In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. Note that FERC included a one-time burden estimate (7,704
hours) associated with the addition of Reliability Standard
TPL-001-5 in this collection that was annualized over the three
year approval period. FERC will need to remove this burden from
this collection and their inventory after year 3, which will end in
3/2022. Additionally, FERC will need to address the previous terms
of clearance when Reliability Standards TPL-001-0 through
TPL-001-004 are revised in the future: "When FERC considers
approval of the next versions of Reliability Standards TPL-001
through TPL-004, and TPL-007, they should consider small entity
impacts and potential options for reducing their recordkeeping and
reporting burden."
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
2,105
0
2,449
46,084
0
57,562
0
0
0
Final Rule in Docket RM19-10. Pursuant
to section 215(d)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission
approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System
Planning Performance Requirements). The North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted Reliability Standard
TPL-001-5 for Commission approval in response to directives in
Order No. 786. As discussed in this final rule, we determine that
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon currently-effective
Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing: (1) the study of
single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) planned
maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment
strategies. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are
responsive to the directives in Order No. 786 regarding planned
maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment
strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is responsive in that it
requires each planning coordinator and transmission planner to
perform an annual planning assessment of its portion of the bulk
electric system considering a number of system conditions and
contingencies with a risk-based approach. The improvements in
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are also responsive to the concerns
identified in Order No. 754 regarding the study of a single point
of failure on protection systems. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5
contains revisions to the planning events (Category P5) and extreme
events (Stability 2.a-h) identified in Table 1 (Steady State and
Stability Performance Planning Events and Steady State and
Stability Performance Extreme Events), as well as the associated
footnote 13, to provide for a more comprehensive study of the
potential impacts of protection system single points of failure.
For more common scenarios (i.e., planning events), the planning
entity must develop a corrective action plan if it determines
through studies that its system would experience performance
issues. For less common scenarios that could result in potentially
severe impacts such as cascading (i.e., extreme events), the
planning entity must conduct a comprehensive analysis to understand
both the potential impacts on its system and the types of actions
that could reduce or mitigate those impacts. Reliability Standard
TPL-001-5 is also responsive to Order No. 786 by modifying the
requirements for stability analysis to require an entity to assess
the impact of the possible unavailability of long lead time
equipment, consistent with the entity’s spare equipment strategy.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA, the
Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 as just,
reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the
public interest.
US Code:
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USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
Program Changes (Increases) Due
to Final Rule in Docket No. RM19-10. In the Final Rule in
RM19-10-000, the Commission approves Reliability Standard
TPL-001-5. The Commission estimates a one-time burden increase for
Year 1 only because Year 1 represents a one-time task not repeated
in subsequent years. As discussed in the final rule, we determine
that Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon
currently-effective Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing:
(1) the study of single points of failure of protection systems;
and (2) planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for
spare equipment strategies. The improvements in Reliability
Standard TPL-001-5 are responsive to the directives in Order No.
786 regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis
for spare equipment strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is
responsive in that it requires each planning coordinator and
transmission planner to perform an annual planning assessment
(required under the current version of the Reliability Standard
TPL-001-4, and included in the existing burden in OMB’s inventory)
of its portion of the bulk electric system considering a number of
system conditions and contingencies with a risk-based approach.
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 also contains revisions to the
planning event (Category P5) and extreme events (Stability 2.a-h)
identified in Table 1 (Steady State and Stability Performance
Planning Events and Steady State and Stability Performance Extreme
Events), as well as the associated footnote 13, to provide for a
more comprehensive study of the potential impacts of protection
system single points of failure. For administrative purposes, the
one-time burden is being averaged over Years 1-3, giving an
estimated annual industry total of: • 71.333 responses per year
(214 responses/3) • 2,568 hours per year (7,704 hours/3). Program
Changes (Decreases) Due to Completion of Other One-Time
Requirements, not related to the Final Rule in Docket No. RM19-10 .
FERC included a one-time burden estimate (42,137 hours) associated
previously with the addition of Reliability Standard TPL-007-1 in
this collection that was annualized over the three-year approval
period, giving an annual estimate of 14,046 hrs. (The IC is
labelled “TPL-007-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time, in Final Rule
in RM15-11)”.) FERC is removing this IC and completed burden
(14,046 hrs. and 415 responses) because year 3 ended in
11/2019.
$4,832
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michael Gandolfo 202
502-6817
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.
725N_RM19-10_final ruleSupporting Statement2-13-20.docx
16 U.S.C. 824o.pdf
RM19-10, TPL-001-5, averaged over Years 1-3