| Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Services by Public Utilities
Recovery of Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities | Docket No. RM95-8-000 Docket No. RM94-7-001 |
The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) regulations 1082/ require that OMB approve certain information and recordkeeping requirements (collections of information) imposed by an agency. Upon approval of a collection of information, OMB shall assign an OMB control number and an expiration date. Respondents subject to the filing requirements of this Rule shall not be penalized for failing to respond to this collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number.
There are now approximately 328 public utilities, including marketers and wholesale generation entities. The Commission estimates that 166 of these utilities own, control or operate facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and would be subject to the filing requirements of this Rule. Title: FERC-516, Electric Rate Schedule Filings Action: Final Rule OMB Control No: 1902-0096 Respondents: Public Utilities that own, control or operate facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. Frequency of Responses: On occasion. Necessity of information: The Final Rule requires public utilities that own, control or operate facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce to have on file with the Commission non-discriminatory open access transmission tariffs that contain minimum terms and conditions of service and permits public utilities to make filings to seek recovery of legitimate, prudent and verifiable stranded costs associated with providing open access and FPA section 211 transmission services. The Commission has a mandate under sections 205 and 206 of the FPA to ensure, with respect to any transmission in interstate commerce or any sale of electric energy for resale in interstate commerce by a public utility, that no entity is subject to undue discrimination. The Commission will use the data collected in this collection of information to carry out its responsibilities under Part II of the FPA. The Commission's Office of Electric Power Regulation will use the data to review electric rate and tariff filings.
The Commission is submitting notification of this Final Rule to OMB. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting requirements by contacting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426 [Attention: Michael Miller, Information Services Division, (202) 208-1415], and to the Office of Management and Budget [Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (202) 395-3087]. VIII.EFFECTIVE DATE
This Rule will take effect on [insert date 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. The Commission has determined, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget, that this Rule is a "major rule" within the meaning of section 351 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996. 1083/ The Rule will be submitted to both Houses of Congress and the Comptroller General prior to its publication in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
18 CFR Part 35 Electric power rates, Electric utilities, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
18 CFR Part 385 Administrative practice and procedure, Electric power, Penalties, Pipelines, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
Convergence Research - 5/2/96