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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1902-0276	ICR Reference No: 202009-1902-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-1902-006
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725Z
Title: FERC-725Z, (Final Rule in RM19-16), Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO 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: 01/13/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the regulation, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	11/30/2022	11/30/2022
Responses	6,686	0	6,686
Time Burden (Hours)	50,083	0	50,167
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,686	6,686	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,083	50,167	-84
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: NERC’s justifications for retiring the 18 requirements are consistent with the Commission-approved bases for retiring Reliability Standard requirements articulated in prior proceedings, including the Commission’s determination that the proposed retirements will promote the efficiency of the Reliability Standards program by reducing duplicative or otherwise unnecessary regulatory burdens. Further, the retirement of the Reliability Standard provisions will benefit overall reliability by allowing registered entities to focus their resources on complying with those Reliability Standard requirements that more effectively promote the reliable operation and planning of the nation’s bulk-power system. Therefore, because the Reliability Standards and requirements proposed for retirement have been found to be no longer necessary, the related information collection requirements no longer serve any purpose.

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? No

Agency Contact: Michael Gandolfo 202 502-6817

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