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Dated: October 29, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–28205 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC15–12–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
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.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on
the currently approved information
collection, FERC–725 [Certification of
Electric Reliability Organization;
Procedures for Electric Reliability
Standards]. The Commission previously
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(80 FR 50846, 8/21/2015) requesting
SUMMARY:
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public comments. The Commission
received no comments on the FERC–725
and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0225 or collection number (FERC–
725), 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 202–395–0710.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC15–12–000, 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:
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
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–725 information
collection contains the following
information collection elements:
• Self Assessment and Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO)
Application: The Commission requires
the ERO to submit to FERC a
performance assessment report every
five years. The next assessment is due
in 2019. Each Regional Entity submits a
performance assessment report to the
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ERO. Submitting an application to
become an ERO is also part of this
collection.1
• Reliability Assessments: 18 CFR
39.11 requires the ERO to assess the
reliability and adequacy of the BulkPower System in North America.
Subsequently, the ERO must report to
the Commission on its findings.
Regional entities perform similar
assessments within individual regions.
Currently, the ERO submits to FERC
three assessments each year: Long term,
winter, and summer. In addition, NERC
also submits various other assessments
as needed.
• Reliability Standards Development:
Under section 215 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA), the ERO is charged with
developing Reliability Standards.
Regional Entities may also develop
regional specific standards. Reliability
Standards are one of the three principal
mechanisms provided to FERC to ensure
reliability on the Bulk-Power System.
• Reliability Compliance: Reliability
Standards are mandatory and
enforceable upon approval by FERC. In
addition to the specific information
collection requirements contained in
each Reliability Standard (cleared under
other information collections), 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 uses
a stakeholder survey to solicit feedback
from registered entities 2 in preparation
for its three year and five year selfperformance assessment. The
Commission assumes that the ERO will
perform another survey prior to the
2019 self- 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. For example,
FERC may require NERC to submit a
special reliability assessment. This
category is mentioned to capture these
types of one-time filings required of
NERC or the Regions.
The Commission implements its
responsibilities through 18 CFR part 39.
Without the FERC–725 information, the
Commission, ERO, and Regional Entities
will not have the data needed to
determine whether sufficient and
appropriate measures are being taken to
ensure the reliability of the nation’s
electric grid.
Type of Respondents: ERO and
regional entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–725: CERTIFICATION OF THE ERO; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS
Electric Reliability Organization
(ERO) 1.
Self-Assessment .....
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours and cost
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
and cost
(A)
Type of reporting
requirement
Type of respondent
(B) 4
(A) × (B) =
(C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
1 .....................
.2
.2
7,800
5 $574,704
Reliability Assessments.
Reliability Compliance.
Standards Development.
Other Reporting .......
........................
5.5
5.5
15,600
5 $1,149,408
........................
2
2
12,480
5 $919,526
........................
1
1
28,080
6 $1,865,916
........................
1
1
2,080
7 $270,130
Regional Entities ..........................
Self-Assessment .....
8 .....................
.2
1.6
16,640
6 $1,105,728
Reliability Assessments.
Reliability Compliance.
Standards Development.
Other Reporting .......
........................
1
8
15,600
6 $1,036,620
........................
1
8
40,560
5 $2,988,461
........................
1
8
2,340
6 $155,493
........................
1
8
1,040
7 $135,065
Registered Entities ......................
Stakeholder Survey
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Reliability Compliance.
1 The Commission does not expect any new ERO
applications to be submitted in the next five years
and is not including any burden for this
requirement in the burden estimate. FERC still
seeks to renew the regulations pertaining to a new
ERO application under this renewal but is
expecting the burden to be zero for the foreseeable
future. 18 CFR 39.3 contains the regulation
pertaining to ERO applications.
2 A ‘‘registered entity’’ is an entity that is
registered with the ERO. All Bulk-Power System
owners, operators and users are required to register
with the ERO. Registration is the basis for
determining the Reliability Standards with which
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1,446.
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5 $589
1
1,446
400
5 $29,472
an entity must comply. See https://www.nerc.com/
page.php?cid=3%7C25 for more details.
3 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.
4 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.
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1,560
$114,941
85,800
$6,321,744
24,960
$1,839,053
28,080
$1,865,916
2,080
$270,130
26,624
$1,769,164
124,800
$8,292,960
324,480
$23,907,688
18,720
$1,243,944
8,320
$1,080,520
2,312
$170,221
578,400
$42,616,512
5 Uses the weighted hourly average wage (salary
plus benefits) for electrical engineers and lawyers
obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (data
for May 2014, posted on 4/1/2015 at https://www.bls.
gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm): $91.82/hour. The
weighted average used the following calculation:
[(0.20) * ($129.87) + (0.60) * ($66.45) + (0.2) *
($39.18)] = $73.68. $129.87/hour is the wage for
lawyers. $66.45/hour is the wage for engineers.
$39.17/hour is the wage for office and
administrative support. Occupation codes are 23–
0000, 17–2071, and 43–0000 respectively.
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FERC–725: CERTIFICATION OF THE ERO; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours and cost
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
and cost
(A)
Type of reporting
requirement
Type of respondent
(B) 4
(A) × (B) =
(C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
Subtotals:
ERO
Regional
Registered
* 142,480
* 502,944
* 580,712
N/A
Total Burden Hours .......
1,226,136 *
Total Cost ......................
$89,492,791
* hrs.
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: October 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–28211 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
Hydro, LLC’s proposed Newburgh
Hydroelectric Project No. 12962.
The technical conference will begin at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
conference will be held at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
headquarters building located at 888 1st
Street NE., Washington, DC, and will
include teleconference capabilities.
All local, state, and federal agencies,
Indian tribes, and other interested
parties are invited to participate. There
will be no transcript of the conference,
but a summary of the meeting will be
prepared for the project record. If you
are interested in participating in the
meeting you must contact Emily Carter
at (202) 502–6512 or emily.carter@
ferc.gov by November 12, 2015 to
receive specific instructions on how to
participate.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FR Doc. 2015–28212 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12962–002]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Newburgh Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Technical Conference
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333; FRL–9936–53–
OAR]
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015,
Commission staff will hold a technical
conference to discuss the concerns of
Alcoa Inc. and Alcoa Power Generating
Inc. related to navigation at Newburgh
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request for the Greenhouse
Gas Reporting Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection
request renewal.
AGENCY:
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6 Uses
the hourly average wage (salary plus
benefits) for electrical engineers obtained from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (data for May 2014,
posted on 4/1/2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/naics2_22.htm): $66.45/hour. Occupation
code is 17–2071.
7 Uses the hourly average wage (salary plus
benefits) for lawyers obtained from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (data for May 2014, posted on 4/1/
2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm): $129.87/hour. Occupation code is 23–
0000.
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this
document announces that
Environmental Protection Agency is
planning to submit a request to renew
an existing approved Information
SUMMARY:
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Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31,
2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, the EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 4, 2016.
Public Hearing. The EPA does not
plan to conduct a public hearing unless
requested. To request a hearing, please
contact the person listed in the
following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by November 12, 2015.
If requested, the hearing will be
conducted on November 20, 2015, in the
Washington, DC area. The EPA will
provide further information about the
hearing on the Greenhouse Gas
Reporting Program Web site, https://
www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/ if
a hearing is requested.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2012–0333 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov.
Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2014–0831 or RIN No. 2060–AS37 in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744.
• Mail: Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Mailcode 28221T, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460. In addition, please mail a
copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington,
DC 20503.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC15-12-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725); 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 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-725 [Certification of
Electric Reliability Organization; Procedures for Electric Reliability
Standards]. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the Federal
Register (80 FR 50846, 8/21/2015) requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on the FERC-725 and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 7,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0225 or collection number (FERC-725), 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 202-395-0710.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC15-12-000, 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, 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 current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-725 information collection contains the
following information collection elements:
Self Assessment and Electric Reliability Organization
(ERO) Application: The Commission requires the ERO to submit to FERC a
performance assessment report every five years. The next assessment is
due in 2019. Each Regional Entity submits a performance assessment
report to the
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ERO. Submitting an application to become an ERO is also part of this
collection.\1\
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\1\ The Commission does not expect any new ERO applications to
be submitted in the next five years and is not including any burden
for this requirement in the burden estimate. FERC still seeks to
renew the regulations pertaining to a new ERO application under this
renewal but is expecting the burden to be zero for the foreseeable
future. 18 CFR 39.3 contains the regulation pertaining to ERO
applications.
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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. Currently, the ERO submits to FERC three
assessments each year: Long term, winter, and summer. In addition, NERC
also submits various other assessments as needed.
Reliability Standards Development: Under section 215 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), the ERO is charged with developing
Reliability Standards. Regional Entities may also develop regional
specific standards. Reliability Standards are one of the three
principal mechanisms provided to FERC to ensure reliability on the
Bulk-Power System.
Reliability Compliance: Reliability Standards are
mandatory and enforceable upon approval by FERC. In addition to the
specific information collection requirements contained in each
Reliability Standard (cleared under other information collections),
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 uses a stakeholder survey to
solicit feedback from registered entities \2\ in preparation for its
three year and five year self-performance assessment. The Commission
assumes that the ERO will perform another survey prior to the 2019
self- assessment.
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\2\ A ``registered entity'' is an entity that is registered with
the ERO. All Bulk-Power System owners, operators and users are
required to register with the ERO. Registration is the basis for
determining the Reliability Standards with which an entity must
comply. See https://www.nerc.com/page.php?cid=3%7C25 for more
details.
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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. For example, FERC may
require NERC to submit a special reliability assessment. This category
is mentioned to capture these types of one-time filings required of
NERC or the Regions.
The Commission implements its responsibilities through 18 CFR part
39. Without the FERC-725 information, the Commission, ERO, and Regional
Entities will not have the data needed to determine whether sufficient
and appropriate measures are being taken to ensure the reliability of
the nation's electric grid.
Type of Respondents: ERO and regional entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\3\ 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.
\4\ 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.
\5\ Uses the weighted hourly average wage (salary plus benefits)
for electrical engineers and lawyers obtained from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (data for May 2014, posted on 4/1/2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm): $91.82/hour. The weighted
average used the following calculation: [(0.20) * ($129.87) + (0.60)
* ($66.45) + (0.2) * ($39.18)] = $73.68. $129.87/hour is the wage
for lawyers. $66.45/hour is the wage for engineers. $39.17/hour is
the wage for office and administrative support. Occupation codes are
23-0000, 17-2071, and 43-0000 respectively.
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Estimated
Type of reporting Number of Total number Average burden total annual
Type of respondent requirement Number of respondents responses per of hours and cost burden and
respondent responses per response cost
(A).................... (B) \4\ (A) x (B) = (D) (C) x (D)
(C)
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Electric Reliability Organization Self-Assessment......... 1...................... .2 .2 7,800 1,560
(ERO) \1\. \5\ $574,704 $114,941
Reliability Assessments. ....................... 5.5 5.5 15,600 85,800
\5\ $1,149,408 $6,321,744
Reliability Compliance.. ....................... 2 2 12,480 24,960
\5\ $919,526 $1,839,053
Standards Development... ....................... 1 1 28,080 28,080
\6\ $1,865,916 $1,865,916
Other Reporting......... ....................... 1 1 2,080 2,080
\7\ $270,130 $270,130
Regional Entities.................... Self-Assessment......... 8...................... .2 1.6 16,640 26,624
\6\ $1,105,728 $1,769,164
Reliability Assessments. ....................... 1 8 15,600 124,800
\6\ $1,036,620 $8,292,960
Reliability Compliance.. ....................... 1 8 40,560 324,480
\5\ $2,988,461 $23,907,688
Standards Development... ....................... 1 8 2,340 18,720
\6\ $155,493 $1,243,944
Other Reporting......... ....................... 1 8 1,040 8,320
\7\ $135,065 $1,080,520
Registered Entities.................. Stakeholder Survey...... estimated 1,446........ .2 289 8 2,312
\5\ $589 $170,221
Reliability Compliance.. ....................... 1 1,446 400 578,400
\5\ $29,472 $42,616,512
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Subtotals:
ERO * 142,480
Regional N/A * 502,944
Registered * 580,712
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Total Burden Hours........... 1,226,136 *
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Total Cost................... $89,492,791
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* hrs.
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.
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\6\ Uses the hourly average wage (salary plus benefits) for
electrical engineers obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(data for May 2014, posted on 4/1/2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm): $66.45/hour. Occupation code is 17-2071.
\7\ Uses the hourly average wage (salary plus benefits) for
lawyers obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (data for May
2014, posted on 4/1/2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm): $129.87/hour. Occupation code is 23-0000.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28211 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
