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reservoir with a gross storage capacity of
about 93,737 acre-feet at the normal
maximum water surface elevation
(NMWSE) of 300 feet; (6) an overflow
spillway with a 15-foot-wide concrete
approach apron, 300-foot-long ungated,
ogee-type concrete structure, and a 77foot-long downstream concrete chute
with concrete sidewalls; (7) a 1,200-footlong, unlined, rock channel that carries
spill downstream to the Bear River; (8)
a 22-foot-high, concrete, power intake
tower with openings on three sides
protected by steel trashracks; (9) a 760foot-long, 8-foot-diameter concrete
tunnel through the left abutment of the
main dam that conveys water from the
power intake to the powerhouse; (10) a
steel-reinforced, concrete powerhouse
with a 6.8-megawatt, vertical-shaft,
Francis-type turbine, which discharges
to the Bear River at the base of the main
dam; (11) a 25-foot-4-inch-high,
concrete, vertical intake tower with
openings on three sides protected by
steel trashracks that receives water for
the outlet works; (12) a 350-foot-long,
48-inch-diameter steel pipe that conveys
water from the intake structure to a
valve chamber for the outlet works; (13)
a 400-foot-long, 7.5-foot-diameter
concrete-lined horseshoe tunnel that
connects to the valve chamber; (14) a
48-inch-diameter, outlet valve with a
500-cubic-feet-per-second release
capacity at NMWSE on the downstream
face of the main dam that discharges
directly into the Bear River; (15) a
switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse;
(16) two recreation areas with
campgrounds, day-use areas, boat
ramps, restrooms, and sewage holding
ponds; (17) a recreational water system
that includes two pumps in the
reservoir that deliver water to a
treatment facility that is piped to a
60,000-gallon storage tank to supply
water to recreation facilities. The
estimated average annual generation
(2010 to 2017) is 22,637 megawatthours.
South Sutter Water District proposes
to: (1) Raise the NMWSE of the project
reservoir by 5 feet from an elevation of
300 feet to an elevation of 305 feet; (2)
raise the existing spillway crest from an
elevation of 300 feet to an elevation of
305 feet to accommodate the proposed
pool raise; (3) replace and restore
several recreation facilities; (4) add an
existing 0.25-mile road as a primary
project road to access the powerhouse
and switchyard; and (5) modify the
project boundary to account for the
removal of the 1.9-mile-long
transmission line from the license in
1991, corrections based on current
project operation and maintenance, and
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changes under the category of a contour
20 feet above the 300-feet NMWSE or
proximity of 200-horizontal-feet from
the 300-foot NMWSE.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title PROTEST or MOTION
TO INTERVENE; (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies
may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of
the applicant specified in the particular
application.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene
and Protests and Requests for
Cooperating Agency Status—October
29, 2019
Commission issues Scoping Document
1—January 2020
Scoping Comments due—February 2020
Commission issues Request for
Additional Information (if
necessary)—March 2020
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Commission issues Scoping Document 2
(if necessary)—April 2020
Commission issues Notice of Ready for
Environmental Analysis—April 2020
Commission issues EA, Draft EA, or
Draft EIS—October 2020
Comments on EA, Draft EA, or Draft EIS
due—November 2020
Commission issues Final EA or Final
EIS—February 2021
Dated: August 30, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD19–6–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725Z); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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 currently
approved information collection FERC–
725Z (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
IRO Reliability Standards) and
submitting the information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below. On June 27, 2019, the
Commission published a Notice in the
Federal Register in Docket No. RD19–6–
000 requesting public comments. The
Commission received no public
comments and is indicating that in the
related submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0276, should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD19–6–000, by either of the
following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• 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–725Z (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability
Standards).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0276.
Type of Request: Revisions to the
information collection, as discussed in
Docket No. RD19–6–000.
Abstract: On July 11, 2019, the
Commission issued a Delegated Letter
Order, Docket No. RD19–6–000,
approving proposed Reliability
Standard IRO–002–6 (Reliability
Coordination, Monitoring and Analysis),
the associated violation risk factors and
violation severity levels, and
implementation plan. The Reliability
Standard was submitted in a joint
petition dated May 30, 2019, by the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and Western
Electricity Coordinating Council
(WECC). NERC and WECC stated that
the proposed Reliability Standard IRO–
002–6 reflects the addition of a regional
Variance containing additional
requirements applicable to Reliability
Coordinators providing service to
entities in the Western Interconnection
and none of the continent-wide
requirements have been changed from
currently effective Reliability Standard
IRO–002–5.1 According to the approved
implementation plan, the effective date
for Reliability Standard IRO–002–6 is
January 1, 2020.
Type of Respondents: Reliability
coordinators (RC) providing service to
entities in the Western Interconnection.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the changes in
the annual public reporting burden and
cost 3 as follows.
FERC–725Z—CHANGES DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD19–6–000
Number of
respondents &
type of entity 4
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
& cost per response
($)
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
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no change .................
Information collection requirements
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements (continuing in IRO–002–6 [formerly in IRO–002–5]) 5.
no change.
Increases, due to the Regional Variance of IRO–002–6 6
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Reporting (R2 & R3), in Yr. 1 ......................
Reporting (R2 & R3), in Yr. 2 & ongoing ....
Total Increase to FERC–725Z in Year 1 .....
Total Increase to FERC–725Z in Year 2
and ongoing.
2 (RC)
2 (RC)
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3
1
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6
2
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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
1 The burden related to continent-wide Reliability
Standard IRO–002–5 (Reliability Coordination,
Monitoring and Analysis) is included in FERC–
725Z (Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO
Reliability Standards, OMB Control No. 1902–
0276).
2 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.
3 The hourly cost figures, for salary plus benefits,
for the new standards are based on Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) information (at https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/naics2_22.htm), as of May 2018, and
benefits information for December 2018 (at https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). For salary
plus benefits, for reporting requirements, an
electrical engineer (code 17–2071) is $68.17/hour;
for the recordkeeping requirements, an information
and record clerk (code 43–4199) is $40.84/hour.
4 Our estimates are based on the joint petition
which indicates at present, only one reliability
coordinator, Peak Reliability, provides reliability
coordinator services in the Western
Interconnection. In July 2018, Peak Reliability
announced that it would cease operations at the end
of December 2019. Over the course of 2018 and
2019, several entities have indicated that they will
seek certification to perform the reliability
coordinator function for their respective footprints
in the Western Interconnection. For the purposes of
this information collection, the WECC RC
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52 hrs.; $3,544.84 .....
480 hrs.; $32,721.60
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312
960
312
960
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
$21,269.04.
$65,443.20.
$21,269.04.
$65,443.20.
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: August 30, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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certification status was used to estimate the number
of entities within the United States making
significant progress to become certified Western
Interconnection reliability coordinators. The
certification progress chart and schedule are posted
at the following link: https://www.wecc.org/
EventAnalysisSituationalAwareness/Pages/
Certification.aspx.
5 The reporting and recordkeeping requirements
and the associated burden will continue in IRO–
002–6 (burden formerly included in IRO–002–5).
The corresponding estimated burden for the 11 RCs
continues to be 30 hours per response (or a total
estimated burden of 330 hours).
6 The estimated burden is for the development
phase and the ongoing effort to administer/
implement the variance requirements.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD19-6-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725Z); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 currently approved
information collection FERC-725Z (Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO
Reliability Standards) and submitting the information collection to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as explained below. On June 27, 2019, the
Commission published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No.
RD19-6-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no
public comments and is indicating that in the related submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 7,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0276, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. RD19-6-000, by either of the following methods:
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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-725Z (Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability
Standards).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0276.
Type of Request: Revisions to the information collection, as
discussed in Docket No. RD19-6-000.
Abstract: On July 11, 2019, the Commission issued a Delegated
Letter Order, Docket No. RD19-6-000, approving proposed Reliability
Standard IRO-002-6 (Reliability Coordination, Monitoring and Analysis),
the associated violation risk factors and violation severity levels,
and implementation plan. The Reliability Standard was submitted in a
joint petition dated May 30, 2019, by the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating
Council (WECC). NERC and WECC stated that the proposed Reliability
Standard IRO-002-6 reflects the addition of a regional Variance
containing additional requirements applicable to Reliability
Coordinators providing service to entities in the Western
Interconnection and none of the continent-wide requirements have been
changed from currently effective Reliability Standard IRO-002-5.\1\
According to the approved implementation plan, the effective date for
Reliability Standard IRO-002-6 is January 1, 2020.
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\1\ The burden related to continent-wide Reliability Standard
IRO-002-5 (Reliability Coordination, Monitoring and Analysis) is
included in FERC-725Z (Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO
Reliability Standards, OMB Control No. 1902-0276).
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Type of Respondents: Reliability coordinators (RC) providing
service to entities in the Western Interconnection.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the changes
in the annual public reporting burden and cost \3\ as follows.
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\2\ 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.
\3\ The hourly cost figures, for salary plus benefits, for the
new standards are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm), as of
May 2018, and benefits information for December 2018 (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). For salary plus benefits,
for reporting requirements, an electrical engineer (code 17-2071) is
$68.17/hour; for the recordkeeping requirements, an information and
record clerk (code 43-4199) is $40.84/hour.
FERC-725Z--Changes Due to Docket No. RD19-6-000
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Number of
respondents & Annual number Total number Average burden hours & cost per Total annual burden hours &
Information collection requirements type of entity of responses of responses response ($) total annual cost ($)
\4\ per respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).............................. (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Reporting and Recordkeeping .............. .............. .............. no change........................ no change.
Requirements (continuing in IRO-
002-6 [formerly in IRO-002-5]) \5\.
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Increases, due to the Regional Variance of IRO-002-6 \6\
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Reporting (R2 & R3), in Yr. 1...... 2 (RC) 3 6 52 hrs.; $3,544.84............... 312 hrs.; $21,269.04.
Reporting (R2 & R3), in Yr. 2 & 2 (RC) 1 2 480 hrs.; $32,721.60............. 960 hrs.; $65,443.20.
ongoing.
Total Increase to FERC-725Z in Year .............. .............. .............. ................................. 312 hrs.; $21,269.04.
1.
Total Increase to FERC-725Z in Year .............. .............. .............. ................................. 960 hrs.; $65,443.20.
2 and ongoing.
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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.
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\4\ Our estimates are based on the joint petition which
indicates at present, only one reliability coordinator, Peak
Reliability, provides reliability coordinator services in the
Western Interconnection. In July 2018, Peak Reliability announced
that it would cease operations at the end of December 2019. Over the
course of 2018 and 2019, several entities have indicated that they
will seek certification to perform the reliability coordinator
function for their respective footprints in the Western
Interconnection. For the purposes of this information collection,
the WECC RC certification status was used to estimate the number of
entities within the United States making significant progress to
become certified Western Interconnection reliability coordinators.
The certification progress chart and schedule are posted at the
following link: https://www.wecc.org/EventAnalysisSituationalAwareness/Pages/Certification.aspx.
\5\ The reporting and recordkeeping requirements and the
associated burden will continue in IRO-002-6 (burden formerly
included in IRO-002-5). The corresponding estimated burden for the
11 RCs continues to be 30 hours per response (or a total estimated
burden of 330 hours).
\6\ The estimated burden is for the development phase and the
ongoing effort to administer/implement the variance requirements.
Dated: August 30, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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