FERC-725K, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the SERC Region

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30-day notice (Published).pdf Supplementary Document	2025-07-01
60-day notice (Published).pdf Supplementary Document	2025-07-01
FERC-725K 30-day notice-6.26.25 (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2025-07-01
FERC-725K_60-day_notice 4.18.2025 (Issued).docx Supplementary Document	2025-07-01
FERC-725K supporting statement-Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-07-01
18 CFR 40.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-05-09
16 USC 824o.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-05-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
275904	PRC-006-SERC-03 Distribution Provider (DP)	New
275903	Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Transmission Owner (TO)	New
253299	Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Planning Coordinators (PC)	Modified
203442	Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Generator Owner (GO)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0260	ICR Reference No: 202505-1902-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-1902-002
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725K
Title: FERC-725K, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the SERC Region
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/02/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2025
Responses	404	203
Time Burden (Hours)	6,868	3,724
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and renew the information collection requirements in FERC-725K under OMB Control No. 1902-0260. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03 was developed to be consistent with the NERC Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS) Reliability Standard PRC-006-3. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03 was designed to ensure that automatic UFLS protection schemes designed by planning coordinators and implemented by applicable distribution providers and transmission owners in the SERC Region are coordinated to effectively mitigate the consequences of an underfrequency event. The regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-02 added specificity not contained in the NERC UFLS Reliability Standard for UFLS schemes in the SERC Region. Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-02 effectively mitigates (in conjunction with NERC Reliability Standard PRC-006-3) the consequences of an underfrequency event while accommodating differences in system transmission and distribution topology among SERC planning coordinators resulting from historical design criteria, makeup of load demands, and generation resources. Under the regional Reliability Standard, the information is used to ensure compliance with requirements associated with underfrequency load shedding plans. Without this information, it would be difficult to enforce compliance with the regional standard. A lack of compliance with this regional standard may lead to uncontrolled failure of the Interconnection.

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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:
	90 FR 17429	04/25/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 28739	07/01/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PRC-006-SERC-03 Distribution Provider (DP)
Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Generator Owner (GO)
Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Planning Coordinators (PC)
Reliability Standard PRC-006-SERC-03: Transmission Owner (TO)

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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	404	203	0	0	201	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,868	3,724	0	0	3,144	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: There are no program changes to in the FERC-725K information collection. An increase in the estimate made to the burden hours and respondents totaled out to be +201 annual responses and +3,144 annual Burden hours. The total requested is 404 annual responses and 6,868 annual burden hours. Adjustments to the agency estimate is due to additional entities being added into the SERC region when Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) ceased operations as a regional entity

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,978

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: 07/02/2025

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