FERC-714, Annual Electric
Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/04/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
176
176
16,427
16,427
129,712
129,712
The Form 714 is authorized by the
Federal Power Act and is a regulatory support requirement as
provided by 18 CFR § 141.51. The data will be used to obtain a
broad picture of interconnected balancing authority area operations
including comprehensive information of balancing authority area
generation, actual and scheduled inter-balancing authority area
power transfers, and load; and to prepare status reports on the
electric utility industry including review of inter-balancing
authority area bulk power trade information. The Commission uses
the collected data to analyze power system operations along with
its regulatory functions. These analyses estimate the effect of
changes in power system operations resulting from the installation
of a new generating unit or plant, transmission facilities, energy
transfers between systems, and/or new points of interconnections.
Also, these analyses serve to correlate rates and charges, assess
reliability and other operating attributes in regulatory
proceedings, monitor market trends and behaviors, and determine the
competitive impacts of proposed mergers, acquisitions, and
dispositions.
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.