FERC-725D (RD20-4 and IC21-3
[renewal] ) Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/04/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2021
1,957
1,367
168,655
154,742
0
0
This submittal consolidates work from
2 dockets: RD20-4 (components covered by FERC-725D) and IC21-3
(renewal covering all components of FERC-725D). Docket No. RD20-4.
Delegated order was issued on October 30,2020 (including
implementation of FAC-002-3). This included elimination of the
burden associated with the load-serving entity (LSE) function in
Requirement R3 of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3. The NERC
petition states as the load-serving entity is no longer a NERC
registration category, NERC proposed to remove this entity from the
applicability section of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3
and remove reference to this entity in Requirement R3. Docket
IC21-3. Renewal of FAC standards for the FERC-725D that follow the
standards FAC-001-3, FAC-002-3, FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3, and
FAC-014-2. General Background. On August 8, 2005, The Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted into law . EPAct 2005 added a
new section 215 to the Federal Power Act (FPA), which requires a
Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to
Commission review and approval. Section 215 of the FPA requires a
Commission-certified ERO to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval.
Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight or by the Commission independently.
In 2006, the Commission certified NERC (North American Electric
Reliability Corporation) as the ERO pursuant to section 215 of the
FPA. On March 16, 2007 (pursuant to section 215(d) of the FPA), the
Commission issued Order No. 693, approving 83 of the 107 initial
Reliability Standards filed by NERC. Order 693 addressed several
Reliability Standards. In the intervening years, numerous changes
have been made to update, eliminate, or establish various
Reliability Standards.
Docket No. RD20-4 reduced a net
of -146 in responses and respondents and -921 in burden hours
(including program changes and adjustments). The totals for the
Standards and the related ICs have been reconfigured to separately
reflect the changes to the burden. The retention totals are
represented separately here to show the retention totals that were
added and that were missing in the past three submissions in error.
The calculation of responses is provided on an excel spreadsheet
and placed in supplementary documents
$6,475
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.
FERC-725D Supporting Statement -Final_IC_RD20-4.docx
Calculation of Responses(adding missing retention totals and RD20-4).xlsx
FERC-725D 30-day notice (RD20-4)(IC21-3 renewal) (published).pdf
Evidence and Record Retention (RD20-4) correction for FAC001-3, FAC002-3