FERC-717(Final Rule in RM05-5-31), Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Final Rule RM5-05-031_717 Supporting Statement .docx Supporting Statement A	2025-02-27
RM05-5-031-Final Rule (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2025-02-27
20240705-5080_NAESB Report on WEQ Version 004 Errata.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-02-27
weq_bklet_011505_ci_numbering.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-20
RM05-5-31 NOPR (Published).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-15
RM05-5-031 NOPR (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2024-05-15
18 CFR Part 38 (up to date as of 5-13-2024).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-15
18 CFR Part 37 (up to date as of 5-13-2024) (1).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-15
16 USC 824e.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-15
16 USC 824d.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-05-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23197	Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0173	ICR Reference No: 202501-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202403-1902-021
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-717
Title: FERC-717(Final Rule in RM05-5-31), Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/27/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2027
Responses	216	216
Time Burden (Hours)	6,480	6,480
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The current submission request is for the review and a approval of the Final Rule which includes the NAESB update from Version 3.3 to Version 4.In the NOPR, the Commission proposes to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference, with certain enumerated exceptions, the latest version (Version 004) of the Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) (WEQ Version 004 Standards) applicable to the wholesale electric industry. These amendments would affect FERC-516E and FERC-717. 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824d,e 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-AF65	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 10787	02/27/2025

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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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS)

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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	216	216	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,480	6,480	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $112,290

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: 02/27/2025

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