FERC-725Y (Final Rule in RM16-22-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualification

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
RM16-22-000 Final Rule supporting statement 6-25-2018.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-06-25	Available
RM16-22, NERC Petition, Exhibit A.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available
16 USC 824o.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available
18 CFR Part 40 4.1.2018.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available
RM16-22-000 - Order No. 672 Criteria.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available
RM16-22-000 - NERC Implementation Plans.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available
RM16-22-000 - NERC Petition.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-21	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
231897	PER-006-1 Reliability Standard (RM16-22-000)		New
213033	PER-005-2 Reliability Standard		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0279	ICR Reference No: 201806-1902-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201711-1902-001
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725Y
Title: FERC-725Y (Final Rule in RM16-22-000) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualification
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: 08/10/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/25/2018
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	08/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	3,403	0	2,459
Time Burden (Hours)	34,494	0	20,334
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Final Rule in RM16-22-000 approves the PER-006-1 Reliability Standard. The purpose of PER-006-1 is to ensure that personnel are trained on specific topics essential to reliability to perform or support Real-time operations of the Bulk Electric System. FERC-725Y, in general. The information collection (data reported and retained) as required by Reliability Standard PER-005-2 is not submitted to FERC; rather it is retained for access by NERC, the Regional Entity, or FERC in their respective roles of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the NERC Reliability Standards. [Reliability Standard PER-005 includes training requirements for local transmission control center operator personnel, operations support personnel who perform current day or next day outage coordination or assessments, or who determine SOLs or IROLs or operating nomograms in support of real-time operations; and certain generator dispatch personnel at centrally located dispatch centers.]

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o 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-AF45	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 27505	06/13/2018

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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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PER-005-2 Reliability Standard
PER-006-1 Reliability Standard (RM16-22-000)

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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	3,403	2,459	0	944	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,494	20,334	0	14,160	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 purpose of Reliability Standard PER-006-1 (under FERC-725Y) is to ensure that personnel are trained on specific topics essential to reliability to perform or support real-time operations of the bulk electric system. The Commission also approves the associated violation risk factors, violation severity levels, implementation plans, and effective dates by NERC for Reliability Standards PRC-027-1 and PER-006-1.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,723

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.     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: 06/25/2018

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