[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31197-31198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08778]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-921); Comment
Request; 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-921, OMB Control No. 1902-0257, Ongoing
Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional Transmission Organization and
Independent System Operators.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC24-14-
000) by either of the following methods:
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: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-921, Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0257.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-921 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The collection of data in FERC-921 is an effort by the
Commission, implemented under Order
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No. 760,\1\ to detect potential anti-competitive or manipulative
behavior or ineffective market rules by requiring Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTO) and Independent System Operators (ISO) to
electronically submit, on a continuous basis, data relating to physical
and virtual offers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal
cost estimates, shift factors, financial transmission rights, internal
bilateral contracts, uplift, and interchange pricing. Although
provision was made by the Commission that market monitoring units
(MMUs) may provide datasets, all data for this collection has (and is
expected to continue to) come from each RTO or ISO and not the MMUs.
Therefore, any associated burden is counted as a burden on RTOs and
ISOs.
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\1\ Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis
through Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from Regional
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order
No. 760, 139 FERC ] 61,053 (2012)
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While the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921 is continuous and
routine, each RTO or ISO makes sporadic changes to its individual
market with Commission approval. When those changes occur, the RTO or
ISO may need to change the data being routinely sent to the Commission
to ensure compliance with Order No. 760. Such changes typically require
respondents to alter the ongoing delivery of data under FERC-921.
Type of Respondent: Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and
Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost for this information collection by calculating
the total hourly cost (including both mean wages and benefits) of three
occupations and then by multiplying that total hourly cost by the
number of hours needed for each response.
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\2\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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The total hourly cost applied in this calculation is $88.03,
calculated as the sum of weighted mean hourly wages and benefits of the
following occupations: \3\
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\3\ Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on the mean wage
estimate by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from May 2023 (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.) and benefits information
for private industry workers (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm.)
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Computer Systems Analysts (Occupational Code: 15-1211):
$56.57 (base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $80.01 x 75 percent of
the time needed for each response = $60.0075;
Legal (Occupational Code: 23-0000): $104.10 (base hourly
wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $147.24 x 12.5 percent of the time needed
for each response = $18.405; and
Database Administrators (Occupational Code: 15-1242):
$54.40 (base hourly wage) / 70.7% (benefits) = $76.94 x 12.5 percent of
the time needed for each response = $9.6175.
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Annual number Annual cost
Category Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost Total annual burden per respondent
respondents per respondent of responses per response hours & cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data.. 6 1 \4\ 6 52 hrs.; $4,577.56...... 312 hrs.; $27,465.36... $4,577.56
Data Delivery Changes Over the Year 6 1 6 480 hrs.; $42,254.40.... 2,880 hrs.; $253,526,40 42,254.40
\5\.
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Total............................ 6 2 12 ........................ 3,192 hrs.; $280,991.76 46,831.96
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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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\4\ Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily. To match
with past filings, we are considering the collection of daily
responses to be a single response.
\5\ The hour burden associated with a ``Data Delivery Change
Over the Year'' varies considerably based on the significance of the
specific change; therefore, the estimate is intended to reflect the
incremental burden for an average change. Based on historical
patterns, staff estimates there to be about one and a half changes
of this nature per RTO or ISO per year. Based on our estimate that
the total time required for a single change is 320 hours, and there
are, on average, 1.5 changes annually, the total time for this
category of response is 480 hours (1.5 x 320 hours).
Dated: April 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08778 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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