FERC-725I, (Order in RD11-8) Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RD11-8_OMBjust_v8.DOC Supporting Statement A	2012-03-06
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-part40 (2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2012-01-26
EPACT 2005 Section 215 (16 USC 824o).pdf Supplementary Document	2012-01-24
PRC-002-NPCC-01.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-12-30
RD11-8-000 - published.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-12-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
200654	FERC-725I	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0258	ICR Reference No: 201112-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725I
Title: FERC-725I, (Order in RD11-8) Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/29/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/01/2012
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years with the following terms of clearance. It is requested that FERC update the collection associated with FERC-725 to account for the additional burden imposed by FERC-725I on NERC and on regional entities, which are the entities that take care of day to day compliance issues.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,994	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	10,525	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	750,000	0	0

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Abstract: The proposed information collection in Docket No. RD11-8-000 relates to FERC-approved Reliability Standard, PRC-002-NPCC-01 – Disturbance Monitoring. This regional Reliability Standard requires transmission owners and generator owners to provide recording capability necessary to monitor the response of the Bulk-Power System to system disturbances, including scheduled and unscheduled outages; requires each reliability coordinator to establish requirements for its area's dynamic disturbance recording needs; and establishes disturbance data reporting requirements. The information collection requirements in this Reliability Standard will be under a new FERC collection, FERC-725I.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 66057	10/25/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 3752	01/25/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-725I

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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	1,994	0	0	1,994	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,525	0	0	10,525	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	750,000	0	0	750,000	0	0

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: This Order results in an estimated annual 10,525 hour program increase in burden. The annual burden hour cost associated with this increase is estimated to be $327,360 (record retention cost plus reporting cost, or $284,760 + $42,600 = $327,360). The annual estimated capital cost is $750,000. These hours and costs are explained in items 12 and 13 of the supporting statement. Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-01 is intended to fill a reliability gap by ensuring that adequate disturbance data is available to facilitate bulk electric system event analyses and thereby improve system reliability by promoting improved system design and operations.

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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: 02/01/2012

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