FERC-725Z, (DLO in RD25-10 and IC26-1), Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability Standards
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/08/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2026
3,479
4,043
62,796
74,742
0
0
The commission is seeking approval on the renewal of all existing standards and the revision of IRO-010-5: Reliability Standard IRO-010-5 is currently located in the FERC-725Z (OMB Control No. 1902-0276) collection. The purpose of the standard is to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages that adversely impact reliability by ensuring each reliability coordinator has the data and information it needs to plan, monitor and assess the operation of its reliability coordinator area. The category 2 generator owners and operators will now have to meet Requirement R3 that requires the generator owners and generator operators to satisfy the obligations of the documented specifications from the reliability coordinator on data and information needed for the operational planning analyses, real-time monitoring, and real-time assessments.
The entities for IRO-010-5 will now include generator owners and generator operators that have non-bulk electric system (BES) inverter-based resources (IBR) that either have or contribute to an aggregate nameplate capacity of greater than or equal to 20 MVA, connected through a system designed primarily for delivering such capacity to a common point of connection at a voltage greater than or equal to 60 kV (category 2). Staff review using NERC data estimate 801 new entities will have burden under revised IRO-010-5.
The total number of entities identify as having a burden for IRO standards include the existing body of applicable entities (2,678) and the new applicable entities (801) in revised IRO-010-5 for an overall total 3,479.
Any one-time burden on previous collections will be removed for this estimate.
Including Removal of RD23-6 and RD22-2
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-725Z Supporting Statement 4.7.26.docx
IC26-1 30-day notice (Published).pdf
IRO-010-5 Year 1-3 (RD23-6)