80_FR_30550 80 FR 30448 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment Request

80 FR 30448 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 102 (May 28, 2015)

Page Range30448-30449
FR Document2015-12863

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D) and the Office of Management and Budget's implementing regulations, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collection, FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: PRC Standards), as modified in this docket. The Commission previously published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 13528, 3/16/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD15-2-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D) and the Office of Management and 
Budget's implementing regulations, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
information collection, FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for 
the Bulk-Power System: PRC Standards), as modified in this docket. The 
Commission previously published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 
13528, 3/16/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received 
no comments and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding the proposed revision to this information 
collection must be received on or before June 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by Docket Number RD15-2, may be filed 
in the following ways:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in 
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: PRC Standards).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0252.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725G information 
collection requirements as modified in Docket No. RD15-2.
    Abstract: The Commission is submitting Reliability Standard PRC-
006-2 to OMB under FERC-725G \1\ for review of the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.
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    \1\ In 2012, the Commission initially approved Reliability 
Standard PRC-006-1. Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load 
Shedding Plans Reliability Standards, Order No. 763, 139 FERC ] 
61,098, order granting clarification, 140 FERC ] 61,164 (2012). The 
Commission included Reliability Standard PRC-006-1 under FERC-725A 
(OMB Control No. 1902-0244). The entire burden associated with 
Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 (for new requirements as well as 
those unchanged from PRC-006-1) will be added to FERC-725G. In the 
future, the burden (an estimated 12,672 hours) associated with 
Reliability Standard PRC-006-1 will be removed from FERC-725A, to 
remove the temporary double counting of those hours.
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    The Commission requires the information collected by the FERC-725G 
to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA).\2\ On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into law the 
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A, 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).\3\ EPAct 2005 added a 
new section 215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified 
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and 
enforceable Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission 
review and approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be 
enforced by the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the Commission 
can independently enforce Reliability Standards.\4\
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    \2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
    \3\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Title XII, 
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
    \4\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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    On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672, 
implementing section 215 of the FPA.\5\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the 
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC),

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as the ERO.\6\ The Reliability Standards developed by the ERO and 
approved by the Commission apply to users, owners and operators of the 
Bulk-Power System as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
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    \5\ Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability 
Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and 
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC 
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,204, order on reh'g, Order No. 672-A, FERC 
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,212 (2006).
    \6\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ] 
61,062, order on reh'g and compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006), 
order on compliance, 118 FERC ] 61,190, order on reh'g, 119 FERC ] 
61,046 (2007), aff'd sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 
(D.C. Cir. 2009).
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    In Order No. 763, the Commission approved Reliability Standard PRC-
006-1, but directed NERC to include explicit language in a subsequent 
version of the Reliability Standard clarifying that applicable entities 
are required to implement corrective actions identified by the planning 
coordinator in accordance with a schedule established by the same 
planning coordinator.
    NERC filed a petition on December 15, 2014 requesting approval of 
proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 addressing the Commission's 
directive in Order No. 763. The NERC petition states that the 
``[p]roposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2, through proposed new 
Requirement R15, and proposed enhanced language of the existing 
Requirements R9 and R10, requires the Planning Coordinator to develop a 
schedule for implementation of any necessary corrective actions, and 
requires that the applicable entities will implement these corrective 
actions according to the schedule established by the Planning 
Coordinator.''
    Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 was approved on 3/4/2015 in a 
Delegated Order.\7\
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    \7\ The Order in Docket No. RD15-2 is available at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=13793463.
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    Type of Respondents: Planning coordinators, UFLS entities (as they 
are defined in the proposed Reliability Standard) and transmission 
owners that own elements identified in the underfrequency load shedding 
programs established by the planning coordinators.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \8\ Our estimate below regarding the 
number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance registry as of 
May 5, 2015. According to the NERC compliance registry, there are 80 
planning coordinators. The individual burden estimates are based on the 
time needed to gather data, develop corrective action plans and 
schedules to perform assessments of the underfrequency load shedding 
programs. Additionally, documentation and the review of underfrequency 
load shedding program results by supervisors and management is included 
in the administrative estimations. These are consistent with estimates 
for similar tasks in other Commission approved standards.
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    \8\ The Commission defines ``burden'' as 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 additional information, see 5 CFR 1320.3.
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    Estimates for the additional burden and cost imposed by the order 
in Docket No. RD15-2-000 follow.\9\
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    \9\ The only changes to Requirements R9 and R10 and associated 
measures and evidence retention in Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 
(from PRC-006-1) were enhancements to the language which do not 
impact the cost of implementation. The modifications provide 
additional clarity and do not affect burden or cost.
    \10\ The number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance 
registry as January 30, 2015.
    \11\ The estimates for cost per hour (salary plus benefits) are 
based on the May 2013 figures of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics 
(posted as of February 9, 2015 at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
     $72.92/hour [($84.96 + $60.87)/2], the average of the 
salary plus benefits for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an electrical 
engineer ($60.87/hour), is used for the hourly cost for the 
reporting requirements associated with Requirement R15 and Measure 
M15.
     $29.01/hour, the salary plus benefits for a file clerk, 
is used for the hourly cost for the evidence retention requirements 
associated with Requirement R15 and Measure M15.
    \12\ The requirements include: Requirement R15 and Measure M15 
and evidence retention (planning coordinator that conducts 
underfrequency load shedding design assessment under Requirements 
R4, R5, or R12 and determines underfrequency load shedding program 
does not meet the performance characteristics in Requirement R3, 
develops corrective action plans and schedule for implementation by 
UFLS entities within its area).

                                                            FERC-725G, as Modified in RD15-2
                                                             [Due to approval of PRC-006-2]
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                                                              Annual
                                                            number of      Total
                                      Number and type of    responses    number of    Average  burden per    Total annual burden     Total annual cost
                                       respondent \10\         per       responses     response  (hours)           (hours)                  \11\
                                                            respondent
                                    (1)..................          (2)  (1)*(2)=(3)  (4)..................  (3)*(4)=(5)..........  ($)
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Reporting and recordkeeping         80 planning                      1           80  52 hrs. (47 hrs. for   4,160 hrs. (3,760      $285,783 ($274,179
 requirements \12\.                  coordinators.                                    reporting              hrs. for reporting     for reporting
                                                                                      requirements, and 5    requirements, and      requirements, and
                                                                                      hrs. for record        400 hrs. for record    $11,604 for record
                                                                                      retention              retention              retention
                                                                                      requirements).         requirements).         requirements).
    Total.........................  80 planning            ...........  ...........  .....................  4,160................  $285,783.
                                     coordinators.
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    Dated: May 21, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12863 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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30448 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 102 / Thursday, May 28, 2015 / Notices DATES: or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.– reached at the postal address or email Ellen Brown may be reached by email 12:30 p.m. address above, or by visiting SEAB’s at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone ADDRESSES: Applied Research Center, Web site at www.energy.gov/seab. at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 301 Gateway Drive, Garden Room, Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21, 0873. Aiken, SC 29808. 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaTanya R. Butler, Title: FERC–725G (Mandatory Karen Gibson, Designated Federal Deputy Committee Management Officer. Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, [FR Doc. 2015–12893 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] System: PRC Standards). 1000 Independence Avenue SW., BILLING CODE 6450–01–P OMB Control No.: 1902–0252. Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) Type of Request: Three-year extension 586–3787; seab@hq.doe.gov. of the FERC–725G information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY collection requirements as modified in Background: The Board was Docket No. RD15–2. established to provide advice and Federal Energy Regulatory Abstract: The Commission is recommendations to the Secretary on Commission submitting Reliability Standard PRC– the Department’s basic and applied 006–2 to OMB under FERC–725G 1 for [Docket No. RD15–2–000] research, economic and national review of the reporting and security policy, educational issues, Commission Information Collection recordkeeping requirements. Activities (FERC–725G); Comment The Commission requires the operational issues, and other activities Request information collected by the FERC– as directed by the Secretary. 725G to implement the statutory Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory provisions of section 215 of the Federal is the quarterly meeting of the Board. Commission, Energy. Tentative Agenda: The meeting will Power Act (FPA).2 On August 8, 2005, ACTION: Notice of information collection Congress enacted into law the start at 8:30 a.m. on June 17th. The tentative meeting agenda includes and request for comments. Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, updates on the work of the SEAB task which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the SUMMARY: In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct forces, briefings on topics of interest requirements of the Paperwork from DOE and Savannah River National 2005).3 EPAct 2005 added a new section Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 215 to the FPA, which required a Laboratory, and an opportunity for 3507(a)(1)(D) and the Office of comments from the public. The meeting Commission-certified Electric Management and Budget’s Reliability Organization (ERO) to will conclude at 12:30 p.m. Agenda implementing regulations, the Federal updates will be posted on the SEAB develop mandatory and enforceable Energy Regulatory Commission Web site prior to the meeting: Reliability Standards, which are subject (Commission or FERC) is soliciting www.energy.gov/seab. to Commission review and approval. public comment on the information Public Participation: The meeting is Once approved, the Reliability collection, FERC–725G (Mandatory open to the public. Individuals who Standards may be enforced by the ERO Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power would like to attend must RSVP to subject to Commission oversight, or the System: PRC Standards), as modified in Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on Commission can independently enforce this docket. The Commission previously Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at seab@ Reliability Standards.4 published a notice in the Federal hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, On February 3, 2006, the Commission Register (80 FR 13528, 3/16/2015) organization, citizenship, and contact issued Order No. 672, implementing requesting public comments. The information. Anyone attending the section 215 of the FPA.5 Pursuant to Commission received no comments and meeting will be required to present Order No. 672, the Commission certified is making this notation in its submittal government issued identification. one organization, North American to OMB. Individuals and representatives of Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), DATES: Comments regarding the organizations who would like to offer proposed revision to this information 1 In 2012, the Commission initially approved comments and suggestions may do so collection must be received on or before Reliability Standard PRC–006–1. Automatic during the meeting. Approximately 30 June 29, 2015. Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load Shedding minutes will be reserved for public ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by Plans Reliability Standards, Order No. 763, 139 comments. Time allotted per speaker FERC ¶ 61,098, order granting clarification, 140 Docket Number RD15–2, may be filed in FERC ¶ 61,164 (2012). The Commission included will depend on the number who wish to the following ways: Reliability Standard PRC–006–1 under FERC–725A speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: (OMB Control No. 1902–0244). The entire burden The Designated Federal Officer is http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–2 empowered to conduct the meeting in a (for new requirements as well as those unchanged efiling.asp. from PRC–006–1) will be added to FERC–725G. In fashion that will facilitate the orderly • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: the future, the burden (an estimated 12,672 hours) conduct of business. Those wishing to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–1 speak should register to do so beginning Secretary of the Commission, 888 First will be removed from FERC–725A, to remove the at 8:30 a.m. on June 17th. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. temporary double counting of those hours. 2 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). Those not able to attend the meeting Instructions: All submissions must be asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 3 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, Title or who have insufficient time to address formatted and filed in accordance with XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 the committee are invited to send a submission guidelines at: http:// U.S.C. 824o). written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. www.ferc.gov/help/submission- 4 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3). Department of Energy, 1000 guide.asp. For user assistance, contact 5 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Independence Avenue SW., Washington FERC Online Support by email at Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of DC 20585, email to seab@hq.doe.gov. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC Minutes: The minutes of the meeting at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No. will be available on the SEAB Web site 502–8659 for TTY. 672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 May 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 102 / Thursday, May 28, 2015 / Notices 30449 as the ERO.6 The Reliability Standards through proposed new Requirement Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 Our developed by the ERO and approved by R15, and proposed enhanced language estimate below regarding the number of the Commission apply to users, owners of the existing Requirements R9 and respondents is based on the NERC and operators of the Bulk-Power System R10, requires the Planning Coordinator compliance registry as of May 5, 2015. as set forth in each Reliability Standard. to develop a schedule for According to the NERC compliance In Order No. 763, the Commission implementation of any necessary registry, there are 80 planning approved Reliability Standard PRC– corrective actions, and requires that the coordinators. The individual burden 006–1, but directed NERC to include applicable entities will implement these estimates are based on the time needed explicit language in a subsequent corrective actions according to the to gather data, develop corrective action version of the Reliability Standard schedule established by the Planning plans and schedules to perform clarifying that applicable entities are Coordinator.’’ assessments of the underfrequency load required to implement corrective shedding programs. Additionally, Reliability Standard PRC–006–2 was actions identified by the planning documentation and the review of approved on 3/4/2015 in a Delegated coordinator in accordance with a Order.7 underfrequency load shedding program schedule established by the same Type of Respondents: Planning results by supervisors and management planning coordinator. NERC filed a petition on December coordinators, UFLS entities (as they are is included in the administrative 15, 2014 requesting approval of defined in the proposed Reliability estimations. These are consistent with proposed Reliability Standard PRC– Standard) and transmission owners that estimates for similar tasks in other 006–2 addressing the Commission’s own elements identified in the Commission approved standards. directive in Order No. 763. The NERC underfrequency load shedding programs Estimates for the additional burden petition states that the ‘‘[p]roposed established by the planning and cost imposed by the order in Docket Reliability Standard PRC–006–2, coordinators. No. RD15–2–000 follow.9 FERC–725G, AS MODIFIED IN RD15–2 [Due to approval of PRC–006–2] Annual Average Number and number of Total burden per Total annual burden type of responses number of Total annual cost 11 response (hours) respondent 10 per re- responses (hours) spondent (1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) ($) Reporting and 80 planning 1 80 52 hrs. (47 4,160 hrs. (3,760 hrs. for reporting re- $285,783 ($274,179 for reporting require- record- coordina- hrs. for re- quirements, and 400 hrs. for record re- ments, and $11,604 for record retention keeping re- tors. porting re- tention requirements). requirements). quire- quirements, ments 12. and 5 hrs. for record retention require- ments). Total ...... 80 planning .................... .................... ...................... 4,160 ......................................................... $285,783. coordina- tors. Dated: May 21, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–12863 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 6 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 Reliability Standard PRC–006–2 (from PRC–006–1) requirements associated with Requirement R15 and FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117 were enhancements to the language which do not Measure M15. FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance, 118 impact the cost of implementation. The • $29.01/hour, the salary plus benefits for a file FERC ¶ 61,190, order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046 modifications provide additional clarity and do not clerk, is used for the hourly cost for the evidence (2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d affect burden or cost. retention requirements associated with 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009). asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 10 The number of respondents is based on the 7 The Order in Docket No. RD15–2 is available at Requirement R15 and Measure M15. NERC compliance registry as January 30, 2015. 12 The requirements include: Requirement R15 http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/ 11 The estimates for cost per hour (salary plus opennat.asp?fileID=13793463. benefits) are based on the May 2013 figures of the and Measure M15 and evidence retention (planning 8 The Commission defines ‘‘burden’’ as the total Bureau of Labor and Statistics (posted as of coordinator that conducts underfrequency load time, effort, or financial resources expended by February 9, 2015 at http://bls.gov/oes/current/ shedding design assessment under Requirements persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or naics3_221000.htm). R4, R5, or R12 and determines underfrequency load provide information to or for a federal agency. For • $72.92/hour [($84.96 + $60.87)/2], the average shedding program does not meet the performance additional information, see 5 CFR 1320.3. of the salary plus benefits for a manager ($84.96/ characteristics in Requirement R3, develops 9 The only changes to Requirements R9 and R10 hour) and an electrical engineer ($60.87/hour), is corrective action plans and schedule for and associated measures and evidence retention in used for the hourly cost for the reporting implementation by UFLS entities within its area). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 May 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of information collection and request for comments.
DatesComments regarding the proposed revision to this information collection must be received on or before June 29, 2015.
ContactEllen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation80 FR 30448 
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