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OMB Control No:
1902-0252
ICR Reference No:
202107-1902-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202003-1902-001
Agency/Subagency:
FERC
Agency Tracking No:
FERC-725G
Title:
FERC-725G (DLO in RD20-4-000 & renewal & consolidation of 725G2), Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: PRC Rel Stds.
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:
09/28/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/11/2021
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the revised information collection is approved. Following approval of this combined package, FERC will submit a request to discontinue FERC-725G2 as those information collections are now included in FERC-725G.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2024
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2021
Responses
10,227
0
12,714
Time Burden (Hours)
709,664
0
710,355
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
(An attachment to all standards within FEC-725G can be found in the Supplementary Document Section.) RD20-4:Reliability Standard PRC-006-5 establishes consistent and coordinated requirements for the design, implementation, and analysis of automatic underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) programs among all NPCC applicable entities. These requirements are more stringent and specific than the NERC continent-wide UFLS Reliability Standard, PRC-006-5, and were established such that the declining frequency is arrested and recovered in accordance with NPCC performance requirements. NPCC revised currently effective Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-5 to remove redundancies with the Reliability Standard PRC-006-3, clarify obligations for registered entities, improve communication of island boundaries to affected registered entities, and provide entities with the flexibility to calculate net load shed for UFLS in certain situations. Reliability Standard PRC-027-1: The purpose of proposed Reliability Standard PRC-027-1 is to maintain the coordination of Protection Systems installed to detect and isolate Faults on Bulk Electric System (BES) Elements, such that those Protection Systems operate in the intended sequence during Faults. Reliability Standard PRC-012-2 is to supersede “pending” Reliability Standards PRC-012-1, PRC-013-1, and PRC-014-1 and to retire and replace currently-effective Reliability Standards PRC-015-1 and PRC-016-1. Reliability Standard PRC-012-2 represents substantial improvements over these Reliability Standards because it streamlines and consolidates existing requirements; corrects the applicability of previously unapproved Reliability Standards; and implements a continent-wide RAS review program.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: Federal Power Act
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:
86 FR 29574
06/02/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 43533
08/09/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
9
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FERC-725G, PRC-012-2 Reliability Standard
PRC-002-2 Reliability Standard
PRC-006-2 - Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
PRC-006-NPCC-2 (Automated Underfrequency Load-Shedding [RD20-1}
PRC-019-1 Reliability Standard
PRC-019-1 Reliability Standard (One-time)
PRC-023-4
PRC-024-1 Reliability Standard
PRC-024-1 Reliability Standard (One-time)
PRC-025-2 Rel. Standard
PRC-026-1 Reliability Standard
Reliability Standard PRC-027-1
Transmission Relay Loadability Mandatory Reliability Standard (PRC-006-5)
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
10,227
12,714
0
-2,487
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
709,664
710,355
0
-691
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The adoption of Reliability Standard PRC-006-5 results in an increase in responses due to changes for the revised standard and correcting our prior estimate to represent the current registered entities. The one-time burden was removed for PRC-019 of 738 responses and 5,904 burden hours and PRC-024 of 738 response and 5,904 respectively. All adjustments made to each reliability standard were due to greater accuracy. PRC-006-NPCC-2 was removed due to duplication because it is already within the FERC-725I (OMB#1902-0248) and the net decrease consists of the removal of 217 responses and 5,208 burden hours. (We are consolidating the requirements of FERC-725G2 into this OMB Control No. for FERC-725G.)
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,475
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:
Dennis Fuentes-Pedrosa 202 502-6627 dennis.fuentes-pedrosa@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:
08/11/2021
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