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OMB Control No: 1902-0225	ICR Reference No: 202603-1902-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202501-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725
Title: FERC-725, RM24-4 Nonsubstantive submission Certification of Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric 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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/17/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2028	07/31/2028
Responses	4,515	4,515
Time Burden (Hours)	1,169,780	1,169,780
Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	65,000

Abstract: The FERC-725 contains the following information collection elements: Self-Assessment and ERO (Electric Reliability Organization) Application: The Commission requires the ERO to submit to FERC a performance assessment report every five years. The next assessment is due in 2025. Each Regional Entity submits a performance assessment report to the ERO. Submitting an application to become the ERO is also part of this collection. Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11 requires the ERO to assess the reliability and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System in North America. Subsequently, the ERO must report to the Commission on its findings. Regional entities perform similar assessments within individual regions. Currently the ERO submits to FERC three assessments each year: long term, winter, and summer. In addition, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC, the Commission-approved ERO) also submits various other assessments as needed. Reliability Standards Development: Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the ERO is charged with developing Reliability Standards. Regional Entities may also develop regional specific standards and have standard experts on staff to work with entities below the regional level. Reliability Compliance: Reliability Standards are mandatory and enforceable upon approval by the Commission. In addition to the specific information collection requirements contained in each standard (cleared under other information collections), there are general compliance, monitoring and enforcement information collection requirements imposed on applicable entities. Audits, spot checks, self-certifications, exception data submittals, violation reporting, and mitigation plan confirmation are included in this area. Stakeholder Survey: The ERO uses a stakeholder survey to solicit feedback from registered entities in preparation for its five-year self-performance assessment. The Commission assumes that the ERO will perform another survey prior to the 2025 self-assessment. Other Reporting: This category refers to all other reporting requirements imposed.

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 1120	01/07/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 12305	03/17/2025
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
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO)
Regional Entities
Registered Entities

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	4,515	4,515
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,169,780	1,169,780
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	65,000

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: • There was a decrease from 9.2 to 4.2 in the number of EROs. The decrease changed the burden hours from 420,992 to 382,512 Regional entities. • Other changes from previous estimates come from new data in the proposed NERC 2025 Business Plan and Budget to reflect changes in the number of FTEs working in applicable areas. • Reviewing the NERC Compliance database, we determined the number of unique U.S. registered entities was updated from 1795 to 3,735. • Lastly, in several instances, the amount of time an FTE devotes to a given function may have been increased or decreased.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,203,071

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: David O'Conner 202 502-6695

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