FERC-717, Standards for
Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public
Utilities
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/20/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
327
335
6,510
6,750
0
0
This collection of information
pertains to a requirement that Transmission Providers provide
certain information regarding their transmission operations on an
Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS). This requirement
was established because the Commission has determined that
Transmission Customers must have simultaneous access to the same
information available to the Transmission Provider in order to
receive nondiscriminatory transmission services in accordance with
section 205 of the Federal Power Act. The information that must be
posted at OASIS sites is listed at 18 CFR 37.6. The required
postings include business practices, communication protocols,
transfer capacity, transmission service products, and prices. The
regulations at 18 CFR Part 37 are supplemented by industry-wide
Business Practice Standards and Communication Protocols that are
incorporated by reference at 18 CFR 38.1. The standards include six
OASIS- related standards that the North American Energy Standards
Board (NAESB) modified in response to directives and guidance
provided in Order Nos. 676-E, 676-H, and 890. In addition, in
Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) Version 003.2, NAESB developed
two suites of standards in coordination with the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). These two NAESB suites of
standards establish: (1) NAESB Electric Industry Registry (EIR)
business practice standards that replace the NERC Transmission
System Information Networks (TSIN) as the tool to be used by
wholesale electric markets to conduct electronic transactions via
electronic tagging (e-Tags); and (2) Modeling Business Practice
Standards to support and complement NERC’s proposed retirement of
its “MOD A” Reliability Standards. NAESB also adopted revisions to
NAESB standards that need to match up with NERC’s Interchange
Scheduling and Coordination Reliability Standards.
US Code:
16
USC 824d,e Name of Law: Federal Power Act
The adjustment in estimate is a
decrease due to normal fluctuations in industry. The format,
labels, and definitions of the table follow the ROCIS submission
system’s “Information Collection Request Summary of Burden” for the
metadata. (Note that the new burden is a one-time burden. However
we are averaging over Years 1-3 for administrative purposes as
mentioned in #12. Therefore the change due to agency discretion is
1/3 of the one-time burden.)
$90,997
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Kayla Williams 410 786-5887
kayla.williams@cms.hhs.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.
30-day notice (published).pdf
FERC-717 30-day notice (issued).DOCX
RM05-5-025, -026, & -027 Final Rule (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)