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Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-516); Comment Request; Merger; Extension

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August 28, 2026

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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&#160;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&#160;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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                                                                                     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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