In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2016
214
0
2,193
67,716
0
154,073
0
0
0
On December 20, 2012, the Commission issued Order No. 773, a Final Rule approving NERCâs modifications to the definition of âbulk electric systemâ (i.e. BES) and the Rules of Procedure exception process to be effective July 1, 2013. On April 18, 2013, in Order No. 773-A, the Commission largely affirmed its findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos. 773 and 773-A, the Commission directed NERC to modify the definition of bulk electric system in two respects: (1) modify the local network exclusion (exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV minimum operating voltage to allow systems that include one or more looped configurations connected below 100 kV to be eligible for the local network exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions to ensure that generator interconnection facilities at or above 100 kV connected to bulk electric system generators identified in inclusion I2 are not excluded from the bulk electric system.
Both orders recognized that the first two years of implementation would include a higher burden associated with the work all the Registered Entities would need to accomplish. Those orders also illustrated that a reduction would occur by the third year since at that point the ongoing burden would be an amount dependent on exception requests and implementation of newly identified bulk electric system elements. These reductions also included the harmonization of all the register entities following the same definition for BES .
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
The reduction in both the annual number of responses and the total annual hourly burden is based on the understanding that Orders 773 and 773-A have greater than three years of active status but will both have less ongoing burden than in Years 1 and 2. Order 773 and 773-A recognized that for the first two years of implementation, the total annual hourly burden would be higher since every Registered Entity would need to accomplish tasks associated with the FERC-725J (e.g. exception requests, implementation plans, local distribution determination). Another reason the burden is higher in the first two years is that NPCC entities used to be impacted more. New exclusions to the BES definition lowering the regional threshold from 200Kv to 100Kv will exclude some of the entities previously affected by Orders 773 and 773-A. However, after the third year, a reduced ongoing burden is present as described in this supporting statement. This is because the amount of entities that need to reapply the definition (due to new assets introduced to their system or changes to their current system) will be only a small fraction in comparison to the amount of entities responding in the first two years. Therefore, the burden associated with year three and beyond will be a fraction of the front loaded burden associated with year one and two.
$160,151
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Andres Lopez 202 502-6128
Reginfo record details
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.
FERC-725J supporting statement (updated 10-6-2016).docx
Order No. 773-A.pdf
Local Distribution Determination