30-day notice (Published)

Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 140 / Thursday, July 24, 2025 / Notices
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 21,
2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025–13912 Filed 7–23–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD25–1–000, RD25–2–000,
RD25–3–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725G) Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice 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 proposed revisions
of the currently approved information
collection, Mandatory Reliability
Standards, Revised Protection and
Control Reliability Standards (PRC):
Reliability Standards PRC–028–1
(Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements for Inverter-Based
Resources) and PRC–002–5 (Disturbance
Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements); 1 and (3) proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–030–1
(Unexpected Inverter-Based Resource
Event Mitigation). The 60-day notice
published on February 26, 2025; no
comments were received during the
comment period.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 25, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725G to OMB through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202507-1902-002. You can also
visit https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and use the drop-down under
‘‘Currently under Review’’ to select the
‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’’ where you can see the
open opportunities to provide
comments. Comments should be sent

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SUMMARY:

1 NERC Petition, Docket No. RD25–2–000 (NERC
PRC–028–1 Petition).

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within 30 days of publication of this
notice.
Please submit a copy of your
comments to the Commission via email
to DataClearance@FERC.gov. You must
specify the Docket No. (RD25–1–000,
RD25–1–000, RD25–3–000) and the
FERC Information Collection number
(FERC–725G) in your email. If you are
unable to file electronically, comments
may be filed by USPS mail or by hand
(including courier) delivery:
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• All other delivery methods: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and
issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search.
Once there, you can also sign-up for
automatic notification of activity in this
docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams, (202) 502–6468.
DataClearance@FERC.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725G, (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: PRC Reliability
Standards) and
OMB Control No.: FERC–725G (1902–
0252).
Type of Request: Revision of FERC–
725G—Mandatory Reliability Standards,
PRC Standards: for PRC–028–1, PRC–
002–5, and PRC–030–1.
Abstract: The Reliability Standards
pertaining to disturbance monitoring
and reporting requirements for IBRs and
unexpected IBR event mitigation as well
as the IBR definition are being
proposed. The Commission approved
the proposed IBR definition and
Reliability Standards PRC–028–1, PRC–
002–5, and PRC–030–1 pursuant to
section 215(d)(2) of the FPA because the
definition and the Standards help
ensure the availability of data from
synchronous generating resources and
IBRs; the Standards also create
requirements for a documented process
to identify unexpected IBR events and
to develop corrective action plans, as
needed.
The Commission bases its paperwork
burden estimates on the additional
paperwork burden presented by the
proposed revisions to Reliability
Standard PRC–002–5 and new
Reliability Standards PRC–028–1 and
PRC–030–1. The new glossary term

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Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) is not
expected to generate any new burden as
it is a definition used within the body
of Reliability Standards. Reliability
Standards are objective-based and allow
entities to choose compliance
approaches best tailored to their
systems. As of November 20, 2024, the
NERC Compliance Registry identified 12
reliability coordinators, 325
transmission owners, and 1,238
generator owners as unique U.S. entities
that are subject to mandatory
compliance with Reliability Standard
PRC–002–5. Additionally, these entities
will have additional burdens given that
the revisions to Reliability Standard
PRC–002–5 will focus on synchronous
generation and updates to SER, FR, and
DDR data being supplied to the
reliability coordinator, regional entity,
or NERC. Burden estimates for the
unique U.S. entities for new PRC–028–
1 and PRC–030–1 are taken from
numbers supplied by NERC, with 591
registered generator owners that own
bulk electric system solar and wind
facilities and a median 755 generator
owners that own non bulk electric
system facilities. Based on these
assumptions, we estimate the following
reporting burden:
2 The ‘‘Number of Entity’’ data is compiled from
the November 20, 2024, edition of the NERC
Compliance Registry.
3 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination of the following categories from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website,http://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm: 75% of the
average of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/
hr., $79.31 × 0.75 = $59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and
25% of an Information and Record Clerk (43–4199)
$44.74/hr., $44.74 × 0.25 = 11.185 ($11.19/hour); for
a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/hour).
4 The ‘‘Number of Entity’’ data is compiled from
the November 20, 2024, edition of the NERC
Compliance Registry.
5 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination of the following categories from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website,http://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm: 75% of the
average of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/
hr., $79.31 × 0.75 = $59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and
25% of an Information and Record Clerk (43–4199)
$44.74/hr., $44.74 × 0.25 = $11.185 ($11.19/hour);
for a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/hour).
6 The ‘‘Number of Entity’’ data is compiled from
the November 20, 2024, edition of the NERC
Compliance Registry.
7 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination of the following categories from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website http://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm: 75% of the
average of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/
hr., 79.31 × 0.75 = 59.4825 ($59.48/hour); and 25%
of an Information and Record Clerk (43–4199)
$44.74/hr., $44.74 × 0.25% = 11.185 ($11.19/hour);
for a total of ($59.48 + $11.19 = $70.67/hour).

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PROPOSED CHANGES IN BURDEN PRC–002–5 DOCKET NO. RD25–1

Reliability standard

Type and
number of
entity 2

Number of
annual
responses per
entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response 3

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

Annual Collection PRC–002–5 FERC–725G
Annual review and record retention.
325 (TO) ................................

Total for PRC–002–5 .....

12 (RC)

1

12

1

325

1,238 (GO)

1

8 hrs. $ 70.67/
hr
1,238

........................

........................

1,575

8 hrs. $ 70.67/hr ...................

96 hrs. $ 6,784.32

2,600 hrs. $ 183,742.00.
8 hrs. $ 70.67/hr ...................

9.904 hrs. $ 699,915.68

...............................................

12,600 hrs. $ 890,442.00

PROPOSED BURDEN PRC–028–1 DOCKET NO. RD25–2
Number of
annual
responses per
entity

Type and number of
entity 4

Reliability standard

(1) ...................................

(2)

Total number
of responses
(1) * (2) = (3)

Average number of
burden hours per
response 5
(4) ...................................

Total burden hours

(3) * (4) = (5)

Annual Collection PRC–028–1 FERC–725G
Annual review and record
retention.

Total for PRC–028–1

591 (BES IBR GO) .........

1

591

80 hrs. $ 70.67/hr ...........

755 (Non-BES IBR GO)

1

755

80 hrs. $ 70.67/hr ...........

........................

1,346

.........................................

.........................................

47,280 hrs. $
3,341,277.60
60,400 hrs. $
4,268,468.00
107,680 hrs. $
7,609,745.60

PROPOSED BURDEN PRC–030–1 DOCKET NO. RD25–3
Number of
annual
responses per
entity

Type and number of
entity 6

Reliability standard

(1) ...................................

(2)

Total number
of responses
(1) * (2) = (3)

Average number of
burden hours per
response 7
(4) ...................................

Total burden hours

(3) * (4) = (5)

Annual Collection PRC–030–1 FERC–725G
Annual review and record
retention.

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Total for PRC–030–1

591 (BES IBR GO) .........

0.5

296

40 hrs. $ 70.67/hr ...........

11,840 hrs. $ 836,732.80

755 (Non-BES IBR GO)

0.5

378

40hrs. $ 70.67/hr ............

15,120 hrs. $
1,068,530.40

........................

674

.........................................

26,960 hrs. $
1,905,263.20

.........................................

The responses and burden hours for
Years 1–3 will total respectively as
follows:
• Year 1–3 each: for proposed
Reliability standard PRC–002–5 will be
1,575 responses; 12,600 hours;
• Year 1–3 each: for proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–028–1 will be
1,346 responses; 107,680 hours; and
• Year 1–3 each: for proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–030–1 will be
674 responses; 26,960 hours.
• The annual cost burden for each
Year 1–3 is $890,442.00 for proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–002–5;

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$7,609,745.60 for Proposed Reliability
Standard PRC–028–1; and $1,905,263.20
for proposed Reliability Standard PRC–
030–1.
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

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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.
Dated: July 18, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
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