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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD16–6–000]
Proposed Consolidated Information
Collection Activities [FERC–725A(1B)
and FERC–725Z]; Comment Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Collection
(Commission or FERC) is submitting
FERC–725A(1B) (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System)
and FERC–725AZ (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability
Standards), in Docket No. RD16–6 to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(81 FR 66952, 9/29/2016) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments in response to FERC–
725A(1B) or FERC–725Z and is making
this notation in the submittal to OMB.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due by January 27,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by RD16–6–000, FERC–725Z
(OMB Control No. 1902–0276), and
FERC–725A(1B) (OMB Control No.
TBD), should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD16–6, 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:
DATES:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Title: FERC–725A(1B), (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power
System).
OMB Control No.: TBD.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of FERC–725A(1B) information
collection requirement with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: Under section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA),1 the
Commission proposes to approve
Reliability Standards TOP–010–1 (Realtime Reliability Monitoring and
Analysis Capabilities) and IRO–018–1
(Reliability Coordinator Real-time
Reliability Monitoring and Analysis
Capabilities), submitted by North
American Electric Corporation (NERC).
In this order, the Reliability Standards
build on monitoring, real-time
assessments and support effective
situational awareness. The Reliability
Standards accomplish this by requiring
applicable entities to: (1) Provide
notification to operators of real-time
monitoring alarm failures; (2) provide
operators with indications of the quality
of information being provided by their
monitoring and analysis capabilities;
and (3) address deficiencies in the
quality of information being provided
by their monitoring and analysis
capabilities.
FERC–725A(1B) address situational
awareness objectives by providing for
operator awareness when key alarming
tools are not performing as intended.
These collections will improve real-time
situational awareness capabilities and
enhance reliable operations by requiring
reliability coordinators, transmission
operators, and balancing authorities to
provide operators with an improved
awareness of system conditions analysis
capabilities, including alarm
availability, so that operators may take
appropriate steps to ensure reliability.
These functions include planning,
operations, data sharing, monitoring,
and analysis.
Type of Respondents: Balancing
Authority (BA),Transmission
Operations (TOP) and Reliability
Coordinators (RC).
Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–725A(1B), CHANGES DUE TO TOP–010–1 IN DOCKET NO. RD16–6–000
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BA 5
.............................
Number of
respondents 3
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of Responses
Average burden &
cost per response 4
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
Requirements &
period
Entity
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Year 1 Implementation (one-time reporting).
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1 Section 215 was added by the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005)
(codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
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70 hrs.; $4,494.00 .....
2 Burden is 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
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7,000 hrs.;
$449,400.00.
$4,494.00
of what is included in the information collection
burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations
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TOP 6
..........................
BA/TOP .......................
Total burden
hours per year.
Number of
respondents 3
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of Responses
Average burden &
cost per response 4
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
Requirements &
period
Entity
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Starting in Year 2
(annual reporting).
Year 1 implementation (one-time reporting).
Starting in Year 2
(annual reporting).
Annual Record Retention.
...................................
100
1
100
42 hrs.; $2,696.40 .....
171
1
171
70 hrs.; $4,494.00 .....
171
1
171
40 hrs. $2,568.00 ......
271
1
271
2 hrs.; $75.38 ............
........................
........................
........................
...................................
Title: FERC–725Z, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0276.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of FERC–725Z information collections
requirement with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: FERC–725Z requires
reliability coordinators to have an alarm
process monitor that provides
notification to system operators when
the failure of a real-time monitoring
alarm processor has occurred. Proposed
Reliability Standard TOP–010–1,
Requirement R4 contains an identical
requirement applicable to transmission
operators and balancing authorities.
This collection will improve real-time
situational awareness capabilities and
enhance reliable operations by requiring
reliability coordinators, transmission
operators, and balancing authorities to
provide operators with an improved
awareness of system conditions analysis
4,200 hrs.;
$269,640.00.
11,970 hrs.;
$768,474.00.
2,696.40
6,840 hrs.;
$439,128.00.
542 hrs.; $20,427.98
2,568.00
19,512 hrs.
$1,238,301.98
(Year 1); 11,582
hrs. $729,195.98
per year, (starting
in Year 2).
4,494.00
75.38
........................
capabilities, including alarm
availability, so that operators may take
appropriate steps to ensure reliability.
These functions include planning,
operations, data sharing, monitoring,
and analysis.
Type of Respondents: Balancing
Authority and Transmission Operations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–725Z, CHANGES DUE TO RELIABILITY STANDARD IRO–018–1
RC 9 .............................
Number of
respondents 7
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response 8
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
Requirements &
period
Entity
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Year 1 Implementation (reporting).
11
1
11
60 hrs.; $3,852.00 .....
660 hrs.; $42,372.00
$3,852.00
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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;
3 The number of respondents is the number of
entities in which a change in burden from the
current standards to the proposed exists, not the
total number of entities from the current or
proposed standards that are applicable.
4 The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits)
are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information, as of May 2015 (at https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/naics2_22.htm, with updated benefits
information for March 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), for an electrical
engineer (code 17–2071, $64.20/hour), and for
information and record clerks record keeper (code
43–4199, $37.69/hour). The hourly figure for
engineers is used for reporting; the hourly figure for
information and record clerks is used for document
retention.
5 Balancing Authority (BA). The following
Requirements and associated measures apply to
balancing authorities: Requirement R1: A revised
data specification and writing the required
operating process/operating procedure; and
Requirement R2: Quality monitoring logs and the
data errors and corrective action logs.
6 Transmission Operations (TOP). The following
Requirements and associated measures apply to
transmission operators: Requirement R1: A revised
data specification and writing the required
operating process/operating procedure; and
Requirement R3: Alarm process monitor
performance logs to maintain performance logs and
corrective action plans.
7 The number of respondents is the estimated
number of entities for which there is a change in
burden from the current standards to the proposed
standards, not the total number of entities from the
current or proposed standards that are applicable.
8 The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits)
are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information, as of May 2015 (at https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/naics2_22.htm, with updated benefits
information for March 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), for an electrical
engineer (code 17–2071, $64.20/hour), and for
information and record clerks (code 43–4199,
$37.69/hour). The hourly figure for engineers is
used for reporting; the hourly figure for information
and record clerks is used for document retention.
9 Reliability Coordinator (RC). The following
Requirements and the associated measures apply to
RCs: Requirement R1: A revised data specification
and writing the required operating Process/
Operating Procedure; Requirement R2: Quality
monitoring logs and the data errors and corrective
action logs; and Requirement R3: Alarm process
monitor performance logs.
10 There is a DLO for Docket No. RD16–6–001,
Revisions to the Violation Risk Factors for
Reliability Standards, approving the directed
changes to VRF designations in IRO–018–1 and
TOP–010–1.
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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: December 20, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Docket Numbers: ER17–601–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA
304 10th Rev—NITSA with Barretts
Minerals to be effective 3/1/2017.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5205.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
[FR Doc. 2016–31294 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC17–52–000.
Applicants: CPV Shore, LLC, Osaka
Gas USA Corporation.
Description: Application For
Authorization Under Section 203 Of
The Federal Power Act, Request For
Waivers, et al. of CPV Shore, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5246.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER13–1930–010.
Applicants: Louisville Gas and
Electric Company.
Description: Compliance filing: Errata
to Attach K Appendices Record
Metadata Correction to be effective
1/24/2015.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5320.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1479–002.
Applicants: Kentucky Utilities
Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Brown Solar Compliance Filing
executed agreements to be effective
6/9/2016.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5270.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–380–001.
Applicants: Stored Solar J&WE, LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Amendment to pending 1 to be effective
12/1/2016.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5278.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–600–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA
290 8th Rev—NITSA with Oldcastle
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Materials Cement Holdings to be
effective 3/1/2017.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5197.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. NJ17–8–000]
City of Colton, California; Notice of
Filing
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
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.
Take notice that on December 20,
2016, the City of Colton, California
submitted its tariff filing: City of Colton,
California 2017 Transmission Revenue
Balancing Account Adjustment/Existing
Transmission Contracts Update to be
effective 1/1/2017.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant and
all the parties in this proceeding.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
electronic review in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room in Washington,
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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 10, 2017.
Dated: December 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Dated: December 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Docket Numbers: ER17–602–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA
305 8th Rev—NITSA with Stillwater
Mining Company to be effective
3/1/2017.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5305.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–603–000.
Applicants: Bear Swamp Power
Company LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Bear
Swamp Market-Based Rate Notice of
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7/15/2014.
Filed Date: 12/21/16.
Accession Number: 20161221–5317.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/17.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD16-6-000]
Proposed Consolidated Information Collection Activities [FERC-
725A(1B) and FERC-725Z]; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Collection (Commission or
FERC) is submitting FERC-725A(1B) (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk Power System) and FERC-725AZ (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
IRO Reliability Standards), in Docket No. RD16-6 to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(81 FR 66952, 9/29/2016) requesting public comments. FERC received no
comments in response to FERC-725A(1B) or FERC-725Z and is making this
notation in the submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by January 27,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by RD16-6-000, FERC-725Z
(OMB Control No. 1902-0276), and FERC-725A(1B) (OMB Control No. TBD),
should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202-395-4718.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. RD16-6, 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:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Title: FERC-725A(1B), (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk
Power System).
OMB Control No.: TBD.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of FERC-725A(1B) information
collection requirement with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: Under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),\1\ the
Commission proposes to approve Reliability Standards TOP-010-1 (Real-
time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities) and IRO-018-1
(Reliability Coordinator Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis
Capabilities), submitted by North American Electric Corporation (NERC).
In this order, the Reliability Standards build on monitoring, real-time
assessments and support effective situational awareness. The
Reliability Standards accomplish this by requiring applicable entities
to: (1) Provide notification to operators of real-time monitoring alarm
failures; (2) provide operators with indications of the quality of
information being provided by their monitoring and analysis
capabilities; and (3) address deficiencies in the quality of
information being provided by their monitoring and analysis
capabilities.
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\1\ Section 215 was added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
Public Law 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005) (codified at 16 U.S.C.
824o).
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FERC-725A(1B) address situational awareness objectives by providing
for operator awareness when key alarming tools are not performing as
intended. These collections will improve real-time situational
awareness capabilities and enhance reliable operations by requiring
reliability coordinators, transmission operators, and balancing
authorities to provide operators with an improved awareness of system
conditions analysis capabilities, including alarm availability, so that
operators may take appropriate steps to ensure reliability. These
functions include planning, operations, data sharing, monitoring, and
analysis.
Type of Respondents: Balancing Authority (BA),Transmission
Operations (TOP) and Reliability Coordinators (RC).
Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\2\ Burden is 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.
FERC-725A(1B), Changes Due to TOP-010-1 in Docket No. RD16-6-000
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Number of Annual number Average burden & Total annual
Entity Requirements & respondents of responses Total number cost per response burden hours & Cost per
period \3\ per respondent of Responses \4\ total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).............. (3) * (4) = (5).. (5) / (1)
(3)
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BA \5\......................... Year 1 100 1 100 70 hrs.; 7,000 hrs.; $4,494.00
Implementation $4,494.00. $449,400.00.
(one-time
reporting).
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Starting in Year 100 1 100 42 hrs.; 4,200 hrs.; 2,696.40
2 (annual $2,696.40. $269,640.00.
reporting).
TOP \6\........................ Year 1 171 1 171 70 hrs.; 11,970 hrs.; 4,494.00
implementation $4,494.00. $768,474.00.
(one-time
reporting).
Starting in Year 171 1 171 40 hrs. $2,568.00 6,840 hrs.; 2,568.00
2 (annual $439,128.00.
reporting).
BA/TOP......................... Annual Record 271 1 271 2 hrs.; $75.38... 542 hrs.; 75.38
Retention. $20,427.98.
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Total burden hours per year ................. .............. .............. .............. ................. 19,512 hrs. ..............
$1,238,301.98
(Year 1); 11,582
hrs. $729,195.98
per year,
(starting in
Year 2).
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Title: FERC-725Z, Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability
Standards.
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\3\ The number of respondents is the number of entities in which
a change in burden from the current standards to the proposed
exists, not the total number of entities from the current or
proposed standards that are applicable.
\4\ The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits) are based
on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information, as of May 2015 (at
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm, with updated benefits
information for March 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), for an electrical engineer (code 17-2071, $64.20/
hour), and for information and record clerks record keeper (code 43-
4199, $37.69/hour). The hourly figure for engineers is used for
reporting; the hourly figure for information and record clerks is
used for document retention.
\5\ Balancing Authority (BA). The following Requirements and
associated measures apply to balancing authorities: Requirement R1:
A revised data specification and writing the required operating
process/operating procedure; and Requirement R2: Quality monitoring
logs and the data errors and corrective action logs.
\6\ Transmission Operations (TOP). The following Requirements
and associated measures apply to transmission operators: Requirement
R1: A revised data specification and writing the required operating
process/operating procedure; and Requirement R3: Alarm process
monitor performance logs to maintain performance logs and corrective
action plans.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0276.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of FERC-725Z information
collections requirement with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: FERC-725Z requires reliability coordinators to have an
alarm process monitor that provides notification to system operators
when the failure of a real-time monitoring alarm processor has
occurred. Proposed Reliability Standard TOP-010-1, Requirement R4
contains an identical requirement applicable to transmission operators
and balancing authorities. This collection will improve real-time
situational awareness capabilities and enhance reliable operations by
requiring reliability coordinators, transmission operators, and
balancing authorities to provide operators with an improved awareness
of system conditions analysis capabilities, including alarm
availability, so that operators may take appropriate steps to ensure
reliability. These functions include planning, operations, data
sharing, monitoring, and analysis.
Type of Respondents: Balancing Authority and Transmission
Operations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
FERC-725Z, Changes Due to Reliability Standard IRO-018-1
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Number of Annual number Average burden & Total annual
Entity Requirements & respondents of responses Total number cost per response burden hours & Cost per
period \7\ per respondent of responses \8\ total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).............. (3) * (4) = (5).. (5) / (1)
(3)
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RC \9\......................... Year 1 11 1 11 60 hrs.; 660 hrs.; $3,852.00
Implementation $3,852.00. $42,372.00.
(reporting).
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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;
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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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\7\ The number of respondents is the estimated number of
entities for which there is a change in burden from the current
standards to the proposed standards, not the total number of
entities from the current or proposed standards that are applicable.
\8\ The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits) are based
on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information, as of May 2015 (at
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm, with updated benefits
information for March 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), for an electrical engineer (code 17-2071, $64.20/
hour), and for information and record clerks (code 43-4199, $37.69/
hour). The hourly figure for engineers is used for reporting; the
hourly figure for information and record clerks is used for document
retention.
\9\ Reliability Coordinator (RC). The following Requirements and
the associated measures apply to RCs: Requirement R1: A revised data
specification and writing the required operating Process/Operating
Procedure; Requirement R2: Quality monitoring logs and the data
errors and corrective action logs; and Requirement R3: Alarm process
monitor performance logs.
\10\ There is a DLO for Docket No. RD16-6-001, Revisions to the
Violation Risk Factors for Reliability Standards, approving the
directed changes to VRF designations in IRO-018-1 and TOP-010-1.
Dated: December 20, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31294 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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