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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–516G); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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–
516G.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–11–000)
by any of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
SUMMARY:
Postal Service should be delivered to
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
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: https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.govO,
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–516G, Electric Rate
Schedules and Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0295.
Type of Request: Three-year renewal
of FERC–516G.
Type of Respondents: Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Abstract: In this information
collection (IC) request, the Commission
seeks renewal of FERC–516G, which
pertains to the operation of organized
wholesale electric power markets
operated by RTOs/ISOs. This IC
includes a one-time requirement that
RTOs and ISOs establish a website and
modify their respective tariffs to include
the transmission constraint penalty
factors used in its market software, as
well as the circumstances under which
those factors can set locational marginal
prices, and any process by which they
can be changed. All current RTOs and
ISOs have complied with the one-time
requirement, but the Commission seeks
to renew this requirement in case a new
RTO or ISO is established.
In addition, this IC requires that each
RTO/ISO: (1) Report, on a monthly
basis, uplift payments 1 for each
transmission zone, broken out by day
and uplift category; (2) report, on a
monthly basis, total uplift payments for
each resource; and (3) report, on a
monthly basis, for each operatorinitiated commitment, the size of the
commitment, transmission zone,
commitment reason, and commitment
start time.
Necessity of Information: The
Commission implements this collection
of information to improve competitive
wholesale electric markets in the RTO/
ISO regions.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission believes that the burden
estimates below are representative of the
average burden on respondents,
including necessary communications
with stakeholders. The estimated
burden and cost 3 follow:
FERC–516G ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDENS
Type of response
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden hours
&
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
One-Time Establishment of Website and
Tariff Filing.
Posting of Monthly Reports on Website.
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Totals .....................
1
1
1
500 hrs.; $38,860 ........
500 hrs.; $38,860 ........
$38,860
6
12
72
3 hrs.; $233.16 ............
216 hrs.; $16,787.52 ...
$233.16
7
13
73
.....................................
716 hrs.; $55,647.52 ...
NA
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
1 RTOs and ISOs may make such payments to
resources that experience a shortfall between what
the resources offer and the revenue they realize
through market-clearing prices.
2 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. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
3 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) was
calculated by using data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for three positions involved in the
reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/oes_nat.htm) and benefits (https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
• Manager (Occupation Code 11–0000): $94.84/
hour.
• Engineer (Occupation Code 17–2071): $85.71/
hour.
• File Clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071): $52.60/
hour.
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements
($77.72) is an average of the cost of a manager, an
engineer, and a file clerk.
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: February 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[Docket No. IC21–9–000]
[FR Doc. 2021–03804 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–725u); Comment
Request; Extension
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
[Docket No. AD21–10–000]
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
Modernizing Electricity Market Design;
Notice of Technical Conference on
Resource Adequacy in the Evolving
Electricity Sector
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
will convene a Commissioner-led
technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on Tuesday
March 23, 2021 from approximately
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday
March 24, 2021 from approximately
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The conference will be held remotely.
The Commission will issue a
supplemental notice providing the
agenda for the technical conference.
The conference will be open for the
public to attend remotely. There is no
fee for attendance. Information on this
event will be posted on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission’s website,
www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
The conference will be transcribed.
Transcripts will be available for a fee
from Ace Reporting (202–347–3700).
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to
202–208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
technical conference, please contact
David Rosner at david.rosner@ferc.gov
or Emma Nicholson at
emma.nicholson@ferc.gov. For
information related to logistics, please
contact Sarah McKinley at
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502–
8368.
Dated: February 18, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–03807 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am]
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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 a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–725U (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Reliability
Standard CIP–014–2), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due March 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
the information collections to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB Control
Number (1902–0274) in the subject line
of your comments. Comments should be
sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–9–000)
by one of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should
be delivered to Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
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and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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 https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725U (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Reliability
Standard CIP–014–2).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0274.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–725U information
collection requirements, with no
changes to the reporting or
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: On August 8, 2005, the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005,
which is Title XII of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted
into law. EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the Federal Power Act
(FPA),1 which requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO) to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards, subject to Commission
review and approval. Once approved,
the Reliability Standards may be
enforced by the ERO, subject to
Commission oversight, or by the
Commission independently. Section 215
of the FPA requires a Commissioncertified ERO to develop mandatory and
enforceable Reliability Standards,
subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight or by
the Commission independently. In
2006, the Commission certified NERC
(now called the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation) as the ERO
pursuant to section 215 of the FPA.
Reliability Standard CIP–014–2 requires
applicable transmission owners and
transmission operators to identify and
protect transmission stations and
transmission substations, and their
associated primary control centers that
if rendered inoperable or damaged
resulting from a physical attack could
result in widespread instability,
uncontrolled separation, or cascading
within an Interconnection.
In terms of information collection
requirements, an applicable entity must
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-516G); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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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-516G.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-11-
000) by any of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at:
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
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: https://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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-516G, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0295.
Type of Request: Three-year renewal of FERC-516G.
Type of Respondents: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Abstract: In this information collection (IC) request, the
Commission seeks renewal of FERC-516G, which pertains to the operation
of organized wholesale electric power markets operated by RTOs/ISOs.
This IC includes a one-time requirement that RTOs and ISOs establish a
website and modify their respective tariffs to include the transmission
constraint penalty factors used in its market software, as well as the
circumstances under which those factors can set locational marginal
prices, and any process by which they can be changed. All current RTOs
and ISOs have complied with the one-time requirement, but the
Commission seeks to renew this requirement in case a new RTO or ISO is
established.
In addition, this IC requires that each RTO/ISO: (1) Report, on a
monthly basis, uplift payments \1\ for each transmission zone, broken
out by day and uplift category; (2) report, on a monthly basis, total
uplift payments for each resource; and (3) report, on a monthly basis,
for each operator-initiated commitment, the size of the commitment,
transmission zone, commitment reason, and commitment start time.
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\1\ RTOs and ISOs may make such payments to resources that
experience a shortfall between what the resources offer and the
revenue they realize through market-clearing prices.
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Necessity of Information: The Commission implements this collection
of information to improve competitive wholesale electric markets in the
RTO/ISO regions.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission believes that the
burden estimates below are representative of the average burden on
respondents, including necessary communications with stakeholders. The
estimated burden and cost \3\ follow:
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\2\ 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. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\3\ The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) was calculated by
using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for three positions
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm)
and benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
Manager (Occupation Code 11-0000): $94.84/hour.
Engineer (Occupation Code 17-2071): $85.71/hour.
File Clerk (Occupation Code 43-4071): $52.60/hour.
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements ($77.72) is an
average of the cost of a manager, an engineer, and a file clerk.
FERC-516G Estimated Annual Burdens
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Annual number Total annual burden
Type of response Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (4)..................... (3) x (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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One-Time Establishment of Website and 1 1 1 500 hrs.; $38,860....... 500 hrs.; $38,860...... $38,860
Tariff Filing.
Posting of Monthly Reports on Website 6 12 72 3 hrs.; $233.16......... 216 hrs.; $16,787.52... $233.16
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Totals........................... 7 13 73 ........................ 716 hrs.; $55,647.52... NA
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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
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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: February 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03804 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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