[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33266-33267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13375]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC21-14-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-516G (Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff 
Filings), as it would be revised in this information collection 
request. The Commission will submit this request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

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

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-516G to OMB through 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0295) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. 
IC21-14-000) to the Commission as noted below. Electronic filing 
through http://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
     Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable 
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture 
format.
     For those unable to file electronically, comments may be 
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
    [cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    [cir] Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the search function under the ``Currently Under Review 
field,'' select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' 
and select ``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
    FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at: 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0295.
    Type of Request: Three-year revision and renewal of FERC-516G.
    Type of Respondents: Independent System Operators (ISOs) and 
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs).
    Abstract: In accordance with 18 CFR 35.28(g)(10), each RTO and ISO 
must post information regarding uplift on a publicly accessible portion 
of its website. In this context, ``uplift'' refers to payments that a 
regional grid operator makes to a resource whose commitment and 
dispatch result in a shortfall between the costs in the resource's 
offer and the revenue earned through market clearing prices. At 
minimum, the information must include:
     Uplift, paid in dollars, and categorized by transmission 
zone, day, and uplift category, to be posted within 20 calendar days of 
the end of each month;
     The resource name and the total amount of uplift paid in 
dollars

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aggregated across the month to each resource that received uplift 
payments within the calendar month, to be posted within 90 calendar 
days of the end of each month; and
     Each operator-initiated commitment, listing the size of 
the commitment, transmission zone, commitment reason,\1\ and commitment 
start time, to be posted within 30 calendar days of the end of each 
month.
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    \1\ Commitment reasons may include, but are not limited to, 
system-wide capacity, constraint management, and voltage support.
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    As originally cleared by OMB, FERC-516G also included a one-time 
requirement that ITOs and RTOs revise their tariffs in accordance with 
18 CFR 35.28(g)(10)(iii). The relevant tariffs have been revised, and 
FERC is now requesting removal of that information collection activity.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: The estimated burden and cost \2\ for 
the requirements contained in 18 CFR 35.28(g)(10) are as follows:
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    \2\ The hourly cost estimate is based on data from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics for three occupational categories for 2020 involved 
in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These figures 
include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) and 
benefits and are:
     Manager (Occupation Code 11-0000): $97.15/hour.
     Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code 17-2071): $70.19/
hour.
     File Clerk (Occupation Code 43-4071): 34.70/hour.
    The estimated hourly cost for the reporting requirement ($67.38) 
is an average of the costs listed above.

                                               FERC-516G Annual Burden Estimates in Docket No. IC21-14-000
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                                                                        Total number                                                         Cost per
                                          Number of     Annual number   of responses    Average burden hours &     Total annual burden      respondent
           Type of response              respondents    of responses     (Column B x       cost per response      hours & cost (Column D    (Column F /
                                                       per respondent     Column C)                                    x Column E)           Column B)
A.                                                 B.              C.              D.  E.......................  F......................              G.
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Preparing and Posting of 3 reports on               6              12              72  3 hrs.; $202.14.........  216 hrs.; $14,554.08...       $2,425.68
 company website each month.
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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: June 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13375 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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