In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. The
agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed
rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next
ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description
of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR,
including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the
collection and minimizing the burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2016
3,770
0
3,770
1,624,746
0
1,624,746
126,725
0
126,725
The FERC-725A collection contains the
paperwork requirements and associated burden hours for many of the
nationwide Reliability Standards, including many of the VAR group
of standards. The Commission is phasing in the creation of new
collection nos. for each group of Reliability Standards. In this
submission the Commission is removing part of burden associated
with the IRO standards in FERC-725A and adding the same amount of
burden to a new collection ,FERC-725Z (OMB Control No. 1902-0276),
in a separate ICR).
The increase in the number of
responses is due to natural changes and fluctuations in the
industry. The changes to standards were directed in previous
Commission orders in order to increase reliability of the
bulk-power system. These changes were voted on by the industry as
necessary for maintaining reliability.
$5,193
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David O'Conner 202
502-6695
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.