FERC-725X, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards

ICR 202105-1902-003

OMB: 1902-0278

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-09
Supplementary Document
2021-06-09
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-09
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
231231
Modified
213219
Modified
ICR Details
1902-0278 202105-1902-003
Received in OIRA 201804-1902-006
FERC FERC-725X
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
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 16590 03/30/2021
86 FR 31498 06/14/2021
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
VAR-001-4.2 Reliability Standard
VAR-002-4.1 Reliability Standard

  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 2,041 2,069 0 0 -28 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 214,120 217,760 0 0 -3,640 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
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.

$6,475
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Kayla Williams 410 786-5887 [email protected]

  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.
06/14/2021


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