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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0104]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Perkins Loan Program Regulations
and General Provisions Regulations
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2019–ICCD–0104. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
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data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Federal Perkins
Loan Program Regulations and General
Provisions Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0019.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; Individuals or Households;
State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 11,616,710.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,247,152.
Abstract: This request is for continued
approval of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements that are contained
in the General Provisions regulations as
well as the specific program regulations
for the Federal Perkins Loan program,
the Federal Work-Study program, and
the Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunities Grant program. This
purpose of this submission is to extend
this collection for the next three year
period. The information collection
requirements are necessary to determine
eligibility to receive program benefits
and to prevent fraud and abuse of
program funds.
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–32–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725M); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725M (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Generator Requirements at the
Transmission Interface) which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC19–32–000)
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/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, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725M (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Generator
Requirements at the Transmission
Interface).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0263.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725M with no updates to
the current reporting requirements.
SUMMARY:
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Abstract: On September 19, 2013, the
Commission issued Order No. 785,
Docket No. RM12–16–000, a Final Rule 1
approving modifications to four existing
Reliability Standards submitted by the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), the Commission
certified Electric Reliability
Organization. Specifically, the
Commission approved Reliability
Standards FAC–001–1 (Facility
Connection Requirements), FAC–003–3
(Transmission Vegetation Management),
PRC–004–2.1a (Analysis and Mitigation
of Transmission and Generation
Protection System Misoperations), and
PRC–005–1.1b (Transmission and
Generation Protection System
Maintenance and Testing).2 The
modifications improved reliability
either by extending applicability of the
Reliability Standard to certain generator
interconnection facilities, or by
clarifying that the existing Reliability
Standard is and remains applicable to
generator interconnection facilities.
On April 26, 2016, a Delegated Letter
Order was issued, Docket No. RD16–4–
000, approving proposed Reliability
Standard FAC–003–4 (Transmission
Vegetation Management). Reliability
Standard FAC–003–4 reflected revisions
to the current Minimum Vegetation
Clearance Distances (MVCDs) in
Reliability Standard FAC–003–3 based
on additional testing regarding the
appropriate gap factor to be used to
calculate clearance distances for
vegetation. NERC explained that
Reliability Standard FAC–003–4
includes higher and more conservative
MVCD values and, therefore,
maintained that these revisions would
‘‘enhance reliability and provide
additional confidence by applying a
more conservative approach to
determining the vegetation clearing
distances.’’
In FERC–725M we are:
(1) Adjusting the burden in FAC–003–
4 to reflect the latest number of
applicable entities based on the NERC
Compliance Registry as of July 26, 2019.
(2) Making a program change to
administratively remove all one-time
burden 3 that is being inadvertently
counted in FERC–725M and FERC–
725D.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Owner (TO); Generator Owner (GO); and
Regional Entity (RE).
Estimate of Annual Burden.4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 5 for the
information collectionas:
FERC–725M, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS AT THE TRANSMISSION INTERFACE
Number of
respondents 6
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
hours & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5)÷(1)
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FAC–003–4 (Transmission Vegetation Management)
Generator Owners, Regional Entities: Quarterly Reporting (Compliance 1.4).
Generator Owners: Annual Veg. inspect. Doc.
(M6); Work Plan (M7);
Evidence of Mgt. of
Veg. (M1 & M2); Confirmed Veg. Condition
(M4); & Corrective Action (M5).
Generator Owners,
Transmission Owners:
Record Retention
(Compliance 1.2).
101 7
4
404
0.25 hrs.; $17.00 ...
101 hrs.; 6,868.00 ..........
$68.00
95
1
95
2 hrs.; $136.00 ......
190 hrs.; 12,920.00 ........
136.00
423
1
423
1 hr.; $68.00 ..........
423 hrs.; 28,764.00 ........
68.00
Total .........................
........................
........................
922
................................
714 hrs.: $48,552.00 ......
$272.00
1 Generator Requirements at the Transmission
Interface, 144 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2013).
2 The burden is included in information
collection FERC–725M.
The burdens related to previous versions of
Reliability Standards mentioned in the Final Rule:
FAC–001–0 (Facility Connection Requirements);
FAC–003–2 (Transmission Vegetation
Management); PRC–004–2a (Analysis and
Mitigation of Transmission and Generation
Protection System Misoperations); and PRC–005–1b
(Transmission and Generation Protection System
Maintenance and Testing) are included in FERC–
725A (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System, OMB Control No. 1902–0244).
The Final Rule states the modifications included
in PRC–004–2.1a and PRC–005–1.1b are
clarifications of existing requirements, do not
extend those existing requirements to any new
entity or to additional facilities, and do not affect
the existing burden related to those standards.
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3 One-time burden is typically performed in the
first year of implementation. All burden associated
with FAC–001–3 in this collection was removed in
2015. The burden in FAC–001–3 was transferred in
2015 to FERC–725D (OMB Control Number 1902–
0247). See the November 6, 2014 Delegated Letter
Order, Docket No. RD14–12–000, approving
Reliability Standard FAC–001–2 and Order No. 836,
Balancing Authority Control, Inadvertent
Interchange, and Facility Interconnection
Reliability Standards, 160 FERC 61,070 (2017),
approving Reliability Standard FAC–001–3.
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. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
5 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
are based on the figures for May 2018 posted by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector
(available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
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22.htm) and updated March 2019 for benefits
information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus
benefits are:
—Manager (code 11–0000), $95.24
—Information and Records Clerks (code 43–
4199), $40.84
—Electrical Engineer (code 17–2071), $68.17
The average hourly burden cost for this collection
is $68.08 [($95.24 + $40.84 + $68.17)/3 =
$68.08)].and is rounded to $68.00 an hour.
6 According to the NERC Compliance Registry as
of July 26, 2019, there are 946 generator owners and
328 transmission owners registered in North
America. We estimate that approximately 10
percent (or 95) of these generator owners have
interconnection facilities that are applicable to the
standard.
7 The estimated number of respondents (101)
includes 95 generator owners and 6 Regional
Entities.
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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
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: August 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP19–475–000]
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Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Gulfstream Natural Gas
System, L.L.C. Phase VI Expansion
Project
On June 3, 2019, Gulfstream Natural
Gas System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream) filed an
application in Docket No. CP19–475–
000 requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act to abandon, construct, and operate
certain natural gas pipeline facilities in
Alabama and Florida. The proposed
project is known as the Phase VI
Expansion Project (Project). The Project
would add an additional 78,000
dekatherms per day of mainline
capacity to an existing power plant in
Manatee County, Florida.
On June 17, 2019, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) issued its Notice of Application
for the Project. Among other things, that
notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to
complete all necessary reviews and to
reach a final decision on a request for
a federal authorization within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)
for the Project. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff’s planned
schedule for the completion of the EA
for the Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
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90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—April 15, 2020
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
Gulfstream proposes to install one
16,000 horsepower turbine driven
compressor unit at its existing
Compressor Station 410 located in
Mobile County, Alabama and would
also abandon in place approximately 4
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in
Mobile County. Gulfstream would
construct approximately 4 miles of
thicker walled 36-inch-diameter
pipeline to replace the abandoned
pipeline and increase the maximum
allowable operating pressure of
approximately 59 miles of 36-inchdiameter onshore and offshore pipeline.
The Project would also require the
construction of metering equipment at
Compressor Station 420 in Manatee
County, Florida.
Background
On July 25, 2019, the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Phase VI Expansion Project
and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. To date, the
Commission received comments from
one landowner in response to the NOI.
The primary issues raised by the
commenter were not related to the
Project. All substantive comments will
be addressed in the forthcoming EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
eLibrary link, select General Search
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
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selected date range and Docket Number
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP19–475), and follow the instructions.
For assistance with access to eLibrary,
the helpline can be reached at (866)
208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: August 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Proposed CERCLA Administrative
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Michigan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement
agreement and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is giving notice of a
proposed administrative settlement for
recovery of past response costs
concerning the Alreco Metals Superfund
Site in Benton Harbor, Michigan with
the following settling parties: Louis
Padnos Iron & Metal Company; Toyota
Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc.; and Service
Aluminum Corporation. The EPA
invites written public comments on the
Settlement for thirty (30) days following
publication of this notice. The
settlement requires the settling parties
to pay $585,570.40 to the Hazardous
Substance Superfund.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement
and related documents can be viewed at
the Superfund Records Center (SRC–7J),
United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886–4465 and
on-line at https://response.epa.gov/site/
site_profile.aspx?site_id=9619. You may
send comments, referencing the Alreco
Metals Superfund Site in Benton
Harbor, Michigan and identified by
Docket ID No. [V–W–19–C–010], to the
following address: William Greaves,
Superfund & Emergency Management
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-32-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725M); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-725M (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface) which will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a review of
the information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 28,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-32-
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], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725M (Mandatory Reliability Standards: Generator
Requirements at the Transmission Interface).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0263.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725M with no
updates to the current reporting requirements.
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Abstract: On September 19, 2013, the Commission issued Order No.
785, Docket No. RM12-16-000, a Final Rule \1\ approving modifications
to four existing Reliability Standards submitted by the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Commission certified
Electric Reliability Organization. Specifically, the Commission
approved Reliability Standards FAC-001-1 (Facility Connection
Requirements), FAC-003-3 (Transmission Vegetation Management), PRC-004-
2.1a (Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and Generation Protection
System Misoperations), and PRC-005-1.1b (Transmission and Generation
Protection System Maintenance and Testing).\2\ The modifications
improved reliability either by extending applicability of the
Reliability Standard to certain generator interconnection facilities,
or by clarifying that the existing Reliability Standard is and remains
applicable to generator interconnection facilities.
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\1\ Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface, 144
FERC ] 61,221 (2013).
\2\ The burden is included in information collection FERC-725M.
The burdens related to previous versions of Reliability
Standards mentioned in the Final Rule: FAC-001-0 (Facility
Connection Requirements); FAC-003-2 (Transmission Vegetation
Management); PRC-004-2a (Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and
Generation Protection System Misoperations); and PRC-005-1b
(Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and
Testing) are included in FERC-725A (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System, OMB Control No. 1902-0244).
The Final Rule states the modifications included in PRC-004-2.1a
and PRC-005-1.1b are clarifications of existing requirements, do not
extend those existing requirements to any new entity or to
additional facilities, and do not affect the existing burden related
to those standards.
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On April 26, 2016, a Delegated Letter Order was issued, Docket No.
RD16-4-000, approving proposed Reliability Standard FAC-003-4
(Transmission Vegetation Management). Reliability Standard FAC-003-4
reflected revisions to the current Minimum Vegetation Clearance
Distances (MVCDs) in Reliability Standard FAC-003-3 based on additional
testing regarding the appropriate gap factor to be used to calculate
clearance distances for vegetation. NERC explained that Reliability
Standard FAC-003-4 includes higher and more conservative MVCD values
and, therefore, maintained that these revisions would ``enhance
reliability and provide additional confidence by applying a more
conservative approach to determining the vegetation clearing
distances.''
In FERC-725M we are:
(1) Adjusting the burden in FAC-003-4 to reflect the latest number
of applicable entities based on the NERC Compliance Registry as of July
26, 2019.
(2) Making a program change to administratively remove all one-time
burden \3\ that is being inadvertently counted in FERC-725M and FERC-
725D.
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\3\ One-time burden is typically performed in the first year of
implementation. All burden associated with FAC-001-3 in this
collection was removed in 2015. The burden in FAC-001-3 was
transferred in 2015 to FERC-725D (OMB Control Number 1902-0247). See
the November 6, 2014 Delegated Letter Order, Docket No. RD14-12-000,
approving Reliability Standard FAC-001-2 and Order No. 836,
Balancing Authority Control, Inadvertent Interchange, and Facility
Interconnection Reliability Standards, 160 FERC 61,070 (2017),
approving Reliability Standard FAC-001-3.
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Type of Respondents: Transmission Owner (TO); Generator Owner (GO);
and Regional Entity (RE).
Estimate of Annual Burden.\4\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \5\ 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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\5\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) are based
on the figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated March 2019 for benefits
information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The
hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--Manager (code 11-0000), $95.24
--Information and Records Clerks (code 43-4199), $40.84
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $68.17
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $68.08
[($95.24 + $40.84 + $68.17)/3 = $68.08)].and is rounded to $68.00 an
hour.
\6\ According to the NERC Compliance Registry as of July 26,
2019, there are 946 generator owners and 328 transmission owners
registered in North America. We estimate that approximately 10
percent (or 95) of these generator owners have interconnection
facilities that are applicable to the standard.
\7\ The estimated number of respondents (101) includes 95
generator owners and 6 Regional Entities.
FERC-725M, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & Total annual burden hours & Cost per
respondents per of responses cost per response total annual cost respondent
\6\ respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5)/(1)
(3)
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FAC-003-4 (Transmission Vegetation Management)
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Generator Owners, Regional 101 \7\ 4 404 0.25 hrs.; $17.00........ 101 hrs.; 6,868.00............ $68.00
Entities: Quarterly
Reporting (Compliance 1.4).
Generator Owners: Annual Veg. 95 1 95 2 hrs.; $136.00.......... 190 hrs.; 12,920.00........... 136.00
inspect. Doc. (M6); Work
Plan (M7); Evidence of Mgt.
of Veg. (M1 & M2); Confirmed
Veg. Condition (M4); &
Corrective Action (M5).
Generator Owners, 423 1 423 1 hr.; $68.00............ 423 hrs.; 28,764.00........... 68.00
Transmission Owners: Record
Retention (Compliance 1.2).
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Total.................... .............. .............. 922 ......................... 714 hrs.: $48,552.00.......... $272.00
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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 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: August 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-18428 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
