Notice2026-17318
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725S); Comment Request
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Published
August 25, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-725S (OMB Control No. 1902-0270), Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54869-54870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17318]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD26-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725S); Comment
Request
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, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-725S (OMB Control No.
1902-0270), Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP) Reliability
Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due October 26,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4703263326042b22263526292422070102150469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdf9dcc9dcfed1d8dccfdcd3ded8fdfbf8effe93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
You must specify Docket No. (RD26-8-000) and the FERC Information
Collection number (FERC-725S) 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, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725S, Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP)
Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0270.
Type of Request: Approval of the FERC-725S information collection
requirements with changes to the current reporting requirements.
Type of Respondents: Draft Reliability Standard EOP-004-5 improves
upon the existing Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 by ensuring timely
reporting by industry to the North America Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) through the reporting of events involving Inverter
Based-Resources (IBRs). Changes were made to Attachment 1 for an
unexpected loss of generation within a Balancing Authority Area from
IBR(s) in a period of 30 seconds or less following a disturbance.
Additionally, a new classification for generator owner category 2 and
generator operator category 2 will now be applicable to potential
reporting of events and will be included in estimates for EOP-004 going
forward.
For providing accurate reporting of events to NERC's event analysis
group to review the impact on the reliability of the bulk electric
system, staff estimates that for EOP-004-5, fifty percent of the
applicable entities will have an annual reporting burden, and this is
captured in the associated table below.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\ and cost:\2\ The Commission estimates
the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\1\ The Commission defines burden as 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 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,
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics--source for hourly
wages: 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-2071)
$92.32/hr., x .75 = $69.24 ($69.24/hour); and 25% of an Information
and Record Clerk (43-4199) $56.60/hr., $56.60 x .25 = $14.15
($14.15/hour), for a total ($69.24/hour + $14.15/hour = $83.39/
hour).
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FERC-725S
[EOP-004-5 Event Reporting]
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Annual number
Reliability standard and Number of of responses Total number of Average burden & Total annual burden & total Cost per
associated requirement respondents per responses cost per response annual cost respondent
\3\ \4\ \5\ respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3)..... (4)................. (3) * (4) = (5) rounded.......... (5) / (1)
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Annual review and record 49 (BA) 1 49.................. 4 hrs. $333.56...... 196 hrs. $16,344................. $333.56
retention for EOP-004-5. 170 (GO) 1 170................. 8 hrs. $667.12...... 1,360 hrs. $113,410.............. 667.12
89 (GOP) 1 89.................. 8 hrs. $667.12...... 712 hrs. $59,374................. 667.12
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Total EOP-004-5......... .............. .............. 308................. .................... 2,268 hrs.; $189,128............. ...........
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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\ The number of respondents is based on NERC compliance
registration information as of July 21, 2026.
\4\ The number of respondents for GOs and GOP has increased with
registration of applicable Category 2 resources which came into
effect May 2026.
\5\ For EOP-004-5 it is estimated that fifty percent of
applicable entities will have an annual reporting burden and values
in the table reflect that consideration (rounded up).
Dated: August 20, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17318 Filed 8-24-26; 8:45 am]
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