FERC-725R, (Final Rule in RM16-7-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
RM16-7-000 Final Rule supporting statement-updated3-16-2017.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-03-27	Available
BAL-002-2 Reliability Standard.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-15	Available
BAL-002-2 Reliability Standard Petition.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-15	Available
18 CFR 40.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-15	Available
16 USC 824o.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
225715	RM16-7 Final Rule		New
214413	RM14-10 Final Rule		Unchanged
207745	RM13-11 Final Rule		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0268	ICR Reference No: 201701-1902-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201504-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725R
Title: FERC-725R, (Final Rule in RM16-7-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL 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 with change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/16/2017
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2018
Responses	4,012	0	3,802
Time Burden (Hours)	32,364	0	31,104
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This Final Rule approves Reliability Standard BAL-002-2, which is designed to ensure that a responsible entity, either a balancing authority or reserve sharing group, is able to recover from system contingencies by deploying adequate reserves to return their ACE to defined values and replacing the capacity and energy lost due to generation or transmission equipment outages. Reliability Standard BAL-002-2, Requirement R1 requires a responsible entity, either a balancing authority or reserve sharing group, experiencing a Reportable Balancing Contingency Event to deploy its contingency reserves to recover its ACE to certain prescribed values within the Contingency Event Recovery Period of 15 minutes. Requirement R2 requires a balancing authority or reserve sharing group to develop, review and maintain a process within its Operating Plans for determining its most severe single contingency and prepare to have contingency reserves equal to, or greater than, its most severe single contingency. Requirement R3 provides that, following a Reportable Balancing Contingency Event, the responsible entity shall restore its Contingency Reserve to at least its most severe single contingency, before the end of the Contingency Reserve Restoration Period of 90 minutes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: EPACT 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AF21	Final or interim final rulemaking	82 FR 8994	02/02/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
RM14-10 Final Rule
RM13-11 Final Rule
RM16-7 Final Rule

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	4,012	3,802	0	210	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,364	31,104	0	1,260	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: Reliability Standard BAL-002-2 has three requirements that clarifies the obligations associated with BAL-002 by streamlining and organizing the responsibilities required, thus, enhancing the obligation to maintain reserves and further defining events that predicate action under the standard. The estimated annual burden for the FERC-725R information collection increased due to the Final Rule in RM16-7: • The Measure (M1) related to the new Requirement R1 states: Each Responsible Entity shall have, and provide upon request, as evidence, a CR Form 1 with date and time of occurrence to show compliance with Requirement R1. If Requirement R1 part 1.3 applies, then dated documentation that demonstrates compliance with Requirement R1 part 1.3 must also be provided. • The Measure (M2) related to the new Requirement R2 states: “Each Responsible Entity will have the following documentation to show compliance with Requirement R2.” • Data Retention says in part “The Responsible Entity shall retain data or evidence to show compliance for the current year, plus three previous calendar years, unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period of time as part of an investigation.”

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,481

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: 02/16/2017

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