FERC has
resubmitting that the information collection associated with this
final rule (RM13-8) be withdraw so that the agency may resubmit due
to an administrative change with the OMB ICR submission system. The
agency will resubmit the proposed rule ICR (although it was already
approved by OMB on 7/16/2013, ICR #201304-1902-001) and upon
approval will immediately submit the final rule ICR for
review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2016
6 Months From Approved
05/31/2016
3,770
0
3,770
1,833,653
0
1,833,653
126,725
0
126,725
In general, information collection and
record retention requirements related to Reliability Standards are
not submitted to, or retained for audit by, FERC. Rather they are
submitted to, or retained for audit by, NERC or the Compliance
Enforcement Authority, as specified in each individual Reliability
Standard. In the Final Rule in RM13-8, FERC reduces burden by
eliminating requirements. The Commission: • approves the retirement
of 34 requirements within 19 Reliability Standards identified by
the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the
Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization. The
requirements proposed for retirement either: (1) provide little
protection for Bulk-Power System reliability or (2) are redundant
with other aspects of the Reliability Standards. • withdraws 41
FERC directives that NERC develop modifications to Reliability
Standards. In Order No. 693 and subsequent final rules, the
Commission has identified various issues and directed NERC to
develop modifications to the Reliability Standards or to take other
actions to address those issues. While NERC has addressed many of
these directives, over 150 directives remain outstanding. The
withdrawal of these 41 FERC directives will enhance the efficiency
of the Reliability Standards development process, with little or no
impact on Bulk-Power System reliability. Pursuant to Executive
Order 13579, the Commission issued a plan to identify regulations
that warrant repeal or modification, or strengthening,
complementing, or modernizing where necessary or appropriate. In
the Plan, the Commission also stated that it voluntarily and
routinely reviews its regulations to ensure that they achieve their
intended purpose and do not impose undue burdens on regulated
entities or unnecessary costs on those entities or their customers.
This Final Rule is a part of the Commission's ongoing effort to
review its requirements and reduce unnecessary burdens by
eliminating requirements that are not necessary to the performance
of the Commission's regulatory responsibilities. The Reliability
Standard Requirements that are being retired affect many of the
entities currently subject to reliability standards. This final
rule eliminates information collection requirements, so there are
no consequences for not collecting the information.
This is NOT an actual
emergency review. We found out that ROCIS does not allow for a
Final Rule to be submitted for "regular" review unless the last
action in the control number is a Proposed Rule. This control
number is very active and often has multiple rulemakings occurring
in parallel. This is the case here. The last action under this
control number was not a proposed rule. his new policy may require
FERC to submit several collections as "emergencies" that are not
actual emergences.
Pursuant to section 215 of the
Federal Power Act, the Commission approves the retirement of 34
requirements within 19 Reliability Standards identified by the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the
Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization. The
requirements proposed for retirement either: (1) provide little
protection for Bulk-Power System reliability or (2) are redundant
with other aspects of the Reliability Standards. In addition, the
Commission withdraws 41 Commission directives that NERC develop
modifications to Reliability Standards. This proposal is part of
the Commission's ongoing effort to review its requirements and
reduce unnecessary burdens by eliminating requirements that are not
necessary to the performance of the Commission's regulatory
responsibilities.
$2,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Daniel Phillips 2025026387
daniel.phillips@ferc.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.
cleanSupporting Statement for RM13-8 Final Rule.docx
20131121-3064LaFLeur statement.pdf
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System