# 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.

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