82 FR 60975 - Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725y), Comment Request; Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 60975-60976 | |
| FR Document | 2017-27731 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60975-60976] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27731] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-2-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725y), Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collection FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standards (Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are due February 26, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. IC18-2-000 by either 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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standard (Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications). OMB Control No.: 1902-0279. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725Y information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. Abstract: The FERC-725Y information collection is intended to help ensure the safe and reliable operation of the interconnected grid through the retention of suitably trained and qualified personnel in positions that can impact the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. The Commission uses the FERC-725Y to implement the Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards to better ensure the reliability of the nation's Bulk-Power System. FERC-725Y will ensure that personnel performing or supporting real-time operations on the Bulk Electric System (BES) are trained using a systematic approach. The Reliability Standard requires entities to maintain records subject to review by the Commission and NERC to ensure compliance with the Reliability Standard. The Reliability Standard requires entities to maintain records subject to review by the Commission and NERC to ensure compliance with the Reliability Standard. This Reliability Standard contains of six Requirements: R1 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities, and transmission operators to develop and implement a training program for system operators R2 requires transmission owners to develop and implement a training program for system operators R3 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities, transmission operators and transmission owners to verify the capabilities of their identified personnel R4 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities, transmission operators and transmission owners to provide those personnel with emergency operations training using simulation technology R5 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities, and transmission operators to develop and implement training for their operations support personnel R6 requires applicable generator operators to develop and implement training for certain of their dispatch personnel at a centrally located dispatch center. Type of Respondents: Reliability coordinators, balancing authorities, transmission operators, transmission owners, and generator owners. Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ Our estimate below regarding the number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance registry as of September 29, 2017. According to the NERC compliance registry, NERC has registered 176 transmission operators, 331 transmission owners and 890 generator operators. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Commission estimates the additional annual reporting burden and cost as follows: [[Page 60976]] FERC-725Y in Docket No. IC18-2-000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual Number and type of Annual number Total number Average burden burden hours & Cost per respondents \2\ of responses of responses & cost per total annual respondent per respondent response \3\ cost (1)......................... (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) / (1) (3) (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Evaluation and Update of Training TO (331), GOP (890)......... 1 \4\ 1,064 6 hrs., 6,384 hrs., $68.12 Program and Task List. $408.72 $434,878 Retention of Records...................... TO (331), GOP (890)......... 1 \4\ 1,064 10 hrs., 10,640 hrs., 40.89 $408.90 $435,070 Verification and Retention of Evidence of TO (331).................... 1 331 10 hrs., 3,310 hrs., 40.89 capabilities of personnel [R3, M3, C1.2], $408.90 $135,346 and Creation and Retention of Records on Simulation Training. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Total................................. ............................ .............. .............. .............. 20,334 hrs.; $1,005,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ TO=Transmission Owner; RC=Reliability Coordinator; BA=Balancing Authority; TOP=Transmission Operator; GOP=Generator Operator. \3\ The estimates for cost per response are loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based on the average of three occupational categories for 2016 found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm): Electrical Engineer (Occupational Code: 17-2071): $68.12; Office and Administrative Support (Occupation Code: 43-0000): $40.89. \4\ Some transmission owners are also generator operators. To eliminate double counting some entities, this figure reflects the number of unique entities (1064) within the group of TOs and GOPs. That approach is used throughout the table. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: December 19, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-27731 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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accommodations due to a disability, DATES: Comments in consideration of Commission and NERC to ensure
please contact Menice Santistevan at the collection of information are due compliance with the Reliability
least seven days in advance of the February 26, 2018. Standard.
meeting at the telephone number listed ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The Reliability Standard requires
above. Written statements may be filed identified by Docket No. IC18–2–000 by entities to maintain records subject to
with the Board either before or after the either of the following methods: review by the Commission and NERC to
meeting. Individuals who wish to make • eFiling at Commission’s website: ensure compliance with the Reliability
oral statements pertaining to agenda http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Standard. This Reliability Standard
items should contact Menice efiling.asp. contains of six Requirements:
Santistevan at the address or telephone • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
number listed above. Requests must be Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, • R1 requires reliability coordinators,
received five days prior to the meeting Secretary of the Commission, 888 First balancing authorities, and
and reasonable provision will be made Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. transmission operators to develop and
to include the presentation in the Instructions: All submissions must be implement a training program for
agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal formatted and filed in accordance with system operators
Officer is empowered to conduct the submission guidelines at: http:// • R2 requires transmission owners to
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate www.ferc.gov/help/submission- develop and implement a training
the orderly conduct of business. guide.asp. For user assistance contact program for system operators
Individuals wishing to make public FERC Online Support by email at • R3 requires reliability coordinators,
comments will be provided a maximum ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone balancing authorities, transmission
of five minutes to present their at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) operators and transmission owners to
comments. 502–8659 for TTY.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by verify the capabilities of their
Docket: Users interested in receiving identified personnel
writing or calling Menice Santistevan at automatic notification of activity in this
the address or phone number listed docket or in viewing/downloading • R4 requires reliability coordinators,
above. Minutes and other Board comments and issuances in this docket balancing authorities, transmission
documents are on the internet at: may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- operators and transmission owners to
https://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/meeting- filing/docs-filing.asp. provide those personnel with
materials. emergency operations training using
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued at Washington, DC, on December 20, simulation technology
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
2017. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone • R5 requires reliability coordinators,
LaTanya R. Butler, at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– balancing authorities, and
Deputy Committee Management Officer. 0873. transmission operators to develop and
[FR Doc. 2017–27755 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
implement training for their
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Title: FERC–725Y, Mandatory operations support personnel
Reliability Standard (Personnel • R6 requires applicable generator
Performance, Training, and operators to develop and implement
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Qualifications). training for certain of their dispatch
OMB Control No.: 1902–0279. personnel at a centrally located
Federal Energy Regulatory Type of Request: Three-year extension dispatch center.
Commission of the FERC–725Y information
Type of Respondents: Reliability
[Docket No. IC18–2–000] collection requirements with no changes
coordinators, balancing authorities,
to the reporting requirements.
Commission Information Collection Abstract: The FERC–725Y transmission operators, transmission
Activities (Ferc–725y), Comment information collection is intended to owners, and generator owners.
Request; Extension help ensure the safe and reliable Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 Our
operation of the interconnected grid estimate below regarding the number of
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
through the retention of suitably trained respondents is based on the NERC
Commission.
and qualified personnel in positions compliance registry as of September 29,
ACTION: Notice of information collection 2017. According to the NERC
that can impact the reliable operation of
and request for comments. compliance registry, NERC has
the Bulk-Power System. The
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Commission uses the FERC–725Y to registered 176 transmission operators,
requirements of the Paperwork implement the Congressional mandate 331 transmission owners and 890
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to generator operators.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy develop mandatory and enforceable The Commission estimates the
Regulatory Commission (Commission or Reliability Standards to better ensure additional annual reporting burden and
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the reliability of the nation’s Bulk- cost as follows:
the information collection FERC–725Y, Power System. FERC–725Y will ensure
Mandatory Reliability Standards that personnel performing or supporting 1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
(Personnel Performance, Training, and real-time operations on the Bulk Electric financial resources expended by persons to
Qualifications), to the Office of System (BES) are trained using a generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
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information to or for a Federal agency. For further
Management and Budget (OMB) for systematic approach. The Reliability explanation of what is included in the information
review of the information collection Standard requires entities to maintain collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
requirements. records subject to review by the Regulations 1320.3.
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FERC–725Y IN DOCKET NO. IC18–2–000
Annual Average Total annual
Number and type number of Total number burden & burden hours Cost per
of respondents 2 responses per of responses cost per & total respondent
respondent response 3 annual cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
Annual Evaluation and Update of TO (331), GOP 1 4 1,064 6 hrs., 6,384 hrs., $68.12
Training Program and Task List. (890). $408.72 $434,878
Retention of Records ......................... TO (331), GOP 1 4 1,064 10 hrs., 10,640 hrs., 40.89
(890). $408.90 $435,070
Verification and Retention of Evi- TO (331) .............. 1 331 10 hrs., 3,310 hrs., 40.89
dence of capabilities of personnel $408.90 $135,346
[R3, M3, C1.2], and Creation and
Retention of Records on Simula-
tion Training.
Total ............................................ .............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 20,334 hrs.;
$1,005,294
2 TO=Transmission Owner; RC=Reliability Coordinator; BA=Balancing Authority; TOP=Transmission Operator; GOP=Generator Operator.
3 The estimates for cost per response are loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based on the average of three occupational cat-
egories for 2016 found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2l22.htm): Electrical Engineer (Occupa-
tional Code: 17–2071): $68.12; Office and Administrative Support (Occupation Code: 43–0000): $40.89.
4 Some transmission owners are also generator operators. To eliminate double counting some entities, this figure reflects the number of unique
entities (1064) within the group of TOs and GOPs. That approach is used throughout the table.
Comments: Comments are invited on: announcing its intent to revoke the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(1) Whether the collection of market-based rate authority of the
information is necessary for the proper public utilities listed in the caption of Federal Energy Regulatory
performance of the functions of the that order, which had failed to file their Commission
Commission, including whether the required Electric Quarterly Reports.1 [Docket No. CP18–25–000]
information will have practical utility; The Commission directed those public
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate utilities to file the required Electric Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
of the burden and cost of the collection Quarterly Reports within 15 days of the Notice of Request Under Blanket
of information, including the validity of date of issuance of the order or face Authorization
the methodology and assumptions used; revocation of their authority to sell
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Take notice that on December 8, 2017,
power at market-based rates and Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
and clarity of the information collection; termination of their electric market-
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
based rate tariffs.2 700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use The time period for compliance with in Docket No. CP18–25–000 a prior
the November 20 Order has elapsed. notice request pursuant to sections
of automated collection techniques or
The above-captioned companies failed 157.205 and 157.213(b) of the
other forms of information technology.
to file their delinquent Electric Commission’s regulations under the
Dated: December 19, 2017. Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,
Quarterly Reports. The Commission
Kimberly D. Bose, requesting authorization to construct
hereby revokes the market-based rate
Secretary. and operate one new horizontal storage
authority and terminates the electric well (Donegal Storage Well 12618),
[FR Doc. 2017–27731 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]
market-based rate tariff of each of the approximately 703 feet of eight-inch-
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
companies who are named in the diameter of related pipeline, and
caption of this order. appurtenances at its existing Donegal
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: December 19, 2017. Storage Field in Washington County,
Kimberly D. Bose, Pennsylvania. Columbia proposes to
Federal Energy Regulatory construct Donegal Storage Well 12618 in
Secretary.
Commission lieu of multiple well recompletions and
[FR Doc. 2017–27730 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]
stimulations. Columbia states that
Notice of Revocation of Market-Based BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Donegal Storage Well 12618 could
Rate Tariff provide 15 million cubic feet per day or
Docket Nos.
more during a design flow day,
dependent on certain parameters.
Electric Quarterly Reports ........... ER02–2001–020 Columbia estimates the cost of the
Niagara Generation, LLC ............ ER10–3154–000 project to be approximately $3,300,000.
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C2K Energy, LLC ........................ ER14–1751–001
Castlebridge Energy Group LLC ER11–4629–000 Columbia avers that there will be no
Intercom Energy, Inc. .................. ER11–125–000 change in the certificated physical
Chesapeake Renewable Energy ER13–28–001 parameters of the Donegal Storage Field,
LLC. including maximum reservoir pressure,
1 Electric Quarterly Reports, 161 FERC ¶ 61,208 reservoir and buffer boundaries, and
On November 20, 2017, the (2017) (November 20 Order). certificated storage capacity as a result
Commission issued an order 2 Id. at Ordering Paragraph A. of the proposal, all as more fully set
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| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 60975 |
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