In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years with the understanding that FERC will remove the one-time
burden of 6,720 hours (from the previous ICR201502-1902-005 and IC
for MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard (related to the one-time burden
hours)) which were imposed by the Final Rule in RM14-12 upon their
estimated completion in 2016.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2018
04/30/2018
04/30/2018
5,693
0
5,693
53,911
0
53,911
0
0
0
The FERC-725L contains the information
collection requirements related to Modeling, Data, and Analysis
(MOD) Reliability Standards. Order in Docket RD16-1. The proposed
Reliability Standard MOD-031-2 achieves the same reliability
purpose of the prior version MOD-031-1. This standard provides
authority for Bulk-Power System planners and operators to collect
demand, energy, and related data to support reliability studies and
assessments, and enumerates the responsibilities and obligations of
requestors and respondents of that data. In its November 13, 2015
petition, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC) states that Reliability Standard MOD-031-2 is an improvement
to the existing version of the standard because it clarifies the
compliance obligations related to (1) providing data to Regional
Entities and (2) responding to a request for data subject to
confidentiality restrictions. NERC also states that the
improvements to the Reliability Standard are consistent with the
Commission directives in Order No. 804. In Order No. 804, the
Commission approved Reliability Standard MOD-031. However, the
Commission also directed, pursuant to 215(d)(5) of the FPA, that
NERC develop a modification to Reliability Standard MOD-031-1 to
clarify that planning coordinators and balancing authorities must
provide demand and energy data upon request of a Regional Entity,
as necessary to support NERC’s development of seasonal and
long-term reliability assessments. In a Delegated Letter Order in
Docket No. RD16-1, the Commission approved the proposed Reliability
Standard MOD-031-2 on 2/18/2016. FERC is not changing the way the
collection is being done, and is not modifying the burden, cost or
respondents, and sees this as a non-material or non-substantive
change to a currently approved collection. Final Rule in RM14-12.
The approved MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard provides planners and
operators access to actual and forecast demand and energy data, as
well as other related information, needed to perform resource
adequacy studies. The North American Energy Reliability Corporation
(NERC) [approved by FERC to serve as the nation-wide Electric
Reliability Organization [ERO]] explains that the proposed
Reliability Standard also supports the continued development of the
reliability assessments prepared by NERC. NERC states that the
approved Reliability Standard improves the Existing MOD C Standards
by: (1) streamlining the Reliability Standards to clarify data
collection requirements; (2) including transmission planners as
applicable entities that must report demand and energy data; (3)
requiring applicable entities to report weather normalized annual
peak hour actual demand data from the previous year to allow for
meaningful comparison with forecasted values; and (4) requiring
applicable entities to provide an explanation of how their demand
side management forecasts compare to actual demand side management
for the prior calendar year and how their peak demand forecasts
compare to actual demand for the prior calendar year with due
regard to any relevant weather-related variations. Along with
approving MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard , the Commission also
approves the associated implementation plan, violation risk factors
and violation severity levels, and NERC's retirement of the
currently effective Reliability Standards MOD-016-1.1, MOD-017-0.1,
MOD-018-0, MOD-019-0.1, and MOD-021-1 (existing MOD C Standards).
[The standards scheduled for retirement are covered under
FERC-725A.]
US Code:
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USC 824(o) Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
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.
RD16-1_725L_30day_FRpub_2016-05654.pdf
RD16-1DLO_20160218-3042.docx
MOD-031-2 Reliability Standard