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OMB Control No:
1902-0246
ICR Reference No:
201311-1902-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201108-1902-003
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-725E
Title:
RM13-13 Final Rule (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/24/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/04/2013
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection revision is approved. All other terms of clearance including the expiration date remain the same.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2014
Responses
514
0
478
Time Burden (Hours)
10,181
0
10,145
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Commission approves the Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-2 (Contingency Reserve). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC, the Commission-approved Electric Reliability Organization) submitted this reliability standard to the Commission for review and approval. This regional Reliability Standard applies to balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Region and is meant to specify the quantity and types of Contingency Reserve required to ensure reliability under normal and abnormal conditions. The Commission also seeks to approve the associated violation risk factors and violation severity levels, implementation plan, and effective date proposed by NERC and WECC. The revised regional Reliability Standard (BAL-002-WECC-2) requires Balancing Authorities and/or Reserve Sharing Groups to calculate and maintain proper Contingency Reserve levels with the use of a new methodology. Everything else in the reliability standard stays the same as the current nationwide standard. The collection of information comes from updating existing documentation to update the methodology and results. The revised regional Reliability Standard requires Balancing Authorities and/or Reserve Sharing Groups to update any existing documentation used to calculate and maintain proper Contingency Reserve levels with the new methodology. If these entities do not complete the updates, they would be in violation of the Reliability Standard. This information collection (the updates to documentation) is a one-time burden.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824(o)
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AE79
Final or interim final rulemaking
78 FR 71448
11/29/2013
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
(RM13-13-000) BAL-002-WECC-2 Regional Reliability Standard *ONE-TIME BURDEN*
FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
514
478
0
36
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
10,181
10,145
0
36
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The approved WECC regional Reliability Standard applies to balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups in the WECC Region and is meant to specify the quantity and types of contingency reserve required to ensure reliability under normal and abnormal conditions. This is a one-time burden. This information collection request concerns the regional reliability standard BAL-002-WECC-2 – Contingency Reserve. Commission staff will incorporate this reliability standard (and its associated burden of 36 responses and 36 burden hours) with other WECC reliability standards within FERC-725E. Approval of this request will result in an increase of 36 hours (one-time) for FERC-725E.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,250
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Andres Lopez 202 502-6128
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
12/04/2013
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