Notice2026-10659
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725I) Comment Request; Extension
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Published
May 29, 2026
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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 currently approved information collection, FERC-725I--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). The 60-day comment period ended on May 4, 2026, no comments were received.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32033-32034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10659]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC26-24-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725I) 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 currently approved
information collection, FERC-725I--Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). The 60-day comment
period ended on May 4, 2026, no comments were received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725I to OMB through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202604-1902-008">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_nbr=202604-1902-008</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#8bcfeaffeac8e7eeeaf9eae5e8eecbcdced9c8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7034110411331c151102111e131530363522335e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>. You must specify Docket No. (IC26-24-000)
and the FERC Information Collection number (FERC-725I) 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: Contact: Kayla Williams at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4e6b7e6b49666f6b786b64696f4a4c4f5849246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaae8b9e8ba9868f8b988b84898faaacafb8a9c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (202) 502-6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725I--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast
Power Coordinating Council.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0258.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725I with no
changes to the current recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The Regional Reliability standard PRC-006-NPCC-2
(Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS)) provides regional
requirements for Automatic UFLS to applicable entities in NPCC. UFLS
requirements were in place at a continent-wide level and within NPCC
for many years prior to the implementation of federally mandated
reliability standards in 2007. NPCC and its members think that a
region-wide, fully coordinated single set of UFLS requirements is
necessary to create an effective and efficient UFLS program, and their
experience has supported that belief.
Information collection burden for Reliability Standard PRC-006-
NPCC-2 is based on the time needed for planning coordinators and
generator owners to incrementally gather data, run studies, and analyze
study results to design or update the UFLS programs that are required
in the regional Reliability Standard (in addition to the requirements
of the NERC Reliability Standard PRC-006-5). There is also burden on
the generator owners to maintain data such as identify, compile, and
maintain a list of all of its existing non-nuclear generating units
that were in service prior to the effective date of the regional
Standard.
Type of Respondent: Generator Owners (GO) and Planning Coordinators
(PC).
Estimate of Annual Burden: <SUP>1</SUP> The number of respondents
is based on NERC's Registry as of February 9, 2026. The Commission
estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost \2\ for the
information collection as:
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\1\ ``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.
\2\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination of the following categories from the 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) $71.19/hr., x .75 = 53.3925 ($53.39-
rounded) ($53.39/hour); and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk
(43-4199) $40.51/hr., $40.51 x .25 = 10.1275 ($10.13 rounded)
($10.13/hour), for a total ($53.39 + $10.13 = $63.52/hour).
FERC-725I
[Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council]
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Annual number
Information collection requirements Number of respondents of responses Total number Average burden hours & cost ($) Total annual burden hours & total Cost per
per respondent of responses per response annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1)........................... (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............................... (3) * (4) = (5)..................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Annual design review and document UFLS 4 (PC)........................ 1 4 24 hrs.; $1,524.48................ 96 hrs.; $6,097.92.................. $1,524.40
program database.
122 (GO)...................... 1 122 20 hrs.; 1,270.40................. 2,440 hrs.; 154,988.80.............. 1,270.40
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Total............................. .............................. 126 .............. 2,536 hrs.; 161,086.72. ..............
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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.
Dated: May 22, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10659 Filed 5-28-26; 8:45 am]
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