Notice2024-14508
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-921); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
July 2, 2024
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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-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators (OMB Control Number 1902-0257), which will be submitted to Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54814-54815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14508]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-14-000]
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 (OMB Control Number 1902-0257), which will be submitted to
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-921 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-
0257) 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.
IC24-14-000) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic filing
through <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://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 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="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f696a7d6c60616366616a7c7a7f7f607d7b4f696a7d6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a5a6b1a0acadafaaada6b0b6b3b3acb1b783a5a6b1a0eda4acb5">[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="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#692d081d082a050c081b08070a0c292f2c3b2a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3773564356745b52564556595452777172657419505841">[email protected]</span></a> and telephone at (202) 502-6362.
Title: FERC-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations 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 No. 760,\1\ to detect potential
anti-competitive or manipulative behavior or ineffective market rules.
In Order No. 760, the Commission issued 18 CFR 35.28(g)(4), which
requires ongoing electronic delivery of data by each Commission-
approved Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent
System Operator (ISO). The required data include 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 RTOs and ISOs.
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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, 77 FR 26674 (May 7, 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, Commission staff estimates there to be about
one and a half changes of this nature per RTO or ISO per year.
The Commission published a 60-day Paperwork Reduction Act Notice on
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31197). The public comment period ended on June
24, 2024. The Commission received no public comments in response.
Types of Respondent: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual
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burden and cost for this information collection by calculating the
total hourly cost (including both mean wages and benefits) of three
occupations \3\ and then by multiplying that total hourly cost by the
number of hours needed for each response. Specifically, the total
hourly cost applied in this calculation is $88.03, calculated as the
sum of weighted mean hourly wages and benefits of the following
occupations:
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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 5 CFR 1320.3.
\3\ Hourly costs (for wages and benefits) are based on mean wage
estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2023 for
Utilities (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a>) and
benefits information for private industry workers (released March
2023) for private industry workers (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm</a>).
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<bullet> Computer Systems Analysts (Occupation Code: 15-1211):
$56.57 (base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $80.01 x 75 percent of
the time needed for each response = $60.0075;
<bullet> Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000): $104.10 (base hourly
wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $147.24 x 12.5 percent of the time needed
for each response = $18.405; and
<bullet> Database Administrators (Occupation Code: 15-1242): $54.40
(base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $76.94 x 12.5 percent of the
time needed for each response = $9.6175.
The burden estimates are as follows:
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\4\ Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. To match
past information collection requests, we are considering the
collection of daily responses to be a single response, except in
cases of a data delivery change.
\5\ The hour burden associated with a ``Data Delivery Change
Over the Year'' varies considerably based on the significance of the
specific change; therefore, the estimate is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average change. Based on historical
patterns, staff estimates there to be about 1.5 changes of this
nature per RTO or ISO per year. Based on our experience, we estimate
that the total time required for a single change is 320 hours, and
there are, on average, 1.5 changes annually, the estimated total
time for this category of response is 480 hours (1.5 x 320 hours).
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Annual
number of Annual cost
Category Number of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours per
respondents per of responses response & cost respondent ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5).......... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data.... 6 1 \4\ 6 52 hrs.; $4,577.56........ 312 hrs.; $27,465.36..... $4,577.56
Data Delivery Changes Over the Year \5\ 6 1 6 480 hrs.; $42,254.40...... 2,880 hrs.; $253,526,40.. 42,254.40
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Total.............................. 6 2 12 .......................... 3,192 hrs.; $280,991.76.. 46,831.96
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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: June 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14508 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
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