81 FR 49591 - Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate Filings; Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 145 (July 28, 2016)

Page Range		49591-49591
FR Document		2016-17856

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is withdrawing its proposal to amend its regulations to clarify the scope of ownership information that sellers seeking to obtain or retain market-based rate authority must provide. The Commission is also concurrently issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. RM16-17-000, which supersedes this proposal.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. RM16-3-000]


Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate Filings; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking and termination of 
rulemaking proceeding.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is 
withdrawing its proposal to amend its regulations to clarify the scope 
of ownership information that sellers seeking to obtain or retain 
market-based rate authority must provide. The Commission is also 
concurrently issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. 
RM16-17-000, which supersedes this proposal.

DATES: The notice of proposed rulemaking published on December 24, 
2015, at 80 FR 80302, is withdrawn as of July 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Ashley Dougherty (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8851, [email protected].

Laura Chipkin (Legal Information), Office of General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8615, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. On December 17, 2015, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding.\1\ For the reasons set forth 
below, we are exercising our discretion to withdraw the NOPR and 
terminate this rulemaking proceeding.
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    \1\ Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate Filings, FERC 
Stats & Regs. ] 32,713 (2015).
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    2. In the NOPR, the Commission proposed to amend its regulations to 
clarify the scope of ownership information that sellers seeking to 
obtain or retain market-based rate authority must provide. The 
Commission has since developed a new proposal, as reflected in a 
concurrently issued NOPR (Data Collection NOPR),\2\ to streamline and 
consolidate the collection of market-based rate (MBR) information with 
new information proposed to be collected for analytics and surveillance 
purposes. Among other things, in the Data Collection NOPR, the 
Commission proposes to change certain aspects of the substance and 
format of information submitted for MBR purposes, thereby superseding 
the proposed clarifications in the instant NOPR.
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    \2\ Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-
Based Rate Purposes, 156 FERC ] 61,045 (2016).
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    3. The Commission therefore withdraws the NOPR and terminates this 
rulemaking proceeding.

    By the Commission.

    Issued: July 21, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17856 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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2. In the NOPR, the Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY collection of market-based rate (MBR)
proposed to amend its regulations to information with new information
require each regional transmission Federal Energy Regulatory proposed to be collected for analytics
organization and independent system Commission and surveillance purposes. Among other
operator to electronically deliver to the things, in the Data Collection NOPR, the
Commission, on an ongoing basis, data 18 CFR Part 35 Commission proposes to change certain
required from its market participants [Docket No. RM16–3–000] aspects of the substance and format of
that would: (i) Identify the market information submitted for MBR
participants by means of a common Ownership Information in Market- purposes, thereby superseding the
alpha-numeric identifier; (ii) list their Based Rate Filings; Withdrawal proposed clarifications in the instant
‘‘Connected Entities,’’ which included NOPR.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 3. The Commission therefore
entities that have certain ownership, Commission, Department of Energy. withdraws the NOPR and terminates
employment, debt, or contractual ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of this rulemaking proceeding.
relationships with the market proposed rulemaking and termination of
participants; and (iii) describe in brief By the Commission.
rulemaking proceeding.
the nature of the relationship of each Issued: July 21, 2016.
Connected Entity. The Commission SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Kimberly D. Bose,
proposed to collect such information to Regulatory Commission (Commission) is Secretary.
assist with its screening and withdrawing its proposal to amend its [FR Doc. 2016–17856 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am]
investigative efforts to detect market regulations to clarify the scope of BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
manipulation. The Commission has ownership information that sellers
since developed a new proposal, as seeking to obtain or retain market-based
reflected in the concurrently issued Data rate authority must provide. The ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Collection NOPR, which is substantially Commission is also concurrently issuing AGENCY
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
narrower than the proposal in the
Docket No. RM16–17–000, which 40 CFR Part 33
instant NOPR, and streamlines and
supersedes this proposal.
consolidates the collection of market- [EPA–HQ–OA–2006–0278; FRL–9946–26–
DATES: The notice of proposed
based rate information with new OA]
rulemaking published on December 24,
information proposed to be collected for RIN 2090–AA40
2015, at 80 FR 80302, is withdrawn as
analytics and surveillance purposes.
of July 28, 2016.
Among other things, in the Data Participation by Disadvantaged
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Collection NOPR, the Commission Business Enterprises in Procurements
Ashley Dougherty (Technical
proposes to require market-based rate Under EPA Financial Assistance
Information), Office of Energy Market
sellers and certain market participants Agreements
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
in Commission-jurisdictional organized Commission, 888 First Street NE., AGENCY: Environmental Protection
electric markets to submit certain, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– Agency.
defined information about their 8851, ashley.dougherty@ferc.gov. ACTION: Proposed rule.
financial and legal connections to other Laura Chipkin (Legal Information),
entities. While the Data Collection Office of General Counsel, Federal SUMMARY: Environmental Protection
NOPR proposes to collect similar Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the
information to that which was proposed First Street NE., Washington, DC Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
in the NOPR in this proceeding, this 20426, (202) 502–8615, (DBE) program. These proposed
new proposal presents substantial laura.chipkin@ferc.gov. amendments will improve the practical
revisions, thereby superseding the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: utility of the program, minimize burden,
proposal in the instant NOPR. 1. On December 17, 2015, the and clarify requirements that have been
3. The Commission therefore Commission issued a Notice of the subject of questions from recipients
withdraws the NOPR and terminates Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in this of EPA financial assistance and from
this rulemaking proceeding. proceeding.1 For the reasons set forth disadvantaged business enterprises.
below, we are exercising our discretion These revisions are in accordance with
By direction of the Commission. the requirements of the Federal laws
to withdraw the NOPR and terminate
Dated: July 21, 2016. this rulemaking proceeding. that govern the EPA DBE program.
Kimberly D. Bose, 2. In the NOPR, the Commission DATES: Comments must be received on
Secretary. proposed to amend its regulations to or before August 29, 2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–17853 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am] clarify the scope of ownership ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
information that sellers seeking to identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
obtain or retain market-based rate OA–2006–0278, at http://
authority must provide. The www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Commission has since developed a new instructions for submitting comments.
proposal, as reflected in a concurrently Once submitted, comments cannot be
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issued NOPR (Data Collection NOPR),2 edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
to streamline and consolidate the The EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not
1 Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate
submit electronically any information
Filings, FERC Stats & Regs. ¶ 32,713 (2015).
2 Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance you consider to be Confidential
and Market-Based Rate Purposes, 156 FERC Business Information (CBI) or other
¶ 61,045 (2016). information whose disclosure is

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking and termination of rulemaking proceeding.
Dates		The notice of proposed rulemaking published on December 24, 2015, at 80 FR 80302, is withdrawn as of July 28, 2016.
Contact		Ashley Dougherty (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8851, [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 49591

81 FR 49591 - Ownership Information in Market-Based Rate Filings; Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 145 (July 28, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission