FERC-725R, (Order in RD17-1-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RD17-1 60-day FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-20
Justification for No Material Nonsubstantive Change6-20-17.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2017-06-20
RM16-7-000 Final Rule supporting statement-updated3-16-2017.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-19
RD17-1 60-day published.doc Supplementary Document	2017-06-19
RD17-1 DLO 1.18.17.docx Supplementary Document	2017-06-07
RD17-1 NAESB.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-05
FERC-725R 30-day issued.doc Supplementary Document	2017-06-05
FERC-725R in FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-05
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-17
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-17
RD17-1 Implementation Plan.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-17
RD17-1 BAL-004 Petition.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-17
RD17-1 BAL-004 Petition.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-17
RD17-1 Combined Notice.docx Supplementary Document	2017-05-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
225715	RM16-7 Final Rule	Modified
214413	RM14-10 Final Rule	Unchanged
207745	RM13-11 Final Rule (and retirement of BAL-004 in RD17-1)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0268	ICR Reference No: 201705-1902-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725R
Title: FERC-725R, (Order in RD17-1-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/12/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/20/2017
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	03/31/2020	03/31/2020
Responses	3,902	0	4,012
Time Burden (Hours)	32,034	0	32,364
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: On November 10, 2016, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval of retirement, pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and Section 39.5 of the Commission’s regulations of currently-effective Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction). NERC also seeks approval to retire Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 effective on the later of: (i) the first day of the first calendar quarter after the effective date of the Commission’s order approving retirement; or (ii) the effective date of retirement/reservation of North American Energy Standard Board (“NAESB”) WEQ-006 Manual Time Error Correction Business Practice Standard (“NAESB WEQ-006”). NERC’s proposal is conditioned upon retirement of NAESB WEQ-006 to avoid uncoordinated manual Time Error Correction. NERC’s uncontested petition for the retirement of Reliability Standards BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction) was approved by FERC on 01/18/2017 in DLO in Docket RD17-1.

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 9564	02/07/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 22658	05/17/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
RM13-11 Final Rule (and retirement of BAL-004 in RD17-1)
RM16-7 Final Rule
RM14-10 Final Rule

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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	3,902	4,012	0	-110	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,034	32,364	0	-330	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: The Commission estimates the reduction (due to the retirement of Reliability Standard BAL-004-0) in the total annual public reporting burden is -330 hours. FERC approved the retirement of the Reliability Standard BAL-004-000. Retiring this standard removes redundancies and decreases burden by a de minimis amount (reduction of a total of 330 hours annually for industry [or 2 hours for reporting and 1 hour for recordkeeping per entity]). FERC sees this as a non-material or non-substantive change to a currently approved collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,481

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 06/20/2017

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