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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD24–2–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725E); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice for revision and
extension of information collection and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 the revision and
extension to the information collection,
FERC–725E (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Western Electric
Coordinating Council).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
SUMMARY:
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RD24–2–000) on FERC–725E by one of
the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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 https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725E, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Western
Electric Coordinating Council (WECC).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0246.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension to the FERC–725E
information collection requirements.
Abstract: FERC–725E is the
information collection that is required
to implement the statutory provisions of
section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of
the FPA buttresses the Commission’s
efforts to strengthen the reliability of the
interstate grid through the grant of new
authority by providing for a system of
mandatory Reliability Standards
developed by the Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO). Reliability
Standards that the ERO proposes to the
Commission may include Reliability
Standards that are proposed to the ERO
by a Regional Entity.1 A Regional Entity
is an entity that has been approved by
the Commission to enforce Reliability
Standards under delegated authority
from the ERO.2 On June 8, 2008, the
Commission approved eight regional
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Reliability Standards submitted by the
ERO that were proposed by WECC.3
WECC promotes bulk electric system
reliability in the Western
Interconnection. WECC is the Regional
Entity responsible for compliance
monitoring and enforcement. In
addition, WECC provides an
environment for the development of
Reliability Standards and the
coordination of the operating and
planning activities of its members as set
forth in the WECC Bylaws.
There are several regional Reliability
Standards in the WECC region. These
regional Reliability Standards generally
require entities to document compliance
with substantive requirements, retain
documentation, and submit reports to
WECC.
In RD24–2–000, standard VAR–501–
WECC–3.1 is being updated for syntax
and the proposed changes have been
deemed non-substantive. The currently
approved VAR–501–WECC–3.1 is being
replaced by VAR–501–WECC–4. The
changes include updates to document
numbering, the removal and
replacement of obsolete language, and
removal of redundant language.
For the purposes of the extension, the
following standards will remain
unchanged:
• BAL–002–WECC–3 (Contingency
Reserve) 4 requires balancing authorities
and reserve sharing groups to document
compliance with the contingency
reserve requirements described in the
standard.
• BAL–004–WECC–3 (Automatic
Time Error Correction) 5 requires
balancing authorities to document that
time error corrections and primary
inadvertent interchange payback were
conducted according to the
requirements in the standard.
• FAC–501–WECC–2 (Transmission
Maintenance) 6 requires transmission
owners with certain transmission paths
to have a transmission maintenance and
inspection plan and to document
maintenance and inspection activities
according to the plan.
• IRO–006–WECC–3 (Qualified
Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF)
Relief) 7 requires balancing authorities
and reliability coordinators to document
actions taken to mitigate unscheduled
flow.
• VAR–501–WECC–4 (Power System
Stabilizers (PSS)) requires the Western
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Interconnection is operated in a
coordinated manner under normal and
abnormal conditions by establishing the
performance criteria for WECC power
system stabilizers.
Type of Respondents: Balancing
authorities, reserve sharing groups,
transmission owners, reliability
coordinators, transmission operators,
generator operators and generator
owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 We
provide the tables below with burden
estimates which show the current
burden estimates which include the
ongoing burden associated with
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, which are not changing in
RD24–2–000. Further, the change in
RD24–2–000 is considered nonsubstantive, therefore, the Commission
is estimating that there is no change in
the burden estimates from the currently
approved estimates.
In Table 1, the Commission highlights
the burden estimates for the VAR–501–
WECC–4 (updated in Docket no. RD24–
2–000). In Table 2, the Commission
estimates the total estimated burden for
the entirety of the FERC 725E collection.
FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, CHANGES IN
DOCKET NO. RD24–2–000
Entity
I
Number of
respondents 9
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(1)
(2)
Annual
number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost 10 per
response
($)
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
I (1) * (2) = (3)
Standard VAR–501–WECC–4
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Reporting Requirements
Generator Owners and/or
Operators annual ........
Recordkeeping Requirements
Generator Owners and/or
Operators annual ........
311
2
622
1 hr.; $91.81
622 hrs.; $57,105.82
$183.62
311
2
622
0.5 hrs.; 28.07
311 hrs.; $17,459.54
56.14
3 N. Am. Electric Reliability Corp., 119 FERC
¶ 61,260 (2007).
4 BAL–002–WECC–2 is included in the OMBapproved inventory for FERC–725E. On November
9, 2016, NERC and WECC submitted a joint petition
for approval of an interpretation of BAL–002–
WECC–2, to be designated BAL–002–WECC–2a.
BAL–002–WECC–2a was approved by order in
Docket No. RD17–3–000 on January 24, 2017. The
Order determined: ‘‘The proposed interpretation
provides clarification regarding the types of
resources that may be used to satisfy Contingency
Reserve requirements in regional Reliability
Standard BAL–002–WECC–2.’’ BAL–002–WECC–2a
did not trigger the Paperwork Reduction Act and
did not affect the burden estimate. BAL–002–
WECC–2a is being included in this Notice and the
Commission’s submittal to OMB as part of the
FERC–725E. BAL–002–WECC–3 became effective
June 28, 2021, under docket RM19–20–000 in Order
No. 876, replacing BAL–002–WECC–2a.
5 BAL–004–WECC–3 was approved under docket
RD18–2–000 on May 30, 2018.
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6 FAC–501–WECC–2 was approved under docket
RD18–5–000 on May 30, 2018.
7 On December 20, 2013, NERC and WECC
submitted a joint petition for approval of IRO–006–
WECC–2 and retirement of IRO–006–WECC–1.
IRO–006–WECC–2 was approved by order in
Docket No. RD14–9–000 on May 13, 2014. IRO–
006–WECC–3 was approved by order in Docket No.
RD19–4–000 on May 10, 2019. Because the
reporting burden for IRO–006–WECC–3 did not
increase for entities that operate within the Western
Interconnection, FERC submitted the order to OMB
for information only. The burden related to IRO–
006–WECC–3 does not differ from the burden of
IRO–006–WECC–2, which is included in the OMBapproved inventory. IRO–006–WECC–3 is being
included in this Notice and the Commission’s
submittal to OMB as part of FERC–725E.
8 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
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collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
9 The number of respondents is derived from the
NERC Compliance Registry as of December 15,
2023.
10 For VAR–501–WECC–4, the 2023 hourly cost
(for salary plus benefits) uses the figures from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for three positions
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. These figures include salary (https://
bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits
(https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and
are:
1. Manager: $106.33/hour
2. Engineer: $77.29/hour
3. Information and Record Clerk: $56.14/hour
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements
($91.81) is an average of the cost of a manager and
engineer. The hourly cost for recordkeeping
requirements uses the cost of an Information and
Record Clerk ($56.14/hour).
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FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, CHANGES IN
DOCKET NO. RD24–2–000—Continued
Entity
Burden Annual for
VAR–501–WECC–
4 ...........................
Number of
respondents 9
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Annual
number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost 10 per
response
($)
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
........................
........................
........................
..............................
Net Burden for FERC–725E, for
Submittal to OMB. The table below
describes the new and continuing
information collection requirements and
the associated burden for FERC–725E.
(The burden in Table 2 refers to burden
associated with VAR–501–WECC–4,
BAL–002–WECC–3, BAL–004–WECC–3,
933 hrs.; $74,565.36
........................
FAC–501–WECC–2, and IRO–006–
WECC–3).
FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL
[Continuing information collection requirements]
Entity
I
Number of
respondents 11
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(1)
(2)
Annual
number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost
per response
($)
Total annual burden
hours & total
annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
I (1) * (2) = (3)
Reporting Requirements
Balancing Authorities .............
Transmission Owners that operate qualified transfer
paths ...................................
Reliability Coordinators ..........
Reserve Sharing Group .........
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual for VAR–
501–WECC–4 .....................
34
1
34
21 hrs., $1,928.01
714 hrs., $65,552.34
$1,928.01
5
2
2
3
1
1
15
2
2
40 hrs., 3,672.40
1 hr., 91.81
1 hr., 91.81
600 hrs., 55,086.00
2 hr., 183.62
2 hrs., 183.62
11,017.20
91.81
91.81
311
2
622
1 hr.; 91.81
622 hrs.; 57,105.82
183.62
Total Annual Reporting Requirements for FERC–725E ......................................................................
1,940 hrs.;
$178,111.40
........................
Recordkeeping Requirements
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Balancing Authorities .............
Balancing Authorities (IRO–
006) ....................................
Reliability Coordinator ............
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual for VAR–
501–WECC–4 .....................
34
1
34
2.1 hrs., 117.89
71.4 hrs., 4,008.40
117.89
34
2
1
1
34
2
1 hr., 56.14
1 hr.; 56.14
34 hrs., 1,908.76
2 hr.; 112.28
56.14
56.14
311
2
622
0.5 hrs.; 28.07
311 hrs.; 17,459.54
56.14
Total Annual Recordkeeping for FERC–725E .....................................................................................
418.4 hrs.;
$23,488.98
........................
Total Annual Burden for FERC–725E ..................................................................................................
2,358.4 hrs.;
$201,600.38
........................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
11 The
number of respondents is derived from the
NERC Compliance Registry as of December 15,
2023, and represent unique US register entities in
the WECC regional area.
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(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD24-2-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725E); Comment
Request; Revision and Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice for revision and extension of information collection 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 the revision and extension to the
information collection, FERC-725E (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Western Electric Coordinating Council).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. RD24-
2-000) on FERC-725E by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. 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 https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western
Electric Coordinating Council (WECC).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0246.
Type of Request: Revision and extension to the FERC-725E
information collection requirements.
Abstract: FERC-725E is the information collection that is required
to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the
Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate
grid through the grant of new authority by providing for a system of
mandatory Reliability Standards developed by the Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO). Reliability Standards that the ERO proposes to the
Commission may include Reliability Standards that are proposed to the
ERO by a Regional Entity.\1\ A Regional Entity is an entity that has
been approved by the Commission to enforce Reliability Standards under
delegated authority from the ERO.\2\ On June 8, 2008, the Commission
approved eight regional
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Reliability Standards submitted by the ERO that were proposed by
WECC.\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(4).
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4).
\3\ N. Am. Electric Reliability Corp., 119 FERC ] 61,260 (2007).
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WECC promotes bulk electric system reliability in the Western
Interconnection. WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for compliance
monitoring and enforcement. In addition, WECC provides an environment
for the development of Reliability Standards and the coordination of
the operating and planning activities of its members as set forth in
the WECC Bylaws.
There are several regional Reliability Standards in the WECC
region. These regional Reliability Standards generally require entities
to document compliance with substantive requirements, retain
documentation, and submit reports to WECC.
In RD24-2-000, standard VAR-501-WECC-3.1 is being updated for
syntax and the proposed changes have been deemed non-substantive. The
currently approved VAR-501-WECC-3.1 is being replaced by VAR-501-WECC-
4. The changes include updates to document numbering, the removal and
replacement of obsolete language, and removal of redundant language.
For the purposes of the extension, the following standards will
remain unchanged:
BAL-002-WECC-3 (Contingency Reserve) \4\ requires
balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups to document compliance
with the contingency reserve requirements described in the standard.
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\4\ BAL-002-WECC-2 is included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC-725E. On November 9, 2016, NERC and WECC submitted a joint
petition for approval of an interpretation of BAL-002-WECC-2, to be
designated BAL-002-WECC-2a. BAL-002-WECC-2a was approved by order in
Docket No. RD17-3-000 on January 24, 2017. The Order determined:
``The proposed interpretation provides clarification regarding the
types of resources that may be used to satisfy Contingency Reserve
requirements in regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-2.'' BAL-
002-WECC-2a did not trigger the Paperwork Reduction Act and did not
affect the burden estimate. BAL-002-WECC-2a is being included in
this Notice and the Commission's submittal to OMB as part of the
FERC-725E. BAL-002-WECC-3 became effective June 28, 2021, under
docket RM19-20-000 in Order No. 876, replacing BAL-002-WECC-2a.
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BAL-004-WECC-3 (Automatic Time Error Correction) \5\
requires balancing authorities to document that time error corrections
and primary inadvertent interchange payback were conducted according to
the requirements in the standard.
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\5\ BAL-004-WECC-3 was approved under docket RD18-2-000 on May
30, 2018.
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FAC-501-WECC-2 (Transmission Maintenance) \6\ requires
transmission owners with certain transmission paths to have a
transmission maintenance and inspection plan and to document
maintenance and inspection activities according to the plan.
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\6\ FAC-501-WECC-2 was approved under docket RD18-5-000 on May
30, 2018.
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IRO-006-WECC-3 (Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow
(USF) Relief) \7\ requires balancing authorities and reliability
coordinators to document actions taken to mitigate unscheduled flow.
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\7\ On December 20, 2013, NERC and WECC submitted a joint
petition for approval of IRO-006-WECC-2 and retirement of IRO-006-
WECC-1. IRO-006-WECC-2 was approved by order in Docket No. RD14-9-
000 on May 13, 2014. IRO-006-WECC-3 was approved by order in Docket
No. RD19-4-000 on May 10, 2019. Because the reporting burden for
IRO-006-WECC-3 did not increase for entities that operate within the
Western Interconnection, FERC submitted the order to OMB for
information only. The burden related to IRO-006-WECC-3 does not
differ from the burden of IRO-006-WECC-2, which is included in the
OMB-approved inventory. IRO-006-WECC-3 is being included in this
Notice and the Commission's submittal to OMB as part of FERC-725E.
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VAR-501-WECC-4 (Power System Stabilizers (PSS)) requires
the Western Interconnection is operated in a coordinated manner under
normal and abnormal conditions by establishing the performance criteria
for WECC power system stabilizers.
Type of Respondents: Balancing authorities, reserve sharing groups,
transmission owners, reliability coordinators, transmission operators,
generator operators and generator owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \8\ We provide the tables below with
burden estimates which show the current burden estimates which include
the ongoing burden associated with reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, which are not changing in RD24-2-000. Further, the change
in RD24-2-000 is considered non-substantive, therefore, the Commission
is estimating that there is no change in the burden estimates from the
currently approved estimates.
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\8\ 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 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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In Table 1, the Commission highlights the burden estimates for the
VAR-501-WECC-4 (updated in Docket no. RD24-2-000). In Table 2, the
Commission estimates the total estimated burden for the entirety of the
FERC 725E collection.
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\9\ The number of respondents is derived from the NERC
Compliance Registry as of December 15, 2023.
\10\ For VAR-501-WECC-4, the 2023 hourly cost (for salary plus
benefits) uses the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for
three positions involved in the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. These figures include salary (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
1. Manager: $106.33/hour
2. Engineer: $77.29/hour
3. Information and Record Clerk: $56.14/hour
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements ($91.81) is an
average of the cost of a manager and engineer. The hourly cost for
recordkeeping requirements uses the cost of an Information and
Record Clerk ($56.14/hour).
FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council, Changes in Docket No. RD24-2-000
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Number of Annual number Average burden Total annual burden Cost per
Entity respondents of responses Annual number hrs. & cost \10\ hours & total annual respondent
\9\ per respondent of responses per response ($) cost ($) ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) =
(3) (6)
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Standard VAR-501-WECC-4
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Reporting Requirements
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual... 311 2 622 1 hr.; $91.81 622 hrs.; $57,105.82 $183.62
Recordkeeping Requirements
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual... 311 2 622 0.5 hrs.; 28.07 311 hrs.; $17,459.54 56.14
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Burden Annual for VAR-501-WECC-4....... .............. .............. .............. ................. 933 hrs.; $74,565.36 ..............
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Net Burden for FERC-725E, for Submittal to OMB. The table below
describes the new and continuing information collection requirements
and the associated burden for FERC-725E. (The burden in Table 2 refers
to burden associated with VAR-501-WECC-4, BAL-002-WECC-3, BAL-004-WECC-
3, FAC-501-WECC-2, and IRO-006-WECC-3).
FERC-725E, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council
[Continuing information collection requirements]
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Number of Annual number Average burden Total annual burden
Entity respondents of responses Annual number hrs. & cost per hours & total annual Cost per
\11\ per respondent of responses response ($) cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1) =
(3) (6)
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Reporting Requirements
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Balancing Authorities.......................... 34 1 34 21 hrs., 714 hrs., $65,552.34 $1,928.01
$1,928.01
Transmission Owners that operate qualified 5 3 15 40 hrs., 3,672.40 600 hrs., 55,086.00 11,017.20
transfer paths................................
Reliability Coordinators....................... 2 1 2 1 hr., 91.81 2 hr., 183.62 91.81
Reserve Sharing Group.......................... 2 1 2 1 hr., 91.81 2 hrs., 183.62 91.81
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual for 311 2 622 1 hr.; 91.81 622 hrs.; 57,105.82 183.62
VAR-501-WECC-4................................
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Total Annual Reporting Requirements for FERC-725E............................................................. 1,940 hrs.; ..............
$178,111.40
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Recordkeeping Requirements
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Balancing Authorities.......................... 34 1 34 2.1 hrs., 117.89 71.4 hrs., 4,008.40 117.89
Balancing Authorities (IRO-006)................ 34 1 34 1 hr., 56.14 34 hrs., 1,908.76 56.14
Reliability Coordinator........................ 2 1 2 1 hr.; 56.14 2 hr.; 112.28 56.14
Generator Owners and/or Operators annual for 311 2 622 0.5 hrs.; 28.07 311 hrs.; 17,459.54 56.14
VAR-501-WECC-4................................
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Total Annual Recordkeeping for FERC-725E...................................................................... 418.4 hrs.; ..............
$23,488.98
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Total Annual Burden for FERC-725E............................................................................. 2,358.4 hrs.; ..............
$201,600.38
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of
information is 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 estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\11\ The number of respondents is derived from the NERC
Compliance Registry as of December 15, 2023, and represent unique US
register entities in the WECC regional area.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Debbie-Anne Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02377 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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