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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Instructions
[Docket No. RD20–1–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725G); 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, 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 June 25, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0252. Send written comments on FERC–
725G to OMB thru www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission Desk
Officer. Please identify the OMB Control
Number (1902–0252) in the subject line
of your comments and should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Using the search function
under the Currently Under Review field
select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click submit and select
comment to the right of the subject
collection.
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/Express Services: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
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OMB submissions: Must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function
under the Currently Under Review field
select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select
comment to the right of the subject
collection.
FERC 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 ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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.
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–006–1.1 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
1 Effective
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(EPAct 2005).2 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.3
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.4 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.5 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,
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: 6 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.
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 7 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 of
respondents
Average annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average annual
total number
of responses
Average burden
hours & cost
($) per response
Total annual
burden hours & cost
($) (rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
GO 8
............................
PC 9 .............................
DP 10 ...........................
TO 11 ...........................
125
2
51
39
1
1
1
1
125
2
51
39
24
24
24
24
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
$1,920
$1,920
$1,920
$1,920
......
......
......
......
Total .....................
............................
............................
217
...............................
3,000 hrs.; $240,000
48 hrs.; $3,840 ..........
1,224 hrs.; $97,920 ...
936 hrs.; $74,880 ......
5,208 hrs.: $416,640
$1,920
1,920
1,920
1,920
....................
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.
2 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at
16 U.S.C. 824o).
3 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
4 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).
5 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).
6 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.
7 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.
8 Generator Owner.
9 Planning Coordinator.
10 Distribution Provide.
11 Transmission Owner.
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Dated: May 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10853–022]
Otter Tail Power Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 10853–022.
c. Date Filed: November 27, 2019.
d. Applicant: Otter Tail Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Otter Tail River
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Otter Tail River
Hydroelectric Project consists of five
developments on the Otter Tail River
that starts in the Township of Friberg,
Minnesota and extends downstream
(south) of the City of Fergus Falls,
Minnesota. The project does not occupy
federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Michael Olson,
Natural Gas Turbine Operations and
NERC Compliance, Otter Tail Power
Company, 215 South Cascade Street,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537; (218)
739–8411; mjolson@otpco.com.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick Ely at (202)
502–8570 or email at patrick.ely@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 Days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
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Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Otter Tail River Project consists
of the following five existing
developments listed upstream to
downstream: (1) Friberg development;
(2) Hoot development; (3) Central
development; (4) Pisgah development;
and (5) Dayton Hollow development.
The Friberg development consists of:
(1) A reservoir with a surface area of 340
acres, and negligible storage capacity, at
a normal water surface elevation of
1,299 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a
341-foot-long dam which contains a 31foot-high and 61-foot-long spillway with
seven bays, an 80-foot-long and 36-foothigh east earthfill dike, and a 200-footlong and 36-foot-high west earthfill
dike; (3) a power canal; (4) a 194-footlong, 9-foot-diameter penstock; (5) a 27foot-wide and 27-foot-long reinforced
concrete powerhouse; (6) a vertical
turbine rated at 900 horsepower (hp)
under a head of 35 feet, connected to a
560-kilowatt (kW) generator; (7) a
tailrace; (8) a 75-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt
(kV) transmission line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities.
The Hoot development facilities
include: (1) A reservoir with a negligible
surface area and storage capacity (dam
diverts river flow) at a normal water
surface elevation of 1,256 feet msl; (2)
a 150-foot-long, 9-foot-high dam which
contains a concrete spillway with six
stoplogged openings with the two outer
openings 5 feet 4 inches wide and the
other four openings 11 feet 4 inches
wide; (3) a 500-foot-long, 90-inchdiameter concrete tunnel (Hoot Lake);
(4) a 20-foot-wide, 700-foot-long
channel between Hoot Lake and Wright
Lake; (5) a 20-foot-wide, 300-foot-long
channel leading to the intake structure;
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(6) a 1,050-foot-long, 8-foot-square
concrete tube; (7) a surge tank; (8) an 89foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel
penstock; (9) a reinforced concrete
powerhouse; (10) a horizontal turbine
rated at 1,260 hp under a head of 68 feet
connected to a 1,000-kw generator; (11)
a tailrace; (12) a 200-foot-long, 2.4-kV
transmission line; (13) a nature-like
fishway; and (14) appurtenant facilities.
The Central development consists of:
(1) A reservoir having a surface area of
15 acres and a storage capacity of 400
acre-feet, at a normal water surface
elevation of 1,181 feet msl; (2) a 107foot-long and 25-foot-high dam which
contains a 70-foot-long and 25-foot-high
spillway; (3) an intake structure; (4) a
30-foot-wide and 40-foot-long brick
masonry powerhouse; (5) a vertical
turbine rated at 720 hp under a head of
22 feet, connected to a 400-kW
generator; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 40-footlong, 2.4-kV transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
The Pisgah development consists of:
(1) A reservoir having a surface area of
70 acres and storage capacity of 250
acre-feet at a normal water surface
elevation of 1,156 feet msl; (2) a 493foot-long concrete gravity and earthfill
dam ranging in height from 21 feet to 38
feet which has (a) an earthfill dike, (b)
a 123-foot-long and 38-foot-high
concrete wing wall, (c) six spillway
bays, (d) a 150-foot-long and 21-foothigh south earthfill embankment, and
(e) a 220-foot-long and 38-foot-high
north earthfill embankment; (3) an
intake; (4) a 22-foot-wide and 32-footlong reinforced concrete and brick
masonry powerhouse; (5) a vertical
turbine rated at 850 hp under a head of
25 feet, connected to a 520-kW
generator; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 330-footlong, 2.4-kV transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
The Dayton Hollow development
consists of: (1) A reservoir having a
surface area of 230 acres and a storage
capacity of 5,000 acre-feet at a normal
water surface elevation of 1,107 feet
msl; (2) a 265-foot-long concrete and
earthfill dam varying in height from 11
feet to 40 feet which contains (a) an 80foot-long and 40-foot-high concrete
spillway section, (b) a 95-foot-long and
11-foot-high east earthfill embankment,
and (c) a 90-foot-long and 22-foot-high
west earthfill embankment; (3) an intake
structure; (4) a 22-foot-wide and 32-footlong reinforced concrete and masonry
powerhouse; (5) a vertical turbine rated
at 800 hp under a head of 35 feet,
connected to a 520-kW generator and a
horizontal 650 hp turbine connected to
a 450-kW generator; (6) a tailrace; (7) an
80-foot- long, 2.4-kV transmission line;
and (8) appurtenant facilities.
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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, 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, 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 June 25, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0252. Send written comments on FERC-725G to OMB thru www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk
Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-0252) in the
subject line of your comments and should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using
the search function under the Currently Under Review field select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click submit and select comment
to the right of the subject collection.
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/Express Services: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions
OMB submissions: Must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; Using the
search function under the Currently Under Review field select Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit'' and select comment to
the right of the subject collection.
FERC 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).
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.
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.\1\ The Commission also proposes to
approve the related violation risk factors, violation severity levels,
implementation plan, and effective date proposed by NERC.
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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
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(EPAct 2005).\2\ 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.\3\
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\2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 U.S.C. 824o).
\3\ 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.\4\ Pursuant to Order No. 672, the
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO.\5\ 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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\4\ 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).
\5\ 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, 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: \6\ 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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\6\ 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 \7\ as follows.
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\7\ 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), $80.00/hour is used.
RD20-1-000--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: Regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-2 Automatic Underfrequency Load
Shedding (UFLS)
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Average annual
Reliability standard & Average annual number of Average annual Average burden hours & Total annual burden hours & Cost per
requirement number of responses per total number of cost ($) per response cost ($) (rounded) respondent
respondents respondent responses ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)............ (5) / (1)
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GO \8\....................... 125 1 125 24 hrs.; $1,920......... 3,000 hrs.; $240,000....... $1,920
PC \9\....................... 2 1 2 24 hrs.; $1,920......... 48 hrs.; $3,840............ 1,920
DP \10\...................... 51 1 51 24 hrs.; $1,920......... 1,224 hrs.; $97,920........ 1,920
TO \11\...................... 39 1 39 24 hrs.; $1,920......... 936 hrs.; $74,880.......... 1,920
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Total.................... ................ ................ 217 ........................ 5,208 hrs.: $416,640....... ...........
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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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\8\ Generator Owner.
\9\ Planning Coordinator.
\10\ Distribution Provide.
\11\ Transmission Owner.
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Dated: May 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11240 Filed 5-22-20; 8:45 am]
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