80 FR 79584 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725K); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)
| Page Range | 79584-79586 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32128 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 79584-79586] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32128] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC16-1-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725K); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-725K (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the SERC Region) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 61812, 10/14/2015) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725K and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by January 21, 2016. [[Page 79585]] ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0260, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202-395-4718. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC16-1-000, by either of the following methods: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. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the SERC Region. OMB Control No.: 1902-0260. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725K information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. Abstract: Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) requires 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 NERC, subject to Commission oversight, or by the Commission independently. Reliability Standards that NERC proposes to the Commission may include Reliability Standards that are proposed by a Regional Entity to be effective in that region. In Order No. 672, the Commission noted that: As a general matter, we will accept the following two types of regional differences, provided they are otherwise just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential and in the public interest, as required under the statute: (1) A regional difference that is more stringent than the continent-wide Reliability Standard, including a regional difference that addresses matters that the continent-wide Reliability Standard does not; and (2) a regional Reliability Standard that is necessitated by a physical difference in the Bulk-Power System. When NERC reviews a regional Reliability Standard that would be applicable on an interconnection-wide basis and that has been proposed by a Regional Entity organized on an interconnection-wide basis, NERC must rebuttably presume that the regional Reliability Standard is just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest. In turn, the Commission must give ``due weight'' to the technical expertise of NERC and of a Regional Entity organized on an interconnection-wide basis. On April 19, 2007, the Commission accepted delegation agreements between NERC and each of the eight Regional Entities. In the order, the Commission accepted SERC as a Regional Entity organized on less than an interconnection-wide basis. As a Regional Entity, SERC oversees Bulk- Power System reliability within the SERC Region, which covers a geographic area of approximately 560,000 square miles in a sixteen- state area in the southeastern and central United States (all of Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and portions of Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Florida). The SERC Region is currently geographically divided into five subregions that are identified as Southeastern, Central, VACAR, Delta, and Gateway. Type of Respondents: Entities registered with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (within the SERC region). Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 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 further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. \2\ The $66.45 hourly cost figure (including benefits) comes from the cost of an engineer as posted on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm#11-0000 (wage category 17-2071). \3\ Both figures for PC respondents are not to be totaled. They represent the same set of respondents. \4\ The $66.45 hourly cost figure (including benefits) comes from the cost of an engineer as posted on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm#11-0000 (wage category 17-2071). \5\ Both figures for GO respondents are not to be totaled. They represent the same set of respondents. \6\ The hourly cost for GOs uses the hourly reporting cost of $66.45 per hour is based on the cost (including benefits) of an engineer to implement the requirements of the rule. \7\ The record retention cost of $37.50 per hour (including benefits) comes from Commission staff research on record retention requirements (wage category 43-4199 for information and record clerks). FERC-725K--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the SERC Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Total annual Number of Annual number Total number burden and burden hours Cost per respondents of responses of responses cost per and total respondent ($) per respondent response \2\ annual cost (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCs: Design and Document Automatic UFLS Program......... \3\ 21 1 21 8 168 $532 $532 \4\ $11,172 PCs: Provide Documentation and Data to SERC............. \3\ 21 1 21 16 336 1,064 $1,064 $22,344 GOs: Provide Documentation and Data to SERC............. \5\ 104 1 104 16 \6\ 1,664 1,064 $1,064 $110,656 GOs: Record Retention................................... \5\ 104 1 104 4 416 150 $150 \7\ $15,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... .............. .............. 125 .............. 2,584 2,810 $159,772 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 79586]] Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: December 16, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-32128 Filed 12-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disabilities or special needs. If you The filings are accessible in the
Menice Santistevan, Northern New require special accommodations due to Commission’s eLibrary system by
Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94 a disability, please contact Menice clicking on the links or querying the
Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM Santistevan at least seven days in docket number.
87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505) advance of the meeting at the telephone Any person desiring to intervene or
989–1752 or Email: number listed above. Written statements protest in any of the above proceedings
menice.santistevan@em.doe.gov. may be filed with the Committees either must file in accordance with Rules 211
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: before or after the meeting. Individuals and 214 of the Commission’s
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of who wish to make oral statements Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
the Board is to make recommendations pertaining to agenda items should 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
to DOE–EM and site management in the contact Menice Santistevan at the time on the specified comment date.
areas of environmental restoration, address or telephone number listed Protests may be considered, but
waste management, and related above. Requests must be received five intervention is necessary to become a
activities. days prior to the meeting and reasonable party to the proceeding.
Purpose of the Environmental provision will be made to include the eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Monitoring and Remediation Committee presentation in the agenda. The Deputy information relating to filing
(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides Designated Federal Officer is requirements, interventions, protests,
a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on empowered to conduct the meeting in a service, and qualifying facilities filings
current and future environmental fashion that will facilitate the orderly can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
conduct of business. Individuals docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
remediation activities resulting from
wishing to make public comments will other information, call (866) 208–3676
historical Los Alamos National
be provided a maximum of five minutes (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Laboratory (LANL) operations and, in
particular, issues pertaining to to present their comments. Dated: December 16, 2015.
groundwater, surface water and work Minutes: Minutes will be available by Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
required under the New Mexico writing or calling Menice Santistevan at Deputy Secretary.
Environment Department Order on the address or phone number listed [FR Doc. 2015–32124 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
Consent. The EM&R Committee will above. Minutes and other Board BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
keep abreast of DOE–EM and site documents are on the Internet at:
programs and plans. The committee will http://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/northern-
work with the NNMCAB to provide new-mexico-citizens-advisory-board. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
assistance in determining priorities and Issued at Washington, DC, on December 16,
the best use of limited funds and time. 2015. Federal Energy Regulatory
Formal recommendations will be Commission
LaTanya R. Butler,
proposed when needed and, after Deputy Committee Management Officer. [Docket No. IC16–1–000]
consideration and approval by the full [FR Doc. 2015–32092 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for Commission Information Collection
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action. Activities (FERC–725K); Comment
Purpose of the Waste Management Request
(WM) Committee: The WM Committee DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
reviews policies, practices and
Commission.
procedures, existing and proposed, so as Federal Energy Regulatory ACTION: Comment request.
to provide recommendations, advice, Commission
suggestions and opinions to the SUMMARY: In compliance with the
NNMCAB regarding waste management Combined Notice of Filings requirements of the Paperwork
operations at the Los Alamos site. Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Tentative Agenda: Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
• Call to Order and Introductions Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Regulatory Commission (Commission or
• Approval of Agenda FERC) is submitting its information
• Approval of Minutes from October 14, Docket Numbers: RP16–297–000. collection FERC–725K (Mandatory
2015 Applicants: Young Gas Storage Reliability Standards for the SERC
• Old Business Company, Ltd. Region) to the Office of Management
• New Business Description: Section 4(d) rate filing and Budget (OMB) for review of the
• Update from DOE per 154.204: Average Thermal Content information collection requirements.
• Presentation by DOE: Los Alamos Adjustment Filing—2015 to be effective Any interested person may file
Transuranic Waste Program 12/1/2015. comments directly with OMB and
Corrective Actions Filed Date: 12/11/15. should address a copy of those
• Public Comment Period Accession Number: 20151211–5091. comments to the Commission as
• Sub-Committee Breakout Session Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15. explained below. The Commission
Æ Election of Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Docket Numbers: RP16–298–000. previously issued a Notice in the
EM&R Vice Chair Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas Federal Register (80 FR 61812,
Æ Draft FY16 Committee Work Plans 10/14/2015) requesting public
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Company, L.L.C.
Æ General Committee Business Description: Section 4(d) rate filing comments. The Commission received no
• Adjourn per 154.204: Average Thermal Content comments on the FERC–725K and is
Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s Adjustment Filing—2015 to be effective making this notation in its submittal to
Committees welcome the attendance of 12/1/2015. OMB.
the public at their combined committee Filed Date: 12/11/15. DATES: Comments on the collection of
meeting and will make every effort to Accession Number: 20151211–5133. information are due by January 21,
accommodate persons with physical Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/23/15. 2016.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: Dated: December 16, 2015. Filed Date: 12/16/15.
(1) Whether the collection of Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20151216–5101.
information is necessary for the proper Deputy Secretary. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/16.
performance of the functions of the [FR Doc. 2015–32132 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
Commission, including whether the Docket Numbers: ER16–539–000.
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information will have practical utility; Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Inc.
of the burden and cost of the collection DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: Section 205(d) Rate
of information, including the validity of Filing: Membership Agreement
the methodology and assumptions used; Federal Energy Regulatory Amendments for Central Power and
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Commission Mountrail-Williams to be effective
and clarity of the information collection; [Docket No. CP15–525–000] 2/14/2016.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Filed Date: 12/16/15.
the collection of information on those UGI Sunbury, LLC; Revised Notice of Accession Number: 20151216–5170.
who are to respond, including the use Schedule for Environmental Review of Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/6/16.
of automated collection techniques or the Sunbury Pipeline Project
other forms of information technology. The filings are accessible in the
This notice identifies the Federal Commission’s eLibrary system by
Dated: December 16, 2015. Energy Regulatory Commission clicking on the links or querying the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., (Commission or FERC) staff’s revised docket number.
Deputy Secretary. schedule for the completion of the Any person desiring to intervene or
[FR Doc. 2015–32128 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am] environmental assessment (EA) for UGI protest in any of the above proceedings
Sunbury LLC’s Sunbury Pipeline must file in accordance with Rules 211
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Project. The previous notice of and 214 of the Commission’s
schedule, issued on November 9, 2015, Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY identified January 7, 2016 as the EA 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
issuance date. time on the specified comment date.
Federal Energy Regulatory Schedule for Environmental Review Protests may be considered, but
Commission intervention is necessary to become a
Issuance of EA—December 28, 2015 party to the proceeding.
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
[Docket No. RP15–1022–000] Deadline—March 27, 2016 eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
If a schedule change becomes
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of requirements, interventions, protests,
necessary, additional notice will be
Informal Settlement Conference service, and qualifying facilities filings
provided so that the relevant agencies
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Take notice that an informal are kept informed of the project’s
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
settlement conference will be convened progress.
other information, call (866) 208–3676
in this proceeding commencing at 10:00 Additional Information (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
a.m. (EST) on December 21, 2015, at the In order to receive notification of the Dated: December 16, 2015.
offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory issuance of the EA and to keep track of Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Commission, 888 First Street NE., all formal issuances and submittals in Deputy Secretary.
Washington, DC 20426, for the purpose specific dockets, the Commission offers [FR Doc. 2015–32123 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
of exploring the possible settlement of a free service called eSubscription. Go BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
the above-referenced docket. to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Any party, as defined by 18 CFR esubscription.asp.
385.102(c), or any participant as defined Dated: December 16, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
attend. Persons wishing to become a Federal Energy Regulatory
Deputy Secretary.
party must move to intervene and Commission
[FR Doc. 2015–32126 Filed 12–21–15; 8:45 am]
receive intervenor status pursuant to the
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Commission’s regulations (18 CFR [Docket No. CP16–28–000]
385.214).
FERC conferences are accessible National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Application
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility Federal Energy Regulatory Take notice that on December 3, 2015,
accommodations please send an email Commission National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street,
1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–502– Combined Notice of Filings #2
Williamsville, New York 14221, filed in
8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208– Take notice that the Commission the above referenced docket an
2106 with the required
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received the following electric rate application pursuant to sections 7(b)
accommodations. filings: and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA),
For additional information, please Docket Numbers: ER15–2056–001. and Part 157 of the Commission’s
contact Ken Ende, kenneth.ende@ Applicants: Upper Peninsula Power regulations requesting authorization for
ferc.gov, at 202–502–6762 or Sharli Company. the construction and operation of new
Silva, sharli.silva@ferc.gov, at 202–502– Description: Compliance filing: Line QP and permission to abandon the
8719 or Kelsey Bagot at (202) 502–8121, Amendment to Triennial Market Based Queen Storage Field, including the base
kelsey.bagot@ferc.gov. Rate to be effective 8/28/2015. gas in the field, the Queen Compressor
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