FERC-725F, (RD20-4) Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination

ICR 202104-1902-003

OMB: 1902-0249

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FERC FERC-725F
FERC-725F, (RD20-4) Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 04/28/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 05/31/2021
342 286
25,082 26,402
2,608 2,181

Reliability Standard NUC-001-4 requires nuclear plant generator operators and entities that provide generation, transmission and distribution services relating to off-site power (entities defined as "transmission entities") to enter into interface agreements with nuclear plant generator operators that will govern certain communication, training, operational and planning elements for use in addressing generation and transmission system limits and nuclear licensing requirements. The Commission understands that most entities subject to this Reliability Standard already have such agreements in place. The responsible entities are also required to retain evidence that they executed such an agreement and incorporated its terms into systems planning and operations. Further, each nuclear plant generator operator and transmission entity must self-certify its compliance to the compliance monitor once every three years. The NUC-001 Reliability Standard requires the Nuclear Plant Generator Operators and Transmission Entities to which they interconnect to execute and implement interface agreements for coordinating operations to meet nuclear licensing requirements. These agreements must include NPIRs that incorporate NPIRs into their operating analyses of the BES and operate the Transmission system to comply with the NPIRs. The lack of these agreements or compliance to these agreements can bring about lack of coordination of operations between a nuclear plant and its transmission entities. This lack of communication between entities can lead to an unanticipated separation from the Bulk Power System (BPS) placing the BPS at risk and defeating the goal of the Commission as mandated by Title XII, Subtitle A, of EPACT 2005. Reliability Standard NUC-001-4 does not require responsible entities to file information with the Commission. Nor, with the exception of a three year self-certification of compliance, does the Reliability Standard require responsible entities to file information with the ERO or Regional Entities. However, the Reliability Standard does require responsible entities to develop and maintain certain information for a specified period of time, subject to inspection by the ERO or Regional Entities.

PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211 Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
   US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 9499 02/16/2021
86 FR 22044 04/26/2021
No

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
FERC-725F, Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination (NUC-001-4)

  Total Request 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 342 286 0 0 56 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 25,082 26,402 0 0 -1,320 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,608 2,181 0 0 427 0
No
No
• The increase in the number of respondents (and resulting change to number of responses), the decrease in estimated average burden per response (from 92.31 hrs. [for reporting and recordkeeping] to 73.34 hrs.) is due to: a)normal fluctuations in industry (e.g., companies merging and splitting, and coming into and going out of business), and b) no new agreements being issued due to the lack of new nuclear plants being developed. • Decrease in number of respondents and average burden per response can be related to the decommissioning of nuclear plants in the upcoming years.

$6,475
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
David O'Conner 202 502-6695

  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.
04/28/2021


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