FERC-725N, (RM19-10-000 in NOPR) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Transmission Planning (TPL) Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM19-10-000 NOPR Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-08-01
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-08-01
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-08-01
RM19-10 NOPR (Published).pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-31
RM19-10, NERC Petition, Exhibit A, Proposed Reliability Standard TPL-001-5.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-31
RM19-10, NERC Petition Exhibit C, Order No. 672 Criteria.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-31
RM19-10, NERC Petition Exhibit D, Analysis of Violation Risk Factors and Severity Levels.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-31
RM19-10 NOPR Petition Exhibit B, Implementation Plan.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-07-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
237189	Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (RM19-10-000 NOPR) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)	New
231413	TPL-007-2, Requirement 10 (Final Rule in RM18-8)	Unchanged
231412	TPL-007-2, Requirements 7, 8,9,11, &12 (Final Rule in RM18-8)	Unchanged
223792	TPL-007-2 [formerly-1] Reliability Standard (R1-R6, On-going, in Final Rule in RM18-8 [& formerly in Final Rule in RM15-11])	Unchanged
223788	TPL-007-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time, in Final Rule in RM15-11)	Unchanged
207232	Burden from RM12-11/RM13-9 Final Rule (one-time and ongoing)	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0264	ICR Reference No: 201907-1902-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-1902-011
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725N
Title: FERC-725N, (RM19-10-000 in NOPR) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Transmission Planning (TPL) Reliability Standards
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/04/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/01/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden. Note that FERC included a one-time burden estimate (42,137 hours) associated previously with the addition of Reliability Standard TPL-007-1 in this collection that was annualized over the three year approval period. FERC will need to remove this burden from this collection and their inventory after year 3, which will end in 11/2019. Similarly there are a number of one time responses that will need to be adjusted. Additionally, the previous terms of clearance will need to be addressed by FERC when Reliability Standards TPL-001-0 through TPL-001-004 are revised (FERC 725-A) since these requirements are not changing in the current update to the collection (FERC-725N): "When FERC considers approval of the next versions of Reliability Standards TPL-001 through TPL-004, and TPL-007, they should consider small entity impacts and potential options for reducing their recordkeeping and reporting burden."

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2022
Responses	2,449	0	2,449
Time Burden (Hours)	57,562	0	57,562
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization, submitted the proposed Reliability Standard for Commission approval to address: (1) reliability issues concerning the study of single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) Commission directives regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategy. In addition, the Commission proposes to direct NERC to modify the Reliability Standards to require corrective action plans for protection system single points of failure in combination with a three-phase fault if planning studies indicate potential cascading.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AF66	Proposed rulemaking	84 FR 30639	06/27/2019

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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: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (RM19-10-000 NOPR) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)
Burden from RM12-11/RM13-9 Final Rule (one-time and ongoing)
TPL-007-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time, in Final Rule in RM15-11)
TPL-007-2 [formerly-1] Reliability Standard (R1-R6, On-going, in Final Rule in RM18-8 [& formerly in Final Rule in RM15-11])
TPL-007-2, Requirement 10 (Final Rule in RM18-8)
TPL-007-2, Requirements 7, 8,9,11, &12 (Final Rule in RM18-8)

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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 Commission proposes Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 and believes this notice of proposed rulemaking will not significantly change existing burdens on an ongoing basis. The Commission estimates a one-time burden increase for Year 1 only because Year 1 represents a one-time task not repeated in subsequent years. The one-time responses and burden for FERC-725N information collection can be averaged over three years: • 618 responses ÷ 3 = 206 responses/year • 7,416 hours ÷ 3 = 2,472 hours/year

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,931

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: 08/01/2019

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