Opportunity
Federal Register #IC26-43-000
FERC request for comments on renewal of Bulk-Power System BAL reliability standards information collection
Buyer
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMM
Posted
November 05, 2026
Respond By
January 04, 2027
Identifier
IC26-43-000
FERC is seeking public comments on renewing an information collection covering Bulk-Power System balancing reliability standards. - Government buyer: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), within the Department of Energy; no sub-agagency or office is specified. - Purpose: Renew the FERC-725R collection, “Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: BAL Reliability Standards.” No changes to the collection requirements are proposed. - Standards covered: BAL-001-2 (Real Power Balancing Control Performance), BAL-002-3 (Disturbance Control Standard—Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event), BAL-003-2 (Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting), and BAL-005-1 (Balancing Authority Control). - Respondents: Balancing authorities and a Frequency Response Sharing Group. - Organization mentioned: North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), identified as the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization responsible for developing reliability standards. No OEMs, vendors, or products are identified. - Procurement scope: This is a request for public comments, not a purchase of products or services; there are no product or service line items.
Description
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is requesting public comments on renewal of the FERC-725R information collection, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: BAL Reliability Standards. The collection covers four reliability standards: BAL-001-2, BAL-002-3, BAL-003-2, and BAL-005-1. The requested renewal makes no changes to the collection requirements. Comments are due January 4, 2027.