FERC-725D (RD20-4 and IC21-3 [renewal] ) Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance Reliability Standards
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/04/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2021
1,957
1,367
168,655
154,742
0
0
This submittal consolidates work from 2 dockets: RD20-4 (components covered by FERC-725D) and IC21-3 (renewal covering all components of FERC-725D).
Docket No. RD20-4. Delegated order was issued on October 30,2020 (including implementation of FAC-002-3). This included elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving entity (LSE) function in Requirement R3 of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3. The NERC petition states as the load-serving entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposed to remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 and remove reference to this entity in Requirement R3.
Docket IC21-3. Renewal of FAC standards for the FERC-725D that follow the standards FAC-001-3, FAC-002-3, FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3, and FAC-014-2.
General Background. On August 8, 2005, The Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted into law . EPAct 2005 added a new section 215 to the Federal Power Act (FPA), which requires a Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval.
Section 215 of the FPA requires a Commission-certified ERO to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO subject to Commission oversight or by the Commission independently. In 2006, the Commission certified NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) as the ERO pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. On March 16, 2007 (pursuant to section 215(d) of the FPA), the Commission issued Order No. 693, approving 83 of the 107 initial Reliability Standards filed by NERC. Order 693 addressed several Reliability Standards. In the intervening years, numerous changes have been made to update, eliminate, or establish various Reliability Standards.
Docket No. RD20-4 reduced a net of -146 in responses and respondents and -921 in burden hours (including program changes and adjustments). The totals for the Standards and the related ICs have been reconfigured to separately reflect the changes to the burden. The retention totals are represented separately here to show the retention totals that were added and that were missing in the past three submissions in error. The calculation of responses is provided on an excel spreadsheet and placed in supplementary documents
$6,475
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.
FERC-725D Supporting Statement -Final_IC_RD20-4.docx
Calculation of Responses(adding missing retention totals and RD20-4).xlsx
FERC-725D 30-day notice (RD20-4)(IC21-3 renewal) (published).pdf
Evidence and Record Retention (RD20-4) correction for FAC001-3, FAC002-3