FERC Merges Power Plant Safety Report Forms for Efficiency
Published Date: 1/27/2025
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Summary
FERC is renewing and updating its info collection rules for power facility safety and maintenance, combining two older sets into one (FERC-725D). This affects power companies who must keep up with new reporting rules, with comments due by March 28, 2025. The update aims to keep the lights on safely without adding extra costs or hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Facility-Rating Reporting Burden (FAC-008-5)
The FAC-008-5 standard, transferred into FERC-725D, requires that Facility Ratings used for planning and operating the Bulk Electric System be based on technically sound principles. The notice lists FAC-008-5 totals as 1,534 annual responses, 161,600 total burden hours, and $11,420,272 in total burden cost.
FERC-725D Consolidates FAC Reporting
FERC is renewing FERC-725D (OMB Control No. 1902-0247) as a three-year information collection and is transferring two standards, FAC-003-5 and FAC-008-5, into FERC-725D. The Commission says this will adjust reporting and recordkeeping requirements and estimates an increase in the annual public reporting burden. Comments on this collection are due March 28, 2025.
Vegetation-Management Reporting Burden (FAC-003-5)
The FAC-003-5 standard, transferred into FERC-725D, requires Transmission Owners (TOs) and Generator Owners (GOs) to manage vegetation on transmission rights-of-way to reduce vegetation-related outages and Cascading. The notice shows totals for FAC-003-5 of 6,494 annual responses, 45,290.22 total burden hours, and $3,200,659.85 in total burden cost.
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