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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD20–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725G); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
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public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System: PRC
Standards: Regional Reliability Standard
PRC–006–NPCC–2 Automatic
Underfrequency Load-Shedding (UFLS))
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.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0252, 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. RD20–1–000, 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–725G (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: Regional Reliability Standard
PRC–006–NPCC–2, Automatic
Underfrequency Load-Shedding (UFLS).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0252.
Type of Request: Revisions to the
information collection, as discussed in
Docket No. RD20–1–000.
Abstract: The proposed regional
Reliability Standard applies to generator
owners, planning coordinators,
distribution providers, and transmission
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owners in the Northeast Power
Coordinating Council Region and is
designed to ensure the development of
an effective automatic underfrequency
load shedding (UFLS) program to
preserve the security and integrity of the
Bulk-Power System during declining
system frequency events in coordination
with the NERC continent-wide UFLS
Reliability Standard PRC–006–1. The
Commission also proposes to approve
the related violation risk factors,
violation severity levels,
implementation plan, and effective date
proposed by NERC.
On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted
into law the Electricity Modernization
Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle
A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005).1 EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the FPA, which required
a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, which are subject
to Commission review and approval.
Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight, or the
Commission can independently enforce
Reliability Standards.2
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.3 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.4 The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On December 23, 2019, the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and Northeast
Power Coordinating Council, Inc.
(NPCC) filed a joint petition seeking
approval of proposed regional
Reliability Standard PRC–006–NPCC–2
(NPCC Automatic Underfrequency Load
Shedding). NERC and NPCC state that
regional Reliability Standard PRC–006–
NPCC–2 establishes consistent and
coordinated requirements for the design,
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law No. 109–
58, Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified
at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
3 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No.
672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006).
4 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116
FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117
FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance, 118
FERC ¶ 61,190, order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046
(2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d
1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
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implementation, and analysis of
automatic underfrequency load
shedding (UFLS) programs among all
NPCC applicable entities. These
requirements are more stringent and
specific than the NERC continent-wide
UFLS Reliability Standard, PRC–006–3,
and were established such that the
declining frequency is arrested and
recovered in accordance with NPCC
performance requirements. NPCC
revised currently effective Regional
Reliability Standard PRC–006–NPCC–1
to remove redundancies with the
Reliability Standard PRC–006–3, clarify
obligations for registered entities,
improve communication of island
boundaries to affected registered
entities, and provide entities with the
flexibility to calculate net load shed for
UFLS in certain situations.
On February 19, 2020, the
Commission issued a Delegated Letter
Order, Docket No. RD20–1–000,
approving proposed Reliability
Standard PRC–006–NPCC–2, the
associated VRFs and VSLs, the Effective
Date, and the retirement of the currently
effective Regional Reliability Standard
PRC–006–NPCC–1. The effective date
for Reliability Standard PRC–006–
NPCC–2 is as of the date of this order,
January 18, 2020.
Type of Respondents: Generator
owners, planning coordinators,
distribution providers, and transmission
owners in the Northeast Power
Coordinating Council (NPCC) Region.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 Our
estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of
Entities as of January 31, 2019.
According to the NERC compliance
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registry, and Functions as of, which
indicates there are registered as GO, PC,
DP and TO entities.
The individual burden estimates are
based on the time needed to gather data,
run studies, and analyze study results to
design or update the underfrequency
load shedding programs. Additionally,
documentation and the review of
underfrequency load shedding program
results by supervisors and management
is included in the administrative
estimations. These are consistent with
estimates for similar tasks in other
Commission approved standards.
Estimates for the additional burden
and cost imposed by the order in Docket
No. RD20–1–000 follow:
Commission estimates the annual
burden and cost 6 as follows. Burden
and cost for the information collection
as follows:
RD20–1–000—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM: REGIONAL RELIABILITY STANDARD
PRC–006–NPCC–2 AUTOMATIC UNDERFREQUENCY LOAD SHEDDING
[UFLS]
Reliability standard &
requirement
Average
annual number 1
of respondents
Average
annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average annual
total number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost
($) per response
Total annual burden
hours & cost
($) (rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
...........
...........
...........
...........
3,000 hrs.; $10,000 ...
48 hrs.; $160 .............
1,224 hrs.; $4,080 .....
936 hrs.; $3,120 ........
$80
$80
$80
....................
...............................
5,208 hrs.; $17,360 ...
....................
GO ....................................
PC .....................................
DP .....................................
TO .....................................
125
2
51
39
1
1
1
1
125
2
51
39
Total ..........................
............................
..........................
..........................
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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.
24
24
24
24
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
$80
$80
$80
$80
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER20–1113–001.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment: 3616
Iron Star Wind Project/ITC E&P Ag
Cancel-Amended Filing to be effective
2/8/2020.
Filed Date: 3/5/20.
Accession Number: 20200305–5060.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1164–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
5 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.
6 The Commission staff estimates that industry is
similarly situated in terms of hourly cost (for wages
Dated: March 5, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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effective 2/21/2020.
Filed Date: 3/4/20.
Accession Number: 20200304–5295.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/25/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1167–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Republic Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2020–03–04_Republic Transmission
Integration Filing to be effective 12/31/
9998.
Filed Date: 3/4/20.
Accession Number: 20200304–5247.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/25/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1168–000.
Applicants: DTE Big Turtle Wind
Farm I, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DTE
Big Turtle Wind Farm I, LLC Notice of
Succession to be effective 1/15/2020.
plus benefits). Based on the Commission’s FY
(Fiscal Year) 2019 average cost (for wages plus
benefits), $80.00/hour is used.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD20-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: PRC Standards: Regional Reliability Standard
PRC-006-NPCC-2 Automatic Underfrequency Load-Shedding (UFLS)) 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.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0252, 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. RD20-1-000, 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-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-2, Automatic
Underfrequency Load-Shedding (UFLS).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0252.
Type of Request: Revisions to the information collection, as
discussed in Docket No. RD20-1-000.
Abstract: The proposed regional Reliability Standard applies to
generator owners, planning coordinators, distribution providers, and
transmission owners in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Region
and is designed to ensure the development of an effective automatic
underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) program to preserve the security
and integrity of the Bulk-Power System during declining system
frequency events in coordination with the NERC continent-wide UFLS
Reliability Standard PRC-006-1. The Commission also proposes to approve
the related violation risk factors, violation severity levels,
implementation plan, and effective date proposed by NERC.
On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into law the Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).\1\ EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by
the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the Commission can
independently enforce Reliability Standards.\2\
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\1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law No. 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672,
implementing section 215 of the FPA.\3\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO.\4\ The Reliability
Standards developed by the ERO and approved by the Commission apply to
users, owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System as set forth in
each Reliability Standard.
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\3\ Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Reliability
Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,204, order on reh'g, Order No. 672-A, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ] 31,212 (2006).
\4\ North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ]
61,062, order on reh'g and compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006),
order on compliance, 118 FERC ] 61,190, order on reh'g, 119 FERC ]
61,046 (2007), aff'd sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342
(D.C. Cir. 2009).
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On December 23, 2019, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.
(NPCC) filed a joint petition seeking approval of proposed regional
Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-2 (NPCC Automatic Underfrequency Load
Shedding). NERC and NPCC state that regional Reliability Standard PRC-
006-NPCC-2 establishes consistent and coordinated requirements for the
design,
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implementation, and analysis of automatic underfrequency load shedding
(UFLS) programs among all NPCC applicable entities. These requirements
are more stringent and specific than the NERC continent-wide UFLS
Reliability Standard, PRC-006-3, and were established such that the
declining frequency is arrested and recovered in accordance with NPCC
performance requirements. NPCC revised currently effective Regional
Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1 to remove redundancies with the
Reliability Standard PRC-006-3, clarify obligations for registered
entities, improve communication of island boundaries to affected
registered entities, and provide entities with the flexibility to
calculate net load shed for UFLS in certain situations.
On February 19, 2020, the Commission issued a Delegated Letter
Order, Docket No. RD20-1-000, approving proposed Reliability Standard
PRC-006-NPCC-2, the associated VRFs and VSLs, the Effective Date, and
the retirement of the currently effective Regional Reliability Standard
PRC-006-NPCC-1. The effective date for Reliability Standard PRC-006-
NPCC-2 is as of the date of this order, January 18, 2020.
Type of Respondents: Generator owners, planning coordinators,
distribution providers, and transmission owners in the Northeast Power
Coordinating Council (NPCC) Region.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of Entities as of January 31, 2019.
According to the NERC compliance registry, and Functions as of, which
indicates there are registered as GO, PC, DP and TO entities.
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\5\ 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.
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The individual burden estimates are based on the time needed to
gather data, run studies, and analyze study results to design or update
the underfrequency load shedding programs. Additionally, documentation
and the review of underfrequency load shedding program results by
supervisors and management is included in the administrative
estimations. These are consistent with estimates for similar tasks in
other Commission approved standards.
Estimates for the additional burden and cost imposed by the order
in Docket No. RD20-1-000 follow:
Commission estimates the annual burden and cost \6\ as follows.
Burden and cost for the information collection as follows:
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\6\ The Commission staff estimates that industry is similarly
situated in terms of hourly cost (for wages plus benefits). Based on
the Commission's FY (Fiscal Year) 2019 average cost (for wages plus
benefits), $80.00/hour is used.
RD20-1-000--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-2 Automatic Underfrequency Load
Shedding
[UFLS]
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Average annual
Reliability standard & Average annual number of Average annual Average burden hrs. & Total annual burden hours & Cost per
requirement number \1\ of responses per total number of cost ($) per response cost ($) (rounded) respondent
respondents respondent responses ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5)............. (5) / (1)
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GO............................ 125 1 125 24 hrs.; $80............. 3,000 hrs.; $10,000......... $80
PC............................ 2 1 2 24 hrs.; $80............. 48 hrs.; $160............... $80
DP............................ 51 1 51 24 hrs.; $80............. 1,224 hrs.; $4,080.......... $80
TO............................ 39 1 39 24 hrs.; $80............. 936 hrs.; $3,120............ ...........
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Total..................... ................ ............... ............... ......................... 5,208 hrs.; $17,360......... ...........
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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: March 5, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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