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OMB Control No: 1902-0246	ICR Reference No: 202608-1902-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202506-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725E
Title: FERC-725E: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council (RD26-5)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/27/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2027
Responses	1,209	1,244
Time Burden (Hours)	1,949	2,358
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: RD26-5 Retirement of BAL-002-WECC-3 (Contingency Reserve) - requires balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups to document compliance with the contingency reserve requirements described in the standard. The retirement of Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-3 would increase the availability of reserves currently held as excess Contingency Reserves to better support system operations and manage variable generation concerns.30 Retirement would also increase the restoration timeframe for Contingency Reserves after a contingency event occurs and increase an entity’s ability to secure additional resources. Bulk-Power System reliability would continue to be maintained through the continent-wide Reliability Standard BAL-002-3 by requiring sufficient Contingency Reserves are maintained and a restoration timeframe that is compatible with market scheduling practices. FERC-725E is the information collection that is required to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate grid through the grant of new authority by providing for a system of mandatory Reliability Standards developed by the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). The FERC 725E information collection pertains specifically to the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC). WECC promotes bulk electric system reliability in the Western Interconnection. WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for compliance monitoring and enforcement. In addition, WECC provides an environment for the development of Reliability Standards and the coordination of the operating and planning activities of its members as set forth in the WECC Bylaws. For the purposes of the extension, the following standards will remain unchanged: BAL-004-WECC-3 (Automatic Time Error Correction) - requires balancing authorities to document that time error corrections and primary inadvertent interchange payback were conducted according to the requirements in the standard. FAC-501-WECC-2 (Transmission Maintenance) - requires transmission owners with certain transmission paths to have a transmission maintenance and inspection plan and to document maintenance and inspection activities according to the plan. IRO-006-WECC-3 (Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief) - requires balancing authorities and reliability coordinators to document actions taken to mitigate unscheduled flow. VAR-501-WECC-4 (Power System Stabilizers (PSS)) requires the Western Interconnection is operated in a coordinated manner under normal and abnormal conditions by establishing the performance criteria for WECC power system stabilizers.

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:
	91 FR 24540	05/06/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 54865	08/25/2026
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
FERC-725E (WECC Reliability Standards)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,209	1,244	-35
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,949	2,358	-409
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: The retirement of BAL-002-WECC-03 reflects a reduction in the total responses and hours for the WECC standards because of the removal of the WECC standard. In the future all WECC standards that remain in FERC-725E will have specified burden for each standard.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,404

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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