FERC-725M, (RM12-16, Final Rule, FAC stds.) Mandatory Reliability Standards:Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RM12-16 FinalRuleSupporting Statement_12_2_2013.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-12-03
proposed PRC-005-1_1b.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-09-03
proposed PRC-004-2_1a.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-09-03
proposed FAC-003-3.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-09-03
proposed FAC-001-1.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-09-03
LaFleur20130418-4006.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-07
NERC Petition (7-30-12).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06
EPACT 2005 Section 215 (16 USC 824o).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06
CFR-2011-title18-vol1-part40 (2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-06-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207220	FERC-725M, Final Rule in RM12-16 (one-time and ongoing)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1902-0263	ICR Reference No: 201309-1902-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-1902-003
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725M
Title: FERC-725M, (RM12-16, Final Rule, FAC stds.) Mandatory Reliability Standards:Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/17/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/24/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	96	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,330	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In the Final Rule in Docket RM12-16, the Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standards FAC-001-1, FAC-003-3, PRC-004-2.1a, and PRC-005-1.1b, which would replace currently effective Reliability Standards FAC-001-0, FAC-003-1, PRC-004-2a, and PRC-005-1b. (The modifications proposed for PRC-004-2.1a and PRC-005-1.1b are clarifications of existing requirements, do not extend those existing requirements to any new entity or to additional facilities, and do not affect the existing burden or number of respondents included under FERC-725A) related to those standards. The PRC standards are included for information; no PRA-related changes to FERC-725A are triggered by this final rule. The existing burden and estimates for the PRC standards remain unchanged in FERC-725A.) The underlying information collection requirements in the Reliability Standards (FAC-001, FAC-003, PRC-004, and PRC-005) are approved by OMB under FERC-725A (1902-0244). We are submitting this rule under a new collection number and control number because of other rulemakings also affecting the FERC-725A collection. This new collection (FERC-725M) will only contain the information collection requirements that are part of the final rule in RM12-16 as relates to the FAC standards. [The PRC standards continue to be covered in FERC-725A.] The modifications proposed for FAC-001-1 would extend the obligation to document, maintain, and publish interconnection requirements to any Generator Owner that has an executed agreement with a third party to evaluate the reliability impact of a requested or required interconnection. NERC states that the intent of this modified language is to start the compliance clock when the Generator Owner executes an Agreement to perform the reliability assessment required in FAC-002-1. The modifications proposed in FAC-003-3 would extend NERC's vegetation management requirements to Generator Owners with qualifying interconnection facilities, including requirements to create and maintain records related to the Generator Owner's vegetation management work plan and performance of inspections.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AE67	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 58449	09/24/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FERC-725M, Final Rule in RM12-16 (one-time and ongoing)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	96	0	0	96	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,330	0	0	1,330	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In its Petition, NERC (the FERC-approved Electric Reliability Organization) maintained that the changes proposed for these four Reliability Standards will address the reliability gap for generator interconnection facilities for the vast majority of Generator Owners and Generator Operators. NERC also explained that the proposed modifications to these standards will result in the application of certain Reliability Standards to generator owners without the need to register them as transmission owners or transmission operators only as a result of the generator interconnection facilities. NERC stated that these are the only standards that need to be applied to generator owners and generator operators to ensure appropriate coverage of generator interconnection facilities [e]xcept as necessary on a fact-specific basis.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,250

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/24/2013

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