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Line 880, currently owned by Spire
Missouri Inc. (Spire Missouri); 1 and (iii)
minor modifications to Line 880 after it
is acquired. This notice set February 27,
2017, as the deadline for motions to
intervene.
On May 1, 2017, in Docket No. CP17–
40–001, the Commission issued public
notice of Spire’s amendment to its
application to propose a route
alternative. Instead of acquiring and
refurbishing Spire Missouri’s Line 880,
Spire’s amended application proposes
to construct a new six-mile, 24-inch
diameter pipeline for the final segment
of its proposal (referred to as the North
County Extension). This notice set May
22, 2017, as the deadline for motions to
intervene.
Multiple motions to intervene out of
time were filed between the
intervention deadlines and December
19, 2017. Here, because the deadline for
filing a timely intervention passed
before the Commission announced its
new policy governing late interventions
in Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C.,2 the late motions to intervene are
granted.3
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Atmos Pipeline-Texas; Notice of
Technical Conference
Take notice that an informal technical
conference concerning the abovecaptioned proceedings will be convened
by phone on May 2, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
(EDT). The purpose of the
teleconference will be to discuss
comments filed in the proceeding.
All interested parties are invited to
participate by phone. Please email
Deirdra Archie at deirdra.archie@
ferc.gov or call (202) 502–6819 by
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, to RSVP and to
receive specific instructions on how to
participate.
1 Spire Missouri Inc. was formerly known as
Laclede Gas Company.
2 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC
61,167, at P 51 (2018).
3 18 CFR 385.214(d) (2017).
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Dated: April 19, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–9–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725x); 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 Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting its
information collection FERC–725X
(Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards)
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
previously issued a Notice in the
Federal Register requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
comments on the FERC–725X and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0278, 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 202–395–8528.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC18–9–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
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/submissionSUMMARY:
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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/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–725X, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Voltage and
Reactive (VAR) Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0278.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725X information
collection requirements with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to Section 215 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), NERC
established the Voltage and Reactive
(VAR) group of Reliability Standards,
which consists of two continent-wide
Reliability Standards, VAR–001–4 and
VAR–002–3.1 These two standards were
designed to maintain voltage stability on
the Bulk-Power System, protect
transmission, generation, distribution,
and customer equipment, and support
the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power
System. Voltage stability is the ability of
a power system to maintain acceptable
voltage levels throughout the system
under normal operating conditions and
following a disturbance. Failure to
maintain acceptable voltage levels (i.e.,
voltage levels become too high or too
low) may cause violations of System
Operating Limits (SOLs) and
Interconnection Reliability Operating
Limits (IROLs), resulting in damage to
Bulk-Power System equipment, and
thereby threaten the reliable operation
of the Bulk-Power System.
Reliability Standard VAR–001–4 2
Reliability Standard VAR–001–4
contains the following requirements:
• Specify a system-wide voltage
schedule (which is either a range or a
target value with an associated tolerance
band) as part of its plan to operate
within SOLs and IROLs, and to provide
the voltage schedule to its Reliability
Coordinator and adjacent Transmission
Operators upon request (Requirement
R1);
1 FERC approved these standards in the Order in
Docket No. RD14–11–000 (issued on 8/1/2014).
2 Applies to generation operators only.
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• Schedule sufficient reactive
resources to regulate voltage levels
(Requirement R2);
• Operate or direct the operation of
devices to regulate transmission voltage
and reactive flows (Requirement R3);
• Develop a set of criteria to exempt
generators from certain requirements
under Reliability Standard VAR–002–3
related to voltage or Reactive Power
schedules, automatic voltage
regulations, and notification
(Requirement R4);
• Specify a voltage or Reactive Power
schedule (which is either a range or a
target value with an associated tolerance
band) for generators at either the high or
low voltage side of the generator stepup transformer, provide the schedule to
the associated Generator Operator,
direct the Generator Operator to comply
with that schedule in automatic voltage
control mode, provide the Generator
Operator the notification requirements
for deviating from the schedule, and, if
requested, provide the Generator
Operator the criteria used to develop the
schedule (Requirement R5); and
• Communicate step-up transformer
tap changes, the time frame for
completion, and the justification for
these changes to Generator Owners
(Requirement R6).
Reliability Standard VAR–002–3 3
Reliability Standard VAR–002–3
contains the following requirements:
• Operate each of its generators
connected to the interconnected
transmission system in automatic
voltage control mode or in a different
control mode as instructed by the
Transmission Operator, unless the
Generator Operator (1) is exempted
pursuant to the criteria developed under
VAR–001–4, Requirement R4, or (2)
makes certain notifications to the
Transmission Operator specifying the
reasons it cannot so operate
(Requirement R1);
• Maintain the Transmission
Operator’s generator voltage or Reactive
Power schedule, unless the Generator
Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the
criteria developed under VAR–001–4,
Requirement R4, or (2) complies with
the notification requirements for
deviations as established by the
Transmission Owner pursuant to
Requirement R5 in VAR–001–4
(Requirement R2);
• Notify the Transmission Operator of
a change in status of its voltage
controlling device within 30 minutes,
unless the status is restored within that
time period (Requirement R3);
• Notify the Transmission Operator of
a change in reactive capability due to
factors other than those described in
VAR–002–3, Requirement R3 within 30
minutes unless the capability has been
restored during that time period
(Requirement R4).
• Provide information on its step-up
transformers and auxiliary transformers
within 30 days of a request from the
Transmission Operator or Transmission
Planner (Requirement R5); and
• Comply with the Transmission
Operator’s step-up transformer tap
change directives unless compliance
would violate safety, an equipment
rating, or applicable laws, rules or
regulations (Requirement R6).
Type of Respondents: Generator
operators and transmission operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–725X, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE (VAR) STANDARDS
Number of
respondents 5
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Total ................................
Total number
of responses
Average
Burden &
Cost per
response 6
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual Cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
VAR–001–4 (Requirement
R1–R6).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement
R1).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement
R2–R6).
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
181 (TOP) .........
1
181
160 hrs.; $10,899.20 .............
28,960 hrs.; $1,972,755 ........
$10,899.20
944 (GOP) .........
1
944
80 hrs.; 5,449.60 ...................
75,520 hrs.; $5,144,422 ........
5,449.60
944 (GOP) .........
1
944
120 hrs.; $8,174.40 ...............
113,280 hrs.; $7,716,634 ......
8,174.40
...........................
........................
2,069
................................................
217,760 hrs.; $14,833,811 ....
........................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
3 Applies
to transmission operators only.
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
4 Burden
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PL18–1–000]
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ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
AGENCY:
In this Notice of Inquiry, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) seeks information and
stakeholder perspectives to help the
SUMMARY:
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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operators.
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6 The estimate for hourly cost is $68.12/hour.
This figure is the average salary plus benefits for an
electrical engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071)
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC18-9-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725x); 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 Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-725X (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards) 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 previously issued a
Notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments on the FERC-725X and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by May 25,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0278, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at 202-395-8528.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC18-9-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: 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 [email protected], 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
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725X, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Voltage and
Reactive (VAR) Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0278.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725X information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
NERC established the Voltage and Reactive (VAR) group of Reliability
Standards, which consists of two continent-wide Reliability Standards,
VAR-001-4 and VAR-002-3.\1\ These two standards were designed to
maintain voltage stability on the Bulk-Power System, protect
transmission, generation, distribution, and customer equipment, and
support the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. Voltage
stability is the ability of a power system to maintain acceptable
voltage levels throughout the system under normal operating conditions
and following a disturbance. Failure to maintain acceptable voltage
levels (i.e., voltage levels become too high or too low) may cause
violations of System Operating Limits (SOLs) and Interconnection
Reliability Operating Limits (IROLs), resulting in damage to Bulk-Power
System equipment, and thereby threaten the reliable operation of the
Bulk-Power System.
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\1\ FERC approved these standards in the Order in Docket No.
RD14-11-000 (issued on 8/1/2014).
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Reliability Standard VAR-001-4 \2\
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\2\ Applies to generation operators only.
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Reliability Standard VAR-001-4 contains the following requirements:
Specify a system-wide voltage schedule (which is either a
range or a target value with an associated tolerance band) as part of
its plan to operate within SOLs and IROLs, and to provide the voltage
schedule to its Reliability Coordinator and adjacent Transmission
Operators upon request (Requirement R1);
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Schedule sufficient reactive resources to regulate voltage
levels (Requirement R2);
Operate or direct the operation of devices to regulate
transmission voltage and reactive flows (Requirement R3);
Develop a set of criteria to exempt generators from
certain requirements under Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 related to
voltage or Reactive Power schedules, automatic voltage regulations, and
notification (Requirement R4);
Specify a voltage or Reactive Power schedule (which is
either a range or a target value with an associated tolerance band) for
generators at either the high or low voltage side of the generator
step-up transformer, provide the schedule to the associated Generator
Operator, direct the Generator Operator to comply with that schedule in
automatic voltage control mode, provide the Generator Operator the
notification requirements for deviating from the schedule, and, if
requested, provide the Generator Operator the criteria used to develop
the schedule (Requirement R5); and
Communicate step-up transformer tap changes, the time
frame for completion, and the justification for these changes to
Generator Owners (Requirement R6).
Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 \3\
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Reliability Standard VAR-002-3 contains the following requirements:
Operate each of its generators connected to the
interconnected transmission system in automatic voltage control mode or
in a different control mode as instructed by the Transmission Operator,
unless the Generator Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the criteria
developed under VAR-001-4, Requirement R4, or (2) makes certain
notifications to the Transmission Operator specifying the reasons it
cannot so operate (Requirement R1);
Maintain the Transmission Operator's generator voltage or
Reactive Power schedule, unless the Generator Operator (1) is exempted
pursuant to the criteria developed under VAR-001-4, Requirement R4, or
(2) complies with the notification requirements for deviations as
established by the Transmission Owner pursuant to Requirement R5 in
VAR-001-4 (Requirement R2);
Notify the Transmission Operator of a change in status of
its voltage controlling device within 30 minutes, unless the status is
restored within that time period (Requirement R3);
Notify the Transmission Operator of a change in reactive
capability due to factors other than those described in VAR-002-3,
Requirement R3 within 30 minutes unless the capability has been
restored during that time period (Requirement R4).
Provide information on its step-up transformers and
auxiliary transformers within 30 days of a request from the
Transmission Operator or Transmission Planner (Requirement R5); and
Comply with the Transmission Operator's step-up
transformer tap change directives unless compliance would violate
safety, an equipment rating, or applicable laws, rules or regulations
(Requirement R6).
Type of Respondents: Generator operators and transmission
operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\4\ 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, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\5\ TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator operators.
\6\ The estimate for hourly cost is $68.12/hour. This figure is
the average salary plus benefits for an electrical engineer
(Occupation Code: 17-2071) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses Total number Average Burden & Total annual burden Cost per
\5\ per of responses Cost per response hours & total respondent ($)
respondent \6\ annual Cost
(1)..................... (2) (1) * (2) = (4)................. (3) * (4) = (5)..... (5) / (1)
(3)
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VAR-001-4 (Requirement R1-R6)..... 181 (TOP)............... 1 181 160 hrs.; $10,899.20 28,960 hrs.; $10,899.20
$1,972,755.
VAR-002-3 (Requirement R1)........ 944 (GOP)............... 1 944 80 hrs.; 5,449.60... 75,520 hrs.; 5,449.60
$5,144,422.
VAR-002-3 (Requirement R2-R6)..... 944 (GOP)............... 1 944 120 hrs.; $8,174.40. 113,280 hrs.; 8,174.40
$7,716,634.
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Total......................... ........................ .............. 2,069 .................... 217,760 hrs.; ..............
$14,833,811.
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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; 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: April 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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