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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-516: Electric Rates and Tariffs (OMB No. 1902-0096) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. There are no proposed changes to any of the ongoing reporting requirements; however, the collection is being updated to remove a number of one-time collections that no longer need to be submitted.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55564-55571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17630]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC26-27-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-516); Comment
Request; Merger; Extension
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 submitting its information collection FERC-516: Electric Rates
and Tariffs (OMB No. 1902-0096) to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. There are
no proposed changes to any of the ongoing reporting requirements;
however, the collection is being updated to remove a number of one-time
collections that no longer need to be submitted.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due September 28,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-516 to OMB through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202608-1902-001">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202608-1902-001</a>. 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#b0f4d1c4d1f3dcd5d1c2d1ded3d5f0f6f5e2f39ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4307223722002f262231222d202603050611006d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>. You must specify the Docket No. (IC26-27-
000) and the FERC Information Collection number (FERC-516) 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,
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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 may be reached by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98dcf9ecf9dbf4fdf9eaf9f6fbfdd8deddcadbb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca88d988daf80898d9e8d828f89acaaa9beafc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (202) 502-6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0096.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-516 information
collection requirements together with merging the following collections
into FERC-516: Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings and removing
outdated requirements.
<bullet> FERC-516A (OMB 1902-0203): Standardization of Small Generator
Interconnection Agreements and Procedures [SGIA and SGIP]
<bullet> FERC-516E (OMB 1902-0290): Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff
Filings--NAESB Standards--Electric
<bullet> FERC-516H (OMB 1902-0303): Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff
Filings Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff
<bullet> FERC-516J (OMB 1902-0332): Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff
Filings (Temp. No. PL24-1-000)
<bullet> FERC-717 (OMB-0173): Standards for Bus. Practices &
Communication (Real Time Information Networks/Stan. Cond.)
<bullet> FERC-917 (OMB 1902-0233) Electric Transmission Facilities:
Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public
Utilities.
<bullet> FERC-919 (OMB 1902-0234): Market-Based Rates for Wholesale
Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity, and Ancillary Services by Public
Utilities
Abstract: The Commission is obligated under Section 205 and Section
206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to regulate electric rates and
tariffs. The FERC-516 information collection is associated with filings
that are submitted to the Commission to regulate electric rates and
tariffs, which provide the Commission and the public with information
regarding utility rates and service conditions. Without tariffs, FERC
and the public would not be able to properly evaluate rates. This
collection currently consists of 15 information collection activities
that support regulating the electric rates and tariffs.
The Commission conducted an in-depth review of information
collections related to electric tariffs and identified several
collections that were unnecessarily separated into distinct
collections, as well as information collection instruments that were
completed or no longer needed. The Commission proposes to consolidate
these information collection activities under FERC-516, its primary
electric tariff information collection, so that we can accurately
reflect the burden placed on the public. In addition, the Commission is
merging the burden of the temporary collections FERC-516E (Electric
Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings--NAESB Standards--Electric) and FERC-
516J (Project Area Labor Wage Data) into FERC-516. FERC is also
renewing all of the relevant information collections to harmonize their
expiration dates under FERC-516. Once the information collection
activities are incorporated into FERC-516, then the Commission will
discontinue the other collections as they will no longer be needed.
1. FERC-516 (OMB 1902-0096 Exp 11/30/2026): Electric Rates and
Tariffs Section 206 of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 824e, obligates the
Commission to remedy unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory or
preferential rates, terms, and conditions of transmission service. The
Commission uses information provided through the FERC-516 collection to
analyze proposed changes to tariffs, rates, fares, and charges of
public utilities providing electric interstate transmission and other
jurisdictional services.
2. FERC-516A (OMB 1902-0203 Exp 11/30/2026): Standardization of
Small Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures (SGIA and
SGIP).
The regulations at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 35.28(f)(1)
require transmission providers to include the following information in
their open-access transmission tariffs (OATTs): \1\
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\1\ The regulation at 18 CFR 35.28(c)(1) requires an OATT ``of
general applicability'' for every public utility that owns,
controls, or operates facilities used for the transmission of
electric energy in interstate commerce. The OATT must be the pro
forma tariff promulgated by the Commission, as amended from time to
time, or such other tariff as may be approved by the Commission
consistent with the principles set forth in Commission rulemaking
proceedings promulgating and amending the pro forma tariff.
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<bullet> Commission-approved, standard, pro forma interconnection
procedures (i.e., small generator interconnection procedures or SGIP);
and
<bullet> A single, uniformly applicable interconnection agreement
(i.e., a small generator interconnection agreement or SGIA).
This information helps the Commission ensure that transmission
providers consider and process interconnection requests by small
generators consistently and in compliance with the FPA.
3. FERC-516E (OMB 1902-0290 Exp 4/30/2028): Electric Rate Schedules
and Tariff Filings--NAESB Standards--Electric.
This was a temporary collection, implemented solely because another
item was pending for FERC-516. Merging the collection into FERC-516
resolves this administrative situation. The Commission's regulations
incorporate by reference, with certain enumerated exceptions, the
latest version (Version 004) of the Standards for Business Practices
and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities adopted by the
Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy
Standards Board (NAESB) (WEQ Version 004 Standards) applicable to the
wholesale electric industry.
The WEQ Version 004 Standards include standards to support
cybersecurity for the wholesale electric industry, and complement the
NERC Reliability Standards, the NAESB Renewable Energy Certificates
Contract, and standards to identify definitions for common grid
services to support distributed energy resource interactions.
Additionally, WEQ Version 004 Standards include Open Access Same-time
Information System (OASIS) Business Practice Standards, the Coordinate
Interchange Business Practice Standards, and the Abbreviations,
Acronyms, and Defined Terms. Industry-wide business practice standards
help the industry achieve increased levels of efficiency.
4. FERC-516H (OMB 1902-0303 Exp 3/31/2027): Electric Rate Schedules
and Tariff Filings Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff.
This collection covers the requirement for transmission owners to
update their OATT, which includes forecasts and ratings, and share
transmission line ratings and facilities ratings methodologies with
transmission providers, RTOs/ISOs, and market monitors. This collection
also included a one-time update to their OATT related to rulemaking
RM22-2-000 in which the Commission revised Schedule 2 of its pro forma
OATT, section 9.6.3 of its pro forma large generator interconnection
agreement (LGIA), and section 1.8.2 of its pro forma SGIA to prohibit
the inclusion in transmission rates of any charges related to the
provision of reactive power within the standard power factor range by
generating facilities. This one-time filing has been completed and will
no longer be included in the burden estimate.
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5. FERC-516J (OMB 1902-0332 Exp 6/30/2027): Electric Rate Schedules
and Tariff Filings.
This was a temporary collection, implemented solely because another
item was pending for FERC-516. Merging the collection into FERC-516
resolves this administrative situation. The Commission clarified it
will look to applicable collective-bargaining agreements or Project
Labor Agreements as an appropriate default source of project-area wage
standards because collectively bargained wages reflect actual wage and
fringe benefit rates paid to the project workforce. Collective-
bargaining agreements reflect the actual labor cost that should be
included in public utilities' cost-of-service rate filings and
depreciation studies filed pursuant FPA sections 205 and 206.
6. FERC-717 (OMB 1902-0173 Exp 4/30/2028): Standards for Bus.
Practices & Communication (Real Time Information Networks/Stan. Cond.).
OASIS is an internet-based tool for sharing information on
transmission prices and product availability. In Order No. 889, the
Commission required public utilities to establish OASIS sites to
provide transmission customers with equal and timely access to
information about transmission and ancillary services provided in the
tariffs. This requirement was established because the Commission has
determined that transmission customers must have simultaneous access to
the same information available to the Transmission Provider in order to
achieve nondiscriminatory transmission services. This is part of the
Commission's requirements under the FPA section 205 to ensure that the
rates and charges for the wholesale sale of electric energy are just
and reasonable, and that the rules and regulations affecting or
pertaining to the rates and charges for the wholesale sale of electric
energy are just and reasonable.
7. FERC-917 (OMB 1902-0233 Exp 10/31/2027) Electric Transmission
Facilities: Standards for Business Practices and Communication
Protocols for Public Utilities.
Section 206 of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 824e, obligates the Commission to
remedy unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory or preferential
rates, terms, and conditions of transmission service. FERC-917 supports
the Commission's implementation of FPA section 206 via 18 CFR 35.28 and
the pro forma OATT. The Commission's regulations at 18 CFR 35.28
require certain types of entities to have on file an OATT that contains
minimum terms and conditions of non-discriminatory transmission
service. This requirement applies to all public utilities \2\ that own,
control, or operate facilities used for transmitting electric energy in
interstate commerce. Other provisions in section 35.28 of the
Commission's regulations apply to non-public utilities, but only if
they seek voluntary compliance with jurisdictional transmission tariff
reciprocity conditions.
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\2\ As defined at 16 U.S.C. 824(e), a ``public utility'' is any
person who owns or operates facilities subject to the jurisdiction
of the Commission under Subchapters II and III of the FPA.
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8. FERC-919 (OMB 1902-0234 Exp 11/30/2026): Market-Based Rates for
Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity, and Ancillary Services by
Public Utilities.
The FERC-919 collection is necessary to ensure that market-based
rates charged by public utilities are just and reasonable as mandated
by FPA sections 205 and 206. Section 205 of the FPA requires just and
reasonable rates and charges. Section 206 allows the Commission to
revoke a seller's market-based rate authorization if it determines that
the seller may have gained market power since it was originally granted
market-based rate authorization by the Commission. Under FERC-919, as
stated in 18 CFR part 35, subpart H, the Commission codifies market-
based rate standards for generating electric utilities for use in the
Commission's determination of whether a wholesale seller of electric
energy, capacity, or ancillary services qualifies for market-based rate
authority. Subpart H mandates that sellers submit market power analyses
and related filings. Market power analyses must address both horizontal
and vertical market power.
Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional Public Utilities and Electric
Transmission Companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ As part of its in-depth review of
these information collection activities, FERC identified three
categories of information collection requirements that cover all
previous information collection activities: Electric Tariff Filings,
Compliance Filings, and Information Sharing Requirements. The Electric
Tariff Filings and Compliance Filings are triggered by a respondent's
activities rather than a predictable schedule based on the number of
potential respondents. The previous approach overestimated the burden
because it did not account for the frequency of responses based on
FERC's historical records. Therefore, FERC determined that it could
more accurately reflect the number of respondents for these information
collection activities by using the number of actual submissions from
previous years. While the electric market is always adapting to new
circumstances, the number of submissions has been roughly consistent
over the last 5 years. Therefore, the number of historic annual
submissions provides a reasonable estimate of the number of submissions
per year in the next three years. FERC also reviewed the estimated
number of hours for each information collection activity and determined
that the burden hours are driven by complexity of an entity's proposed
change, which cannot be predicted by FERC. As such, FERC is confident
that an average across this wider group of activities still represents
an appropriate estimated burden. The Information Sharing Requirements
are based on the number of entities subject to an information sharing
requirement. The Commission estimates the annual public reporting
burden for the combined FERC-516 information collection as:
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\3\ The Commission defines burden as 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, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent responses per response \4\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4).................... (3) * (4) = (5)....... (5) / (1)
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Electric Tariff Filings--Common 4,355 1 4,355 100 hrs. $10,200....... 435,500 hrs. $10,200
Filings. $44,421,000.
Electric Tariff Filings--Long Term 1 1 1 1,180 hrs. $120,360.... 1,180 hrs. $120,360... 120,360
Transmission.
Compliance Filings--Common Filings.. 3,377 1 3,377 12 hrs. $1,224......... 40,524 hrs. $4,133,448 1,224
Compliance Filings--Regional 221 1 221 1,434 hrs. $146,268.... 316,914 hrs. 146,268
Planning with OATT. $32,325,228.
Information Sharing Requirements.... 1,879 1 1,879 95 hrs. $9,690......... 178,505 $18,207,510... 9,690
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Total........................... .............. .............. 9,833 972,623 hrs............ $99,207,546.......... ..............
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Electric Tariff Filings Category
The Electric Tariff Filings category includes all tariff requests,
tariff revisions, and rate change applications, as well as Change in
Status Filings, Triennial Filings, and Notices of Succession and
Cancellation for sellers with existing authorization. These filings are
part of the Commission's processes to grant market-based rate
authorization for wholesale sales of electric energy, capacity, and
ancillary services by sellers that can demonstrate that they and their
affiliates lack or have adequately mitigated horizontal and vertical
market power.
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\4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $102 per Hour
= Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
Commission's average salary and benefits for FY2026. FERC estimates
that respondents require a similar mix of skills as the Commission
in responding to Information Collections.
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Electric Tariff Filings Category--Common Filings--Previous Information
Collection Activities
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\5\ Rounded.
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Annual number
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of Average burden Total annual
respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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516........................... Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff 1,230 4 4,920 103 506,760
Filings (Ongoing Filing).
516A.......................... Standardization of Small Generator 141 1 141 16.84 2,421
Interconnection Agreements and
Procedures.
516J.......................... Project Area Labor Wage........... 6 1 6 15 90
919........................... Change in Status Filings (18 CFR 149 1 149 49 7,301
35.42(a)).
919........................... Market power analysis in new 144 1 144 135 19,440
applications for market-based
rates (18 CFR 35.37a).
919........................... Triennial market power analysis in 65 1 65 133.23 \5\ 8,660
category 2 seller updates (18 CFR
35.37a).
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 5,425 .............. 544,672
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Electric Tariff Filings Category--Long Term Transmission--Previous
Information Collection Activities
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Annual number
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of Average burden Total annual
respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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516........................... Long-Term Firm Transmission Rights 1 1,180 1,180 1 1,180
in Organized Electricity Markets.
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 1,180 .............. 1,180
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Compliance Filings Category
FERC's electric tariff compliance filings are a core regulatory
mechanism through which jurisdictional utilities, RTOs/ISOs, and other
market participants demonstrate adherence to Commission-approved
requirements under the FPA and Title 18 of the CFR. These filings
ensure that the terms, rates, and conditions of wholesale electric
service remain just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory, and
that any changes mandated by Commission orders or rulemakings are
accurately implemented.
Relevant jurisdictional public utilities and electric transmission
providers must submit compliance filings when the Commission issues an
order or rule that directs specific tariff changes or requires
utilities to update previously filed tariff records. These filings are
triggered by the utility's activities and the timing of FERC directives
rather than by a predetermined schedule, and they must be submitted
within the deadlines established in the relevant order or regulation.
The burden for any compliance filing depends on the individual entity's
circumstances and the complexity of their filing related to the
directive or regulation.
Compliance Filings Category--Common Filings--Previous Information
Collection Activities
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Annual number
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of Average burden Total annual
respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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516........................... Ongoing Uplift Reporting 6 12 72 3 216
(previously approved under 516G).
516........................... Annual Update of ADIT Worksheet, 106 1 106 4 424
RM19-5 (Ongoing Filing).
516........................... Compliance Filing Rehearing....... 44 11 484 \6\ 1.45 704
516........................... Interconnection Reform_RM22- 44 4 176 4 704
14_Reasonable Efforts Standard
(Ongoing).
516........................... Interconnection Reforms_RM22- 44 4 176 4 704
14_First Ready First Served
(Ongoing).
516........................... Interconnection Reforms_RM22- 44 2 88 4 352
14_Interconnection Info. Access
(Ongoing).
516A.......................... Ongoing Mandatory Pre-Application 426 3.76 1,602 \7\ 7.88 12,630
Report, Supplemental Review, and
Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-
2).
516A.......................... Ongoing Voluntary Pre-Application 800 1.94 1,550 0.83 \8\ 1,300
Report, Supplemental Review, and
Review of Required Upgrades (RM13-
2).
516E.......................... NAESB Version 4................... 216 1 216 6 1,296
516H.......................... Compliance Filing--Transmission 40 1 40 4 160
Providers (One-Time).
917........................... RM21-17: Revise the regional 48 1 48 120 5,760
transmission planning process--
Right-sizing transmission (with
OATT) (Ongoing)).
917........................... RM21-17: Evaluating Alternative 48 1 48 100 4,800
Transmission Technologies (with
OATT).
917........................... RM21-17-001: Requirement for 48 1 48 39 1,872
transmission providers to consult
with states prior to amendment of
cost allocation methods on file
with the Commission (ongoing).
917........................... RM21-17: Consider in the regional 48 1 48 50 2,400
transmission planning processes
regional transmission facilities
that address certain
interconnection-related needs.
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917........................... RM21-17: Sharing Information 48 1 48 25 1,200
between planning regions.
917........................... RM21-17: Revise the regional 48 1 48 30 1,440
transmission planning process--
Right-sizing transmission (with
OATT) (One-time).
917........................... RM21-17: Participate in Long-Term 77 1 77 202 15,554
Regional Transmission Planning
(Without OATT)).
917........................... RM21-17: Evaluating Alternative 77 1 77 20 1,540
Transmission Technologies
(without OATT).
917........................... RM21-17: Revise the regional 77 1 77 20 1,540
transmission planning process--
Right-sizing transmission
(without OATT) (One-Time)).
917........................... RM21-17: Revise the regional 77 1 77 40 3,080
transmission planning process--
Right-sizing transmission
(without OATT) (Ongoing).
919........................... Order 860A Upstream Affiliates.... 440 1 440 46 20,240
919........................... Relational Database: Order 860-A 1,000 0.33 333 2.44 \9\ 814
Category 1-(Ongoing).
919........................... Relational Database: Order 860-A 1,500 1 1,500 \10\ 4.1 6,154
Category 2 (Ongoing).
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 7,379 .............. 84,884
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Compliance Filings Category--Regional Planning With OATT--Previous
Information Collection Activities
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Annual number
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of Average burden Total annual
respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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917........................... FERC-917, Non-discriminatory Open 162 1 162 576 93,312
Access Transmission Tariff.
917........................... RM21-17: Revise OATT to comply 48 1 48 770 36,960
with regional transmission
planning process (One-Time)).
917........................... RM21-17: Participate in Long-Term 48 1 48 4,995 239,760
Regional Transmission Planning
(With OATT)).
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 258 .............. 370,032
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Information Sharing Requirements Category
FERC's electric tariff information sharing requirements apply
primarily to RTOs and ISOs, which must share credit related information
with one another so they can accurately assess market participants'
credit exposure and respond quickly to credit events. The rule does not
require entities to submit this information to FERC; instead, each RTO/
ISO must maintain tariff provisions that enable information sharing and
then facilitate that sharing according to its own processes. This
includes the requirement that public utilities must operate an OASIS
site, which provides all transmission customers with equal and timely
access to information about transmission availability, prices, and
terms of service and ensures transparency and nondiscriminatory access.
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\6\ Rounded. The total previous burden is 704 hours.
\7\ Rounded. The total previous burden is 12,630 hours.
\8\ Rounded. The total previous burden is 1,300 hours.
\9\ Rounded. The total previous burden is 814 hours.
\10\ Rounded. The total previous burden is 6,154 hours.
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Information Sharing Requirements Category--Previous Information
Collection Activities
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Annual number
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of Average burden Total annual
respondents per respondent responses per response burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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516........................... Demand Response, RM10-17 (Ongoing 6 12 72 50 3,600
Filing).
516........................... Variable Energy Resource 162 2 324 30 9,720
Integration Rule, RM10-11
(Ongoing Filing, Voluntary).
516........................... Variable Energy Resource 294 2 588 31 18,228
Integration Rule, RM10-11
(Ongoing Filing, Mandatory).
516H.......................... Transmission owners update 289 1 289 176 50,864
forecasts and ratings, and share
transmission line ratings and
facilities ratings methodologies
w/transmission providers, RTOs/
ISOs & market monitors (Year 1
and ongoing).
717........................... Open Access Same-Time Information 216 1 216 30 6,480
System (OASIS).
917........................... Information to be Posted on the 162 1 162 421 68,202
OASIS and Auditing Transmission
Service Information (Standards).
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 1,651 .............. 157,094
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Removed Information Collection Activities
Information collection activities are removed when the underlying
regulatory obligations have already been fully completed, or when later
rules or policy updates render those activities unnecessary or
obsolete. FERC regularly reviews information collections to identify
those that have been overtaken by regulatory updates, superseded by
newer requirements, or are no longer needed for oversight.
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Annual number Average burden
Previous FERC Form Title Number of of responses Total number of per Total annual
respondents per respondent responses response\11\ burden hours
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
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516........................... Reform of Generator 162 4 648 4 2,592
Interconnection Procedures and
Agreements, RM17-8, Non-RTO/ISO
(Ongoing Filing).
516........................... Reform of Generator 6 4 24 4 96
Interconnection Procedures and
Agreements, RM17-8, RTO/ISO
(Ongoing Filing).
516........................... Updates to Interconnection 44 7 308 32.95 \12\ 10,149
Procedures and Agreements per
Final Rule RM22-14 (One-Time).
516........................... Compliance Filing (FR RM22-2)..... 43 1 43 4 172
516........................... Essential Reliability Services and 74 1 74 10 740
the Evolving Bulk-Power System--
Primary Frequency Response, RM16-
6 (Ongoing Filing).
516A.......................... Compliance Filing (FR RM22-2)..... 43 1 43 4 172
516A.......................... Interconnection Reforms_RM22- 44 1 44 29.33 \13\ 1,291
14_Alternative Technologies (One-
Time).
516A.......................... Update Interconnection Procedures 44 2 88 1 88
and Agreements (Rehearing Order
RM22-14).
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917........................... RM21-17: Seek agreement from the 48 1 48 390 18,720
states to establish a Long-Term
Regional Transmission Cost
Allocation Method and/or a State
Agreement Process (Year 1).
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Total..................... .................................. .............. .............. 1,320 .............. 34,020
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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.
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\11\ These Average Burden Hours estimates are rounded based on
previously approved Total Burden Hours and respondents. The Total
Annual Burden Hours reflect the already approved levels.
\12\ Rounded.
\13\ Rounded.
Dated: August 25, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17630 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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