82 FR 50645 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 50645-50646] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23723] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC17-14-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection (FERC-725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP-014) 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 (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725U and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0274, 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 202-395-0710. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC17-14-000, 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: Reliability Standard CIP- 014. OMB Control No.: 1902-0274. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725U information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. Abstract: Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 \1\ requires applicable transmission owners and transmission operators to identify and protect transmission stations and transmission substations, and their associated primary control centers that if rendered inoperable or damaged as a result of a physical attack could result in instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading within an Interconnection. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 was implemented by the letter Order in Docket No. RD15-4-000 issued on 7/14/2015. Docket No. RD15- 4-000 was not submitted to OMB because it did not implicate the Paperwork Reduction Act. The revised standard became effective on 10/2/2015 and is now being included in the FERC-725U information collection. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmission owners and transmission operators must keep data or evidence to show compliance with the standard for three years unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement Authority. If a responsible entity is found non-compliant, it must keep information related to the non-compliance until mitigation is complete and approved, or for the three years, whichever is longer. Type of Respondents: Transmission owners (TO) and transmission operators (TOP). Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Burden is defined 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. [[Page 50646]] FERC-725U--Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014 \3\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Number and type Number of Total number hours and cost Total burden of respondents responses per of responses per response hours and total respondent \4\ cost (1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............ (3) * (4) (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1: R1....................... 334 TO......... 1 334 20 hrs.; $1,280 6,680 hrs.; $427,520. R2....................... 334 TO......... 1 334 34 hrs; $2,448. 11,356 hrs.; $817,632. R3....................... 2 TOP.......... 1 2 1 hrs.; $129... 2 hrs.; $258. R4....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R5....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 320 hrs.; 10,240 hrs.; $20,480. $655,360. R6....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 304 hrs.; 9,728 hrs.; $19,456. $622,592. Record Retention......... 334 TO and 2 1 336 2 hrs.; $76.... 672 hrs.; TOP. $25,536. Year 2: Record Retention......... 334 TO and 2 1 336 2 hrs.; $76.... 672 hrs.; TOP. $25,536. Year 3: R1....................... 30 TO.......... 1 30 20 hrs.; $1,280 600 hrs.; $38,400. R2....................... 30 TO.......... 1 30 34 hrs.; $2,436 1,020 hrs.; $73,080. R3....................... 2 TOP.......... 1 2 1 hrs.; $129... 2 hrs.; $258. R4....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R5....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R6....................... 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 134 hrs.; 4,288 hrs.; $8,576. $274,432. Record Retention......... 334 TO and 2 1 336 2 hrs.; $76.... 672 hrs.; TOP. $25,536. Year 1 Total......... ............... .............. .............. ............... 41,238 hrs.; $2,712,738. Year 2 Total......... ............... .............. .............. ............... 672 hrs.; $25,536. Year 3 Total......... ............... .............. .............. ............... 11,702 hrs.; $739,386. Total (for Years ............... .............. .............. ............... 53,612 hrs.; 1-3). $3,477,660. Average Annual ............... .............. .............. ............... 17,871 hrs.; Burden and Cost $1,159,220. (for Years 1-3). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For each Reliability Standard, the Measure shows the acceptable evidence for the associated Reporting Requirement (R numbers), and the Compliance section details the related Recordkeeping Requirement. \4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * XX per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figures are based on data for wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded for the purposes of calculations in this table and are: 1. For electrical engineers (occupation code: 17-2071), $64.29/ hr., rounded to $64/hr. 2. For attorneys (occupation code: 23-0000), $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr. 3. For administrative staff (occupation code: 43-0000), $37.75/ hr., rounded to $38/hr. The record retention cost is based on the administrative staff category; R3 is based on the attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, R5 and R6 are based on the electrical engineer category; and R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer and related engineering review process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories. The resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded to $72/hr. Dated: October 25, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-23723 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Applicants: Otter Tail Power DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
Company, NorthWestern Corporation, 502–8659 for TTY.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Federal Energy Regulatory Docket: Users interested in receiving
Commission automatic notification of activity in this
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Filing and Restatement of Big Stone [Docket No. IC17–14–000] docket or in viewing/downloading
Plant Transmission Facilities Agreement comments and issuances in this docket
to be effective 7/30/2010. Commission Information Collection may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
Activities (FERC–725U); Comment filing/docs-filing.asp.
Filed Date: 10/24/17. Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Accession Number: 20171024–5155. Ellen Brown may be reached by email
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/14/17. Commission. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
ACTION: Comment request.
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
Docket Numbers: ER18–154–000. at (202) 273–0873.
Applicants: Southern California SUMMARY: In compliance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Edison Company. requirements of the Paperwork Title: Mandatory Reliability
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SCE Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Standards: Reliability Standard CIP–
2018 TRBAA Update to be effective Energy Regulatory Commission 014.
1/1/2018. (Commission or FERC) is submitting its OMB Control No.: 1902–0274.
information collection (FERC–725U, Type of Request: Three-year extension
Filed Date: 10/24/17. Mandatory Reliability Standards: of the FERC–725U information
Accession Number: 20171024–5157. Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP– collection requirements with no changes
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/14/17. 014) to the Office of Management and to the reporting requirements.
Budget (OMB) for review of the
Docket Numbers: ER18–155–000. Abstract: Reliability Standard CIP–
information collection requirements.
014–2 1 requires applicable transmission
Applicants: EnPowered. Any interested person may file
owners and transmission operators to
comments directly with OMB and
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: identify and protect transmission
should address a copy of those
EnPowered USA, Inc. Market Based stations and transmission substations,
comments to the Commission as
Rate Tariff to be effective 10/31/2017. and their associated primary control
explained below. The Commission
Filed Date: 10/25/17. centers that if rendered inoperable or
previously issued a Notice in the
damaged as a result of a physical attack
Accession Number: 20171025–5000. Federal Register (82 FR 41618, 9/1/
could result in instability, uncontrolled
2017) requesting public comments. The
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/15/17. separation, or cascading within an
Commission received no comments on
Interconnection.
The filings are accessible in the the FERC–725U and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB. Transmission owners and
Commission’s eLibrary system by
transmission operators must keep data
clicking on the links or querying the DATES: Comments on the collection of
or evidence to show compliance with
docket number. information are due by December 1,
the standard for three years unless
Any person desiring to intervene or 2017.
directed by its Compliance Enforcement
protest in any of the above proceedings ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, Authority. If a responsible entity is
must file in accordance with Rules 211 identified by the OMB Control No. found non-compliant, it must keep
and 214 of the Commission’s 1902–0274, should be sent via email to information related to the non-
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and the Office of Information and Regulatory compliance until mitigation is complete
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. and approved, or for the three years,
time on the specified comment date. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory whichever is longer.
Protests may be considered, but Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Type of Respondents: Transmission
intervention is necessary to become a Officer may also be reached via owners (TO) and transmission operators
party to the proceeding. telephone at 202–395–0710. (TOP).
A copy of the comments should also Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed be sent to the Commission, in Docket Commission estimates the annual public
information relating to filing No. IC17–14–000, by either of the reporting burden for the information
requirements, interventions, protests, following methods: collection as:
service, and qualifying facilities filings • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 1 Reliability Standard CIP–014–2 was
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For efiling.asp. implemented by the letter Order in Docket No.
other information, call (866) 208–3676 • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: RD15–4–000 issued on 7/14/2015. Docket No.
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, RD15–4–000 was not submitted to OMB because it
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First did not implicate the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Dated: October 25, 2017. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The revised standard became effective on 10/2/2015
and is now being included in the FERC–725U
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Instructions: All submissions must be information collection.
Deputy Secretary. formatted and filed in accordance with 2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
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[FR Doc. 2017–23772 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] submission guidelines at: http:// financial resources expended by persons to
www.ferc.gov/help/submission- generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P information to or for a Federal agency. For further
guide.asp. For user assistance contact explanation of what is included in the information
FERC Online Support by email at collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Regulations 1320.3.
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FERC–725U—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014 3
Number Number of Total Average burden hours Total burden hours
and type responses per number of and cost per response 4 and total cost
of respondents respondent responses
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4)
Year 1:
R1 ................................................................... 334 TO .......................... 1 334 20 hrs.; $1,280 ............... 6,680 hrs.; $427,520.
R2 ................................................................... 334 TO .......................... 1 334 34 hrs; $2,448 ................ 11,356 hrs.; $817,632.
R3 ................................................................... 2 TOP ............................ 1 2 1 hrs.; $129 .................... 2 hrs.; $258.
R4 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 ............... 2,560 hrs.; $163,840.
R5 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 320 hrs.; $20,480 ........... 10,240 hrs.; $655,360.
R6 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 304 hrs.; $19,456 ........... 9,728 hrs.; $622,592.
Record Retention ........................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP ....... 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 ...................... 672 hrs.; $25,536.
Year 2:
Record Retention ........................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP ....... 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 ...................... 672 hrs.; $25,536.
Year 3:
R1 ................................................................... 30 TO ............................ 1 30 20 hrs.; $1,280 ............... 600 hrs.; $38,400.
R2 ................................................................... 30 TO ............................ 1 30 34 hrs.; $2,436 ............... 1,020 hrs.; $73,080.
R3 ................................................................... 2 TOP ............................ 1 2 1 hrs.; $129 .................... 2 hrs.; $258.
R4 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 ............... 2,560 hrs.; $163,840.
R5 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 ............... 2,560 hrs.; $163,840.
R6 ................................................................... 30 TO and 2 TOP ......... 1 32 134 hrs.; $8,576 ............. 4,288 hrs.; $274,432.
Record Retention ........................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP ....... 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 ...................... 672 hrs.; $25,536.
Year 1 Total ............................................ ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................................ 41,238 hrs.; $2,712,738.
Year 2 Total ............................................ ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................................ 672 hrs.; $25,536.
Year 3 Total ............................................ ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................................ 11,702 hrs.; $739,386.
Total (for Years 1–3) ........................ ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................................ 53,612 hrs.; $3,477,660.
Average Annual Burden and Cost ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................................ 17,871 hrs.; $1,159,220.
(for Years 1–3).
Comments: Comments are invited on: Dated: October 25, 2017. a new point of interconnection with
(1) Whether the collection of Kimberly D. Bose, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
information is necessary for the proper Secretary. adjacent to the Meadville Compressor
performance of the functions of the [FR Doc. 2017–23723 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] Station in Crawford County,
Commission, including whether the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Pennsylvania and extend to a new
information will have practical utility; delivery point interconnection with the
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate distribution facilities of Dominion
of the burden and cost of the collection DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Ohio (DEO) in North Kingsville
of information, including the validity of in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The project
the methodology and assumptions used; Federal Energy Regulatory also includes the reconstruction and
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Commission conversion of two compressor stations
and clarity of the information collection; totaling 1,862 hp. The Risberg Line
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of [Docket No. CP18–6–000]
would provide for 55,000 Dth/d of firm
the collection of information on those transportation service to northeast Ohio
RH energytrans, LLC; Notice of
who are to respond, including the use markets. The estimated cost to construct
Application
of automated collection techniques or the project and to acquire the existing
other forms of information technology. Take notice that on October 16, 2017, gathering pipeline is about $88 million.
RH energytrans, LLC (RH), 558 West 6th The filing may be viewed on the Web
3 For each Reliability Standard, the Measure
Street, Erie, PA 16507, filed an at http://www.ferc.gov using the
shows the acceptable evidence for the associated
Reporting Requirement (R numbers), and the
application pursuant to section 7(c) of ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Compliance section details the related the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts number excluding the last three digits in
Recordkeeping Requirement. 157 and 284 of the Commission’s the docket number field to access the
4 The estimates for cost per response are derived
Regulations requesting authority to document. For assistance, contact FERC
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * XX per Hour = Average Cost per
construct and operate a new interstate at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
Response. natural gas pipeline system (referred to toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
The hourly cost figures are based on data for as the Risberg Line), including pipeline 502–8659.
wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor facilities, two compressor stations,
Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at https://www.bls.gov/ Any questions concerning this
oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/
metering and regulating stations and application may be directed to James F.
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded appurtenant facilities in Pennsylvania Bowe, Jr., King & Spalding LLP, 1700
for the purposes of calculations in this table and and Ohio. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200,
are: Specifically, the project would
1. For electrical engineers (occupation code: 17– Washington, DC 20006, Phone (202)
2071), $64.29/hr., rounded to $64/hr.
include a total of 59.9 miles of pipeline 626–9601, email jbowe@kslaw.com.
2. For attorneys (occupation code: 23–0000), incorporating 31.6 miles of existing 8-
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
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$129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr. inch and 12-inch diameter gas pipeline
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
3. For administrative staff (occupation code: 43– currently used as gathering facilities and
0000), $37.75/hr., rounded to $38/hr. within 90 days of this Notice the
28 miles of new 12-inch diameter
The record retention cost is based on the Commission staff will either: Complete
administrative staff category; R3 is based on the
pipeline. The pipeline facilities begin at
its environmental assessment (EA) and
attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, R5 and R6
are based on the electrical engineer category; and attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories. The
place it into the Commission’s public
R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer and related resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or
engineering review process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and to $72/hr. issue a Notice of Schedule for
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| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 50645 |
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