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pursuant to 2 CFR 200.340.
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adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3485; 18
U.S.C. 1001, as appropriate; and all of
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regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485; and the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–28–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–921); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
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Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
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
Organization and Independent System
Operators).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due July 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–28–000)
by either of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–921, Ongoing Electronic
Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organization 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
FERC–921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order
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No. 760,1 to detect potential anticompetitive 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. Although provision
was made by the Commission that
market monitoring units (MMUs) may
provide datasets, 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.
While the ongoing delivery of data
under FERC–921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes
sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval.
When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being
routinely sent to the Commission to
ensure compliance with Order No. 760.
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Such changes typically require
respondents to alter the ongoing
delivery of data under FERC–921. The
burden associated with a change varies
considerably based on the significance
of the specific change; therefore, the
estimate below is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average
change. Based on historical patterns,
staff estimates there to be about one and
a half changes of this nature per RTO or
ISO per year.
Type of Respondent: Regional
Transmission Organizations (RTO) and
Independent System Operators (ISO).
FERC–921 (ONGOING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DATA FROM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS)
Category
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
Annual
cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Ongoing electronic delivery of data.
Data Delivery
Changes over the
year.
6
1
66
52 hrs.; $4,034.68 .....
312 hrs.; $24,208.08
$4,034.68
6
1
76
480 hrs.; $37,243.20
2,880 hrs.;
$223,459.20.
37,243.20
Total ....................
6
2
12
....................................
3,192 hrs.;
$247,667.28.
41,277.88
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 3 for this information
collection as follows. The ongoing
electronic delivery of data requires the
following occupations (which includes
wages and benefits): 4
• 75% of the time is spent by
Computer Systems Analysts
(Occupational Code: 15–1211) at
$67.75/hr.,
• 12.5% of the time is spent by Legal
(Occupation Code: 23–0000) at $142.25/
hr., and
• 12.5% of the time is spent by
Database Administrators and Architects
(Occupational Code: 15–1245) at
$71.92/hr.
Therefore, we use the weighted hourly
cost (for wages and benefits) of $77.59.5
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: May 7, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
1 Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance
and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery
of Data from Regional Transmission Organizations
and Independent System Operators, Order No. 760,
139 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2012).
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
3 Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on the
mean wage estimate by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational Employment and
Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2020
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.)
and benefits information, accounting for 70.3% of
average employment (released March 2021) for
private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 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).
4 The loaded hourly wage for each occupation is
as follows:
• Computer Systems Analysts: $47.63 (base
hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $67.75.
• Legal: $100 (base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3%
(benefits) = $142.25.
• Database Administrators and Architects: $50.65
(base hourly wage) ÷ 70.3% (benefits) = $71.92.
5 The rounded weighted hourly cost breakdown
includes: [(0.75 * $67.75) + (0.125 * $142.25) +
(0.125 * $71.92)]= $77.59
6 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.
7 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, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-28-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data
from Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System
Operators).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-28-
000) by either of the following methods: Electronic filing through
https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organization 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 FERC-921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order
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No. 760,\1\ 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. Although
provision was made by the Commission that market monitoring units
(MMUs) may provide datasets, 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.
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\1\ Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis
through Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order
No. 760, 139 FERC ] 61,053 (2012).
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While the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval. When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being routinely 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. The
burden associated with a change varies considerably based on the
significance of the specific change; therefore, the estimate below is
intended to reflect the incremental burden for an average change. Based
on historical patterns, staff estimates there to be about one and a
half changes of this nature per RTO or ISO per year.
Type of Respondent: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO) and
Independent System Operators (ISO).
FERC-921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data From Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators)
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Annual number Annual cost
Category Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost Total annual burden per
respondents per respondent responses per response hours & cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4).................... (3) * (4) = (5)....... (5) / (1)
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Ongoing electronic delivery of data. 6 1 \6\ 6 52 hrs.; $4,034.68..... 312 hrs.; $24,208.08.. $4,034.68
Data Delivery Changes over the year. 6 1 \7\ 6 480 hrs.; $37,243.20... 2,880 hrs.; 37,243.20
$223,459.20.
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Total........................... 6 2 12 ....................... 3,192 hrs.; 41,277.88
$247,667.28.
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Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \3\ for this information collection as follows.
The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires the following
occupations (which includes wages and benefits): \4\
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\2\ ``Burden'' is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on the mean wage
estimate by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2020 (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.) and benefits information,
accounting for 70.3% of average employment (released March 2021) for
private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 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 x 320 hours).
\4\ The loaded hourly wage for each occupation is as follows:
Computer Systems Analysts: $47.63 (base hourly wage) /
70.3% (benefits) = $67.75.
Legal: $100 (base hourly wage) / 70.3% (benefits) =
$142.25.
Database Administrators and Architects: $50.65 (base
hourly wage) / 70.3% (benefits) = $71.92.
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75% of the time is spent by Computer Systems Analysts
(Occupational Code: 15-1211) at $67.75/hr.,
12.5% of the time is spent by Legal (Occupation Code: 23-
0000) at $142.25/hr., and
12.5% of the time is spent by Database Administrators and
Architects (Occupational Code: 15-1245) at $71.92/hr.
Therefore, we use the weighted hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of
$77.59.\5\
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\5\ The rounded weighted hourly cost breakdown includes: [(0.75
* $67.75) + (0.125 * $142.25) + (0.125 * $71.92)]= $77.59
\6\ 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.
\7\ 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, 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.
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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 of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 7, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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