This Information
Collection is approved. Prior to resubmission of this request for
renewal, the Agency should revise estimates of burden to reflect
the experience of respondent entities taking into account that this
is no longer a voluntary program.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2011
05/31/2011
05/31/2011
250
0
250
75,000
0
75,000
0
0
0
This submission reflects minor
revisions to a recent information collection requirement
implementing the provisions of the Electricity Modernization Act of
2005. The Act created section 215 of the Federal Power Act which
provides for a system of mandatory reliability rules developed by
the ERO, established by the Commission, and enforced by the
Commission, subject to Commission review. The proposed
modifications of the three Reliability Standards, as adopted, would
implement the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards to
better ensure the reliability of the nations Bulk-Power System.
Specifically, the proposed modification of the Reliability
Standards would ensure that system operating limits or SOLs used in
the reliability planning and operation of the Bulk-Power System are
determined based on an established methodology. The approved
Reliability Standards will not be a burden on the industry since
most if not all of the applicable entities currently perform system
operating limit calculations and the approved Reliability Standards
will simply provide a common methodology for those calculations.
The three Reliability Standards developed by the North American
Reliability Corporation (NERC or ERO) are FAC-010-1, FAC-011-1 and
FAC-014-1, set requirements for the development of system operating
limits of the Bulk-Power System for use in planning and operating
conditions.
This is a new information
collection requirement that implements the provisions of the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005. The Act created section 215
of the Federal Power Act which provides for a system of mandatory
reliability rules developed by the ERO, established by the
Commission, and enforced by the Commission, subject to Commission
review. The three Reliability Standards, as adopted, will implement
the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards to better
ensure the reliability of the nations Bulk-Power System.
Specifically, the three proposed Reliability Standards will ensure
that system operating limits or SOLs used in the reliability
planning and operation of the Bulk-Power System are determined
based on an established methodology.
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.
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