OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). 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
01/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2015
4,723
0
4,723
472,134
0
472,134
143,556
0
143,556
In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket RM05-5-020, FERC proposes amending its regulations at 18 CFR 38.2 to incorporate by reference business practice standards adopted by the Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ) of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB). FERC proposes to approve phase II Demand Response (DR)Measurement and Verification (M&V) Standards and the Wholesale Energy Efficiency (EE)Measurement and Verification Standards. The proposed rule affects Independent Transmission Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations. FERC expects the burden to increase minimally due to the proposed adoption of the Demand Response M&V (Measurement and Verification) and Energy Efficiency M&V business practice standards. Adoption of these standards is intended to improve the methods and procedures used to accurately measure demand response and energy efficiency resource performance. Additionally, these standards should help ISOs and RTOs to properly credit demand response and energy efficiency resources for their services. The FERC-516 is affected because there is a minimal increase in burden associated with respondents filing tariff revisions to incorporate provisions of the new standards.
The submittal for this package was delayed due to another item in FERC-516 pending at OMB. The FERC-717 ICR No. to which this package is related is 201204-1902-004.
FERC expects the burden to increase minimally due to the proposed adoption of the Demand Response M&V and Energy Efficiency M&V business practice standards. Adoption of these standards is intended to improve the methods and procedures used to accurately measure demand response and energy efficiency resource performance. Additionally, these standards should help ISOs and RTOs to properly credit demand response and energy efficiency resources for their services. The FERC-516 is affected because there is a minimal increase in burden associated with respondents filing tariff revisions to incorporate provisions of the new standards.
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.
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