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OMB Control No:
1902-0284
ICR Reference No:
201901-1902-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201508-1902-004
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-725G1
Title:
FERC-725G1 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: Reliability Standard PRC-004-5(i)
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
02/19/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/08/2019
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
02/28/2022
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
Responses
659
0
659
Time Burden (Hours)
14,498
0
14,498
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
On 5/13/2015, the Commission issued an Order in Docket No. RD14-14-000. In that Order, the Commission approved Reliability Standard PRC-004-3 to replace Reliability Standards PRC-004-2.1a and PRC-003-1 and require transmission owners, generator owners, and distribution providers to identify and correct causes of misoperations of certain protection systems. Reliability Standard PRC-004-3 has since been revised into a subsequent version, PRC-004-5(i) which updated the violation risk factors (VRFs) and violation severity levels (VSLs) from “medium” to “high” for Requirements R1 through R6. FERC-725G1 information collection is a “temporary” collection. It is “temporary” in the sense that it allowed Commission staff to obtain clearance on requirements intended for FERC-725G (OMB Control No. 1902-0252) while that collection was already under OMB review for other unrelated Commission activities. As such, it has always been Commission staff’s intent to eventually return those requirements to the correct place in the Commission’s burden inventory, namely the FERC-725G. This consolidated supporting statement covers reporting and recordkeeping requirements currently in: 1. FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System (BPS): PRC Reliability Standards), 2. FERC-725G1 ((Order in RD14-14) Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System: Reliability Standard PRC-004-5(i)) and 3. FERC-725G4 ((Final Rule in RM15-7, RM15-12, & RM15-13) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard PRC-010-1 (Undervoltage Load Shedding)). We are making the following changes : • transferring the reporting and record-keeping requirements currently in FERC-725G1 (from Reliability Standard PRC-004-5(i)) and in FERC-725G4 (Rel. Std. PRC-010-2) into the FERC-725G information collection, which is being renewed for 3 years • temporarily renewing the FERC-725G1 and FERC-725G4 information collections, only to avoid a lapse in approval for these requirements until OMB issues its decision on the consolidated FERC-725G. After OMB approval of the consolidated FERC-725G information collection, Commission staff plans to submit a request to discontinue the independent FERC-725G1 and FERC-725G4 information collection to do away with the intentional temporary duplication of burden.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211
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:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 52442
10/17/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 67717
12/31/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
PRC-004-5(i) Reliability Standard
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
659
659
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
14,498
14,498
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$4,931
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:
David O'Conner 202 502-6695
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:
01/08/2019
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