In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
1,940
0
1,940
1,740,798
0
1,728,581
126,725
0
126,725
In this final rule, FERC approves
three new Reliability Standards, IRO-008-1, IRO-009-1 and
IRO-010-1a governing reliability coordinator analyses, operational
actions and data collection, which will replace parts of the
currently-effective Reliability Standards EOP-001-0, IRO-002-1,
IRO-004-1, IRO-005-2, TOP-003-0, TOP-005-1 and TOP-006-1 approved
by FERC in Order No. 693. Many of the proposed reporting
requirements have been approved previously by OMB under Control No.
1902-0244. The exception is the new Reliability Standard IRO-10-1a
which includes two related reporting requirements. Requirement 2 of
IRO-10-1a calls for the Reliability Coordinator to provide to
applicable entities "specification for data and information to
build and maintain models to support Real-time monitoring,
Operational Planning Analyses, and Real-time Assessments of its
Reliability Coordinator Area to prevent instability, uncontrolled
separation, and cascading outages". Requirement 3 of IRO-10-1a
obliges the applicable entities (Balancing Authorities, Generator
Owners, Generator Operators, Interchange Authorities, Load-serving
Entities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and
Transmission Owners) to provide the data and information as
specified by the Reliability Coordinator(s). Without these
requirements, the Reliability Coordinator would not have the data
and information "it needs to monitor and assess the operation of
its Reliability Coordinator Area". If the Reliability Coordinator
cannot fulfill this responsibility the Bulk-Electric System will be
at a higher risk to "instability, uncontrolled separation, and
cascading outages".
The burden for the data
collection FERC-725A (OMB Control No. 1902-0244) is increasing due
to a new reporting requirement contained in Reliability Standard
IRO-10-1a. As explained in item 2 of the supporting statement, the
increase is necessary in order for Reliability Coordinators to
better monitor the Bulk-Electric System and minimize the risk of
system instability and outages.
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.
b_RM10-15_draft_for_final_rule_Supporting_Statement[1].doc
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System