The terms of the previous clearance remain in effect.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2016
05/31/2016
05/31/2016
2,370
0
2,370
1,829,523
0
1,829,523
126,725
0
126,725
The RIN for the rule in RM12-19 (non-substantive change) is 1902-AE65. The final rule was issued 7/18/2013 and published at 78FR45447 (7/29/2013).
On August 8, 2005, The Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted into law. EPAct 2005 added a new section 215 to the FPA, which requires a Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission review and approval. Once approved the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO, subject to Commission oversight.
On March 16, 2007, in Order No. 693, pursuant to section 215(d) of the FPA, the Commission approved 83 of 107 proposed Reliability Standards, six of the eight proposed regional differences, and the NERC Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards (NERC Glossary). This included 23 Modeling, Data, and Analysis (MOD) standards pertaining to methodologies for calculating Available Transfer Capability (ATC) and Available Flowgate Capability (AFC). FERC approved one out of the 23 MOD standards unconditionally, approved nine with direction for modification and left the remaining 13 pending with direction for modification.
In this final rule in Docket RM12-19, FERC approves Modeling, Data, and Analysis (MOD) Reliability Standard MOD-028-2, submitted to the Commission for approval by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). FERC finds that the proposed Reliability Standard represents an improvement over the currently-effective standard, MOD-028-1 because the proposed Reliability Standard clarifies the timing and frequency of Total Transfer Capability (TTC) calculations needed for Available Transfer Capability (ATC) calculations. The Commission also approves NERC's proposed implementation plan and retirement of the currently-effective standard.
In terms of Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) issues, the related Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) was 'approved without change' by OMB on 6/20/2013 in ICR 201306-1902-001 (for 'No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection'). Since the NOPR, there have been no further changes and no public comments related to PRA items. We are sending the Final Rule to OMB for review and approval of the 'no material or non-substantive change'.
The Commission adopted FAC-003-2 which will cause an increase in burden. The increase in burden is necessary to ensure that all transmission lines identified as important to system reliability are protected against encroachment of vegetation that could lead to sustained outage. The exact method of providing the protection against encroachments is left to the discretion of the transmission owners. Through the addition of new applicable transmission lines, yearly right of way inspections, and accurate recordkeeping, the occurrence of sustained outages due to vegetation will remain low and when they do occur they will be properly recorded.
These tasks are deemed necessary in order to maintain the reliable operation of nation's transmission lines.
Changes to the current burden hour inventory:
We request to change the existing burden hour inventory based on the proposed burden hours in question 12 of the supporting statement. The one-time burden hours will be averaged over three years and removed from this collection after year three (5,280 hour/3=1,760 hours).
We also added the reoccurring burden hours to the collection (550 hours annually). The total burden hour increase is 2,310 hours for each of the next three years (1,760 hours + 550 hours = 2,310).
$2,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David O'Conner 202 502-6695
Reginfo record details
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.
RM12-19 Final Rule non substantive change statement.docx
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-part40.pdf
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System