FERC-725N, (Final Rule in RM12-1 & RM13-9) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard TPL-001-4

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM12-1 & 13-9 Final Rule OMB Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-10-24
Commissioner LaFleur statement on RM12-1 Final Rule (10-17-13).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-10-17
ISSUED RM12-1 Final Rule (10-17-13).docx Supplementary Document	2013-10-17
Reliability Standard TPL-001-4.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-10-17
NERC Petition RM12-1 and RM13-9.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06
EPACT 2005 Section 215 (16 USC 824o).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-part40 (2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207232	Burden from RM12-11/RM13-9 Final Rule (one-time and ongoing)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0264	ICR Reference No: 201310-1902-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-1902-004
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725N
Title: FERC-725N, (Final Rule in RM12-1 & RM13-9) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard TPL-001-4
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/10/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/24/2013
Terms of Clearance: When FERC considers approval of the next version of Reliability Standard TPL-001-0 through TPL-PRC-005, they should consider small entity impacts and potential options for reducing their recordkeeping and reporting burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	183	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	15,471	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In a final rule in Dockets RM12-1 and RM13-9, the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-4. The new consolidated Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 does not impose entirely new burden. Much of the work had to be done under prior Reliability Standards TPL-001-0 through TPL-004-0. The net average annual burden change is 15,471 hours. After year three, the FERC will request to remove the one-time burden hours from the inventory. The underlying information collection requirements in the Reliability Standards (TPL-001-0 through TPL-004-0) are approved by OMB under FERC-725A (1902-0244). We are submitting this final rule under a new collection number and control number because of other rulemakings also affecting the FERC-725A collection. This new collection (FERC-725N) will only contain the information collection requirements that are part of the final rule in Dockets RM12-1 and RM13-9. The approved standard ensures that planning coordinators and transmission planners establish transmission system planning performance requirements within the planning horizon to develop a bulk electric system that will operate reliably and meet specified performance requirements over a broad spectrum of system conditions to meet present and future system needs. The Commission estimates that Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 affects 183 transmission planners and planning coordinators.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE68	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 63036	10/23/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Burden from RM12-11/RM13-9 Final Rule (one-time and ongoing)

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ICR Summary 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	183	0	0	183	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,471	0	0	15,471	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden is the result of the consolidated TPL-001 Reliability Standard. If this standard and the associated information collection requirements did not exist, there would be a reliability gap in the transmission planning, leading the system to potentially operate in a more unreliable condition.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,250

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: 10/24/2013

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