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FERC–919, REFINEMENTS TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MARKET BASED RATES FOR WHOLESALE SALES OF
ELECTRIC ENERGY
Requirement
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
(5) ÷ (1)
Market Power Analysis in New
Applications for Marketbased rates.
Triennial market power analysis.
Asset appendix addition to
change in status reports.
FERC–919A Burden carried
over from Order 860–A Category 1-(Ongoing).
FERC–919A Burden carried
over from Order 860–A Category 2-(Ongoing).
FERC–919A Burden Carried
over from Order 860–A Upstream Affiliates.
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Total .................................
144
1
144
135 hrs.; $13,095 ..
19,440 hrs.;
$1,885,680.
65
1
65
149
1
149
133.23 hrs.;
$12,923.31.
49 hrs.; $4,753 ......
1,000
.333
333
2.44 hrs; 6 $237.11
8,659.95 hrs.;
$840,015.15.
7,301 hrs.;
$708,197.
814 hrs.; $78,958 ..
1,500
1
1,500
4.10 hrs; 7 $397.96
6,154 hrs.;
$596,938.
440
1
440
46 hrs.; $4,462 ......
20,240 hrs.;
$1,963,280.
3,298
........................
2,631
................................
62,608.95 hrs.;
$6,073,068.15.
Row 1 (Market Power Analysis in
New Applications for Market-based
rates) will have 144 filings. Row 2
(Triennial market power analysis) will
have 65 filings. Row 3 (Asset appendix
addition to change in status reports) will
have 149 filings. There are a total of 358
filings in Rows 1 through 3.
Currently, there are 2,729 sellers that
would submit information into the
relational database. At the time of
implementation of Order No. 860, there
were 2,647 sellers that would submit
information into the relational database
in the first year of implementation. Six
institutional investors had FPA section
203(a)(2) blanket authorizations, which
collectively owned approximately 110
upstream affiliates that themselves
owned sellers. In the March Notice,8 the
Commission estimated an average of
four sellers affected for every upstream
affiliate, equaling 440 total sellers
during the first three years of
implementation of Order No. 860.
FERC–919A Burden carryover
explanation:
• RM16–17–000 Final Rule (Order
No. 860) (Category 1, 2nd Year and
Ongoing), as modified by Order of
August 2021—to 814 hrs.)
• RM16–17–000 Final Rule (Order
No. 860) (Category 2, 2nd Year and
6 The number used to calculate the costs is 2.4444
and was rounded for the table.
7 The number used to calculate the costs is 4.1026
and was rounded for the table.
8 Data Collection for Analytics & Surveillance &
Mkt.-Based Rate Purposes, 86 FR 17823 (Apr. 6,
2021), 174 FERC ¶ 61,214 (2021) (March Notice).
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Ongoing) as modified by Order of
August 2021—to 6,154 hrs.)
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: September 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–18–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–715); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
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$13,095
12,923.31
4,753
237.11
397.96
4,462
........................
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–
715 (Annual Transmission Planning and
Evaluation Report), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–715 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0171) in the subject line. Your
comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–18–000) to the Commission as
noted below. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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:
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
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 and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–715, Annual
Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0171.
Abstract: Section 213(b) of the Federal
Power Act 1 instructs the Commission to
require transmitting utilities 2 to submit
information annually about potentially
available transmission capacity and
known constraints. Such information
must be available to potential
transmission customers, State regulatory
authorities, and the public.
The Commission implements section
213(b) in accordance with the regulation
at 18 CFR 141.300, which provides that
the information collection applies to
each transmitting utility that operates
integrated transmission system facilities
rated above 100 kilovolts (kV), and lists
the following information that must be
included in the annual submission:
• Contact information;
• Base case power flow data (if the
respondent does not participate in the
development and use of regional power
flow data);
• Transmission system maps and
diagrams used by the respondent for
transmission planning;
• A detailed description of the
transmission planning reliability criteria
used to evaluate system performance for
time frames and planning horizons used
in regional and corporate planning;
• A detailed description of the
respondent’s transmission planning
assessment practices (including, but not
limited to, how reliability criteria are
applied and the steps taken in
performing transmission planning
studies); and
• A detailed evaluation of the
respondent’s anticipated system
performance as measured against its
stated reliability criteria using its stated
assessment practices.
The information collected under
FERC–715 assists the Commission in
reviewing:
• Rates and charges;
• Disposition of jurisdictional
facilities;
• Consolidations and mergers;
• Adequacy of supply; and
• Reliability and security of the
nation’s bulk power system.
Without the FERC–715 data, the
Commission would be less able to
evaluate planned projects or requests
related to transmission.
Type of Respondent: Integrated
transmission system facilities rated at or
above 100 kilovolts (kV).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 4 for this information
collection as follows.
FERC–715, ANNUAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
Type of response
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
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and Evaluation Report.
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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
1 16
U.S.C. 824l(b)
section 3(23) (16 U.S.C. 796(23)) defines
‘‘transmitting utility’’ as an entity that owns,
operates, or controls facilities used for the
transmission of electric energy in interstate
2 FPA
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160 hrs.; $13,920 ..
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
17,760 hrs.;
$1,545,120.
$13,920
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC22–116–000.
Applicants: Evergy Missouri West,
Inc., Persimmon Creek Wind Farm 1,
LLC.
commerce for the sale of electric energy at
wholesale.
3 ‘‘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
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of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
4 The Commission staff estimates that the
industry’s hourly cost for wages plus benefits is
similar to the Commission’s $87.00 FY 2021 average
hourly cost for wages and benefits.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-18-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-715); 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-715 (Annual Transmission Planning and
Evaluation Report), which will be submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection
requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-715 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0171) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22-18-000) to the Commission as noted below. 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.
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[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:
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 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] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-715, Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation
Report.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0171.
Abstract: Section 213(b) of the Federal Power Act \1\ instructs the
Commission to require transmitting utilities \2\ to submit information
annually about potentially available transmission capacity and known
constraints. Such information must be available to potential
transmission customers, State regulatory authorities, and the public.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824l(b)
\2\ FPA section 3(23) (16 U.S.C. 796(23)) defines ``transmitting
utility'' as an entity that owns, operates, or controls facilities
used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce
for the sale of electric energy at wholesale.
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The Commission implements section 213(b) in accordance with the
regulation at 18 CFR 141.300, which provides that the information
collection applies to each transmitting utility that operates
integrated transmission system facilities rated above 100 kilovolts
(kV), and lists the following information that must be included in the
annual submission:
Contact information;
Base case power flow data (if the respondent does not
participate in the development and use of regional power flow data);
Transmission system maps and diagrams used by the
respondent for transmission planning;
A detailed description of the transmission planning
reliability criteria used to evaluate system performance for time
frames and planning horizons used in regional and corporate planning;
A detailed description of the respondent's transmission
planning assessment practices (including, but not limited to, how
reliability criteria are applied and the steps taken in performing
transmission planning studies); and
A detailed evaluation of the respondent's anticipated
system performance as measured against its stated reliability criteria
using its stated assessment practices.
The information collected under FERC-715 assists the Commission in
reviewing:
Rates and charges;
Disposition of jurisdictional facilities;
Consolidations and mergers;
Adequacy of supply; and
Reliability and security of the nation's bulk power
system.
Without the FERC-715 data, the Commission would be less able to
evaluate planned projects or requests related to transmission.
Type of Respondent: Integrated transmission system facilities rated
at or above 100 kilovolts (kV).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \4\ for this information collection as follows.
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\3\ ``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 5 CFR 1320.3.
\4\ The Commission staff estimates that the industry's hourly
cost for wages plus benefits is similar to the Commission's $87.00
FY 2021 average hourly cost for wages and benefits.
FERC-715, Annual Transmission Planning and Evaluation Report
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Annual number Total annual burden
Type of response Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Annual Transmission Planning and 111 1 111 160 hrs.; $13,920....... 17,760 hrs.; $1,545,120 $13,920
Evaluation Report.
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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: September 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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