2024-31432. Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment Request; Extension

Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System—Reliability Standard PRC-004-6 (FERC-725G1) Annual Estimates of Respondents' Burdens

A. Number of respondents	B. Annual number of responses per respondent	C. Total number of responses	D. Average burden & cost per response 5	E. Total annual burden hours & total annual cost	F. Cost per respondent ($)
		(column A × column B)		(column C × column D)	(column E ÷ column A)
930	1	930	16 hrs.; $1,130.72	14,880 hrs.; $1,051,570 (rounded)	$1,130.72

FERC-725G4

Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard PRC-010-2 (Under Voltage Load Shedding).

OMB Control No.: 1902-0282.

Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725G4 information collection requirements.^[6]

Abstract: The Commission collects information under FERC-725G4 in accordance with section 215 of the FPA and 18 CFR parts 39 and 40. Reliability Standard PRC-010-2 requires respondents to submit date-stamped documentation of their compliance with the relevant UVLS Program.⁷

Types of Respondents: UVLS Entities.⁸

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates 25 responses annually, and per-response burdens of 48 hours and $4,176.⁹ The total estimated burdens per year are 25 responses, 1,200 hours, and $104,400. These burdens are itemized in the following table:

Mandatory Reliability Standards—Reliability Standard PRC-010-2 (Under Voltage Load Shedding) (FERC-725G4) Annual Estimates of Respondents' Burdens

A. Number of respondents	B. Annual number of responses per respondent	C. Total number of responses	D. Average burden & cost per response 10	E. Total annual burden hours & total annual cost	F. Cost per respondent ($)
		(Column A × Column B)		(Column C × Column D)	(Column E ÷ Column A)
31	1	31	48 hrs.; $3,392.16	1,488 hrs.; $105,156.96	$3,392.16

FERC-725P1

Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance).

OMB Control No.: 1902-0280.

Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725P1 information collection requirements.^[11]

Abstract: The Commission collects information under FERC-725P1 in accordance with section 215 of the FPA and 18 CFR parts 39 and 40. Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 requires that transmission and generation protection systems affecting the reliability of the Bulk-Power System are maintained and tested.

Types of Respondents: Distribution providers, generator owners and transmission owners Entities.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates 1,861 responses annually, and per-response burdens of 2 hours and $141.34.^[12] The total estimated burdens per year are 1,861 responses, 3,722 hours, and $263,033.74. These burdens are itemized in the following table:

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Mandatory Reliability Standards—Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance) (FERC-725P1) Annual Estimates of Respondents' Burdens

A. Number of respondents	B. Annual number of responses per respondent	C. Total number of responses	D. Average burden & cost per response 13	E. Total annual burden hours & total annual cost	F. Cost per respondent ($)
		(Column A × Column B)		(Column C × Column D)	(Column E ÷ Column A)
325 (TO)	1	325	2 hrs.; $141.34	650 hrs.; $45,935.50	$141.34
1,238 (GO)	1	1,238	2 hrs.; $141.34	2,476 hrs.; $174,978.92	$141.34
298 (DP)	1	298	2 hrs.; $141.34	596 hrs.; $42,119.32	$141.34
Total		1,861		3,722 hr., 263,033.74

725G1, 725G4 and 725P1 Merge Back Into 725G (1902-0252)

Abstract: On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into law the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).^[14] EPAct 2005 added a new section 215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission review and approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the Commission can independently enforce Reliability Standards.^[15]

The information collected by the FERC-725G is required to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).² Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate bulk power grid.

Mandatory Reliability Standards—Reliability Standard for FERC-725G (1902-0252) Annual Estimates of Respondents' Burdens

FERC-725G	C. Total annual responses	D. Total average burden & cost per response 16	E. Total annual burden hours & total annual cost	F. Cost per respondent ($)
	(Column A × Column B)		(Column C × Column D)	(Column E ÷ Column A)
FERC-725-G1, Total PRC-004-6	930	16 hrs.; $1,130.72	14,880 hrs.; $1,051,569.60	$1,130.72
FERC-725-G4, Total PRC-010-2	31	48 hrs.; $3,392.16	1,488 hrs.; $105,156.96	3,392.16
FERC-725-P1, Total PRC-005-6	1,861	2 hrs.; $141.34	3,722 hr., 263,033.74	141.34
Currently approved FERC-725G Totals	11,367		762,718
FERC-725-G New Total	14,189		782,808