Proposed Agency Information Collection, 27588-27589 [2014-11017]

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27588-27589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11017]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD14-5-000]

Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites
public comment in Docket No. RD14-5-000 on a proposed collection of
information that the Commission is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before July 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by docket number, may be filed in the
following ways:
Electronic Filing through https://www.ferc.gov. Documents
created electronically using word processing software should be filed
in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned
format.
Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable to file electronically
may mail or hand-deliver an original of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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: The proposed information collection in
Docket No. RD14-5-000 relates to the proposed Reliability Standards
MOD-032-1 (Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis) and MOD-033-1
(Steady-State and Dynamics System Model Validation), developed by the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and submitted
to the Commission for approval. NERC's petition related to the proposed
Reliability Standards MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-1 was approved on May 1,
2014, pursuant to the relevant authority delegated to the Director,
Office of Electric Reliability under 18 CFR 375.303.
Reliability Standard MOD-032-1 consolidates NERC-approved
Reliability Standards MOD-011-0, MOD-013-1 and MOD-014-0, as well as,
Commission approved Reliability Standards MOD-010-0 and MOD-012-0, into
one standard.\1\ Reliability Standard MOD-032-1 requires data
submission by applicable data owners to their respective transmission
planners and planning coordinators to support the interconnection model
building process in their interconnection. Reliability Standard MOD-
033-1 is a new standard that requires each planning coordinator to
implement a documented process to perform model validation within its
planning area. The purpose of the Reliability Standards is to establish
comprehensive modeling data requirements, reporting procedures, and
validation requirements necessary to accurately model the
interconnected transmission system for the near[hyphen]term
transmission planning horizon and the long[hyphen]term transmission
planning horizon.
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\1\ In Order No. 693, the Commission approved Reliability
Standards MOD-010 and MOD-012. Regarding Reliability Standards MOD-
011, MOD-013, MOD-014, and MOD-015, the Commission in Order No. 693
did not approve or remand the standards, pending the receipt of
additional information. Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 (Apr. 4, 2007), at PP
1131-1222, order on reh'g, Order No. 693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053
(2007).
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Burden Statement: The number of respondents is based on the NERC
Registry as of April 30, 2014. Public reporting burden for this
proposed collection is estimated as:

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MOD-032-1
[Data for power system modeling and analysis]
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Number of Average
FERC-725A Number of responses per burden hours Total annual Total annual cost \3\
respondents \2\ respondent per response burden hours
(1)................. (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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Develop data requirements and PA, TP (200)........ 1 8 1,600 $96,000 one-time ($60/hr).
reporting procedures.
Data Submittal.................... BA, GO, LSE, PA, RP, 1 8 10,840 $650,400 ($60/hr).
TO, TP, TSP (1,355).
Evidence Retention................ BA, GO, LSE, PA, RP, 1 1 1,355 $43,360 ($32/hr).
TO, TP, TSP (1,355).
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Total......................... .................... .............. .............. .............. $789,760
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MOD-033-1
[Steady-state and dynamics system model validation]
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Number of Average
FERC-725A Number of responses per burden hours Total annual Total annual
respondents \2\ respondent per response burden hours cost \3\
(1)............. (2) (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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Develop data validation PA (75)......... 1 8 600 $36,000 one-
procedures. time ($60/hr).
Data Submittal............... RC, TOP (196)... 1 8 1,568 $94,080 ($60/
hr).
Evidence Retention........... PA, RC, TOP 1 1 200 $6,400 ($32/
(200). hr).
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Total.................... ................ .............. .............. .............. $136,480.
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Dated: May 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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\2\ PA = Planning Authority, GO = Generator Owner, TP =
Transmission Planner, BA = Balancing Authority, LSE = Load Serving
Entity, RP = Resource Planner, TSP = Transmission Service Provider,
RC = Reliability Coordinator, TOP = Transmission Operator.
\3\ The estimates for cost per hour (rounded to the nearest
dollar) are derived as follows:
$60/hour, the average salary plus benefits per engineer
(from Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
$32/hour, the salary plus benefits per information and
record clerks (from Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
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[FR Doc. 2014-11017 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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