In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to
publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a
summary of all comments related to the information collection
contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency
should clearly indicate any changes made to the information
collection as a result of these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2016
3,770
0
3,770
1,828,986
0
1,828,986
126,725
0
126,725
The Commission proposes to approve
Reliability Standard MOD-001-2 along with its associated violation
severity levels. The Commission also proposes the retirement of the
Existing MOD A Standards effective on the first day of the first
calendar quarter that is 18 months after the date that the proposed
standard is approved by the Commission. The reliability standards
proposed for retirement are contained in the FERC-725A information
collection. NERC states that the proposed implementation period is
intended to provide NAESB sufficient time to include in its WEQ
Standards, prior to the effective date of proposed MOD-001-2 and
the retirement of the Existing MOD A Standards, those elements from
the Existing MOD A Standards, if any, that relate to commercial or
business practices and are not included in proposed Reliability
Standard MOD-001-2. NERC adds that if NAESB and its members
determine that elements from the Existing MOD A Standards need to
be incorporated into the WEQ Standards, 18 months will provide
NAESB time, working through its business practice development
process, to adopt revised WEQ Standards and for the Commission to
incorporate by reference those revised WEQ Standards into its
regulations. NERC states that if the proposed implementation period
does not provide NAESB sufficient time to consider the issues, NERC
is committed to working with NAESB and Commission staff to address
any timing issues. NERC requested that NAESB adopt any revised WEQ
Standards to become effective on the same date that the proposed
MOD-001-2 and the retirement of the Existing MOD A Standards will
become effective.
The reduction of the FERC-725A
information collection is due to the retirement of several MOD
Reliability Standards (MOD-001-1a, MOD-004-1, MOD-008-1, MOD-028-2,
MOD-029-1a, and MOD-030-2).
$5,092
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michael Gandolfo 202
502-6817
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.