30 Day Notice (issued)

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Filed Date: 10/05/2022

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. IC22-25-000]
COMMISSION INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES (FERC-725P1)
COMMENT REQUEST; EXTENSION
(October 5, 2022)
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC-725P1 (Mandatory Reliability
Standards: PRC-005-6 Reliability Standards), which will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No Comments were received on the 60-day
notice published on August 3, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due [INSERT DATE 30 days
after date of publication in the Federal Register].
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725P1 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-0280) in the
subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-25-000) by one of the following
methods:
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
 Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable native applications and
print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture format.
 For those unable to file electronically, comments may be filed by USPS mail or by
hand (including courier) delivery.
o Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street,
N.E., Washington, DC 20426.
o Hand (including courier) delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search
function under the “Currently Under Review” field, select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click “submit,” and select “comment” to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines
at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).

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Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or
in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at
https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725P1 (Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard)
OMB Control No.: 1902-0280
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the FERC-725P1 to
implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). On
August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into law the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005,
which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). EPAct
2005 added a new section 215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission review and approval. Once
approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO subject to Commission
oversight, or the Commission can independently enforce Reliability Standards.
On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672, implementing section 215
of the FPA. Pursuant to Order No. 672, the Commission certified one organization,
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO. The Reliability

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Standards developed by the ERO and approved by the Commission apply to users,
owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On November 13, 2015, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation filed a
petition for Commission approval of proposed Reliability Standard PRC-005-6
(Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance).
NERC also requested approval of the proposed implementation plan for PRC-005-6, and
the retirement of previous versions of Reliability Standard PRC-005.
NERC explained in its petition that Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 represented an
improvement upon the most recently approved version of the standard, PRC-005-4.
FERC approved the proposed Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 on December 18, 2015.
Type of Respondent: Transmission Owner (TO), Distribution Provider (DP), and
Generator Owners (GOs).
Estimate of Annual Burden1: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting
burden for the information collection as:2
FERC-725P1: Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC-005-63
1

“Burden” is the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency.
For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, refer to
Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
2
Total number of responses have increased due an accurate estimate in burden and
due to an increase in review and adjustment of existing program for reclosing relays and
associated equipment.
3

Entities affected by the PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard are registered to serve
any of the following roles:
TO=Transmission Owner; GO=Generator Owner; DP=Distribution Provider. Some
entities are registered to serve multiple roles.

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PRC-005-6
Reliability
Standard

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Number of
Respondents
(1)
TO (332)

Annual
Number of
Responses per
Respondent
(2)
1

Total
Number of
Responses
(1)*(2)=(3)
332

GO (1094)

1

1094

DP (302)

1

302

Average Burden
Hrs. & Cost Per
Response 4
(4)
2 hrs.;
$144.30
2 hrs.;
$144.30
2 hrs.;
$144.30

1,728

Total Annual
Burden Hours &
Total Annual Cost
(3) *(4)=(5)
664 hrs.;
$47,907.60
2,188 hrs.;
$157,864.20
604 hrs.;
$43,578.60
3,456 hrs.;
$249,350.40

Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

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The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) provided in this section is based
on the salary figures (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) for May 2021 posted by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector. The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are
$72.15/hour based on the Electrical Engineering career (Occupation Code: 17-2071).

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