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OMB Control No: 1902-0248	ICR Reference No: 202002-1902-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725B
Title: FERC-725B, (Final Rule in RM18-20) Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection [CIP] Reliability Standards)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/06/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/13/2020
Terms of Clearance: Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the regulation, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. When submitting renewal packages for OMB Control No. 1902-0248, FERC should seek comments from the public on the burden associated with this collection and respond to those comments in its submission to OMB.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	224,800	0	223,362
Time Burden (Hours)	2,119,709	0	1,996,520
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	224,800	223,362	1,438
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,119,709	1,996,520	123,189
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Consistent with the directive in Order No. 822, Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 improves upon the currently-effective Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards to mitigate cyber security risks associated with communications between bulk electric system Control Centers. Specifically, Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 supports situational awareness and reliable bulk electric system operations by requiring responsible entities to protect the confidentiality and integrity of Real-time Assessment and Real-time monitoring data transmitted between bulk electric system Control Centers. Accordingly, the Commission approves Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 because it is largely responsive to the Commission’s directive in Order No. 822 and improves the cyber security posture of responsible entities.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,832

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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: Vincent Le 202 502-6204 vincent.le@ferc.gov