[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66542-66546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD20-4-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1B), 
FERC-725D, FERC-725F, FERC-725G, and FERC-725L); Comment Request; 
Revision

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of 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(1B) (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), and FERC-725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the 
Bulk-Power System: MOD Reliability Standards) and submitting the 
information collections to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB 
and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as 
explained below.

DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due November 19, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the information collections to OMB 
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control 
Number(s) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent 
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. RD20-4-000, by any 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.
    Instructions:
    OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the 
search function under the ``Currently Under Review'' field, select 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit,'' and select 
``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
    FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with 
submission guidelines at: http://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 http://www.ferc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
DataClearance@FERC.gov and telephone at (202) 502-8663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: FERC-725A(1B) (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the 
Bulk-Power System),\1\ 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), and FERC-725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the 
Bulk-Power System: MOD Reliability Standards).
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    \1\ The 60-day Notice also proposed changes to the FERC-725A 
(OMB Control No. 1902-0244) and FERC-725Z (OMB Control No. 1902-
0276). However other items are pending OMB review under FERC-725A 
and FERC-725Z, and only one item per OMB Control No. can be pending 
OMB review at a time. In order to submit the proposed changes in 
Docket No. RD20-4-000 to OMB timely, we are submitting the proposed 
changes for FERC-725A and FERC-725Z to OMB under the placeholder 
information collection FERC-725A(1B) (OMB Control No. 1902-0292).
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    OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0292 (FERC-725A(1B)); 1902-0247 (FERC-725D); 
1902-0249 (FERC-725F); 1902-0252 (FERC-725G); and 1902-0261 (FERC-
725L).
    Type of Request: Revisions to FERC-725A(1B), FERC-725D, FERC-725F, 
FERC-725G, and FERC-725L information collection requirements, as 
discussed in Docket No. RD20-4-000.
    Abstract: The Commission published a 60-day Notice requesting 
public comments on July 24, 2020 (85 FR

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44875). Comments were due September 22, 2020; no comments were 
received.
    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 \2\ requesting Commission approval of:
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    \2\ 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'') \3\ and Section 39.5 \4\ 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 \5\ by 
removing reference to entities \6\ 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.\7\
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    \3\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2018).
    \4\ 18 CFR 39.5 (2020).
    \5\ 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).
    \6\ NERC's risk-based registration initiative resulted in the 
removal of the load-serving entity and purchasing-selling entity 
from the NERC compliance registry.
    \7\ 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.\8\ 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.\9\
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    \8\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, TOP-003-3, is included in FERC-725A.
    \9\ 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.\10\ 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.\11\
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    \10\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, FAC-002-2, is included in FERC-725D.
    \11\ 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.\12\ 
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.\13\ Removing this function 
from the list of transmission entities will not change the estimated 
burden associated with this standard.
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    \12\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, NUC-001-3, is included in FERC-725F.
    \13\ 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.\14\ 
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.\15\
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    \14\ 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.
    \15\ 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.\16\ 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.\17\
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    \16\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, MOD-031-2, is included in FERC-725L.
    \17\ 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.'' \18\ This is a terminology change and will 
not result in a change in burden.
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    \18\ 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.\19\ 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.\20\ This is a terminology change and will not 
result in a change in burden.
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    \19\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, MOD-033-1, is included in FERC-725L.
    \20\ 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.\21\ The NERC petition states as the load-serving 
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to

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remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed 
Reliability Standard IRO-010-3 and remove reference to this entity in 
Requirement R3.\22\
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    \21\ The burden associated with the current version of this 
standard, IRO-010-2, is included in FERC-725Z.
    \22\ 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 \23\: 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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    \23\ 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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Changes Due to Docket No. RD20-4-000

    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.\24\ 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.\25\
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    \24\ 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).
    \25\ 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 \26\ 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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    \26\ 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.
    \27\ The adjustments, due to normal industry fluctuations, are 
based on figures in the NERC registry as of April 10, 2020.
    \28\ This is not a program change (increase) due to Docket No. 
RD20-4-000. 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.
    \29\ 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. RD20-4-000.
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    The Commission staff estimates the program changes, due to Docket 
No. RD20-4-000, 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. RD20-4-000)

    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.

                             Proposed Changes to Burden Due to Docket No. RD20-4-000 and Adjustments and Clarifications \27\
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                                                                Annual number                                Average burden
      Reliability standard and         Number of respondents    of responses    Annual number of responses      hrs. per      Total annual burden hours
            requirements                 and type of entity    per respondent                                   response
                                      (1)....................             (2)  (1) * (2) = (3).............             (4)  (3) * (4) = (5)
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                                                        FERC-725A(1B), OMB Control No. 1902-0292
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TOP-003-4 (Operational Reliability    -3 (TOP & BA)..........               1  -3..........................             230  -690
 Data), R1-R5, & Evidence Retention--
 adjustment.
TOP-003-4 (Operational Reliability    1,363 (GO, GOP, TO &                  1  1,363.......................               8  10,904
 Data), R5 & Evidence Retention--      DP).
 program increase \28\.
IRO-010-3 (Reliability Coordinator    +1 (RC)................               1  1...........................              36  +36
 Data Specification and Collection),
 R1-R3, Evidence Retention--
 adjustment.
IRO-010-3 (Reliability Coordinator    1,388 (BA, GO, GOP,                   1  1,388.......................               8  11,104
 Data Specification and Collection),   TOP, TO & DP).
 R3 & Evidence Retention--adjustment/
 clarification \29\.
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    Net Sub-Total for FERC-725A(1B).  .......................  ..............  2,749 (net increase)........  ..............  21,354 (net increase)
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                                                          FERC-725D, OMB Control No. 1902-0247
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FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection   +20 (PC & TP)..........               1  +20.........................              32  640
 Studies), R1, Study--adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection   +20 (PC & TP)..........               1  +20.........................               1  20
 Studies), R1, Evidence Retention--
 adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection   -93 (TO, GO & DP) \31\.               1  -93.........................              16  -1,488
 Studies), R2-R5, Coordination--
 (program decrease & adjustment
 decrease) \30\.
FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection   -93 (TO, GO & DP)......               1  -93.........................           1 hr.  -93
 Studies), R2-R5, Evidence
 Retention--(program decrease &
 adjustment decrease) \32\.
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    Net Sub-Total for FERC-725D.....  .......................  ..............  -146 (net reduction)........  ..............  -921 (net reduction)
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                                                          FERC-725G, OMB Control No. 1902-0252
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PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency   -80 (TO & DP)..........               1  -80.........................              47  -3,760
 Load Shedding), Reporting
 Requirement--program decrease \33\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency   -80 (TO & DP)..........               1  -80.........................               5  -400
 Load Shedding), Evidence Retention--
 program decrease \33\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency   64 (PC)................               1  64..........................              47  3,008
 Load Shedding), R1-R7, R11-R15,
 Reporting Requirement--program
 increase & clarification \34\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency   64 (PC)................               1  64..........................               5  320
 Load Shedding), R1-R7, R11-R15,
 Evidence Retention-program increase
 & clarification \34\.
PRC-006-4 (Automatic Underfrequency   478 (TO, DP, UFLS-only                1  478.........................               5  2,390
 Load Shedding), R8-R10, Evidence      DP).
 Retention--program increase &
 clarification \35\.
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    Net Sub-Total for FERC-725G.....  .......................  ..............  446 (net increase)..........  ..............  1,558 (net increase)
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                                                          FERC-725L, OMB Control No. 1902-0261
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MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data),   -561 (DP, LSE, TP & BA)               1  -561........................               8  -4,488
 Develop summary in accordance w/R1,
 Subparts 1.5.4 and 1.5.5.--program
 decrease & adjustment/clarification
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MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data)    113 (PC & BA)..........               1  113.........................               8  904
 Develop data request in accordance
 w/R1 and R3 & Evidence Retention--
 adjustment/clarification \37\.
MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data)    381 (TP, BA & DP)......               1  381.........................               8  3,048
 Develop and provide data in
 accordance w/R2 and R4 & Evidence
 Retention--adjustment/clarification
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MOD-033-2 (Steady-State Dynamic       -14 (RC & TOP) \38\....               1  -14.........................               8  -112
 System Model Validation), R2, Data
 Submittal [for R2]--adjustment.
MOD-033-2 (Steady-State Dynamic       -14 (PC, RC & TOP) \39\               1  -14.........................               1  -14
 System Model Validation), R1-R2,
 Evidence Retention, adjustment.
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    Net Sub-Total for FERC-725L.....  .......................  ..............  -95 (net reduction).........  ..............  -662 (net reduction)
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    Net Total Program Changes \40\..  .......................  ..............  ............................  ..............  +8,812
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    Net Total Adjustments...........  .......................  ..............  ............................  ..............  +12,517
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        TOTAL NET CHANGES (Including  .......................  ..............  ............................  ..............  +21,329
         Program Changes and
         Adjustments) \40\.
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    \30\ 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. RD20-4-000. The reduction of 480 hours is due to normal 
adjustments.
    \31\ 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.
    \32\ 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. RD20-4-000) and an adjustment decrease of 
30 respondents (30 hrs.) due to normal industry fluctuations.
    \33\ 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. RD20-4-000.
    \34\ The increases are not due to Docket No. RD20-4-000. They 
are a program increase of 64 PCs (and the corresponding hrs.) in 
order to correct and clarify the estimates.
    \35\ The program increase is due to adding 63 UFLS-only DPs due 
to Docket No. RD20-4-000. 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. RD20-4-000, and 2,075 hours (415 * 5 hours) of 
increase due to adjustment.
    \36\ The estimates reflect a program decrease of 63 de-
registered LSEs (and corresponding program decrease of 504 hrs.) 
related to Docket No. RD20-4-000, and an adjustment/clarification 
(decrease) of 498 DPs, TPs, and BAs (and corresponding decrease of 
3,984 hrs.), not related to Docket No. RD20-4-000. 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.
    \37\ 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).]
    \38\ The estimate is changing to 174 (from 188) due to normal 
industry fluctuation.
    \39\ The estimate is changing to 188 (from 194) due to normal 
industry fluctuation.
    \40\ The net total program changes due to Docket No. RD20-4-000 
result in a decrease of 1,260 hours and decrease of 126 respondents.

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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 respond, including the use of automated collection 
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techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: October 13, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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