[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 143 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44875-44880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15977]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD20-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A, FERC-
725D, FERC-725F, FERC-725G, FERC-725L, and FERC-725Z); Comment Request;
Revision
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revised information collections and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on revisions to the information
collections, FERC-725A (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System), FERC-725D (Facilities Design, Connections and
Maintenance Reliability Standards), FERC-725F (Mandatory Reliability
Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination), FERC-725G
(Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System: PRC Reliability
Standards), FERC-725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: MOD Reliability Standards), and FERC-725Z (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability Standards), in Docket No. RD20-
4-000 and will be submitting them to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review of the respective information collection
requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due September 22,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. RD20-4-000
by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: FERC-725A, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System; FERC-725D, Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards; FERC-725F, Mandatory Reliability Standard for
Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination; FERC-725G, Reliability Standards
for the Bulk Power System: PRC Reliability Standards; FERC-725L,
Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: MOD
Reliability Standards; and FERC-725Z, Mandatory Reliability Standards:
IRO Reliability Standards.
OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0244 (FERC-725A); 1902-0247 (FERC-725D);
1902-0249 (FERC-725F); 1902-0252 (FERC-725G); 1902-0261 (FERC-725L);
and 1902-0276 (FERC-725Z)
Type of Request: Revisions to FERC-725A, FERC-725D, FERC-725F,
FERC-725G, FERC-725L, and FERC-725Z information collection
requirements, as discussed in Docket No. RD20-4-000.
Abstract: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation
(NERC) filed a petition to modify seven Reliability Standards.
On February 21, 2020, NERC filed a petition in Docket No. RD20-4-
000 \1\ requesting Commission approval of:
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\1\ The petition and exhibits are posted in the Commission's
eLibrary system in Docket No. RD20-4-000 (Standards Alignment with
Registration Petition).
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Reliability Standard TOP-003-4 (Operational Reliability
Data),
Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection
Studies),
Reliability Standard NUC-001-4 (Nuclear Plant Interface
Coordination),
Reliability Standard PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency
Load Shedding),
Reliability Standard MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data),
Reliability Standard MOD-033-2 (Steady-State and Dynamic
System Model Validation), and
Reliability Standard IRO-010-3 (Reliability Coordinator
Data Specification and Collection)
NERC is requesting approval of the seven proposed Reliability
Standards pursuant to Section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act
(``FPA'') \2\ and Sec. 39.5 \3\ of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (``FERC'' or ``Commission'') regulations. The revisions in
the proposed Reliability Standards will align these standards with the
previously-approved changes to the NERC registration criteria \4\ by
removing reference to entities \5\ that are no longer registered with
NERC. In proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-4, NERC adds the UFLS-
only Distribution Provider as an applicable entity. In two instances,
NERC has proposed changes that will promote consistent use of the term
Planning Coordinator across the Reliability Standards.\6\
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2018).
\3\ 18 CFR 39.5 (2019).
\4\ Order on Electric Reliability Organization Risk Based
Registration Initiative and Requiring Compliance Filing, 150 FERC ]
61,213 (2015); Order on Compliance Filing, 153 FERC ] 61,024 (2015).
\5\ NERC's risk-based registration initiative resulted in the
removal of the load-serving entity and purchasing-selling entity
from the NERC compliance registry.
\6\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 7.
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The Commission's request to OMB will reflect the following:
Elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving
entity (LSE) function in Requirement R5 of proposed Reliability
Standard TOP-003-4.\7\ The petition states that the currently effective
standard is applicable to the transmission operator, balancing
authority, generator owner, generator operator, load-serving entity,
transmission owner, and distribution provider. As the load-serving
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to
remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed
Reliability Standard TOP-003-4 and remove reference to this entity in
Requirement R5.\8\
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\7\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, TOP-003-3, is included in FERC-725A.
\8\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 14.
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Elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving
entity (LSE) function in Requirement R3 of proposed Reliability
Standard FAC-002-3.\9\ The NERC petition states as the load-serving
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to
remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed
Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 and remove reference to this entity in
Requirement R3.\10\
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\9\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, FAC-002-2, is included in FERC-725D.
\10\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 8.
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Removal of the load-serving entity (LSE) function in the
applicability section of proposed Reliability Standard NUC-001-4.\11\
The NERC petition states as the load-serving entity is no longer a NERC
registration category, NERC proposes to remove this entity from the
list of applicable transmission entities in the applicability section
of proposed Reliability Standard NUC-001-4.\12\ Removing this function
from the list of transmission entities will not change the estimated
burden associated with this standard.
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\11\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, NUC-001-3, is included in FERC-725F.
\12\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 12.
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Addition of the burden associated with UFLS-only
distribution providers to proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-4.\13\
The petition states that the currently effective standard is applicable
to planning coordinators, ``UFLS entities'' (which may include
transmission owners and distribution providers that own, operate, or
control UFLS equipment), and transmission owners that own certain
elements. In proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-4, NERC proposes to
add the UFLS-only distribution provider as an applicable UFLS
entity.\14\
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\13\ The burden associated with the Commission approved
standard, PRC-006-2, is included in FERC-725G. The current version
of this standard, PRC-006-3, was adopted by the NERC Board of
Trustees on August 10, 2017. Reliability Standard PRC-006-3 was not
submitted to the Commission for approval because it is identical to
the Commission-approved version, PRC-006-2. The only change was a
revision to the regional variance for the Quebec Interconnection and
does not impact the requirements for entities in the United States.
\14\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 13.
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Elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving
entity (LSE) function in Requirement R1 of proposed Reliability
Standard MOD-031-3.\15\ The NERC petition states as the load-serving
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to
remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed
Reliability Standard MOD-031-3 and remove reference to this entity in
Requirement R1, Part 1.1, where it is listed as an ``Applicable
Entity'' for purposes of Requirements R2 and R4.\16\
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\15\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, MOD-031-2, is included in FERC-725L.
\16\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 10.
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Additionally, NERC proposes to strike the term ``Planning
Authority'' from the applicability section of the standard and the
explanatory text that follows. The preferred terminology for the
responsible entity that coordinates and integrates transmission
facilities and service plans, resource plans, and protection systems is
``Planning Coordinator.'' \17\ This is a terminology change and will
not result in a change in burden.
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\17\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 10.
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Modification of the term ``Planning Authority'' to
``Planning Coordinator'' in proposed Reliability Standard MOD-033-
2.\18\ In the petition, NERC proposes to strike the term ``Planning
Authority'' from the applicability section of the standard and the
explanatory text that follows. The proposed change is intended to
promote consistent use of ``Planning Coordinator'' throughout the
Reliability Standards.\19\ This is a terminology change and will not
result in a change in burden.
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\18\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, MOD-033-1, is included in FERC-725L.
\19\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 11.
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Elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving
entity (LSE) function in Requirement R3 of proposed Reliability
Standard IRO-010-3.\20\ The NERC petition states as the load-serving
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to
remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed
Reliability Standard IRO-010-3 and remove reference to this entity in
Requirement R3.\21\
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\20\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, IRO-010-2, is included in FERC-725Z.
\21\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 9.
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Type of Respondents: Reliability coordinator (RC), balancing
authority (BA), transmission owner (TO), transmission operator (TOP),
generator owner (GO), generator operator (GOP), distribution provider
(DP), UFLS-only distribution provider (UFLS-only DP), planning
coordinator (PC), and transmission planner (TP).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \22\ The Commission based its estimates
on the NERC compliance registry as of April 10, 2020. According to the
registry, there are 12 reliability coordinators, 98 balancing
authorities, 314 distribution providers, 63 UFLS-only distribution
providers, 973 generator owners, 916 generator operators, 321
transmission owners, 169 transmission operators, 64 planning
coordinators, and 196 transmission planners in the United States. NERC
registered entities can be registered as multiple functions, and the
burden estimates reflect the overlapping of functions per entity
respondent.
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\22\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
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Changes Due to Docket No. RD20-4
The changes proposed in Docket No. RD20-4-000 include the removal
of load-serving entity from the applicability of five Reliability
Standards; addition of UFLS-only distribution provider in one
Reliability Standard; and a terminology change of ``planning
authority'' to ``planning coordinator'' in the applicability of two
Reliability Standards. The load-serving entity function was removed
from the NERC compliance registry in October 2015 as a result of the
risk-based registration order.\23\ Prior to the removal of the load-
serving entity function, the NERC compliance registry in early 2015
included 446 registered load-serving entities, however, many of these
entities were also registered as other functions and remained on the
registry. NERC deregistered 63 load-serving entities from the
compliance registry on October 15, 2015, coinciding with the Commission
approval of NERC's risk-based registration initiative.\24\
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\23\ Order on Electric Reliability Organization Risk Based
Registration Initiative and Requiring Compliance Filing, 150 FERC ]
61,213 (2015); Order on Compliance Filing, 153 FERC ] 61,024 (2015).
\24\ NERC posts its list of deregistered entities at the
following link. https://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Registration%20and%20Certification%20DL/NCR%20Deregistered%20Entities.xls.
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The proposed Reliability Standard NUC-001-4 modification of
removing the load-serving entity from its applicability is not a
substantive change and does not require a change in burden. This is due
to the current burden assumptions based on: (1) The number of nuclear
plants in the United States, and (2) applicability including two
transmission entities \25\ for each nuclear plant. The removal of load-
serving entity from the list of possible transmission entities does not
change these assumptions.
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\25\ The current Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 defines the
phrase ``transmission entities'' as all entities that are
responsible for providing services related to nuclear plant
interface requirements (NPIRs). Such entities may include one or
more of the following: transmission operators, transmission owners,
transmission planners, transmission service providers, balancing
authorities, reliability coordinators, planning coordinators,
distribution providers, load-serving entities, generator owners, and
generator operators.
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The Commission staff estimates the program changes, due to Docket
No. RD20-4, for the listed information collections. Because the
affected Reliability Standards were implemented at various times since
Order No. 693 in March 2007, using the hourly cost estimates in effect
at that time, we are being conservative and not showing cost estimates
for the changes.
Adjustments, Updates, and Clarification of Estimates (Not Due to Docket
No. RD20-4)
In addition to the changes identified in Docket No. RD20-4-000, the
Commission is updating the entire burden estimates for six of the
Reliability Standards. These adjustments are warranted based on updates
to the number of applicable registered entities and to ensure that the
burden for each applicable function is quantified with clear
granularity.
The table also includes adjustments due to normal industry
fluctuations (e.g., companies merging or splitting, going into or
leaving the industry, or filling more or fewer roles in the NERC
registry); the figures are based on the NERC registry as of April 10,
2020.
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Proposed Changes to Burden Due to Docket No. RD20-4-000 and Adjustments and Clarifications \26\
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Number of Annual number Average burden
Reliability standard & respondents & of responses Annual number hrs. per Total annual
requirements type of entity per respondent of responses response burden hours
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)............ (3) * (4) = (5)
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FERC-725A, OMB Control No. 1902-0244
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TOP-003-4 (Operational -3 (TOP & BA).. 1 -3............. 230 hrs........ -690 hrs.
Reliability Data), R1-R5, &
Evidence Retention--
adjustment.
TOP-003-4 (Operational 1,363 (GO, GOP, 1 1,363.......... 8 hrs.......... 10,904 hrs.
Reliability Data), R5 TO & DP).
&Evidence Retention--
program increase \27\.
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Net Sub-Total for FERC- ............... .............. 1,360 (net ............... 10,214 hr. (net
725A. increase). increase).
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FERC-725D, OMB Control No. 1902-0247
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FAC-002-3 (Facility +20 (PC & TP).. 1 +20............ 32 hrs......... 640 hrs.
Interconnection Studies) R1
Study--adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility +20 (PC & TP).. 1 +20............ 1 hr........... 20 hrs.
Interconnection Studies) R1
Evidence Retention--
adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility -93 (TO, GO & 1 -93............ 16 hrs......... -1,488 hrs.
Interconnection Studies) R2- DP) \29\.
R5 Coordination--(program
decrease & adjustment
decrease) \28\.
FAC-002-3 (Facility -93(TO, GO & 1 -93............ 1 hr........... -93 hrs.
Interconnection Studies) R2- DP).
R5 Evidence Retention--
(program decrease &
adjustment decrease) \30\.
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Net Sub-Total for FERC- ............... .............. -146 (net ............... -921 hrs. (net
725D. reduction). reduction).
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FERC-725G, OMB Control No. 1902-0252
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PRC-006-4 (Automatic -80 (TO & DP).. 1 -80............ 47 hrs......... -3,760 hrs.
Underfrequency Load
Shedding) Reporting
Requirement--program
decrease \31\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic -80 (TO & DP).. 1 -80............ 5 hrs.......... -400 hrs.
Underfrequency Load
Shedding) Evidence
Retention--program decrease
\31\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic 64 (PC)........ 1 64............. 47 hrs......... 3,008 hrs.
Underfrequency Load
Shedding) R1-R7, R11-R15
Reporting Requirement--
program increase &
clarification \32\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic 64 (PC)........ 1 64............. 5 hrs.......... 320 hrs.
Underfrequency Load
Shedding) R1-R7, R11-R15
Evidence Retention-program
increase & clarification
\32\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic 478 (TO, DP, 1 478............ 5 hrs.......... 2,390 hrs.
Underfrequency Load UFLS-only DP).
Shedding) R8-R10 Evidence
Retention--program increase
& clarification \33\.
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Net Sub-Total for FERC- ............... .............. 446 (net ............... 1,558 hrs. (net
725G. increase). increase).
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FERC-725L, OMB Control No. 1902-0261
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MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy -561 (DP, LSE, 1 -561........... 8 hrs.......... -4,488 hrs.
Data) Develop summary in TP & BA).
accordance w/R1, Subparts
1.5.4 and 1.5.5.--program
decrease & adjustment/
clarification \34\.
MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy 113 (PC & BA).. 1 113............ 8 hrs.......... 904 hrs.
Data) Develop data request
in accordance w/R1 and R3 &
Evidence Retention--
adjustment/clarification
\35\.
MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy 381 (TP, BA & 1 381............ 8 hrs.......... 3,048 hrs.
Data) Develop and provide DP).
data in accordance w/R2 and
R4 & Evidence Retention--
adjustment/clarification
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MOD-033-2 (Steady-State -14 (RC & TOP) 1 -14............ 8 hrs.......... -112 hrs.
Dynamic System Model \36\.
Validation) R2 Data
Submittal [for R2]--
adjustment.
MOD-033-2 (Steady-State -14 (PC, RC & 1 -14............ 1 hr........... -14 hrs.
Dynamic System Model TOP) \37\.
Validation),R1-R2, Evidence
Retention, adjustment.
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Net Sub-Total for FERC- ............... .............. -95 (net ............... -662 hrs.; (net
725L. reduction). reduction).
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FERC-725Z, OMB Control No. 1902-0276
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IRO-010-3 (Reliability +1 (RC)........ 1 1.............. 36 hrs......... +36 hrs.
Coordinator Data
Specification and
Collection) R1-R3 Evidence
Retention--adjustment.
IRO-010-3 (Reliability 1,388 (BA, GO, 1 1,388.......... 8 hrs.......... 11,104 hrs.
Coordinator Data GOP, TOP, TO &
Specification and DP).
Collection), R3 &Evidence
Retention--adjustment/
clarification \38\.
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Net Sub-Total for FERC- ............... .............. 1,389 (net ............... 11,140 hrs.;
725Z. increase). (net
increase).
Net Total Program ............... .............. ............... ............... +8,812 hrs.
Changes \39\.
Net Total Adjustments,.. ............... .............. ............... ............... +12,517 hrs.
Total Net Changes ............... .............. ............... ............... +21,329 hrs.
(Including Program
Changes and
Adjustments) \39\.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Commission, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the
burden and cost of the collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to
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respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
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\26\ The adjustments, due to normal industry fluctuations, are
based on figures in the NERC registry as of April 10, 2020.
\27\ This is not a program change (increase) due to Docket No.
RD20-4. Rather, we are correcting an earlier oversight. It appears
that the estimated burden figures for the GO, GOP, TO and DP were
inadvertently omitted from the package submitted to and approved by
OMB related to the Final Rule (Order No. 817, issued 11/19/2015) in
Docket No. RM15-16. The number of respondents is the current figure
based on the NERC registry.
\28\ The reduction of 93 respondents and corresponding burden
hours include 63 LSEs that were de-registered (program decrease of
1,008 hrs.) and an adjustment decrease of 30 respondents (480 hrs.)
due to normal industry fluctuations.
Out of the total decrease of 1,488 hours, the program decrease
of 1,008 hours [corresponding decrease of 63 responses] is due to
Docket No. RD20-4. The reduction of 480 hours is due to normal
adjustments.
\29\ Although 1,232 entities are registered as TO, DP, or GO, we
expect at the most 123 entities (ten percent) will seek to
interconnect and go through the study phase that may require
coordination in any given year.
\30\ The reduction of 93 respondents and corresponding burden
hours include 63 LSEs that were de-registered (program decrease of
63 hrs., due to Docket No. RD20-4) and an adjustment decrease of 30
respondents (30 hrs.) due to normal industry fluctuations.
\31\ The number of entities is being reduced in order to more
clearly identify the applicable entities in subsequent rows in this
table. As stated in the NERC Petition, ``[t]he currently effective
standard is applicable to Planning Coordinators, ``UFLS entities''
(which may include Transmission Owners and Distribution Providers
that own, operate, or control UFLS equipment), and Transmission
Owners that own certain Elements. In proposed Reliability Standard
PRC-006-4, NERC proposes to add the UFLS-Only Distribution Provider
as an applicable UFLS entity, consistent with the language in
Section III(b) of Appendix 5B of the NERC Rules of Procedure
(Statement of Compliance Registry Criteria) that the Reliability
Standards applicable to UFLS-Only Distribution Providers includes
prior effective versions of the PRC-006 standard.'' The changes are
not due to Docket No. RD20-4.
\32\ The increases are not due to Docket No. RD20-4. They are a
program increase of 64 PCs (and the corresponding hrs.) in order to
correct and clarify the estimates.
\33\ The program increase is due to adding 63 UFLS-only DPs due
to Docket No. RD20-4. In addition, 415 TOs and DPs were originally
estimated in FERC-725A due to Order No. 693. However, the estimates
and descriptions were not clearly spelled out, so we are clarifying
them. As a result, there are 315 hours (63*5 hours) and the
corresponding increase of 63 respondents of program increase due to
Docket No. RD20-4, and 2,075 hours (415*5 hours) of increase due to
adjustment.
\34\ The estimates reflect a program decrease of 63 de-
registered LSEs (and corresponding program decrease of 504 hrs.)
related to Docket No. RD20-4, and an adjustment/clarification
(decrease) of 498 DPs, TPs, and BAs (and corresponding decrease of
3,984 hrs.), not related to Docket No. RD20-4. The updated number of
381 DPs, TPs and BAs is listed in a new row clarifying their
applicability with Requirements R2 and R4. Requirement R2 requires
applicable entities to develop and provide data pursuant with
Requirement R1.
\35\ The 113 PCs and BAs were originally estimated in FERC-725A
due to Order No. 693. However, the estimates and descriptions were
not clearly spelled out, so we are clarifying them. [Some of this
burden may still be in FERC-725A (and double counted temporarily).]
\36\ The estimate is changing to 174 (from 188) due to normal
industry fluctuation.
\37\ The estimate is changing to 188 (from 194) due to normal
industry fluctuation.
\38\ The original Reliability Standard IRO-010-1a was included
in Order No. 748 (Docket No. RM10-15) under FERC-725A. The burden
for 11 RCs for IRO-010-2 (Order No. 817 in Docket No. RM15-16) was
covered by FERC-725Z. Some of this burden may still be in FERC-725A
(and double counted temporarily). This action is an adjustment and
not related to Docket No. RD20-4.
\39\ The net total program changes due to Docket No. RD20-4
result in a decrease of 1,260 hours and decrease of 126 respondents.
Dated: July 17, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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