Proposed Agency Information Collection, 230-231 [2015-33125]

Download as PDF 230 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2016 / Notices [FR Doc. 2015–33151 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 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 the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 to OMB for review. Reliability Standard PRC– 005–6 replaces or supplements requirements from previous versions of the PRC–005 Reliability Standard, which are approved under FERC–725P (Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard PRC–005–3, OMB Control No. 1902–0269) and FERC– 725P1 (Mandatory Reliability Standards, PRC–005–4 Reliability Standard, OMB Control No. 1902–0280). The requirements and associated burden of Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 will be included in FERC–725P1.1 Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–725P1 information collection requirements with the stated changes to the current reporting and record retention requirements, and reduction to the requirements of FERC– 725P. Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the FERC– 725P1 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 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RD16–2–000] 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. RD16–2–000 on a proposed change to collections of information (FERC–725P and FERC–725P1) 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 March 7, 2016. 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. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 Jan 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 1 In the future, to consolidate reporting requirements associated with the PRC Standards, the Commission plans to transfer the burden associated with Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 to FERC–725G (OMB Control No. 1902–0252) and removed from FERC–725P and FERC–725P1. 2 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). 3 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 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). PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. On November 13, 2015, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval of proposed Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance). NERC also requested approval of the proposed implementation plan for PRC–005–6, and the retirement of previous versions of Reliability Standard PRC–005. NERC explained in its petition that Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 represents an improvement upon the most recentlyapproved version of the standard, PRC– 005–4.7 FERC approved the proposed Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 on December 18, 2015.8 Type of Respondents: Transmission Owners (TO), Generator Owners (GO), and Distribution Providers. Estimate of Annual Burden.9 Estimates for the changes to burden and cost due to Docket No. RD16–2–000 follow. 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). 7 As noted in NERC’s petition, NERC filed a separate motion to delay implementation of the approved, but not yet effective, versions of the PRC–005 Reliability Standard in Docket Nos. RM14–8–000 (PRC–005–3), RD15–3–000 (PRC–005– 3(i)), and RM15–9–000 (PRC–005–4) until after the Commission issues an order or rule regarding proposed PRC–005–6. NERC’s motion was granted in a delegated letter order issued December 4, 2015. See North American Elec. Reliability Corp., Docket Nos. RM14–8–000 et al. (Dec. 4, 2015) (delegated letter order). 8 The Delegated Letter Order is available in FERC’s eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/ common/opennat.asp?fileID=14076238. 9 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). E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2016 / Notices 231 CHANGES MADE IN RD16–2–000 Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden and cost per response Total annual burden (hours) and cost Total annual cost per respondent (1) Reliability standard (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) ($) FERC–725P (Reduction due to Replacement of PRC–005–3) 10 11 One-time review of existing plant and substation sites to determine which ones fall under PRC–005–3. One-time review and adjustment of existing program. 12 937 ¥1 ¥937 2 hrs.; $146 .......... ¥1,874 hrs.; ¥$136,802 ....... ¥146.00 13 288 ¥1 ¥288 8 hrs.; $584 .......... ¥2,304 hrs.; ¥$168,192 ....... ¥584.00 Total Reduction to FERC–725P ................ ...................... ...................... ¥1,225 ............................... ¥4,178 hrs.; ¥$304,994. Replacement of PRC–005–4 14 15—One-time review of sudden pressure relay maintenance program and adjustment (Burden Reduction). Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review of existing plant and substation sites to determine which ones fall under PRC–005–6 (Burden Increase). Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review and adjustment of existing program for reclosing relays and associated equipment (Burden Increase). Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review and adjustment of existing program for sudden pressure relays (Burden Increase). 1,287 ¥1 ¥1,287 8 hrs.; $522.72 ..... ¥10,296 hrs.; ¥$672,740.64 16 937 1 937 2 hrs.; $145 .......... 1,874 hrs.; $135,397 .............. 144.50 288 1 288 8.5 hrs.; $614 ....... 2,448 hrs.; $176,868 .............. 614.00 1,287 1 1,287 8 hrs.; $531.60 ..... 10,296 hrs.; $684,169.20 ....... 531.60 Total Net Increase to FERC–725P1 .......... ...................... ...................... 2,512 ............................... 4,332 hrs.; $323,693.56 ......... ...................... Total Net Change, due to RD16–2 ............ ...................... ...................... 0 ............................... 144 hrs.; $18,699 ................... ...................... FERC–725P1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: December 29, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2015–33125 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am] [Docket No. EL16–21–000] [Docket No. CP15–490–000, CP15–490–001] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P C.P. Crane LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ¥522.72 10 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $73 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the average of the salary plus benefits for a manager and an engineer (rounded to the nearest dollar). The figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm). 11 Implemented in Docket RM14–8. 12 This figure reflects the generator owners and transmission owners identified in the NERC Compliance Registry as of May 28, 2014. 13 This figure is a subset of GOs and TOs, as discussed in Order 803 (Docket No. RM14–8), P 41. 14 Implemented in Docket RM15–9. 15 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $65.34 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the average of the salary plus benefits for an engineer (rounded to the nearest dollar). The figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at (https:// bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm). 16 This figure reflects the generator owners and transmission owners identified in the NERC Compliance Registry as of May 28, 2014. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 Jan 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 On December 29, 2015, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL16–21–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into the justness and reasonableness of C.P. Crane LLC’s reactive power rate schedule. C.P. Crane LLC, 153 FERC ¶ 61,348 (2015). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL16–21–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Dated: December 29, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–33124 Filed 1–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Delfin LNG, LLC; Notice of Scoping for the Proposed Delfin LNG Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is cooperating with the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), the lead federal agency for environmental review of the Delfin LNG Project. This proposal involves the construction and operation of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port (under the jurisdiction of the Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration) and associated pipeline facilities, including about 1.1 mile of onshore pipeline and aboveground facilities under the Commission’s jurisdiction. FERC staff is assisting the Coast Guard in its preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Delfin LNG Project. This cooperative effort is to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), which requires the Commission to take into account the E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 230-231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33125]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD16-2-000]

Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites
public comment in Docket No. RD16-2-000 on a proposed change to
collections of information (FERC-725P and FERC-725P1) 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 March 7, 2016.

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 the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements of Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 to OMB for
review. Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 replaces or supplements
requirements from previous versions of the PRC-005 Reliability
Standard, which are approved under FERC-725P (Mandatory Reliability
Standards: Reliability Standard PRC-005-3, OMB Control No. 1902-0269)
and FERC-725P1 (Mandatory Reliability Standards, PRC-005-4 Reliability
Standard, OMB Control No. 1902-0280). The requirements and associated
burden of Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 will be included in FERC-
725P1.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ In the future, to consolidate reporting requirements
associated with the PRC Standards, the Commission plans to transfer
the burden associated with Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 to FERC-
725G (OMB Control No. 1902-0252) and removed from FERC-725P and
FERC-725P1.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725P1 information
collection requirements with the stated changes to the current
reporting and record retention requirements, and reduction to the
requirements of FERC-725P.
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the
FERC-725P1 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\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
\3\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 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).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\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).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

On November 13, 2015, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval of proposed
Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing,
and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance). NERC also requested approval
of the proposed implementation plan for PRC-005-6, and the retirement
of previous versions of Reliability Standard PRC-005. NERC explained in
its petition that Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 represents an
improvement upon the most recently-approved version of the standard,
PRC-005-4.\7\ FERC approved the proposed Reliability Standard PRC-005-6
on December 18, 2015.\8\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\7\ As noted in NERC's petition, NERC filed a separate motion to
delay implementation of the approved, but not yet effective,
versions of the PRC-005 Reliability Standard in Docket Nos. RM14-8-
000 (PRC-005-3), RD15-3-000 (PRC-005-3(i)), and RM15-9-000 (PRC-005-
4) until after the Commission issues an order or rule regarding
proposed PRC-005-6. NERC's motion was granted in a delegated letter
order issued December 4, 2015. See North American Elec. Reliability
Corp., Docket Nos. RM14-8-000 et al. (Dec. 4, 2015) (delegated
letter order).
\8\ The Delegated Letter Order is available in FERC's eLibrary
at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14076238.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Type of Respondents: Transmission Owners (TO), Generator Owners
(GO), and Distribution Providers.
Estimate of Annual Burden.\9\ Estimates for the changes to burden
and cost due to Docket No. RD16-2-000 follow.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\9\ 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).

[[Page 231]]

Changes Made in RD16-2-000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
number of Total annual
Reliability standard Number of responses Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden (hours) and cost cost per
respondents per of responses per response respondent
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)..................... ($)
(3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FERC-725P (Reduction due to Replacement of PRC-005-3) 10 11
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One-time review of existing \12\ 937 -1 -937 2 hrs.; $146............ -1,874 hrs.; -$136,802.............. -146.00
plant and substation sites to
determine which ones fall under
PRC-005-3.
One-time review and adjustment \13\ 288 -1 -288 8 hrs.; $584............ -2,304 hrs.; -$168,192.............. -584.00
of existing program.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Reduction to FERC-725P ............ ............ -1,225 ........................ -4,178 hrs.; -$304,994..............
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FERC-725P1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replacement of PRC-005-4 14 15-- 1,287 -1 -1,287 8 hrs.; $522.72......... -10,296 hrs.; -$672,740.64.......... -522.72
One-time review of sudden
pressure relay maintenance
program and adjustment (Burden
Reduction).
Implementation of PRC-005-6--One- \16\ 937 1 937 2 hrs.; $145............ 1,874 hrs.; $135,397................ 144.50
time review of existing plant
and substation sites to
determine which ones fall under
PRC-005-6 (Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC-005-6--One- 288 1 288 8.5 hrs.; $614.......... 2,448 hrs.; $176,868................ 614.00
time review and adjustment of
existing program for reclosing
relays and associated equipment
(Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC-005-6--One- 1,287 1 1,287 8 hrs.; $531.60......... 10,296 hrs.; $684,169.20............ 531.60
time review and adjustment of
existing program for sudden
pressure relays (Burden
Increase).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Net Increase to FERC- ............ ............ 2,512 ........................ 4,332 hrs.; $323,693.56............. ............
725P1.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Net Change, due to ............ ............ 0 ........................ 144 hrs.; $18,699................... ............
RD16-2.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\10\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $73 per Hour
= Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
average of the salary plus benefits for a manager and an engineer
(rounded to the nearest dollar). The figures are taken from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics at (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
\11\ Implemented in Docket RM14-8.
\12\ This figure reflects the generator owners and transmission
owners identified in the NERC Compliance Registry as of May 28,
2014.
\13\ This figure is a subset of GOs and TOs, as discussed in
Order 803 (Docket No. RM14-8), P 41.
\14\ Implemented in Docket RM15-9.
\15\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * $65.34 per
Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figure comes from
the average of the salary plus benefits for an engineer (rounded to
the nearest dollar). The figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics at (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
\16\ This figure reflects the generator owners and transmission
owners identified in the NERC Compliance Registry as of May 28,
2014.

Dated: December 29, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33125 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.