[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11276-11277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03804]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC21-11-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-516G); Comment 
Request; Revision and Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

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-516G.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 26, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-11-
000) by any of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file 
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
     Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of filings other than by 
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For user 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at: 
[email protected], 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: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-516G, Electric Rate Schedules and Tariff Filings.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0295.
    Type of Request: Three-year renewal of FERC-516G.
    Type of Respondents: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and 
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
    Abstract: In this information collection (IC) request, the 
Commission seeks renewal of FERC-516G, which pertains to the operation 
of organized wholesale electric power markets operated by RTOs/ISOs. 
This IC includes a one-time requirement that RTOs and ISOs establish a 
website and modify their respective tariffs to include the transmission 
constraint penalty factors used in its market software, as well as the 
circumstances under which those factors can set locational marginal 
prices, and any process by which they can be changed. All current RTOs 
and ISOs have complied with the one-time requirement, but the 
Commission seeks to renew this requirement in case a new RTO or ISO is 
established.
    In addition, this IC requires that each RTO/ISO: (1) Report, on a 
monthly basis, uplift payments \1\ for each transmission zone, broken 
out by day and uplift category; (2) report, on a monthly basis, total 
uplift payments for each resource; and (3) report, on a monthly basis, 
for each operator-initiated commitment, the size of the commitment, 
transmission zone, commitment reason, and commitment start time.
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    \1\ RTOs and ISOs may make such payments to resources that 
experience a shortfall between what the resources offer and the 
revenue they realize through market-clearing prices.
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    Necessity of Information: The Commission implements this collection 
of information to improve competitive wholesale electric markets in the 
RTO/ISO regions.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission believes that the 
burden estimates below are representative of the average burden on 
respondents, including necessary communications with stakeholders. The 
estimated burden and cost \3\ follow:
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    \2\ Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
    \3\ The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) was calculated by 
using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for three positions 
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These 
figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) 
and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
     Manager (Occupation Code 11-0000): $94.84/hour.
     Engineer (Occupation Code 17-2071): $85.71/hour.
     File Clerk (Occupation Code 43-4071): $52.60/hour.
    The hourly cost for the reporting requirements ($77.72) is an 
average of the cost of a manager, an engineer, and a file clerk.

                                                           FERC-516G Estimated Annual Burdens
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                                                        Annual number                                              Total annual burden
           Type of response               Number of     of responses    Total number    Average burden hours &     hours & total annual      Cost per
                                         respondents   per respondent   of responses       cost per response               cost           respondent ($)
                                                  (1)             (2)     (1) x (2) =  (4).....................  (3) x (4) = (5)........       (5) / (1)
                                                                                  (3)
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One-Time Establishment of Website and               1               1               1  500 hrs.; $38,860.......  500 hrs.; $38,860......         $38,860
 Tariff Filing.
Posting of Monthly Reports on Website               6              12              72  3 hrs.; $233.16.........  216 hrs.; $16,787.52...         $233.16
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    Totals...........................               7              13              73  ........................  716 hrs.; $55,647.52...              NA
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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

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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Dated: February 18, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03804 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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