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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2019
3,966
0
3,966
1,642,395
0
1,642,395
126,725
0
126,725
725A collection contains the paperwork requirements and associated burden hours for most of the nationwide Reliability Standards, including the VAR group of standards. The Commission is phasing in the creation of new collection nos. for each group of Reliability Standards. In this submission the Commission is clarifying and consolidating existing requirements related to frequency control.
The proposed Reliability Standard support more accurate and comprehensive calculation of Reporting Area Control Error (ACE) by requiring timely reporting of an inability to calculate Reporting ACE and by requiring balancing authorities to maintain minimum levels of annual availability of 99.5% for each balancing authorityâs system for calculating Reporting ACE.
NOPR in RM16-13, related to FERC-725A, FERC-725D and FERC-725R.
Reliability Standards BAL-005-1 (FERC-725R) and FAC-001-3 (FERC-725D) and the proposed retirement of Reliability Standard BAL-006-2 (FERC-725A) clarify, consolidate, streamline, and enhance the Reliability Standards addressing frequency control. These proposed revisions streamline and clarify the current requirements related to the calculation of Reporting ACE â a key frequency control and reliability indicator factor -- including consolidating the seventeen requirements of currently-effective BAL-005-0.2b, associated with FERC-725R, into seven requirements in BAL-005-1, relocation of certain requirements related to interconnection requirements for transmission owners and generation owners into FAC-001-3, associated with FERC-725D, relocation of Requirement R3 in currently-effective BAL-006-2 into proposed BAL-005-1, and relocation of certain metrics and calculations required for calculating Reporting ACE into the NERC definition of Reporting ACE and its component definitions.
$5,481
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Syed Ahmad 202 502-8718
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.
RM16.13 Supp Statement.docx
BAL.006.2 725A Standard.pdf
FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System