OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at
this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor
an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting
statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule
stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public
comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current
approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
In the NOPR in Docket RM12-16, the
Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standards FAC-001-1,
FAC-003-3, PRC-004-2.1a, and PRC-005-1.1b, which would replace
currently effective Reliability Standards FAC-001-0, FAC-003-1,
PRC-004-2a, and PRC-005-1b. The modifications proposed for
PRC-004-2.1a and PRC-005-1.1b are clarifications of existing
requirements, do not extend those existing requirements to any new
entity or to additional facilities, and do not affect the existing
burden (included under FERC-725A) related to those standards. The
underlying information collection requirements in the Reliability
Standards (FAC-001, FAC-003, PRC-004, and PRC-005) are approved by
OMB under FERC-725A (1902-0244). We are submitting this proposed
rule under a new collection number and control number because of
other rulemakings also affecting the FERC-725A collection. This new
collection (FERC-725M) will only contain the information collection
requirements that are part of the proposed rule in RM12-16. The
modifications proposed for FAC-001-1 would extend the obligation to
document, maintain, and publish interconnection requirements to any
Generator Owner that has an executed agreement with a third party
to evaluate the reliability impact of a requested or required
interconnection. NERC states that the intent of this modified
language is to start the compliance clock when the Generator Owner
executes an Agreement to perform the reliability assessment
required in FAC-002-1. The modifications proposed in FAC-003-3
would extend NERC's vegetation management requirements to Generator
Owners with qualifying interconnection facilities, including
requirements to create and maintain records related to the
Generator Owner's vegetation management work plan and performance
of inspections.
US Code:
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USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
In this proposed rule, the
Commission proposes to approve the revised Reliability Standards
which, as NERC states: Represent an improvement over the currently
effective standards because they ensure that there are no
reliability gaps in (1) the development of Facility connection
requirements when a third party requests interconnection to a
Generator Owner Facility and (2) the performance of vegetation
management on Bulk Electric System Facilities.
$2,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Stephanie schmidt 202
502-6568
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.
FinalRM12-16NOPR Supporting Statement_clean.docx
LaFleur20130418-4006.pdf
Burden from RM12-16 Proposed Rule (one-time and ongoing)