83 FR 37494 - North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Staff Review of Enforcement Programs

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-16398

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RC11-6-007]


North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Staff 
Review of Enforcement Programs

    Commission staff coordinated with the staff of the North American 
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to conduct the annual oversight 
of the Find, Fix, Track and Report (FFT) program, as outlined in the 
March 15, 2012 Order,\1\ and the Compliance Exception (CE) Program, as 
proposed by NERC's September 18, 2015 annual Compliance Filing.\2\ The 
Commission supported NERC's plan to coordinate with Commission staff to 
review the same sample of possible violations, thereby reducing the 
burden on the Regional Entities of providing evidence for two different 
samples. Furthermore, NERC and Commission staff agreed to exclude the 
Southwest Power Pool Regional Entity (SPP-RE) from the survey, reducing 
the burden on SPP-RE as it focused efforts on a planned and approved 
termination of its responsibilities as a Regional Entity. Commission 
staff reviewed a sample of 26 FFT possible violations out of 76 FFT 
possible violations posted by NERC between October 2016 and September 
2017 and a sample of 100 CE instances of noncompliance out of 740 CE 
instances of noncompliance posted by NERC between October 2016 and 
September 2017.
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    \1\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 FERC ] 
61,193, at P 73 (2012) (discussing Commission plans to survey a 
random sample of FFTs submitted each year to gather information on 
how the FFT program is working).
    \2\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., Docket No. RC11-
6-004, at 1 (Nov. 13, 2015) (delegated letter order) (stating 
``NERC's intention to combine the evaluation of Compliance 
Exceptions with the annual sampling of FFTs to further streamline 
oversight of the FFT and compliance exception programs'').
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    Commission staff believes that the FFT and CE programs are meeting 
expectations with limited exceptions. Sampling for the 2017 program 
year indicated that the Regional Entities appropriately included all 
but two of the 126 sampled possible violations (98.4 percent) in the 
FFT and CE programs and that all but one of the 126 possible violations 
(99.2 percent) have been adequately remediated, with the remaining CE 
to be adequately remediated once the ongoing mitigation is completed. 
Commission staff's sample analysis indicated a decreasing number of 
documentation concerns, particularly with regard to the quality of the 
information contained in the FFT and/or CE postings. For example, 
Commission staff found that a few FFT or CE issues still lacked some of 
the information requested in NERC's Guidance for Self Reports document 
and necessary for the posted FFT or CE.\3\ This includes information 
such as start or end dates, or root cause. Specifically, the 
identification of root cause in FFTs and CEs has improved significantly 
over the past four years, moving from 38 percent missing an 
identification of root cause to less than 1 percent. Commission staff 
subsequently reviewed the supporting information for these FFTs or CEs, 
which provided a majority of the missing information. Commission staff 
ultimately agreed with the final risk determinations for 124 of the 126 
samples. Commission staff also noted a significant improvement in the 
clear identification of factors affecting the risk prior to mitigation 
(such as potential and actual risk), and actual harm, which was 
identified in all samples. In addition, Commission staff noted that the 
FFTs and CEs sampled

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did not contain any material misrepresentations by the registered 
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    \3\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 FERC ] 
61,193, at P 60 (2012).

    Dated: July 25, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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for this proposal. The filing of the EA documents on all other parties. with Commission staff to review the
in the Commission’s public record for However, the non-party commentors same sample of possible violations,
this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents thereby reducing the burden on the
Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the Regional Entities of providing evidence
Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of for two different samples. Furthermore,
state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the NERC and Commission staff agreed to
completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right exclude the Southwest Power Pool
the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the Regional Entity (SPP–RE) from the
federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order. survey, reducing the burden on SPP–RE
the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages as it focused efforts on a planned and
staff’s EA. electronic filings of comments, protests approved termination of its
There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using responsibilities as a Regional Entity.
involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// Commission staff reviewed a sample of
this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 26 FFT possible violations out of 76 FFT
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original possible violations posted by NERC
to the proceedings for this project and 5 copies of the protest or between October 2016 and September
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy 2017 and a sample of 100 CE instances
stated below, file with the Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street of noncompliance out of 740 CE
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE, Washington, DC 20426. instances of noncompliance posted by
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on NERC between October 2016 and
a motion to intervene in accordance the website that enables subscribers to September 2017.
with the requirements of the receive email notification when a Commission staff believes that the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and document is added to a subscribed FFT and CE programs are meeting
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) docket(s). For assistance with any FERC expectations with limited exceptions.
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Online service, please email Sampling for the 2017 program year
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call indicated that the Regional Entities
status will be placed on the service list (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call appropriately included all but two of
maintained by the Secretary of the (202) 502–8659. the 126 sampled possible violations
Commission and will receive copies of Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern (98.4 percent) in the FFT and CE
all documents filed by the applicant and Time on August 16, 2018. programs and that all but one of the 126
by all other parties. A party must submit Dated: July 26, 2018. possible violations (99.2 percent) have
7 copies of filings made with the Kimberly D. Bose, been adequately remediated, with the
Commission and must mail a copy to Secretary. remaining CE to be adequately
the applicant and to every other party in [FR Doc. 2018–16459 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am]
remediated once the ongoing mitigation
the proceeding. Only parties to the is completed. Commission staff’s sample
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proceeding can ask for court review of analysis indicated a decreasing number
Commission orders in the proceeding. of documentation concerns, particularly
However, a person does not have to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY with regard to the quality of the
intervene in order to have comments information contained in the FFT and/
considered. The second way to Federal Energy Regulatory or CE postings. For example,
participate is by filing with the Commission Commission staff found that a few FFT
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as or CE issues still lacked some of the
possible, an original and two copies of [Docket No. RC11–6–007] information requested in NERC’s
comments in support of or in opposition Guidance for Self Reports document and
North American Electric Reliability
to this project. The Commission will necessary for the posted FFT or CE.3
Corporation; Notice of Staff Review of
consider these comments in This includes information such as start
Enforcement Programs
determining the appropriate action to be or end dates, or root cause. Specifically,
taken, but the filing of a comment alone Commission staff coordinated with the identification of root cause in FFTs
will not serve to make the filer a party the staff of the North American Electric and CEs has improved significantly over
to the proceeding. The Commission’s Reliability Corporation (NERC) to the past four years, moving from 38
rules require that persons filing conduct the annual oversight of the percent missing an identification of root
comments in opposition to the project Find, Fix, Track and Report (FFT) cause to less than 1 percent.
provide copies of their protests only to program, as outlined in the March 15, Commission staff subsequently
the party or parties directly involved in 2012 Order,1 and the Compliance reviewed the supporting information for
the protest. Exception (CE) Program, as proposed by these FFTs or CEs, which provided a
Persons who wish to comment only NERC’s September 18, 2015 annual majority of the missing information.
on the environmental review of this Compliance Filing.2 The Commission Commission staff ultimately agreed with
project should submit an original and supported NERC’s plan to coordinate the final risk determinations for 124 of
two copies of their comments to the the 126 samples. Commission staff also
Secretary of the Commission. 1 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138
noted a significant improvement in the
Environmental commentors will be FERC ¶ 61,193, at P 73 (2012) (discussing
clear identification of factors affecting
placed on the Commission’s Commission plans to survey a random sample of
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FFTs submitted each year to gather information on the risk prior to mitigation (such as
environmental mailing list, will receive how the FFT program is working). potential and actual risk), and actual
copies of the environmental documents, 2 North American Electric Reliability Corp.,
harm, which was identified in all
and will be notified of meetings Docket No. RC11–6–004, at 1 (Nov. 13, 2015) samples. In addition, Commission staff
associated with the Commission’s (delegated letter order) (stating ‘‘NERC’s intention
to combine the evaluation of Compliance noted that the FFTs and CEs sampled
environmental review process. Exceptions with the annual sampling of FFTs to
Environmental commentors will not be further streamline oversight of the FFT and 3 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138

required to serve copies of filed compliance exception programs’’). FERC ¶ 61,193, at P 60 (2012).

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did not contain any material Company, LLC, 1300 Main St., Houston, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
misrepresentations by the registered Texas 77002, at (713) 989–2605 or fax HUMAN SERVICES
entities. (713) 989–1205 or Blair.Lichtenwalter@
Dated: July 25, 2018. energytransfer.com. Administration for Children and
Families
Kimberly D. Bose, Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Secretary. Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, Notice for Proposed Model Family
[FR Doc. 2018–16398 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] within 90 days of this Notice the Foster Home Licensing Standards
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and AGENCY:Administration for Children
place it into the Commission’s public and Families, HHS.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or ACTION: Notice; Request for Comments.
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Federal Energy Regulatory Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Commission SUMMARY: The Family First Prevention
Schedule for Environmental Review is Services Act (FFPSA) directs the U.S.
[Docket No. CP18–531–000] issued, it will indicate, among other Department of Health and Human
milestones, the anticipated date for the Services (HHS) to identify ‘‘reputable
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Commission staff’s issuance of the EA model licensing standards with respect
LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket for this proposal. The filing of the EA to the licensing of foster family homes.
Authorization in the Commission’s public record for In response to this directive, the
Take notice that on July 19, 2018, this proceeding or the issuance of a Children’s Bureau (CB) solicits
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Notice of Schedule for Environmental comments on the proposed National
LLC (FGT), 1300 Main St., Houston, Review will serve to notify federal and Model Family Foster Home Licensing
Texas 77002, filed in the above state agencies of the timing for the Standards.
referenced docket, a prior notice request completion of all necessary reviews, and
DATES:Submit comments on or before
pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, the subsequent need to complete all October 1, 2018.
157.210, and 157.211 of the federal authorizations within 90 days of
Commission’s regulations under the the date of issuance of the Commission ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Columbia’s staff’s EA. by one of the following methods:
blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
Any person may, within 60 days after • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
CP82–553–000, for authorization to (1) https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
the issuance of the instant notice by the
construct, install, own, maintain and instructions for submitting comments.
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214
operate, certain natural gas pipeline All comments received will be posted
facilities (including 3.4 miles of of the Commission’s Procedural Rules
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene without change to https://
mainline looping) and appurtenant www.regulations.gov, including any
facilities in Hillsborough and Polk or notice of intervention. Any person
personal information provided.
Counties, Florida and (2) install an filing to intervene or the Commission’s
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of • Email: CBComments@acf.hhs.gov.
interconnection and appurtenant
the Commission’s Regulations under the Include [docket number and/or RIN
facilities for gas delivery to a new Meter
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to number] in subject line of the message.
and Regulation station to be
constructed/owned/operated by Florida the request. If no protest is filed within • Mail: Submit written comments to
Public Utilities (FPU) in Martin County, the time allowed therefore, the proposed Kathleen McHugh, United States
Florida. The approximate cost of the activity shall be deemed to be Department of Health and Human
Okeechobee Expansion Project is authorized effective the day after the Services, Administration for Children
approximately $19,500,000. This Project time allowed for protest. If a protest is and Families, Director, Policy Division,
will enable FGT to provide additional filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
capacity of 12,000 million British after the time allowed for filing a 20024. Please be aware that mail may
thermal units per day (MMBtu/d) of take an additional 3 to 4 days to process
protest, the instant request shall be
available firm transportation service to due to security screening of mail.
treated as an application for
the proposed interconnection with FPU authorization pursuant to section 7 of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in Martin County, Florida, all as more the NGA. Kathleen McHugh, Director, Policy
fully set forth in the application which Division, Children’s Bureau, 330 C
is on file with the Commission and open The Commission strongly encourages
Street SW, Washington, DC 20201.
to public inspection. electronic filings of comments, protests,
Email address: cbcomments@
The filing may also be viewed on the and interventions via the internet in lieu
acf.hhs.gov. Deaf and hearing impaired
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) individuals may call the Federal Dual
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket and the instructions on the Party Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339
number excluding the last three digits in Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern
the docket number field to access the under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Time.
document. For assistance, please contact Dated: July 26, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FERC Online Support at
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Kimberly D. Bose,
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll Table of Contents
Secretary.
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
[FR Doc. 2018–16461 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] I. Background
(202) 502–8659. II. Overview of the Proposed National Model
Any questions regarding this BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Family Foster Home Licensing
application may be directed to Blair III. Standards Summary of the Proposed
Lichtenwalter, Senior Director of National Model Foster Care Licensing
Certificates, Florida Gas Transmission Standards

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83 FR 37494 - North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Staff Review of Enforcement Programs

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission