OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, please reference the OMB Control Number provided.
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On January 25, 2012, NERC submitted two separate but contemporaneous petitions pursuant to the directives in Order No. 743, separately presenting: (1) NERC's proposed revision to the definition of bulk electric system, and (2) revisions to NERC's Rules of Procedure to add a procedure for requesting and receiving exceptions from the
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
The Commission proposes to adopt the modified definition of the nation's bulk electric system which will require an increase in burden. The increase in burden is necessary to ensure that certain facilities needed for the reliable operation of the nation's bulk electric system are subject to mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards. As described in the supporting statement, entities will be required to review their systems and create lists of qualified assets, file exception requests where necessary, and in some instances, develop an implementation plan and begin complying with certain Reliability Standards. In regards to the last category, the Commission has other information collections currently approved by OMB for specific Reliability Standards. Once respondents are in compliance with the Reliability Standards, the Commission will begin counting the responses for this category under the individual collection for the Reliability Standards. The Commission intends to leave the other information collection elements related to this rulemaking under this collection.
These tasks are deemed necessary in order to maintain the reliable operation of the nation's bulk electric system.
$8,765
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Uncollected
David O'Conner 202 502-6695
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
errata_20120629-3007.doc
NERC Petition on BES Exception Process 1-25-2012.pdf
Implementation Plans and Compliance