Notice2022-20946
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-740); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
September 28, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
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-740 (Availability of E-Tag Information to Commission Staff), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58786-58788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20946]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-20-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-740); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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-740 (Availability of E-Tag Information to
Commission Staff), 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 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-740 to OMB through
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0254) 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.
IC22-20-000) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic filing
through <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> is preferred.
<bullet> Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
<bullet> 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:
OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Using the
search function under the ``Currently Under Review field,'' select
Federal Energy Regulatory
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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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3959681909c9d9f9a9d96808683839c8187b395968190dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64020116070b0a080d0a01171114140b161024020116074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3276534653715e575340535c515772747760711c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ebaf8a9f8aa8878e8a998a85888eabadaeb9a8c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a> and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-740, Availability of E-Tag Information to Commission
Staff.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0254.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-740 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: This collection of information is authorized by 18 CFR
366.2(d), which requires Commission access, on a non-public and view-
only basis, to information that is located on ``electronic tags,'' also
known as ``e-Tags.'' Each e-Tag consists of an electronic record of a
transaction to transfer energy from a generation source to a Balancing
Authority (BA). Each BA operates a portion of the grid, balancing
supply and demand and assuring compliance with federal reliability
standards. E-Tag ``authors'' are typically Purchasing-Selling Entities
(PSEs). A PSE purchases or sells energy, capacity, and Interconnected
Operations Services.
Transmission system operators, which are among the addressees of e-
Tags, use e-Tags to ascertain the transactions affecting their local
systems, and to prevent damage to the power grid. Commission access to
e-Tags helps the Commission detect and prevent market manipulation and
anti-competitive behavior, and monitor the efficiency of markets. Both
transmission system operators and the Commission need the e-Tag
information to understand the use of the interconnected electricity
grid, particularly transactions occurring at interchanges. Due to the
nature of the electric grid, an individual transaction's impact on an
interchange cannot be assessed adequately in all cases without
information from all connected systems, which is included in the e-
Tags. The inclusion of the Commission is completely automatic and is
part of the normal business requirement. Thus, the time, effort, and
financial resources necessary to comply with this collection of
information are ``usual and customary'' within the meaning of the OMB
regulation at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2) (excluding such activities from the
definition of ``burden''). In view of these circumstances, FERC is
including only a ``placeholder'' burden of one hour to account for the
rare event where a new BA qualifies for exemption under the
Commission's regulations (e.g., transmissions from a new non-U.S. BA
into another non-U.S. BA using a path that does not go through a U.S.
BA). In that case, this administrative function would be expected to
require at most an hour of effort total from both the BA and e-Tag
administrator to include the BA on the exemption list. New exempt BAs
are not common--years may pass between them--but for the purpose of
estimation, we will conservatively assume one appears each year
creating a burden and cost associated with the Commission's FERC-740 of
one hour and $36.90.
Type of Respondents: Purchasing-Selling Entities and Balancing
Authorities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost for FERC-740 as follows based on the distinct e-Tags submitted
to the Commission in 2021 (the most recent full year available).
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\1\ ``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 part 1320.
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The estimated hourly cost (wages plus benefits) provided in this
section is based on the figures for May 2021 posted by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at <a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a>), assuming:
--15 minutes legal (code 23-0000), at $73.09/hour median hourly wage;
and
--45 minutes information and record clerk (code 43-4199), at $24.84/
hour median hourly wage.
The overall hourly cost is $36.90 (i.e., 15 minutes/60 minutes) *
$73.09/hour median hourly wage for legal + 45 minutes/60 minutes) *
$24.84/hour median hourly wage for information and record clerk.
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E. Total annual F. Cost per
B. Annual number of C. Total number of D. Average burden & burden hours & total respondent ($)
A. Number of respondents responses (E-Tags) per responses (column A x cost per response annual cost (column C (column E / column
respondent column B) x column D) A)
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435 PSE/BAs........................ 3,403 E-Tags.......... 1,480,305 E-Tags...... Automatic, so 0 Automatic, so 0 Automatic, so 0
burden and cost. burden and cost. burden and cost.
1 E-Tag administrator.............. 1 response to add new 1 response to add new 1 hr.; $36.90........ 1 hr.; $36.90........ $36.90
non-jurisdictional non-jurisdictional
Balancing Authority. Balancing Authority.
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Totals......................... 3,404................. 1,480,306............. 1 hr.; $36.90........ 1 hr.; $36.90........ $36.90
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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.
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Dated: September 20, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-20946 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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