FERC-725B, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection [CIP] Reliability Standards)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30-day Notice Errata (published).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-11-11
20211103-3055_FERC-725B 30-day notice -Errata (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2021-11-04
FERC-725B 30-day notice (published)9.14.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-17
FERC-725B 60-day notice (published)7.7.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-17
FERC-725B 30-day notice(issued)9.8.docx Supplementary Document	2021-09-17
FERC-725B 60-day notice (Issued)6.30.docx Supplementary Document	2021-09-17
FERC-725B Supporting Statement-Final (2).docx Supporting Statement A	2021-11-11
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-17
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
250321	CIP Standards 11-2	New
250320	CIP Standards 10-3	New
250319	CIP Standards 009-6	New
250318	CIP Standards 008-6	New
250317	CIP Standards 007-6	New
250316	CIP Standard 006-6	New
250315	CIP Standard 005-7	New
249467	CIP Standard CIP-002-5.1	New
249406	CIP-014-2	New
239914	CIP-012-1	Modified
233614	RM17-13-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-013-1 R1) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)	Removed
233613	RM17-13-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-013-1 R1-R4) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)	Removed
233612	Reliability Standard CIP-013-1	Modified
231302	Reliability Standard CIP-003-8	Modified
231300	RM17-11-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-003-7) (one-time averaged Years 1-3)	Removed
181478	CIP Standards 004-6	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0248	ICR Reference No: 202109-1902-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725B
Title: FERC-725B, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection [CIP] Reliability Standards)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/15/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	240,999	224,800
Time Burden (Hours)	2,162,899	2,119,709
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Power Act (FPA), the Energy Policy Act of 2005 added a new section 215 to the FPA, which requires a Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, including requirements for cybersecurity protection. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards currently consist of 13 standards specifying a set of requirements that entities must follow to ensure the cyber and physical security of the Bulk-Power System. The Commission directed NERC, to develop modifications to the Reliability Standards to require responsible entities to implement controls to protect, at a minimum, communications links and sensitive bulk electric system data communicated between bulk electric system Control Centers “in a manner that is appropriately tailored to address the risks posed to the bulk electric system by the assets being protected (i.e., high, medium, or low impact).”

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 18 USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act
   PL: Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211, Title XII, Subtitle A Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 35783	07/07/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 51131	09/14/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 13

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CIP Standard 005-7
CIP Standard 006-6
CIP Standard CIP-002-5.1
CIP Standards 004-6
CIP Standards 007-6
CIP Standards 008-6
CIP Standards 009-6
CIP Standards 10-3
CIP Standards 11-2
CIP-012-1
CIP-014-2
RM17-11-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-003-7) (one-time averaged Years 1-3)
RM17-13-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-013-1 R1) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)
RM17-13-000 Final Rule (Reliability Standard CIP-013-1 R1-R4) (one-time averaged over Years 1-3)
Reliability Standard CIP-003-8
Reliability Standard CIP-013-1

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	240,999	224,800	0	-925	17,124	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,162,899	2,119,709	0	-76,683	119,873	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Annual Number of Responses has an overall increase of 16,199 responses and 43,188 Annual Burden Hours. The changes were due to the increase in the number of Unique NERC Registered Entities, adjusting the average burden hours and/or number of responses for better accuracy, and a the removal of the one time burden from RM17-11 and RM17-13 (Program Change). Also, each CIP standard has been added to the the IC list separately for ease of adjusting the burden in the future.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,475

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/15/2021

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