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appear and adding in their place the
words ‘‘Privacy Act Officer’’.
■ 4. Amend § 4.22 by adding paragraph
(b)(10) to read as follows:
§ 4.22
Definitions.
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(b) * * *
(10) Un-redacted SSN Mailed
Documents Listing (USMDL) means the
Department approved list, as posted at
www.commerce.gov/privacy,
designating those documents for which
the inclusion of SSN is determined to be
necessary to fulfill a compelling
Department business need when the
documents are requested by individuals
outside the Department or other Federal
agencies, as determined jointly by the
Senior Agency Official for Privacy and
the Departmental Privacy Act Officer.
■ 5. Amend § 4.25 by:
■ a. Adding paragraphs (a)(3) and (4);
and
■ b. Revising paragraph (b)(2)(iii) and
adding paragraphs (b)(2)(iv) and (v).
The additions and revisions read as
follows:
§ 4.25 Disclosure of requested records to
individuals [Amended]
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(3) Inclusion of SSNs on responsive
documents.
(i) The Department shall redact SSNs
from responsive documents provided to
requesters where feasible. Where full
redaction is not feasible, partial
redaction to create a truncated SSN
shall be preferred to no redaction. The
following conditions must be met for
the inclusion of an unredacted (full)
SSN or partially redacted (truncated)
SSN on a responsive document:
(ii) The inclusion of the full SSN or
truncated SSN of an individual must be
required or authorized by law,
(iii) The inclusion of the full SSN or
truncated SSN of an individual must be
determined by the Senior Agency
Official for Privacy and Departmental
Privacy Act Officer to be necessary to
fulfill a compelling Department
business need; and
(iv) The full SSN of an individual may
be included only on documents listed
on the USMDL.
(4) The following requirements apply
when the Department mails or delivers
responsive documents containing SSNs
or truncated SSNs:
(i) The full SSN of an individual may
be included only on documents listed
on the USMDL.
(ii) For documents that are listed on
the USMDL and that include the full
SSN of an individual, the signature of
the recipient is required upon delivery.
(iii) For documents that include the
truncated form of the SSN of an
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individual, the signature of the recipient
is required upon delivery.
(iv) The full SSN, the truncated SSN,
any part of the SSN of an individual
must not be visible from the outside of
the envelope or package.
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(iii) Copies of documents may be
mailed at the request of the individual
and may be subject to payment of the
fees prescribed in §§ 4.25(a)(3) and 4.31.
In the event that the Department, at its
own initiative, elects to provide a copy
by mail, no fee will be charged to the
individual.
(iv) Copies of documents listed on the
USMDL that include full SSNs and that
are requested by an individual are
subject to payment of the fees
prescribed in § 4.31.
(v) Documents containing SSNs or
truncated SSNs that are required to be
returned by the individual to the
Department will be mailed or delivered
along with a prepaid mail or delivery
service envelope at the expense of the
Department.
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Appendix B to Part 4 [Amended]
6. Amend Appendix B to part 4 by:
a. Adding the word ‘‘Act’’ after the
phrase ‘‘Freedom of Information’’
wherever it appears in the introductory
text, under ‘‘Office of the Secretary,’’
and under ‘‘Assistant Secretary for
Administration’’; and
■ b. Adding a semicolon after the term
‘‘Office of Privacy and Open
Government: Director’’.
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BILLING CODE 3510–17–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION
18 CFR Part 35
[Docket No. RM16–17–000; Order No. 860]
Data Collection for Analytics and
Surveillance and Market-Based Rate
Purposes
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of compliance.
AGENCY:
The Commission delays the
compliance date for the requirements of
its final rule, ‘‘Data Collection for
Analytics and Surveillance and MarketBased Rate Purposes’’ (Order No. 860)
until July 1, 2021.
DATES: The compliance date for the final
rule published on July 26, 2019, at 84
SUMMARY:
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FR 36390 (Order No. 860), is delayed to
July 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Stertz (Technical Information),
Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6473, ryan.stertz@ferc.gov
Regine Baus (Legal Information), Office
of the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–8757, regine.baus@
ferc.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. In this Final Rule, the Commission
delays the compliance date for the
requirements of Order No. 860 until July
1, 2021.
I. Background
1. On July 18, 2019, the Commission
issued Order No. 860,1 which revised
certain aspects of the substance and
format of information submitted for
market-based rate purposes by Sellers.2
Specifically, the Commission adopted
the approach to data collection
proposed in the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking issued in July 2016, i.e., to
collect market-based rate information in
a relational database.3 The current
effective date of Order No. 860 was
October 1, 2020.4
2. On March 18, 2021, the
Commission issued a Notice Seeking
Comments (Notice) on a proposal to
collect additional data from certain
Sellers through revisions to the data
dictionary and XML schema that
accompany the relational database
established in Order No. 860 (MBR Data
Dictionary).5 Specifically, the Notice
proposes to update the MBR Data
Dictionary and add three new attributes
to the Entities to Entities table. This
requirement includes submitting into
1 Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and
Market-Based Rate Purposes, Order No. 860, 84 FR
36390 (Jul. 26, 2019) 168 FERC ¶ 61,039 (2019),
order on reh’g, Order No. 860–A, 85 FR 13013 (Mar.
6, 2020) 170 FERC ¶ 61,129 (2020).
2 A Seller is defined as any person that has
authorization to or seeks authorization to engage in
sales for resale of electric energy, capacity or
ancillary services at market-based rates under
section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 18 CFR
35.36(a)(1); 16 U.S.C. 824d.
3 Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and
Market-Based Rate Purposes, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 81 FR 51726 (Aug. 4, 2016), 156 FERC
¶ 61,045 (2016).
4 On May 20, 2020, the Commission issued a
Notice of Extension of Time to notify industry that
the implementation of Order No. 860 would be
delayed by six months.
5 Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and
Market-Based Rate Purposes, Proposed revision of
collected information; request for comments, 86 FR
17823 (Apr. 6, 2021), 174 FERC ¶ 61,214 (2021).
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the relational database the docket
number of the section 203(a)(2) blanket
authorization, the identifier(s) of the
upstream affiliate(s) whose securities
were acquired pursuant to the section
203(a)(2) blanket authorization, and the
type of identifier(s) reported. The
appropriate Sellers would be required to
submit the docket number of the
proceeding in which the Commission
granted the section 203(a)(2) blanket
authorization and the proper
identifier(s) for the upstream affiliate(s)
whose securities were acquired
pursuant to the section 203(a)(2) blanket
authorization.
II. Discussion
3. The Notice requests that comments
on the proposal be filed 60 days after
the publication to the Federal Register.
A delay in the compliance date of Order
No. 860 is necessary to allow for public
comment on the Commission’s proposal
in the Notice and for the Commission to
have adequate time to review those
comments. Accordingly, we extend the
compliance date for the requirements of
Order No. 860 to July 1, 2021. Other
implementation dates in Order No. 860
are correspondingly extended as shown
in the attached Appendix.
4. Notice and comment on this delay
in compliance is unnecessary because
the delay is short, the compliance dates
remain aligned with the dates
established in Order No. 860 (as shown
in the Appendix), and there is no
change to the policy effectuated by
Order No. 860.
III. Information Collection Statement
5. This final rule delays compliance to
Order No. 860 but does not change any
reporting or recordkeeping
requirements. Therefore, there is no
change in estimated burden or cost from
Order No. 860.
IV. Environmental Analysis
6. The Commission is required to
prepare an Environmental Assessment
or an Environmental Impact Statement
for any action that may have a
significant adverse effect on the human
environment.6 The Commission has
categorically excluded certain actions
from these requirements as not having a
significant effect on the human
environment.7 The actions proposed
here fall within a categorical exclusion
in the Commission’s regulations, i.e.,
they involve information gathering,
analysis, and dissemination.8 Therefore,
environmental analysis is unnecessary
and has not been performed.
V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
7. This final rule delays compliance to
Order No. 860 but does not change any
reporting or record keeping
requirements. Therefore, there is no
change in the estimated impact on small
entities. Accordingly, we certify that
this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
VI. Document Availability
8. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through
FERC’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov). At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room due to the President’s March 13,
2020 proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19).
9. From the Commission’s Home Page
on the internet, this information is
available on eLibrary. The full text of
this document is available on eLibrary
in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
To access this document in eLibrary,
type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document in the
docket number field.
10. User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the FERC’s website during
normal business hours from FERC
Online Support at (202) 502–6652 (toll
free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the
Public Reference Room at (202) 502–
8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
By the Commission.
Dated: March 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Appendix
Revised, three-month delay of
compliance schedule
Activity
Current order No. 860 schedule
Testing period for the MBR Database .......................................
‘‘Go-live’’ date of MBR Database ..............................................
Sellers should create needed identifiers (FERC Generated IDs
and Asset IDs) in the MBR Portal and prepare their baseline submissions.
Baseline submissions are due ...................................................
First change in status filings under new timelines are due .......
Second change in status filings under quarterly reporting requirement are due.
Through Mar. 31, 2021 ........................
Apr. 1, 2021 .........................................
Apr. 1, 2021–June 30, 2021 ................
Through Jun. 30, 2021.
Jul. 1, 2021.
Jul. 1, 2021–Sep. 30, 2021.
By Aug. 2, 2021 ...................................
By Aug. 31, 2021 .................................
By Oct. 31, 2021 ..................................
By Nov. 2, 2021.
By Nov. 30, 2021.
By Jan. 31, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
18 CFR Part 35
[Docket No. RM16-17-000; Order No. 860]
Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and Market-Based
Rate Purposes
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Commission delays the compliance date for the requirements
of its final rule, ``Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance and
Market-Based Rate Purposes'' (Order No. 860) until July 1, 2021.
DATES: The compliance date for the final rule published on July 26,
2019, at 84 FR 36390 (Order No. 860), is delayed to July 1, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Stertz (Technical Information), Office of Energy Market
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6473, [email protected]
Regine Baus (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502-8757, [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. In this Final Rule, the Commission delays the compliance date
for the requirements of Order No. 860 until July 1, 2021.
I. Background
1. On July 18, 2019, the Commission issued Order No. 860,\1\ which
revised certain aspects of the substance and format of information
submitted for market-based rate purposes by Sellers.\2\ Specifically,
the Commission adopted the approach to data collection proposed in the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in July 2016, i.e., to collect
market-based rate information in a relational database.\3\ The current
effective date of Order No. 860 was October 1, 2020.\4\
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\1\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and Market-
Based Rate Purposes, Order No. 860, 84 FR 36390 (Jul. 26, 2019) 168
FERC ] 61,039 (2019), order on reh'g, Order No. 860-A, 85 FR 13013
(Mar. 6, 2020) 170 FERC ] 61,129 (2020).
\2\ A Seller is defined as any person that has authorization to
or seeks authorization to engage in sales for resale of electric
energy, capacity or ancillary services at market-based rates under
section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 18 CFR 35.36(a)(1); 16
U.S.C. 824d.
\3\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and Market-
Based Rate Purposes, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 81 FR 51726
(Aug. 4, 2016), 156 FERC ] 61,045 (2016).
\4\ On May 20, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Extension
of Time to notify industry that the implementation of Order No. 860
would be delayed by six months.
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2. On March 18, 2021, the Commission issued a Notice Seeking
Comments (Notice) on a proposal to collect additional data from certain
Sellers through revisions to the data dictionary and XML schema that
accompany the relational database established in Order No. 860 (MBR
Data Dictionary).\5\ Specifically, the Notice proposes to update the
MBR Data Dictionary and add three new attributes to the Entities to
Entities table. This requirement includes submitting into
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the relational database the docket number of the section 203(a)(2)
blanket authorization, the identifier(s) of the upstream affiliate(s)
whose securities were acquired pursuant to the section 203(a)(2)
blanket authorization, and the type of identifier(s) reported. The
appropriate Sellers would be required to submit the docket number of
the proceeding in which the Commission granted the section 203(a)(2)
blanket authorization and the proper identifier(s) for the upstream
affiliate(s) whose securities were acquired pursuant to the section
203(a)(2) blanket authorization.
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\5\ Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance and Market-
Based Rate Purposes, Proposed revision of collected information;
request for comments, 86 FR 17823 (Apr. 6, 2021), 174 FERC ] 61,214
(2021).
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II. Discussion
3. The Notice requests that comments on the proposal be filed 60
days after the publication to the Federal Register. A delay in the
compliance date of Order No. 860 is necessary to allow for public
comment on the Commission's proposal in the Notice and for the
Commission to have adequate time to review those comments. Accordingly,
we extend the compliance date for the requirements of Order No. 860 to
July 1, 2021. Other implementation dates in Order No. 860 are
correspondingly extended as shown in the attached Appendix.
4. Notice and comment on this delay in compliance is unnecessary
because the delay is short, the compliance dates remain aligned with
the dates established in Order No. 860 (as shown in the Appendix), and
there is no change to the policy effectuated by Order No. 860.
III. Information Collection Statement
5. This final rule delays compliance to Order No. 860 but does not
change any reporting or recordkeeping requirements. Therefore, there is
no change in estimated burden or cost from Order No. 860.
IV. Environmental Analysis
6. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may
have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\6\ The
Commission has categorically excluded certain actions from these
requirements as not having a significant effect on the human
environment.\7\ The actions proposed here fall within a categorical
exclusion in the Commission's regulations, i.e., they involve
information gathering, analysis, and dissemination.\8\ Therefore,
environmental analysis is unnecessary and has not been performed.
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\6\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act, Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.
] 30,783 (1987) (cross-referenced at 41 FERC ] 61,284).
\7\ Id.
\8\ 18 CFR 380.4.
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V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
7. This final rule delays compliance to Order No. 860 but does not
change any reporting or record keeping requirements. Therefore, there
is no change in the estimated impact on small entities. Accordingly, we
certify that this final rule will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
VI. Document Availability
8. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through FERC's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov). At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room due to the President's March 13, 2020 proclamation
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease
(COVID-19).
9. From the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this
information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type
the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in
the docket number field.
10. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC's
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202)
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
By the Commission.
Dated: March 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Appendix
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Activity Current order No. 860 schedule Revised, three-month delay of compliance schedule
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Testing period for the MBR Database... Through Mar. 31, 2021.................................. Through Jun. 30, 2021.
``Go-live'' date of MBR Database...... Apr. 1, 2021........................................... Jul. 1, 2021.
Sellers should create needed Apr. 1, 2021-June 30, 2021............................. Jul. 1, 2021-Sep. 30, 2021.
identifiers (FERC Generated IDs and
Asset IDs) in the MBR Portal and
prepare their baseline submissions.
Baseline submissions are due.......... By Aug. 2, 2021........................................ By Nov. 2, 2021.
First change in status filings under By Aug. 31, 2021....................................... By Nov. 30, 2021.
new timelines are due.
Second change in status filings under By Oct. 31, 2021....................................... By Jan. 31, 2022.
quarterly reporting requirement are
due.
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