FERC-725X, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/14/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
2,041
2,069
214,120
217,760
0
0
NERC established the Voltage and
Reactive (“VAR”) group of Reliability Standards, which consists of
two continent-wide Reliability Standards, VAR-001-4.2 and
VAR-002-4.1. These two standards were designed to maintain voltage
stability on the Bulk-Power System, protect transmission,
generation, distribution, and customer equipment, and support the
reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. Voltage stability is
the ability of a power system to maintain acceptable voltage levels
throughout the system under normal operating conditions and
following a disturbance. Failure to maintain acceptable voltage
levels (i.e., voltage levels become too high or too low) may cause
violations of System Operating Limits (“SOLs”) and Interconnection
Reliability Operating Limits (“IROLs”), resulting in damage to
Bulk-Power System equipment, and thereby threaten the reliable
operation of the Bulk-Power System.
US Code:
16
USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
There are no program changes or
changes to reporting requirements for the FERC-725X information
collection. The burden for the FERC-725X information collection has
decreased in the amount of entities and burden hours. There was a
difference in burden hours and cost by 3,640 hours due to normal
industry fluctuations and correction of an accounting error
described in the supporting statement. These industry fluctuations
(e.g. companies merging/splitting, companies entering or leaving
the industry) caused the number of respondents and their associated
annual burden to decrease.
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.