timely to OMB, we submitted it (as stated in the supporting statement for ICR 201907-1902-001) under a temporary placeholder information collection number FERC-919A. As required by OMB's decision on 11/4/2019, this ICR is a re-submittal of that information indicating it is a rulemaking activity. (Please note that the 60-day metadata here reflects the NOPR, and the 30-day metadata reflects the final rule. That was done so that the ROCIS system doesn't require it to be an 'emergency' submittal. The RIN and metadata related to the Final Rule are also included.) 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: 16 USC 824(d) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
   US Code: 16 USC 824(e) Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  
None

1902-AF22 Final or interim final rulemaking 84 FR 36390 07/26/2019

  81 FR 51726 08/01/2016
84 FR 36390 07/26/2019
No

  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 2,666 0 0 2,666 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 60,999 0 0 60,999 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
FERC is revising its 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 through its market-based rate program usable and accessible for the Commission. The Commission will 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 will adopt 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 will modify 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 will modify its regulations to eliminate the requirement that Sellers submit corporate organizational charts.

$5,141,561
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Maya Lojanica 202 502-6795

  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.
11/05/2019


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