FERC-725N, (Final Rule in RM19-10) Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard TPL Reliability Standards
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
03/26/2020
02/13/2020
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Note that FERC included a one-time burden estimate (7,704 hours) associated with the addition of Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 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 3/2022. Additionally, FERC will need to address the previous terms of clearance when Reliability Standards TPL-001-0 through TPL-001-004 are revised in the future: "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."
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
2,105
0
2,449
46,084
0
57,562
0
0
0
Final Rule in Docket RM19-10. Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 for Commission approval in response to directives in Order
No. 786. As discussed in this final rule, we determine that Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon currently-effective Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing: (1) the study of single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies.
The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are responsive to the directives in Order No. 786 regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is responsive in that it requires each planning coordinator and transmission planner to perform an annual planning assessment of its portion of the bulk electric system considering a number of system conditions and contingencies with a risk-based approach. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are also responsive to the concerns identified in Order No. 754 regarding the study of a single point of failure on protection systems. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 contains revisions to the planning events (Category P5) and extreme events (Stability 2.a-h) identified in Table 1 (Steady State and Stability Performance Planning Events and Steady State and Stability Performance Extreme Events), as well as the associated footnote 13, to provide for a more comprehensive
study of the potential impacts of protection system single points of failure.
For more common scenarios (i.e., planning events), the planning entity must develop a corrective action plan if it determines through studies that its system would experience performance issues. For less common scenarios that could result in potentially severe impacts such as cascading (i.e., extreme events), the planning entity must conduct a comprehensive analysis to understand both the potential impacts on its system and the types of actions that could reduce or mitigate those impacts.
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is also responsive to Order No. 786 by modifying the requirements for stability analysis to require an entity to assess the impact of the possible unavailability of long lead time equipment, consistent with the entityâs spare equipment strategy. Accordingly, pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA, the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 as just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest.
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
Program Changes (Increases) Due to Final Rule in Docket No. RM19-10. In the Final Rule in RM19-10-000, the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5. 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.
As discussed in the final rule, we determine that Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon currently-effective Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing: (1) the study of single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are responsive to the directives in Order No. 786 regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is responsive in that it requires each planning coordinator and transmission planner to perform an annual planning assessment (required under the current version of the Reliability Standard TPL-001-4, and included in the existing burden in OMBâs inventory) of its portion of the bulk electric system considering a number of system conditions and contingencies with a risk-based approach. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 also contains revisions to the planning event (Category P5) and extreme events (Stability 2.a-h) identified in Table 1 (Steady State and Stability Performance Planning Events and Steady State and Stability Performance Extreme Events), as well as the associated footnote 13, to provide for a more comprehensive study of the potential impacts of protection system single points of failure.
For administrative purposes, the one-time burden is being averaged over Years 1-3, giving an estimated annual industry total of:
⢠71.333 responses per year (214 responses/3)
⢠2,568 hours per year (7,704 hours/3).
Program Changes (Decreases) Due to Completion of Other One-Time Requirements, not related to the Final Rule in Docket No. RM19-10 . 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, giving an annual estimate of 14,046 hrs. (The IC is labelled âTPL-007-1 Reliability Standard (One-Time, in Final Rule in RM15-11)â.) FERC is removing this IC and completed burden (14,046 hrs. and 415 responses) because year 3 ended in 11/2019.
$4,832
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michael Gandolfo 202 502-6817
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.
725N_RM19-10_final ruleSupporting Statement2-13-20.docx
16 U.S.C. 824o.pdf
RM19-10, TPL-001-5, averaged over Years 1-3