80_FR_68530 80 FR 68317 - Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection; Reliability Standards; Notice of Techinical Conference

80 FR 68317 - Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection; Reliability Standards; Notice of Techinical Conference

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 213 (November 4, 2015)

Page Range68317-68317
FR Document2015-28091

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 68317]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28091]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM15-14-000]


Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection; Reliability 
Standards; Notice of Techinical Conference

    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a Commission staff-led technical conference on 
Critical Infrastructure Protection Supply Chain Risk Management issues 
identified in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in the above-
captioned docket on January 28, 2016. The conference will begin at 9:00 
a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The conference 
will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The technical conference shall facilitate a structured dialogue on 
supply chain risk management issues identified by the Commission in the 
Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards NOPR. 
Technical Conference panelists may be asked to address: (1) The NOPR 
proposal to direct that NERC develop a Reliability Standard to address 
supply chain risk management; (2) the anticipated features of, and 
requirements that should be included in, such a standard; and (3) a 
reasonable timeframe for development of a standard. The technical 
conference will be led by Commission staff, with prepared remarks to be 
presented by invited panelists, which must be submitted to the 
Commission in advance of the conference. A subsequent notice providing 
an agenda and details on the topics for discussion will be issued in 
advance of the conference. Commissioners may attend and participate.
    There is no fee for attendance. However, members of the public are 
encouraged to preregister online at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/01-28-16-form.asp.
    Those wishing to participate in panel discussions should submit 
nominations no later than close of business on November 20, 2015 online 
at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/01-28-16-speaker-form.asp.
    There will be no webcast of this event. However, it will be 
transcribed. Transcripts of the conference will be immediately 
available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700).
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 
with the requested accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact: Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, 202-502-8368, 
sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

    Dated: October 28, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28091 Filed 11-3-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                     FERC–60 (ANNUAL REPORT OF CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES), FERC–61 (NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
                                                       COMPANY FUNCTIONS), & FERC–555A (PRESERVATION OF RECORDS COMPANIES AND SERVICE COMPANIES SUB-
                                                       JECT TO PUHCA)—Continued

                                                                                                                                                    Annual                                                                Total annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Average                             Cost per
                                                                                                                       Number of                   number of                Total number                                  burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                      burden & cost                        respondent
                                                                                                                      respondents               responses per               of responses                                  & total annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                      per response                             ($)
                                                                                                                                                  respondent                                                                   cost

                                                                                                                              (1)                        (2)                  (1)*(2)=(3)                  (4)             (3)*(4)=(5)       (5)÷(1)

                                                    FERC–61 20 ..............................................                         100                             1                      100                 0.5                 50               18.75
                                                                                                                                                                                                             $18.75              $1,875
                                                    FERC–555A 21 .........................................                             100                            1                      100              1,080             108,000          33,480
                                                                                                                                                                                                            $33,480          $3,348,000

                                                          Total ..................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................         1155.50             110,975          37,779
                                                                                                                                                                                                            $37,779          $3,516,804



                                                                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                       conference. Commissioners may attend
                                                      The total estimated annual cost                                                                                                                   and participate.
                                                    burden to respondents is $3,516,262                                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                                                          There is no fee for attendance.
                                                    [$166,725 (FERC Form 60) + $1,537.00                                     Commission
                                                                                                                                                                                                        However, members of the public are
                                                    (FERC–61) + $3,348,000 (FERC–555A) =
                                                    $3,516,600].                                                             [Docket No. RM15–14–000]                                                   encouraged to preregister online at:
                                                      FERC Form 60: 2,925 hours * $57.07/                                                                                                               https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
                                                    hour = $166,929.00.                                                      Revised Critical Infrastructure                                            registration/01-28-16-form.asp.
                                                      FERC–61: 50 hours * $37.50/hour =                                      Protection; Reliability Standards;                                           Those wishing to participate in panel
                                                    $1,875.                                                                  Notice of Techinical Conference                                            discussions should submit nominations
                                                      FERC–555A: 22                                                                                                                                     no later than close of business on
                                                    • Labor costs for paper storage: 108,000                                   Take notice that the Federal Energy
                                                                                                                                                                                                        November 20, 2015 online at: https://
                                                      hours * $31.00/hours = $3,348,000                                      Regulatory Commission (Commission)
                                                    • Record Retention/storage cost for                                      will hold a Commission staff-led                                           www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/
                                                      paper storage (using an estimate of                                    technical conference on Critical                                           01-28-16-speaker-form.asp.
                                                      6,000 ft3): $38,763.75                                                 Infrastructure Protection Supply Chain                                       There will be no webcast of this
                                                    • Electronic record retention/storage                                    Risk Management issues identified in                                       event. However, it will be transcribed.
                                                      cost: $2,335,500 [108,000 hours ÷ 2 =                                  the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking                                          Transcripts of the conference will be
                                                      54,000 * $28.00/hour 23 = $1,512,000;                                  (NOPR) in the above-captioned docket                                       immediately available for a fee from
                                                      electronic record storage cost: 54,000                                 on January 28, 2016. The conference                                        Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–347–
                                                      hours * $15.25/year 24 = $823,500;                                     will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at                                         3700).
                                                      total electronic record storage:                                       approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
                                                      $2,335,500].                                                                                                                                        Commission conferences are
                                                                                                                             The conference will be held at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        accessible under section 508 of the
                                                      Dated: October 28, 2015.                                               Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                                             888 First Street NE., Washington, DC                                       Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
                                                    Kimberly D. Bose,                                                                                                                                   accessibility accommodations please
                                                    Secretary.                                                               20426.
                                                                                                                               The technical conference shall                                           send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–28086 Filed 11–3–15; 8:45 am]                                                                                                         or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice)
                                                                                                                             facilitate a structured dialogue on
                                                    BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                             supply chain risk management issues                                        or (202) 502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax
                                                                                                                             identified by the Commission in the                                        to (202) 208–2106 with the requested
                                                       19 For the FERC–60 the $57.00 (rounded from

                                                    $57.07) hourly cost figure comes from the average                        Revised Critical Infrastructure                                            accommodations.
                                                    cost of an management analyst (Occupation Code                           Protection (CIP) Standards NOPR.                                             For more information about the
                                                    13–1111) and an accountant (Occupation Code 13–                          Technical Conference panelists may be
                                                    2011) as posted on the Bureau of Labor Statistics
                                                                                                                                                                                                        technical conference, please contact:
                                                    (BLS) Web site (http://www/bls.gov/oes/current/
                                                                                                                             asked to address: (1) The NOPR                                             Sarah McKinley, Office of External
                                                    naics2_22.htm).                                                          proposal to direct that NERC develop a                                     Affairs, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@
                                                       20 For the FERC–61 the $37.50 hourly cost figure                      Reliability Standard to address supply                                     ferc.gov.
                                                    comes from the cost of a records clerk (Occupation                       chain risk management; (2) the
                                                    Code 43–4199) as posted on the BLS Web site                                                                                                           Dated: October 28, 2015.
                                                    (http://www/bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm).
                                                                                                                             anticipated features of, and
                                                       21 For the FERC–555 the $31.00 hourly cost figure                     requirements that should be included                                       Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                    (rounded from $30.71) comes from the cost of a file                      in, such a standard; and (3) a reasonable                                  Secretary.
                                                    clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071) as posted on the                         timeframe for development of a                                             [FR Doc. 2015–28091 Filed 11–3–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    BLS Web site (http://www/bls.gov/oes/current/
                                                                                                                             standard. The technical conference will
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                                                      22 Internal
                                                                                                                             be led by Commission staff, with
                                                                  analysis assumes 50% electronic and
                                                    50% paper storage.                                                       prepared remarks to be presented by
                                                      23 The Commission bases the $28/hour figure on                         invited panelists, which must be
                                                    a FERC staff study that included estimating public                       submitted to the Commission in
                                                    utility recordkeeping costs.                                             advance of the conference. A
                                                      24 Per entity; the Commission bases this figure on

                                                    the estimated cost to service and to store 1 GB of
                                                                                                                             subsequent notice providing an agenda
                                                    data (based on the aggregated cost of an IBM                             and details on the topics for discussion
                                                    advanced data protection server).                                        will be issued in advance of the


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FR Citation80 FR 68317 

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