Notice2023-14476
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G)
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July 11, 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 proposed changes currently approved information collection, FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: Approval of PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-4). No Comments were received on the 60-day notice published on June 23, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44119-44120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14476]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD23-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G)
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 proposed changes currently
approved information collection, FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System: Approval of PRC Reliability
Standard PRC-002-4). No Comments were received on the 60-day notice
published on June 23, 2023.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 10,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System: PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-
4) to 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 No: 1902-0252 in the subject line of your comments. Comments
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. RD23-4-000) by
one of the following methods: 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.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
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#365053445559585a5f585345434646594442765053445518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91f7f4e3f2fefffdf8fff4e2e4e1e1fee3e5d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7">[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/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eeaa8f9a8fad828b8f9c8f808d8baea8abbcadc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d391c091c3e11181c0f1c131e183d3b382f3e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: Approval of PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-4).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0252.
Type of Request: Approval of FERC-725G information collection
requirements associated with proposed PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-
4.
Abstract: This Notice pertains to the FERC-725G information
collection requirements associated with PRC Reliability Standard PRC-
002-4, (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements), the
associated Violation Risk Factors and Violation Severity Levels, and
the proposed implementation plan that includes the retirement of the
currently effective Reliability Standard PRC-002-3. The PRC-002-4 was
proposed by the North American Electric Reliability (NERC) in a
petition dated March 10, 2023. At that time, NERC also proposed the
retirement of Reliability Standard PRC-002-3. The Commission included
the petition in a Combined Notice of Filings published on March 23,
2023, at 88 FR 17564.
On March 4, 2022, the Commission's Office of Electric Reliability
approved PRC-002-3 in Docket No. RD22-2-000.
NERC's proposed revisions in Docket No. RD23-4-000: (1) clarify
requirements for notifications under the standard, including when
generator owners and transmission owners must have data for an
applicable transformer or transmission line; (2) clarify and make
consistent terminology used in the Standard; (3) incorporate the
implementation timeframe for newly-identified facilities; and (4) add a
criterion defining substantial changes in fault current levels
requiring changing the locations for which certain data is recorded.
The proposed Reliability Standard PRC-002-4 (Disturbance Monitoring
and Reporting Requirements) would advance the reliability of the bulk
electric system (BES) by providing needed clarity regarding the
application of the standard's requirements. First, proposed Reliability
Standard PRC-002-4 would clarify requirements for notifications under
the standard, including when Generator Owners and Transmission Owners
must have data for an applicable transformer or transmission line.
Second, the proposed Reliability Standard clarifies and promotes
consistency in terminology used in the standard. Third, the proposed
Reliability Standard brings the implementation timeframe for newly
identified facilities into the standard. Last, the proposed Reliability
Standard adds a criterion that defines what constitutes a substantial
change in fault current levels that would require changing the
locations for which sequence of events (SER) and fault recording (FR)
data is recorded. The revisions and supporting rationale are discussed
in further detail below.
The proposed change to the Bulk Electric System (BES) allows the
possibility of significant change over time without a required change
in data
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recording location. The Reliability Standard PRC-002-4 would provide
necessary clarifications to the standard in the requirements R1, R3 and
R5 and promotes consistency in terminology used in the standard. The
new requirement R13 brings the implementation timeframe for newly
identified facilities into the standard. These changes would clarify
the extent of the required notifications and data collection
requirements consistent with other provisions in the currently
effective and approved versions of the PRC-002 standard. The number of
respondents below is based on an estimate of the NERC compliance
registry for balancing authority, transmission operator, generator
operator, generator owner and reliability coordinator. The Commission
based its paperwork burden estimates on the NERC compliance registry as
of February 10, 2023. According to the registry, there are 325
transmission owners, 1,117 generator owners and 12 reliability
coordinators. The estimates are based on the change in burden from the
currently pending standard (i.e., PRC-002-3) to the standard approved
in this Docket (i.e., PRC-002-4). The Commission based the burden
estimates on staff experience, knowledge, and expertise.
The estimates are based on one-time (years 1 and 2) obligations to
follow the revised Reliability Standard.
Proposed Changes Due to Order in Docket No. RD23-4-000
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Number of
Reliability standard & Type \1\ and annual Total number Average number Total burden
requirement number of responses per of responses of burden hours hours
entity entity per response \2\
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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FERC-725G
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PRC-002-4
TO....................... 325 1 325 16 hrs.......... 5,200 hrs.
$978.72......... $318,084
GO....................... 1,117 1 1,117 16 hrs.......... 17,872 hrs.
$978.72......... $1,093,230.24
RC....................... 12 1 12 8 hrs........... 96 hrs.
$489.36......... $5,872.32
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Total for PRC-002.... .............. .............. 1,454 40 hrs.......... 23,168 hrs.
One Time Estimate-- .............. .............. .............. $2,446.8........ $1,417,186.56.
Years 1 and 2.
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The one-time burden of 23,168 hours only applies to Year 1 and 2
and will be averaged over three years (23,168 hours / 3 = 7,722.667
(7,722.67-rounded) hours/year over three years). The number of
responses is also averaged over three years (1,454 responses / 3 =
484.667 (484.67-rounded) responses/year).
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\1\ TO = Transmission Owner, GO = Generator Owner and RC =
Reliability Coordinator.
\2\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) derived
using the following formula: Burden Hours per Response * $/hour =
Cost per Response. Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as
of February 10, 2023, of an Electrical Engineer (17-2071)-$77.02,-
and for Information and Record Clerks (43-4199) $42.35, the average
hourly burden cost for this collection is [($77.02 + $42.35)/2 =
$61.17)] rounded to $61.17 an hour.
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The responses and burden hours for Years 1-3 will total
respectively as follows for Year 1 one-time burden:
Year 1: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 2: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 3: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
The ongoing burden for FERC 725G that includes PRC-002-4 remains
unchanged. The increase in burden is considered to only be necessary
for the first two years. During those years 1 and 2, applicable
entities will modify the procedures to account for handling
notifications and sharing data. Other changes to the requirements are
largely clarifications in language or help establish triggers that
should be used and to where measuring equipment would be placed. After
the first two years the modifications will be integrated into normal
business and engineering procedures of the entity, and it will be part
of normal tasks to demonstrate compliance.
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.
Dated: July 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14476 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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