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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC 725I Supporting Statement IC14-16.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-23
Errata FERC-725I FERC ISSUED.doc Supplementary Document	2015-02-12
PRC-006-NPCC-1.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-05
PRC-002-NPCC-01.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-05
IC14-16 30-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-05
IC14-16 Consolidated 60-day notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-05
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-07-15
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-07-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207757	FERC-725I (PRC-006-NPCC-01)	Modified
200654	FERC-725I (PRC-002-NPCC-01)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0258	ICR Reference No: 201501-1902-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-1902-014
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725I
Title: FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/24/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/13/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The previous terms of agreement no longer apply, as FERC 725-L remains a viable collection, serving an separate and independent purpose from FERC 725I.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2015
Responses	2,407	0	2,131
Time Burden (Hours)	13,929	0	13,273
Cost Burden (Dollars)	750,000	0	750,000

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Abstract: 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 this Reliability Standard 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. The requirements are included under FERC-725I.

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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:
	79 FR 61068	10/09/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 6067	02/04/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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

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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	2,407	2,131	0	0	276	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,929	13,273	0	0	656	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: The increase in the number of responses is due to natural changes and fluctuations in the industry. For PRC-002-NPCC-01, the number of respondents in R14.5, GO and TO maintenance and testing program for stand-alone disturbance monitoring equipment includes monthly verification of active analog quantities, was increased by 11, from 163 to 169. In 2013 FERC requested and OMB approved adding the burden associated with FERC-725L (for Rel. Std. PRC-006-NPCC-01) to the existing burden in FERC 725-I since both collections account for the information collection burden of Reliability Standards in NPCC.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,092

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: 02/13/2015

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