In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for 3 years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2014
1,940
0
1,940
1,740,798
0
1,728,581
126,725
0
126,725
In this final rule, FERC approves three new Reliability Standards, IRO-008-1, IRO-009-1 and IRO-010-1a governing reliability coordinator analyses, operational actions and data collection, which will replace parts of the currently-effective Reliability Standards EOP-001-0, IRO-002-1, IRO-004-1, IRO-005-2, TOP-003-0, TOP-005-1 and TOP-006-1 approved by FERC in Order No. 693. Many of the proposed reporting requirements have been approved previously by OMB under Control No. 1902-0244. The exception is the new Reliability Standard IRO-10-1a which includes two related reporting requirements.
Requirement 2 of IRO-10-1a calls for the Reliability Coordinator to provide to applicable entities "specification for data and information to build and maintain models to support Real-time monitoring, Operational Planning Analyses, and Real-time Assessments of its Reliability Coordinator Area to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, and cascading outages".
Requirement 3 of IRO-10-1a obliges the applicable entities (Balancing Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators, Interchange Authorities, Load-serving Entities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators, and Transmission Owners) to provide the data and information as specified by the Reliability Coordinator(s).
Without these requirements, the Reliability Coordinator would not have the data and information "it needs to monitor and assess the operation of its Reliability Coordinator Area". If the Reliability Coordinator cannot fulfill this responsibility the Bulk-Electric System will be at a higher risk to "instability, uncontrolled separation, and cascading outages".
The burden for the data collection FERC-725A (OMB Control No. 1902-0244) is increasing due to a new reporting requirement contained in Reliability Standard IRO-10-1a. As explained in item 2 of the supporting statement, the increase is necessary in order for Reliability Coordinators to better monitor the Bulk-Electric System and minimize the risk of system instability and outages.
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.
b_RM10-15_draft_for_final_rule_Supporting_Statement[1].doc
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System