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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725F); Comment
Request
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC–725F, ‘‘Mandatory
Reliability Standards for Nuclear Plant
Interface Coordination’’, 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(76 FR 67158, 10/31/2011) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–725F and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by February 21,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0249, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at (202) 395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC12–1–000, by either of the
following methods:
eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://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: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. 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.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Dated: January 13, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[Docket No. IC12–1–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
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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 https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown
may be reached by e-mail at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202)
273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725F Mandatory
Reliability Standards for Nuclear Plant
Interface Coordination
OMB Control No.: 1902–0249
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725F information
collection requirements with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the information collected by the FERC–
725F to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 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
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.3 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO. The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On November 19, 2007, NERC filed its
petition for Commission approval of the
Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination
Reliability Standard, designated NUC–
001–1. In Order No. 716, issued October
16, 2008, the Commission approved the
standard while also directing certain
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).
3 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No.
672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006).
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revisions.4 Revised Reliability Standard,
NUC–001–2, was filed with the
Commission by NERC in August 2009
and subsequently approved by the
Commission January 21, 2010.5
The purpose of Reliability Standard
NUC–001–2 is to require ‘‘coordination
between nuclear plant generator
operators and transmission entities for
the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant
safe operation and shutdown.’’ 6 The
Nuclear Reliability Standard applies to
nuclear plant generator operators
(generally nuclear power plant owners
and operators, including licensees) and
‘‘transmission entities,’’ defined in the
Reliability Standard as including a
FERC data collection
FERC–725F
(OMB Control No. 1902–0249)
nuclear plant’s suppliers of off-site
power and related transmission and
distribution services. To account for the
variations in nuclear plant design and
grid interconnection characteristics, the
Reliability Standard defines
transmission entities as ‘‘all entities that
are responsible for providing services
related to Nuclear Plant Interface
Requirements (NPIRs),’’ and lists eleven
types of functional entities (heretofore
described as ‘‘transmission entities’’)
that could provide services related to
NPIRs.7
Reliability Standard NUC–001–2
requires a nuclear power plant operator
and its suppliers of back-up power and
related transmission and distribution
services to coordinate concerning
nuclear licensing requirements for safe
nuclear plant operation and shutdown
and system operating limits.
Information collection requirements
include establishing and maintaining
interface agreements, including record
retention requirements.
Type of Respondents: e.g. nuclear
operators, nuclear plants, transmission
entities
Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 The
Commission estimates the Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
Number of responses
(Documents)
Average burden hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
New agreements .....................
Number of respondents
annually
(2)
(3)
(1)*(2)*(3)
1 ............................................
Reporting: 1,080 ....................
Reporting:
32,400
Recordkeeping:
3,240
10 nuclear operators + 20
transmission entities.
Recordkeeping: 108 ..............
Modifications to agreements ...
Total .................................
65 nuclear plants + 130
transmission entities 9.
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2 ............................................
Reporting: 67 (rounded) ........
................................................
Recordkeeping: 7 (rounded)
Reporting:
26,000
Recordkeeping:
2,600
Not applicable (see text for
discussion).
Not applicable ........................
Not applicable .......................
64,240
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The Commission estimates the total
annual cost burden to respondents as:
• 58,400 Reporting hours × $120/
hour 10 = $7,008,000.
• 5,840 Recordkeeping hours × $28/
hour 11 = $163,520 (plus the record
storage cost: 143 entities × $15.25/year
per entity 12 = $2,181 (rounded)
Total annual cost burden to
respondents = $7,173,701.
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.
4 Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear
Plant Interface Coordination, Order No. 716, 125
FERC ¶ 61,065, at P 189 & n.90 (2008), order on
reh’g, Order No. 716–A, 126 FERC ¶ 61,122 (2009).
5 North American Electric Reliability Corporation,
130 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2010). When the revised
Reliability Standard was approved the Commission
did not go to OMB for approval. It is assumed that
the changes made did not substantively affect the
information collection and therefore a formal
submission to OMB was not needed.
6 See Reliability Standard NUC–001–2 at https://
www.nerc.com/files/NUC–001–2.pdf.
7 The list of functional entities consists of
transmission operators, transmission owners,
transmission planners, transmission service
providers, balancing authorities, reliability
coordinators, planning authorities, distribution
providers, load-serving entities, generator owners
and generator operators.
8 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.
9 This figure of 130 transmission entities is based
on the assumption that each agreement will be
between 1 nuclear plant and 2 transmission entities
(65 times 2 = 130). However, there is some double
counting in this figure because some transmission
entities may be party to multiple agreements with
multiple nuclear plants. The double counting does
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP12–41–000]
Liberty Energy (Midstates) Corp.;
Notice of Application
Take notice that on January 4, 2012,
Liberty Energy (Midstates) Corp.
(Liberty Midstates), 2845 Bristol Circle,
Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 7H7,
filed in Docket No. CP12–41–000, an
application pursuant to section 7(f) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting
the determination of a service area 1
not affect the burden estimate and the correct
number of unique respondents will be reported to
OMB.
10 The $120/hour figure is a combined average of
legal, technical and administrative staff.
11 The $28/hour figure is based on a FERC staff
study that included estimating public utility
recordkeeping costs.
12 This is based on the estimated cost to service
and store 1 GB of data (based on the aggregated cost
of an IBM advanced data protection server).
1 Liberty Midstates states that it seeks a service
area determination in order to provide natural gas
service to more than 65 Missouri communities via
the Missouri distribution facilities it would acquire
from Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos). Liberty
Midstates would also acquire a 35-foot pipeline on
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725F); Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC-725F, ``Mandatory Reliability Standards for Nuclear
Plant Interface Coordination'', 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 issued a Notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 67158,
10/31/2011) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on
the FERC-725F and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by February
21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0249, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at (202) 395-4718.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC12-1-000, by
either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: https://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: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. 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.
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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725F Mandatory Reliability Standards for Nuclear Plant
Interface Coordination
OMB Control No.: 1902-0249
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725F information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the
FERC-725F to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 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.\3\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO. The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by the Commission apply to users,
owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System as set forth in each
Reliability Standard.
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\3\ Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability
Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,204, order on reh'g, Order No. 672-A, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,212 (2006).
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On November 19, 2007, NERC filed its petition for Commission
approval of the Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination Reliability
Standard, designated NUC-001-1. In Order No. 716, issued October 16,
2008, the Commission approved the standard while also directing certain
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revisions.\4\ Revised Reliability Standard, NUC-001-2, was filed with
the Commission by NERC in August 2009 and subsequently approved by the
Commission January 21, 2010.\5\
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\4\ Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface
Coordination, Order No. 716, 125 FERC ] 61,065, at P 189 & n.90
(2008), order on reh'g, Order No. 716-A, 126 FERC ] 61,122 (2009).
\5\ North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 130 FERC ]
61,051 (2010). When the revised Reliability Standard was approved
the Commission did not go to OMB for approval. It is assumed that
the changes made did not substantively affect the information
collection and therefore a formal submission to OMB was not needed.
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The purpose of Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 is to require
``coordination between nuclear plant generator operators and
transmission entities for the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant safe
operation and shutdown.'' \6\ The Nuclear Reliability Standard applies
to nuclear plant generator operators (generally nuclear power plant
owners and operators, including licensees) and ``transmission
entities,'' defined in the Reliability Standard as including a nuclear
plant's suppliers of off-site power and related transmission and
distribution services. To account for the variations in nuclear plant
design and grid interconnection characteristics, the Reliability
Standard defines transmission entities as ``all entities that are
responsible for providing services related to Nuclear Plant Interface
Requirements (NPIRs),'' and lists eleven types of functional entities
(heretofore described as ``transmission entities'') that could provide
services related to NPIRs.\7\
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\6\ See Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 at https://www.nerc.com/files/NUC-001-2.pdf.
\7\ The list of functional entities consists of transmission
operators, transmission owners, transmission planners, transmission
service providers, balancing authorities, reliability coordinators,
planning authorities, distribution providers, load-serving entities,
generator owners and generator operators.
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Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 requires a nuclear power plant
operator and its suppliers of back-up power and related transmission
and distribution services to coordinate concerning nuclear licensing
requirements for safe nuclear plant operation and shutdown and system
operating limits. Information collection requirements include
establishing and maintaining interface agreements, including record
retention requirements.
Type of Respondents: e.g. nuclear operators, nuclear plants,
transmission entities
Estimate of Annual Burden: \8\ The Commission estimates the Public
Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\8\ 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.
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Number of Number of Average burden
FERC data collection FERC-725F respondents responses hours per Total annual burden
(OMB Control No. 1902-0249) annually (Documents) response hours
(1)............... (2)............... (3).............. (1)*(2)*(3)
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New agreements................. 10 nuclear 1................. Reporting: 1,080. Reporting: 32,400
operators + 20
transmission
entities.
Recordkeeping: Recordkeeping: 3,240
108.
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Modifications to agreements.... 65 nuclear plants 2................. Reporting: 67 Reporting: 26,000
+ 130 (rounded).
transmission
entities \9\.
.................. .................. Recordkeeping: 7 Recordkeeping: 2,600
(rounded).
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Total...................... Not applicable Not applicable.... Not applicable... 64,240
(see text for
discussion).
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The Commission estimates the total annual cost burden to
respondents as:
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\9\ This figure of 130 transmission entities is based on the
assumption that each agreement will be between 1 nuclear plant and 2
transmission entities (65 times 2 = 130). However, there is some
double counting in this figure because some transmission entities
may be party to multiple agreements with multiple nuclear plants.
The double counting does not affect the burden estimate and the
correct number of unique respondents will be reported to OMB.
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58,400 Reporting hours x $120/hour \10\ = $7,008,000.
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\10\ The $120/hour figure is a combined average of legal,
technical and administrative staff.
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5,840 Recordkeeping hours x $28/hour \11\ = $163,520 (plus
the record storage cost: 143 entities x $15.25/year per entity \12\ =
$2,181 (rounded)
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\11\ The $28/hour figure is based on a FERC staff study that
included estimating public utility recordkeeping costs.
\12\ This is based on the estimated cost to service and store 1
GB of data (based on the aggregated cost of an IBM advanced data
protection server).
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Total annual cost burden to respondents = $7,173,701.
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: January 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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