FERC-725A, [RM10-15, NOPR] Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM10-15_NOPR_Supporting_Statement rev.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-03-07
Statutes and Regs.doc Supplementary Document	2011-01-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45896	FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0244	ICR Reference No: 201102-1902-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725A
Title: FERC-725A, [RM10-15, NOPR] Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/15/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/07/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. The agency should address any comments in the final rule stage.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2014	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2014
Responses	1,940	0	1,940
Time Burden (Hours)	1,728,581	0	1,728,581
Cost Burden (Dollars)	126,725	0	126,725

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Abstract: In this proposed rule (NOPR), the Commission proposes to approve three new Reliability Standards, IRO-008-1, IRO-009-1 and IRO-010-1a governing reliability coordinator analyses, operational actions and data collection, which will replace parts of the currently-effective Reliability Standards EOP-001-0, IRO-002-1, IRO-004-1, IRO-005-2, TOP-003-0, TOP-005-1 and TOP-006-1 approved by the Commission in Order No. 693. Many of the proposed reporting requirements have been approved previously by OMB under Control No. 1902-0244. The exception is the new Reliability Standard IRO-10-1a which includes two related reporting requirements. Requirement 2 of IRO-10-1a calls for the Reliability Coordinator to provide to applicable entities “specification for data and information to build and maintain models to support Real-time monitoring, Operational Planning Analyses, and Real-time Assessments of its Reliability Coordinator Area to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, and cascading outages”. Requirement 3 of IRO-10-1a obliges the applicable entities (Balancing Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators, Interchange Authorities, Load-serving Entities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and Transmission Owners) to provide the data and information as specified by the Reliability Coordinator(s). Without these requirements the Reliability Coordinator would not have the data and information “it needs to monitor and assess the operation of its Reliability Coordinator Area”. If the Reliability Coordinator cannot fulfill this responsibility the Bulk-Electric System will be at a higher risk to “instability, uncontrolled separation, and cascading outages”.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE17	Proposed rulemaking	75 FR 71613	11/24/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In this NOPR, the burden for the data collection FERC-725A (OMB Control No. 1902-0244) is increasing due to requirements in proposed new Reliability Standard IRO-10-1a. As explained in item 2 of the supporting statement, the increase is necessary in order for Reliability Coordinators to better monitor the Bulk-Electric System and minimize the risk of system instability and outages. Due to rounding and/or truncation, the burden increase in ROCIS shows as 12,217 hours, and 12,216 hours in the supporting statement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,575

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 03/07/2011

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