82_FR_60838 82 FR 60594 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Errata and Comment Request

82 FR 60594 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Errata and Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)

Page Range60594-60595
FR Document2017-27496

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-725U (Mandatory Reliability Standards: 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 published notices in the Federal Register (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017, and 82 FR 50645, 11/1/2017) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-725U for either notice and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. This 30-day errata and notice corrects the total annual burden estimates and explains changes in the calculation of the annual burden estimates. There are no changes to the information collection, filing, or recordkeeping requirements.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC17-14-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Errata 
and Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Errata and comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-725U (Mandatory 
Reliability Standards: 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 published notices in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017, and 82 FR 50645, 11/1/2017) requesting 
public comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-725U for either 
notice and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
    This 30-day errata and notice corrects the total annual burden 
estimates and explains changes in the calculation of the annual burden 
estimates. There are no changes to the information collection, filing, 
or recordkeeping requirements.

DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due by January 
22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0274 (FERC-725U) should be sent via email to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs: [email protected], Attention: 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may 
also be reached via telephone at 202-395-4718.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC17-14-000, by one 
of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's website: 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: 
    Titles: Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-
014.
    OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0274.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725U information 
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting or 
recordkeeping requirements.
    Abstract: Two previous notices proposing the extension of FERC-725U 
were published in the Federal Register.\1\ The total annual burden 
presented in those notices was incorrect and based on faulty approaches 
for calculating burden estimates. This 30-day errata/notice corrects 
the total annual burden estimates and explains changes in calculation 
of the annual burden estimates.
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    \1\ 60-Day notice: 82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017; 30-day notice: 82 FR 
50645, 11/1/2017.
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    The burden for the FERC-725U information collection is estimated 
based on the five year cycle of the requirements in the Reliability 
Standard. Over this five-year cycle, annual burden levels fluctuate 
greatly based on which reporting requirements are implicated each year.
    FERC extensions usually request three years of extension/approval. 
However, using a three-year timespan to calculate the burden would 
cause the total annual burden to fluctuate in an unrepresentative way 
because of the mathematical mismatch between the Reliability Standard's 
five-year cycle and the three-year PRA cycle for OMB approval. Some 
extension requests would propose inordinately high or low burden solely 
dependent on the timing of the request, not on any actual changes to 
reporting requirements.
    In order to provide the annual burden estimate in a more 
representative way, Commission staff is calculating the average annual 
burden using the five-year cycle of the Standard and using that average 
for Years 1-3 of this extension.
    Types of Respondents: Intrastate natural gas and Hinshaw pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total 
Public Reporting Burden for the FERC-725U information collection as:
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    \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.

                                      FERC-725U: Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014 \3\
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                                                            Number of
Year and requirement for this PRA   Number and type  of   responses per   Total number    Average burden hours  and cost   Total burden hours  and total
         clearance cycle                respondents        respondent     of responses          per response \4\                       cost
                                   (1).................             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)............................  (3) * (4)
                                                                                    (3)
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Year 1:
    Record Retention.............  334 TO and 2 TOP \5\               1             336  2 hrs.; $76....................  672 hrs.; $25,536.

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Year 2:
    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 3:
    Record Retention.............  334 TO and 2 TOP....               1             336  2 hrs.; $76....................  672 hrs.; $25,536.
Year 4:
    R1...........................  30 TO...............               1              30  20 hrs.; $1,280................  600 hrs.; $38,400.
    R2...........................  30 TO...............               1              30  34 hrs.; $2,448................  1,020 hrs.; $73,440.
    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 5:
    Record Retention.............  334 TO and 2 TOP....               1             336  2 hrs.; $76....................  672 hrs.; $25,536.
        Year 1 Total.............  ....................  ..............             336  ...............................  672 hrs.; $25,536.
        Year 2 Total.............  ....................  ..............             336  ...............................  41,238 hrs.; $2,712,738.
        Year 3 Total.............  ....................  ..............             336  ...............................  672 hrs.; $25,536.
        Year 4 Total.............  ....................  ..............             336  ...............................  11,702 hrs.; $739,746.
        Year 5 Total.............  ....................  ..............             336  ...............................  672 hrs.; $25,536.
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            Total (for Years 1-5)  ....................  ..............  ..............  ...............................  54,956 hrs.; $3,529,092.
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            Average Annual Burden  ....................  ..............  ..............  ...............................  10,991 hrs.; $705,818.
             and Cost (for Years
             1-5)
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    A brief synopsis follows of the Reliability Standard's five-year 
cycle and its relation to Requirements R1-R6 and Record Retention 
Requirements. (The year stated is the year in this 3-year PRA cycle 
with the requirements imposed during that year.) \6\

    \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:
     For electrical engineers (occupation code: 17-2071), 
$64.29/hr., rounded to $64/hr.
     for attorneys (occupation code: 23-0000), $129.12/hr., 
rounded to $129/hr.
     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; and Requirements R1, 
R4, R5 and R6 are based on the electrical engineer category.
    R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer (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.
    \5\ TO: transmission owner; TOP: transmission operator.

    \6\ Although Year 4 includes R1-R6 and Record Retention similar 
to Year 2, the related burden is not in the same amount as in Year 
2.
    Also note that Years 4 and 5 are part of the 5-year Reliability 
Standard's cycle but beyond the current 3-year PRA approval cycle.
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 Year 1: Record Retention only
 Year 2: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Record Retention
 Year 3: Record Retention only
 Year 4: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Record Retention
 Year 5: Record Retention only

    For this 3-year PRA extension request, we will use the annual 
averages (over the 5-year cycle of the Reliability Standard, as shown 
in the table) for:

     Burden of 10,991 hours
     cost of $705,828

    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of 
information are 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 collections of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and 
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: December 15, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                  More information about this project,                            explains changes in the calculation of                           OMB Control Nos.: 1902–0274.
                                               including a copy of the application, can                           the annual burden estimates. There are                           Type of Request: Three-year extension
                                               be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’                           no changes to the information                                  of the FERC–725U information
                                               link of Commission’s website at http://                            collection, filing, or recordkeeping                           collection requirements with no changes
                                               www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.                             requirements.                                                  to the reporting or recordkeeping
                                               Enter the docket number (P–14861) in                               DATES: Comments on the collections of                          requirements.
                                               the docket number field to access the                              information are due by January 22,
                                               document. For assistance, contact FERC                                                                                              Abstract: Two previous notices
                                                                                                                  2018.                                                          proposing the extension of FERC–725U
                                               Online Support.
                                                                                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,                            were published in the Federal Register.1
                                                 Dated: December 15, 2017.                                        identified by the OMB Control No.                              The total annual burden presented in
                                               Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                           1902–0274 (FERC–725U) should be sent                           those notices was incorrect and based
                                               Deputy Secretary.                                                  via email to the Office of Information                         on faulty approaches for calculating
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–27497 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]                       and Regulatory Affairs: oira_                                  burden estimates. This 30-day errata/
                                               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                             submission@omb.gov, Attention:                                 notice corrects the total annual burden
                                                                                                                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission                           estimates and explains changes in
                                                                                                                  Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also                        calculation of the annual burden
                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                               be reached via telephone at 202–395–                           estimates.
                                                                                                                  4718.                                                            The burden for the FERC–725U
                                               Federal Energy Regulatory                                             A copy of the comments should also
                                                                                                                                                                                 information collection is estimated
                                               Commission                                                         be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                                 based on the five year cycle of the
                                               [Docket No. IC17–14–000]                                           Commission, identified by the Docket
                                                                                                                                                                                 requirements in the Reliability
                                                                                                                  No. IC17–14–000, by one of the
                                                                                                                                                                                 Standard. Over this five-year cycle,
                                               Commission Information Collection                                  following methods:
                                                                                                                     • eFiling at Commission’s website:                          annual burden levels fluctuate greatly
                                               Activities (FERC–725U); Errata and                                                                                                based on which reporting requirements
                                               Comment Request                                                    http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
                                                                                                                  efiling.asp                                                    are implicated each year.
                                               AGENCY:  Federal Energy Regulatory                                    • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:                                 FERC extensions usually request three
                                               Commission, Department of Energy.                                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,                          years of extension/approval. However,
                                               ACTION: Errata and comment request.                                Secretary of the Commission, 888 First                         using a three-year timespan to calculate
                                                                                                                  Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.                               the burden would cause the total annual
                                               SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                                     Instructions: All submissions must be                       burden to fluctuate in an
                                               requirements of the Paperwork                                      formatted and filed in accordance with                         unrepresentative way because of the
                                               Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the                                   submission guidelines at: http://                              mathematical mismatch between the
                                               Federal Energy Regulatory Commission                               www.ferc.gov/help/submission-                                  Reliability Standard’s five-year cycle
                                               (Commission or FERC) is submitting the                             guide.asp. For user assistance contact                         and the three-year PRA cycle for OMB
                                               information collection FERC–725U                                   FERC Online Support by email at                                approval. Some extension requests
                                               (Mandatory Reliability Standards:                                  ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone                        would propose inordinately high or low
                                               Reliability Standard CIP–014) to the                               at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)                       burden solely dependent on the timing
                                               Office of Management and Budget                                    502–8659 for TTY.                                              of the request, not on any actual changes
                                               (OMB) for review of the information                                   Docket: Users interested in receiving                       to reporting requirements.
                                               collection requirements. Any interested                            automatic notification of activity in this
                                                                                                                                                                                   In order to provide the annual burden
                                               person may file comments directly with                             docket or in viewing/downloading
                                                                                                                  comments and issuances in this docket                          estimate in a more representative way,
                                               OMB and should address a copy of                                                                                                  Commission staff is calculating the
                                               those comments to the Commission as                                may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                                                                                                  filing/docs-filing.asp.                                        average annual burden using the five-
                                               explained below. The Commission                                                                                                   year cycle of the Standard and using
                                               published notices in the Federal                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                                 that average for Years 1–3 of this
                                               Register (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017, and 82                            Ellen Brown may be reached by email
                                                                                                                                                                                 extension.
                                               FR 50645, 11/1/2017) requesting public                             at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
                                               comments. FERC received no comments                                telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax                          Types of Respondents: Intrastate
                                               on the FERC–725U for either notice and                             at (202) 273–0873.                                             natural gas and Hinshaw pipelines.
                                               is making this notation in its submittal                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                       Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
                                               to OMB.                                                               Titles: Mandatory Reliability                               Commission estimates the total Public
                                                  This 30-day errata and notice corrects                          Standards: Reliability Standard CIP–                           Reporting Burden for the FERC–725U
                                               the total annual burden estimates and                              014.                                                           information collection as:
                                                                          FERC–725U: MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014 3
                                                                                                                                              Number of                            Average burden hours
                                                Year and requirement for this PRA                         Number and type                                      Total number                                              Total burden hours
                                                                                                                                            responses per                         and cost per response 4
                                                         clearance cycle                                   of respondents                                      of responses                                                and total cost
                                                                                                                                              respondent

                                                                                                                 (1)                              (2)          (1) * (2) = (3)                  (4)                           (3) * (4)
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                                               Year 1:
                                                   Record Retention ......................    334 TO and 2 TOP 5 ........................                1                336    2 hrs.; $76 ......................   672 hrs.; $25,536.


                                                 1 60-Day notice: 82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017; 30-day                      2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or           explanation of what is included in the information
                                               notice: 82 FR 50645, 11/1/2017.                                    financial resources expended by persons to                     collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
                                                                                                                  generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide             Regulations 1320.3.
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                                                                    FERC–725U: MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014 3—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                       Number of                                             Average burden hours
                                                Year and requirement for this PRA                                      Number and type                                                           Total number                                                             Total burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                     responses per                                          and cost per response 4
                                                         clearance cycle                                                of respondents                                                           of responses                                                               and total cost
                                                                                                                                                                       respondent

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

                                               Year 2:
                                                   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 3:
                                                   Record Retention ......................              334 TO and 2 TOP ..........................                                        1                      336      2 hrs.; $76 ......................          672 hrs.; $25,536.
                                               Year 4:
                                                   R1 ..............................................    30 TO ...............................................                              1                       30      20 hrs.; $1,280 ...............             600 hrs.; $38,400.
                                                   R2 ..............................................    30 TO ...............................................                              1                       30      34 hrs.; $2,448 ...............             1,020 hrs.; $73,440.
                                                   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 5:
                                                   Record Retention ......................              334 TO and 2 TOP ..........................                                        1                      336      2 hrs.; $76 ......................          672 hrs.; $25,536.
                                                       Year 1 Total .......................             ..........................................................   ........................                     336      .........................................   672 hrs.; $25,536.
                                                       Year 2 Total .......................             ..........................................................   ........................                     336      .........................................   41,238 hrs.; $2,712,738.
                                                       Year 3 Total .......................             ..........................................................   ........................                     336      .........................................   672 hrs.; $25,536.
                                                       Year 4 Total .......................             ..........................................................   ........................                     336      .........................................   11,702 hrs.; $739,746.
                                                       Year 5 Total .......................             ..........................................................   ........................                     336      .........................................   672 hrs.; $25,536.

                                                                  Total (for Years 1–5)                 ..........................................................   ........................   ........................   .........................................   54,956 hrs.; $3,529,092.

                                                                  Average Annual Bur-                   ..........................................................   ........................   ........................   .........................................   10,991 hrs.; $705,818.
                                                                    den and Cost (for
                                                                    Years 1–5)



                                                 A brief synopsis follows of the                                                   PRA cycle with the requirements                                                         information on those who are to
                                               Reliability Standard’s five-year cycle                                              imposed during that year.) 6                                                            respond, including the use of automated
                                               and its relation to Requirements R1–R6                                              • Year 1: Record Retention only                                                         collection techniques or other forms of
                                               and Record Retention Requirements.                                                  • Year 2: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and                                                   information technology.
                                               (The year stated is the year in this 3-year                                           Record Retention
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Dated: December 15, 2017.
                                                                                                                                   • Year 3: Record Retention only
                                                  3 For each Reliability Standard, the Measure
                                                                                                                                   • Year 4: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and                                                   Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                                                     Record Retention                                                                      Deputy Secretary.
                                               shows the acceptable evidence for the associated
                                               Reporting Requirement (R numbers), and the
                                                                                                                                   • Year 5: Record Retention only                                                         [FR Doc. 2017–27496 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]
                                               Compliance section details the related                                                For this 3-year PRA extension request,                                                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                               Recordkeeping Requirement.                                                          we will use the annual averages (over
                                                  4 The estimates for cost per response are derived                                the 5-year cycle of the Reliability
                                               using the following formula: Average Burden Hours                                   Standard, as shown in the table) for:                                                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               per Response * $XX per Hour = Average Cost per
                                                                                                                                     • Burden of 10,991 hours
                                               Response.
                                                                                                                                     • cost of $705,828                                                                    Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  The hourly cost figures are based on data for                                                                                                                            Commission
                                               wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor                                          Comments: Comments are invited on:
                                               Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at https://www.bls.gov/                                (1) Whether the collections of                                                          [Docket No. EL18–6–000]
                                               oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/                                   information are necessary for the proper
                                               news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded                                  performance of the functions of the                                                     FirstEnergy Service Company; Notice
                                               for the purposes of calculations in this table and                                  Commission, including whether the                                                       of Filing
                                               are:
                                                                                                                                   information will have practical utility;
                                                  • For electrical engineers (occupation code: 17–                                                                                                                            Take notice that on December 6, 2017,
                                                                                                                                   (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                               2071), $64.29/hr., rounded to $64/hr.                                                                                                                                       FirstEnergy Service Company (Service
                                                  • for attorneys (occupation code: 23–0000),
                                                                                                                                   of the burden and cost of the collections
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Company), on behalf of its affiliated
                                               $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr.                                                    of information, including the validity of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           franchised public utilities and market-
                                                  • for administrative staff (occupation code: 43–                                 the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           regulated power sales affiliates within
                                               0000), $37.75/hr., rounded to $38/hr.                                               (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the FirstEnergy Corp. holding company
                                                  The record retention cost is based on the                                        and clarity of the information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           system,1 submitted responses to the
                                               administrative staff category; R3 is based on the                                   collections; and (4) ways to minimize
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                                               attorney category; and Requirements R1, R4, R5 and                                  the burden of the collections of                                                          1 As more fully described in Service Company’s
                                               R6 are based on the electrical engineer category.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           October 6, 2017 Waiver Request in the above-
                                                  R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer (30 hrs. at                                 6 Although Year 4 includes R1–R6 and Record
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           captioned proceeding, the relevant franchised
                                               $64/hr.) and attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories.                              Retention similar to Year 2, the related burden is                                      public utilities, referred to as the FE Franchised
                                               The resulting average hourly figure is $71.65,                                      not in the same amount as in Year 2.                                                    Public Utilities, are Jersey Central Power & Light
                                               rounded to $72/hr.                                                                    Also note that Years 4 and 5 are part of the                                          Company, Monongahela Power Company,
                                                  5 TO: transmission owner; TOP: transmission
                                                                                                                                   5-year Reliability Standard’s cycle but beyond the                                      Pennsylvania Electric Company, and The Potomac
                                               operator.                                                                           current 3-year PRA approval cycle.                                                                                                                  Continued




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Document Created: 2018-10-25 11:01:03
Document Modified: 2018-10-25 11:01:03
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionErrata and comment request.
DatesComments on the collections of information are due by January 22, 2018.
ContactEllen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation82 FR 60594 

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