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Notice of Availability of Final
Engineering Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Hydropower Projects:
Chapter 17—Potential Failure Mode
Analysis
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
‘‘Chapter 17—Potential Failure Mode
Analysis’’ of its Engineering Guidelines
for the Evaluation of Hydropower
Projects (Guidelines). This chapter
supersedes the portions of ‘‘Chapter
14—Dam Safety Performance
Monitoring Program’’ that pertain to
Potential Failure Mode Analysis, and is
one of four new chapters of the
Guidelines intended to provide
additional guidance related to 18 CFR
part 12, Safety of Water Power Projects
and Project Works, Docket No. RM20–9–
000, Order No 880, issued by the
Commission on December 16, 2021.
On July 16, 2020, the Commission
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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(NOPR) to revise its part 12 regulations.
On the same day, the Commission
solicited public review and comment on
four new draft chapters of its
Guidelines. Draft Chapter 17 was part of
that issuance.
The Commission received eight
comment letters in response to draft
Chapter 17. Most of the comments were
submitted by licensees and individuals
through trade associations, including
National Hydropower Association, Dam
Safety Interest Group of CEATI
International, and US Society on Dams,
as well as the US Army Corps of
Engineers. Comments were also
received from individual licensees,
corporations, and individuals, including
David L. Mathews, City of North Little
Rock Electric, Central Nebraska Public
Power and Irrigation District, and Upper
Peninsular Power Company.
In all, the eight comment letters
consisted of over 180 discrete
comments. The comments received
were varied and ranged from requesting
clarification of the overall purpose and
approach to a Potential Failure Mode
Analysis (PFMA) to questions regarding
implementation and execution of this
revised process. Commenters requested
clarification of procedural aspects of
performing a potential failure mode
analysis and suggested improvements to
the potential failure mode process and
procedures. Commenters asked the
Commission to:
• Consider whether the PFMA
process should take more advantage of
potential failure modes and information
collected from previously performed
PFMA workshops;
• Consider integrating the PFMA
process and the risk analysis process
described in Chapter 18 of the
Engineering Guidelines;
• Provide additional guidance to help
bound the expanded definition of
‘‘failure’’ as it could create a limitless
combination of potential failure modes;
• Provide additional emphasis and
guidance to ensure the PFMA team
understands how the project works as a
system prior to conducting the
brainstorming session;
• Provide additional guidance on
identifying and screening potential
failure modes, including damage state
potential failure modes; and
• Provide additional guidance on the
qualifications and roles of the PFMA
core team members.
Commission staff has considered all
comments in finalizing Chapter 17 of
the Engineering Guidelines. Based on
the comments received, Chapter 17 has
been revised to:
• Clarify the application of PFMAs
for design and construction projects;
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• Clarify the qualifications and roles
of a PFMA facilitator;
• Clarify the PFMA brainstorming
session and provide additional guidance
on the PFMA screening processes;
• Provide additional guidance on
financial/damage state and asset
management potential failure mode
categories; and
• Add a new appendix to provide
guidance on an approach for evaluating
complex systems as part of a PFMA.
All information related to ‘‘Chapter
17—Potential Failure Mode Analysis,’’
including the draft chapter, all
submitted comments, and the final
chapter, can be found on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number, excluding the last three
digits in the Docket Number field (i.e.,
AD20–22). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. The Commission
also offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep
track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can
reduce the amount of time you spend
researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
electronic notification of these filings
and direct links to the documents. Go to
the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov), select the FERC Online
option from the left-hand column, and
click on eSubscription. Users must be
registered in order to use eSubscription.
The final version of Chapter 17 is also
available on the Commission’s Division
of Dam Safety and Inspections website
at: Engineering Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Hydropower Projects √
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(ferc.gov).
Information Collection Statement
Chapter 17 includes information
collection activities for which the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521, requires approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission has included
the burden and cost estimates for
information collection activities related
to this chapter in the rulemaking
document (Docket No. RM20–9–000,
Order No. 880. The Commission has
designated the information collection
activities in the rule as FERC–517. Upon
final approval of FERC–517, OMB will
assign an OMB Control Number and
expiration date.
Send written comments on FERC–517
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) through www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB control number
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
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For assistance with any of the
Commission’s online systems, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8258.
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Dated: December 16, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec.
Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils.,
Order No. 697, 119 FERC ¶ 61,295, at P 540,
clarified, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007), order on reh’g,
Order No. 697–A, 123 FERC ¶ 61,055, at app. D,
clarified, 124 FERC ¶ 61,055, order on reh’g, Order
No. 697–B, 125 FERC ¶ 61,326 (2008), order on
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(2010), aff’d sub nom. Mont. Consumer Counsel v.
FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 2011).
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FERC ¶ 61,039 (2019), order on reh’g, Order No.
860–A, 170 FERC ¶ 61,129 (2020).
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Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD20-22-000]
Notice of Availability of Final Engineering Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 17--Potential Failure Mode
Analysis
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final ``Chapter 17--Potential Failure Mode
Analysis'' of its Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of
Hydropower Projects (Guidelines). This chapter supersedes the portions
of ``Chapter 14--Dam Safety Performance Monitoring Program'' that
pertain to Potential Failure Mode Analysis, and is one of four new
chapters of the Guidelines intended to provide additional guidance
related to 18 CFR part 12, Safety of Water Power Projects and Project
Works, Docket No. RM20-9-000, Order No 880, issued by the Commission on
December 16, 2021.
On July 16, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR) to revise its part 12 regulations. On the same day,
the Commission solicited public review and comment on four new draft
chapters of its Guidelines. Draft Chapter 17 was part of that issuance.
The Commission received eight comment letters in response to draft
Chapter 17. Most of the comments were submitted by licensees and
individuals through trade associations, including National Hydropower
Association, Dam Safety Interest Group of CEATI International, and US
Society on Dams, as well as the US Army Corps of Engineers. Comments
were also received from individual licensees, corporations, and
individuals, including David L. Mathews, City of North Little Rock
Electric, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, and
Upper Peninsular Power Company.
In all, the eight comment letters consisted of over 180 discrete
comments. The comments received were varied and ranged from requesting
clarification of the overall purpose and approach to a Potential
Failure Mode Analysis (PFMA) to questions regarding implementation and
execution of this revised process. Commenters requested clarification
of procedural aspects of performing a potential failure mode analysis
and suggested improvements to the potential failure mode process and
procedures. Commenters asked the Commission to:
Consider whether the PFMA process should take more
advantage of potential failure modes and information collected from
previously performed PFMA workshops;
Consider integrating the PFMA process and the risk
analysis process described in Chapter 18 of the Engineering Guidelines;
Provide additional guidance to help bound the expanded
definition of ``failure'' as it could create a limitless combination of
potential failure modes;
Provide additional emphasis and guidance to ensure the
PFMA team understands how the project works as a system prior to
conducting the brainstorming session;
Provide additional guidance on identifying and screening
potential failure modes, including damage state potential failure
modes; and
Provide additional guidance on the qualifications and
roles of the PFMA core team members.
Commission staff has considered all comments in finalizing Chapter
17 of the Engineering Guidelines. Based on the comments received,
Chapter 17 has been revised to:
Clarify the application of PFMAs for design and
construction projects;
Clarify the qualifications and roles of a PFMA
facilitator;
Clarify the PFMA brainstorming session and provide
additional guidance on the PFMA screening processes;
Provide additional guidance on financial/damage state and
asset management potential failure mode categories; and
Add a new appendix to provide guidance on an approach for
evaluating complex systems as part of a PFMA.
All information related to ``Chapter 17--Potential Failure Mode
Analysis,'' including the draft chapter, all submitted comments, and
the final chapter, can be found on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General
Search'' and enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits
in the Docket Number field (i.e., AD20-22). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. The Commission also offers a free service
called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically
providing you with electronic notification of these filings and direct
links to the documents. Go to the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov),
select the FERC Online option from the left-hand column, and click on
eSubscription. Users must be registered in order to use eSubscription.
The final version of Chapter 17 is also available on the
Commission's Division of Dam Safety and Inspections website at:
Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (ferc.gov).
Information Collection Statement
Chapter 17 includes information collection activities for which the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, requires approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission has included the
burden and cost estimates for information collection activities related
to this chapter in the rulemaking document (Docket No. RM20-9-000,
Order No. 880. The Commission has designated the information collection
activities in the rule as FERC-517. Upon final approval of FERC-517,
OMB will assign an OMB Control Number and expiration date.
Send written comments on FERC-517 to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the
OMB control number
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(1902-TBD) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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.
For assistance with any of the Commission's online systems, please
contact FERC Online Support at ferc.gov">[email protected]ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8258.
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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