In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2020
05/31/2020
05/31/2020
6,683
0
6,672
49,423
0
49,331
0
0
0
Docket RD17-4. In a Petition dated
March 6, 2017, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(“NERC”) requested Commission approval for proposed Reliability
Standards IRO-002-5 (Reliability Coordination, Monitoring and
Analysis) and TOP-001-4 (Transmission Operations). NERC stated that
the “proposed Reliability Standards address the Commission
directives in Order No. 817 related to: (i) transmission operator
monitoring of non-bulk electric system (“BES”) facilities; (ii)
redundancy and diverse routing of transmission operator, balancing
authority, and reliability coordinator data exchange capabilities;
and (iii) testing of alternative or less frequently used data
exchange capabilities.” In addition, NERC requested Commission
approval of the retirement of Reliability Standards TOP-001-3 and
IRO-002-4. In an order on April 17, 2017, FERC approved the
implementation of Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 and the retirement
of Reliability Standard TOP-001-3.
NERC states that the proposed
“Reliability Standards TOP-001-4 and IRO-002-5 build upon the
improvements made in the prior versions of those standards to
further advance reliability.” Proposed Reliability Standard
TOP-001-4, Requirement R10 has been revised to require the
transmission operator to monitor non-BES facilities for determining
system operating limit exceedances within its transmission operator
area, as directed by the Commission in Order No. 817. NERC states
that this revision helps to ensure that all facilities that can
adversely impact reliability are monitored. NERC also revised
proposed Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 to require that the
operator’s and balancing authority’s data exchange capabilities for
the exchange of real-time data needed for real-time monitoring and
analysis have redundant and diversely routed data exchange
infrastructure within the entity’s primary control center and that
these capabilities be tested for redundant functionality on a
regular basis. Similar revisions are reflected in Reliability
Standard IRO-002-5 to clarify the obligations of the reliability
coordinator. NERC states that these modifications help support
reliable operations by preventing a single point of failure in
primary control center data exchange infrastructure from halting
the flow of real-time data used by operators to monitor and control
the BES. NERC requests that the Commission approve proposed
Reliability Standards TOP-001-4 and IRO-002-5 as consistent with
its directives in Order No. 817 and find that the proposed
Reliability Standards are just, reasonable, not unduly
discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest. FERC
approved the proposed standards on 4/17/2017.
$5,481
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David O'Conner 202
502-6695
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.
RD17-4_725Z_725A1C_30day_FedReg2017-14908.pdf
RD17-4_30day_20170706-3021.docx
IRO-002-5 (in Docket RD17-4)