Notice2026-03011
Commission Information Collection Activity (Ferc-740); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
February 17, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 submitting its information collection, FERC-740: Availability of E-Tag Information to Commission Staff to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. There are no proposed changes to the information collection approach.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7280-7281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03011]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC25-18-000]
Commission Information Collection Activity (Ferc-740); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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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 submitting its information collection, FERC-740: Availability
of E-Tag Information to Commission Staff to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements.
There are no proposed changes to the information collection approach.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due March 19,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-740 to OMB through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=</a> 202512-
1902-002. You can also visit <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>
and use the drop-down under ``Currently under Review'' to select the
``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'' where you can see the open
opportunities to provide comments. Comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice.
Please submit a copy of your comments to the Commission via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d092c392c0e21282c3f2c232e280d0b081f0e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb89d889dbf90999d8e9d929f99bcbab9aebfd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. You must specify the Docket No. (IC25-18-
000) and the FERC Information Collection number (FERC-740) in your
email. If you are unable to file electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
<bullet> Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> All other delivery methods: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and issuances in this docket, please visit
<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams, (202) 502-6468.
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce8aafbaaf8da2abafbcafa0adab8e888b9c8de0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c88ca9bca98ba4ada9baa9a6abad888e8d9a8be6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 also 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
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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 $71.27.\1\
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\1\ The total hourly cost applied in this calculation, $71.27,
is the total hourly cost to an employer for a management analyst in
the utilities sector. This figure includes the average hourly wage
of $49.96 plus all employer-paid benefits, and is based on 2024 data
from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program.
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Type of Respondents: Purchasing-Selling Entities and Balancing
Authorities
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost for FERC-740 as follows based on the distinct e-Tags submitted
to the Commission in 2024 (the most recent full year available).
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\2\ Burden is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR part 1320 (2025).
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Average annual Average annual Total average annual
Number of number of Total number burden hrs. & cost burden hours & total Cost per respondent
Requirements respondents responses per of responses ($) per response annual cost ($) ($) (rounded)
respondent (rounded) (rounded)
1................... 2 (1) * (2) = 4................... (3) * (4) = (5)..... (5) / (1)
(3)
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e-Tags........................... 444 PSE/BAs......... 4,281 1,900,764 Automatic, so 0 Automatic, so 0 Automatic, so 0
burden and cost. burden and cost. burden and cost.
E-Tag administrator response to 1................... 1 1 1 hr.; $71.27....... 1 hr.; $71.27....... $71.27.
add new non-jurisdictional
Balancing Authority.
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Totals....................... .................... .............. 1,900,764 .................... 1 hr.; $71.27....... $71.27.
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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: February 10, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03011 Filed 2-13-26; 8:45 am]
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