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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on October 10, 2019.
Dated: September 12, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD19–3–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–725b3); 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 currentlyapproved information collection FERC–
725B3 (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for Critical Infrastructure Protection
(CIP) Reliability Standards) and
submitting the information collection to
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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 20, 2019, the
Commission published a Notice in the
Federal Register in Docket No. RD19–3–
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 21, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by 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.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD19–3–000, 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: Mandatory Reliability Standards
for Critical Infrastructure Protection
[CIP] Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: TBD.
Type of Request: Revisions to the
information collection, as discussed in
Docket No. RD19–3–000.
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Abstract: On March 7, 2019, the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) requested
Commission approval of Reliability
Standard CIP–008–6 (Cyber Security—
Incident Reporting and Response
Planning). Reliability Standard CIP–
008–6 addresses the Commission’s
directive in Order No. 848 to develop
modifications to the Reliability
Standards to require reporting of Cyber
Security Incidents that compromise, or
attempt to compromise, a Responsible
Entity’s Electronic Security Perimeter
(ESP) or associated Electronic Access
Control or Monitoring Systems
(EACMS).1
Reliability Standard CIP–008–6,
among other things, requires
Responsible Entities 2 to broaden the
mandatory reporting of Cyber Security
Incidents to include compromises or
attempts to compromise BES Cyber
Systems or their associated ESPs or
EACMS. Reliability Standard CIP–008–
6 will not significantly increase the
reporting burden on entities because it
builds off the reporting threshold in the
previous version of the Reliability
Standard, Reliability Standard CIP–008–
5.
Type of Respondents: Balancing
Authority, Distribution Provider,
Generator Operator, Generator Owner,
Reliability Coordinator, Transmission
Operator, and Transmission Owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the changes in
the annual public reporting burden and
cost as indicated below.4
1 Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability
Standards, Order No. 848, 164 FERC ¶ 61,033
(2018).
2 ‘‘Responsible Entities’’ refers to Balancing
Authority, Distribution Provider, Generator
Operator, Generator Owner, Reliability Coordinator,
Transmission Operator, and Transmission Owner.
3 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.
4 For the earlier version of the Reliability
Standard retired in Docket No. RD19–3–000, the
baseline numbers for respondents, burden, and cost
are the same figures as those in Order No. 848. The
requirements and burdens from the retired
Reliability Standard are continued in Reliability
Standard CIP–008–6, plus the additional
requirements and burdens as indicated in the table.
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Number of
respondents
and type of
entity 5
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost per
response 6
Total annual
burden hours and total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Update internal procedures to comply with
augmented reporting requirements. (onetime) 7 (CIP–008–6 R1–R4).
Annual cyber security incident plan review (ongoing) 8 (CIP–008–6 R2.1).
Update cyber security incident plan per review
findings (ongoing) (CIP–008–6 R3).
Incident reporting burden (ongoing) (CIP–008–
6 R4).
288
1
288
50 hrs.; $4,050 .....
14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400
288
1
288
10 hrs.; $810 ........
2,880 hrs.; $233,280 ......
810
288
1
288
10 hrs.; $810 ........
2,880 hrs.; $233,280 ......
810
288
12
3,456
12 hrs.; $972 ........
3,456 hrs.; $279,936 ......
972
Total (one-time) ..........................................
........................
........................
288
...............................
14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400
........................
Total (ongoing) ...........................................
........................
........................
4,032
...............................
9,216 hrs.; $746,496 ......
........................
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: September 12, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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5 There are 1,414 unique registered entities in the
NERC compliance registry as of May 24, 2019. Of
this total, we estimate that 288 entities will face an
increased paperwork burden.
6 The loaded hourly wage figure (includes
benefits) is based on the average of the occupational
categories for 2017 found on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics website: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2017/
may/oessrci.htm.
Legal (Occupation Code: 23–0000): $143.68.
Information Security Analysts (Occupation Code
15–1122): $61.55.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
(Occupation Code: 11–3021): $96.51.
Management (Occupation Code: 11–0000):
$94.28.
Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071):
$66.90.
Management Analyst (Code: 43–0000): $63.32.
These various occupational categories are
weighted as follows: [($94.28)(.10) + ($61.55)(.315)
+ ($66.90)(.02) + ($143.68)(.15) + ($96.51)(.10) +
($63.32)(.315)] = $81.30. The figure is rounded to
$81.00 for use in calculating wage figures in this
order.
7 One-time burdens apply in Year 1 only.
8 Ongoing burdens apply in Year 2 and beyond.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC19–130–000.
Applicants: GP Energy Management
LLC, Power Supply Services LLC.
Description: Supplement to August
30, 2019 Application for Authorization
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power
Act of GP Energy Management LLC, et
al.
Filed Date: 9/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190912–5127.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/3/19.
Docket Numbers: EC19–135–000.
Applicants: Avangrid Renewables,
LLC, Avangrid Arizona Renewables,
LLC, Poseidon Wind, LLC.
Description: Errata to September 3,
2019 Application for Authorization
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power
Act [Exhibit C] of Avangrid Renewables,
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 9/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190912–5078.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/24/19.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1276–010;
ER10–1292–009; ER10–1287–009;
ER10–1303–009; ER10–1319–011;
ER10–1353–011; ER18–1183–002;
ER18–1184–002.
Applicants: Consumers Energy
Company, CMS Energy Resource
Management Company, Grayling
Generation Station Limited Partnership,
Genesee Power Station Limited
Partnership, CMS Generation Michigan
Power, LLC, Dearborn Industrial
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$4,050
Generation, L.L.C., Delta Solar Power I,
LLC, Delta Solar Power II, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change-In-Status of Consumer Energy
Company, et al.
Filed Date: 9/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190912–5122.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/3/19.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1285–008.
Applicants: Craven County Wood
Energy Limited Partnership.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change-In-Status of Craven County
Wood Energy Limited Partnership.
Filed Date: 9/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190912–5120.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/3/19.
Docket Numbers: ER10–2475–020;
ER10–2474–020; ER10–3246–014;
ER13–1266–023; ER15–2211–020.
Applicants: Nevada Power Company,
Sierra Pacific Power Company,
PacifiCorp, CalEnergy, LLC,
MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of the BHE MBR
Sellers.
Filed Date: 9/13/19.
Accession Number: 20190913–5121.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/4/19.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2435–001.
Applicants: ORNI 41 LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status for ORNI 41 LLC.
Filed Date: 9/13/19.
Accession Number: 20190913–5118.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/4/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2800–000.
Applicants: Russell City Energy
Company, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Executed Agreement for Black Start
Service to be effective 11/6/2019.
Filed Date: 9/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190912–5115.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/3/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2801–000.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD19-3-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725b3);
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-725B3 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) 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 20, 2019, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. RD19-3-000
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 21,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. TBD,
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. RD19-3-000, 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: Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure
Protection [CIP] Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: TBD.
Type of Request: Revisions to the information collection, as
discussed in Docket No. RD19-3-000.
Abstract: On March 7, 2019, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) requested Commission approval of Reliability
Standard CIP-008-6 (Cyber Security--Incident Reporting and Response
Planning). Reliability Standard CIP-008-6 addresses the Commission's
directive in Order No. 848 to develop modifications to the Reliability
Standards to require reporting of Cyber Security Incidents that
compromise, or attempt to compromise, a Responsible Entity's Electronic
Security Perimeter (ESP) or associated Electronic Access Control or
Monitoring Systems (EACMS).\1\
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\1\ Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards,
Order No. 848, 164 FERC ] 61,033 (2018).
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Reliability Standard CIP-008-6, among other things, requires
Responsible Entities \2\ to broaden the mandatory reporting of Cyber
Security Incidents to include compromises or attempts to compromise BES
Cyber Systems or their associated ESPs or EACMS. Reliability Standard
CIP-008-6 will not significantly increase the reporting burden on
entities because it builds off the reporting threshold in the previous
version of the Reliability Standard, Reliability Standard CIP-008-5.
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\2\ ``Responsible Entities'' refers to Balancing Authority,
Distribution Provider, Generator Operator, Generator Owner,
Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Transmission
Owner.
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Type of Respondents: Balancing Authority, Distribution Provider,
Generator Operator, Generator Owner, Reliability Coordinator,
Transmission Operator, and Transmission Owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the changes
in the annual public reporting burden and cost as indicated below.\4\
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\3\ 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.
\4\ For the earlier version of the Reliability Standard retired
in Docket No. RD19-3-000, the baseline numbers for respondents,
burden, and cost are the same figures as those in Order No. 848. The
requirements and burdens from the retired Reliability Standard are
continued in Reliability Standard CIP-008-6, plus the additional
requirements and burdens as indicated in the table.
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Number of
respondents Annual number Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden hours and Cost per
and type of of responses of responses per response \6\ total annual cost respondent ($)
entity \5\ per respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4).................... (3) * (4) = (5).............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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Update internal procedures to 288 1 288 50 hrs.; $4,050........ 14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400...... $4,050
comply with augmented reporting
requirements. (one-time) \7\
(CIP-008-6 R1-R4).
Annual cyber security incident 288 1 288 10 hrs.; $810.......... 2,880 hrs.; $233,280......... 810
plan review (ongoing) \8\ (CIP-
008-6 R2.1).
Update cyber security incident 288 1 288 10 hrs.; $810.......... 2,880 hrs.; $233,280......... 810
plan per review findings
(ongoing) (CIP-008-6 R3).
Incident reporting burden 288 12 3,456 12 hrs.; $972.......... 3,456 hrs.; $279,936......... 972
(ongoing) (CIP-008-6 R4).
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Total (one-time)............ .............. .............. 288 ....................... 14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400...... ..............
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Total (ongoing)............. .............. .............. 4,032 ....................... 9,216 hrs.; $746,496......... ..............
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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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\5\ There are 1,414 unique registered entities in the NERC
compliance registry as of May 24, 2019. Of this total, we estimate
that 288 entities will face an increased paperwork burden.
\6\ The loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based
on the average of the occupational categories for 2017 found on the
Bureau of Labor Statistics website: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2017/may/oessrci.htm.
Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000): $143.68.
Information Security Analysts (Occupation Code 15-1122): $61.55.
Computer and Information Systems Managers (Occupation Code: 11-
3021): $96.51.
Management (Occupation Code: 11-0000): $94.28.
Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071): $66.90.
Management Analyst (Code: 43-0000): $63.32.
These various occupational categories are weighted as follows:
[($94.28)(.10) + ($61.55)(.315) + ($66.90)(.02) + ($143.68)(.15) +
($96.51)(.10) + ($63.32)(.315)] = $81.30. The figure is rounded to
$81.00 for use in calculating wage figures in this order.
\7\ One-time burdens apply in Year 1 only.
\8\ Ongoing burdens apply in Year 2 and beyond.
Dated: September 12, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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