81 FR 54571 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725I); Comment Request; Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range		54571-54572
FR Document		2016-19474

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collection, FERC-725I (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council) which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD16-8-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, COE.

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. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the 
information collection, FERC-725I (Mandatory Reliability Standards for 
the Northeast Power Coordinating Council) which will be submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the 
information collection requirements.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 17, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. RD16-8-
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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast 
Power Coordinating Council.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0258.
    Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-725I information 
collection requirements, as modified.
    Abstract: On June 9, 2016, the North American Electric Reliability 
Corporation (NERC) and the Northeast Power Coordination Council, Inc. 
(``NPCC'') filed a petition for Commission approval, pursuant to 
section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act (``FPA'') \1\ and Section 
39.5 \2\ of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, of 
the retirement of NPCC Regional Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-01 
(Disturbance Monitoring) and the two related NPCC regional definitions, 
Current Zero Time and Generating Plant.
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    \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
    \2\ 18 CFR 39.5 (2015).
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    Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the 
reduction (due to the retirement of Reliability Standard PRC-002-NPCC-
01) in the annual public reporting burden for the information 
collection as follows:
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    \3\ 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.

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                                                  Annual  number                      Average      Total annual
     Information collection          Number of     of  responses   Total number       burden          burden
          requirements              respondents   per respondent   of responses       (hours)         (hours)
                                             (1)             (2)     (1)*(2)=(3)             (4)     (3)*(4)=(5)
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R13: GO \4\ and TO to have                     1               1               1              10              10
 evidence it acquired and
 installed dynamic disturbance
 recorders and a mutually agreed
 upon implementation schedule
 with the RC (record retention).
R14.5: GO and TO to have                     169              12            2028               5          10,140
 evidence of a maintenance and
 testing program for stand-alone
 disturbance monitoring
 equipment including monthly
 verification of active analog
 quantities.....................
R14.7: GO and TO to record                    33               1              33              10             330
 efforts to return failed units
 to service if it takes longer
 than 90 days \5\...............
R14.7: GO and TO record                       33               1              33              10             330
 retention......................
R17: RC provide certain                        5               1               5               5              25
 disturbance monitoring
 equipment data to the Regional
 Entity upon request............
R17: RC record retention........               5               1               5              10              50
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    Total Reductions............  ..............  ..............           2,105  ..............         10,885
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\4\ For purposes of these charts, generation owner is abbreviated to GO, transmission owner is abbreviated to
  TO, reliability coordinator is abbreviated to RC, and planning coordinator is abbreviated to PC.
\5\ We estimate that an entity will experience a unit failure greater than 90 days once every five years.
  Therefore, 20 percent of NPCC's 169 generator owners and transmission owners will experience a unit failure of
  this duration each year.

    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: August 10, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: August 10, 2016. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket or in viewing/downloading
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., comments and issuances in this docket
Deputy Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
Commission filing/docs-filing.asp.
[FR Doc. 2016–19471 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Docket No. RD16–8–000] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
Commission Information Collection at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Activities (FERC–725I); Comment at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
Request; Extension 0873.
Federal Energy Regulatory AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commission Commission, COE. Title: FERC–725I, Mandatory
ACTION: Notice of information collection Reliability Standards for the Northeast
[Docket No. EL16–103–000] and request for comments. Power Coordinating Council.
Panda Patriot LLC; Notice of Institution SUMMARY: In compliance with the OMB Control No.: 1902–0258.
of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund requirements of the Paperwork Type of Request: Three-year approval
Effective Date Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. of the FERC–725I information collection
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy requirements, as modified.
On August 10, 2016, the Commission Regulatory Commission (Commission or Abstract: On June 9, 2016, the North
issued an order in Docket No. EL16– FERC) is soliciting public comment on American Electric Reliability
103–000, pursuant to section 206 of the the information collection, FERC–725I Corporation (NERC) and the Northeast
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Power Coordination Council, Inc.
824e (2012), instituting an investigation Northeast Power Coordinating Council) (‘‘NPCC’’) filed a petition for
into the justness and reasonableness of which will be submitted to the Office of Commission approval, pursuant to
the Panda Patriot LLC’s Reactive Service Management and Budget (OMB) for a section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power
rates. Panda Patriot LLC, 156 FERC review of the information collection Act (‘‘FPA’’) 1 and Section 39.5 2 of the
¶ 61,103 (2016). requirements. Federal Energy Regulatory
DATES: Comments on the collection of Commission’s regulations, of the
The refund effective date in Docket
information are due October 17, 2016. retirement of NPCC Regional Reliability
No. EL16–103–000, established
Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(Disturbance Monitoring) and the two
will be the date of publication of this (identified by Docket No. RD16–8–000)
related NPCC regional definitions,
notice in the Federal Register. by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: Current Zero Time and Generating
Any interested person desiring to be http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Plant.
heard in Docket No. EL16–103–000 efiling.asp. Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
must file a notice of intervention or • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
motion to intervene, as appropriate, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commission estimates the reduction
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Secretary of the Commission, 888 First (due to the retirement of Reliability
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01) in the
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance Instructions: All submissions must be annual public reporting burden for the
with Rule 214 of the Commission’s formatted and filed in accordance with information collection as follows:
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR submission guidelines at: http://
385.214, within 21 days of the date of www.ferc.gov/help/submission- 1 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
issuance of the order. guide.asp. For user assistance contact 2 18 CFR 39.5 (2015).
Dated: August 10, 2016. FERC Online Support by email at 3 The Commission defines burden as the total

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone time, effort, or financial resources expended by
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
Deputy Secretary. provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
502–8659 for TTY. further explanation of what is included in the
[FR Doc. 2016–19470 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] Docket: Users interested in receiving information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P automatic notification of activity in this Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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Annual Average Total annual
Number of number of Total number
Information collection requirements burden burden
respondents responses per of responses (hours) (hours)
respondent

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

R13: GO 4 and TO to have evidence it acquired and in-
stalled dynamic disturbance recorders and a mutually
agreed upon implementation schedule with the RC
(record retention) .............................................................. 1 1 1 10 10
R14.5: GO and TO to have evidence of a maintenance
and testing program for stand-alone disturbance moni-
toring equipment including monthly verification of active
analog quantities .............................................................. 169 12 2028 5 10,140
R14.7: GO and TO to record efforts to return failed units
to service if it takes longer than 90 days 5 ....................... 33 1 33 10 330
R14.7: GO and TO record retention .................................... 33 1 33 10 330
R17: RC provide certain disturbance monitoring equipment
data to the Regional Entity upon request ........................ 5 1 5 5 25
R17: RC record retention ..................................................... 5 1 5 10 50

Total Reductions ........................................................... ........................ ........................ 2,105 ........................ 10,885
4 Forpurposes of these charts, generation owner is abbreviated to GO, transmission owner is abbreviated to TO, reliability coordinator is ab-
breviated to RC, and planning coordinator is abbreviated to PC.
5 We estimate that an entity will experience a unit failure greater than 90 days once every five years. Therefore, 20 percent of NPCC’s 169
generator owners and transmission owners will experience a unit failure of this duration each year.

Comments: Comments are invited on: d. Submitted by: Erie Boulevard CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
(1) Whether the collection of Hydropower, L.P. under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
information is necessary for the proper e. Name of Project: Oak Orchard Stevens Fishery Conservation and
performance of the functions of the Hydroelectric Project. Management Act and implementing
Commission, including whether the f. Location: on the New York State regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
information will have practical utility; Barge Canal and Oak Orchard Creek in also initiating consultation with the
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate the village of Medina in the town of New York State Historic Preservation
of the burden and cost of the collection Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York. Officer, as required by section 106,
of information, including the validity of No federal lands are occupied by the National Historic Preservation Act, and
the methodology and assumptions used; project works or located within the the implementing regulations of the
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility project boundary. Advisory Council on Historic
and clarity of the information collection; g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Commission’s regulations. l. With this notice, we are designating
the collection of information on those h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P as the
who are to respond, including the use Murphy, Manager, Licensing, Brookfield
Commission’s non-federal
of automated collection techniques or Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South,
representative for carrying out informal
other forms of information technology. Fulton, New York 13069, Phone: (315)
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
598–6130; Email: steven.murphy@
Dated: August 10, 2016. Endangered Species Act and section
brookfieldrenewable.com or Jon Elmer,
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Director of Operations, Brookfield
Deputy Secretary. Renewable, 800 Starbuck Ave., Suite Conservation and Management Act; and
201, Watertown, New York 13601, consultation pursuant to section 106 of
[FR Doc. 2016–19474 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
Phone: (315) 779–2401, Email: the National Historic Preservation Act.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
jon.elmer@brookfieldrenewable.com. m. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P
i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett, filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Phone: (202) 502–8393, Email: including a proposed process plan and
brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov. schedule) that also serves as the draft
Federal Energy Regulatory j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P license application, with the
Commission filed its request to use the Traditional Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
Licensing Process on June 28, 2016. Erie the Commission’s regulations.
[Project No. 3452–016] n. A copy of the PAD/DLA is available
Boulevard Hydropower, L.P provided
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P; public notice of its request on June 26, for review at the Commission in the
Notice of Intent To File License 2016. In a letter dated August 10, 2016, Public Reference Room or may be
Application, Filing of Pre-Application the Director of the Division of viewed on the Commission’s Web site
Hydropower Licensing approved Erie (http://www.ferc.gov), using the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.’s request to ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
use the Traditional Licensing Process. number, excluding the last three digits
a. Type of Application: Notice of k. With this notice, we are initiating in the docket number field to access the
Intent To File License Application and informal consultation with the U.S. Fish document. For assistance, contact FERC
Request To Use the Traditional and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Online Support at
Licensing Process. Fisheries under section 7 of the FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
b. Project No.: P–3452–016. Endangered Species Act and the joint 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
c. Date filed: June 28, 2016. agency regulations thereunder at 50 (TTY). A copy is also available for

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection and request for comments.
Dates		Comments on the collection of information are due October 17, 2016.
Contact		Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation		81 FR 54571

81 FR 54571 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725I); Comment Request; Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission