In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the revisions to the information collection are approved, noting that FERC will administratively remove an estimated 12,672 burden hours currently approved under FERC-725A (and before FERC 725A expires, or when it is renewed or extended) to prevent the temporary double counting of those hours associated with requirements from PRC-006-1. These hours have been added to FERC-725G to consolidate and ultimately reflect the entire burden associated with Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 (for new requirements as well as those unchanged and continuing from Version 1).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
7,479
0
5,313
526,877
0
505,181
0
0
0
On December 31, 2014, NERC submitted a petition seeking approval of the PRC-026-1 Reliability Standard, as well as the associated implementation plan, and violation risk factors and violation severity levels. NERC avers that Reliability Standard PRC-026-1 satisfies the FERC Order No. 733 directive to develop a new standard that requires the use of protective relay systems that can differentiate between faults and stable power swings. According to NERC, the Reliability Standard sets forth requirements that prevent the unnecessary tripping of bulk electric system elements in response to stable power swings. NERC further explains that the identification of bulk electric system elements with protection systems at-risk of operating as a result of a stable or unstable power swing and subsequent review by the applicable generator owner or transmission owner âprovides assurance that relays will continue to be secure for stable power swings if any changes in system impedance occur.â
Reliability Standard PRC-026-1 has four requirements and two attachments. NERC explains that Attachment A âprovides clarity on which load-responsive protective relay functions are applicableâ under the standard. Specifically, Attachment A provides that Reliability Standard PRC-026-1 applies to:
-any protective functions which could trip instantaneously or with a time delay of less than 15 cycles on load current (i.e., âload-responsiveâ)â¦.
According to NERC, the 15 cycle time delay âis representative of an expected power swing having a slow slip rate of 0.67 Hertz (Hz) and is the average time that a stable power swing with that slip rate would enter the relaysâ characteristic, reverse direction, and then exit the characteristic before the time delay expired.â NERC states that the proposed standard does not apply to âfunctions that are either immune to power swings, block power swings, or prevent non-immune protection function operation due to supervision of the function.â
The RM15-8-000 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) was submitted to the FERC-725G3 information collection (OMB Control No. 1902-0285; ICR No. 201509-1902-008). FERC-725G3 was a temporary information collection number used in order to ensure timely submission to OMB. The RM15-8-000 Final Rule is now being submitted to FERC-725G (OMB Control No. 1902-0252; ICR No. 201603-1902-006) which is a permanent information collection.
The RM15-8-000 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) was submitted to the FERC-725G3 information collection (OMB Control No. 1902-0285; ICR No. 201509-1902-008). FERC-725G3 was a temporary information collection number used in order to ensure timely submission to OMB. The RM15-8-000 Final Rule is now being submitted to FERC-725G (OMB Control No. 1902-0252; ICR No. 201603-1902-006) which is a permanent information collection.
Pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), FERC approves a revised Reliability Standard, PRC-026-1, developed and submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). Reliability Standard PRC-026-1 addresses the Commissionâs directive from Order No. 733 by helping to prevent the unnecessary tripping of bulk electric system elements in response to stable power swings.
$5,193
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Syed Ahmad 202 502-8718
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.
RM15-8 Final Rule supporting statement (updated 5-19-2016).docx
PRC-026-1 Reliability Standard.pdf
PRC-026-1 Reliability Standard (NOPR submitted to FERC-725G3)