80 FR 50847 - Common Performance Metrics; Request for Information on Common Performance Metrics for RTOs and ISOs and Utilities Outside RTO and ISO Regions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50847-50848]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20743]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD14-15-000]


Common Performance Metrics; Request for Information on Common 
Performance Metrics for RTOs and ISOs and Utilities Outside RTO and ISO 
Regions

    On August 26, 2014, Commission Staff issued a ``Common Metrics 
Report,'' establishing 30 common metrics for independent system 
operators (ISOs), regional transmission organizations (RTOs), and 
utilities in non-ISO/RTO regions. In that report, Commission Staff 
indicated that upon approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for additional data collection, a notice would be issued 
requesting that the ISOs, RTOs, and participating utilities in non-ISO/
RTO regions provide performance

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information on the common metrics on a schedule to be specified in the 
notice.\1\
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    \1\ Common Metrics Commission Staff Report, Docket No. AD14-15-
000, at 4 (Aug. 26, 2014).
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    Consistent with the OMB-approved data collection \2\ and past 
practice regarding this effort, ISOs, RTOs, and utilities in non-ISO/
RTO regions are encouraged to submit information responsive to the 30 
common metrics listed in the August 2014 report. Information submitted 
should cover the 2010-2014 period, and should be submitted by October 
30, 2015.\3\ Commission staff plans to contact representatives of the 
ISOs, RTOs, and utilities in non-ISO/RTO regions that have previously 
participated in this effort.
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    \2\ On August 6, 2015, OMB approved a request for reinstatement 
and revision of information collection FERC-922, ``Performance 
Metrics for ISOs, RTOs and Regions Outside ISOs and RTOs'' (OMB 
Control No. 1902-0262).
    \3\ Information should be submitted in docket no. AD14-15-000. 
Submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with the 
submission guidelines described at: http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/submission-guide.asp. Submissions must be in an acceptable 
file format as described at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary/accept-file-formats.asp. The numeric values corresponding 
to all charts and tables containing metrics must be submitted in an 
accompanying file, in one of the following formats: Microsoft Office 
2003/2007/2010: Excel (.xls or .xlsx), or ASCII Comma Separated 
Value (.csv).
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    For further information, please contact: Eric Krall, Office of 
Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6180, 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 17, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20743 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am]
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