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1RTOs and ISOs may make such payments to 

resources that experience a shortfall between what 

the resources offer and the revenue they realize 

through market-clearing prices. 

2Burden is defined as 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 5 CFR 1320.3. 

3The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) was 

calculated by using data from the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics for three positions involved in the 

reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These 

figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm) and benefits (http://

www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are: 

• Manager (Occupation Code 11–0000): $94.84/ 

hour. 

• Engineer (Occupation Code 17–2071): $85.71/ 

hour. 

• File Clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071): $52.60/ 

hour. 

The hourly cost for the reporting requirements 

($77.72) is an average of the cost of a manager, an 

engineer, and a file clerk. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–11–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–516G); Comment 

Request; Revision and Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

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. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due April 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–11–000) 

by any of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. 

• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons 

unable to file electronically may mail 

similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

• Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of 

filings other than by eFiling or the U.S. 

Postal Service should be delivered to 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. 

Instructions: All 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: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.govO, 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–516G, Electric Rate 

Schedules and Tariff Filings. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0295. 

Type of Request: Three-year renewal 

of FERC–516G. 

Type of Respondents: Regional 

Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and 

Independent System Operators (ISOs). 

Abstract: In this information 

collection (IC) request, the Commission 

seeks renewal of FERC–516G, which 

pertains to the operation of organized 

wholesale electric power markets 

operated by RTOs/ISOs. This IC 

includes a one-time requirement that 

RTOs and ISOs establish a website and 

modify their respective tariffs to include 

the transmission constraint penalty 

factors used in its market software, as 

well as the circumstances under which 

those factors can set locational marginal 

prices, and any process by which they 

can be changed. All current RTOs and 

ISOs have complied with the one-time 

requirement, but the Commission seeks 

to renew this requirement in case a new 

RTO or ISO is established. 

In addition, this IC requires that each 

RTO/ISO: (1) Report, on a monthly 

basis, uplift payments 1 for each 

transmission zone, broken out by day 

and uplift category; (2) report, on a 

monthly basis, total uplift payments for 

each resource; and (3) report, on a 

monthly basis, for each operatorinitiated commitment, the size of the 

commitment, transmission zone, 

commitment reason, and commitment 

start time. 

Necessity of Information: The 

Commission implements this collection 

of information to improve competitive 

wholesale electric markets in the RTO/ 

ISO regions. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The 

Commission believes that the burden 

estimates below are representative of the 

average burden on respondents, 

including necessary communications 

with stakeholders. The estimated 

burden and cost 3 follow: 

FERC–516G ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDENS

Type of response Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average burden hours 

& 

cost per response 

Total annual burden 

hours & 

total annual cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) × (2) = (3) (4) (3) × (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

One-Time Establishment of Website and 

Tariff Filing.

1 1 1 500 hrs.; $38,860 ........ 500 hrs.; $38,860 ........ $38,860 

Posting of Monthly Reports on Website.6 12 72 3 hrs.; $233.16 ............ 216 hrs.; $16,787.52 ... $233.16 

Totals ..................... 7 13 73 ..................................... 716 hrs.; $55,647.52 ... NA 

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 


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of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03804 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD21–10–000] 

Modernizing Electricity Market Design; 

Notice of Technical Conference on 

Resource Adequacy in the Evolving 

Electricity Sector 

Take notice that the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

will convene a Commissioner-led 

technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on Tuesday 

March 23, 2021 from approximately 

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday 

March 24, 2021 from approximately 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

The conference will be held remotely. 

The Commission will issue a 

supplemental notice providing the 

agenda for the technical conference. 

The conference will be open for the 

public to attend remotely. There is no 

fee for attendance. Information on this 

event will be posted on the Calendar of 

Events on the Commission’s website, 

www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 

The conference will be transcribed. 

Transcripts will be available for a fee 

from Ace Reporting (202–347–3700). 

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations, please 

send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov 

or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) 

or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 

202–208–2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information about this 

technical conference, please contact 

David Rosner at david.rosner@ferc.gov 

or Emma Nicholson at 

emma.nicholson@ferc.gov. For 

information related to logistics, please 

contact Sarah McKinley at 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

8368. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03807 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–9–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (Ferc–725u); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

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 a renewal of 

currently approved information 

collection, FERC–725U (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards: Reliability 

Standard CIP–014–2), which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

the information collections to OMB 

through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 

Please identify the OMB Control 

Number (1902–0274) in the subject line 

of your comments. Comments should be 

sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to the Commission. You may 

submit copies of your comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–9–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov. 

• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons 

unable to file electronically may mail 

similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

• Delivery of filings other than by 

eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should 

be delivered to Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Office of the 

Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 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 ferconlinesupport@

ferc.gov, 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725U (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards: Reliability 

Standard CIP–014–2). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0274. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725U information 

collection requirements, with no 

changes to the reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Abstract: On August 8, 2005, the 

Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, 

which is Title XII of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted 

into law. EPAct 2005 added a new 

section 215 to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA),1 which requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO) to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards, subject to Commission 

review and approval. Once approved, 

the Reliability Standards may be 

enforced by the ERO, subject to 

Commission oversight, or by the 

Commission independently. Section 215 

of the FPA requires a Commissioncertified ERO to develop mandatory and 

enforceable Reliability Standards, 

subject to Commission review and 

approval. Once approved, the Reliability 

Standards may be enforced by the ERO 

subject to Commission oversight or by 

the Commission independently. In 

2006, the Commission certified NERC 

(now called the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation) as the ERO 

pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. 

Reliability Standard CIP–014–2 requires 

applicable transmission owners and 

transmission operators to identify and 

protect transmission stations and 

transmission substations, and their 

associated primary control centers that 

if rendered inoperable or damaged 

resulting from a physical attack could 

result in widespread instability, 

uncontrolled separation, or cascading 

within an Interconnection. 

In terms of information collection 

requirements, an applicable entity must 


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