Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725F); Comment Request; Extension, 8299-8301 [2015-03106]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 17, 2015 / Notices public review and copying at https:// biomassboard.gov/committee/ meetings.html. Issued at Washington, DC, on February 10, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–03133 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY State Energy Advisory Board; Meetings Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. AGENCY: This notice announces a teleconference call of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). To receive the call-in number and passcode, please contact the Board’s Designated Federal Officer at the address or phone number listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Neukomm, Policy Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone number 202–287–5189, and email moinca.neukomm@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: To make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy regarding goals and objectives, programmatic and administrative policies, and to otherwise carry out the Board’s responsibilities as designated in the State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 440). Tentative Agenda: Receive STEAB Task Force updates on action items and revised objectives for FY 2015, discuss follow-up opportunities and engagement with EERE and other DOE staff as needed to keep Task Force work moving forward, discuss upcoming FY 2015 live Board meetings, and receive updates on member activities within their states. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Members of tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Monica Neukomm at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests to make oral comments must be received five days prior to the meeting; reasonable provision will be made to include requested topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days on the STEAB Web site at: www.steab.org. Issued at Washington, DC, on February 10, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–03128 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth; Meeting Department of Energy (DOE). Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 6:00 p.m. SUMMARY: Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661. ADDRESSES: Greg Simonton, Alternate Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897–3737, Greg.Simonton@ lex.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities. Tentative Agenda • Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda • Approval of January Minutes • Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments • Federal Coordinator’s Comments PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8299 • • • • • • • Liaison’s Comments Presentation Administrative Issues Subcommittee Updates Public Comments Final Comments from the Board Adjourn Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Greg Simonton at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Greg Simonton at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Greg Simonton at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: https://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. Issued at Washington, DC on February 11, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–03149 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RD14–13–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–725F); Comment Request; Extension Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 8300 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 17, 2015 / Notices 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC–725F (Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination: Reliability Standard NUC–001–3), as modified in this docket. The Commission previously published a notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 69450, 11/21/2014) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due March 19, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. RD14–13–000) 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: FERC–725F (Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination: Reliability Standard NUC–001–3). OMB Control No.: 1902–0249. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–725F information collection 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).1 On August 8, 2005, the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 1 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 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.4 Pursuant to Order No. 672, the Commission certified one organization, the 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 the Commission approved the standard while also directing certain revisions.5 Reliability Standard, NUC–001–2, was approved by the Commission on January 21, 2010.6 Revised Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 was filed with the Commission by NERC on September 15, 2014. The purpose of Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 is to require ‘‘coordination between nuclear plant generator operators and transmission entities for the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant safe operation and shutdown.’’ 7 Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 applies to nuclear plant generator operators (generally nuclear power plant owners and operators, including licensees of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and ‘‘transmission entities,’’ defined in 2 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 U.S.C. 824o. 3 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3). 4 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). 5 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). 6 North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 130 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2010). When the revised Reliability Standard was approved the Commission, it 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. 7 See Reliability Standard NUC–001–3, available at https://www.nerc.com/files/NUC-001-3.pdf. PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Reliability Standard as including a nuclear plant’s suppliers of off-site power and related transmission and distribution services. Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 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: Nuclear power plant owners, operators, and transmission entities Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 The Commission estimates for the annual public reporting burden for the Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 are unchanged from the estimates in the public notices issued for Reliability Standard NUC–001–2 on 10/30/2014 9 and 1/28/2015 10 in Docket No. IC14– 16–000. Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 represents the implementation of recommendations made by the NERC Five Year Review Team to revise Reliability Standard NUC–001–2. These recommendations include clarifying and conforming changes to update the standard for current use of terminology implemented in other areas of the Reliability Standards, as well as updated violation risk factors and violation severity levels for the evaluation of violations of the Reliability Standard. The burden of complying with the requirements under Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 will not change because the changes from the previous Reliability Standard NUC– 001–2 are substantially administrative in nature. 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 8 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. 5 CFR 1320.3 (2014) (explaining what is included in the information collection burden). 9 79 FR 61068 (10/9/2014). 10 80 FR 6067 (2/4/2015). E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 17, 2015 / Notices the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: February 9, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–03106 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC15–1–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–598 & FERC–716); Comment Request Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Comment request. AGENCY: 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 its information collections FERC–598 (Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company Status) and FERC–716 [Good Faith Requests for Transmission Service and Good Faith Responses by Transmitting Utilities Under Sections 211(a) and 213(a) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)] 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 previously issued a Notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 68424, 11/17/ 2014) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on either the FERC–598 or the FERC–716 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by March 19, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified either by the OMB Control No. 1902–0166 (FERC–598) or 1902– 0170 (FERC–716) 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 Commission, in Docket tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:51 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 No. IC15–1–000, 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 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, by telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202) 273–0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Three-year extension of the information collection requirements for all collections described below with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Please note that each collection is distinct from the next. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collections of information are 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 estimates of the burden and cost of the collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FERC–598 (Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company Status) OMB Control No.: 1902–0166. Abstract: The Commission uses the data in the FERC–598 information collection to implement the statutory provisions of Title XII, subchapter F of PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8301 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).1 EPAct 2005 repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) in its entirety, and adopted in its place the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005). This change enabled the Commission to exempt from the requirements of PUHCA 2005 the holding companies that hold responsibility over wholesale generators from PUHCA 2005 on a case-by-case basis. The Commission amended its regulations (in Order No. 667 2) to add procedures for self-certification by entities seeking exempt wholesale generator (EWG) and Foreign Utility Company (FUCO) status. This selfcertification is similar to the process available to entities that seek qualifying facility status. An EWG is a ‘‘person engaged directly, or indirectly through one or more affiliates . . . and exclusively in the business of owning or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one or more eligible facilities and selling electric energy at wholesale.’’ 3 A FUCO is a company that ‘‘owns or operates facilities that are not located in any state and that are used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, if such company: (1) Derives no part of its income, directly or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, within the United States; and (2) neither the company nor any of its subsidiary companies is a public-utility company operating in the United States.’’ An EWG, FUCO, or its representative seeking to self-certify its status must file with the Commission a notice of selfcertification demonstrating that it satisfies the definition of EWG or FUCO. In the case of EWGs, the person filing a notice of self-certification must also file a copy of the notice of selfcertification with the state regulatory authority of the state in which the facility is located and that person must also represent to the Commission in its 1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 2 Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and Enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, 70 FR 75592 (2005), order on rehearing, Order 667–A, 71 FR 28446 (2006), order on rehearing, Order 667–B, 71 FR 42750 (2006), order on rehearing, Order 667–C, 118 FERC 61133 (2007). 3 18 CFR 366.1. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD14-13-000]


Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725F); Comment 
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

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 U.S.C.

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3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-725F (Mandatory Reliability Standard for 
Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination: Reliability Standard NUC-001-3), 
as modified in this docket. The Commission previously published a 
notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 69450, 11/21/2014) requesting 
public comments. The Commission received no comments and is making this 
notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due March 19, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. RD14-13-
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: FERC-725F (Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant 
Interface Coordination: Reliability Standard NUC-001-3).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0249.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725F information 
collection 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).\1\ 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.\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. 824o (2012).
    \2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 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.\4\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the 
Commission certified one organization, the 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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    \4\ 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 the Commission 
approved the standard while also directing certain revisions.\5\ 
Reliability Standard, NUC-001-2, was approved by the Commission on 
January 21, 2010.\6\ Revised Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 was filed 
with the Commission by NERC on September 15, 2014.
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    \5\ 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).
    \6\ North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 130 FERC ] 
61,051 (2010). When the revised Reliability Standard was approved 
the Commission, it 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-001-3 is to require 
``coordination between nuclear plant generator operators and 
transmission entities for the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant safe 
operation and shutdown.'' \7\ Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 applies to 
nuclear plant generator operators (generally nuclear power plant owners 
and operators, including licensees of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission) 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. Reliability Standard 
NUC-001-3 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.
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    \7\ See Reliability Standard NUC-001-3, available at https://www.nerc.com/files/NUC-001-3.pdf.
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    Type of Respondents: Nuclear power plant owners, operators, and 
transmission entities
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \8\ The Commission estimates for the 
annual public reporting burden for the Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 
are unchanged from the estimates in the public notices issued for 
Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 on 10/30/2014 \9\ and 1/28/2015 \10\ in 
Docket No. IC14-16-000.
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    \8\ 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. 5 CFR 1320.3 (2014) (explaining what is included in the 
information collection burden).
    \9\ 79 FR 61068 (10/9/2014).
    \10\ 80 FR 6067 (2/4/2015).
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    Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 represents the implementation of 
recommendations made by the NERC Five Year Review Team to revise 
Reliability Standard NUC-001-2. These recommendations include 
clarifying and conforming changes to update the standard for current 
use of terminology implemented in other areas of the Reliability 
Standards, as well as updated violation risk factors and violation 
severity levels for the evaluation of violations of the Reliability 
Standard. The burden of complying with the requirements under 
Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 will not change because the changes from 
the previous Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 are substantially 
administrative in nature.
    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

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the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Dated: February 9, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03106 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am]
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