Notice2025-13880
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G) Comment Request; Revision
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July 24, 2025
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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 proposed revisions of the currently approved information collection, Mandatory Reliability Standards, Revised Protection and Control Reliability Standards (PRC): Reliability Standards PRC-028-1 (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources) and PRC-002-5 (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements); \1\ and (3) proposed Reliability Standard PRC-030-1 (Unexpected Inverter-Based Resource Event Mitigation). The 60-day notice published on February 26, 2025; no comments were received during the comment period. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34857-34858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13880]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD25-1-000, RD25-2-000, RD25-3-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G) Comment
Request; Revision
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 proposed revisions of the
currently approved information collection, Mandatory Reliability
Standards, Revised Protection and Control Reliability Standards (PRC):
Reliability Standards PRC-028-1 (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources) and PRC-002-5 (Disturbance
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements); \1\ and (3) proposed
Reliability Standard PRC-030-1 (Unexpected Inverter-Based Resource
Event Mitigation). The 60-day notice published on February 26, 2025; no
comments were received during the comment period.
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\1\ NERC Petition, Docket No. RD25-2-000 (NERC PRC-028-1
Petition).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 25,
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2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725G to OMB through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202507-1902-002">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202507-1902-002</a>. You can also visit <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>
and use the drop-down under ``Currently under Review'' to select the
``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'' where you can see the open
opportunities to provide comments. Comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice.
Please submit a copy of your comments to the Commission via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dd9fce9fcdef1f8fceffcf3fef8dddbd8cfdeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaae8b9e8ba9868f8b988b84898faaacafb8a9c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>. You must specify the Docket No. (RD25-1-000,
RD25-1-000, RD25-3-000) and the FERC Information Collection number
(FERC-725G) in your email. If you are unable to file electronically,
comments may be filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier)
delivery:
<bullet> Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> All other delivery methods: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and issuances in this docket, please visit
<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>. Once there, you can also
sign-up for automatic notification of activity in this docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams, (202) 502-6468.
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#286c495c496b444d495a49464b4d686e6d7a6b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="480c293c290b242d293a29262b2d080e0d1a0b662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725G, (Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC Reliability
Standards) and
OMB Control No.: FERC-725G (1902-0252).
Type of Request: Revision of FERC-725G--Mandatory Reliability
Standards, PRC Standards: for PRC-028-1, PRC-002-5, and PRC-030-1.
Abstract: The Reliability Standards pertaining to disturbance
monitoring and reporting requirements for IBRs and unexpected IBR event
mitigation as well as the IBR definition are being proposed. The
Commission approved the proposed IBR definition and Reliability
Standards PRC-028-1, PRC-002-5, and PRC-030-1 pursuant to section
215(d)(2) of the FPA because the definition and the Standards help
ensure the availability of data from synchronous generating resources
and IBRs; the Standards also create requirements for a documented
process to identify unexpected IBR events and to develop corrective
action plans, as needed.
The Commission bases its paperwork burden estimates on the
additional paperwork burden presented by the proposed revisions to
Reliability Standard PRC-002-5 and new Reliability Standards PRC-028-1
and PRC-030-1. The new glossary term Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) is
not expected to generate any new burden as it is a definition used
within the body of Reliability Standards. Reliability Standards are
objective-based and allow entities to choose compliance approaches best
tailored to their systems. As of November 20, 2024, the NERC Compliance
Registry identified 12 reliability coordinators, 325 transmission
owners, and 1,238 generator owners as unique U.S. entities that are
subject to mandatory compliance with Reliability Standard PRC-002-5.
Additionally, these entities will have additional burdens given that
the revisions to Reliability Standard PRC-002-5 will focus on
synchronous generation and updates to SER, FR, and DDR data being
supplied to the reliability coordinator, regional entity, or NERC.
Burden estimates for the unique U.S. entities for new PRC-028-1 and
PRC-030-1 are taken from numbers supplied by NERC, with 591 registered
generator owners that own bulk electric system solar and wind
facilities and a median 755 generator owners that own non bulk electric
system facilities. Based on these assumptions, we estimate the
following reporting burden:
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\2\ The ``Number of Entity'' data is compiled from the November
20, 2024, edition of the NERC Compliance Registry.
\3\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination of the following categories from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) website,<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:</a> 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-
2071) $79.31/hr., $79.31 x 0.75 = $59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and 25% of
an Information and Record Clerk (43-4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 x 0.25
= 11.185 ($11.19/hour); for a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/
hour).
\4\ The ``Number of Entity'' data is compiled from the November
20, 2024, edition of the NERC Compliance Registry.
\5\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination of the following categories from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) website,<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:</a> 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-
2071) $79.31/hr., $79.31 x 0.75 = $59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and 25% of
an Information and Record Clerk (43-4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 x 0.25
= $11.185 ($11.19/hour); for a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/
hour).
\6\ The ``Number of Entity'' data is compiled from the November
20, 2024, edition of the NERC Compliance Registry.
\7\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination of the following categories from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) website <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:</a> 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-
2071) $79.31/hr., 79.31 x 0.75 = 59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and 25% of
an Information and Record Clerk (43-4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 x 0.25%
= 11.185 ($11.19/hour); for a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/
hour).
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Proposed Changes in Burden PRC-002-5 Docket No. RD25-1
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Number of
Type and annual Total number Average number Total burden
Reliability standard number of responses per of responses of burden hours hours
entity \2\ entity per response \3\
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............. (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Annual Collection PRC-002-5 FERC-725G
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Annual review and record 12 (RC) 1 12 8 hrs. $ 70.67/ 96 hrs. $
retention. hr. 6,784.32
325 (TO)..................... 1 325 8 hrs. $ 70.67/ 2,600 hrs. $
hr 183,742.00.
1,238 (GO) 1 1,238 8 hrs. $ 70.67/ 9.904 hrs. $
hr. 699,915.68
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Total for PRC-002-5...... .............. .............. 1,575 ................ 12,600 hrs. $
890,442.00
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Proposed Burden PRC-028-1 Docket No. RD25-2
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Number of Average number
Type and number annual Total number of burden Total burden
Reliability standard of entity \4\ responses per of responses hours per hours
entity response \5\
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............ (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Annual Collection PRC-028-1 FERC-725G
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Annual review and record 591 (BES IBR 1 591 80 hrs. $ 70.67/ 47,280 hrs. $
retention. GO). hr. 3,341,277.60
755 (Non-BES 1 755 80 hrs. $ 70.67/ 60,400 hrs. $
IBR GO). hr. 4,268,468.00
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Total for PRC-028-1...... ............... .............. 1,346 ............... 107,680 hrs. $
7,609,745.60
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Proposed Burden PRC-030-1 Docket No. RD25-3
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Number of Average number
Type and number annual Total number of burden Total burden
Reliability standard of entity \6\ responses per of responses hours per hours
entity response \7\
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............ (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Annual Collection PRC-030-1 FERC-725G
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Annual review and record 591 (BES IBR 0.5 296 40 hrs. $ 70.67/ 11,840 hrs. $
retention. GO). hr. 836,732.80
755 (Non-BES 0.5 378 40hrs. $ 70.67/ 15,120 hrs. $
IBR GO). hr. 1,068,530.40
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Total for PRC-030-1...... ............... .............. 674 ............... 26,960 hrs. $
1,905,263.20
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The responses and burden hours for Years 1-3 will total
respectively as follows:
<bullet> Year 1-3 each: for proposed Reliability standard PRC-002-5
will be 1,575 responses; 12,600 hours;
<bullet> Year 1-3 each: for proposed Reliability Standard PRC-028-1
will be 1,346 responses; 107,680 hours; and
<bullet> Year 1-3 each: for proposed Reliability Standard PRC-030-1
will be 674 responses; 26,960 hours.
<bullet> The annual cost burden for each Year 1-3 is $890,442.00
for proposed Reliability Standard PRC-002-5; $7,609,745.60 for Proposed
Reliability Standard PRC-028-1; and $1,905,263.20 for proposed
Reliability Standard PRC-030-1.
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 18, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13880 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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