Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T); Comment Request; Extension, 39557-39558 [2020-14183]
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CP16- 4–001, the Commission will
apply its revised practice concerning
out-of-time motions to intervene in any
new NGA section 3 or section 7
proceeding.1 Persons desiring to become
a party to a certificate proceeding are to
intervene in a timely manner. If seeking
to intervene out-of-time, the movant is
required to ‘‘show good cause why the
time limitation should be waived,’’ and
should provide justification by reference
to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules and
Regulations.2
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on July 16, 2020.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–14185 Filed 6–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–14–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725T); 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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725T, (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System: TRE
Reliability Standards) and submitting
the information collection to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
SUMMARY:
1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162
FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018).
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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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 July 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0273) in the subject line. Your
comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission
(identified by Docket No. IC20–14–000)
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, at Health
and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All 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–725T, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: TRE 1 Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725T information
Reliability Entity.
is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
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collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards
apply to entities registered as Generator
Owners (GOs), Generator Operators
(GOPs), and Balancing Authorities (BAs)
within the Texas Reliability Entity
region.
The information collection
requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System
software, identification and recording of
events, data retention, and submitting
frequency measurable events to the
compliance enforcement authority
(Regional Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable
events. The BA has to identify and post
information regarding Frequency
Measurable Events (FME). Further, the
BA has to calculate and report to the
Compliance Enforcement Authority data
related to Primary Frequency Response
(PFR) performance of each generating
unit/generating facility.
Data retention. The BA, GO, and GOP
shall keep data or evidence to show
compliance, as identified below, unless
directed by its Compliance Enforcement
Authority to retain specific evidence for
a longer period of time as part of an
investigation. Compliance audits are
generally about three years apart.
• The BA shall retain a list of
identified Frequency Measurable Events
and shall retain FME information since
its last compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all monthly
PFR performance reports since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all annual
Interconnection minimum Frequency
Response calculations, and related
methodology and criteria documents,
relating to time periods since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all data and
calculations relating to the
Interconnection’s Frequency Response,
and all evidence of actions taken to
increase the Interconnection’s
Frequency Response, since its last
compliance audit.
• Each GOP and GO shall retain
evidence since its last compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC
Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners,
Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden 2: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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FERC–725T (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM: TRE RELIABILITY STANDARDS)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost per
response 3
Total annual
burden hours
and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Maintenance and Submission of
Event Log Data.
Evidence Retention .........................
41
1
1
5 130
1
Total .........................................
........................
........................
Comments: Comments areinvited 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: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–14183 Filed 6–30–20; 8:45 am]
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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: EC20–76–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation, Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
3 the figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector (available
at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and updated March 2019 for benefits information
(at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).
The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
—File Clerks (code 43–4071), $34.50.
—Electrical Engineer (code 17–2071), $68.17.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection
is $51.34 [$34.50 + $68.17 = 51.335] and is rounded
to $51.34.
4 BA (balancing authority).
5 BA (balancing authority), GO (generator owner),
and GOP (generator operator).
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16 hrs.; $821.44
16 hrs.; $821.44
130
2 hrs.; $102.68 ..
260 hrs.;
$13,348.4.
131
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276 hrs.;
$14,169.84.
Federal Power Act, et al. of
NorthWestern Corporation, et al.
Filed Date: 6/23/20.
Accession Number: 20200623–5267.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1790–018;
ER10–2597–005.
Applicants: BP Energy Company,
Fowler Ridge III Wind Farm LLC.
Description: Market Power Update for
Northeast Region of BP Energy
Company, et al.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5205.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER10–2924–014.
Applicants: Kleen Energy Systems,
LLC.
Description: Triennial Compliance
Filing of Kleen Energy Systems, LLC.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5183.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER11–2041–015;
ER11–2042–015.
Applicants: Innovative Energy
Systems, LLC, Seneca Energy II, LLC.
Description: Triennial Compliance
Filing of Innovative Energy Systems,
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5187.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER11–3861–015.
Applicants: Empire Generating Co,
LLC.
Description: Triennial Market Power
Analysis of Empire Generating Co, LLC.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5188.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER12–1195–004;
ER10–2310–005; ER10–2314–005;
ER10–2311–005; ER15–595–002; ER15–
924–002; ER10–2312–005; ER15–926–
002; ER15–927–002; ER14–2486–002;
ER17–2580–001.
Applicants: Camden County Energy
Recovery Associates, L.P., Covanta
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$821.44
102.68
Delaware Valley, L.P., Covanta Energy
Marketing LLC, Covanta Essex
Company, Covanta Fairfax, Inc.,
Covanta Haverhill Associates, LLC,
Covanta Hempstead Company, Covanta
Niagara I, LLC, Covanta Plymouth
Renewable Energy, LLC, Covanta Union,
LLC, SEMASS Partnership.
Description: Updated Market Power
Analysis for Northeast Region of the
Covanta MBR Entities, et al.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5184.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER14–2500–010;
ER14–2498–010.
Applicants: Newark Energy Center
LLC, EIF Newark, LLC.
Description: Triennial Compliance
Filing of Newark Energy Center LLC, et
al. under, et al.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5185.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2154–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original ISA, SA No. 4940; Queue No.
AA2–178 (amend) to be effective 2/2/
2018.
Filed Date: 6/24/20.
Accession Number: 20200624–5158.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/15/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2155–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original WMPA SA No. 5668; Queue
No. AE2–079 to be effective 5/28/2020.
Filed Date: 6/25/20.
Accession Number: 20200625–5030.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/16/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2157–000.
Applicants: Alabama Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Dominion Energy South Carolina
Interconnection Agreement Amendment
Filing to be effective 5/28/2020.
Filed Date: 6/25/20.
Accession Number: 20200625–5047.
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[Notices]
[Pages 39557-39558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14183]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T); 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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-725T, (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: TRE 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.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0273) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission (identified
by Docket No. IC20-14-000) 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, at Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All 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-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: TRE \1\ Reliability Standards.
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\1\ Texas Reliability Entity.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725T information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards apply to entities registered as
Generator Owners (GOs), Generator Operators (GOPs), and Balancing
Authorities (BAs) within the Texas Reliability Entity region.
The information collection requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System software, identification and
recording of events, data retention, and submitting frequency
measurable events to the compliance enforcement authority (Regional
Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable events. The BA has to identify and
post information regarding Frequency Measurable Events (FME). Further,
the BA has to calculate and report to the Compliance Enforcement
Authority data related to Primary Frequency Response (PFR) performance
of each generating unit/generating facility.
Data retention. The BA, GO, and GOP shall keep data or evidence to
show compliance, as identified below, unless directed by its Compliance
Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period
of time as part of an investigation. Compliance audits are generally
about three years apart.
The BA shall retain a list of identified Frequency
Measurable Events and shall retain FME information since its last
compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all monthly PFR performance reports
since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all annual Interconnection minimum
Frequency Response calculations, and related methodology and criteria
documents, relating to time periods since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all data and calculations relating to
the Interconnection's Frequency Response, and all evidence of actions
taken to increase the Interconnection's Frequency Response, since its
last compliance audit.
Each GOP and GO shall retain evidence since its last
compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\2\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost hours and total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response \3\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Maintenance and Submission of Event \4\ 1 1 1 16 hrs.; $821.44........ 16 hrs.; $821.44....... $821.44
Log Data.
Evidence Retention................... \5\ 130 1 130 2 hrs.; $102.68......... 260 hrs.; $13,348.4.... 102.68
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Total............................ .............. .............. 131 ........................ 276 hrs.; $14,169.84...
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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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\3\ the figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated March 2019 for
benefits information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--File Clerks (code 43-4071), $34.50.
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $68.17.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $51.34
[$34.50 + $68.17 = 51.335] and is rounded to $51.34.
\4\ BA (balancing authority).
\5\ BA (balancing authority), GO (generator owner), and GOP
(generator operator).
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14183 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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