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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD16–1–000]
Notice on Agency Information
Collection (FERC–725L)
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment in Docket No.
RD16–1–000 on a non-material or nonsubstantive change to the collection of
information (FERC–725L) that the
Commission is submitting 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.
SUMMARY:
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before April 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0261 or collection number (FERC–
725L), should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at: 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, identified by
docket number, should also be sent to
the Commission in one of 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,
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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 MOD–031–2 to
OMB for review of a non-material or
non-substantive change. Reliability
Standard MOD–031–2 replaces or
supplements requirements from
previous versions of the MOD–031
Reliability Standard, which are
approved under FERC–725L (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: MOD Reliability Standards).
Type of Request: Approval of a nonmaterial or non-substantive change to
the FERC–725L information collection
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the information collected by the FERC–
725L to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA).1 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).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
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, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.5 The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
1 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).
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 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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the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
The Reliability Standard MOD–031–2
achieves the same reliability purpose of
the prior version MOD–031–1. This
standard provides authority for BulkPower System planners and operators to
collect demand, energy, and related data
to support reliability studies and
assessments, and enumerates the
responsibilities and obligations of
requestors and respondents of that data.
In its November 13, 2015 petition,
NERC states that Reliability Standard
MOD–031–2 is an improvement to the
existing version of the standard because
it clarifies the compliance obligations
related to (1) providing data to Regional
Entities and (2) responding to a request
for data subject to confidentiality
restrictions. NERC also states that the
improvements to the Reliability
Standard are consistent with the
Commission directives in Order No.
804.6 In Order No. 804, the Commission
approved Reliability Standard MOD–
031. However, the Commission also
directed, pursuant to 215(d)(5) of the
FPA, that NERC develop a modification
to Reliability Standard MOD–031–1 to
clarify that planning coordinators and
balancing authorities must provide
demand and energy data upon request
of a Regional Entity, as necessary to
support NERC’s development of
seasonal and long-term reliability
assessments.
In a Delegated Letter Order in Docket
No. RD16–1, the Commission approved
the proposed Reliability Standard
MOD–031–2 on February 18, 2016.7
FERC is not changing the way the
FERC–725L collection is being done,
and is not modifying the burden, cost,
or respondents. The reporting and
recordkeeping requirements will be
submitted to the OMB as a non-material
or non-substantive change to the
currently approved FERC–725L
collection.
Type of Respondents: Distribution
Providers (DP), Load-Serving Entities
(LSE), Transmission Planner (TP), and
Balancing Authorities (BA).
Estimate of Annual Burden.8 The
burden and cost are not expected to
6 NERC Petition at 2, n.8 citing Demand and
Energy Data Reliability Standard, Order No. 804,
150 FERC ¶ 61,109 at PP 14–15 (2015).
7 The Delegated Letter Order is available in
FERC’s eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/
common/opennat.asp?fileID=14148897.
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. See
5 CFR part 1320 for more information.
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approved by the OMB.9
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of
Application
Take notice that on February 29, 2016,
ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), filed an
application pursuant to section 7(b) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157
of the Commission’s Regulations,
requesting the Commission’s approval
to abandon in place five compressor
units installed in ANR’s Southeast
Mainline segment, located in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Indiana.
Also, ANR proposes to abandon
associated short haul capacity and
appurtenances. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@gerc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Linda
Farquhar, Manager, Project
Determinations and Regulatory
Administration, ANR Pipeline
Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, phone
(832) 320–5685, email: linda_farquhar@
transcanada.com.
ANR states that after the evaluation of
the compressor units needed for
transporting gas under the various flow
and contractual scenarios, ANR
determined to abandon in place one
compressor unit at each of Delhi,
Brownsville, and Shelbyville
compressor stations, and two units at
Sardis compressor station. The total
horsepower (hp) of the abandoned
compressor units is 31,800 hp. ANR also
request to abandon 36 MMcf/day of
short-haul capacity on the segment
northbound from Eunice to the
Celestine compressor station, and
appurtenances. ANR states that this
abandonment of the short-haul capacity
will not affect the available,
unsubscribed capacity remaining along
this segment.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule will serve to notify
federal and state agencies of the timing
for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to
complete all federal authorizations
within 90 days of the date of
issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS
or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
5 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy
to the applicant and to every other
party in the proceeding. Only parties to
the proceeding can ask for court review
of Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
Motions to intervene, protests and
comments may be filed electronically
via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 29, 2016.
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD16-1-000]
Notice on Agency Information Collection (FERC-725L)
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites
public comment in Docket No. RD16-1-000 on a non-material or non-
substantive change to the collection of information (FERC-725L) that
the Commission is submitting 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 April 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0261 or collection number (FERC-725L), should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at:
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, identified by docket number, should also be
sent to the Commission in one of 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 MOD-031-2 to OMB for
review of a non-material or non-substantive change. Reliability
Standard MOD-031-2 replaces or supplements requirements from previous
versions of the MOD-031 Reliability Standard, which are approved under
FERC-725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System:
MOD Reliability Standards).
Type of Request: Approval of a non-material or non-substantive
change to the FERC-725L information collection requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the
FERC-725L to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\ 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).\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 (codified at 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, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO.\5\ 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).
\5\ 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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The Reliability Standard MOD-031-2 achieves the same reliability
purpose of the prior version MOD-031-1. This standard provides
authority for Bulk-Power System planners and operators to collect
demand, energy, and related data to support reliability studies and
assessments, and enumerates the responsibilities and obligations of
requestors and respondents of that data.
In its November 13, 2015 petition, NERC states that Reliability
Standard MOD-031-2 is an improvement to the existing version of the
standard because it clarifies the compliance obligations related to (1)
providing data to Regional Entities and (2) responding to a request for
data subject to confidentiality restrictions. NERC also states that the
improvements to the Reliability Standard are consistent with the
Commission directives in Order No. 804.\6\ In Order No. 804, the
Commission approved Reliability Standard MOD-031. However, the
Commission also directed, pursuant to 215(d)(5) of the FPA, that NERC
develop a modification to Reliability Standard MOD-031-1 to clarify
that planning coordinators and balancing authorities must provide
demand and energy data upon request of a Regional Entity, as necessary
to support NERC's development of seasonal and long-term reliability
assessments.
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\6\ NERC Petition at 2, n.8 citing Demand and Energy Data
Reliability Standard, Order No. 804, 150 FERC ] 61,109 at PP 14-15
(2015).
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In a Delegated Letter Order in Docket No. RD16-1, the Commission
approved the proposed Reliability Standard MOD-031-2 on February 18,
2016.\7\
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\7\ The Delegated Letter Order is available in FERC's eLibrary
at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14148897.
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FERC is not changing the way the FERC-725L collection is being
done, and is not modifying the burden, cost, or respondents. The
reporting and recordkeeping requirements will be submitted to the OMB
as a non-material or non-substantive change to the currently approved
FERC-725L collection.
Type of Respondents: Distribution Providers (DP), Load-Serving
Entities (LSE), Transmission Planner (TP), and Balancing Authorities
(BA).
Estimate of Annual Burden.\8\ The burden and cost are not expected
to
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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. See 5 CFR part 1320 for more information.
\9\ The current burden inventory for FERC-725L, as modified by
the Final Rule (Order No. 804) in Docket No. RM14-12 (80 FR 9596, 2/
24/2015), was approved by the OMB on 4/24/2015.
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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