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2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. Ic14–5–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725d); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–725D (Facilities
Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC14–5–000)
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
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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Facilities Design, Connections
and Maintenance Reliability Standards.
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OMB Control No.: 1902–0247.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725D information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the FERC–725D information collection
to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA).1 On August 8, 2005, the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), was enacted into law.2 EPAct
2005 added a new Section 215 to the
FPA, which required a Commissioncertified 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.3
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 BulkPower System (BPS) 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 revisions to the 20 Reliability
Standards in Order No. 693. The
Commission approved the three new
reliability standards on 12/27/2007 in
Order No. 705 and NERC designated
them 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).
Subsequently, NERC modified these
standards in April of 2008 and
submitted to the Commission for
approval. On 3/20/2009 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. These three approved FAC
reliability standards require planning
authorities and reliability coordinators
to establish methodologies to determine
system operating limits (SOLs) for the
bulk-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.
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. 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.
Type of Respondents: Planning
authorities, reliability coordinators,
transmission planners, and transmission
operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden 4: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden and cost for this
information collection as:
FERC–725D—(MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: FAC (FACILITIES, DESIGN, CONNECTIONS, AND MAINTENANCE)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
(1)
(2)
Annual Reporting ...........................
470
Average
burden hours
& cost
per response5
Total number
of responses
1
(1) * (2) = (3)
470
(4)
295.7
$20,992
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost6
(3) * (4) = (5)
138,980
$9,866,240
Average
annual
cost per
respondent
(5) ÷ (1)
$20,992
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5 The estimate for cost per response is derived using the following formula: Total Annual Cost (Column 5) ÷ Total Number of Responses (Column 3) = Average Cost per Response.
6 The total annual cost is derived from salary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for two positions involved in the reporting and recordkeeping associated with this collection. These figures include salary (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and other associated benefits
(https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm): • Manager: $82.36/hour. • Engineer: $59.62/hour. This results in an average hourly wage of
$70.99. 138,980 hours (total annual burden) * $70.99/hour = $9,866,240.
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
1 16
U.S.C. 842o.
Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16
U.S.C. 824o.
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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 16
U.S.C .824o(e)(3).
Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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(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
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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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 21, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP14–71–000, CP14–72–000,
CP14–73–000]
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Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions (Port
Lavaca 1), LLC; Excelerate
Liquefaction Solutions (Port Lavaca 2),
LLC; Lavaca Bay Pipeline System,
LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on February 6, 2014,
Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions (Port
Lavaca 1), LLC (ELS 1) and Excelerate
Liquefaction Solutions (Port Lavaca 2),
LLC (ELS 2), 1450 Lake Robbins, Suite
200, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380,
filed an application in Docket Nos.
CP14–71–000 and CP14–72–000
pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA), and Parts 153 and 380
of the regulations of the Commission’s
regulations, for authority to site,
construct, and operate a liquefied
natural gas (LNG) floating liquefaction,
storage, and offloading unit (FLSO) and
related facilities (LNG Terminal) to be
located in and around the Port of Port
Lavaca-Point Comfort, Texas. Each
proposed FLSO will have an LNG peak
production capacity of up to 5 million
tonnes per annum (mtpa), for a total
peak production capacity of up to 10
mtpa.
In addition, pursuant to Section 7(c)
of the NGA, as amended, and Parts 157,
284, and 380 of the Commission’s
regulations, Lavaca Bay Pipeline System
LLC (Lavaca Bay Pipeline), 1450 Lake
Robbins, Suite 200, The Woodlands,
Texas, 77380, together with ELS 1 and
ELS 2, requests, in Docket No. CP14–
73–000, a certificate of public
convenience and necessity for a
proposed 29.5-mile long, 42-inch
diameter natural gas pipeline, with
associated compressor units,
interconnection facilities, and other
appurtenant facilities required to
transport natural gas from
interconnections with existing pipeline
systems to the LNG Terminal for
processing, liquefaction, and export, all
as more fully set forth in the
application, which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection. This filing may also be
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viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Jessica
Fore, Baker Botts LLP, 1299
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20004, or by calling (202) 639–7727
(telephone), or (202) 585–1080 (fax), or
email jessica.fore@bakerbotts.com, or to
Martin Hruska, Excelerate Energy LP,
1450 Lake Robbins, Suite 200, The
Woodlands, Texas 77380, or by calling
(832) 813–7606 (telephone), or (832)
813–7103 (fax) or email martin.hruska@
excelerateenergy.com.
On November 20, 2012, the
Commission staff granted ELS 1, ELS 2,
and Lavaca Bay Pipeline’s request to use
the pre-filing process and assigned
Docket No. PF13–1–000 to staff
activities involving the project. Now, as
of the filing of this application on
February 6, 2014, the NEPA Pre-Filing
Process for this project has ended. From
this time forward, this proceeding will
be conducted in Docket Nos. CP14–71–
000, CP14–72–000, and CP14–73–000 as
noted in the caption of this Notice.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will issue a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review. If
a Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review is issued, it will indicate, among
other milestones, the anticipated date
for the Commission staff’s issuance of
the final environmental impact
statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The
issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to
notify federal and state agencies of the
timing for the completion of all
necessary reviews, and the subsequent
need to complete all federal
authorizations within 90 days of the
date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
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CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426. See, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Comment Date: March 17, 2014.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. Ic14-5-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725d); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 USC 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-725D (Facilities
Design, Connections and Maintenance Reliability Standards).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC14-5-
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 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, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Facilities Design, Connections and Maintenance Reliability
Standards.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0247.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725D information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires the FERC-725D information
collection to implement the statutory provisions of Section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\ On August 8, 2005, the Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), was enacted into law.\2\ 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.\3\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 842o.
\2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 U.S.C. 824o.
\3\ 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 (BPS) 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 revisions to the 20 Reliability Standards in Order
No. 693. The Commission approved the three new reliability standards on
12/27/2007 in Order No. 705 and NERC designated them 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).
Subsequently, NERC modified these standards in April of 2008 and
submitted to the Commission for approval. On 3/20/2009 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. These three approved FAC reliability standards require planning
authorities and reliability coordinators to establish methodologies to
determine system operating limits (SOLs) for the bulk-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 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. 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. 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.
Type of Respondents: Planning authorities, reliability
coordinators, transmission planners, and transmission operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden \4\: The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden and cost for this information collection as:
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\4\ The Commission defines burden 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-725D--(Mandatory Reliability Standards: FAC (Facilities, Design, Connections, and Maintenance)
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Annual
number of Average Total annual Average annual
Number of responses Total number of burden hours burden hours & cost per
respondents per responses & cost per total annual respondent
respondent response\5\ cost\6\
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(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
Annual Reporting..................................... 470 1 470 295.7 138,980 $20,992
$20,992 $9,866,240
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\5\ The estimate for cost per response is derived using the following formula: Total Annual Cost (Column 5) / Total Number of Responses (Column 3) =
Average Cost per Response.
\6\ The total annual cost is derived from salary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for two positions involved in the reporting and record-
keeping associated with this collection. These figures include salary (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and other associated benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm): Manager: $82.36/hour. Engineer: $59.62/hour. This results in an average hourly wage of
$70.99. 138,980 hours (total annual burden) * $70.99/hour = $9,866,240.
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
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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: February 21, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-04543 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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