In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. Because FERC did not seek comment on the overall paperwork collection associated with OMB Control No. 1902-0264, this information collection is approved through the current expiration date.
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."
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2023
03/31/2023
03/31/2023
3,784
0
2,105
113,244
0
46,084
0
0
0
RD20-3-000: Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 requires owners and operators of the Bulk-Power
System (BPS) to conduct initial and on-going vulnerability assessments of the potential impact of defined geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events on BPS equipment and the BPS as a whole. The modifications in the proposed standard address the Commissionâs directives in Order No. 851 related to requirements for Corrective Action Plans.
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
In the Delegated Order RD20-3-000, the Commission approved Reliability Standard TPL-007-04. The Commission estimates an increase in burden to TPL-007-04 to be ongoing for this standard only. This increase will only affect Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 which requires owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System (BPS) to conduct initial and on-going vulnerability assessments of the potential impact of defined geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events on BPS equipment and the BPS as a whole.
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Michael Gandolfo 202 502-6817
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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:
(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.
RD20-3 Corrected 30-day Notice.docx
RD20-3 30-day (Published1).pdf
RD20-3-000, Mandatory Reliability TPL Standards: TPL-007-4