82 FR 44746 - Emergency Preparedness and Operations Reliability Standards
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-20552 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 44746-44750] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20552] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 18 CFR Part 40 [Docket No. RM17-12-000] Emergency Preparedness and Operations Reliability Standards AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposes to approve Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards [[Page 44747]] EOP-004-4 (Event Reporting), EOP-005-3 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), EOP-006-3 (System Restoration Coordination), and EOP-008-2 (Loss of Control Center Functionality). DATES: Comments are due November 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by docket number, may be filed in the following ways:Electronic Filing through http://www.ferc.gov. Documents created electronically using word processing software should be filed in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format. Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable to file electronically may mail or hand-deliver comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Comment Procedures Section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E. Nick Henery (Technical Information), Office of Electric Reliability, Division of Reliability Standards, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502-8636, [email protected]. Bob Stroh (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502-8473, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ the Commission proposes to approve proposed Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards EOP-004-4 (Event Reporting), EOP-005-3 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), EOP-006-3 (System Restoration Coordination), and EOP-008-2 (Loss of Control Center Functionality), submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). The proposed EOP Reliability Standards are intended to: (1) Provide accurate reporting of events to NERC's event analysis group to analyze the impact on the reliability of the bulk electric system (EOP-004-4); (2) delineate the roles and responsibilities of entities that support system restoration from blackstart resources which generate power without the support of the grid (EOP-005-3); (3) clarify the procedures and coordination requirements for reliability coordinator personnel to execute system restoration processes (EOP-006-3); and (4) refine the required elements of an operating plan used to continue reliable operations of the bulk electric system if that primary control functionality is lost (EOP-008- 2). The Commission also proposes to approve the associated violation risk factors, violation severity levels, implementation plans, and effective dates. In addition, the Commission proposes to retire currently-effective Reliability Standards EOP-004-3, EOP-005-2, EOP- 006-2, and EOP-008-1 immediately prior to the effective dates of the proposed EOP Reliability Standards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 16 U.S.C. 824(o). The proposed Reliability Standards are available on the Commission's eLibrary document retrieval system in Docket No. RM17-12-000 and on the NERC Web site, www.nerc.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Background A. Regulatory Background 2. Section 215 of the FPA requires a Commission-certified ERO to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards that are subject to Commission review and approval. The Commission may approve, by rule or order, a proposed Reliability Standard or modification to a Reliability Standard if it determines that the Reliability Standard is just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential and in the public interest.\2\ Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO, subject to Commission oversight, or by the Commission independently.\3\ Pursuant to section 215 of the FPA, the Commission established a process to select and certify an ERO,\4\ and subsequently certified NERC.\5\ On March 16, 2007, the Commission issued Order No. 693, approving 83 of the 107 Reliability Standards filed by NERC, including the initial EOP Reliability Standards.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Id. 824o(d)(2). \3\ Id. 824o(e). \4\ 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). \5\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ] 61,062, order on reh'g and compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006), aff'd sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009). \6\ Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 (Apr. 4, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,242, at P 297, order on reh'g, Order No. 693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053 (2007). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. NERC Petition 3. According to NERC, the proposed EOP Reliability Standards: (1) Streamline the currently-effective EOP Standards; (2) remove redundancies and other unnecessary language while making the Reliability Standards more results-based; \7\ and (3) address the Commission's concern articulated in Order No. 749 regarding system restoration training.\8\ The proposed EOP Reliability Standards are summarized below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 FERC ] 61,193, at P 81 (March 2012 Order), order on reh'g and clarification, 139 FERC ] 61,168 (2012). The March 2012 Order approved a NERC process to identify requirements that could be removed from Reliability Standards without impacting the reliability of the interconnected transmission network. \8\ System Restoration Reliability Standards, Order No. 749, 134 FERC ] 61,215, at PP 18, 24 (2011). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 4. Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 requires reporting of events by responsible entities. The reportable events under the proposed Reliability Standard are collected and used to examine the underlying causes of events; track subsequent corrective action to prevent recurrence of such events; and develop lessons learned for industry. While these events arise in the real-time operation time horizon and require action by responsible entities within one hour or less to preserve the reliability of the bulk electric system, Reliability Standard EOP-004-3 is not intended to require system operators to report the events during the real-time operation time horizon, but rather can be reported six to twenty four hours after the event. 5. NERC states that the proposed Reliability Standard modifications are designed to eliminate redundant reporting of a single event by multiple entities; assign reporting requirements to appropriate entities; clarify the threshold reporting for a given event; and where appropriate, align the reportable events and thresholds identified in Attachments 1 and 2 of the proposed Reliability Standard with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Form OE-417. NERC states that the proposed Reliability Standard improves the quality of information received by the ERO as well as the quality of analysis that the ERO produces from this information to assess the greatest risk to the bulk electric system. 6. Attachment 1 of the proposed Reliability Standard identifies the types and thresholds of reportable events that have the potential to impact the [[Page 44748]] reliability of the bulk electric system. Attachment 2 is a reporting template for entities to report the types and thresholds of events identified in Attachment 1 to NERC. To the extent that DOE's Form OE- 417 reflects similar event types and thresholds of events as Attachment 2, responsible entities may submit Form OE-417 in lieu of Attachment 2.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ Under the current practice, the ERO will accept DOE's Form OE-417 report in lieu of Attachment 2 to Reliability Standard EOP- 004-3 to the extent a given event type and threshold align. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Under currently-effective Reliability Standard EOP-004-3, Attachment 1, reliability coordinators must report to NERC when they operate outside of their interconnection reliability operating limit (IROL) for greater than ``Tv'' (defined as less than or equal to 30 minutes). NERC proposes to eliminate the IROL violation reporting requirement in Attachment 1 of proposed Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 because, according to NERC, EOP-004 is primarily a tool for trending analysis and developing lessons learned and not designed to be a real- time tool. 8. NERC states that the standard drafting team concluded that any real-time reporting to NERC or Regional Entities (i.e., contemporaneous with the transmission operator's notification of the IROL to the reliability coordinator) should be addressed in the TOP Reliability Standards, which deal with the real-time operations time horizon. In its petition, NERC identifies Reliability Standard TOP-001-3 (Transmission Operations) as the appropriate Reliability Standard for reporting such real-time events. NERC states that the purpose of Reliability Standard TOP-001-3 is to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages that adversely impact the reliability of an interconnection by ensuring prompt action to prevent or mitigate such occurrences. Specifically, Reliability Standard TOP-001-3, Requirement R12 provides that ``[e]ach Transmission Operator shall not operate outside any identified Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) for a continuous duration exceeding its associated Tv.'' Separately, NERC identifies Reliability Standard TOP-007-0 (Reporting System Operating Limit (SOL) and IROL Violations), Requirement R2, which states that ``[f]ollowing a Contingency or other event that results in an IROL violation, the Transmission Operator shall return its transmission system to within IROL as soon as possible, but not longer than 30 minutes.'' Finally, NERC cites Requirement R3 of Reliability Standard IRO-009-2 (Reliability Coordinator Actions to Operate within IROLs), which states that ``[e]ach Reliability Coordinator shall act or direct others to act so that the magnitude and duration of an IROL exceedance is mitigated within the IROL Tv, as identified in the Reliability Coordinator's Real-time monitoring or Real-time Assessment.'' Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-005-3 9. The purpose of proposed Reliability Standard EOP-005-3 is to ensure plans, facilities, and personnel are prepared to enable system restoration from blackstart resources to ensure reliability is maintained during restoration and priority is placed on restoring the interconnection. NERC states that proposed Reliability Standard EOP- 005-3 improves the existing version of the Reliability Standard by: (1) Emphasizing the need for transmission operators to develop and use restoration plans relating to blackstart resources; (2) retiring redundant or administrative requirements; and (3) clarifying requirements for revising and testing restoration plans. Proposed Reliability Standards EOP-006-3 10. The purpose of proposed Reliability Standard EOP-006-3 is to establish how personnel should prepare, execute, and coordinate system restoration processes to maintain reliability and to restore the Interconnection. NERC states that proposed Reliability Standard EOP- 006-3 improves upon the existing version of the standard by emphasizing the need for reliability coordinators to develop and use their restoration plans and clarifying requirements for training and coordination of restoration plans amongst reliability coordinators. Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-008-2 11. The purpose of proposed Reliability Standard EOP-008-2 is to ensure continued reliable operations of the bulk electric system if a control center becomes inoperable. NERC states that proposed Reliability Standard EOP-008-2 improves upon the existing Reliability Standard by clarifying the required contents of an operating plan used by reliability coordinators, balancing authorities and transmission operators. II. Discussion 12. Pursuant to section 215(d) of the FPA, the Commission proposes to approve the proposed EOP Reliability Standards as just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential and in the public interest. The Commission also proposes to approve the associated violation risk factors, violation severity levels, implementation plans, and effective dates. Further, the Commission proposes to retire currently-effective Reliability Standards EOP-004-3, EOP-005-2, EOP-006-2, and EOP-008-1 immediately prior to the effective dates of the proposed EOP Reliability Standards. 13. Proposed Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 will enhance reliability by assigning reporting to appropriate entities; and clarifying the threshold reporting for a given event. In addition, aligning the reportable events and thresholds identified in Attachment 1 of the proposed Reliability Standard with DOE's Form OE-417 should improve the quality of information received by NERC and the quality of analysis that NERC produces to assess the greatest risks to the bulk electric system. Further, proposed Reliability Standard EOP-004-4 promotes efficiency and clarity by eliminating redundant reporting of a single event by multiple entities. 14. Proposed Reliability Standards EOP-005-3, EOP-006-3, and EOP- 008-2 will enhance reliability by delineating the roles and responsibilities of entities that support system restoration from blackstart resources; clarifying the procedures and coordination requirements for reliability coordinator personnel to execute system restoration processes; and refining operating plan elements if primary control functionality is lost. 15. Finally, while we are not persuaded that the three Reliability Standards identified by NERC require the reporting of IROL information,\10\ we propose to accept NERC's proposed retirement of currently-effective Reliability Standard EOP-004-3. [[Page 44749]] Currently NERC voluntarily shares IROL Tv exceedance information with Commission staff so that Commission staff can monitor the transmission system and identify reliability trends. We understand that NERC will continue to receive IROL Tv exceedance information and share it with Commission staff even after the proposed retirement of EOP-004-3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ While Reliability Standard TOP-007-0, Requirement R1 mandates reporting of SOL and IROL violations, that Reliability Standard was retired recently. Transmission Operations Reliability Standards and Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination Reliability Standards, Order No. 817, 153 FERC ] 61,178 (2015). Reliability Standard TOP-001-3, Requirement R12 requires transmission operators not to operate outside of IROL Tv. The requirement's associated compliance measure, however, only requires transmission operators to ``make available evidence to show that for any occasion in which it operated outside any identified [IROL], the continuous duration did not exceed its associated IROL Tv.'' \10\ While this information may be similar to what would be found in an IROL Tv exceedance report under currently-effective Reliability Standard EOP-004-3, Reliability Standard TOP-001-3 does not require responsible entities to report the exceedance. The same can be said of Reliability Standard IRO-009-2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Information Collection Statement 16. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations require that OMB approve certain reporting and recordkeeping (collections of information) imposed by an agency.\11\ Upon approval of a collection(s) of information, OMB will assign an OMB control number and expiration date. Respondents subject to the filing requirements of this rule will not be penalized for failing to respond to these collections of information unless the collections of information display a valid OMB control number. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ 5 CFR 1320.11. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. The Commission is submitting these reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for its review and approval under section 3507(d) of the Paper Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) (2012). Comments are solicited on the Commission's need for this information, whether the information will have practical utility, the accuracy of the provided burden estimate, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and any suggested methods for minimizing the respondent's burden, including the use of automated information techniques. 18. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes to approve revisions to Reliability Standards EOP-004-4 (Event Reporting), EOP- 005-3 (System Restoration from Blackstart Resources), EOP-006-3 (System Restoration Coordination), and EOP-008-2 (Loss of Control Center Functionality). 19. Public Reporting Burden: Our estimate below regarding the number of respondents is based on the NERC Compliance Registry as of April 7, 2017. The following estimates relate to the requirements for this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket No. RM17-12-000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ Eng.: engineering; R.K.: record-keeping. \13\ The estimates for cost per hour are based on 2015 wage figures and derived as follows: $64.29/hour, the average salary plus benefits per engineer (from Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm); $37.75/hour, the average salary plus benefits per information and record clerks (from Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) The results of calculations are rounded to the nearest dollar within the burden table. RM17-12-000 (Emergency Preparedness and Operations Reliability Standards) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of of responses Total number Average burden Total annual respondents per of responses and cost per burden and total Cost per respondent ($) respondent response \12\ annual cost \13\ (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).............. (3) * (4) = (5).. (5) / (1) (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOP-008-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One-time Review and Revision 215 1 215 20 hrs. (Eng.); 4,300 hrs. $1,286 (Eng.). of Plan. $1,286. (Eng.); $276,447. Updating, Approving, and 215 1 215 6 hrs. (Eng.); 1,290 hrs. $386 (Eng.); $76 (R.K.). Maintaining Records. $386 2 hrs. (Eng.); $82,934, (R.K.); $76. 430 hrs. (R.K.); $16,233. One-time Contracting.......... 27 1 27 120 hrs. (Eng.) 3,240 hrs. $7,715 (Eng.). $7,715. $208,300 (Eng.). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOP-005-3 & EOP-006-3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RC Data Retention............. 26 2 52 8 hrs. (R.K.) 416 hrs. (R.K.); $514 (R.K.). $514. $26,745. TOP Reporting Data............ 176 1 176 116 hrs. (Eng.); 20,416 hrs. $7,458 (Eng.); $604 (R.K.). $7,458 16 hrs. (Eng.); (R.K.); $604. $1,312,545, 2,816 hrs. (R.K.); $106,304. GOP Testing................... 230 1 230 80 hrs. (Eng.); 18,400 hrs. $5,143 (Eng.). $5,143. (Eng.); $1,182,936. TO and DP Training............ 678 1 678 8 hrs. (Eng.); 5,424 hrs. $514 (Eng.). $514. (Eng.); $348,709. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOP-004-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One-Time Review and Revision 1,400 1 1,400 2 hrs. (Eng.); 2,800 hrs. (Eng.) $129. of Plan. $129. $180,012. Reporting Events.............. 350 1 350 0.17 hrs. (Eng.); 59.5 hrs. (Eng.); $11. $11. $3,825. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... .............. .............. 3,343 ................. 55,929.5 (Eng.) 3,662 (R.K.), $3,595,708 (Eng.) $149,282 (R.K.). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 44750]] Title: FERC-725S (Mandatory Reliability Standards).\14\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ The revisions to EOP-004-4, EOP-005-3, EOP-006-3, and EOP- 008-2 Reliability Standards will result in paperwork burden being accounted for in FERC-725S (OMB Control No. 1902-0270). These standards will replace previous versions whose paperwork burden was previously approved in FERC-725A (OMB Control. No. 1902-0244). The burden proposed here will only be added to FERC-725S and will be temporarily duplicated by previously approved burden in FERC-725A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Action: Proposed Collection of Information. OMB Control No.: 1902-0270. Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions; not-for- profit institutions. Frequency of Responses: Annually. Necessity of the Information: Proposed Reliability Standards EOP- 004-4, EOP-005-3, EOP-006-3, and EOP-008-2 are intended to provide accurate reporting of events to NERC's event analysis group to analyze the impact on the reliability of the bulk electric system (EOP-004-4); delineate the roles and responsibilities of entities that support system restoration from blackstart resources (EOP-005-3); clarify the procedures and coordination requirements for reliability coordinator personnel to execute system restoration processes (EOP-006-3); and refine the required elements of an operating plan used to continue reliable operations of the bulk electric system if that primary control functionality is lost (EOP-008-2). Internal Review: The Commission has assured itself, by means of its internal review, that there is specific, objective support for the burden estimates associated with the information requirements. 20. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 [Attention: Ellen Brown, Office of the Executive Director, email: [email protected], phone: (202) 502-8663, fax: (202) 273-0873]. 21. For submitting comments concerning the collection(s) of information and the associated burden estimate(s), please send your comments to the Commission and to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503 [Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, phone: (202) 395-4638, fax: (202) 395-7285]. For security reasons, comments to OMB should be submitted by email to: [email protected]. Comments submitted to OMB should include 1902-0270 and Docket Number RM17-12-000. IV. Environmental Analysis 22. The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may have a significant adverse effect on the human environment.\15\ The Commission has categorically excluded certain actions from this requirement as not having a significant effect on the human environment. Included in the exclusion are rules that are clarifying, corrective, or procedural or that do not substantially change the effect of the regulations being amended.\16\ The actions proposed here fall within this categorical exclusion in the Commission's regulations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 30,783 (1987). \16\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Regulatory Flexibility Act 23. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) \17\ generally requires a description and analysis of proposed rules that will have significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Because the burden discussed above is being accounted for in FERC-725S these standards will replace previous versions whose paperwork burden was previously approved in FERC-725A. The burden will only be added to FERC-725S and will be temporarily duplicated by previously approved burden in FERC-725A. Accordingly, the Commission certifies that the proposed Reliability Standards will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. Comment Procedures 24. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on the matters and issues proposed in this notice to be adopted, including any related matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss. Comments are due November 27, 2017. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM17-12-000, and must include the commenter's name, the organization they represent, if applicable, and their address in their comments. 25. The Commission encourages comments to be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word processing formats. Documents created electronically using word processing software should be filed in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. 26. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically must send an original of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 27. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters. VII. Document Availability 28. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 29. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number of this document, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field. 30. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's Web site during normal business hours from the Commission's Online Support at (202) 502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at [email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502- 8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at [email protected]. By direction of the Commission. Dated: September 20, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-20552 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 200/200C/300/400/500 Airworthiness (i) The steps labeled as RC, including
Limitations (AWLs)/Certification substeps under an RC step and any figures
§ 39.13 [Amended] Maintenance Requirements (CMRs), D6– identified in an RC step, must be done to
■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 38278–CMR, dated May 2016, as identified in comply with the AD. If a step or substep is
the following new airworthiness paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of this AD. labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC
directive (AD): (1) 28–AWL–18 and 28–AWL–26, ‘‘Fuel requirement is removed from that step or
Boost Pump Wires In Conduit Installation— substep. An AMOC is required for any
The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– In Fuel Tank,’’ for Boeing Model 737–100, deviations to RC steps, including substeps
2017–0900; Product Identifier 2017– –200, –200C series airplanes. and identified figures.
NM–055–AD. (2) 28–AWL–18 and 28–AWL–25, ‘‘Fuel (ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be
(a) Comments Due Date Boost Pump Wires In Conduit Installation— deviated from using accepted methods in
In Fuel Tank,’’ for Boeing Model 737–300, accordance with the operator’s maintenance
We must receive comments by November –400, –500 series airplanes. or inspection program without obtaining
13, 2017. approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps,
(i) No Alternative Critical Design
(b) Affected ADs including substeps and identified figures, can
Configuration Control Limitations (CDCCLs)
still be done as specified, and the airplane
This AD affects AD 2007–24–02, After the maintenance or inspection can be put back in an airworthy condition.
Amendment 39–15268 (72 FR 65446, program, as applicable, has been revised as
November 21, 2007) (‘‘AD 2007–24–02’’). required by paragraph (h) of this AD, no (m) Related Information
(c) Applicability alternative CDCCLs may be used unless the (1) For more information about this AD,
CDCCLs are approved as an alternative contact Christopher Baker, Aerospace
This AD applies to all The Boeing method of compliance (AMOC) in Engineer, Propulsion Section, FAA, Seattle
Company Model 737–100, –200, –200C, accordance with the procedures specified in ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
–300, –400, and –500 series airplanes, paragraph (l) of this AD. Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917–
certificated in any category. 6498; fax: 425–917–6590; email:
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Specifications
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Air Transport Association (ATA) of Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737– Serj Harutunian, Aerospace Engineer,
America Code 28, Fuel. 28A1273, Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017, Propulsion Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO
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This AD was prompted by reports of determining compliance with the
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requirements of this AD, the phrase ‘‘after the serj.harutunian@faa.gov.
a fuel boost pump power cable, and an on- effective date of this AD’’ must be used.
ground fuel tank explosion. We are issuing (3) For service information identified in
this AD to prevent electrical arcing between (k) Terminating Action for Requirements of this AD, contact Boeing Commercial
the fuel boost pump power cable wiring and AD 2007–24–02 Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data
the surrounding conduit, which could lead to Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd.,
Accomplishment of the actions required by MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600;
arc-through of the conduit, consequent fire or paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all
explosion of the fuel tank, and subsequent telephone 562–797–1717; Internet https://
requirements of AD 2007–24–02.
loss of the airplane. www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this
(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance referenced service information at the FAA,
(f) Compliance (AMOCs) Transport Standards Branch, 1601 Lind
Comply with this AD within the (1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information
compliance times specified, unless already FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs on the availability of this material at the
done. for this AD, if requested using the procedures FAA, call 425–227–1221.
found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with Issued in Renton, Washington, on
(g) Required Actions
14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your September 20, 2017.
(1) For Group 1 and Group 2 airplanes principal inspector or local Flight Standards Dionne Palermo,
identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin District Office, as appropriate. If sending
737–28A1273, Revision 1, dated March 14, information directly to the manager of the Acting Director, System Oversight Division,
2017: Except as required by paragraph (j) of certification office, send it to the attention of Aircraft Certification Service.
this AD, at the applicable times specified in the person identified in paragraph (m)(2) of [FR Doc. 2017–20545 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
Alert Service Bulletin 737–28A1273, ANM-LAACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov.
Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017, do all (2) Before using any approved AMOC,
applicable actions identified as required for notify your appropriate principal inspector,
compliance (‘‘RC’’) in, and in accordance or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
with, the Accomplishment Instructions of of the local flight standards district office/
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Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017. (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable Commission
(2) For airplanes identified as Group 3 in level of safety may be used for any repair,
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737–28A1273, modification, or alteration required by this 18 CFR Part 40
Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017: Within AD if it is approved by the Boeing
120 days after the effective date of this AD, Commercial Airplanes Organization [Docket No. RM17–12–000]
inspect the airplane and do all applicable Designation Authorization (ODA) that has
corrective actions using a method approved been authorized by the Manager, Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness and
in accordance with the procedures specified ACO Branch, to make those findings. To be Operations Reliability Standards
in paragraph (l) of this AD. approved, the repair method, modification AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
deviation, or alteration deviation must meet
(h) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection the certification basis of the airplane, and the
Commission, Department of Energy.
Program approval must specifically refer to this AD. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Within 60 days after the effective date of (4) For service information that contains
this AD: Revise the maintenance or steps that are labeled as Required for SUMMARY: The Federal Energy
inspection program, as applicable, to Compliance (RC), the provisions of Regulatory Commission proposes to
incorporate the applicable Airworthiness paragraphs (l)(4)(i) and (l)(4)(ii) of this AD approve Emergency Preparedness and
Limitations (AWLs) from Boeing 737–100/ apply. Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards
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reliability of the bulk electric system. IRO–009–2 (Reliability Coordinator unduly discriminatory or preferential
Attachment 2 is a reporting template for Actions to Operate within IROLs), and in the public interest. The
entities to report the types and which states that ‘‘[e]ach Reliability Commission also proposes to approve
thresholds of events identified in Coordinator shall act or direct others to the associated violation risk factors,
Attachment 1 to NERC. To the extent act so that the magnitude and duration violation severity levels,
that DOE’s Form OE–417 reflects similar of an IROL exceedance is mitigated implementation plans, and effective
event types and thresholds of events as within the IROL Tv, as identified in the dates. Further, the Commission
Attachment 2, responsible entities may Reliability Coordinator’s Real-time proposes to retire currently-effective
submit Form OE–417 in lieu of monitoring or Real-time Assessment.’’ Reliability Standards EOP–004–3, EOP–
Attachment 2.9 005–2, EOP–006–2, and EOP–008–1
7. Under currently-effective Proposed Reliability Standard EOP– immediately prior to the effective dates
Reliability Standard EOP–004–3, 005–3 of the proposed EOP Reliability
Attachment 1, reliability coordinators 9. The purpose of proposed Reliability Standards.
must report to NERC when they operate Standard EOP–005–3 is to ensure plans, 13. Proposed Reliability Standard
outside of their interconnection facilities, and personnel are prepared to EOP–004–4 will enhance reliability by
reliability operating limit (IROL) for enable system restoration from assigning reporting to appropriate
greater than ‘‘Tv’’ (defined as less than blackstart resources to ensure reliability entities; and clarifying the threshold
or equal to 30 minutes). NERC proposes is maintained during restoration and reporting for a given event. In addition,
to eliminate the IROL violation priority is placed on restoring the aligning the reportable events and
reporting requirement in Attachment 1 interconnection. NERC states that thresholds identified in Attachment 1 of
of proposed Reliability Standard EOP– proposed Reliability Standard EOP– the proposed Reliability Standard with
004–4 because, according to NERC, 005–3 improves the existing version of DOE’s Form OE–417 should improve
EOP–004 is primarily a tool for trending the Reliability Standard by: (1) the quality of information received by
analysis and developing lessons learned Emphasizing the need for transmission NERC and the quality of analysis that
and not designed to be a real-time tool. operators to develop and use restoration NERC produces to assess the greatest
8. NERC states that the standard plans relating to blackstart resources; (2) risks to the bulk electric system.
drafting team concluded that any real- retiring redundant or administrative Further, proposed Reliability Standard
time reporting to NERC or Regional requirements; and (3) clarifying EOP–004–4 promotes efficiency and
Entities (i.e., contemporaneous with the requirements for revising and testing clarity by eliminating redundant
transmission operator’s notification of restoration plans. reporting of a single event by multiple
the IROL to the reliability coordinator) entities.
Proposed Reliability Standards EOP– 14. Proposed Reliability Standards
should be addressed in the TOP 006–3
Reliability Standards, which deal with EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3, and EOP–008–
the real-time operations time horizon. In 10. The purpose of proposed 2 will enhance reliability by delineating
its petition, NERC identifies Reliability Reliability Standard EOP–006–3 is to the roles and responsibilities of entities
Standard TOP–001–3 (Transmission establish how personnel should prepare, that support system restoration from
Operations) as the appropriate execute, and coordinate system blackstart resources; clarifying the
Reliability Standard for reporting such restoration processes to maintain procedures and coordination
real-time events. NERC states that the reliability and to restore the requirements for reliability coordinator
purpose of Reliability Standard TOP– Interconnection. NERC states that personnel to execute system restoration
001–3 is to prevent instability, proposed Reliability Standard EOP– processes; and refining operating plan
uncontrolled separation, or cascading 006–3 improves upon the existing elements if primary control
outages that adversely impact the version of the standard by emphasizing functionality is lost.
reliability of an interconnection by the need for reliability coordinators to 15. Finally, while we are not
ensuring prompt action to prevent or develop and use their restoration plans persuaded that the three Reliability
mitigate such occurrences. Specifically, and clarifying requirements for training Standards identified by NERC require
Reliability Standard TOP–001–3, and coordination of restoration plans the reporting of IROL information,10 we
Requirement R12 provides that ‘‘[e]ach amongst reliability coordinators. propose to accept NERC’s proposed
Transmission Operator shall not operate retirement of currently-effective
Proposed Reliability Standard EOP– Reliability Standard EOP–004–3.
outside any identified Interconnection 008–2
Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) for a
11. The purpose of proposed 10 While Reliability Standard TOP–007–0,
continuous duration exceeding its Requirement R1 mandates reporting of SOL and
Reliability Standard EOP–008–2 is to
associated Tv.’’ Separately, NERC IROL violations, that Reliability Standard was
ensure continued reliable operations of
identifies Reliability Standard TOP– retired recently. Transmission Operations
the bulk electric system if a control Reliability Standards and Interconnection
007–0 (Reporting System Operating
center becomes inoperable. NERC states Reliability Operations and Coordination Reliability
Limit (SOL) and IROL Violations), Standards, Order No. 817, 153 FERC ¶ 61,178
that proposed Reliability Standard EOP–
Requirement R2, which states that (2015). Reliability Standard TOP–001–3,
008–2 improves upon the existing
‘‘[f]ollowing a Contingency or other Requirement R12 requires transmission operators
Reliability Standard by clarifying the not to operate outside of IROL Tv. The
event that results in an IROL violation,
required contents of an operating plan requirement’s associated compliance measure,
the Transmission Operator shall return however, only requires transmission operators to
used by reliability coordinators,
its transmission system to within IROL ‘‘make available evidence to show that for any
balancing authorities and transmission
as soon as possible, but not longer than occasion in which it operated outside any identified
operators. [IROL], the continuous duration did not exceed its
30 minutes.’’ Finally, NERC cites
associated IROL Tv.’’ 10 While this information may
Requirement R3 of Reliability Standard II. Discussion be similar to what would be found in an IROL Tv
12. Pursuant to section 215(d) of the exceedance report under currently-effective
9 Under the current practice, the ERO will accept Reliability Standard EOP–004–3, Reliability
DOE’s Form OE–417 report in lieu of Attachment
FPA, the Commission proposes to Standard TOP–001–3 does not require responsible
2 to Reliability Standard EOP–004–3 to the extent approve the proposed EOP Reliability entities to report the exceedance. The same can be
a given event type and threshold align. Standards as just, reasonable, not said of Reliability Standard IRO–009–2.
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Title: FERC–725S (Mandatory 1902–0270 and Docket Number RM17– native applications or print-to-PDF
Reliability Standards).14 12–000. format and not in a scanned format.
Action: Proposed Collection of Commenters filing electronically do not
IV. Environmental Analysis
Information. need to make a paper filing.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0270. 22. The Commission is required to
prepare an Environmental Assessment 26. Commenters that are not able to
Respondents: Businesses or other for-
or an Environmental Impact Statement file comments electronically must send
profit institutions; not-for-profit
for any action that may have a an original of their comments to:
institutions.
Frequency of Responses: Annually. significant adverse effect on the human Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Necessity of the Information: environment.15 The Commission has Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Proposed Reliability Standards EOP– categorically excluded certain actions Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
004–4, EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3, and from this requirement as not having a 27. All comments will be placed in
EOP–008–2 are intended to provide significant effect on the human the Commission’s public files and may
accurate reporting of events to NERC’s environment. Included in the exclusion be viewed, printed, or downloaded
event analysis group to analyze the are rules that are clarifying, corrective, remotely as described in the Document
impact on the reliability of the bulk or procedural or that do not Availability section below. Commenters
electric system (EOP–004–4); delineate substantially change the effect of the
on this proposal are not required to
the roles and responsibilities of entities regulations being amended.16 The
serve copies of their comments on other
that support system restoration from actions proposed here fall within this
categorical exclusion in the commenters.
blackstart resources (EOP–005–3);
clarify the procedures and coordination Commission’s regulations. VII. Document Availability
requirements for reliability coordinator V. Regulatory Flexibility Act 28. In addition to publishing the full
personnel to execute system restoration 23. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
processes (EOP–006–3); and refine the text of this document in the Federal
1980 (RFA) 17 generally requires a Register, the Commission provides all
required elements of an operating plan description and analysis of proposed
used to continue reliable operations of interested persons an opportunity to
rules that will have significant view and/or print the contents of this
the bulk electric system if that primary economic impact on a substantial
control functionality is lost (EOP–008– document via the Internet through the
number of small entities. Because the Commission’s Home Page (http://
2). burden discussed above is being
Internal Review: The Commission has www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s
accounted for in FERC–725S these
assured itself, by means of its internal Public Reference Room during normal
standards will replace previous versions
review, that there is specific, objective whose paperwork burden was business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
support for the burden estimates previously approved in FERC–725A. Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE.,
associated with the information The burden will only be added to Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
requirements. FERC–725S and will be temporarily 29. From the Commission’s Home
20. Interested persons may obtain duplicated by previously approved Page on the Internet, this information is
information on the reporting burden in FERC–725A. Accordingly, the available on eLibrary. The full text of
requirements by contacting the Commission certifies that the proposed this document is available on eLibrary
following: Federal Energy Regulatory Reliability Standards will not have a in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
Commission, 888 First Street NE., significant economic impact on a viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
Washington, DC 20426 [Attention: Ellen substantial number of small entities. To access this document in eLibrary,
Brown, Office of the Executive Director,
email: DataClearance@ferc.gov, phone: VI. Comment Procedures type the docket number of this
(202) 502–8663, fax: (202) 273–0873]. 24. The Commission invites interested document, excluding the last three
21. For submitting comments persons to submit comments on the digits, in the docket number field.
concerning the collection(s) of matters and issues proposed in this 30. User assistance is available for
information and the associated burden notice to be adopted, including any eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site
estimate(s), please send your comments related matters or alternative proposals during normal business hours from the
to the Commission and to the Office of that commenters may wish to discuss. Commission’s Online Support at (202)
Management and Budget, Office of Comments are due November 27, 2017. 502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676)
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Comments must refer to Docket No. or email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov,
Washington, DC 20503 [Attention: Desk RM17–12–000, and must include the or the Public Reference Room at (202)
Officer for the Federal Energy commenter’s name, the organization 502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email
Regulatory Commission, phone: (202) they represent, if applicable, and their the Public Reference Room at
395–4638, fax: (202) 395–7285]. For address in their comments. public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
security reasons, comments to OMB 25. The Commission encourages
should be submitted by email to: oira_ comments to be filed electronically via By direction of the Commission.
submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments the eFiling link on the Commission’s Dated: September 20, 2017.
submitted to OMB should include Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Commission accepts most standard Deputy Secretary.
14 The revisions to EOP–004–4, EOP–005–3, word processing formats. Documents
[FR Doc. 2017–20552 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
EOP–006–3, and EOP–008–2 Reliability Standards created electronically using word
will result in paperwork burden being accounted processing software should be filed in BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
for in FERC–725S (OMB Control No. 1902–0270).
These standards will replace previous versions
15 Regulations Implementing the National
whose paperwork burden was previously approved
in FERC–725A (OMB Control. No. 1902–0244). The Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486,
burden proposed here will only be added to FERC– FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 30,783 (1987).
16 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).
725S and will be temporarily duplicated by
previously approved burden in FERC–725A. 17 5 U.S.C. 601–612.
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| Contact | E. Nick Henery (Technical Information), Office of Electric Reliability, Division of Reliability Standards, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502-8636, [email protected] Bob Stroh (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: (202) 502-8473, [email protected] | |
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