Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725d); Comment Request; Extension, 2665-2668 [2021-00513]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 8,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021–00508 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP21–371–000.
Applicants: Cheniere Corpus Christi
Pipeline, LP.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CCPL
Housekeeping Filing—FTS ROFR
Clarification to be effective 2/1/2021.
Filed Date: 1/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210105–5034.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–372–000.
Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing
Amended and Restated Cash
Management Agreement 2020.
Filed Date: 1/6/21.
Accession Number: 20210106–5020.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–373–000.
Applicants: Southern LNG Company,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing Cash
Management Agreement.
Filed Date: 1/6/21.
Accession Number: 20210106–5022.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–374–000.
Applicants: Elba Express Company,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing Cash
Management Agreement.
Filed Date: 1/6/21.
Accession Number: 20210106–5023.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–375–000.
Applicants: Kinder Morgan Louisiana
Pipeline LLC.
Description: Compliance filing Filing
of Amended and Restated Cash
Management Agreement—RM02–14 et
al.
Filed Date: 1/6/21.
Accession Number: 20210106–5030.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/21.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:08 Jan 12, 2021
Jkt 253001
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: January 7, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–00512 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–3–000 and RD20–4–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc-725d); 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 a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–725D (Facilities
Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards). This notice
includes all modified standards
included in FERC725D (FAC–001–3,
FAC–002–3, FAC–010–2, FAC–011–3,
and FAC–014–2) in Docket no. IC21–3–
000 for renewal which already reflect
the changes mentioned in version
update RD20–4–000 published
separately. All burden totals supersede
previous notices for both dockets.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due February 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–3–000
and RD20–4–000) by one of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov.
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00029
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
2665
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Office of the Secretary 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725D ,1 Facilities Design,
Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0247.
Type of Request: Three-year approval
of the FERC–725D information
collection requirements, with no
changes to the reporting or
recordkeeping requirements. (There are
adjustments to the estimates to update
the totals that represent the numbers
reflected in the NERC Compliance
Registry as of July 17, 2020).
Abstract: On August 8, 2005, The
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005,
which is Title XII of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted
into law. EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the Federal Power Act
(FPA), which requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO) to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards, subject to Commission
review and approval. Once approved,
the Reliability Standards may be
enforced by the ERO, subject to
Commission oversight, or by the
Commission independently. Section 215
of the FPA requires a Commissioncertified ERO to develop mandatory and
enforceable Reliability Standards,
subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight or by
1 This renewal is being submitted to extend the
OMB expiration date and will not have an effect on
the Docket No. RD20–4 that was also addressed
separately.
E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM
13JAN1
2666
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices
the Commission independently. In
2006, the Commission certified NERC
(now called the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation) as the ERO
pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. On
March 16, 2007 (pursuant to section
215(d) of the FPA), the Commission
issued Order No. 693, approving 83 of
the 107 initial Reliability Standards
filed by NERC. In the intervening years,
numerous changes have been made to
update, eliminate, or establish various
Reliability Standards.
The information collected by FERC–
725D is required to implement the
statutory provisions of section 215 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824c). The following standards are
included in FERC–725D.
• FAC–001–3 (Facility
Interconnection Requirements) 2
requires each transmission owner and
applicable generator owner to document
facility interconnection requirements,
and to make them available upon
request to entities seeking to
interconnect. In addition, Reliability
Standard FAC–001–3 requires each
transmission owner and applicable
generator owner to include procedures
for coordinating studies to determine
the impact of interconnecting facilities
on existing interconnections as well as
on affected systems.
• FAC–002–3 (Facility
Interconnection Studies) 3 requires each
transmission planner and each planning
coordinator to study the reliability
impact of interconnecting new—or
materially modifying existing—
generation, transmission, or electricity
end-user facilities on affected systems.
In particular, Reliability Standard FAC–
002–3 requires transmission planners
and planning coordinators to perform
steady-state, short-circuit, and dynamic
studies to evaluate system performance
under both normal and contingency
conditions. In addition, Reliability
Standard FAC–002–3 requires each
generator owner seeking to interconnect,
each transmission owner, each
distribution provider, and each loadserving entity that is seeking to
interconnect new—or materially
modifying existing—transmission
facilities or end-user facilities to
coordinate and cooperate on studies
2 FAC–001–3 is included in the OMB-approved
inventory for FERC–725D.
3 The burden associated FAC–002–2 is included
in the OMB-approved inventory for FERC–725D.
Reliability Standard FAC–002–3 was approved
October 30, 2020 by order in Docket No. RD20–4–
000. The net reduction in burden associated with
FAC–002–3 is pending OMB approval in Docket
No. RD20–4–000 and is reflected in this request for
a three-year renewal.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:08 Jan 12, 2021
Jkt 253001
with its transmission planner and
planning coordinator.
• FAC–010–3 (System Operating
Limits Methodology for the Planning
Horizon) 4 requires the planning
authority to have a documented
methodology for use in developing
system operating limits (SOLs) and must
retain evidence that it issued its SOL
methodology to relevant reliability
coordinators, transmission operators
and adjacent planning authorities.
Likewise, the planning authority must
respond to technical comments on the
methodology within 45 days of receipt.
Further, each planning authority must
self-certify its compliance to the
compliance monitor once every three
years.
• FAC–011–3 (System Operating
Limits Methodology for the Operations
Horizon) 5 requires the reliability
coordinator to have a documented
methodology for use in developing
SOLs and must retain evidence that it
issued its SOL methodology to relevant
reliability coordinators, transmission
operators and adjacent planning
authorities. Likewise, the reliability
coordinator must respond to technical
comments on the methodology within
45 days of receipt. Further, each
reliability coordinator must self-certify
its compliance to the compliance
monitor once every three years.
• FAC–014–2 (Establish and
Communicate System Operating
Limits) 6 requires the reliability
coordinator, planning authority,
transmission operator, and transmission
planner to verify compliance through
self-certification submitted to the
compliance monitor annually. These
entities must also document that they
have developed SOLs consistent with
the applicable SOL methodology and
that they have provided SOLs to entities
4 The burden associated with FAC–010–2 is
included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC–725D. Reliability Standard FAC–010–2.1 was
approved April 19, 2010 by order in Docket No.
RD10–9–000. FAC–010–2.1 did not change the
burden associated with FAC–010–2 because it
included errata renumbering of specific
requirements. Reliability Standard FAC–010–3 was
approved November 19, 2015 in FERC Order No.
818, Docket No. RM15–13–000. The only change to
the standard was replacing the term ‘‘special
protection system’’ with ‘‘remedial action scheme.’’
This change did not result in a change in the
information collection.
5 The burden associated with FAC–011–2 is
included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC–725D. Reliability Standard FAC–011–3 was
approved November 19, 2015 in FERC Order No.
818, Docket No. RM15–13–000. The only change to
the standard was replacing the term ‘‘special
protection system’’ with ‘‘remedial action scheme.’’
This change did not result in a change in the
information collection.
6 The burden associated with FAC–014–2 is
included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC–725D.
PO 00000
Frm 00030
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
identified in Requirement 5 of the
Reliability Standard. Further, the
planning authority must maintain a list
of multiple contingencies and their
associated stability limits.
The associated reporting and
recordkeeping requirements included in
the Reliability Standards FAC–001–3,
FAC010–3, FAC–011–3 and FAC–014–2
above are not being revised, and the
Commission requests to extend these
requirements for three years. The
Commission’s request also reflects the
following:
• Implementation of FAC–002–3 (as
approved by order in Docket No. RD20–
4–000).7 This includes elimination of
the burden associated with the loadserving entity (LSE) function in
Requirement R3 of proposed Reliability
Standard FAC–002–3. The NERC
petition states as the load-serving entity
is no longer a NERC registration
category, NERC proposed to remove this
entity from the applicability section of
proposed Reliability Standard FAC–
002–3 and remove reference to this
entity in Requirement R3.8
• Adjustments to the burden
estimates due to changes in the NERC
Compliance Registry for Reliability
Standard FAC–002–3.9
The 60-day notice was published on
November 5, 2020 (85 FR 70606), and
no comments were received. The
burden estimate in the 60-day notice has
been updated below to correct the net
decrease in burden for Reliability
Standard FAC–002–3.
Type of Respondents Type of
Respondents: PA/PC, TP, TO, DP, &
GO.10
Estimate of Annual Burden 11 and
Cost: 12 Renewal Docket No. IC21–3.
7 The burden associated with FAC–002–2 is
included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC–725D. Reliability Standard FAC–002–3 was
approved October 30, 2020 by order in Docket No.
RD20–4–000. The change in burden associated with
FAC–002–3 is pending OMB approval in Docket
No. RD20–4–000 and is reflected in this request for
a three-year renewal.
8 The petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD20–
4–000 (Standards Alignment with Registration
Petition).
9 The adjustments to burden estimates associated
with FAC–002–3 is pending OMB approval in
Docket No. RD20–4–000.
10 PA = Planning Authority; PC = Planning
Coordinator; TO = Transmission Owner; GO =
Generator Owner; DP = Distribution Provider; TP =
Transmission Provider.
11 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
12 The estimates for cost per hour are derived as
follows:
E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM
13JAN1
2667
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices
The Commission estimates an increase
(adjustment) in the annual public
reporting burden for the FERC–725D
that follow the standards FAC–001–3,
FAC–002–3, FAC–010–3, FAC–011–3,
and FAC–014–2. The Commission
estimates a net decrease (adjustment) in
the annual public reporting burden for
the FERC–725D for the Reliability
Standard FAC–002–3. The estimate for
Reliability Standard FAC–002–3
decreased from 399 to 326 responses.13
Burden estimates for the remaining
Reliability Standards in FERC–725D are
unchanged as follows:
• FAC–001–3 remain unchanged at
498 responses.14
• FAC–010–3, FAC–011–3 and FAC–
014–2 remains unchanged at 470
responses.15
The following table shows the
previous figures from the 60-day
renewal notice in Docket No. IC21–3,
the program changes and adjustments
from Docket No. RD20–4, and the
resulting totals. RD20–4 version
update); Version Update RD20–4 has a
net decrease (¥146) in responses for
FAC002–3 (previously FAC002–2)
which created a total of 1,957 responses
(net change was already calculated in
the renewal but omitted the retention
totals in prior renewals. For this notice
and moving forward, Record Retention
will be included in the burden estimates
for all standards), as shown below in the
table:
PROPOSED CHANGES TO BURDEN DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD20–4–000 AND ADJUSTMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS 16
[Version update for FAC–002–3 (formerly FAC–002–2)]
Number and type of
respondent
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(1)
(2)
Total number
of responses
Average
burden per
response
(hours) &
cost per
response
Total annual
burden
(hours) &
total annual
cost
($)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
FERC–725D, OMB Control No. 1902–0247
FAC–002–3 (Facility Interconnection Studies) R1
Record Retention—adjustment.
FAC–002–3 (Facility Interconnection Studies) R1
Record Retention—adjustment.
FAC–002–3 (Facility Interconnection Studies) R2–
R5 Coordination—(program decrease & adjustment decrease) 17.
FAC–002–3 (Facility Interconnection Studies) R2–
R5 Record Retention—(program decrease &
adjustment decrease) 19.
+20 (PC & TP) ..............
1
+20 ................................
32
640.
+20 (PC & TP) ..............
1
+20 ................................
1
20.
¥93 (TO, GO & DP) 18
1
93 ..................................
16
¥93 (TO, GO & DP) ....
1
¥93 ...............................
1
Net Total for FERC–725D ...............................
.......................................
........................
¥146 (net reduction) ....
........................
1,488.
¥93.
¥921 (net reduction).
(RENEWAL FOR DOCKET NO. IC21–3–000) FERC–725D: (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: FAC (FACILITIES,
DESIGN, CONNECTIONS, AND MAINTENANCE) **
Number and
type of
respondent 20
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of
responses
Average
burden per
response
(hours) 21 &
cost per response
Total annual
burden
(hours) &
total annual
cost 22
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
FAC–001–3, FAC–002–3, FAC–010–3, FAC–011–3, and FAC–014–2
FAC–001–3 (Documentation & Updates) ..............
GO/TO 498 ...................
1
498
34 hrs.; $1,338.72 .........
Record Retention ...................................................
GO 5 .............................
TO 332 ..........................
GO/TO 161 ...................
PC, TP 399 ...................
1
1
1
1
5
332
161
399
1 hr.; $41.03 ..................
1 hr.; $41.03 ..................
1 hr.; 23 $41.03 ..............
32 hrs.; $2008.08 ..........
PC, TP 183 ...................
TO, DP, LSE, GO 216 ..
PA/RC/TP/TO 470 25 .....
1
1
1
183
216
470
1 hr.; $41.03 ..................
1 hr.; $41.03 ..................
295.7 hrs.; $24,741.219
1,367 .............................
1
1,367
361.7 hrs .......................
FAC–002–3 (Study & Coordination) ......................
Record Retention ...................................................
FAC–010–2, FAC–011–3, FAC–014–2 (Transmission & Planning).
Sub-Totals for FERC–725D ............................
• $83.67/hour, the average of the salary plus
benefits for a manager ($97.15/hour) and an
electrical engineer ($70.19/hour), from Bureau of
Labor and Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2020.
• Record and Information Clerks (43–4199):
$41.03/hour, based on a Commission staff study of
record retention burden cost.
13 The OMB-approved burden for FAC–002–2 of
399 responses does not include the responses for
record retention as shown in Docket No. RD14–12–
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:08 Jan 12, 2021
Jkt 253001
000. The net reduction in burden of 146 responses
for FAC–002–3 is pending OMB approval under
Docket No. RD20–4–000 and reflects
• an adjusted addition of 20 PCs and TPs for
studies and evidence retention, which results in an
increase of 40 responses; and
• a program and adjusted reduction of 63 deregistered load-serving entities and 30 TOs, GOs,
and DPs for coordination and evidence retention,
which results in a decrease of 186 responses.
PO 00000
Frm 00031
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
16,932 hrs.;
$1,416,700.44.
5 hrs.; $205.15.
332 hrs.; $13,621.96.
161 hrs.; 23 $6,605.83.
12,768 hrs.; 24
$1,068,298.56.
183 hrs.; $7,325.49.
216 hrs.; $8,862.48.
138,979 hrs.;
$11,628,372.93.
168,679 hrs.;
$14,113,371.93.
14 This is the sum of the OMB-approved burden
for FAC–001–2 of 337 responses plus the additional
OMB-approved burden for FAC–001–3 of 161
responses. These burden estimates do not include
the responses for record retention as shown in
Docket No. RD14–12–000.
15 The OMB-approved burden for FAC–010–3,
FAC–011–3 and FAC–014–2 is a joint burden
estimate of 470 responses as shown in the 2011
supporting statement for FERC–725D.
E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM
13JAN1
2668
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices
(RENEWAL FOR DOCKET NO. IC21–3–000) FERC–725D: (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: FAC (FACILITIES,
DESIGN, CONNECTIONS, AND MAINTENANCE) **—Continued
FAC–001–3, FAC–002–3, FAC–010–3,
FAC–011–3, and FAC–014–2 Totals
including Record Retention.
18:08 Jan 12, 2021
Jkt 253001
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of
responses
Average
burden per
response
(hours) 21 &
cost per response
Total annual
burden
(hours) &
total annual
cost 22
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
1,957 .............................
16 The adjustments, due to normal industry
fluctuations, are based on figures in the NERC
registry as of April 10, 2020.
17 The reduction of 93 respondents and
corresponding burden hours include 63 LSEs that
were de-registered (program decrease of 1,008 hrs.)
and an adjustment decrease of 30 respondents (480
hrs.) due to normal industry fluctuations.
Out of the total decrease of 1,488 hours, the
program decrease of 1,008 hours [corresponding
decrease of 63 responses] is due to Docket No.
RD20–4–000. The reduction of 480 hours is due to
normal adjustments.
18 Although 1,232 entities are registered as TO,
DP, or GO, we expect at the most 123 entities (ten
percent) will seek to interconnect and go through
the study phase that may require coordination in
any given year.
19 For Record retention—The reduction of 93
respondents and corresponding burden hours
include 63 LSEs that were de-registered (program
decrease of 63 hrs., due to Docket No. RD20–4–000)
and an adjustment decrease of 30 respondents (30
hrs.) due to normal industry fluctuations—this
results in doubling of decrease in 93 respondents
and increase of 20 additional respondents.
20 The number of respondents is based on the
NERC Compliance Registry as of September 24,
2014. Although 2,163 entities are registered as TO,
DP, LSE, or GO, as relates to Docket RD14–12, we
expect at the most 216 entities (ten percent) will
seek to interconnect and go through the study phase
that may require coordination in any given year.
21 Of the average estimated 295.702 hours per
response, 210 hours are for recordkeeping, and
85.702 hours are for reporting.
22 The estimates for cost per hour are derived as
follows:
• $83.67/hour, the average of the salary plus
benefits for a manager ($97.15/hour) and an
electrical engineer ($70.19/hour), from Bureau of
Labor and Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2020.
• Record and Information Clerks (43–4199):
$41.03/hour, based on a Commission staff study of
record retention burden cost.
23 The average burden hours per response related
to FAC–001–3 was listed as 2 hours in the RM16–
13 Final Rule, resulting in an annual burden related
to FAC–001–3 is 322 hours (from 161 hours in the
issued Final Rule).
24 The Previous burden in 60-day notice
published on 11/5/2020 was modified to reflect the
net changes in burden mention in RD20–4 and
incorporated previously omitted record retention
burden.
25 The total number of Planning Authorities,
Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Planners
and Transmission Operators equals 470 (taken from
the October 2020, version of NERC’s compliance
registry).
26 Deducts net proposed changes (¥921 hours)
totals with retention.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Number and
type of
respondent 20
1
1,957
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: January 7, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–00513 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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: EC21–39–000.
Applicants: Brookfield Asset
Management Inc.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Brookfield Asset
Management Inc., on behalf of its Public
Utility Affiliates.
Filed Date: 1/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210105–5204.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/21.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG21–62–000.
Applicants: KCE TX 23, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of EWG Status of KCE TX
23, LLC.
Filed Date: 12/23/20.
PO 00000
Frm 00032
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
366.7 hrs .......................
168,655 hrs.; 26
$14,079,040.68.
Accession Number: 20201223–5428.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/13/21.
Docket Numbers: EG21–63–000.
Applicants: Midway-Sunset
Cogeneration Company.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Midway-Sunset
Cogeneration Company.
Filed Date: 12/30/20.
Accession Number: 20201230–5503.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/21/21.
Docket Numbers: EG21–64–000.
Applicants: Lily Solar, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Lily Solar, LLC.
Filed Date: 1/6/21.
Accession Number: 20210106–5141.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/21.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER15–1883–011;
ER10–1852–050; ER10–1890–017;
ER10–1951–032; ER10–1962–016;
ER10–1989–017; ER11–2160–017;
ER11–4462–053; ER11–4677–017;
ER11–4678–017; ER12–2444–016;
ER12–631–018; ER13–1991–016; ER13–
1992–016; ER13–2112–012; ER15–1016–
010; ER15–1375–010; ER15–1418–011;
ER15–2243–008; ER15–2477–010;
ER16–2443–007; ER16–632–009; ER16–
90–010; ER16–91–011; ER17–2340–007;
ER17–582–008; ER17–583–008; ER17–
822–007; ER17–823–007; ER17–838–
028; ER18–241–006; ER20–819–003;
ER20–820–003.
Applicants: Adelanto Solar, LLC,
Adelanto Solar II, LLC, Blythe Solar II,
LLC, Blythe Solar III, LLC, Blythe Solar
IV, LLC, Blythe Solar 110, LLC, Desert
Sunlight 250, LLC, Desert Sunlight 300,
LLC, Florida Power & Light Company,
FPL Energy Green Power Wind, LLC,
FPL Energy Montezuma Wind, LLC,
Genesis Solar, LLC, Golden Hills
Interconnection, LLC, Golden Hills
North Wind, LLC, Golden Hills Wind,
LLC, High Winds, LLC, Luz Solar
Partners Ltd., III, Luz Solar Partners
Ltd., IV, Luz Solar Partners Ltd., V,
McCoy Solar, LLC, NextEra Blythe Solar
E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM
13JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2665-2668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00513]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-3-000 and RD20-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725d); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 a renewal of currently approved
information collection, FERC-725D (Facilities Design, Connections and
Maintenance Reliability Standards). This notice includes all modified
standards included in FERC725D (FAC-001-3, FAC-002-3, FAC-010-2, FAC-
011-3, and FAC-014-2) in Docket no. IC21-3-000 for renewal which
already reflect the changes mentioned in version update RD20-4-000
published separately. All burden totals supersede previous notices for
both dockets.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 12,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-3-000
and RD20-4-000) by one of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: https://www.ferc.gov.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725D ,\1\ Facilities Design, Connections and
Maintenance Reliability Standards.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ This renewal is being submitted to extend the OMB expiration
date and will not have an effect on the Docket No. RD20-4 that was
also addressed separately.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
OMB Control No.: 1902-0247.
Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC-725D information
collection requirements, with no changes to the reporting or
recordkeeping requirements. (There are adjustments to the estimates to
update the totals that represent the numbers reflected in the NERC
Compliance Registry as of July 17, 2020).
Abstract: On August 8, 2005, The Electricity Modernization Act of
2005, which is Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005),
was enacted into law. EPAct 2005 added a new section 215 to the Federal
Power Act (FPA), which requires a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval. Once
approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by the ERO, subject
to Commission oversight, or by the Commission independently. Section
215 of the FPA requires a Commission-certified ERO to develop mandatory
and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be enforced by
the ERO subject to Commission oversight or by
[[Page 2666]]
the Commission independently. In 2006, the Commission certified NERC
(now called the North American Electric Reliability Corporation) as the
ERO pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. On March 16, 2007 (pursuant to
section 215(d) of the FPA), the Commission issued Order No. 693,
approving 83 of the 107 initial Reliability Standards filed by NERC. In
the intervening years, numerous changes have been made to update,
eliminate, or establish various Reliability Standards.
The information collected by FERC-725D is required to implement the
statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
U.S.C. 824c). The following standards are included in FERC-725D.
FAC-001-3 (Facility Interconnection Requirements) \2\
requires each transmission owner and applicable generator owner to
document facility interconnection requirements, and to make them
available upon request to entities seeking to interconnect. In
addition, Reliability Standard FAC-001-3 requires each transmission
owner and applicable generator owner to include procedures for
coordinating studies to determine the impact of interconnecting
facilities on existing interconnections as well as on affected systems.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ FAC-001-3 is included in the OMB-approved inventory for
FERC-725D.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-002-3 (Facility Interconnection Studies) \3\ requires
each transmission planner and each planning coordinator to study the
reliability impact of interconnecting new--or materially modifying
existing--generation, transmission, or electricity end-user facilities
on affected systems. In particular, Reliability Standard FAC-002-3
requires transmission planners and planning coordinators to perform
steady-state, short-circuit, and dynamic studies to evaluate system
performance under both normal and contingency conditions. In addition,
Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 requires each generator owner seeking to
interconnect, each transmission owner, each distribution provider, and
each load-serving entity that is seeking to interconnect new--or
materially modifying existing--transmission facilities or end-user
facilities to coordinate and cooperate on studies with its transmission
planner and planning coordinator.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ The burden associated FAC-002-2 is included in the OMB-
approved inventory for FERC-725D. Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 was
approved October 30, 2020 by order in Docket No. RD20-4-000. The net
reduction in burden associated with FAC-002-3 is pending OMB
approval in Docket No. RD20-4-000 and is reflected in this request
for a three-year renewal.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-010-3 (System Operating Limits Methodology for the
Planning Horizon) \4\ requires the planning authority to have a
documented methodology for use in developing system operating limits
(SOLs) and must retain evidence that it issued its SOL methodology to
relevant reliability coordinators, transmission operators and adjacent
planning authorities. Likewise, the planning authority must respond to
technical comments on the methodology within 45 days of receipt.
Further, each planning authority must self-certify its compliance to
the compliance monitor once every three years.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\ The burden associated with FAC-010-2 is included in the OMB-
approved inventory for FERC-725D. Reliability Standard FAC-010-2.1
was approved April 19, 2010 by order in Docket No. RD10-9-000. FAC-
010-2.1 did not change the burden associated with FAC-010-2 because
it included errata renumbering of specific requirements. Reliability
Standard FAC-010-3 was approved November 19, 2015 in FERC Order No.
818, Docket No. RM15-13-000. The only change to the standard was
replacing the term ``special protection system'' with ``remedial
action scheme.'' This change did not result in a change in the
information collection.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-011-3 (System Operating Limits Methodology for the
Operations Horizon) \5\ requires the reliability coordinator to have a
documented methodology for use in developing SOLs and must retain
evidence that it issued its SOL methodology to relevant reliability
coordinators, transmission operators and adjacent planning authorities.
Likewise, the reliability coordinator must respond to technical
comments on the methodology within 45 days of receipt. Further, each
reliability coordinator must self-certify its compliance to the
compliance monitor once every three years.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ The burden associated with FAC-011-2 is included in the OMB-
approved inventory for FERC-725D. Reliability Standard FAC-011-3 was
approved November 19, 2015 in FERC Order No. 818, Docket No. RM15-
13-000. The only change to the standard was replacing the term
``special protection system'' with ``remedial action scheme.'' This
change did not result in a change in the information collection.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-014-2 (Establish and Communicate System Operating
Limits) \6\ requires the reliability coordinator, planning authority,
transmission operator, and transmission planner to verify compliance
through self-certification submitted to the compliance monitor
annually. These entities must also document that they have developed
SOLs consistent with the applicable SOL methodology and that they have
provided SOLs to entities identified in Requirement 5 of the
Reliability Standard. Further, the planning authority must maintain a
list of multiple contingencies and their associated stability limits.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\6\ The burden associated with FAC-014-2 is included in the OMB-
approved inventory for FERC-725D.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The associated reporting and recordkeeping requirements included in
the Reliability Standards FAC-001-3, FAC010-3, FAC-011-3 and FAC-014-2
above are not being revised, and the Commission requests to extend
these requirements for three years. The Commission's request also
reflects the following:
Implementation of FAC-002-3 (as approved by order in
Docket No. RD20-4-000).\7\ This includes elimination of the burden
associated with the load-serving entity (LSE) function in Requirement
R3 of proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3. The NERC petition states
as the load-serving entity is no longer a NERC registration category,
NERC proposed to remove this entity from the applicability section of
proposed Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 and remove reference to this
entity in Requirement R3.\8\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\7\ The burden associated with FAC-002-2 is included in the OMB-
approved inventory for FERC-725D. Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 was
approved October 30, 2020 by order in Docket No. RD20-4-000. The
change in burden associated with FAC-002-3 is pending OMB approval
in Docket No. RD20-4-000 and is reflected in this request for a
three-year renewal.
\8\ The petition and exhibits are posted in the Commission's
eLibrary system in Docket No. RD20-4-000 (Standards Alignment with
Registration Petition).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjustments to the burden estimates due to changes in the
NERC Compliance Registry for Reliability Standard FAC-002-3.\9\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\9\ The adjustments to burden estimates associated with FAC-002-
3 is pending OMB approval in Docket No. RD20-4-000.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 60-day notice was published on November 5, 2020 (85 FR 70606),
and no comments were received. The burden estimate in the 60-day notice
has been updated below to correct the net decrease in burden for
Reliability Standard FAC-002-3.
Type of Respondents Type of Respondents: PA/PC, TP, TO, DP, &
GO.\10\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\10\ PA = Planning Authority; PC = Planning Coordinator; TO =
Transmission Owner; GO = Generator Owner; DP = Distribution
Provider; TP = Transmission Provider.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimate of Annual Burden \11\ and Cost: \12\ Renewal Docket No.
IC21-3.
[[Page 2667]]
The Commission estimates an increase (adjustment) in the annual public
reporting burden for the FERC-725D that follow the standards FAC-001-3,
FAC-002-3, FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3, and FAC-014-2. The Commission
estimates a net decrease (adjustment) in the annual public reporting
burden for the FERC-725D for the Reliability Standard FAC-002-3. The
estimate for Reliability Standard FAC-002-3 decreased from 399 to 326
responses.\13\ Burden estimates for the remaining Reliability Standards
in FERC-725D are unchanged as follows:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\11\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\12\ The estimates for cost per hour are derived as follows:
$83.67/hour, the average of the salary plus benefits
for a manager ($97.15/hour) and an electrical engineer ($70.19/
hour), from Bureau of Labor and Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2020.
Record and Information Clerks (43-4199): $41.03/hour,
based on a Commission staff study of record retention burden cost.
\13\ The OMB-approved burden for FAC-002-2 of 399 responses does
not include the responses for record retention as shown in Docket
No. RD14-12-000. The net reduction in burden of 146 responses for
FAC-002-3 is pending OMB approval under Docket No. RD20-4-000 and
reflects
an adjusted addition of 20 PCs and TPs for studies and
evidence retention, which results in an increase of 40 responses;
and
a program and adjusted reduction of 63 de-registered
load-serving entities and 30 TOs, GOs, and DPs for coordination and
evidence retention, which results in a decrease of 186 responses.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-001-3 remain unchanged at 498 responses.\14\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\14\ This is the sum of the OMB-approved burden for FAC-001-2 of
337 responses plus the additional OMB-approved burden for FAC-001-3
of 161 responses. These burden estimates do not include the
responses for record retention as shown in Docket No. RD14-12-000.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3 and FAC-014-2 remains unchanged at
470 responses.\15\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\15\ The OMB-approved burden for FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3 and FAC-
014-2 is a joint burden estimate of 470 responses as shown in the
2011 supporting statement for FERC-725D.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following table shows the previous figures from the 60-day
renewal notice in Docket No. IC21-3, the program changes and
adjustments from Docket No. RD20-4, and the resulting totals. RD20-4
version update); Version Update RD20-4 has a net decrease (-146) in
responses for FAC002-3 (previously FAC002-2) which created a total of
1,957 responses (net change was already calculated in the renewal but
omitted the retention totals in prior renewals. For this notice and
moving forward, Record Retention will be included in the burden
estimates for all standards), as shown below in the table:
Proposed Changes to Burden Due to Docket No. RD20-4-000 and Adjustments and Clarifications \16\
[Version update for FAC-002-3 (formerly FAC-002-2)]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden Total annual
Number and type Annual number Total number of per response burden (hours)
of respondent of responses responses (hours) & cost & total annual
per respondent per response cost ($)
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FERC-725D, OMB Control No. 1902-0247
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-002-3 (Facility +20 (PC & TP).. 1 +20............ 32 640.
Interconnection Studies) R1
Record Retention--adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility +20 (PC & TP).. 1 +20............ 1 20.
Interconnection Studies) R1
Record Retention--adjustment.
FAC-002-3 (Facility -93 (TO, GO & 1 93............ 16 1,488.
Interconnection Studies) R2- DP) \18\.
R5 Coordination--(program
decrease & adjustment
decrease) \17\.
FAC-002-3 (Facility -93 (TO, GO & 1 -93............ 1 -93.
Interconnection Studies) R2- DP).
R5 Record Retention--
(program decrease &
adjustment decrease) \19\.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Total for FERC-725D.. ............... .............. -146 (net .............. -921 (net
reduction). reduction).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Renewal for Docket No. IC21-3-000) FERC-725D: (Mandatory Reliability Standards: FAC (Facilities, Design,
Connections, and Maintenance) **
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden
Number and type Annual number per response Total annual
of respondent of responses Total number (hours) \21\ & burden (hours)
\20\ per respondent of responses cost per & total annual
response cost \22\ ($)
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............ (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-001-3, FAC-002-3, FAC-010-3, FAC-011-3, and FAC-014-2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAC-001-3 (Documentation & GO/TO 498...... 1 498 34 hrs.; 16,932 hrs.;
Updates). $1,338.72. $1,416,700.44.
Record Retention............. GO 5........... 1 5 1 hr.; $41.03.. 5 hrs.;
$205.15.
TO 332......... 1 332 1 hr.; $41.03.. 332 hrs.;
$13,621.96.
GO/TO 161...... 1 161 1 hr.; \23\ 161 hrs.; \23\
$41.03. $6,605.83.
FAC-002-3 (Study & PC, TP 399..... 1 399 32 hrs.; 12,768 hrs.;
Coordination). $2008.08. \24\
$1,068,298.56.
Record Retention............. PC, TP 183..... 1 183 1 hr.; $41.03.. 183 hrs.;
$7,325.49.
TO, DP, LSE, GO 1 216 1 hr.; $41.03.. 216 hrs.;
216. $8,862.48.
FAC-010-2, FAC-011-3, FAC-014- PA/RC/TP/TO 470 1 470 295.7 hrs.; 138,979 hrs.;
2 (Transmission & Planning). \25\. $24,741.219. $11,628,372.93
.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub-Totals for FERC-725D. 1,367.......... 1 1,367 361.7 hrs...... 168,679 hrs.;
$14,113,371.93
.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 2668]]
FAC-001-3, FAC-002-3, 1,957.......... 1 1,957 366.7 hrs...... 168,655 hrs.;
FAC-010-3, FAC-011- \26\
3, and FAC-014-2 $14,079,040.68
Totals including .
Record Retention.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\16\ The adjustments, due to normal industry fluctuations, are
based on figures in the NERC registry as of April 10, 2020.
\17\ The reduction of 93 respondents and corresponding burden
hours include 63 LSEs that were de-registered (program decrease of
1,008 hrs.) and an adjustment decrease of 30 respondents (480 hrs.)
due to normal industry fluctuations.
Out of the total decrease of 1,488 hours, the program decrease
of 1,008 hours [corresponding decrease of 63 responses] is due to
Docket No. RD20-4-000. The reduction of 480 hours is due to normal
adjustments.
\18\ Although 1,232 entities are registered as TO, DP, or GO, we
expect at the most 123 entities (ten percent) will seek to
interconnect and go through the study phase that may require
coordination in any given year.
\19\ For Record retention--The reduction of 93 respondents and
corresponding burden hours include 63 LSEs that were de-registered
(program decrease of 63 hrs., due to Docket No. RD20-4-000) and an
adjustment decrease of 30 respondents (30 hrs.) due to normal
industry fluctuations--this results in doubling of decrease in 93
respondents and increase of 20 additional respondents.
\20\ The number of respondents is based on the NERC Compliance
Registry as of September 24, 2014. Although 2,163 entities are
registered as TO, DP, LSE, or GO, as relates to Docket RD14-12, we
expect at the most 216 entities (ten percent) will seek to
interconnect and go through the study phase that may require
coordination in any given year.
\21\ Of the average estimated 295.702 hours per response, 210
hours are for recordkeeping, and 85.702 hours are for reporting.
\22\ The estimates for cost per hour are derived as follows:
$83.67/hour, the average of the salary plus benefits
for a manager ($97.15/hour) and an electrical engineer ($70.19/
hour), from Bureau of Labor and Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2020.
Record and Information Clerks (43-4199): $41.03/hour,
based on a Commission staff study of record retention burden cost.
\23\ The average burden hours per response related to FAC-001-3
was listed as 2 hours in the RM16-13 Final Rule, resulting in an
annual burden related to FAC-001-3 is 322 hours (from 161 hours in
the issued Final Rule).
\24\ The Previous burden in 60-day notice published on 11/5/2020
was modified to reflect the net changes in burden mention in RD20-4
and incorporated previously omitted record retention burden.
\25\ The total number of Planning Authorities, Reliability
Coordinators, Transmission Planners and Transmission Operators
equals 470 (taken from the October 2020, version of NERC's
compliance registry).
\26\ Deducts net proposed changes (-921 hours) totals with
retention.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: January 7, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-00513 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
