83 FR 18019 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725x); Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 80 (April 25, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 80 (April 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08670 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 18019-18020] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08670] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC18-9-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725x); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-725X (Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725X and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0278, 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 202-395-8528. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC18-9-000, 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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: FERC-725X, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards. OMB Control No.: 1902-0278. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725X information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. Abstract: Pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), NERC established the Voltage and Reactive (VAR) group of Reliability Standards, which consists of two continent-wide Reliability Standards, VAR-001-4 and VAR-002-3.\1\ These two standards were designed to maintain voltage stability on the Bulk-Power System, protect transmission, generation, distribution, and customer equipment, and support the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. Voltage stability is the ability of a power system to maintain acceptable voltage levels throughout the system under normal operating conditions and following a disturbance. Failure to maintain acceptable voltage levels (i.e., voltage levels become too high or too low) may cause violations of System Operating Limits (SOLs) and Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits (IROLs), resulting in damage to Bulk-Power System equipment, and thereby threaten the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ FERC approved these standards in the Order in Docket No. RD14-11-000 (issued on 8/1/2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability Standard VAR-001-4 \2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Applies to generation operators only. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability Standard VAR-001-4 contains the following requirements: Specify a system-wide voltage schedule (which is either a range or a target value with an associated tolerance band) as part of its plan to operate within SOLs and IROLs, and to provide the voltage schedule to its Reliability Coordinator and adjacent Transmission Operators upon request (Requirement R1); [[Page 18020]] Schedule sufficient reactive resources to regulate voltage levels (Requirement R2); Operate or direct the operation of devices to regulate transmission voltage and reactive flows (Requirement R3); Develop a set of criteria to exempt generators from certain requirements under Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 related to voltage or Reactive Power schedules, automatic voltage regulations, and notification (Requirement R4); Specify a voltage or Reactive Power schedule (which is either a range or a target value with an associated tolerance band) for generators at either the high or low voltage side of the generator step-up transformer, provide the schedule to the associated Generator Operator, direct the Generator Operator to comply with that schedule in automatic voltage control mode, provide the Generator Operator the notification requirements for deviating from the schedule, and, if requested, provide the Generator Operator the criteria used to develop the schedule (Requirement R5); and Communicate step-up transformer tap changes, the time frame for completion, and the justification for these changes to Generator Owners (Requirement R6). Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 \3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Applies to transmission operators only. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 contains the following requirements: Operate each of its generators connected to the interconnected transmission system in automatic voltage control mode or in a different control mode as instructed by the Transmission Operator, unless the Generator Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the criteria developed under VAR-001-4, Requirement R4, or (2) makes certain notifications to the Transmission Operator specifying the reasons it cannot so operate (Requirement R1); Maintain the Transmission Operator's generator voltage or Reactive Power schedule, unless the Generator Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the criteria developed under VAR-001-4, Requirement R4, or (2) complies with the notification requirements for deviations as established by the Transmission Owner pursuant to Requirement R5 in VAR-001-4 (Requirement R2); Notify the Transmission Operator of a change in status of its voltage controlling device within 30 minutes, unless the status is restored within that time period (Requirement R3); Notify the Transmission Operator of a change in reactive capability due to factors other than those described in VAR-002-3, Requirement R3 within 30 minutes unless the capability has been restored during that time period (Requirement R4). Provide information on its step-up transformers and auxiliary transformers within 30 days of a request from the Transmission Operator or Transmission Planner (Requirement R5); and Comply with the Transmission Operator's step-up transformer tap change directives unless compliance would violate safety, an equipment rating, or applicable laws, rules or regulations (Requirement R6). Type of Respondents: Generator operators and transmission operators. Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ 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. \5\ TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator operators. \6\ The estimate for hourly cost is $68.12/hour. This figure is the average salary plus benefits for an electrical engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm. FERC-725X, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual number Number of respondents of responses Total number Average Burden & Total annual burden Cost per \5\ per of responses Cost per response hours & total respondent ($) respondent \6\ annual Cost (1)..................... (2) (1) * (2) = (4)................. (3) * (4) = (5)..... (5) / (1) (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAR-001-4 (Requirement R1-R6)..... 181 (TOP)............... 1 181 160 hrs.; $10,899.20 28,960 hrs.; $10,899.20 $1,972,755. VAR-002-3 (Requirement R1)........ 944 (GOP)............... 1 944 80 hrs.; 5,449.60... 75,520 hrs.; 5,449.60 $5,144,422. VAR-002-3 (Requirement R2-R6)..... 944 (GOP)............... 1 944 120 hrs.; $8,174.40. 113,280 hrs.; 8,174.40 $7,716,634. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total......................... ........................ .............. 2,069 .................... 217,760 hrs.; .............. $14,833,811. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 19, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-08670 Filed 4-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Line 880, currently owned by Spire Dated: April 19, 2018. guide.asp. For user assistance contact
Missouri Inc. (Spire Missouri); 1 and (iii) Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., FERC Online Support by email at
minor modifications to Line 880 after it Deputy Secretary. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
is acquired. This notice set February 27, [FR Doc. 2018–08613 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
2017, as the deadline for motions to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
502–8659 for TTY.
intervene. Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
On May 1, 2017, in Docket No. CP17–
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket or in viewing/downloading
40–001, the Commission issued public
comments and issuances in this docket
notice of Spire’s amendment to its Federal Energy Regulatory may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
application to propose a route Commission filing/docs-filing.asp.
alternative. Instead of acquiring and
[Docket No. IC18–9–000] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
refurbishing Spire Missouri’s Line 880,
Spire’s amended application proposes Ellen Brown may be reached by email
to construct a new six-mile, 24-inch Commission Information Collection at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
diameter pipeline for the final segment Activities (FERC–725x); Comment telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
Request at (202) 273–0873.
of its proposal (referred to as the North
County Extension). This notice set May SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
22, 2017, as the deadline for motions to Commission, Department of Energy. Title: FERC–725X, Mandatory
intervene. Reliability Standards: Voltage and
ACTION: Comment request.
Reactive (VAR) Standards.
Multiple motions to intervene out of OMB Control No.: 1902–0278.
time were filed between the SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Type of Request: Three-year extension
intervention deadlines and December of the FERC–725X information
19, 2017. Here, because the deadline for Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission collection requirements with no changes
filing a timely intervention passed to the reporting requirements.
before the Commission announced its (Commission or FERC) is submitting its
information collection FERC–725X Abstract: Pursuant to Section 215 of
new policy governing late interventions the Federal Power Act (FPA), NERC
in Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards) established the Voltage and Reactive
L.L.C.,2 the late motions to intervene are (VAR) group of Reliability Standards,
to the Office of Management and Budget
granted.3 which consists of two continent-wide
(OMB) for review of the information
Dated: April 19, 2018. collection requirements. Any interested Reliability Standards, VAR–001–4 and
Kimberly D. Bose, person may file comments directly with VAR–002–3.1 These two standards were
OMB and should address a copy of designed to maintain voltage stability on
Secretary.
those comments to the Commission as the Bulk-Power System, protect
[FR Doc. 2018–08671 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am]
explained below. The Commission transmission, generation, distribution,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
previously issued a Notice in the and customer equipment, and support
Federal Register requesting public the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power
comments. The Commission received no System. Voltage stability is the ability of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY a power system to maintain acceptable
comments on the FERC–725X and is
making this notation in its submittal to voltage levels throughout the system
Federal Energy Regulatory under normal operating conditions and
Commission OMB.
following a disturbance. Failure to
DATES: Comments on the collection of
maintain acceptable voltage levels (i.e.,
[Docket Nos. PR17–60–001; PR17–60–002] information are due by May 25, 2018.
voltage levels become too high or too
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, low) may cause violations of System
Atmos Pipeline-Texas; Notice of identified by the OMB Control No. Operating Limits (SOLs) and
Technical Conference 1902–0278, should be sent via email to Interconnection Reliability Operating
the Office of Information and Regulatory Limits (IROLs), resulting in damage to
Take notice that an informal technical Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Bulk-Power System equipment, and
conference concerning the above- Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory thereby threaten the reliable operation
captioned proceedings will be convened Commission Desk Officer. The Desk of the Bulk-Power System.
by phone on May 2, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Officer may also be reached via
(EDT). The purpose of the telephone at 202–395–8528. Reliability Standard VAR–001–4 2
teleconference will be to discuss A copy of the comments should also Reliability Standard VAR–001–4
comments filed in the proceeding. be sent to the Commission, in Docket contains the following requirements:
All interested parties are invited to No. IC18–9–000, by either of the • Specify a system-wide voltage
participate by phone. Please email following methods: schedule (which is either a range or a
Deirdra Archie at deirdra.archie@ • eFiling at Commission’s website: target value with an associated tolerance
ferc.gov or call (202) 502–6819 by http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ band) as part of its plan to operate
efiling.asp. within SOLs and IROLs, and to provide
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, to RSVP and to
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
receive specific instructions on how to the voltage schedule to its Reliability
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Coordinator and adjacent Transmission
participate.
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Operators upon request (Requirement
1 Spire Missouri Inc. was formerly known as
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. R1);
Laclede Gas Company.
Instructions: All submissions must be
2 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC formatted and filed in accordance with 1 FERC approved these standards in the Order in
61,167, at P 51 (2018). submission guidelines at: http:// Docket No. RD14–11–000 (issued on 8/1/2014).
3 18 CFR 385.214(d) (2017). www.ferc.gov/help/submission- 2 Applies to generation operators only.
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• Schedule sufficient reactive completion, and the justification for • Notify the Transmission Operator of
resources to regulate voltage levels these changes to Generator Owners a change in status of its voltage
(Requirement R2); (Requirement R6). controlling device within 30 minutes,
• Operate or direct the operation of Reliability Standard VAR–002–3 3
unless the status is restored within that
devices to regulate transmission voltage time period (Requirement R3);
Reliability Standard VAR–002–3
and reactive flows (Requirement R3); • Notify the Transmission Operator of
• Develop a set of criteria to exempt contains the following requirements:
• Operate each of its generators a change in reactive capability due to
generators from certain requirements factors other than those described in
connected to the interconnected
under Reliability Standard VAR–002–3 VAR–002–3, Requirement R3 within 30
transmission system in automatic
related to voltage or Reactive Power minutes unless the capability has been
voltage control mode or in a different
schedules, automatic voltage restored during that time period
control mode as instructed by the
regulations, and notification Transmission Operator, unless the (Requirement R4).
(Requirement R4); Generator Operator (1) is exempted • Provide information on its step-up
• Specify a voltage or Reactive Power pursuant to the criteria developed under transformers and auxiliary transformers
schedule (which is either a range or a VAR–001–4, Requirement R4, or (2) within 30 days of a request from the
target value with an associated tolerance makes certain notifications to the Transmission Operator or Transmission
band) for generators at either the high or Transmission Operator specifying the Planner (Requirement R5); and
low voltage side of the generator step- reasons it cannot so operate • Comply with the Transmission
up transformer, provide the schedule to (Requirement R1); Operator’s step-up transformer tap
the associated Generator Operator, • Maintain the Transmission change directives unless compliance
direct the Generator Operator to comply Operator’s generator voltage or Reactive would violate safety, an equipment
with that schedule in automatic voltage Power schedule, unless the Generator rating, or applicable laws, rules or
control mode, provide the Generator Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the regulations (Requirement R6).
Operator the notification requirements criteria developed under VAR–001–4,
for deviating from the schedule, and, if Requirement R4, or (2) complies with Type of Respondents: Generator
requested, provide the Generator the notification requirements for operators and transmission operators.
Operator the criteria used to develop the deviations as established by the Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
schedule (Requirement R5); and Transmission Owner pursuant to Commission estimates the annual public
• Communicate step-up transformer Requirement R5 in VAR–001–4 reporting burden for the information
tap changes, the time frame for (Requirement R2); collection as:
FERC–725X, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE (VAR) STANDARDS
Annual Average Total annual Cost per
Number of number of Total number Burden & burden hours respondent
respondents 5 responses per of responses Cost per & total ($)
respondent response 6 annual Cost
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)
VAR–001–4 (Requirement 181 (TOP) ......... 1 181 160 hrs.; $10,899.20 ............. 28,960 hrs.; $1,972,755 ........ $10,899.20
R1–R6).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement 944 (GOP) ......... 1 944 80 hrs.; 5,449.60 ................... 75,520 hrs.; $5,144,422 ........ 5,449.60
R1).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement 944 (GOP) ......... 1 944 120 hrs.; $8,174.40 ............... 113,280 hrs.; $7,716,634 ...... 8,174.40
R2–R6).
Total ................................ ........................... ........................ 2,069 ................................................ 217,760 hrs.; $14,833,811 .... ........................
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: April 19, 2018.
performance of the functions of the Commission
Kimberly D. Bose,
Commission, including whether the [Docket No. PL18–1–000]
Secretary.
information will have practical utility;
[FR Doc. 2018–08670 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] Certification of New Interstate Natural
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Gas Facilities
of information, including the validity of AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
the methodology and assumptions used; Commission, Department of Energy.
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of SUMMARY: In this Notice of Inquiry, the
the collection of information on those Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
who are to respond, including the use (Commission) seeks information and
stakeholder perspectives to help the
3 Applies to transmission operators only. explanation of what is included in the information 6 The estimate for hourly cost is $68.12/hour.
4 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal This figure is the average salary plus benefits for an
financial resources expended by persons to Regulations 1320.3. electrical engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071)
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 5 TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://
information to or for a Federal agency. For further operators. www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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| Dates | Comments on the collection of information are due by May 25, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ellen Brown may be reached by email at [email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at (202) 273-0873. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 18019 |
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