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1The Commission does not expect any new ERO 

applications to be submitted in the next five years 

and is not including any burden for this 

requirement in the burden estimate. FERC still 

seeks to renew the regulations pertaining to a new 

ERO application under this renewal but is 

expecting the burden to be zero for the foreseeable 

future. 18 CFR 39.3 contains the regulation 

pertaining to ERO applications. 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o. 

3A ‘‘registered entity’’ is an entity that is 

registered with the ERO. All Bulk-Power System 

owners, operators and users are required to register 

with the ERO. Registration is the basis for 

determining the Reliability Standards with which 

an entity must comply. See http://www.nerc.com/

page.php?cid=3%7C25 for more details. 

on the Commission’s website at https:// 

www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 

Enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits, in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or 

for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

Docket Nos. File date Presenter or requester 

Prohibited: 

NONE.

Exempt: 

1. P–14787–004 ................................................................................. 12–20–2024 FERC Staff.1

1 Memorandum of email communication dated 12/20/24 with the Bureau of Land Management and rPlus. 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00082 Filed 1–6–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC25–3–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

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 currently 

approved information collection, FERC 

725, Certification of Electric Reliability 

Organization; Procedures for Electric 

Reliability Standards. There were no 

changes made to the reporting 

requirements for this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of 

your comments (identified by Docket 

No. IC25–3–000) 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, not in 

scanned or picture format. 

• For those unable to file 

electronically, comments may be filed 

by USPS mail or by other delivery 

methods: 

Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ All other delivery services: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, Office 

of the Secretary, 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: 

Kayla Williams may be reached by 

email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, 

telephone at (202) 502–6468. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725, Certification of 

Electric Reliability Organization; 

Procedures for Electric Reliability 

Standards. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0225. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725 information collection 

requirements with no changes to the 

current reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Abstract: The FERC–725 contains the 

following information collection 

elements: 

Self-Assessment and ERO (Electric 

Reliability Organization) Application: 

The Commission requires the ERO to 

submit to FERC a performance 

assessment report every five years. The 

next assessment is due in 2025. Each 

Regional Entity submits a performance 

assessment report to the ERO. 

Submitting an application to become 

the ERO is also part of this collection.1

Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11 

requires the ERO to assess the reliability 

and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System 

in North America. Subsequently, the 

ERO must report to the Commission on 

its findings. Regional entities perform 

similar assessments within individual 

regions. Currently the ERO submits to 

FERC three assessments each year: long 

term, winter, and summer. In addition, 

the North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC, the Commissionapproved ERO) also submits various 

other assessments as needed. 

Reliability Standards Development: 

Under section 215 of the Federal Power 

Act (FPA),2 the ERO is charged with 

developing Reliability Standards. 

Regional Entities may also develop 

regional specific standards and have 

standard experts on staff to work with 

entities below the regional level. 

Reliability Compliance: Reliability 

Standards are mandatory and 

enforceable upon approval by the 

Commission. In addition to the specific 

information collection requirements 

contained in each standard (cleared 

under other information collections), 

there are general compliance, 

monitoring and enforcement 

information collection requirements 

imposed on applicable entities. Audits, 

spot checks, self-certifications, 

exception data submittals, violation 

reporting, and mitigation plan 

confirmation are included in this area. 

Stakeholder Survey: The ERO uses a 

stakeholder survey to solicit feedback 

from registered entities 3 in preparation 

for its five-year self-performance 

assessment. The Commission assumes 

that the ERO will perform another 

survey prior to the 2025 self-assessment. 

Other Reporting: This category refers 

to all other reporting requirements 

imposed on the ERO or regional entities 

in order to comply with the 

Commission’s regulations. For example, 

FERC may require NERC to submit a 

special reliability assessment or inquiry. 

This category captures these types of 


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4 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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 CFR 1320.3. 

5Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage 

figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 

May 2024 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (at https:// 

www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 

6Estimated number of respondents is taken from 

the November 20, 2024, NERC Compliance 

Registration tables. NERC is the only ERO and there 

are six regional entities (MRO, WECC, RF, SERC, 

NPCC and Texas RE). The estimated 3,735 

represents the number of only US unique entities. 

7 In instances where the number of responses per 

respondent is ‘‘1,’’ the Commission Staff thinks that 

the actual number of responses varies and cannot 

be estimated accurately. 

one-time filings required of NERC or the 

Regions. 

The Commission implements its 

responsibilities through 18 CFR part 39. 

Type of Respondent: Electric 

Reliability Organization, Regional 

entities, and registered entities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

burden and cost 5 for this information 

collection in the table below. For hourly 

cost (for wages and benefits), we 

estimate that 70% of the time is spent 

by Electrical Engineers (code 17–2071, 

at $79.31/hr.), 10% of the time is spent 

by Legal (code 23–0000, at $162.66/hr.), 

and 20% by Information and Record 

Clerk (code 43–4199, at $44.74/hr.). 

Therefore, we use the weighted hourly 

cost (for wages and benefits) of 

$80.73(rounded) {or [(0.70) * ($79.13/ 

hr.)] + [(0.10) * $162.66/hr.] + [(0.20) * 

$44.74/hr.]}. 

FERC–725, CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY

STANDARDS

Type of respondent 

Type of 

reporting 

requirement 

Number of 

respondents 6

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 7

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours & 

cost ($) per 

response 

(rounded) 

Estimated total annual 

burden hours & cost ($) 

(rounded) 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) (D) (C) × (D) 

Electric Reliability Organization (ERO).Self-Assessment.1 .2 .2 4,160 hrs.; 

$335,837.

832 hrs.; $67,167. 

Reliability Assessments.4 4 10,400 hrs.; 

$839,592.

41,600 hrs.; $3,358,368. 

Reliability 

Compliance.

2 2 18,720 hrs.; 

$1,511,266.

37,440 hrs.; $3,022,531. 

Standards Development.1 1 24,960 hrs.; 

$2,015,021.

24,960 hrs.; $2,015,021. 

Other Reporting.1 1 4,160 hrs.; 

$335,836.

4,160 hrs.; $335,836. 

ERO, Sub-Total ............. ....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ................................ 108,992 hrs.; $8,798,924. 

Regional Entities .................. Self-Assessment.6 .2 1.2 4,160 hrs.; 

$335,836.

4,992 hrs.; $403,004. 

Reliability Assessments.1 6 12,480 hrs.; 

$1,007,510.

74,880 hrs.; $6,045,062. 

Reliability 

Compliance.

1 6 47,840 hrs.; 

$3,862,123.

287,040 hrs.; $23,172,739. 

Standards Development.1 6 1,560 hrs.; 

$125,938.

9,360 hrs.; $755,632. 

Other Reporting.1 6 1,040 hrs.; $83,959 6,240 hrs.; $503,755. 

Regional Entities, SubTotal........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ................................ 382,512 hrs.; $30,880,194. 

Registered Entities ............... Stakeholder 

Survey.

3,735 .2 747 8 hrs.; $646 ............ 5,976 hrs.; $482,442. 

Reliability 

Compliance.

1 3,735 180 hrs.; $14,531 ... 672,300 hrs.; $54,274,779. 

Registered Entities, 

Sub-Total.

....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ................................ 678,276 hrs.; $54,757,221. 

Total Burden Hrs. 

and Cost.

....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ................................ 1,169,870 hrs.; $94,436,339. 

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. 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00083 Filed 1–6–25; 8:45 am] 

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