Commission Information Collection Activities FERC-725N Comment Request; Extension, 31488-31489 [2020-11241]
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Signed in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2020.
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD20–3–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities FERC–725N 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
proposedinformation collection FERC–
725N (Mandatory Reliability TPL
Standards: TPL–007–4, (Transmission
System Planned Performance for
Geomagnetic Disturbance Events)) 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–
0264. Send written comments on FERC–
725N to OMB thru www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Attention Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission Desk
Officer. Please identify the OMB control
Number (1902–0264) in the submect
line of your comments 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 comment to the right of the
subject collection. A copy of the
comments should also be sent to the
Commission, in Docket No. RD20–3–
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/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 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–725N, Mandatory
Reliability Standards TPL–007–4,
Transmission System Planned
Performance for Geomagnetic
Disturbance Events.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0264.
Type of Request: Revisions to the
information collection, as discussed in
Docket No. RD20–3–000.
Abstract: The proposed Reliability
Standard TPL–007–4 requires owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
to conduct initial and on-going
vulnerability assessments of the
potential impact of defined geomagnetic
disturbance events on Bulk- Power
System equipment and the Bulk-Power
System as a whole. Specifically, the
Reliability Standard requires entities to
develop corrective action plans for
vulnerabilities identified through
supplemental geomagnetic disturbance
vulnerability assessments and requires
entities to seek approval from the
Electric Reliability Organization of any
extensions of time for the completion of
corrective action plan items.
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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
(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 February 7, 2020, the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation filed a petition seeking
approval of proposed Reliability
Standard TPL–007–4 (Transmission
System Planned Performance for
Geomagnetic Disturbance Events).
NERC’s filed petition was noticed on
February 11, 2020, with interventions,
comments and protests due on or before
March 9, 2020. No interventions or
comments were received.
The DLO was issued on March 19,
2020. The standard goes in effect at
NERC on October 1,2020.
On April 16, 2020, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal
Register in Docket No. RD20–3–000
requesting public comments. The
Commission received no public
comment(s) which is addressed here
and in the related submittal to OMB.
Type of Respondents: Generator
Owner, Planning Coordinator,
Distribution Provider and Transmission
Owners.
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 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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Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 Our
estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of
Entities as of January 31, 2020.
The individual burden estimates
include the time needed to gather data,
run studies, and analyze study results.
These are consistent with estimates for
similar tasks in other Commission-
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approved standards. Estimates for the
additional average annual burden and
cost 6 as proposed in Docket No. RD20–
3–000 follow:
FERC–725N IN DOCKET NO. RD20–4–000
Annual
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
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)
GO 7
...................
PC 8 ....................
DP 9 ....................
TO 10 ..................
969
71
318
321
1
1
1
1
969
71
318
321
Total ............
............................
............................
1,679
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: May 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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40
40
40
40
hours; $3,200 ...
hours; $3,200 ...
hours & $3,200
hours & $3,200
38,760 hours; $3,100,800 ..
2,840 hours; $227,200 .......
12,720 hours; $1,017,600 ..
12,840 hours; $1,027,200 ..
$3,200
3,200
3,200
3,200
...............................
67,160 hours; $5,372,800 ..
....................
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CD20–5–000]
Kyle Kembel Farm Irrigation
Hydropower Project; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On May 18, 2020, Kyle Kembel filed
a notice of intent to construct a
qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA). The proposed Kyle
Kembel Farm Irrigation Hydropower
Project would have an installed capacity
of 5.2 kilowatts (kW), and would be
located along an existing irrigation
pipeline on the applicant’s property
near Fort Morgan, Morgan County,
Colorado.
Applicant Contact: Matt Harris, 21482
County Road T.5, Fort Morgan, CO
80701, Phone No. (970) 867–4971,
Email: matt@harrisec.com.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,
Phone No. (202) 502–6778, Email:
christopher.chaney@ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A 5.2-kW
turbine-generator; (2) an approximately
8-foot by 10-foot powerhouse; (3) 6inch-diameter intake and discharge
pipes connecting to the existing
irrigation pipeline; and (4) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
have an estimated annual generation of
up to 17.5 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all the criteria shown in
the table below.
TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Statutory provision
Description
Satisfies
(Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A) .........................
The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and
uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.
The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts ...................................
On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.
Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ......................
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) .....................
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) ....................
Preliminary Determination: The
proposed Kyle Kembel Farm Irrigation
Hydropower Project will not alter the
primary purpose of the conduit, which
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 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC–
725N(1) are approximately the same as the
Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2019 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time
equivalent (FTE) is $167,091/year (or $80.00/hour).
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is to transport water for irrigation.
Therefore, based upon the above
7 Generator
Owner.
Coordinator.
9 Distribution Provider.
10 Transmission Owner.
8 Planning
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD20-3-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities FERC-725N 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 proposedinformation
collection FERC-725N (Mandatory Reliability TPL Standards: TPL-007-4,
(Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance
Events)) 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-
0264. Send written comments on FERC-725N to OMB thru www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk
Officer. Please identify the OMB control Number (1902-0264) in the
submect line of your comments 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
comment to the right of the subject collection. A copy of the comments
should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. RD20-3-000) 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-725N, Mandatory Reliability Standards TPL-007-4,
Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance
Events.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0264.
Type of Request: Revisions to the information collection, as
discussed in Docket No. RD20-3-000.
Abstract: The proposed Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 requires
owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System to conduct initial and
on-going vulnerability assessments of the potential impact of defined
geomagnetic disturbance events on Bulk- Power System equipment and the
Bulk-Power System as a whole. Specifically, the Reliability Standard
requires entities to develop corrective action plans for
vulnerabilities identified through supplemental geomagnetic disturbance
vulnerability assessments and requires entities to seek approval from
the Electric Reliability Organization of any extensions of time for the
completion of corrective action plan items.
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 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 February 7, 2020, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation filed a petition seeking approval of proposed Reliability
Standard TPL-007-4 (Transmission System Planned Performance for
Geomagnetic Disturbance Events).
NERC's filed petition was noticed on February 11, 2020, with
interventions, comments and protests due on or before March 9, 2020. No
interventions or comments were received.
The DLO was issued on March 19, 2020. The standard goes in effect
at NERC on October 1,2020.
On April 16, 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Federal
Register in Docket No. RD20-3-000 requesting public comments. The
Commission received no public comment(s) which is addressed here and in
the related submittal to OMB.
Type of Respondents: Generator Owner, Planning Coordinator,
Distribution Provider and Transmission Owners.
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Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of Entities as of January 31, 2020.
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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 include the time needed to gather
data, run studies, and analyze study results. These are consistent with
estimates for similar tasks in other Commission-approved standards.
Estimates for the additional average annual burden and cost \6\ as
proposed in Docket No. RD20-3-000 follow:
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\6\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set and
cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-725N(1) are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2019 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $167,091/
year (or $80.00/hour).
FERC-725N in Docket No. RD20-4-000
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Annual number of Cost per
Annual number of responses per Total number of Average burden hrs. & cost ($) per Total annual burden hours & cost ($) respondent
respondents respondent responses response (rounded) ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)................................ (3) * (4) = (5).............................. (5) / (1)
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GO \7\.................................. 969 1 969 40 hours; $3,200................... 38,760 hours; $3,100,800..................... $3,200
PC \8\.................................. 71 1 71 40 hours; $3,200................... 2,840 hours; $227,200........................ 3,200
DP \9\.................................. 318 1 318 40 hours & $3,200.................. 12,720 hours; $1,017,600..................... 3,200
TO \10\................................. 321 1 321 40 hours & $3,200.................. 12,840 hours; $1,027,200..................... 3,200
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Total............................... ................ ................ 1,679 ................................... 67,160 hours; $5,372,800..................... ...........
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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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\7\ Generator Owner.
\8\ Planning Coordinator.
\9\ Distribution Provider.
\10\ Transmission Owner.
Dated: May 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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