FERC-725N, Mandatory Reliability Standards: TPL Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
FERC-725N 30-day notice (Published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-24	Repair queued
FERC-725N 30-day notice 1-18-2023 (Issued) .docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-24	Repair queued
FERC-725N 60-day notice (Published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-18	Missing upstream
FERC-725N 60-day notice 9-23-2022 (Issued).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-18	Repair queued
FERC-725N Supporting Statement 1-24-2023.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-01-24	Repair queued
18 CFR Part 40 (up to date as of 1-19-2023).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-24	Repair queued
16 USC 824o.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
241986	TPL-007-4 Planning Coordinator		Modified
239948	TPL-001-5 Transmission Planner (TP)		Modified
231413	TPL-007-4, Transmission Owner (TO)		Modified
231412	TPL-007-4, Transmission Planner (TP)		Modified
223792	TPL-007-4 Reliability Standard Generator Owner (GO)		Modified
207232	TPL-001-5 Planning Coordinator (PC)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0264	ICR Reference No: 202211-1902-012
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-1902-007
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725N
Title: FERC-725N, Mandatory Reliability Standards: TPL Reliability Standards
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/10/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/26/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	1,967	0	3,784
Time Burden (Hours)	114,038	0	113,244
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: FERC-725N: Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 requires owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System (BPS) to conduct initial and on-going vulnerability assessments of the potential impact of defined geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events on BPS equipment and the BPS as a whole. The modifications in the proposed standard address the Commission’s directives in Order No. 851 related to requirements for Corrective Action Plans. Final Rule in Docket RM19-10. Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 for Commission approval in response to directives in Order No. 786. As discussed in this final rule, we determine that Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon currently-effective Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing: (1) the study of single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are responsive to the directives in Order No. 786 regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is responsive in that it requires each planning coordinator and transmission planner to perform an annual planning assessment of its portion of the bulk electric system considering a number of system conditions and contingencies with a risk-based approach. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are also responsive to the concerns identified in Order No. 754 regarding the study of a single point of failure on protection systems. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 contains revisions to the planning events (Category P5) and extreme events (Stability 2.a-h) identified in Table 1 (Steady State and Stability Performance Planning Events and Steady State and Stability Performance Extreme Events), as well as the associated footnote 13, to provide for a more comprehensive study of the potential impacts of protection system single points of failure. For more common scenarios (i.e., planning events), the planning entity must develop a corrective action plan if it determines through studies that its system would experience performance issues. For less common scenarios that could result in potentially severe impacts such as cascading (i.e., extreme events), the planning entity must conduct a comprehensive analysis to understand both the potential impacts on its system and the types of actions that could reduce or mitigate those impacts. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is also responsive to Order No. 786 by modifying the requirements for stability analysis to require an entity to assess the impact of the possible unavailability of long lead time equipment, consistent with the entity’s spare equipment strategy. Accordingly, pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA, the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 as just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o 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:
	87 FR 59069	09/29/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 4173	01/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
TPL-001-5 Planning Coordinator (PC)
TPL-001-5 Transmission Planner (TP)
TPL-007-4 Planning Coordinator
TPL-007-4 Reliability Standard Generator Owner (GO)
TPL-007-4, Transmission Owner (TO)
TPL-007-4, Transmission Planner (TP)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	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	1,967	3,784	0	0	-1,817	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	114,038	113,244	0	0	794	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: For TPL-001-5.1 the number of respondents has been increased slightly to reflect the type of entities -planning coordinators reflected and average over a three-year timeframe and tried to account for overlap between entities, but the overall annual manhours remain about the same. With this renewal the table more accurately represent the entities on a yearly basis. The entities with responsibility for these standards – planning coordinators (PC=61) and transmission planners (TP=205) are taken from the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4, 2022 (updated from the 60-day notice) for unique US entities. For TPL-007-4 the number of respondents has been reduced as the standard (TPL-007-4) was revised several times and individual information collection respondent counts result in same type of entity being counted multiple times. The change also corrects in TPL-007-4 the distribution provided (DP) was used instead of transmission provider (TP) so was a contributing factor to the overall decrease in number of respondents. The updated values more truly represent the cumulative responsibility of each entity on the work they must do, and the overall annual manhours remains about the same. With this renewal the table for TPL-007-4 more accurately represent the entities on a yearly basis. The entities with responsibility for these standards have been updated to (generator owner (GO = 1,107), transmission owner (TO = 326), planning coordinator (PC = 61), and transmission planner (TP= 205)) are taken from the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4, 2022, for unique US entities.

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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: 01/26/2023

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