FERC-725, Final Rule in Docket No. RM22-10-000, No Material or Nonsubstantive Change to Certification of Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM22-10 supporting statement final rule 7 25 2023.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-07-25
RM22-10-000 final rule, justification for nonmaterial, nonsubstantive change in FERC-725 (OMB Control No. 1902-0225).docx Supplementary Document	2023-07-19
18 CFR Part 39.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-07-19
16 U.S.C. 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-07-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23273	Registered Entities	Unchanged
203074	Regional Entities	Unchanged
203073	Electric Reliability Organization (ERO)	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0225	ICR Reference No: 202307-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-1902-009
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725
Title: FERC-725, Final Rule in Docket No. RM22-10-000, No Material or Nonsubstantive Change to Certification of Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric 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: 07/25/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	05/31/2025
Responses	1,829	1,829
Time Burden (Hours)	1,134,938	1,134,938
Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	65,000

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Abstract: FERC-725 Non-Substantive justification: OMB Control Number 1902-0225 is the control number that the Commission will use to implement the final rule in RM22-10-000. In the final rule, the Commission directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop a new Reliability Standard or modifications to Reliability Standard TPL-001-5.1 to address transmission system planning for extreme heat and cold weather events that impact the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. The Commission has taken this action to address challenges associated with planning for extreme heat and cold weather events, particularly those that occur during periods when the Bulk Power System must meet unexpectedly high demand. Extreme heat and cold weather events have occurred with greater frequency in recent years, and are projected to occur with even greater frequency in the future. These events have shown that load shed during extreme temperature result in unacceptable risk to life and have extreme economic impact. As such, the Commission has determined that the impact of concurrent failures of Bulk-Power System generation and transmission equipment and the potential for cascading outages that may be caused by extreme heat and cold weather events should be studied and corrective actions should be identified and implemented. To address this reliability gap, the Commission directs NERC to develop a new or modified Reliability Standard that requires the following: The final rule directs NERC to submit the proposed new or modified Reliability Standard no later than 18 months from the publication of the final rule in the Federal Register (i.e., by December of 2024). Further, the final rule directs NERC to ensure that the proposed new or modified Reliability Standard becomes mandatory and enforceable beginning no later than 12 months from the effective date of Commission approval of the new or modified Reliability Standard in accordance with 18 CFR 39.5. None of the existing approved burdens for FERC-725 are changed by Docket No. RM22-10-000.

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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:
1902-AG01	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 41282	06/23/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO)
Regional Entities
Registered Entities

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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	1,829	1,829	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,134,938	1,134,938	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	65,000	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: There was a decrease from seven to six in the number of Regional Entities because the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) dissolved in July 2019. The decrease changed the number of responses from 29.4 to 25.2 Regional entities. • Other changes from previous estimates come from new data in the proposed NERC 2022 Business Plan and Budget to reflect changes in the number of FTEs working in applicable areas. • Reviewing the NERC Compliance database, we determined the number of unique U.S. entities was updated from 1,409 to 1,496. • Lastly, in several instances, the amount of time an FTE devotes to a given function may have been increased or decreased.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,525,854

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: 07/25/2023

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