OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at
this time with the following terms of clearance: FERC will include
in the next OMB submission for this ICR a full description and
accounting of the burden associated with the entire information
collection whether new or existing. This OMB action is not an
approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public
comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will
include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be
submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the
agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action
has no effect on any current approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2019
5,807
0
5,807
499,907
0
499,907
0
0
0
The Commission issues this NOPR in
Docket Nos. RM16-23-000 and AD16-20-000 to provide guidance
regarding its proposal to amend its regulations under the Federal
Power Act (FPA) to remove barriers to the participation of electric
storage resources and distributed energy resource aggregations in
the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by
regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system
operators (ISOs) (organized wholesale electric markets).
Specifically, the Commission proposes in the NOPR to require each
RTO and ISO to revise its tariff to (1) establish a participation
model consisting of market rules that, recognizing the physical and
operational characteristics of electric storage resources,
accommodates their participation in the organized wholesale
electric markets and (2) define distributed energy resource
aggregators as a type of market participant that can participate in
the organized wholesale electric markets under the participation
model that best accommodates the physical and operational
characteristics of its distributed energy resource aggregation.
Accordingly, the proposed rule would require the RTOs and ISOs to
change their tariffs to conform to the proposed rule in Year One.
FERC-516 in general. The Federal Power Act Section 205 requires the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that the rates and
charges for the wholesale sale of electric energy are just and
reasonable. Section 205 also requires that the rules and
regulations affecting or pertaining to the rates and charges for
the wholesale sale of electric energy be just and reasonable.
Industry-wide business practice standards help the industry achieve
increased levels of efficiency. Version 003 builds on the
Commission's work in preventing undue discrimination and preference
in transmission service (in Order Nos. 890, 890-A, 890-B and 890-C)
and its previous work related to incorporating by reference
standards for business practices and communication protocols for
public utilities (Order Nos. 676, 676-A, 676-E and 717).
RTOs and ISOs will now be
required to prepare a tariff revisions to (1) establish a
participation model consisting of market rules that, recognizing
the physical and operational characteristics of electric storage
resources, accommodates their participation in the organized
wholesale electric markets and (2) define distributed energy
resource aggregators as a type of market participant that can
participate in the organized wholesale electric markets under the
participation model that best accommodates the physical and
operational characteristics of its distributed energy resource
aggregation. The Commission proposes to implement this rule to
eliminate barriers to electric storage resource participation in
the organized wholesale electric markets and allow for
participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the
organized wholesale electric markets. Our experience in receiving
filings leads us to estimate FERC-516 tariff revisions in Year
One.
$3,249,033
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michael Herbert 202
502-8929
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
RM16-23 NOPR Supporting Statement12-1-2016clean.docx
18 CFR 35.pdf
Electric Rates Schedules and Tariff Filings