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. OMB requests that when the agency considers approval of the next version of Reliability Standard PRC-005 that the agency consider comments it receives in relation to the 24 year record retention provision when developing the final rulemaking.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2017
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2017
867
0
867
6,936
0
6,936
0
0
0
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-005-3 applies to entities registered with NERC as distribution providers (DP), generation owners (GO), and transmission owners (TO). However, the changes to the standard as compared to the one previously approved only affect TOs and GOs.
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-005-3 will require all GOs and TOs to perform a one-time review of existing plant substation sites to determine if they have reclosing relays that meet the inclusion criteria of the standard. If a GO or TO has sites or subsites with reclosing relays that meet the inclusion criteria then they have to review their existing reclosing scheme maintenance program to ensure that it contains at a minimum the maintenance activities listed in Table 4 in Reliability Standard PRC-005-3, and that the activities are performed within the applicable maximum interval listed in Table 4. If the existing reclosing scheme maintenance program does not meet the criteria in Reliability Standard PRC-005-3, the entity will have to make certain adjustments to the program.
Protection systems must be maintained and tested at regular intervals to insure they will operate as intended when called upon and that maintenance intervals vary depending on the type and nature of the protection system, as well as the reliability impact of a potential failure of that system. The information collection requirements in PRC-005 help meet the need to ensure that protection systems are well maintained and tested. Without these requirements there is an increased chance of protection systems not functioning properly.
Affected entities must perform a one-time review of their existing reclosing scheme maintenance program to ensure that it contains at a minimum the activities listed in Table 4 in Reliability Standard PRC-005-3, and that the activities are performed within the applicable maximum interval listed in Table 4. If the existing reclosing scheme maintenance program does not meet the criteria in Reliability Standard PRC-005-3, the entity will have to make certain adjustments to the program.
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.
RM14-8 NOPR Supporting Statement (725P).docx
PRC-005-3 Reliability Standard.pdf
One-time burden for PRC-005-3 (RM14-8)