OMB control number

FERC-725R, RD25-5 Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards

OMB 1902-0268 · FERC.

OMB 1902-0268

The FERC 725R consists of BAL standards. These standards pertain to resource and demand balancing (BAL) body of standards and detail the role of entities to ensure proper load, generation, and interchange balancing. At present, FERC-725R consists of a collection of information associated with the following nationwide Reliability Standards: • BAL-001-2, Real Power Balancing Control Performance; • BAL-002-3, Disturbance Control Standard – Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event; and • BAL-003-2, Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting; and • BAL-005-1, Balancing Authority Control. • BAL-007-1, Near-term Energy Reliability Assessments (ERA)

The latest form for FERC-725R, RD25-5 Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards expires 2027-06-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
725R RD25-5 supporting statement.docx Supporting Statement A
BAL-007-1.pdf Supplementary Document
RD25-5 725R and 725A 30-day notice (Published) 7.23.25.pdf Supplementary Document
RD25-5 725R and 725A 30-day notice (Issued).docx Supplementary Document
RD25-5 725R and 725A 60-day notice (Published).pdf Supplementary Document
RD25-5 725R and 725A 60-day notice (Issued).docx Supplementary Document
BAL-005-1.pdf Supplementary Document
BAL-002-3.pdf Supplementary Document
BAL-001-2.pdf Supplementary Document
BAL-003-2.pdf Supplementary Document
16 U.S.C. 824o.pdf Supplementary Document
18 CFR Part 40.pdf Supplementary Document
BAL-007-1 Reliability Standard (BA)
BAL-005-1, recordkeeping requirements
BAL-002-3, recordkeeping requirements
BAL-001-2, recordkeeping requirements
BAL-003-2, recordkeeping requirements
BAL-005-1, repolrting requirements
BAL-002-3, reporting requirements
BAL-001-2, reporting requirements
BAL-003-2, reporting requirements

All Historical Document Collections

202507-1902-003	Revision of a currently approved collection	2025-07-30
202401-1902-001	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2024-01-23
202012-1902-004	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-12-30
201902-1902-006 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2019-03-11
201709-1902-007 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-10-04
201705-1902-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2017-06-20
201701-1902-001 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2017-02-16
201610-1902-002 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-10-19
201605-1902-002 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-05-26
201504-1902-002 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2015-04-23
201412-1902-004 Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-12-31
201401-1902-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2014-01-28
201307-1902-005 Comment filed on proposed rule	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2013-07-30

OMB Details

BAL-003-2, reporting requirements

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