83_FR_10513 83 FR 10466 - Commission Information Collection Activities; (FERC-65, FERC-65A, FERC-65B, FERC-725V); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension

83 FR 10466 - Commission Information Collection Activities; (FERC-65, FERC-65A, FERC-65B, FERC-725V); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10466-10468
FR Document2018-04779

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collections, FERC-65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of holding Company Status), and FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-725V (Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards) which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-04779]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC18-6-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities; (FERC-65, FERC-65A, 
FERC-65B, FERC-725V); Consolidated Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collections, 
FERC-65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption 
Notification of holding Company Status), and FERC-65B (Waiver 
Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-725V (Mandatory 
Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards) which will be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of 
the information collection requirements.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC18-6-
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

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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-65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A 
(Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-65B 
(Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0218.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-65, FERC-65A and 
FERC-65B information collection requirements with no changes to the 
current reporting requirements.
    Abstract: The Pursuant to section 366.4 of the Commission's rules 
and regulations, persons who meet the definition of a holding company 
shall provide the Commission notification of holding company status.
    The FERC-65 is a one-time informational filing outlined in the 
Commission's regulations at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. 
The FERC-65 must be submitted within 30 days of becoming a holding 
company.\1\ While the Commission does not require the information to be 
reported in a specific format, the filing needs to consist of the name 
of the holding company, the name of public utilities, the name of 
natural gas companies in the holding company system, and the names of 
service companies. In addition, the Commission requires the filing to 
include the names of special-purpose subsidiaries (which provide non-
power goods and services) and the names of all affiliates and 
subsidiaries (and their corporate interrelationship) to each other. 
Filings may be submitted in hardcopy or electronically through the 
Commission's eFiling system.
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    \1\ Persons that meet the definition of a holding company as 
provided by Sec.  366.1 as of February 8, 2006 shall notify the 
Commission of their status as a holding company no later than June 
15, 2006. Holding companies formed after February 8, 2006 shall 
notify the Commission of their status as a holding company, no later 
than the latter of June 15, 2006 or 30 days after they become 
holding companies.
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FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status)

    While noting the previously outlined requirements of the FERC-65, 
the Commission has allowed for an exemption from the requirement of 
providing the Commission with a FERC-65 if the books, accounts, 
memoranda, and other records of any person are not relevant to the 
jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company; or if 
any class of transactions is not relevant to the jurisdictional rates 
of a public utility or natural gas company. Persons seeking this 
exemption file the FERC-65A, which must include a form of notice 
suitable for publication in the Federal Register. Those who file a 
FERC-65A in good faith will have a temporary exemption upon filing, 
after 60 days if the Commission has taken no action, the exemption will 
be deemed granted. Commission regulations within 18 CFR 366.3 describe 
the criteria in more specificity.

1. FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of Holding Company Status)

    If an entity meets the requirements in 18 CFR 366.3(c), they may 
file a FERC-65B waiver notification pursuant to the procedures outlined 
in 18 CFR 366.4. Specifically, the Commission waives the requirement of 
providing it with a FERC-65 for any holding company with respect to one 
or more of the following: (1) Single-state holding company systems; (2) 
holding companies that own generating facilities that total 100 MW or 
less in size and are used fundamentally for their own load or for sales 
to affiliated end-users; or (3) investors in independent transmission-
only companies. Filings may be made in hardcopy or electronically 
through the Commission's website.
    Type of Respondent: Public utility companies, natural gas 
companies, electric wholesale generators, foreign utility holding 
companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the 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. Refer to 
5 CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
    \3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
following formula: 2017 Average Burden Hours per Response * $76.50 
per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of 
$76.50 is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We assume 
for FERC-65, FERC-65A and FERC-65B that respondents earn at a 
similar rate.

   FERC-65 (Notification of Holding Company Status), FERC-65A (Exemption Notification of Holding Company Status), and FERC-65B (Waiver Notification of
                                                                 Holding Company Status)
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                                                                                                                           Total annual
                                                             Number of     Annual number   Total number   Average burden   burden hours      Cost per
                                                            respondents    of responses    of responses    and cost per      and total    respondent ($)
                                                                          per respondent                   response \3\     annual cost
                                                                     (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =             (4)     (3) * (4) =       (5) / (1)
                                                                                                     (3)                             (5)
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FERC-65.................................................              12               1              12      3, $229.50      36, $2,754         $229.50
FERC-65A................................................               4            1.25               5       1, $76.50      5, $382.50           95.63
FERC-65B................................................               4            1.75               7       1, $76.50      7, $535.50          133.88
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    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............              24  ..............      48, $3,672  ..............
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    Title: FERC-725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability 
Standards.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0277.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725V information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission 
approval, pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power

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Act (``FPA'') \4\ and Section 39.5 \5\ of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's regulations, for Reliability Standard COM-001-3 
(Communications), the associated Implementation Plan, retirement of 
currently-effective Reliability Standard COM-001-2.1, and Violation 
Risk Factors (``VRFs'') and Violation Severity Levels (``VSLs'') 
associated with new Requirements R12 and R13 in Reliability Standard 
COM-001-3. Reliability Standard COM-001-3 reflects revisions developed 
under Project 2015-07 Internal Communications Capabilities, in 
compliance with the Commission's directive in Order No. 888 that NERC 
``develop modifications to COM-001-2, or develop a new standard, to 
address the Commission's concerns regarding ensuring the adequacy of 
internal communications capability whenever internal communications 
could directly affect the reliability opera.
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    \4\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
    \5\ 18 CFR 39.5 (2015).
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    Reliability Standards COM-001-2 and COM-002-4 do not require 
responsible entities to file information with the Commission. COM-001-2 
requires that transmission operators, balancing authorities, 
reliability coordinators, distribution providers, and generator 
operators must maintain documentation of Interpersonal Communication 
capability and designation of Alternate Interpersonal Communication, as 
well as evidence of testing of the Alternate Interpersonal 
Communication facilities. COM-002-4 requires balancing authorities, 
distribution providers, reliability coordinators, transmission 
operators, and generator operators to develop and maintain documented 
communication protocols, and to be able to provide evidence of training 
on the protocols and of their annual assessment of the protocols. 
Additionally, all applicable entities (balancing authorities, 
reliability coordinators, transmission operators, generator operators, 
and distribution providers) must be able to provide evidence of three-
part communication when issuing or receiving an Operating Instruction 
during an Emergency.
    Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \6\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \6\ The Commission defines burden 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.
    \7\ The loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based 
on the occupational categories for 2016 found on the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm):
    Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071): $68.12 (review 
and documentation).
    Office and Administrative Support (Occupation Code: 43-0000): 
$40.89 ($68.12 + 40.89 = 109.01 / 3 = $36.34. This figure is rounded 
to $36.00 for use in collection FERC-725V for calculating wage 
figures in this renewal calculation.

                                          FERC-725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards
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                                                          Annual number                 Average burden and                                     Cost per
                                 Number of respondents    of responses   Total number   cost per response    Total annual burden hours and    respondent
                                                         per respondent  of responses          \7\                 total annual cost             ($)
                               (1).....................             (2)   (1) * (2) =  (4)................  (3) * (4) = (5)................    (5) / (1)
                                                                                  (3)
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(One-time) \8\ Development of  201 (BA, RC & TOP)......               1           201  8 hrs. & $288......  1,608 hrs. & $57,888...........         $288
 Communication Protocols [COM-
 002-4 R1].
(On-going) \9\ Maintain        1,180 (DP & GOP)........               1         1,180  4 hrs. & $144......  4,720 hrs. & $169,920..........          144
 evidence of Interpersonal
 Communication capability
 [COM-001-2 R7 and R8].
(On-going) Maintain evidence   201 (BA, RC & TOP)......               1           201  8 hrs. & $288......  1,608 hrs. & $57,888...........          288
 of training and assessments
 [COM-002-4 R2, R4, R5 and
 R6].
(On-going) Maintain evidence   1,880 (DP & GOP)........               1         1,180  8 hrs. & $288......  15,040 hrs. & $541,440.........          288
 of training [COM-002-4 R3
 and R6].
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    Total....................  ........................  ..............         2,762  ...................  22,976 hrs. & $827,136.........  ...........
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    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: March 5, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Letter            and 214 of the Commission’s
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–528–000.                        Agreement Filing (SWG March 18) to be                 Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                Applicants: Cimarron River Pipeline,                 effective 4/1/2018.                                   § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                             LLC.                                                       Filed Date: 3/1/18                                 time on the specified comment date.
                                                Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel                   Accession Number: 20180301–5243.                   Protests may be considered, but
                                             Tracker 2018—Summer Season Rates to                        Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                   intervention is necessary to become a
                                             be effective 4/1/2018.                                     Docket Numbers: RP18–536–000.                      party to the proceeding.
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Applicants: American Midstream                        eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5179.                     (Midla), LLC.                                         information relating to filing
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Annual            requirements, interventions, protests,
                                                                                                     Fuel, Lost and Unaccounted-for Gas                    service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–529–000.
                                                                                                     Percentage Filing to be effective 4/1/                can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                Applicants: Cheniere Creole Trail
                                                                                                     2018.                                                 docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                             Pipeline, L.P.
                                                                                                        Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                                Description: Transportation Retainage
                                                                                                        Accession Number: 20180301–5246.                   (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                             Adjustment Informational Filing of
                                             Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                     Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Docket Numbers: RP18–537–000.                      Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5181.                        Applicants: Algonquin Gas                          Deputy Secretary.
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                     Transmission, LLC.                                    [FR Doc. 2018–04739 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–530–000.                           Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: AGT               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                Applicants: Chesapeake Energy                        FRQ Partial Settlement Filing—Docket
                                             Marketing, L.L.C., BCE–MACH LLC.                        Nos. RP18–75–000, 001 to be effective
                                                Description: Joint Petition of                       4/1/2018.                                             DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                             Chesapeake Energy Marketing, L.L.C., et                    Filed Date: 3/1/18.
                                             al. for Limited Waiver and Request For                     Accession Number: 20180301–5261.                   Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                        Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                   Commission
                                             Expedited Action.
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Docket Numbers: RP18–538–000.                      [Docket No. IC18–6–000]
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5183.                        Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/8/18.                      Partners.                                             Commission Information Collection
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–531–000.                           Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Storm             Activities; (FERC–65, FERC–65A,
                                                Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline                   Surcharge 2018 to be effective 4/1/2018.              FERC–65B, FERC–725V); Consolidated
                                             Company, L.L.C.                                            Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                Comment Request; Extension
                                                Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel                   Accession Number: 20180301–5266.                   AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
                                             Tracker 2018 to be effective 4/1/2018.                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                   Commission, DOE.
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Docket Numbers: RP18–539–000.                      ACTION: Notice of information collection
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5186.                        Applicants: UGI Sunbury, LLC.                      and request for comments.
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Revise
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–532–000.                        Imbalance Management Section to be                    SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                                Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,                 effective 4/1/2018.                                   requirements of the Paperwork
                                             LLC.                                                       Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
                                                Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                        Accession Number: 20180301–5273.                   Energy Regulatory Commission
                                             Negotiated Rate Filng—March, 2018—                         Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                   (Commission or FERC) is soliciting
                                             Shell Newfield to be effective 3/1/2018.                   Docket Numbers: RP18–540–000.                      public comment on the information
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Applicants: Transcontinental Gas                   collections, FERC–65 (Notice of Holding
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5199.                     Pipe Line Company.                                    Company Status), FERC–65A
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                   (Exemption Notification of holding
                                                                                                                                                           Company Status), and FERC–65B
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–533–000.                        Transco 2018 Annual Fuel Tracker to be
                                                                                                                                                           (Waiver Notification of Holding
                                                Applicants: Tallgrass Interstate Gas                 effective 4/1/2018.
                                                                                                                                                           Company Status), and FERC–725V
                                             Transmission, L.                                           Filed Date: 3/1/18.
                                                                                                                                                           (Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM
                                                Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: FL&U                   Accession Number: 20180301–5276.
                                                                                                                                                           Reliability Standards) which will be
                                             and EPCT Periodic Rate Adjustment to                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.
                                                                                                                                                           submitted to the Office of Management
                                             be effective 4/1/2018.                                     Docket Numbers: RP18–541–000.                      and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                     Applicants: Transcontinental Gas                   information collection requirements.
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5241.                     Pipe Line Company.                                    DATES: Comments on the collection of
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                        Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Annual            information are due May 8, 2018.
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–534–000.                        Electric Power Tracker Filing Effective
                                                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                Applicants: Texas Eastern                            April 1, 2018 to be effective 4/1/2018.
                                                                                                                                                           (identified by Docket No. IC18–6–000)
                                             Transmission, LP.                                          Filed Date: 3/1/18.
                                                                                                                                                           by either of the following methods:
                                                Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                        Accession Number: 20180301–5286.                      • eFiling at Commission’s Website:
                                             Negotiated Rates—Rice Energy Release                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                   http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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                                             to Wells Fargo to be effective 3/1/2018.                   The filings are accessible in the                  efiling.asp
                                                Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                  Commission’s eLibrary system by                          • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
                                                Accession Number: 20180301–5242.                     clicking on the links or querying the                 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18.                     docket number.                                        Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
                                                Docket Numbers: RP18–535–000.                           Any person desiring to intervene or                Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas                      protest in any of the above proceedings                  Instructions: All submissions must be
                                             Company, L.L.C.                                         must file in accordance with Rules 211                formatted and filed in accordance with


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                                             submission guidelines at: http://                                        Commission’s regulations at 18 Code of                              suitable for publication in the Federal
                                             www.ferc.gov/help/submission-                                            Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. The                                Register. Those who file a FERC–65A in
                                             guide.asp. For user assistance contact                                   FERC–65 must be submitted within 30                                 good faith will have a temporary
                                             FERC Online Support by email at                                          days of becoming a holding company.1                                exemption upon filing, after 60 days if
                                             ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone                                  While the Commission does not require                               the Commission has taken no action, the
                                             at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)                                 the information to be reported in a                                 exemption will be deemed granted.
                                             502–8659 for TTY.                                                        specific format, the filing needs to                                Commission regulations within 18 CFR
                                                Docket: Users interested in receiving                                 consist of the name of the holding                                  366.3 describe the criteria in more
                                             automatic notification of activity in this                               company, the name of public utilities,                              specificity.
                                             docket or in viewing/downloading                                         the name of natural gas companies in
                                             comments and issuances in this docket                                                                                                        1. FERC–65B (Waiver Notification of
                                                                                                                      the holding company system, and the
                                             may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-                                                                                                       Holding Company Status)
                                                                                                                      names of service companies. In
                                             filing/docs-filing.asp.                                                  addition, the Commission requires the                                 If an entity meets the requirements in
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                         filing to include the names of special-                             18 CFR 366.3(c), they may file a FERC–
                                             Ellen Brown may be reached by email                                      purpose subsidiaries (which provide                                 65B waiver notification pursuant to the
                                             at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone                                     non-power goods and services) and the                               procedures outlined in 18 CFR 366.4.
                                             at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–                                 names of all affiliates and subsidiaries                            Specifically, the Commission waives the
                                             0873.                                                                    (and their corporate interrelationship) to                          requirement of providing it with a
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                               each other. Filings may be submitted in                             FERC–65 for any holding company with
                                                Title: FERC–65 (Notice of Holding                                     hardcopy or electronically through the                              respect to one or more of the following:
                                             Company Status), FERC–65A                                                Commission’s eFiling system.                                        (1) Single-state holding company
                                             (Exemption Notification of Holding                                       FERC–65A (Exemption Notification of                                 systems; (2) holding companies that
                                             Company Status), and FERC–65B                                            Holding Company Status)                                             own generating facilities that total 100
                                             (Waiver Notification of Holding                                                                                                              MW or less in size and are used
                                             Company Status).                                                            While noting the previously outlined                             fundamentally for their own load or for
                                                OMB Control No.: 1902–0218.                                           requirements of the FERC–65, the                                    sales to affiliated end-users; or (3)
                                                Type of Request: Three-year extension                                 Commission has allowed for an                                       investors in independent transmission-
                                             of the FERC–65, FERC–65A and FERC–                                       exemption from the requirement of                                   only companies. Filings may be made in
                                             65B information collection requirements                                  providing the Commission with a                                     hardcopy or electronically through the
                                             with no changes to the current reporting                                 FERC–65 if the books, accounts,                                     Commission’s website.
                                             requirements.                                                            memoranda, and other records of any
                                                Abstract: The Pursuant to section                                     person are not relevant to the                                        Type of Respondent: Public utility
                                             366.4 of the Commission’s rules and                                      jurisdictional rates of a public utility or                         companies, natural gas companies,
                                             regulations, persons who meet the                                        natural gas company; or if any class of                             electric wholesale generators, foreign
                                             definition of a holding company shall                                    transactions is not relevant to the                                 utility holding companies.
                                             provide the Commission notification of                                   jurisdictional rates of a public utility or                           Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
                                             holding company status.                                                  natural gas company. Persons seeking                                Commission estimates the annual public
                                                The FERC–65 is a one-time                                             this exemption file the FERC–65A,                                   reporting burden for the information
                                             informational filing outlined in the                                     which must include a form of notice                                 collection as:

                                                     FERC–65 (NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS), FERC–65A (EXEMPTION NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING
                                                           COMPANY STATUS), AND FERC–65B (WAIVER NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS)
                                                                                                                                             Annual                                      Average                 Total annual
                                                                                                                                                                        Total                                                         Cost per
                                                                                                                Number of                   number of                                   burden and               burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                     number of                                                       respondent
                                                                                                               respondents               responses per                                   cost per                  and total
                                                                                                                                                                     responses                                                           ($)
                                                                                                                                           respondent                                   response 3                annual cost

                                                                                                                       (1)                        (2)               (1) * (2) = (3)            (4)               (3) * (4) = (5)        (5) ÷ (1)

                                             FERC–65 .................................................                            12                         1                   12         3, $229.50              36, $2,754               $229.50
                                             FERC–65A ...............................................                              4                      1.25                    5          1, $76.50              5, $382.50                 95.63
                                             FERC–65B ...............................................                              4                      1.75                    7          1, $76.50              7, $535.50                133.88

                                                   Total ..................................................   ........................   ........................                24   ........................      48, $3,672     ........................



                                               Title: FERC–725V, Mandatory                                              Type of Request: Three-year extension                               Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the
                                             Reliability Standards: COM Reliability                                   of the FERC–725V information                                        North American Electric Reliability
                                             Standards.                                                               collection requirements with no changes                             Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for
                                                OMB Control No.: 1902–0277.                                           to the current reporting requirements.                              Commission approval, pursuant to
                                                                                                                                                                                          section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power
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                                               1 Persons that meet the definition of a holding                        15, 2006 or 30 days after they become holding                          3 The estimates for cost per response are derived

                                             company as provided by § 366.1 as of February 8,                         companies.                                                          using the following formula: 2017 Average Burden
                                             2006 shall notify the Commission of their status as                         2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or                Hours per Response * $76.50 per Hour = Average
                                             a holding company no later than June 15, 2006.                           financial resources expended by persons to                          Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure of $76.50
                                             Holding companies formed after February 8, 2006                                                                                              is the average FERC employee wage plus benefits.
                                                                                                                      generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
                                             shall notify the Commission of their status as a                                                                                             We assume for FERC–65, FERC–65A and FERC–65B
                                                                                                                      information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5
                                             holding company, no later than the latter of June                                                                                            that respondents earn at a similar rate.
                                                                                                                      CFR 1320.3 for additional information.


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                                             10468                                    Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices

                                             Act (‘‘FPA’’) 4 and Section 39.5 5 of the                               the Commission’s concerns regarding                                  reliability coordinators, transmission
                                             Federal Energy Regulatory                                               ensuring the adequacy of internal                                    operators, and generator operators to
                                             Commission’s regulations, for                                           communications capability whenever                                   develop and maintain documented
                                             Reliability Standard COM–001–3                                          internal communications could directly                               communication protocols, and to be
                                             (Communications), the associated                                        affect the reliability opera.                                        able to provide evidence of training on
                                             Implementation Plan, retirement of                                         Reliability Standards COM–001–2 and                               the protocols and of their annual
                                             currently-effective Reliability Standard                                COM–002–4 do not require responsible                                 assessment of the protocols.
                                             COM–001–2.1, and Violation Risk                                         entities to file information with the                                Additionally, all applicable entities
                                             Factors (‘‘VRFs’’) and Violation Severity                               Commission. COM–001–2 requires that                                  (balancing authorities, reliability
                                             Levels (‘‘VSLs’’) associated with new                                   transmission operators, balancing                                    coordinators, transmission operators,
                                             Requirements R12 and R13 in                                             authorities, reliability coordinators,                               generator operators, and distribution
                                             Reliability Standard COM–001–3.                                         distribution providers, and generator                                providers) must be able to provide
                                             Reliability Standard COM–001–3                                          operators must maintain documentation                                evidence of three-part communication
                                             reflects revisions developed under                                      of Interpersonal Communication                                       when issuing or receiving an Operating
                                             Project 2015–07 Internal                                                capability and designation of Alternate                              Instruction during an Emergency.
                                             Communications Capabilities, in                                         Interpersonal Communication, as well                                   Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
                                             compliance with the Commission’s                                        as evidence of testing of the Alternate                                Estimate of Annual Burden: 6 The
                                             directive in Order No. 888 that NERC                                    Interpersonal Communication facilities.                              Commission estimates the annual public
                                             ‘‘develop modifications to COM–001–2,                                   COM–002–4 requires balancing                                         reporting burden for the information
                                             or develop a new standard, to address                                   authorities, distribution providers,                                 collection as:

                                                                             FERC–725V, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: COM RELIABILITY STANDARDS
                                                                                                                                 Annual                                      Average                       Total annual
                                                                                                                                                            Total                                                                  Cost per
                                                                                                 Number of                      number of                                   burden and                     burden hours
                                                                                                                                                         number of                                                                respondent
                                                                                                respondents                  responses per                                   cost per                        and total
                                                                                                                                                         responses                                                                    ($)
                                                                                                                               respondent                                   response 7                      annual cost

                                                                                                       (1)                            (2)               (1) * (2) = (3)            (4)                     (3) * (4) = (5)           (5) ÷ (1)

                                             (One-time) 8 Development of                   201 (BA, RC &                                          1                201    8 hrs. & $288              1,608 hrs. & $57,888 .....               $288
                                               Communication Protocols                       TOP).
                                               [COM–002–4 R1].
                                             (On-going) 9 Maintain evi-                    1,180 (DP & GOP)                                       1             1,180     4 hrs. & $144              4,720 hrs. & $169,920 ...                  144
                                               dence of Interpersonal
                                               Communication capability
                                               [COM–001–2 R7 and R8].
                                             (On-going) Maintain evidence                  201 (BA, RC &                                           1               201    8 hrs. & $288              1,608 hrs. & $57,888 .....                 288
                                               of training and assess-                       TOP).
                                               ments [COM–002–4 R2,
                                               R4, R5 and R6].
                                             (On-going) Maintain evidence                  1,880 (DP & GOP)                                        1            1,180     8 hrs. & $288              15,040 hrs. & $541,440                     288
                                               of training [COM–002–4 R3
                                               and R6].

                                                  Total ................................   ...............................   ........................           2,762     ........................   22,976 hrs. & $827,136       ....................



                                               Comments: Comments are invited on:                                    of automated collection techniques or                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                             (1) Whether the collection of                                           other forms of information technology.
                                             information is necessary for the proper                                                                                                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                                       Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                             performance of the functions of the                                                                                                          Commission
                                                                                                                     Kimberly D. Bose,
                                             Commission, including whether the
                                                                                                                     Secretary.                                                           [Docket No. CP18–84–000]
                                             information will have practical utility;
                                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–04779 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                             (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                                                                                                    Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.;
                                             of the burden and cost of the collection                                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                                          Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
                                             of information, including the validity of                                                                                                    L.L.C.; National Fuel Gas Supply
                                             the methodology and assumptions used;                                                                                                        Corporation; Notice of Application
                                             (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
                                             and clarity of the information collection;                                                                                                     Take notice that on February 13, 2018,
                                             and (4) ways to minimize the burden of                                                                                                       Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.
                                             the collection of information on those                                                                                                       (Dominion Energy), 120 Tredegar Street,
                                             who are to respond, including the use                                                                                                        Richmond, VA 23219, Tennessee Gas
                                                                                                                                                                                          Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee),
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                                               4 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).                                              information collection burden, reference 5 Code of                      Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071):
                                               5 18 CFR 39.5 (2015).                                                 Federal Regulations 1320.3.                                          $68.12 (review and documentation).
                                               6 The Commission defines burden as the total                            7 The loaded hourly wage figure (includes                             Office and Administrative Support (Occupation
                                             time, effort, or financial resources expended by                        benefits) is based on the occupational categories for                Code: 43–0000): $40.89 ($68.12 + 40.89 = 109.01 ÷
                                             persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or                   2016 found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics                         3 = $36.34. This figure is rounded to $36.00 for use
                                             provide information to or for a Federal agency. For                     website (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_                      in collection FERC–725V for calculating wage
                                             further explanation of what is included in the                          22.htm):                                                             figures in this renewal calculation.



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Document Created: 2018-03-09 03:48:36
Document Modified: 2018-03-09 03:48:36
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
ActionNotice of information collection and request for comments.
DatesComments on the collection of information are due May 8, 2018.
ContactEllen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202) 273-0873.
FR Citation83 FR 10466 

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