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OMB Control No:
1902-0268
ICR Reference No:
201705-1902-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201701-1902-001
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-725R
Title:
FERC-725R, (Order in RD17-1-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
09/12/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/20/2017
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2020
03/31/2020
03/31/2020
Responses
3,902
0
4,012
Time Burden (Hours)
32,034
0
32,364
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
On November 10, 2016, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval of retirement, pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and Section 39.5 of the Commission’s regulations of currently-effective Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction). NERC also seeks approval to retire Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 effective on the later of: (i) the first day of the first calendar quarter after the effective date of the Commission’s order approving retirement; or (ii) the effective date of retirement/reservation of North American Energy Standard Board (“NAESB”) WEQ-006 Manual Time Error Correction Business Practice Standard (“NAESB WEQ-006”). NERC’s proposal is conditioned upon retirement of NAESB WEQ-006 to avoid uncoordinated manual Time Error Correction. NERC’s uncontested petition for the retirement of Reliability Standards BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction) was approved by FERC on 01/18/2017 in DLO in Docket RD17-1.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: EPACT 2005
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1902-AF21
Final or interim final rulemaking
82 FR 8994
02/02/2017
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 9564
02/07/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 22658
05/17/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
RM13-11 Final Rule (and retirement of BAL-004 in RD17-1)
RM14-10 Final Rule
RM16-7 Final Rule
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
3,902
4,012
0
-110
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
32,034
32,364
0
-330
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Cutting Redundancy
Short Statement:
The Commission estimates the reduction (due to the retirement of Reliability Standard BAL-004-0) in the total annual public reporting burden is -330 hours. FERC approved the retirement of the Reliability Standard BAL-004-000. Retiring this standard removes redundancies and decreases burden by a de minimis amount (reduction of a total of 330 hours annually for industry [or 2 hours for reporting and 1 hour for recordkeeping per entity]). FERC sees this as a non-material or non-substantive change to a currently approved collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$5,481
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.
Yes
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:
Enakpodia Agbedia 202 502-6750 enakpodia.agbedia@ferc.gov
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:
06/20/2017
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