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OMB Control No: 1902-0248	ICR Reference No: 202606-1902-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202511-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725B
Title: FERC-725B, RM24-8 Final Rule, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
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: 06/10/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/04/2026
Terms of Clearance: Because the agency sought comments only on the changes associated with the regulation, the existing expiration date remains the same for this collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. The agency is reminded to submit to submit the ICR for OMB review the day of Federal Register publication for the final rule, or soon thereafter.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	06/30/2026	06/30/2026
Responses	262,733	0	258,552
Time Burden (Hours)	2,639,597	0	2,405,177
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: For Final Rule RM24-8 - Reliability Standards CIP 003-10, CIP-004-8, CIP-005-8, CIP-006-7.1, CIP-007-7.1, CIP-008-7.1, CIP 009 7.1, CIP-010-5, CIP-011-4.1, and CIP-013-3 were updated. According to NERC, the Reliability Standards would allow responsible entities to fully implement virtualization and address risks associated with virtualized environments, such as “side channel” attacks where virtual systems executing on the same hardware could affect one another. NERC also states that the use of security objectives within the CIP Reliability Standards establishes a framework adaptable to newer technologies. NERC explains that its revisions would: (1) support different security models by adjusting language around perimeter-based models to accommodate other security models; (2) recognize “virtualization infrastructure and virtual machines through new and revised terms in the NERC Glossary;” (3) broaden “change management approaches beyond a baseline-only configuration to recognize the dynamic nature of virtualized technologies,” e.g., where such virtualized systems are no longer installed on specific servers; and (4) manage “accessibility and attack surfaces of a virtualized configuration.” In addition to the changes to facilitate virtualization, the proposed Reliability Standards incorporate clarifications found during the implementation of prior versions of the CIP Standards.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824s-1 Name of Law: Federal Power Act
   US Code: 16 USC 824d Name of Law: Federal Power Act
   US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 16 USC 824s-1 Name of Law: Federal Power Act

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AG36	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 13957	03/24/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	262,733	258,552	4,000	181
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,639,597	2,405,177	230,800	3,620
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The updated CIP standards present new burden of 400 responses and 230,800 hrs. as stated above in the table within section #12. Program Changes represent 400 burden responses for each CIP standard being updated for RM24-8. Making a total of 4,000 responses and 230,800 burden hrs. The Change due to Adjustment represents the updated burden for CIP 2-7 which has just an update in burden due to normal fluctuation, updated from 1,492 to 1,673 respondents.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $221,407

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: Kayla Williams 410 786-5887 kayla.williams@cms.hhs.gov

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