FERC-725P1, Mandatory Reliability Standards, PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
FERC-725P1 60-day notice-Final.docx Supplementary Document	2022-10-13
FERC 725P1 30 Day Notice_Issued.PDF Supplementary Document	2022-10-13
725P1_60 Day Notice Federal Register.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-10-13
FERC-725P1 supporting statement 10-13-22.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-10-13
725P1_30 Day Notice_Federal Register.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-10-13
10-3-19_18 CFR Ch40.docx Supplementary Document	2019-10-03
Reliability Standard PRC-005-6.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-20
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-09-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
216269	PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0280	ICR Reference No: 202210-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-1902-005
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725P1
Title: FERC-725P1, Mandatory Reliability Standards, PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/13/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	1,728	996
Time Burden (Hours)	3,456	1,992
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: As stated by NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corp., the FERC-approved Electric Reliability Organization for the United States) in the Executive Summary of its Petition [footnotes omitted]: “The PRC-005 Reliability Standard helps ensure that entities have a program for the maintenance of their applicable Protection Systems, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying so that they are kept in working order. The standard has been revised several times since its initial approval in Order No. 693 to incorporate interpretations, clarify applicability, and respond to Commission directives." The requirements included here in FERC-725P1 will be moved to FERC-725G, long-term.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: EPAct 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: EPAct 2005

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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:
	87 FR 47416	08/03/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 62096	10/13/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard

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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	1,728	996	0	0	732	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,456	1,992	0	0	1,464	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in the number of responses reflects a method by the Commission to unbundle previous estimated where some entities responses may have had overlap. The new method should help more accurately reflect those who have an obligation and ease future renewals. In separating the responses, a small adjustment was made to the number of manhours per response to reflect the workload being distributed to the transmission owners, generator owners and distribution providers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,694

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: 10/13/2022

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