FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
FERC 725I Supporting Statement 2-16-2023.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Missing upstream
FERC-725I 30-day (Published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Missing upstream
FERC-725I 30-day notice 2-10-2023 (Issued).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Available
FERC-725I 60-day notice 12-5-2022 (Published).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Missing upstream
FERC-725I 60-day notice_11-29-22 (Issued).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Repair queued
18 CFR Part 40 (up to date as of 2-14-2023).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Missing upstream
16 USC 824o.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Available
18 CFR Part 39 (up to date as of 2-14-2023).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
207757	FERC-725I (PRC-006-NPCC-01)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0258	ICR Reference No: 202301-1902-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1902-019
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725I
Title: FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council
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: 02/24/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	248	0	254
Time Burden (Hours)	2,492	0	2,548
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Regional Reliability standard, PRC-006-NPCC-1 — Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS), provides regional requirements for Automatic UFLS for applicable entities in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). UFLS requirements were in place at a continent-wide level and within NPCC for many years prior to the implementation of federally mandated reliability standards in 2007. NPCC and its members believe that a region-wide, fully coordinated single set of UFLS requirements is necessary to create an effective and efficient UFLS program, and their experience has supported that belief. This collection of information involves planning coordinators (PCs) and generator owners (GOs). PCs must gather data, run studies, and analyze study results to design or update the UFLS programs. GOs must set each underfrequency trip relay below the appropriate generator underfrequency trip protection settings threshold curve in regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1 and provide the generator underfrequency trip setting and time delay to its planning coordinator within 45 days of the planning coordinator's request. The consequence of not collecting UFLS program information may impact the safety nets used to preserve the security and integrity of the Bulk-Electric System, otherwise it might lead to instability, uncontrolled separation or Cascading.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Federal Power Act
  

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 74415	12/05/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 10109	02/16/2023
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
FERC-725I (PRC-006-NPCC-01)

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ICR Summary 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	248	254	0	0	-6	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,492	2,548	0	0	-56	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 decrease in the number of responses and hours, and the removal of one of the previously approved IC activities, are reflective of the recent NERC November 4, 2022 entity registration information for US only entities (the previous update included Canadian entities as respondents).

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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: 02/24/2023

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