Notice2023-09825
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1B)); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
May 9, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden of the information collection FERC 725A(1B)--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System. The Commission published a 60-day notice on March 2, 2023, in the Federal Register and received no comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29897-29898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09825]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-7-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1B));
Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden of
the information collection FERC 725A(1B)--Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System. The Commission published a 60-day
notice on March 2, 2023, in the Federal Register and received no
comments.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725A(1B) (identified by Docket
No. IC23-7-000) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) through
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number 1902-
0292 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System) in the
subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23-7-000 and FERC-725A(1B)) to the Commission as noted below.
Electronic filing through <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> is preferred.
<bullet> Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
<bullet> For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[ssquf] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[ssquf] Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission,12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific collection number(s) (FERC-725A(1B))
and/or title(s) (Communication of Operational Information between
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators) in your
comments.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c1a190e1f1312101512190f090c0c130e083c1a190e1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791f1c0b1a16171510171c0a0c0909160b0d391f1c0b1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>/ferc-online/
overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84c0e5f0e5c7e8e1e5f6e5eae7e1c4c2c1d6c7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abefcadfcae8c7cecad9cac5c8ceebedeef9e885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a> and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725A(1B), (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk
Power System).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0292.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725A(1B)
information collection requirements with no changes to the current
reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Abstract: FERC-725A(1B).\1\ Under section 215 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA), the Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standards
TOP-010-1i (Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities)
submitted by North American Electric Corporation (NERC). In this order,
the Reliability Standards build on monitoring, real-time assessments
and support effective situational awareness. The Reliability Standards
accomplish this by requiring applicable entities to: (1) Provide
notification to operators of real-time monitoring alarm failures; (2)
provide operators with indications of the quality of information being
provided by their monitoring and analysis capabilities; and (3) address
deficiencies in the quality of information being provided by their
monitoring and analysis capabilities. FERC-725A(1B) addresses
situational awareness objectives by providing for operator awareness
when key alarming tools are not performing as intended. These
collections will improve real-time situational awareness capabilities
and enhance reliable operations by requiring reliability coordinators,
transmission operators, and balancing authorities to provide operators
with an improved awareness of system conditions analysis capabilities,
including alarm availability, so that operators may take appropriate
steps to ensure reliability. These functions include planning,
operations, data sharing, monitoring, and analysis.
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\1\ The 725(1B) collection was created as a temporary collection
number originally used at the time of the RD16-6-000, because OMB
cannot review two pending requests with the same OMB control no. at
a given time. The FERC 725A is again pending at OMB for an unrelated
matter, thus we are renewing the temporary number and the related
collection at this time.
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Type of Respondent: Balancing Authority (BA), Transmission
Operations (TOP) and Reliability Coordinators (RC).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost for this information collection in the table
below.
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\2\ ``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.
FERC-725A(1B)--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System \3\
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Number of Annual number Cost per
Entity Requirements respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & total respondent
\4\ per respondent of responses response \5\ annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................... (3) * (4) = (5).................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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BA \6\............................... Annual reporting........ 98 1 98 42 hrs.; $3,234.84............ 4,116 hrs.; $317,014.32............ $3,234.84
TOP \7\.............................. Annual reporting........ 168 1 168 40 hrs.; $3,080.80............ 6,720 hrs.; $517,574.40............ 3,080.80
BA/TOP............................... Annual Record Retention. 266 1 266 2 hrs.; $84.70................ 532 hrs.; $22,530.20............... 84.70
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Total Burden Hours Per Year ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............................. 10,836 hrs. $834,588.72............ ..........
(Reporting).
Total Burden Hours Per Year (Record ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............................. 532 hrs.; $22,530.20............... ..........
Retention).
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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.
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\3\ Our estimates are based on the NERC Compliance Registry
Summary of Entities and Functions as of November 4, 2022, which
indicates there are 266 entities registered as BA and TOP.
\4\ The number of respondents is the number of entities in which
a change in burden from the current standards to the proposed
standards exists, not the total number of entities from the current
or proposed standards that are applicable.
\5\ The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits) are based
on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information, as of May 2022 (at
<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a>, with updated benefits
information for March 2022 at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm">http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm</a>), for an electrical engineer (code 17-2071, $77.02/
hour), and for information and record clerks record keeper (code 43-
4199, $42.35/hour). The hourly figure for engineers is used for
reporting; the hourly figure for information and record clerks is
used for document retention.
\6\ Balancing Authority (BA). The following Requirements and
associated measures apply to balancing authorities: Requirement R1:
A revised data specification and writing the required operating
process/operating procedure; and Requirement R2: quality monitoring
logs and the data errors and corrective action logs.
\7\ Transmission Operations (TOP). The following Requirements
and associated measures apply to transmission operators: Requirement
R1: A revised data specification and writing the required operating
process/operating procedure; and Requirement R3: alarm process
monitor performance logs to maintain performance logs and corrective
action plans.
Dated: May 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09825 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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