83 FR 28227 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12942 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 28227-28228] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12942] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-10-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators) and submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. On April 4, 2018, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. IC18-10-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received comments from one commenter, a subject respondent, who expressed clear support for the extension request. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 18, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902- 0257, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC18-10-000, by either of the following methods:eFiling at Commission's website: 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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators. OMB Control No.: 1902-0257. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-921 information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. 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) 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. All data for this collection has (and is expected to continue to) come from each RTO or ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any associated burden is counted as burden on RTO and ISO. Each RTO or ISO may make changes to their individual markets with Commission approval. Each RTO or ISO may also change the data being sent to the Commission to ensure compliance with Order No. 760. Such changes typically require respondents to alter the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921. For this reason, the burden estimate has been updated to reflect the incremental burden associated with such changes. The burden associated with a changes varies considerably based on the significance of the specific change, therefore, the estimate reflects the incremental burden for an average change. Based on historical patterns of change, staff estimates there to be about one and a half changes per RTO or ISO per year. Public Comments on 60-day Notice and FERC Response: The Commission received comments from one commenter who is also a subject respondent, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. They wrote: ``The Commission should continue to require the ongoing delivery of data in the same manner that the data is currently delivered, in accordance with FERC Order No. 760 and FERC-921.'' This comment clearly supports the Commission's request to extend the information collection without change. Type of Respondents: Regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the average annual burden and cost \2\ for this information collection as follows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information. \2\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). [[Page 28228]] FERC-921 [Ongoing electronic delivery of data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Annual cost Category Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden per respondent respondents per respondent of responses per response hours and cost ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1) (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ongoing electronic delivery of data.. 6 1 \3\ 6 52 hrs.; $2,460 \4\..... 312 hrs.; $14,758...... $2,460 Changes to the delivered data made by 6 1 \5\ 6 480 hrs.; $37,848 \6\... 2,880 hrs.; $227,088... 37,848 the RTO/ISO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total............................ 6 2 12 532 hrs.; $40,308....... 3,192 hrs.; $241,846... 40,308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. To match with past filings, we are considering the collection of daily responses to be a single response per respondent each year. \4\ The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires a computer support specialist (code 15-1150), at an hourly cost (wages plus benefits) of $47.30 (rounded). \5\ Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a half changes yearly. To be consistent with the formulation that the submissions over the course of a year constitute a single response and for the purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that each response requires one and a half changes over the course of the year and estimating burden accordingly. \6\ Changes to the delivered data require a database administrator (code 15-1141), legal review (code 23-0000), and executive review (code 11-1000). The hourly costs (wages plus benefits) are $65.07, $143.68, and $96.68, respectively. We weighted the hourly cost figure to account for the fraction of time for each skill set per response, and used an estimate of \3/4\, \1/8\, and \1/8\ respectively. We used the following formula for the weighted hourly cost figure: $65.07 (0.75) + $143.68 (0.125) + $96.68 (0.125) = $78.85 (rounded). We estimate the total time required per change to be 320 hours. Because a response encompasses one year where there are, on average, 1.5 changes, the total time per response is 480 hours (1.5 * 320 hours). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is 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 estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: June 11, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-12942 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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intervening; and (4) otherwise comply comments to the Commission as physical and virtual offers and bids,
with the requirements of 18 CFR explained below. On April 4, 2018, the market awards, resource outputs,
385.2001 through 385.2005. All Commission published a Notice in the marginal cost estimates, shift factors,
comments, motions to intervene, or Federal Register in Docket No. IC18– financial transmission rights, internal
protests must set forth their evidentiary 10–000 requesting public comments. bilateral contracts, uplift, and
basis and otherwise comply with the The Commission received comments interchange pricing. Individual datasets
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All from one commenter, a subject that the Commission is requesting may
comments, motions to intervene, or respondent, who expressed clear be produced or retained by the market
protests should relate to project works support for the extension request. monitoring units (MMUs). The
which are the subject of the license DATES: Comments on the collection of Commission directed each RTO and ISO
surrender. Agencies may obtain copies information are due July 18, 2018. either to: (1) Request such data from its
of the application directly from the ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
MMU, so that the RTO or ISO can
applicant. A copy of any protest or identified by OMB Control No. 1902– deliver such data to the Commission; or
motion to intervene must be served 0257, should be sent via email to the (2) request its MMU to deliver such data
upon each representative of the Office of Information and Regulatory directly to the Commission. All data for
applicant specified in the particular Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. this collection has (and is expected to
application. If an intervener files Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory continue to) come from each RTO or
comments or documents with the Commission Desk Officer. ISO and not the MMUs. Therefore, any
Commission relating to the merits of an A copy of the comments should also associated burden is counted as burden
issue that may affect the responsibilities be sent to the Commission, in Docket on RTO and ISO.
of a particular resource agency, they No. IC18–10–000, by either of the Each RTO or ISO may make changes
must also serve a copy of the document following methods: to their individual markets with
on that resource agency. A copy of all • eFiling at Commission’s website: Commission approval. Each RTO or ISO
other filings in reference to this http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ may also change the data being sent to
application must be accompanied by efiling.asp. the Commission to ensure compliance
proof of service on all persons listed in • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: with Order No. 760. Such changes
the service list prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, typically require respondents to alter
Commission in this proceeding, in Secretary of the Commission, 888 First the ongoing delivery of data under
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. FERC–921. For this reason, the burden
385.2010. Instructions: All submissions must be estimate has been updated to reflect the
formatted and filed in accordance with incremental burden associated with
Dated: June 12, 2018.
submission guidelines at: http:// such changes. The burden associated
Kimberly D. Bose,
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- with a changes varies considerably
Secretary. based on the significance of the specific
guide.asp. For user assistance, contact
[FR Doc. 2018–12947 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] change, therefore, the estimate reflects
FERC Online Support by email at
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ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone the incremental burden for an average
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) change. Based on historical patterns of
502–8659 for TTY. change, staff estimates there to be about
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY one and a half changes per RTO or ISO
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this per year.
Federal Energy Regulatory Public Comments on 60-day Notice
Commission docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket and FERC Response: The Commission
[Docket No. IC18–10–000] may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- received comments from one
filing/docs-filing.asp. commenter who is also a subject
Commission Information Collection respondent, the New York Independent
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Activities (FERC–921); Comment System Operator, Inc. They wrote: ‘‘The
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
Request; Extension Commission should continue to require
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– the ongoing delivery of data in the same
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
0873. manner that the data is currently
Commission.
delivered, in accordance with FERC
ACTION: Notice of information collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order No. 760 and FERC–921.’’ This
and request for comments. Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic comment clearly supports the
Delivery of Data from Regional Commission’s request to extend the
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Transmission Organizations and
requirements of the Paperwork information collection without change.
Independent System Operators. Type of Respondents: Regional
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal OMB Control No.: 1902–0257. transmission organizations and
Energy Regulatory Commission Type of Request: Three-year extension independent system operators.
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting of the FERC–921 information collection Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
public comment on the currently requirements with no changes to the Commission estimates the average
approved information collection FERC– current reporting requirements. annual burden and cost 2 for this
921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Abstract: The collection of data in the information collection as follows.
Data from Regional Transmission FERC–921 is an effort by the
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Organizations and Independent System Commission to detect potential anti- 1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
Operators) and submitting the competitive or manipulative behavior or financial resources expended by persons to
information collection to the Office of ineffective market rules by requiring generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
Management and Budget (OMB) for Regional Transmission Organizations information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
review. Any interested person may file (RTO) and Independent System 2 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage
comments directly with OMB and Operators (ISO) to electronically submit, figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for
should address a copy of those on a continuous basis, data relating to Continued
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FERC–921
[Ongoing electronic delivery of data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators]
Annual Average Annual cost
number Total annual
Number of Total number burden and per
Category of responses burden hours
respondents of responses cost per respondent
per respond- and cost
response ($)
ent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Ongoing electronic delivery of data 6 1 36 52 hrs.; $2,460 4 312 hrs.; $14,758 $2,460
Changes to the delivered data 6 1 56 480 hrs.; 2,880 hrs.; 37,848
made by the RTO/ISO. $37,848 6. $227,088.
Total ......................................... 6 2 12 532 hrs.; $40,308 3,192 hrs.; 40,308
$241,846.
Description: Tariff filing per necessary to become a party to the
Comments: Comments are invited on: 284.123(b)(2)+(g): DIGCO Rate Petition proceeding.
(1) Whether the collection of to be effective 6/1/2018. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information is necessary for the proper Filed Date: 6/1/18. information relating to filing
performance of the functions of the Accession Number: 201806015072. requirements, interventions, protests,
Commission, including whether the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/22/18. service, and qualifying facilities filings
information will have practical utility; 284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 7/31/18. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
of the burden and cost of the collection Docket Number: PR18–57–000. other information, call (866) 208–3676
of information, including the validity of Applicants: Targa Midland Gas (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
the methodology and assumptions used; Pipeline LLC. Dated: June 11, 2018.
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Description: Tariff filing per
Kimberly D. Bose,
and clarity of the information collection; 284.123(b),(e)/: Petition for NGPA
Section 311 Rate Approval to be Secretary.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
effective 5/2/2018. [FR Doc. 2018–12952 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use Filed Date: 6/1/18. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
of automated collection techniques or Accession Number: 201806015089.
other forms of information technology. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
6/22/18. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Dated: June 11, 2018.
Docket Numbers: RP18–888–000. COMMISSION
Kimberly D. Bose, Applicants: Millennium Pipeline
Secretary. [OMB 3060–0207, OMB 3060–0233]
Company, LLC.
[FR Doc. 2018–12942 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Information Collections Being
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Negotiated Rate Service Agmt & Amd— Reviewed by the Federal
BKV to be effective 7/1/2018. Communications Commission
Filed Date: 6/4/18.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accession Number: 20180604–5079. AGENCY: Federal Communications
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/18. Commission.
Federal Energy Regulatory The filings are accessible in the
Commission ACTION: Notice and request for
Commission’s eLibrary system by comments.
Combined Notice of Filings clicking on the links or querying the
docket number. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Take notice that the Commission has Any person desiring to intervene or to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
received the following Natural Gas protest in any of the above proceedings required by the Paperwork Reduction
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: must file in accordance with Rules 211 Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
and 214 of the Commission’s Communications Commission (FCC or
Filings Instituting Proceedings Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and the Commission) invites the general
Docket Number: PR18–56–000. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern public and other Federal agencies to
Applicants: Dow Intrastate Gas time on the specified date(s). Protests take this opportunity to comment on the
Company. may be considered, but intervention is following information collection.
May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 5 Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a $143.68, and $96.68, respectively. We weighted the
naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for half changes yearly. To be consistent with the hourly cost figure to account for the fraction of time
December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https:// formulation that the submissions over the course of for each skill set per response, and used an estimate
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www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). a year constitute a single response and for the of 3⁄4, 1⁄8, and 1⁄8 respectively. We used the
3 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that following formula for the weighted hourly cost
To match with past filings, we are considering the each response requires one and a half changes over figure: $65.07 (0.75) + $143.68 (0.125) + $96.68
collection of daily responses to be a single response the course of the year and estimating burden (0.125) = $78.85 (rounded).
per respondent each year. accordingly. We estimate the total time required per change to
4 The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires 6 Changes to the delivered data require a database be 320 hours. Because a response encompasses one
a computer support specialist (code 15–1150), at an administrator (code 15–1141), legal review (code year where there are, on average, 1.5 changes, the
hourly cost (wages plus benefits) of $47.30 23–0000), and executive review (code 11–1000). total time per response is 480 hours (1.5 * 320
(rounded). The hourly costs (wages plus benefits) are $65.07, hours).
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| Action | Notice of information collection and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due July 18, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 28227 |
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