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Kimberly D. Bose,
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
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Docket Numbers: EC15–86–000.
Applicants: Franklin Resources, Inc.
Description: Request for
Reauthorization and Extension of
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Filed Date: 3/9/15.
Accession Number: 20150309–5184.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/15.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric
reliability filings:
Docket Numbers: RR15–8–000.
Applicants: North American Electric
Reliability Corporation.
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Description: Request of North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation for Approval of Revisions
to NERC’s Working Capital and
Operating Reserve Policy.
Filed Date: 3/6/15.
Accession Number: 20150306–5391.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/15.
The filings are accessible in the
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docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 9, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD15–2–000]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment in Docket No.
RD15–2–000 on a proposed change to a
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,
SUMMARY:
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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.
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before May 15, 2015.
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 handdeliver 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
Commission will submit Reliability
Standard PRC–006–2 to OMB for review
under FERC–725G (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: PRC Standards, OMB Control
No. 1902–0252).1
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725G information
collection requirements with the stated
changes to the current reporting and
record retention requirements.
DATES:
Abstract: The Commission requires
the information collected by the FERC–
725G to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA).2 On August 8, 2005,
Congress enacted into law the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005,
which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005).3 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.4
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.5 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.6 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.
In Order No. 763, the Commission
approved Reliability Standard PRC–
006–1, but directed NERC to include
explicit language in a subsequent
version of the Reliability Standard
clarifying that applicable entities are
required to implement corrective
actions identified by the planning
coordinator in accordance with a
schedule established by the same
planning coordinator.
NERC filed a petition on December
15, 2014 requesting approval of
2 16
U.S.C. 824o (2012).
Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, Title
XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16
U.S.C. 824o).
4 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
5 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).
6 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116
FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117
FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance, 118
FERC ¶ 61,190, order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046
(2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d
1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
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proposed Reliability Standard PRC–
006–2 addressing the Commission’s
directive in Order No. 763. The NERC
petition states that the ‘‘[p]roposed
Reliability Standard PRC–006–2,
through proposed new Requirement
R15, and proposed enhanced language
of the existing Requirements R9 and
R10, requires the Planning Coordinator
to develop a schedule for
implementation of any necessary
corrective actions, and requires that the
applicable entities will implement these
corrective actions according to the
schedule established by the Planning
Coordinator.’’
Type of Respondents: Planning
coordinators, UFLS entities (as they are
defined in the proposed Reliability
Standard) and transmission owners that
own elements identified in the
underfrequency load shedding programs
established by the planning
coordinators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 7 Our
estimate below regarding the number of
respondents is based on the NERC
compliance registry as of January 30,
2015. According to the NERC
compliance registry, there are 80
planning coordinators. The individual
burden estimates are based on the time
needed to gather data, run studies, and
analyze study results to design or
update the underfrequency load
shedding programs. Additionally,
documentation and the review of
underfrequency load shedding program
results by supervisors and management
is included in the administrative
estimations. These are consistent with
estimates for similar tasks in other
Commission approved standards.
Estimates for the additional burden
and cost imposed by the order in Docket
No. RD15–2–000 follow.8
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1 In 2012, the Commission initially approved
Reliability Standard PRC–006–1. Automatic
Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load Shedding
Plans Reliability Standards, Order No. 763, 139
FERC ¶ 61,098, order granting clarification, 140
FERC ¶ 61,164 (2012). The Commission included
Reliability Standard PRC–006–1 under FERC–725A
(OMB Control No. 1902–0244). The entire burden
associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–2
(for new requirements as well as those unchanged
from PRC–006–1) will be added to FERC–725G. In
the future, the burden (an estimated 12,672 hours)
associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–1
will be removed from FERC–725A, to remove the
temporary double counting of those hours.
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7 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).
8 The only changes to Requirements R9 and R10
and associated measures and evidence retention in
Reliability Standard PRC–006–2 (from PRC–006–1)
were enhancements to the language which do not
impact the cost of implementation. The
modifications provide additional clarity and do not
affect burden or cost.
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FERC–725G, AS CHANGED IN RD15–2–000
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
Number and type of
respondent 9
(1)
Requirement R15
and Measure M15
and evidence retention (planning
coordinator that
conducts under
frequency load
shedding design
assessment under
Requirements R4,
R5, or R12 and
determines under
frequency load
shedding program
does not meet the
performance characteristics in Requirement R3, develops corrective
action plans and
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities
within its area).
Total ........................
Total number
of responses
(1) * (2) = (3)
Average burden
per response
(hours)
(4)
Total annual burden
(hours)
(3) * (4) = (5)
Total annual cost 10
($)
80 planning coordinators.
1
80
52 hrs. (47 hrs. for
reporting requirements, and 5 hrs.
for record retention requirements).
4,160 hrs. (3,760
hrs. for reporting
requirements,
and 400 hrs. for
record retention
requirements).
$285,783 ($274,179
for reporting requirements, and
$11,604 for
record retention
requirements).
80 planning coordinators.
........................
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................................
4,160 ......................
$285,783.
Notice of Partially-Closed
Meeting.
ACTION:
• $72.92/hour [($84.96 + $60.87)/2],
the average of the salary plus benefits
for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an
electrical engineer ($60.87/hour), is
used for the hourly cost for the reporting
requirements associated with
Requirement R15 and Measure M15.
• $29.01/hour, the salary plus
benefits for a file clerk, is used for the
hourly cost for the evidence retention
requirements associated with
Requirement R15 and Measure M15.
Dated: March 9, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Science and Technology Meeting
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of Energy.
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AGENCY:
9 The number of respondents is based on the
NERC compliance registry as January 30, 2015.
10 The estimates for cost per hour (salary plus
benefits) are based on the May 2013 figures of the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics (posted as of
February 9, 2015 at https://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm).
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This notice sets forth the
schedule and summary agenda for a
partially-closed meeting of the
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST), 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: March 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Academy of Sciences, 2101
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC in the Lecture Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding the meeting
agenda, time, location, and how to
register for the meeting is available on
the PCAST Web site at: https://
whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video
webcast and an archive of the webcast
after the event are expected to be
available at https://whitehouse.gov/ostp/
pcast. The archived video will be
available within one week of the
meeting. Questions about the meeting
should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith
at apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456–
4444. Please note that public seating for
this meeting is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
SUMMARY:
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The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is an
advisory group of the nation’s leading
scientists and engineers, appointed by
the President to augment the science
and technology advice available to him
from inside the White House, cabinet
departments, and other Federal
agencies. See the Executive Order at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.
PCAST is consulted about and provides
analyses and recommendations
concerning a wide range of issues where
understandings from the domains of
science, technology, and innovation
may bear on the policy choices before
the President. PCAST is co-chaired by
Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the
President for Science and Technology,
and Director, Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Executive Office of
the President, The White House; and Dr.
Eric S. Lander, President, Broad
Institute of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and Harvard.
Type of Meeting: Partially Closed.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) is
scheduled to meet in open session on
March 27, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Open Portion of Meeting: During this
open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to
hear from speakers who will remark
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD15-2-000]
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites
public comment in Docket No. RD15-2-000 on a proposed change to a
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,
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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 May 15, 2015.
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 Commission will submit Reliability
Standard PRC-006-2 to OMB for review under FERC-725G (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: PRC Standards, OMB
Control No. 1902-0252).\1\
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\1\ In 2012, the Commission initially approved Reliability
Standard PRC-006-1. Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load
Shedding Plans Reliability Standards, Order No. 763, 139 FERC ]
61,098, order granting clarification, 140 FERC ] 61,164 (2012). The
Commission included Reliability Standard PRC-006-1 under FERC-725A
(OMB Control No. 1902-0244). The entire burden associated with
Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 (for new requirements as well as
those unchanged from PRC-006-1) will be added to FERC-725G. In the
future, the burden (an estimated 12,672 hours) associated with
Reliability Standard PRC-006-1 will be removed from FERC-725A, to
remove the temporary double counting of those hours.
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Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725G information
collection requirements with the stated changes to the current
reporting and record retention requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the
FERC-725G to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA).\2\ On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into
law the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII,
Subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).\3\ 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.\4\
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
\3\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
\4\ 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.\5\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO.\6\ 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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\5\ 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).
\6\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ]
61,062, order on reh'g and compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006),
order on compliance, 118 FERC ] 61,190, order on reh'g, 119 FERC ]
61,046 (2007), aff'd sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342
(D.C. Cir. 2009).
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In Order No. 763, the Commission approved Reliability Standard PRC-
006-1, but directed NERC to include explicit language in a subsequent
version of the Reliability Standard clarifying that applicable entities
are required to implement corrective actions identified by the planning
coordinator in accordance with a schedule established by the same
planning coordinator.
NERC filed a petition on December 15, 2014 requesting approval of
proposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2 addressing the Commission's
directive in Order No. 763. The NERC petition states that the
``[p]roposed Reliability Standard PRC-006-2, through proposed new
Requirement R15, and proposed enhanced language of the existing
Requirements R9 and R10, requires the Planning Coordinator to develop a
schedule for implementation of any necessary corrective actions, and
requires that the applicable entities will implement these corrective
actions according to the schedule established by the Planning
Coordinator.''
Type of Respondents: Planning coordinators, UFLS entities (as they
are defined in the proposed Reliability Standard) and transmission
owners that own elements identified in the underfrequency load shedding
programs established by the planning coordinators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \7\ Our estimate below regarding the
number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance registry as of
January 30, 2015. According to the NERC compliance registry, there are
80 planning coordinators. The individual burden estimates are based on
the time needed to gather data, run studies, and analyze study results
to design or update the underfrequency load shedding programs.
Additionally, documentation and the review of underfrequency load
shedding program results by supervisors and management is included in
the administrative estimations. These are consistent with estimates for
similar tasks in other Commission approved standards.
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\7\ 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).
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Estimates for the additional burden and cost imposed by the order
in Docket No. RD15-2-000 follow.\8\
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\8\ The only changes to Requirements R9 and R10 and associated
measures and evidence retention in Reliability Standard PRC-006-2
(from PRC-006-1) were enhancements to the language which do not
impact the cost of implementation. The modifications provide
additional clarity and do not affect burden or cost.
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Annual number Total number
Number and type of of responses of responses Average burden per Total annual burden Total annual cost
respondent \9\ (1) per respondent (1) * (2) = response (hours) (hours) (3) * (4) = \10\ ($)
(2) (3) (4) (5)
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Requirement R15 and Measure M15 80 planning 1 80 52 hrs. (47 hrs. for 4,160 hrs. (3,760 $285,783 ($274,179
and evidence retention (planning coordinators. reporting hrs. for reporting for reporting
coordinator that conducts under requirements, and 5 requirements, and requirements, and
frequency load shedding design hrs. for record 400 hrs. for record $11,604 for record
assessment under Requirements retention retention retention
R4, R5, or R12 and determines requirements). requirements). requirements).
under frequency load shedding
program does not meet the
performance characteristics in
Requirement R3, develops
corrective action plans and
schedule for implementation by
UFLS entities within its area).
Total............................ 80 planning .............. .............. .................... 4,160............... $285,783.
coordinators.
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\9\ The number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance
registry as January 30, 2015.
\10\ The estimates for cost per hour (salary plus benefits) are
based on the May 2013 figures of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics
(posted as of February 9, 2015 at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
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$72.92/hour [($84.96 + $60.87)/2], the average of the
salary plus benefits for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an electrical
engineer ($60.87/hour), is used for the hourly cost for the reporting
requirements associated with Requirement R15 and Measure M15.
$29.01/hour, the salary plus benefits for a file clerk, is
used for the hourly cost for the evidence retention requirements
associated with Requirement R15 and Measure M15.
Dated: March 9, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-05879 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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