In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to
publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a
summary of all comments related to the information collection
contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency
should clearly indicate any changes made to the information
collection as a result of these comments.
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FERC-725G is a filing requirement
concerning the implementation of a Reliability Standard by the
Electric Reliability Organization as well as the Regional Entities
and Regional Advisory Bodies who are responsible in the development
of Reliability Standards. Specifically, FERC-725G covers
Reliability Standard PRC-023-1. On May 21, 2009 FERC issued a NOPR
proposing to approve the Reliability Standard PRC-023-1 which was
not among the original Reliability Standards approved by the
Commission in Order No. 693. PRC-023-1 requires certain
transmission owners, generator owners, and distribution providers
to set protective relays according to specific criteria in order to
ensure that the relays reliably detect and protect the electric
network from all fault conditions, but are to not limit
transmission loadability or interfere with the system operators
ability to protect system reliability. Protective relays, also know
as primary relays are one type of equipment used to detect, operate
and initiate the removal of faults on electric systems. Protective
relays read electrical measurements (such as current, voltage and
frequency) and remove from service any system element that suffers
a fault and threatens to damage equipment or interfere with
effective operation of the system. Protective relays are applied to
protect specific system elements and are set to recognize certain
electrical measurements as indicating a fault.
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USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 Title XII, Subtitle A
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act 2005
This NOPR proposes to approve
one new Reliability Standard developed by North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) as the Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO). Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA)
authorizes the ERO to develop Reliability Standards to provide for
the operation of the Bulk-Power System. Pursuant to the statute,
the ERO must submit to the Commission for approval each Reliability
Standard that it proposes to be made effective. The Transmission
Relay Loadability Reliability Standard, if 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, PRC-023-1 will ensure that protective relays are set
according to specific criteria to ensure that relays reliably
detect and protect the electric network from all fault conditions,
but do not limit transmission loadability or interfere with system
operators ability to protect system reliability.
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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.