In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2026
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2023
1,967
0
3,784
114,038
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113,244
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FERC-725N:
Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 requires owners and operators of the Bulk-Power
System (BPS) to conduct initial and on-going vulnerability assessments of the potential impact of defined geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events on BPS equipment and the BPS as a whole. The modifications in the proposed standard address the Commissionâs directives in Order No. 851 related to requirements for Corrective Action Plans.
Final Rule in Docket RM19-10. Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements). The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 for Commission approval in response to directives in Order
No. 786. As discussed in this final rule, we determine that Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 improves upon currently-effective Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 by addressing: (1) the study of single points of failure of protection systems; and (2) planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies.
The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are responsive to the directives in Order No. 786 regarding planned maintenance outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategies. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is responsive in that it requires each planning coordinator and transmission planner to perform an annual planning assessment of its portion of the bulk electric system considering a number of system conditions and contingencies with a risk-based approach. The improvements in Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 are also responsive to the concerns identified in Order No. 754 regarding the study of a single point of failure on protection systems. Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 contains revisions to the planning events (Category P5) and extreme events (Stability 2.a-h) identified in Table 1 (Steady State and Stability Performance Planning Events and Steady State and Stability Performance Extreme Events), as well as the associated footnote 13, to provide for a more comprehensive
study of the potential impacts of protection system single points of failure.
For more common scenarios (i.e., planning events), the planning entity must develop a corrective action plan if it determines through studies that its system would experience performance issues. For less common scenarios that could result in potentially severe impacts such as cascading (i.e., extreme events), the planning entity must conduct a comprehensive analysis to understand both the potential impacts on its system and the types of actions that could reduce or mitigate those impacts.
Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 is also responsive to Order No. 786 by modifying the requirements for stability analysis to require an entity to assess the impact of the possible unavailability of long lead time equipment, consistent with the entityâs spare equipment strategy. Accordingly, pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA, the Commission approves Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 as just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest.
US Code:
16 USC 824o
Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005
For TPL-001-5.1 the number of respondents has been increased slightly to reflect the type of entities -planning coordinators reflected and average over a three-year timeframe and tried to account for overlap between entities, but the overall annual manhours remain about the same. With this renewal the table more accurately represent the entities on a yearly basis.
The entities with responsibility for these standards â planning coordinators (PC=61) and transmission planners (TP=205) are taken from the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4, 2022 (updated from the 60-day notice) for unique US entities.
For TPL-007-4 the number of respondents has been reduced as the standard (TPL-007-4) was revised several times and individual information collection respondent counts result in same type of entity being counted multiple times. The change also corrects in TPL-007-4 the distribution provided (DP) was used instead of transmission provider (TP) so was a contributing factor to the overall decrease in number of respondents. The updated values more truly represent the cumulative responsibility of each entity on the work they must do, and the overall annual manhours remains about the same. With this renewal the table for TPL-007-4 more accurately represent the entities on a yearly basis.
The entities with responsibility for these standards have been updated to (generator owner (GO = 1,107), transmission owner (TO = 326), planning coordinator (PC = 61), and transmission planner (TP= 205)) are taken from the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4, 2022, for unique US entities.
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David O'Conner 202 502-6695
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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:
(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-725N 30-day notice (Published).pdf
FERC-725N 30-day notice 1-18-2023 (Issued) .docx
TPL-007-4 Planning Coordinator