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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD17–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725R); Comment
Request
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, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the information
collection FERC–725R (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability
Standards) which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by April 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. RD17–1–000)
by 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
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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–725R, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0268.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of FERC–725R information collection
requirement, as modified.
Abstract: On November 10, 2016, the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for
Commission approval of retirement,
pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) and Section
39.5 of the Commission’s regulations, of
currently-effective Reliability Standard
BAL–004–0 (Time Error Correction).
NERC explains that since Reliability
Standard BAL–004–0 became effective,
improvements have been made to
mandatory Reliability Standards (such
as the development of Reliability
Standards BAL–003–1.1 and BAL–001–
2 and the Interconnection Reliability
Operations and Coordination (IRO)
Standards) that help ensure continued
adherence to frequency approximating
60 Hertz over long-term averages and
make Reliability Standard BAL–004–0
redundant.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the reduction
(due to the retirement of Reliability
Standard BAL–004–0) in the annual
public reporting burden for the
information collection as follows:
1 Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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Number of
respondents 2
Retirement of current standard BAL–
004–0 currently in (FERC–725R).
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hours & cost per
response 3
Annual burden hours & total
annual cost
(1)
FERC 725R, reductions due to
RD17–1–000
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
TOTAL REDUCTION (Rounded)
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Total annual burden and cost will be
reduced by 110 hours and $18,370.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information are 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
estimates 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: February 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP15–138–000]
Atlantic Sunrise Project; Notice of
Availability of Final General
Conformity Analysis
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In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Clean Air Act, and the Federal Energy
2 The estimated number of respondents is based
on the NERC compliance registry as of December
12, 2016. According to the NERC compliance
registry, there are 99 U.S. balancing authorities (BA)
and 11 reliability coordinators (RC).
3 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Burden Hours per
Response * $/hour = Cost per Response. The
$64.29/hour figure for an engineer and the $37.75/
hour figure for a record clerk (rounded to $38.00)
are based on the average salary plus benefits data
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm), May
2015, Section 22, Utilities. In the burden table,
engineering is abbreviated as ‘‘Eng.’’ and record
keeping is abbreviated as ‘‘R.K.’’.
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¥1
¥110
(Eng.) 2 hrs. ($129);
(R.K.) 1 hr. ($38).
¥330 hrs. (¥220 Eng.,
¥110 R.K.); ¥$18,370
(¥$14,190 Eng., ¥$4,180
R.K.)
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¥110 hrs.
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¥110
¥$18,370
BA 99; RC 11
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Regulatory Commission’s (Commission
or FERC) regulations, Commission staff
has prepared this final General
Conformity Determination (GCD) for the
Atlantic Sunrise Project (Project)
proposed by Transcontinental Gas
Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco).
The FERC staff concludes that the
Project would achieve conformity with
the Pennsylvania State Implementation
Plan in Lancaster County through the
transfer of Emission Reduction Credits.
The Project would involve the
construction and operation of about
199.4 miles of pipeline facilities and
appurtenant aboveground facilities,
including:
• 185.9 miles of new natural gas
pipeline in Columbia, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Luzerne, Northumberland,
Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Wyoming
Counties, Pennsylvania (58.7 miles of
30-inch-diameter and 127.3 miles of 42inch-diameter pipeline);
• 11.0 miles of new pipeline looping
in Clinton and Lycoming Counties,
Pennsylvania (2.5 miles of 36-inchdiameter and 8.5 miles of 42-inchdiameter pipeline);
• 2.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter
pipeline replacements in Prince William
County, Virginia;
• two new compressor stations in
Columbia and Wyoming Counties,
Pennsylvania (Compressor Stations 610
and 605);
• additional compression and related
modifications to two existing
compressor stations in Columbia and
Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania
(Compressor Stations 517 and 520) and
one in Howard County, Maryland
(Compressor Station 190);
• other modifications would be taking
place at Compressor Stations 145, 150,
155, 160, 170, 185, and 190 across
Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia;
• two new meter stations and three
new regulator stations would be
constructed and operated in
Pennsylvania. There would also be
modifications at an existing meter
station, and the construction and
operation of additional ancillary
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facilities would occur in Pennsylvania;
and
• in North Carolina and South
Carolina, supplemental odorization,
odor detection, and/or odor masking/
deodorization equipment would be
installed at 56 meter stations, regulator
stations, and ancillary facilities.
For additional information on the
Project, the public can view the final
environmental impact statement on our
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/
industries/gas/enviro/eis/2016/12-3016-FEIS.asp. The complete final General
Conformity Determination, which also
contains our responses to public
comments on the draft General
Conformity Determination, may be
found on FERC’s elibrary system under
the above referenced Docket number.
For further information, contact Eric
Tomasi by telephone at 202–502–8097
or by email at Eric.Tomasi@ferc.gov.
Dated: January 17, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2035–099]
City and County of Denver, Colorado;
Notice of Application Accepted For
Filing, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, Protests,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Amendment
of License.
b. Project No.: 2035–099.
c. Date Filed: November 25, 2016.
d. Applicant: City and County of
Denver, Colorado acting through its
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD17-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725R); Comment
Request
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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the information collection FERC-
725R (Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability Standards) which
will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by April 10,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. RD17-1-
000) by 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-725R, Mandatory Reliability Standards: BAL Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0268.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of FERC-725R information
collection requirement, as modified.
Abstract: On November 10, 2016, the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval
of retirement, pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA) and Section 39.5 of the Commission's regulations, of currently-
effective Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 (Time Error Correction). NERC
explains that since Reliability Standard BAL-004-0 became effective,
improvements have been made to mandatory Reliability Standards (such as
the development of Reliability Standards BAL-003-1.1 and BAL-001-2 and
the Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination (IRO)
Standards) that help ensure continued adherence to frequency
approximating 60 Hertz over long-term averages and make Reliability
Standard BAL-004-0 redundant.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden \1\: The Commission estimates the
reduction (due to the retirement of Reliability Standard BAL-004-0) in
the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as
follows:
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\1\ Burden is defined 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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Number of
FERC 725R, reductions due to RD17-1- Number of respondents \2\ responses per Total number Average burden hours & Annual burden hours &
000 respondent of responses cost per response \3\ total annual cost
(1)......................... (2) (1) x (2) = (4)..................... (3) x (4) = (5)
(3)
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Retirement of current standard BAL-004- BA 99; RC 11................ -1 -110 (Eng.) 2 hrs. ($129); -330 hrs. (-220 Eng., -
0 currently in (FERC-725R). (R.K.) 1 hr. ($38). 110 R.K.); -$18,370 (-
$14,190 Eng., -$4,180
R.K.)
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TOTAL REDUCTION (Rounded)......... ............................ .............. -110 hrs. ........................ -110
-$18,370
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Total annual burden and cost will be reduced by 110 hours and
$18,370.
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\2\ The estimated number of respondents is based on the NERC
compliance registry as of December 12, 2016. According to the NERC
compliance registry, there are 99 U.S. balancing authorities (BA)
and 11 reliability coordinators (RC).
\3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the
following formula: Burden Hours per Response * $/hour = Cost per
Response. The $64.29/hour figure for an engineer and the $37.75/hour
figure for a record clerk (rounded to $38.00) are based on the
average salary plus benefits data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm), May
2015, Section 22, Utilities. In the burden table, engineering is
abbreviated as ``Eng.'' and record keeping is abbreviated as
``R.K.''.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information are 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 estimates 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: February 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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