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Ms.
Linda Bluestein at the address listed
above in ADDRESSES.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: {New}; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Clean Cities
Plug-In Vehicle Community Readiness
Scorecard; (3) Type of Request: New
collection; (4) Purpose: DOE’s Clean
Cities initiative has developed a
voluntary scorecard to assist its
coalitions and stakeholders in assessing
the level of readiness of their
communities for plug-in electric
vehicles. The principal objective of the
scorecard is to provide respondents
with an objective assessment and
estimate of their respective community’s
readiness for PEV deployment as well as
understand the respective community’s
commitment to deploying these vehicles
successfully. DOE intends the scorecard
to be completed by a city/county/
regional sustainability or energy
coordinator. As the intended respondent
may not be aware of every aspect of
local or regional PEV readiness,
coordination among local stakeholders
to gather appropriate information may
be necessary.
The scorecard assessment effort will
rely on responses to questions the
respondent chooses to answer. The
multiple-choice questions address the
following topic areas: (1) Electric
vehicle supply equipment permitting
and inspection process; (2) PEV and
electric vehicle supply equipment
availability and numbers; (3) laws,
incentives, and financing; (4) education
and outreach; (5) utility interaction; and
(6) vehicle and infrastructure planning.
Respondents will provide answers
through a user-friendly online interface.
The answers will then be translated
through a simple algorithm that will
establish appropriate quantitative
criteria, translating the readiness
measures across several weighted
categories into numeric data. Using a
numberless color spectrum, a
community will be rated against itself,
with the colored spectrum results made
available only to the respondent
community. The total rankings will be
normalized into a ‘‘score’’, and
communities will see their own rating
and may be compared to other cities.
The scorecard will use one
information collection system, an online
system. No other data collection system
will be employed to support the
scorecard. The online scorecard system
DOE has developed provides several
advantages. First, it avoids the need to
download any forms or materials,
though respondents may print out the
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full list of questions and answers, or a
portion thereof if they wish. Second,
avoiding downloads also limits
potential security threats. Third, the
designed system allows respondents to
dynamically compare historical records,
providing the opportunity to revisit the
scorecard however often they like to
track progress. Further, employing an
online system also eliminates version
control concerns, allowing for a single
update to ensure that all scorecard users
are using the current version.
The voluntary scorecard may be
completed at any time, and there is no
date by which the scorecard questions
must be completed. Calculation of
outcomes will be undertaken on an
ongoing basis, immediately following
completion of the scorecard
questionnaire.
While there are approximately 90
Clean Cities Coalitions across the
United States, DOE expects that other
communities may want to avail
themselves of the opportunity to assess
their respective community’s PEV
readiness. Therefore, DOE expects a
total respondent population of
approximately 100 respondents.
Selecting the multiple choice answers in
completing a scorecard questionnaire is
expected to take under 30 minutes,
although additional time of no more
than 20 hours may be needed to
assemble information necessary to be
able to answer the questions, leading to
a total burden of approximately 2,050
hours in the first year. Assembling
information to update questionnaire
answers in future years on a voluntary
basis would be expected to take less
time, on the order of 10 hours, as much
of any necessary time and effort needed
to research information would have
been completed previously; (5) Type of
Respondents: Public; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 100; (8) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 2,050; (9)
Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no
cost associated with reporting and
recordkeeping.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. Sec. 13233;
42 U.S.C. Sec. 13252(a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 20,
2012.
Patrick B. Davis,
Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies
Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–11–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
information collection FERC–725,
Certification of Electric Reliability
Organization; Procedures for Electric
Reliability 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 24189, 04/23/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–725 and is
noting this in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by August 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0225, 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. IC12–11–000, 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 email 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
SUMMARY:
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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 CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725, Certification of
Electric Reliability Organization;
Procedures for Electric Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0225.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–725 to
implement the statutory provisions of
Section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA).1
Section 215 1 of the FPA aids the
Commission’s efforts to strengthen the
reliability of the interstate grid through
the granting of new authority to provide
for a system of mandatory Reliability
Standards developed by the Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) 2 and
reviewed and approved by FERC.
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No.672 3 certifying a single
ERO [the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC)], to
oversee the reliability of the United
States’ portion of the interconnected
North American Bulk-Power System,
subject to Commission oversight. The
ERO is responsible for developing and
enforcing the mandatory Reliability
Standards. The Reliability Standards
apply to all users, owners and operators
of the Bulk-Power System. The
Commission has the authority to
approve all ERO actions, to order the
ERO to carry out its responsibilities
under these statutory provisions, and (as
appropriate) to enforce Reliability
Standards.
The ERO can delegate its enforcement
responsibilities to a Regional Entity.
Delegation is effective only after the
Commission approves the delegation
agreement. A Regional Entity can also
propose a Reliability Standard to the
ERO for submission to the Commission
for approval.
The FERC–725 contains the following
information collection elements:
Self Assessment and ERO
Application: The Commission requires
the ERO to submit to FERC a
performance assessment report every
five years. Each of regional entity
submits a performance assessment
report to the ERO. Submitting an
application to become an ERO is also
part of this collection.4
Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11
requires the ERO to assess the reliability
and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System
in North America. Subsequently, the
ERO must report to the Commission on
its findings. Regional entities perform
similar assessments within individual
regions.
Reliability Compliance: Reliability
Standards are mandatory and
enforceable. In addition to the specific
information collection requirements
contained in each standard, there are
general compliance, monitoring and
enforcement information collection
requirements imposed on applicable
entities. Audits, spot checks, selfcertifications, exception data submittals,
violation reporting, and mitigation plan
confirmation are included in this area.
Stakeholder Survey: The ERO used a
stakeholder survey to solicit feedback
from registered entities in preparation
for its three year performance
assessment. The Commission assumes
that the ERO will perform another
survey prior to the 2014 performance
assessment.
Other Reporting: This category refers
to all other reporting requirements
imposed on the ERO or regional entities
in order to comply with the
Commission’s regulations.
The Commission implements its
responsibilities through the Code of
Federal Regulations in 18 CFR part 39.
Type of Respondents: Electric
reliability organization, regional
entities, and registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
Commission estimates the total public
reporting burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–725: CERTIFICATION OF THE ERO 4; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS
Number of
responses per
respondent
(B) 6
Average burden
hours per
response
(D)
Type of
respondent
Type of reporting
requirement 4
Number of
respondents
(A)
Electric Reliability
Organization
(ERO).
Self-Assessment ..
..............................
0.33
0.33
10,400
3,432
Reliability Assessments.
Reliability Compliance.
Standards Development.
Other Reporting ...
Self-Assessment ..
Reliability Assessments.
Reliability Compliance.
..............................
11
11
3,120
34,320
..............................
1
1
76,837
76,837
..............................
1
1
51,834
51,834
1
..............................
..............................
1
0.33
1
1
2.64
8
2,080
16,640
16,679
2,080
43,930
133,432
..............................
1
8
46,788
374,304
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Regional Entities ..
1 Section 215 was added by the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, Public Law. 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005)
(codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
2 Section 215 defines ‘‘Electric Reliability
Organization’’ or ‘‘ERO’’ to mean the organization
certified by the Commission * * * the purpose of
which is to establish and enforce reliability
standards for the bulk-power system, subject to
Commission review.
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Total number of
responses
(A) × (B) = (C)
3 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards ¶ 31,204 71 FR 8662
(2006) Order on rehearing, 71 FR 19,814 (2006),
FERC Statutes and Regulations ¶ 31,212 (2006).
4 The Commission does not expect any new ERO
applications to be submitted in the next three years
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Estimated total
annual burden
(C) × (D)
and is not including any burden for this
requirement in the burden estimate.
5 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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FERC–725: CERTIFICATION OF THE ERO 4; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS—Continued
Number of
responses per
respondent
(B) 6
Average burden
hours per
response
(D)
Total number of
responses
(A) × (B) = (C)
Estimated total
annual burden
(C) × (D)
Type of
respondent
Type of reporting
requirement 4
Number of
respondents
(A)
..............................
1
8
a 4,142
33,134
Registered Entities
Standards Development.
Other Reporting ...
Stakeholder Survey.
Reliability Compliance.
8
..............................
1
0.33
8
537
1,040
4
8,320
2,148
1,627
1
1,627
a 483
786,342
Subtotals:
N/A7
ERO ..............
168,503
Regional ........
593,120
Registered ....
788,490
Total .......
..............................
N/A 7
1,636
N/A 7
N/A 7
1,550,113
a Rounded.
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The Commission derived the figures
above using NERC’s Business Plan and
Budget Submissions, NERC’s
Compliance, Enforcement and
Monitoring Plans, NERC’s Performance
Assessments, other information on
NERC’s Web site (https://www.nerc.
com/), and internal FERC staff
estimates. See the appendix for more
details regarding the burden estimates.8
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $115,655,020
($15,128,199 + $46,121,011 +
$54,405,810).
ERO Cost: 168,503 hours @ $89.78/hr
= $15,128,199.
Regional Entity Cost: 593,120 hours @
$77.76/hr = $46,121,011.
Registered Entity Cost: 788,490 hours
@ $69/hr = $54,405,810.
The hourly cost figures are loaded (i.e.
includes salary and other personnel
costs). The Commission used NERC’s
2012 Business Plan and internal FERC
salary estimates for these cost figures.
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;
6 In all instances below where the number of
responses per respondent is ‘‘1’’ the Commission
acknowledges that actual number of responses
varies and cannot be estimated clearly.
7 N/A = not applicable.
8 The appendix will not be published in the
Federal Register. The appendix is available in
FERC’s eLibrary system under the notice issuance
in Docket No. IC12–11–000.
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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: June 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 14395–000]
Natural Currents Energy Services,
LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On April 24, 2012, Natural Currents
Energy Services, LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act, proposing to
study the feasibility of the Fisher’s
Island Tidal Energy Project, which
would be located on the Long Island
Sound in Suffolk County, New York.
The proposed project would not use a
dam or impoundment. The sole purpose
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file
a license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist
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kilowatts, (2) an estimated 12.6
kilometers in length of additional
transmission infrastructure, and (3)
appurtenant facilities. Initial estimated
production would be a minimum of
17,520 megawatt hours per year with
the installation of 50 units.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason,
Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC,
24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, New
York 12561, (845) 691–4009.
FERC Contact: Woohee Choi
(202) 502–6336.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of
18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to
intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
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name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC12-11-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725); Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC-725, Certification
of Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric
Reliability 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
issued a Notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 24189, 04/23/2012)
requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC-725
and is noting this in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by August 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0225, 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. IC12-11-000, 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 email 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
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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 CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725, Certification of Electric Reliability
Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0225.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725 information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the
requirements of FERC-725 to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\
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\1\ Section 215 was added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
Public Law. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005) (codified at 16 U.S.C.
824o).
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Section 215 \1\ of the FPA aids the Commission's efforts to
strengthen the reliability of the interstate grid through the granting
of new authority to provide for a system of mandatory Reliability
Standards developed by the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) \2\
and reviewed and approved by FERC.
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\2\ Section 215 defines ``Electric Reliability Organization'' or
``ERO'' to mean the organization certified by the Commission * * *
the purpose of which is to establish and enforce reliability
standards for the bulk-power system, subject to Commission review.
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On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No.672 \3\
certifying a single ERO [the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC)], to oversee the reliability of the United States'
portion of the interconnected North American Bulk-Power System, subject
to Commission oversight. The ERO is responsible for developing and
enforcing the mandatory Reliability Standards. The Reliability
Standards apply to all users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power
System. The Commission has the authority to approve all ERO actions, to
order the ERO to carry out its responsibilities under these statutory
provisions, and (as appropriate) to enforce Reliability Standards.
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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 ] 31,204 71 FR 8662
(2006) Order on rehearing, 71 FR 19,814 (2006), FERC Statutes and
Regulations ] 31,212 (2006).
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The ERO can delegate its enforcement responsibilities to a Regional
Entity. Delegation is effective only after the Commission approves the
delegation agreement. A Regional Entity can also propose a Reliability
Standard to the ERO for submission to the Commission for approval.
The FERC-725 contains the following information collection
elements:
Self Assessment and ERO Application: The Commission requires the
ERO to submit to FERC a performance assessment report every five years.
Each of regional entity submits a performance assessment report to the
ERO. Submitting an application to become an ERO is also part of this
collection.\4\
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\4\ The Commission does not expect any new ERO applications to
be submitted in the next three years and is not including any burden
for this requirement in the burden estimate.
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Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR 39.11 requires the ERO to assess
the reliability and adequacy of the Bulk-Power System in North America.
Subsequently, the ERO must report to the Commission on its findings.
Regional entities perform similar assessments within individual
regions.
Reliability Compliance: Reliability Standards are mandatory and
enforceable. In addition to the specific information collection
requirements contained in each standard, there are general compliance,
monitoring and enforcement information collection requirements imposed
on applicable entities. Audits, spot checks, self-certifications,
exception data submittals, violation reporting, and mitigation plan
confirmation are included in this area.
Stakeholder Survey: The ERO used a stakeholder survey to solicit
feedback from registered entities in preparation for its three year
performance assessment. The Commission assumes that the ERO will
perform another survey prior to the 2014 performance assessment.
Other Reporting: This category refers to all other reporting
requirements imposed on the ERO or regional entities in order to comply
with the Commission's regulations.
The Commission implements its responsibilities through the Code of
Federal Regulations in 18 CFR part 39.
Type of Respondents: Electric reliability organization, regional
entities, and registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the total
public reporting burden for this information collection as:
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\5\ 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.
FERC-725: Certification of the ERO \4\; Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards
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Number of
Type of reporting Number of responses per Total number of Average burden Estimated total
Type of respondent requirement \4\ respondents (A) respondent (B) responses (A) x hours per annual burden
\6\ (B) = (C) response (D) (C) x (D)
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Electric Reliability Organization Self-Assessment...... ................. 0.33 0.33 10,400 3,432
(ERO).
Reliability ................. 11 11 3,120 34,320
Assessments.
Reliability ................. 1 1 76,837 76,837
Compliance.
Standards Development ................. 1 1 51,834 51,834
Other Reporting...... 1 1 1 2,080 2,080
Regional Entities................. Self-Assessment...... ................. 0.33 2.64 16,640 43,930
Reliability ................. 1 8 16,679 133,432
Assessments.
Reliability ................. 1 8 46,788 374,304
Compliance.
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Standards Development ................. 1 8 \a\ 4,142 33,134
Other Reporting...... 8 1 8 1,040 8,320
Registered Entities............... Stakeholder Survey... ................. 0.33 537 4 2,148
Reliability 1,627 1 1,627 \a\ 483 786,342
Compliance.
Subtotals:
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ERO........................... N/A\7\ 168,503
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Regional...................... 593,120
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Registered.................... 788,490
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Total..................... ..................... 1,636 N/A \7\ N/A \7\ N/A \7\ 1,550,113
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\a\ Rounded.
The Commission derived the figures above using NERC's Business Plan
and Budget Submissions, NERC's Compliance, Enforcement and Monitoring
Plans, NERC's Performance Assessments, other information on NERC's Web
site (https://www.nerc.com/ com/), and internal FERC staff estimates. See
the appendix for more details regarding the burden estimates.\8\
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\6\ In all instances below where the number of responses per
respondent is ``1'' the Commission acknowledges that actual number
of responses varies and cannot be estimated clearly.
\7\ N/A = not applicable.
\8\ The appendix will not be published in the Federal Register.
The appendix is available in FERC's eLibrary system under the notice
issuance in Docket No. IC12-11-000.
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is
$115,655,020 ($15,128,199 + $46,121,011 + $54,405,810).
ERO Cost: 168,503 hours @ $89.78/hr = $15,128,199.
Regional Entity Cost: 593,120 hours @ $77.76/hr = $46,121,011.
Registered Entity Cost: 788,490 hours @ $69/hr = $54,405,810.
The hourly cost figures are loaded (i.e. includes salary and other
personnel costs). The Commission used NERC's 2012 Business Plan and
internal FERC salary estimates for these cost figures.
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: June 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-16369 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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