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OMB Control No: 1902-0259	ICR Reference No: 201206-1902-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725J
Title: FERC-725J, Definition of the Bulk Electric System (NOPR; RM12-6 & RM12-7)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 08/22/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/06/2012
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. 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. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, please reference the OMB Control Number provided.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: On January 25, 2012, NERC submitted two separate but contemporaneous petitions pursuant to the directives in Order No. 743, separately presenting: (1) NERC's proposed revision to the definition of bulk electric system, and (2) revisions to NERC's Rules of Procedure to add a procedure for requesting and receiving exceptions from the

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE51	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 39858	07/05/2012

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Exception Requests
Implementation Plans and Compliance
Regional and ERO Handling of Exception Requests
System Review and List Creation

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 Commission proposes to adopt the modified definition of the nation's bulk electric system which will require an increase in burden. The increase in burden is necessary to ensure that certain facilities needed for the reliable operation of the nation's bulk electric system are subject to mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards. As described in the supporting statement, entities will be required to review their systems and create lists of qualified assets, file exception requests where necessary, and in some instances, develop an implementation plan and begin complying with certain Reliability Standards. In regards to the last category, the Commission has other information collections currently approved by OMB for specific Reliability Standards. Once respondents are in compliance with the Reliability Standards, the Commission will begin counting the responses for this category under the individual collection for the Reliability Standards. The Commission intends to leave the other information collection elements related to this rulemaking under this collection. These tasks are deemed necessary in order to maintain the reliable operation of the nation's bulk electric system.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,765

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: David O'Conner 202 502-6695

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