83 FR 22661 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment Request; Revision
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10443 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22661-22663] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10443] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RD18-4-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment Request; Revision AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of revised information collection and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comments on revisions to the information collection, FERC-725G (Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System: PRC Reliability Standards) in Docket No. RD18-4-000 and will be submitting FERC-725G to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. RD18-4-000 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-725G, Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System: PRC Reliability Standards. OMB Control No.: 1902-0252. Type of Request: Revision of FERC-725G information collection requirements. [[Page 22662]] Abstract: The information collected by the FERC-725G is required to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate grid. On March 16, 2018, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC, the Commission-approved ERO) submitted for Commission approval proposed Reliability Standard PRC-025-2, Generator Relay Loadability. The PRC-025-2 Reliability Standard addresses setting load-responsive protective relays associated with generation facilities at a level to prevent unnecessary tripping of generators during a system disturbance for conditions that do not pose a risk of damage to the associated equipment. Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-025-2 improves upon currently-effective Reliability Standard PRC-025-1 by addressing certain relay setting application issues and by clarifying certain terminology and references. NERC requested that the Commission approve the proposed Reliability Standard and find that the proposed standard is just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory or preferential, and in the public interest. NERC also requested that the Commission approve: (i) The associated Implementation Plan; (ii) the associated Violation Risk Factors (VRFs) and Violation Severity Levels (VSLs), which remain unchanged from PRC-025-1; and (iii) the retirement of currently-effective Reliability Standard PRC-025-1. NERC proposed that PRC-025-2 shall become effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the effective date of the applicable governmental authority's order approving the standard. NERC's Implementation Plan proposed phased-in compliance dates after the effective date of Reliability Standard PRC-025-2.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See NERC's Implementation Plan at https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Project%20201604%20Modifications%20to%20PRC0251%20DL/Project_2016_04_Implementation_Plan_Clean_01092018.pdf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 2, 2018, the Commission approved Reliability Standard PRC- 025-2 and the retirement of PRC-025-1. Type of Respondents: Generator Owner (GO), Transmission Owner (TO), and Distribution Provider (DP). Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: Details follow on the changes in Docket No. RD18-4-000 to FERC-725G. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. \3\ According to the NERC compliance registry as of March 9, 2018, NERC has registered 415 distribution providers (DP), 985 generator owners (GO) and 336 transmission owners (TO). However, under NERC's compliance registration program, entities may be registered for multiple functions, so these numbers incorporate some double counting. The number of unique entities responding will be approximately 994 entities registered as a transmission owner, a distribution provider, or a generator owner that is also a transmission owner and/or a distribution owner. This estimate assumes all of the unique entities apply load-responsive protective relays. \4\ The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2017, for two positions involved in the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) benefits http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are: Engineer: $64.91/hour, and File Clerk: $31.16/hour. Hourly cost for the engineer are used for the one-time costs, and hourly cost for the file clerk are used for the ongoing record retention. \5\ GO = Generator Owner, DP = Distribution Provider, TO = Transmission Owner, each of which applies load-responsive protective relays at the terminals of the Elements listed in the proposed standard at section 3.2 (Facilities). \6\ The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits) are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information May 2014, (at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm#17-0000) for an electrical engineer ($59.62/hour for review and documentation), and for a file clerk ($28.95/hour for record retention). Those figures (and the number of respondents) were used when the standard was approved and added to the OMB inventory. Hourly cost for the engineer are used for the one-time costs, and hourly cost for the file clerk are used for the ongoing record retention. FERC-725G, Mandatory Reliability Standard PRC-025-2, in Docket No. RD18-4-000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Total annual Number of Annual number of Annual number of hours and cost per burden hours and Cost per Entity respondents 3 responses per responses response 4 ($) total annual cost respondent ($) respondent ($) (1)............... (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)............... (3) * (4) = (5)... (5) / (1) = (6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (One-time) Review & 994 GO/TO/DP...... 1 994 20 hrs.; $1,298.20 19,880 hours; $1,298.20 documentation of relay settings $1,290,410.80. to ensure compliance. (On-going) Record Retention (of 994 GO/TO/DP...... 1 994 2 hrs.; $62.32.... 1,988 hours; $62.32 compliance records for R1 and $61,946.08. M1, for 3 years or until mitigation complete). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FERC-725G, Mandatory Reliability Standard PRC-025-1, Retirement in Docket No. RD18-4-000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual Number of Annual number of Annual number of Average burden burden hours and Cost per Entity respondents responses per responses hours and cost 5 total annual cost respondent 6 ($) respondent ($) ($) (1)............... (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)............... (3) * (4) = (5)... (5) / (1) = (6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (One-time) Review & 1,019 GO/DP/TO.... 1 1,019 20 hrs.; $1,192.40 20,380 hours; $1,192.40 documentation of relay settings (reduction). $1,215,055.60 (reduction). to ensure compliance, (reduction). (reduction). (On-going) Record Retention (of 1,019 GO/DP/TO.... 1 1,019 2 hrs.; $57.90 2,038 hours; $57.90 compliance records for R1 and (reduction). $59,000.10 (reduction). M1, for 3 years or until (reduction). mitigation complete) (reduction). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22663]] Net Effect to Burden for FERC-725G: Due to the retirement of PRC- 025-1 and implementation of PRC-025-2, the number of respondents is reduced by 25, and the number of annual burden hours is reduced by 550 hours. (The net changes are due to a change in the number of affected entities on the NERC Registry.) The burden per respondent for PRC-025-2 remains 22 hours (total for both one-time and ongoing burden, similar to the now-retired PRC-025-1). 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: May 9, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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reliance on Order No. 2000 for of non-native load sales and how the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
approving the JDA’s disparate treatment JDA would treat such a sale between the
and responding to Orangeburg’s utilities. Federal Energy Regulatory
overlapping Federal Power Act, Commission
(b) Do the North Carolina
preemption, and Commerce Clause Commission’s regulatory conditions 20 [Docket No. RD18–4–000]
arguments was untenable for a number
impermissibly interfere with this
of reasons.16 The court concluded that Commission Information Collection
Commission’s jurisdiction over
because the Commission [has not] Activities (FERC–725G); Comment
offer[ed] a valid reason for the disparity, wholesale ratemaking, in violation of
Request; Revision
the court could not affirm [the the Federal Power Act 21 or the
Commission’s] approval of the JDA Commerce Clause of the United States AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
provisions that establish disparate Constitution? 22 Commission, Department of Energy.
treatment of native-load and non-native- 8. We require Duke Energy Carolinas ACTION: Notice of revised information
load wholesale customers, and and CP&L to submit—and others may collection and request for comments.
incorporates [the North Carolina submit—initial briefs on or before 45 SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Commission’s] potentially unlawful days from the date of this order. Reply requirements of the Paperwork
regulatory regime.17 Accordingly, the briefs must be submitted on or before 30 Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
court vacated in part the JDA Orders days following the due date of the initial Energy Regulatory Commission
and remanded the matter to the briefs. Any person who is not currently (Commission or FERC) is soliciting
Commission for further explanation a party to the proceeding and who public comments on revisions to the
regarding its approval of the JDA.18 wishes to submit a brief must file a information collection, FERC–725G
II. Discussion notice of intervention or motion to (Reliability Standards for the Bulk
intervene, as appropriate. Power System: PRC Reliability
6. We establish a briefing schedule to Standards) in Docket No. RD18–4–000
allow the parties and other interested The Commission Orders and will be submitting FERC–725G to
persons to address the two issues noted the Office of Management and Budget
below that the D.C. Circuit raised in its (A) Duke Energy Carolinas and CP&L
(OMB) for review of the information
decision. Further briefing on these are required to submit, and other parties
collection requirements.
issues will help develop a better record are hereby permitted to submit initial
DATES: Comments on the collection of
for the Commission to respond to the briefs on or before forty-five (45) days of
information are due July 16, 2018.
court’s directive to reconsider these the date of this order, as discussed in
issues. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
the body of this order.
7. We request briefing on the identified by Docket No. RD18–4–000
(B) Parties are hereby permitted to file by either of the following methods:
following issues, in particular:
(a) Is the JDA’s disparate treatment of
reply briefs on or before thirty (30) days • eFiling at Commission’s Website:
of the date of filing of initial briefs. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
native and non-native load wholesale
customers unduly discriminatory or (C) All interested persons who wish to efiling.asp.
submit briefs but that are not currently • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
preferential? In answering this question,
parties to Docket Nos. ER12–1338–003 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
please address the following:
(i) Explain why the JDA treats native or ER12–1347–004 may submit notices Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
and non-native load wholesale of intervention or motions to intervene, Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
customers disparately and whether the as appropriate, within 21 days of the formatted and filed in accordance with
differences between these customers date of this order. The briefing schedule submission guidelines at: http://
justify the disparate treatment. described in Ordering Paragraphs (A) www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
(ii) Specify in detail the contractual and (B) will apply to such persons. guide.asp. For user assistance, contact
provisions in current or future
(D) The Secretary is hereby directed to FERC Online Support by email at
wholesale contracts that would qualify
publish this order in the Federal ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
a wholesale customer for native load
Register. at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
treatment under the JDA,19 as well as
502–8659 for TTY.
any contractual provisions that would By the Commission.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
disqualify a wholesale customer for Issued: May 10, 2018. automatic notification of activity in this
native load treatment under the JDA. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., docket or in viewing/downloading
(iii) Explain why wholesale sales comments and issuances in this docket
Deputy Secretary.
between Duke Energy Carolinas and may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
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CP&L are excluded from the definition filing/docs-filing.asp.
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16 Id. at 1085–1087.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
17 Id. at 1087. Ellen Brown may be reached by email
18 Id. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
19 The JDA provides that Native Load Customers at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
include wholesale customers that have native load
20 Here, we are referring to the regulatory
0873.
served by Duke Energy Carolinas or CP&L, for
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
which Duke Energy Carolinas or CP&L has an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
conditions that were in section 3.2 (c)(ii)–(iv) of the
obligation pursuant to current or future wholesale JDA, which the JDA Order required be removed.
Title: FERC–725G, Reliability
contracts, for the length of such contracts, to engage 21 16 U.S.C. 824e(a) (2012); see, e.g., Nantahala Standards for the Bulk Power System:
in planning and to sell and deliver electric capacity PRC Reliability Standards.
Power and Light Company v. Thornburg, 476 U.S.
and energy in a manner comparable to the OMB Control No.: 1902–0252.
[utilities’] service to its Retail Native Load 953 (1986); Mississippi Power & Light Company v.
Customers. Duke Energy Carolinas, FERC Electric Mississippi ex rel. Moore, 487 US 354 (1988). Type of Request: Revision of FERC–
Tariff, Rate Schedule No. 341 at Article I, 22 U.S. Const. art. 1, 8, cl. 3; see, e.g., New 725G information collection
Definitions. England Power Company, 455 U.S. 331 (1982). requirements.
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Net Effect to Burden for FERC–725G: distribution assets from CPG into UGIU proceeding can ask for court review of
Due to the retirement of PRC–025–1 and pursuant to a corporate merger, all as Commission orders in the proceeding.
implementation of PRC–025–2, the more fully set forth in the application However, a person does not have to
number of respondents is reduced by which is on file with the Commission intervene in order to have comments
25, and the number of annual burden and open to public inspection. The considered. The second way to
hours is reduced by 550 hours. (The net filing may also be viewed on the web at
participate is by filing with the
changes are due to a change in the http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
number of affected entities on the NERC link. Enter the docket number excluding
Registry.) The burden per respondent the last three digits in the docket possible, an original and two copies of
for PRC–025–2 remains 22 hours (total number field to access the document. comments in support of or in opposition
for both one-time and ongoing burden, For assistance, contact FERC at to this project. The Commission will
similar to the now-retired PRC–025–1). FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call consider these comments in
Comments: Comments are invited on: toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) determining the appropriate action to be
(1) Whether the collection of 502–8659. taken, but the filing of a comment alone
information is necessary for the proper Any questions regarding this will not serve to make the filer a party
performance of the functions of the application should be directed to Frank to the proceeding. The Commission’s
Commission, including whether the Merkle, Senior Counsel, UGI rules require that persons filing
information will have practical utility; Corporation, Box 858, Valley Forge, comments in opposition to the project
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Pennsylvania 19482; or by email at provide copies of their protests only to
of the burden and cost of the collection marklef@ugicorp.com. the party or parties directly involved in
of information, including the validity of Pursuant to section 157.9 of the the protest.
the methodology and assumptions used; Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), Persons who wish to comment only
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility within 90 days of this Notice, the on the environmental review of this
and clarity of the information collection; Commission staff will either: Complete project should submit an original and
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of its environmental assessment (EA) and two copies of their comments to the
the collection of information on those place it into the Commission’s public Secretary of the Commission.
who are to respond, including the use record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or Environmental commentors will be
of automated collection techniques or issue a Notice of Schedule for
other forms of information technology. placed on the Commission’s
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
environmental mailing list, will receive
Dated: May 9, 2018. Schedule for Environmental Review is
copies of the environmental documents,
Kimberly D. Bose, issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the and will be notified of meetings
Secretary. associated with the Commission’s
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
[FR Doc. 2018–10443 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am] environmental review process.
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
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in the Commission’s public record for Environmental commentors will not be
this proceeding or the issuance of a required to serve copies of filed
Notice of Schedule for Environmental documents on all other parties.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY However, the non-party commentors
Review will serve to notify federal and
Federal Energy Regulatory state agencies of the timing for the will not receive copies of all documents
Commission completion of all necessary reviews, and filed by other parties or issued by the
the subsequent need to complete all Commission (except for the mailing of
[Docket No. CP18–477–000] federal authorizations within 90 days of environmental documents issued by the
the date of issuance of the Commission Commission) and will not have the right
Notice of Application: UGI Central
staff’s EA. to seek court review of the
Penn Gas, Inc. and UGI Utilities, Inc.
There are two ways to become Commission’s final order.
Take notice that on May 2, 2018, UGI involved in the Commission’s review of The Commission strongly encourages
Central Penn Gas, Inc. (CPG), and UGI this project. First, any person wishing to electronic filings of comments, protests
Utilities, Inc. (UGIU) (collectively, obtain legal status by becoming a party and interventions in lieu of paper using
Applicants), both wholly-owned direct to the proceedings for this project
the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov.
subsidiaries of UGI Corporation and should, on or before the comment date
Persons unable to file electronically
both currently located at 2525 N. 12th stated below, file with the Federal
Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19605, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 should submit an original and five
filed in Docket No. CP18–477–000 an First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, copies of the protest or intervention to
application pursuant to sections 7(b) a motion to intervene in accordance the Federal Energy Regulatory
and 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), with the requirements of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
and Part 157 of the Commission’s Commission’s Rules of Practice and Washington, DC 20426.
regulations. Specifically, the Applicants Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
request: (i) Authority to abandon certain and the Regulations under the NGA (18 on May 31, 2018.
limited jurisdiction certificates for CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
Dated: May 10, 2018.
transportation services held by CPG status will be placed on the service list
pertaining to its Maryland local gas maintained by the Secretary of the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
distribution system located in Maryland Commission and will receive copies of Deputy Secretary.
and Pennsylvania; and (ii) for transfer of all documents filed by the applicant and [FR Doc. 2018–10400 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
CPG’s service area determination to by all other parties. A party must submit BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
UGIU. The Applicants state that the five copies of filings made with the
requested authorizations are required to Commission and must mail a copy to
implement aspects of the pending the applicant and to every other party in
transfer of the local natural gas the proceeding. Only parties to the
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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 | 83 FR 22661 |
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