FERC-725L (Final Rule in RM14-12-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: MOD Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM14-12 Final Rule Supporting Statement3-9-15.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-03-09
20150219-3067RM14-12news release.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-03-03
MOD-031-1 NERC petition (without exhibits).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-27
MOD-031-1 NERC (exhibits).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-27
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-25
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-25
Reliability Standard MOD-031-1.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-02-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
215339	MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard	New
215338	MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard (One-time)	New
212783	MOC-033-1 Reliability Standard	Unchanged
212782	MOD-033-01 Reliability Standard (One Time)	Unchanged
212781	MOD-032-1 Reliability Standard	Unchanged
212780	MOD--032-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time)	Unchanged
208831	MOD-027-1 Reliability Standards (One-time)	Unchanged
208830	MOD-026-1 Reliability Standards (One-time)	Unchanged
208829	MOD-025-2 Reliability Standard (One-time)	Unchanged
208772	MOD-027-1 Reliability Standard	Unchanged
208771	MOD-026-1 Reliability Standard	Unchanged
208770	MOD-025-2 Reliability Standard	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0261	ICR Reference No: 201502-1902-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-1902-004
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725L
Title: FERC-725L (Final Rule in RM14-12-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: MOD Reliability Standards
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/09/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years with the understanding that FERC will remove 6,720 hours (out of 11,208) from the annual estimate of burden associated with this information collection for one-time tasks related to the Final Rule in RM14-12 upon their estimated completion in 2015.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	5,693	0	5,104
Time Burden (Hours)	53,911	0	42,703
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The FERC-725L contains the information collection requirements related to Modeling, Data, and Analysis (MOD) Reliability Standards. Final Rule in RM14-12. The approved MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard provides planners and operators access to actual and forecast demand and energy data, as well as other related information, needed to perform resource adequacy studies. The North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) [approved by FERC to serve as the nation-wide Electric Reliability Organization [ERO]] explains that the proposed Reliability Standard also supports the continued development of the reliability assessments prepared by NERC. NERC states that the approved Reliability Standard improves the Existing MOD C Standards by: (1) streamlining the Reliability Standards to clarify data collection requirements; (2) including transmission planners as applicable entities that must report demand and energy data; (3) requiring applicable entities to report weather normalized annual peak hour actual demand data from the previous year to allow for meaningful comparison with forecasted values; and (4) requiring applicable entities to provide an explanation of how their demand side management forecasts compare to actual demand side management for the prior calendar year and how their peak demand forecasts compare to actual demand for the prior calendar year with due regard to any relevant weather-related variations. Along with approving MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard , the Commission also approves the associated implementation plan, violation risk factors and violation severity levels, and NERC's retirement of the currently effective Reliability Standards MOD-016-1.1, MOD-017-0.1, MOD-018-0, MOD-019-0.1, and MOD-021-1 (existing MOD C Standards). [The standards scheduled for retirement are covered under FERC-725A.]

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824(o) Name of Law: Federal Power Act (FPA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE91	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 9596	02/24/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 12

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard (One-time)
MOD-031-1 Reliability Standard
MOD-027-1 Reliability Standard
MOD-025-2 Reliability Standard
MOD-026-1 Reliability Standard
MOD-025-2 Reliability Standard (One-time)
MOD-026-1 Reliability Standards (One-time)
MOD-027-1 Reliability Standards (One-time)
MOD--032-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time)
MOD-032-1 Reliability Standard
MOD-033-01 Reliability Standard (One Time)
MOC-033-1 Reliability Standard

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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	5,693	5,104	0	589	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	53,911	42,703	0	11,208	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 burden for the FERC-725L information collection increased due to the Final Rule in RM14-12 and the related: 1) The one-time requirement to determine weather-normalized annual peak hour actual demand; 2) Continuing development of summary explanations regarding: -how the controllable and dispatchable demand side management forecasts compare to actual demand for the previous calendar year and how the assumptions/methods for future forecasts were adjusted; -how peak demand forecast compares to actual demand for the prior calendar year with regard to any relevant weather-related variations and how the assumptions/methods for future forecasts were adjusted.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,193

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: 03/09/2015

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