80 FR 19305 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-65, FERC-65A, FERC-65B, FERC-585, and FERC-921); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-08233 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 19305-19307] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08233] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC15-2-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-65, FERC-65A, FERC-65B, FERC-585, and FERC-921); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collections [FERC-65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status), FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status), FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA 206), and the FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators)] to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 2405, 1/16/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-65/ 65A/65B, FERC-585, or FERC-921 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 11, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0218 (FERC-65/65A/65B), 1902-0138 (FERC-585), or 1902-0257 (FERC- 921) should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202-395-4718. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC15-2-000, by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is distinct from the next. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FERC-65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status) OMB Control No.: 1902-0218. Abstract: Pursuant to section 366.4 of the Commission's rules and regulations, persons who meet the definition of a holding company shall provide the Commission notification of holding company status. The FERC-65 is a one-time informational filing outlined in the Commission's regulations at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. The FERC-65 must be submitted within 30 [[Page 19306]] days of becoming a holding company.\1\ While the Commission does not require the information to be reported in a specific format, the filing needs to consist of the name of the holding company, the name of public utilities, the name of natural gas companies in the holding company system, and the names of service companies. In addition, the Commission requires the filing to include the names of special-purpose subsidiaries (which provide non-power goods and services) and the names of all affiliates and subsidiaries (and their corporate interrelationship) to each other. Filings may be submitted in hardcopy or electronically through the Commission's eFiling system. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Persons that meet the definition of a holding company as provided by Sec. 366.1 as of February 8, 2006 shall notify the Commission of their status as a holding company no later than June 15, 2006. Holding companies formed after February 8, 2006 shall notify the Commission of their status as a holding company, no later than the latter of June 15, 2006 or 30 days after they become holding companies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status) While noting the previously outlined requirements of the FERC-65, the Commission has allowed for an exemption from the requirement of providing the Commission with a FERC-65 if the books, accounts, memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company; or if any class of transactions is not relevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company. Persons seeking this exemption file the FERC-65A, which must include a form of notice suitable for publication in the Federal Register. Those who file a FERC-65A in good faith will have a temporary exemption upon filing, after 60 days if the Commission has taken no action, the exemption will be deemed granted. Commission regulations within 18 CFR 366.3 describe the criteria in more specificity. FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status) If an entity meets the requirements in 18 CFR 366.3(c), they may file a FERC-65B waiver notification pursuant to the procedures outlined in 18 CFR 366.4. Specifically, the Commission waives the requirement of providing it with a FERC-65 for any holding company with respect to one or more of the following: (1) Single-state holding company systems; (2) holding companies that own generating facilities that total 100 MW or less in size and are used fundamentally for their own load or for sales to affiliated end-users; or (3) investors in independent transmission- only companies. Filings may be made in Sec. Sec. Sec. hardcopy or electronically through the Commission's Web site. Type of Respondent: Public utility companies, natural gas companies, electric wholesale generators, foreign utility holding companies. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * 70.50 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The Cost per hour figure is the 2015 FERC average salary plus benefits. FERC-65 (Notification of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Average Total annual Number of of responses Total number burden & cost burden hours & Cost per respondents per of responses per response total annual respondent $ respondent \2\ cost (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-65................................................. 8 1 8 3 24 $216 $216 $1728 FERC-65A................................................ 1 1 1 1 1 $72 $72 $72 FERC-65B................................................ 0 1 0 1 0 $0 $72 $0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... .............. .............. 9 .............. 25 .............. $1,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA 206) OMB Control No.: 1902-0138. Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC- 585, ``Reporting of Electric Energy Shortages and Contingency Plans under PURPA'', is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of section 206 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1979 (PURPA) Public Law 95-617, 92 Stat. 3117. section 206 of PURPA amended the Federal Power Act (FPA) by adding a new subsection (g) to section 202, under which the Commission by rule, was to require each public utility to (1) report to the Commission and appropriate state regulatory authorities of any anticipated shortages of electric energy or capacity which would affect the utility's capability to serve its wholesale customers; and (2) report to the Commission and any appropriate state regulatory authority contingency plan that would outline what circumstances might give rise to such occurrences. In Order No. 575,\3\ the Commission modified the reporting requirements in 18 CFR 294.101(b) to provide that, if a public utility includes in its rates schedule, provisions that: (a) During electric energy and capacity shortages it will treat firm power wholesale customers without undue discrimination or preference; and (b) it will report any modifications to its contingency plan for accommodating shortages within 15 days to the appropriate state regulatory agency and to the affected wholesale customers, then the utility need not file with the Commission an additional statement of contingency plan for accommodating such shortages. This revision merely changed the reporting mechanism; the public utility's contingency plan would be located in its filed rate rather than in a separate document. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ 60 FR 4859 (25 Jan 1995). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Order No. 659,\4\ the Commission modified the reporting requirements in [[Page 19307]] 18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the means by which public utilities must comply with the requirements to report shortages and anticipated shortages is to submit this information electronically using the Office of Electric Reliability's pager system at [email protected] in lieu of submitting an original and two copies with the Secretary of the Commission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ 70 FR 35028 (16 Jun 2005). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Commission uses the information to evaluate and formulate an appropriate option for action in the event an unanticipated shortage is reported and/or materializes. Without this information, the Commission and State agencies would be unable to: (1) Examine and approve or modify utility actions, (2) prepare a response to anticipated disruptions in electric energy, and (3) ensure equitable treatment of all public utility customers under the shortage situations. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 294. Type of Respondent: Public utilities. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: FERC-585 (Reporting of Electric Shortages and Contingency Plans Under PURPA 206) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Total annual Number of Annual number Total number burden & cost burden hours & Cost per respondents of responses of responses per response total annual respondent per respondent \2\ cost ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contingency Plan........................................ 1 1 1 73 73 $5,256 $5,256 $5,256 Capacity Shortage....................................... 1 1 1 0.25 0.25 $18 $18 $18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 73.25 $5,274 $5,274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data From Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators) OMB Control No.: 1902-0257. Abstract: The collection of data in the FERC-921 is an effort by the Commission to detect potential anti-competitive or manipulative behavior or ineffective market rules by requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO) and Independent System Operators (ISO) \5\ to electronically submit, on a continuous basis, data relating to physical and virtual offers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal cost estimates, shift factors, financial transmission rights, internal bilateral contracts, uplift, and interchange pricing. Individual datasets that the Commission is requesting may be produced or retained by the market monitoring units (MMUs). The Commission directed each RTO and ISO either to: (1) Request such data from its MMU, so that the RTO or ISO can deliver such data to the Commission; or (2) request its MMU to deliver such data directly to the Commission. Any burden associated with the delivery of such data is counted as burden on the RTO or ISO. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Per Final Rule RM-11-17-000 regionally organized markets would not be required to collect any additional data from market participants; requiring regional organized markets to provide data to the Commission that is already collected. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of Respondent: Regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response. * $100.30 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual Annual number Average burden recurring Number of respondents of responses Total number & cost per operating Cost per per respondent of responses response \6\ burden hours & respondent ($) cost (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6............................... 1 6 98 588 $9,830 $9,830 $58,980 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: April 3, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-08233 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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VII. Agency Contacts DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bora Federal Energy Regulatory Instructions: All submissions must be
Mpinja, for CFDA number 84.031N, Commission formatted and filed in accordance with
Robyn Wood, for CFDA number [Docket No. IC15–2–000] submission guidelines at: http://
84.031W, and Don Crews, U.S. www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
Department of Education, 1990 K Street Commission Information Collection guide.asp. For user assistance contact
NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006– Activities (FERC–65, FERC–65A, FERC Online Support by email at
8513. You may contact these FERC–65B, FERC–585, and FERC– ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
individuals at the following email 921); Comment Request at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
addresses or telephone numbers: 502–8659 for TTY.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Bora.Mpinja@ed.gov; (202) 502–7629; Commission, DOE. Docket: Users interested in receiving
Robyn.Wood@ed.gov; (202) 502–7437; automatic notification of activity in this
ACTION: Comment request.
Don.Crews@ed.gov; (202) 502–7574. docket or in viewing/downloading
SUMMARY: In compliance with the comments and issuances in this docket
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the
requirements of the Paperwork may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. filing/docs-filing.asp.
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
VIII. Other Information 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulatory Commission (Commission or Ellen Brown may be reached by email
Accessible Format: Individuals with FERC) is submitting its information at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
disabilities can obtain this document collections [FERC–65 (Notice of Holding telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
and a copy of the application package in Company Status), FERC–65A at (202) 273–0873.
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large (Exemption Notification of Holding
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on Company Status), FERC–65B (Waiver
request to one of the program contact Notification of Holding Company Type of Request: Three-year extension
Status), FERC–585 (Reporting of Electric of the information collection
persons listed under FOR FURTHER
Shortages and Contingency Plans Under requirements for all collections
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
PURPA 206), and the FERC–921 described below with no changes to the
this notice.
(Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data current reporting requirements. Please
Electronic Access to This Document: note that each collection is distinct from
from Regional Transmission
The official version of this document is the next.
Organization and Independent System
the document published in the Federal Comments: Comments are invited on:
Operators)] to the Office of Management
Register. Free Internet access to the and Budget (OMB) for review of the (1) Whether the collections of
official edition of the Federal Register information collection requirements. information are necessary for the proper
and the Code of Federal Regulations is Any interested person may file performance of the functions of the
available via the Federal Digital System comments directly with OMB and Commission, including whether the
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you should address a copy of those information will have practical utility;
can view this document, as well as all comments to the Commission as (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
other documents of this Department explained below. The Commission estimates of the burden and cost of the
published in the Federal Register, in previously issued a Notice in the collections of information, including the
text or Adobe Portable Document Federal Register (80 FR 2405, 1/16/ validity of the methodology and
Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 2015) requesting public comments. The assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Commission received no comments on the quality, utility and clarity of the
available free at the site. the FERC–65/65A/65B, FERC–585, or information collections; and (4) ways to
FERC–921 and is making this notation minimize the burden of the collections
You may also access documents of the of information on those who are to
Department published in the Federal in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
respond, including the use of automated
Register by using the article search collection techniques or other forms of
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. information are due by May 11, 2015.
information technology.
Specifically through the advanced ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
search feature at this site, you can limit identified by the OMB Control No. FERC–65 (Notice of Holding Company
your search to documents published by 1902–0218 (FERC–65/65A/65B), 1902– Status), FERC–65A (Exemption
0138 (FERC–585), or 1902–0257 (FERC– Notification of Holding Company
the Department.
921) should be sent via email to the Status), and FERC–65B (Waiver
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary Office of Information and Regulatory Notification of Holding Company
of Education has delegated authority to Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Status)
Jamienne S. Studley, Deputy Under Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Secretary, to perform the functions and OMB Control No.: 1902–0218.
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
duties of the Assistant Secretary for Abstract: Pursuant to section 366.4 of
Officer may also be reached via
Postsecondary Education. the Commission’s rules and regulations,
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also persons who meet the definition of a
Dated: April 7, 2015. holding company shall provide the
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be sent to the Commission, in Docket
Jamienne S. Studley,
No. IC15–2–000, by either of the Commission notification of holding
Deputy Under Secretary. following methods: company status.
[FR Doc. 2015–08324 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am] • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: The FERC–65 is a one-time
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ informational filing outlined in the
efiling.asp. Commission’s regulations at 18 Code of
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC–65 must be submitted within 30
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18 CFR 294.101(e) to provide that the The Commission uses the information treatment of all public utility customers
means by which public utilities must to evaluate and formulate an under the shortage situations. The
comply with the requirements to report appropriate option for action in the Commission implements these filing
shortages and anticipated shortages is to event an unanticipated shortage is requirements in the Code of Federal
submit this information electronically reported and/or materializes. Without Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part
using the Office of Electric Reliability’s this information, the Commission and 294.
pager system at emergency@ferc.gov in State agencies would be unable to: (1) Type of Respondent: Public utilities.
lieu of submitting an original and two Examine and approve or modify utility Estimate of Annual Burden: The
copies with the Secretary of the actions, (2) prepare a response to Commission estimates the annual public
Commission. anticipated disruptions in electric reporting burden for the information
energy, and (3) ensure equitable collection as:
FERC–585 (REPORTING OF ELECTRIC SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA 206)
Annual Total annual
Average Cost per
Number of number of Total number burden hours
burden & cost respondent
respondents responses per of responses & total annual
per response 2 ($)
respondent cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Contingency Plan ..................................... 1 1 1 73 73 $5,256
$5,256 $5,256
Capacity Shortage ................................... 1 1 1 0.25 0.25 $18
$18 $18
TOTAL .............................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 73.25 $5,274
$5,274
FERC–921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery submit, on a continuous basis, data deliver such data to the Commission; or
of Data From Regional Transmission relating to physical and virtual offers (2) request its MMU to deliver such data
Organization and Independent System and bids, market awards, resource directly to the Commission. Any burden
Operators) outputs, marginal cost estimates, shift associated with the delivery of such
OMB Control No.: 1902–0257. factors, financial transmission rights, data is counted as burden on the RTO
Abstract: The collection of data in the internal bilateral contracts, uplift, and or ISO.
FERC–921 is an effort by the interchange pricing. Individual datasets Type of Respondent: Regional
Commission to detect potential anti- that the Commission is requesting may transmission organizations and
competitive or manipulative behavior or be produced or retained by the market independent system operators.
ineffective market rules by requiring monitoring units (MMUs). The Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Regional Transmission Organizations Commission directed each RTO and ISO Commission estimates the annual public
(RTO) and Independent System either to: (1) Request such data from its reporting burden for the information
Operators (ISO) 5 to electronically MMU, so that the RTO or ISO can collection as:
FERC–921 (ONGOING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DATA FROM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS)
Total annual
Annual Total Average recurring Cost per
number of
Number of respondents number of burden & cost operating respondent
responses per responses per response 6 burden hours ($)
respondent & cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
6 ........................................................................................... 1 6 98 588 $9,830
$9,830 $58,980
Dated: April 3, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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5 Per Final Rule RM–11–17–000 regionally requiring regional organized markets to provide 6 The estimates for cost per response are derived
organized markets would not be required to collect data to the Commission that is already collected. using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
any additional data from market participants; per Response. * $100.30 per Hour = Average Cost
per Response.
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