FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Non-substantive request for transfer of 725L burden.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2013-08-14	Available
Final Rule20130221-3024.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
PUBLISHED RM12-12-000 (2-27-2013).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
FINAL RM12-12 (FERC-725L) Supporting Statement for NPCC Final Rule.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
16 USC 824o.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
18 CFR 40.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
PUBLISHED RD11-8-000 (FERC-725I) - 30 day notice.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
PRC-002-NPCC-01.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
RD11-8-000 - published.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
RD11-8_OMBjust_v8.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
207757	FERC-725I (PRC-006-NPCC-01)		New
200654	FERC-725I (PRC-002-NPCC-01)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0258	ICR Reference No: 201307-1902-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725I
Title: FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/15/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/14/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. It is requested that FERC submit a discontinue request for the FERC-725L collection (OMB Control Number 1902-0261) as the burden for this collection has been moved into the FERC-725I (OMB Control Number 1902-0258).

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	03/31/2015	03/31/2015
Responses	2,131	0	1,994
Time Burden (Hours)	13,273	0	10,525
Cost Burden (Dollars)	750,000	0	750,000

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Abstract: The proposed information collection relates to the FERC-approved Reliability Standards, PRC-002-NPCC-01 & PRC-006-NPCC-01–. The PRC-002-NPCC-01 Reliability Standards require transmission owners and generator owners to provide recording capability necessary to monitor the response of the Bulk-Power System to system disturbances, including scheduled and unscheduled outages; requires each reliability coordinator to establish requirements for its area's dynamic disturbance recording needs; and establishes disturbance data reporting requirements. The information collection requirements in these Reliability Standards are under FERC collection, FERC-725I. The PRC-006-NPCC-01 Reliability Standards applies to generator owners, planning coordinators, distribution providers, and transmission owners in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Region and is designed to ensure the development of an effective automatic underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) program to preserve the security and integrity of the Bulk-Power System during declining system frequency events in coordination with the NERC continent-wide UFLS Reliability Standard PRC-006-1.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 66057	10/25/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 3752	01/25/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-725I (PRC-006-NPCC-01)
FERC-725I (PRC-002-NPCC-01)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,131	1,994	0	0	137	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,273	10,525	0	0	2,748	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	750,000	750,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Currently, FERC-725L (OMB Control No. 1902-0261) accounts for the information collection burden associated with Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) Region. However, FERC-725I (OMB Control No. 1902-0258) also contains information collection burden associated with the NPCC. The Commission requests OMB approval to add the burden associated with FERC-725L to the existing burden in FERC-725I since both collections account for the information collection burden of Reliability Standards in NPCC. Later, FERC will request to remove the NPCC related burden hours from the FERC-725L. Currently, FERC divides all burden associated with a particular reliability region to be incorporated under the same OMB Control Number.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,575

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/14/2013

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