82 FR 41619 - Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum; Notice of Termination of Delegation of Further Authority to Staff Due To Reestablishment of Quorum

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-18537

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD17-10-000]


Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum; Notice of 
Termination of Delegation of Further Authority to Staff Due To 
Reestablishment of Quorum

    1. By order issued February 3, 2017, in anticipation of a lack of a 
quorum, the Commission delegated further authority to its staff to take 
certain actions.\1\ Such delegation was effective beginning February 4, 
2017, and in no event was to extend beyond 14 days following the date a 
Commission quorum was reestablished.\2\
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    \1\ Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum, 158 FERC 
61,135 (2017).
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    2. Take notice that a Commission quorum was reestablished on August 
10, 2017, and, with the reestablishment of a Commission quorum, the 
Commission's delegation of further authority to its staff accordingly 
terminated on August 24, 2017.

    Dated: August 25, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18537 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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FERC–725U—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014—Continued
Average
Number and Number of Total burden
Total number burden
type of responses per hours and total
of responses hours and cost
respondents respondent cost
per response 3

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

Year 3

R1 ............................................................................ 30 TO ......................... 1 30 20 600
$1,280 $38,400
R2 ............................................................................ 30 TO ......................... 1 30 34 1,020
$2,436 $73,080
R3 ............................................................................ 2 TOP ......................... 1 2 1 2
$129 $258
R4 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 80 2,560
$5,120 $163,840
R5 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 80 2,560
$5,120 $163,840
R6 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 134 4,288
$8,576 $274,432
Record Retention .................................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP .... 1 336 2 672
$76 $25,536

Year 1 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 41,238
$2,712,738

Year 2 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 672
$25,536

Year 3 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 11,702
$739,386

TOTAL (for Years 1–3) ............................. ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 53,612
$3,477,660

Average Annual Burden and Cost .... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 17,871
(for Years 1–3) .................................. $1,159,220

Comments: Comments are invited on: the methodology and assumptions used; actions.1 Such delegation was effective
(1) Whether the collection of (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility beginning February 4, 2017, and in no
information is necessary for the proper and clarity of the information collection; event was to extend beyond 14 days
performance of the functions of the and (4) ways to minimize the burden of following the date a Commission
Commission, including whether the the collection of information on those quorum was reestablished.2
information will have practical utility; who are to respond, including the use
2. Take notice that a Commission
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of automated collection techniques or
of the burden and cost of the collection quorum was reestablished on August 10,
other forms of information technology.
of information, including the validity of 2017, and, with the reestablishment of
Dated: August 25, 2017. a Commission quorum, the
3 The
Kimberly D. Bose, Commission’s delegation of further
estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours Secretary. authority to its staff accordingly
per Response times XX per Hour = Average Cost per [FR Doc. 2017–18538 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] terminated on August 24, 2017.
Response.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
The hourly cost figures are based on data for Dated: August 25, 2017.
wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at https://www.bls.gov/
Kimberly D. Bose,
oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Secretary.
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded [FR Doc. 2017–18537 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]
for the purposes of calculations in this table and Federal Energy Regulatory
are: BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
1. For electrical engineers, $64.29/hr., rounded to
Commission
$64/hr.
[Docket No. AD17–10–000]
2. for attorneys, $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr.
3. for administrative staff, $37.75/hr., rounded to
$38/hr.
Agency Operations in the Absence of
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The record retention cost is based on the a Quorum; Notice of Termination of
administrative staff category; R3 is based on the Delegation of Further Authority to Staff
attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, R5 and R6 Due To Reestablishment of Quorum
are based on the electrical engineer category; and
R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer and related 1. By order issued February 3, 2017,
engineering review process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and
attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories. The
in anticipation of a lack of a quorum, 1 Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum,

resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded the Commission delegated further 158 FERC 61,135 (2017).
to $72/hr. authority to its staff to take certain 2 Id. P 2.

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82 FR 41619 - Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum; Notice of Termination of Delegation of Further Authority to Staff Due To Reestablishment of Quorum

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission