FERC-516A, (NOPR RM22-14) Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Staff Presentation _ NOPR on Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-07-07
18 CFR 37.6 (up to date as of 7-05-2022).pdf Supplementary Document	2022-07-07
RM22-14-000 (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2022-07-07
News Release Track 2 061622 Final.docx Supplementary Document	2022-07-07
RM22-14 Supporting Statement- Combined 516 and 516A.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-07
18 CFR35-28_516a.docx Supplementary Document	2019-11-12
Order 2006 (May 2005).pdf Supplementary Document	2014-09-09
USCODE-2012-title16-chap12-subchapII-sec824e.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-30
USCODE-2012-title16-chap12-subchapII-sec824d.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254519	Modeling Requirements: Transmission Providers RM22-14 Year 1	New
254518	Consideration of Alternative Transmission Technologies Year 1	New
23246	Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures Instruction	Unchanged
205613	Ongoing Voluntary Pre-Application Report, Supplemental Review, and Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-2)	Unchanged
205612	Ongoing Mandatory Pre-Application Report, Supplemental Review, and Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-2)	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0203	ICR Reference No: 202207-1902-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-516A
Title: FERC-516A, (NOPR RM22-14) Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/07/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	3,331	3,241
Time Burden (Hours)	20,001	16,221
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Pursuant to section 206 of the FPA, the proposed rule in Docket No. RM22-14-000 would reform the Commission’s standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements to ensure that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the electric transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely manner. The proposed rule would require all public utilities that own, control, or operate facilities used for transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce to modify their tariffs and jurisdictional agreements to comply with the Commission’s revised standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements. The Commission will use the information collected in compliance filings after any final rule in this docket to determine whether each transmission provider complies with the final rule such that the rates, terms, and conditions for Commission-jurisdictional services are just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. Under sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) the Commission is charged with ensuring just and reasonable electric transmission rates and charges as well as ensuring that jurisdictional providers do not subject any person to any undue prejudice or disadvantage. The lack of consistent and readily accessible terms and conditions for connecting resources to the grid led to a large number of disputes between jurisdictional transmission providers and small generators in the late 1990's and early 2000's. In response, the Commission directed transmission providers to include Commission-approved, standard, pro-forma interconnection procedures (small generator interconnection procedures or SGIP) and a single uniformly applicable interconnection agreement (small generator interconnection agreement or SGIA) in their open-access transmission tariffs (OATTs). The requirement to create and file these documents was instituted August 12, 2005, by Commission Order 2006 and is codified in 18 CFR 35.28(f). This collection is necessary because it sets and maintains a standard in OATTs for consistent consideration and processing of interconnection requests by transmission providers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d, 824e Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AG00	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 39934	07/05/2022

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Consideration of Alternative Transmission Technologies Year 1
Modeling Requirements: Transmission Providers RM22-14 Year 1
Ongoing Mandatory Pre-Application Report, Supplemental Review, and Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-2)
Ongoing Voluntary Pre-Application Report, Supplemental Review, and Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-2)
Standardization of Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures	516A	Small Generator Interconnection Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	3,331	3,241	0	90	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,001	16,221	0	3,780	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: All of the PRA activities resulting from the reforms proposed in the NOPR would be program changes that the Commission has determined will assist in fulfilling its statutory obligations under FPA section 206. The reforms proposed in the NOPR are intended to remedy issues with the Commission’s standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements such that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, transparent, and timely manner, thereby ensuring that rates, terms, and conditions for Commission-jurisdictional services remain just and reasonable and not unduly discriminatory or preferential. The remaining PRA activity involved in this proposed rule, in FERC-516A, would be 90 responses and a total of 3,780 hours in Year 1. There would be no burdens after Year 1. The net effect for FERC-516A would be: • 3,421 responses plus 90 responses = 3,331 responses; and • 16,221 hours plus 3,780 hours = 20,001 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $87,788

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/07/2022

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