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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Docket No. IC11–725D–000; FERC–725d ]
Contact David Mathes at (301) 903–7222
of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office
of Environmental Management, Office of
Disposal Operations.
Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
DOE
published a final rule under 10 CFR Part
765 in the Federal Register on May 23,
1994, (59 FR 26714) to carry out the
requirements of Title X of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (sections 1001–1004
of Pub. L. 102–486, 42 U.S.C. 2296a et
seq.) and to establish the procedures for
eligible licensees to submit claims for
reimbursement. DOE amended the final
rule on June 3, 2003, (68 FR 32955) to
adopt several technical and
administrative amendments (e.g.,
statutory increases in the
reimbursement ceilings). Title X
requires DOE to reimburse eligible
uranium and thorium licensees for
certain costs of decontamination,
decommissioning, reclamation, and
other remedial action incurred by
licensees at active uranium and thorium
processing sites to remediate byproduct
material generated as an incident of
sales to the United States Government.
To be reimbursable, costs of remedial
action must be for work which is
necessary to comply with applicable
requirements of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978
(42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or, where
appropriate, with requirements
established by a State pursuant to a
discontinuance agreement under section
274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2021). Claims for
reimbursement must be supported by
reasonable documentation as
determined by DOE in accordance with
10 CFR part 765. Funds for
reimbursement will be provided from
the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning
Fund established at the Department of
Treasury pursuant to section 1801 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2297g). Payment or obligation of funds
shall be subject to the requirements of
the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C.
1341).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 1001–1004 of Pub. L.
102–486, 106 Stat. 2776 (42 U.S.C. 2296a et
seq.).
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 17th of
November 2010.
David E. Mathes,
Office of Disposal Operations, Office of
Technical and Regulatory Support.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006), (Pub. L.
104–13), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is
soliciting public comment on the
proposed information collection
described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
January 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an
original of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed either on paper
or on CD/DVD, and should refer to
Docket No. IC11–725D–000. Documents
must be prepared in an acceptable filing
format and in compliance with
Commission submission guidelines at
https://www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. eFiling and eSubscription are
not available for Docket No. IC11–725D–
000, due to a system issue.
All comments and FERC issuances
may be viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely through FERC’s eLibrary at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket No.
IC11–725D. For user assistance, contact
FERC Online Support by e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected by the FERC–
725D, ‘‘Facilities Design, Connections
and Maintenance Reliability Standards’’
(OMB Control No. 1902–0247), is
required to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) (16 USC 824o). On
August 8, 2005, the Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005, which is
Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was
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enacted into law.1 EPAct 2005 added a
new section 215 to the FPA, which
required a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable
reliability standards, which are subject
to Commission review and approval.
Once approved, the reliability standards
may be enforced by the ERO subject to
Commission oversight, or the
Commission can independently enforce
reliability standards.2
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA. Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Council (NERC), as
the ERO. The reliability standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission will apply to users,
owners and operators of the Bulk-Power
System, as set forth in each reliability
standard.
On November 15, 2006, NERC filed 20
revised reliability standards and three
new reliability standards for
Commission approval. The Commission
addressed the 20 revised Reliability
Standards in Order No. 693.3 The three
new reliability standards were approved
by FERC on December 27, 2007 in Order
705 and were designated by NERC as
follows:
• FAC–010–1 (System Operating
Limits Methodology for the Planning
Horizon).
• FAC–011–1 (System Operating
Limits Methodology for the Operations
Horizon).
• FAC–014–1 (Establish and
Communicate System Operating Limits).
These standards were subsequently
modified by NERC in April of 2008 and
submitted to the Commission for
approval. On March 20, 2009 the
Commission approved NERC’s
modifications to the FAC standards in
Order No. 722 and NERC now
designates these standards as FAC–010–
2, FAC–011–2, and FAC–014–2.4 The
three newly approved FAC reliability
standards require planning authorities
and reliability coordinators to establish
methodologies to determine system
operating limits (SOLs) for the bulk1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16
U.S.C. 824o.
2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
3 On March 16, 2007, the Commission approved
83 of the 107 standards initially filed by NERC. See
Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System, Order No. 693, 72 FR, 16,416 (April 4,
2007), 118 FERC ¶ 61,218 (2007), order on reh’g
Order No. 693–A, 120 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2007).
4 Version Two Facilities Design, Connections and
Maintenance Reliability Standards, Order No. 722,
126 FERC Stats. & Regs. 61,255 (2009).
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power system in the planning and
operation horizons.
The three reliability standards do not
require responsible entities to file
information with the Commission. Nor,
with the exception of a three-year selfcertification of compliance, do the
Reliability Standards require
responsible entities to file information
with the ERO or Regional Entities.
However, the Reliability Standards do
require responsible entities to develop
and maintain certain information for a
specified period of time, subject to
inspection by the ERO or Regional
Entities.
Reliability standard FAC–010–2
requires the planning authority to have
a documented methodology for use in
developing SOLs and must retain
evidence that it issued its SOL
methodology to relevant reliability
coordinators, transmission operators
and adjacent planning authorities.
Likewise, the planning authority must
respond to technical comments on the
methodology within 45 days of receipt.
Further, each planning authority must
self-certify its compliance to the
compliance monitor once every three
years. Reliability standard FAC–011–2
requires similar documentation by the
reliability coordinator.5 Reliability
standard FAC–014–2 requires the
reliability coordinator, planning
authority, transmission operator, and
transmission planner to verify
compliance through self-certification
submitted to the compliance monitor
annually. These entities must also
document that they have developed
SOLs consistent with the applicable
SOL methodology and that they have
provided SOLs to entities identified in
Requirement 5 of the reliability
standard. Further, the planning
authority must maintain a list of
multiple contingencies and their
associated stability limits.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the FERC–
725D reporting requirements, with no
changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated
annual public reporting burden follows:
Number of
respondents 6
Average
number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden hours
per response
Total annual burden
hours
(1)
Data collection
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
470
1
Total ................................................................................
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470
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The estimated average annualized
cost is increased from the previous
estimate due to an increase in the
number of entities who are registered for
the Planning Authority, Reliability
Coordinator, Transmission Planner, and
Transmission Operator functions. The
new estimated average annualized cost
is $6,640,500 ($14,128.72 per
respondent), as shown here:
• Reporting: 8 42,300 hours @ $95/
hour = $4,018,500.
• Recordkeeping: 9 98,700 hours @
$26/hour = $2,566,200.
• Storage: 10 1,800 sq. ft. @ $31/sq. ft.
= $55,800.
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
5 The difference between the two is that FAC–10–
1 deals with SOL methodology for the planning
horizon and FAC–011–1 with SOL methodology for
the operating horizon.
6 This figure comes from NERC’s compliance
registry matrix which was updated on 10/27/10 and
includes all entities registered as a Planning
Authority, Reliability Coordinator, Transmission
Planner, or Transmission Operator functions that
are responsible for compliance with FAC–014–2.
7 Hours are attributable to developing SOLs.
Recordkeeping pertains to the documentation to be
maintained for audits.
8 Estimate based on hourly costs for legal,
technical and administrative staff. See https://
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Reporting: 7 90
Recordkeeping: 210
Reporting: 42,300
Recordkeeping: 98,700
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141,000
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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www.marylandlawyerblog.com/2009/07/average_
hourly_rate_for_lawyer.html.
9 Estimate based on hourly costs for technical and
clerical staff. See https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm.
10 Estimate based on in-office square foot costs
obtained from a Commission assessment of the
industry performed in 2010.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. IC11-725D-000; FERC-725d ]
Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
November 17, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (2006),
(Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the proposed information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due January 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original of their comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed either
on paper or on CD/DVD, and should refer to Docket No. IC11-725D-000.
Documents must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. eFiling and eSubscription are
not available for Docket No. IC11-725D-000, due to a system issue.
All comments and FERC issuances may be viewed, printed or
downloaded remotely through FERC's eLibrary at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp, by searching on Docket No. IC11-725D. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free),
or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected by the FERC-725D,
``Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance Reliability
Standards'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0247), is required to implement the
statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
USC 824o). On August 8, 2005, the Electricity Modernization Act of
2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005), was enacted into law.\1\ EPAct 2005 added a new section
215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
reliability standards, which are subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the reliability standards may be enforced by
the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the Commission can
independently enforce reliability standards.\2\
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\1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 U.S.C. 824o.
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672,
implementing section 215 of the FPA. Pursuant to Order No. 672, the
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric
Reliability Council (NERC), as the ERO. The reliability standards
developed by the ERO and approved by the Commission will apply to
users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System, as set forth in
each reliability standard.
On November 15, 2006, NERC filed 20 revised reliability standards
and three new reliability standards for Commission approval. The
Commission addressed the 20 revised Reliability Standards in Order No.
693.\3\ The three new reliability standards were approved by FERC on
December 27, 2007 in Order 705 and were designated by NERC as follows:
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\3\ On March 16, 2007, the Commission approved 83 of the 107
standards initially filed by NERC. See Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693, 72 FR, 16,416
(April 4, 2007), 118 FERC ] 61,218 (2007), order on reh'g Order No.
693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053 (2007).
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FAC-010-1 (System Operating Limits Methodology for the
Planning Horizon).
FAC-011-1 (System Operating Limits Methodology for the
Operations Horizon).
FAC-014-1 (Establish and Communicate System Operating
Limits).
These standards were subsequently modified by NERC in April of 2008
and submitted to the Commission for approval. On March 20, 2009 the
Commission approved NERC's modifications to the FAC standards in Order
No. 722 and NERC now designates these standards as FAC-010-2, FAC-011-
2, and FAC-014-2.\4\ The three newly approved FAC reliability standards
require planning authorities and reliability coordinators to establish
methodologies to determine system operating limits (SOLs) for the bulk-
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\4\ Version Two Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards, Order No. 722, 126 FERC Stats. & Regs. 61,255
(2009).
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The three reliability standards do not require responsible entities
to file information with the Commission. Nor, with the exception of a
three-year self-certification of compliance, do the Reliability
Standards require responsible entities to file information with the ERO
or Regional Entities. However, the Reliability Standards do require
responsible entities to develop and maintain certain information for a
specified period of time, subject to inspection by the ERO or Regional
Entities.
Reliability standard FAC-010-2 requires the planning authority to
have a documented methodology for use in developing SOLs and must
retain evidence that it issued its SOL methodology to relevant
reliability coordinators, transmission operators and adjacent planning
authorities. Likewise, the planning authority must respond to technical
comments on the methodology within 45 days of receipt. Further, each
planning authority must self-certify its compliance to the compliance
monitor once every three years. Reliability standard FAC-011-2 requires
similar documentation by the reliability coordinator.\5\ Reliability
standard FAC-014-2 requires the reliability coordinator, planning
authority, transmission operator, and transmission planner to verify
compliance through self-certification submitted to the compliance
monitor annually. These entities must also document that they have
developed SOLs consistent with the applicable SOL methodology and that
they have provided SOLs to entities identified in Requirement 5 of the
reliability standard. Further, the planning authority must maintain a
list of multiple contingencies and their associated stability limits.
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\5\ The difference between the two is that FAC-10-1 deals with
SOL methodology for the planning horizon and FAC-011-1 with SOL
methodology for the operating horizon.
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Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
FERC-725D reporting requirements, with no changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting burden
follows:
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Average
Number of number of
Data collection respondents responses per Average burden hours per response Total annual burden hours
\6\ respondent
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-725D............................... 470 1 Reporting: \7\ 90 Reporting: 42,300
Recordkeeping: 210 Recordkeeping: 98,700
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Total............................... 470 .............. ...................................... 141,000
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The estimated average annualized cost is increased from the
previous estimate due to an increase in the number of entities who are
registered for the Planning Authority, Reliability Coordinator,
Transmission Planner, and Transmission Operator functions. The new
estimated average annualized cost is $6,640,500 ($14,128.72 per
respondent), as shown here:
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\6\ This figure comes from NERC's compliance registry matrix
which was updated on 10/27/10 and includes all entities registered
as a Planning Authority, Reliability Coordinator, Transmission
Planner, or Transmission Operator functions that are responsible for
compliance with FAC-014-2.
\7\ Hours are attributable to developing SOLs. Recordkeeping
pertains to the documentation to be maintained for audits.
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Reporting: \8\ 42,300 hours @ $95/hour = $4,018,500.
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\8\ Estimate based on hourly costs for legal, technical and
administrative staff. See https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and https://www.marylandlawyerblog.com/2009/07/average_hourly_rate_for_lawyer.html.
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Recordkeeping: \9\ 98,700 hours @ $26/hour = $2,566,200.
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\9\ Estimate based on hourly costs for technical and clerical
staff. See https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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Storage: \10\ 1,800 sq. ft. @ $31/sq. ft. = $55,800.
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\10\ Estimate based on in-office square foot costs obtained from
a Commission assessment of the industry performed in 2010.
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The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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