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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725N); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission FERC–
725N, (Mandatory Reliability Standards
TPL–007–4, Transmission System
Planned Performance for Geomagnetic
Disturbance Events), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review. No
Comments were received on the 60-day
notice published on September 29,
2022.
Comments on the collection of
information are due February 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725N to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0264) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC22–30–000)
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courier) delivery.
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Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
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Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
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may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
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: Extension of the
currently approved collection.
Abstract: 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
Federal Power Act (FPA), which
requires 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.
Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the
FPA),5 the Commission approved
Reliability Standard TPL–001–5
(Transmission System Planning
Performance Requirements). The North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), the Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO), submitted the
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).
5 16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(2).
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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.
proposed Reliability Standard TPL–
001–5 for Commission approval to
address: (1) reliability issues concerning
the study of single points of failure of
protection systems discussed in Order
No. 754; 6 and (2) directives from Order
No. 786 7 regarding planned
maintenance outages and stability
analysis for spare equipment strategy.
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). The
Reliability Standard TPL–007–4
Type of Respondents: Generator
Owners, Planning Coordinators,
Distribution Providers and
Transmission Owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 Our
estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of
Entities as of September 16, 2022.
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 Commissionapproved standards. Estimates for the
additional average annual burden and
cost 9 as follows:
FERC–725N—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS TPL–001–5.1 AND TPL–007–4, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PLANNED
PERFORMANCE FOR GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE EVENTS
Annual
number 1 of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
and cost
($) per response
Total annual burden hours
and cost
($) (rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Mandatory Reliability Standard TPL–001–5.1
TPL–001–5.1 Reliability Standard.
Total for TPL–001–5.1 .........
63(PC)
205(TP)
1
1
63
205
143 hrs.; $9,030.45 .........
44 hrs.; $2,778.60 ...........
9,020 hrs.; $569,613 ..................
9,020 hrs.; $569,613 ..................
$9,030.45
2,778.60
........................
........................
268
..........................................
18,040 hrs.; $1,139,226 .............
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GO 10 ...........................................
PC 11 ...........................................
TP 12 ............................................
TO 13 ...........................................
1,107
61
205
326
1
1
1
1
1,107
61
205
326
36 hrs.; $2,273.40 ...........
264 hrs.; $16,671.60 .......
127 hrs.; $8,020.05 .........
43 hrs.; $2,715.45 ...........
39,880
16,101
25,981
13,960
$2,598,182 .............
$1,016,778.15 ........
$1,640,700.15 ........
$881,574 ................
2,273.40
16,671.60
8,020.05
2,715,.45
Total for TPL–007–4 ............
........................
........................
1,699
..........................................
95,922 hrs; $6,057,474.3 ...........
........................
Total for FERC–725N ..........
........................
........................
1,967
..........................................
113,962 hrs.; $7,196,700.30 ......
........................
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
hrs.;
For TPL–001–5.1 the number of
respondents has been increased slightly
to reflect the type of entities—planning
coordinators reflected and average over
a three-year timeframe that was reported
from RD20–3 ongoing burden from the
previous approval, and tried to account
for overlap between entities, but the
overall annual manhours remain about
the same. With this renewal the table
more accurately represent the entities
on a yearly basis.
The entities with responsibility for
these standards—planning coordinators
(PC=61) and transmission planners
(TP=205) are taken from the NERC
Compliance Registration information of
November 4, 2022 (updated from the 60day notice) for unique US entities.
For TPL–007–4 the number of
respondents has been reduced as the
standard (TPL–007–4) was revised
several times and individual
information collection respondent
counts result in same type of entity
being counted multiple times. The
change also corrects in TPL–007–4 the
distribution provided (DP) was used
instead of transmission provider (TP) so
was a contributing factor to the overall
decrease in number of respondents. The
updated values more truly represent the
cumulative responsibility of each entity
on the work they must do, and the
overall annual manhours remains about
the same. With this renewal the table for
TPL–007–4 more accurately represent
the entities on a yearly basis.
The entities with responsibility for
these standards have been updated to
(generator owner (GO=1,107),
transmission owner (TO=326), planning
coordinator (PC=61), and transmission
planner (TP=205)) are taken from the
NERC Compliance Registration
information of November 4, 2022, for
unique US entities.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
6 In Order No. 754, the Commission determined
that there is ‘‘an issue concerning the study of the
non-operation of non-redundant primary protection
systems; e.g., the study of a single point of failure
on protection systems.’’ Interpretation of
Transmission Planning Reliability Standard, Order
No. 754, 136 FERC ¶ 61,186, at P 19 (2011). The
phrases ‘‘non-operation of a non-redundant
component of a protection system’’ and ‘‘protection
system single points of failure’’ are used
interchangeably in this memorandum.
7 Transmission Planning Reliability Standards,
Order No. 786, 145 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2013).
8 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.
9 Both Electrical Engineers ($77.02/hr.) and
Information and Record Clerks ($42.35/hr.) support
the information collection and a composite percent
split (60/40) cost per hour will be used. Cost per
Response = [($77.02 * (0.60)) + ($42.35 * (0.40))] =
[$46.21 + $16.94] = $63.15/hr. from the Bureau of
Labor and Statistics at https://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2022.
10 Generator Owner.
11 Planning Coordinator.
12 Distribution Provider.
13 Transmission Owner.
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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 18, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Milestone
Target date
Comments on EA .................
August 2023.
1 The
Council on Environmental Quality’s
(CEQ)
regulations
under
40
CFR
1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed
within 1 year of the federal action agency’s
decision to prepare an EA. This notice establishes the Commission’s intent to prepare an
EA for the Racine Hydroelectric Project.
Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must be issued within 1 year of
the issuance date of this notice.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Jay Summers at (202)
502–8764 or jay.summers@ferc.gov.
Dated: January 18, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Eagle Creek Racine Hydro, LLC; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On November 30, 2021, Eagle Creek
Racine Hydro, LLC filed a relicense
application for the 47.5-megawatt
Racine Hydroelectric Project No. 2570
(Racine Project). The Racine Project is
located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ (Corps) Racine Locks and
Dam on the Ohio River near the Town
of Racine in Meigs County, Ohio. The
project occupies 27.99 acres of federal
land administered by the Corps.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on November 1, 2022,
Commission staff issued a notice that
the project was ready for environmental
analysis (REA Notice). Based on the
information in the record, including
comments filed on the REA Notice, staff
does not anticipate that relicensing the
project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment. Therefore,
staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
application to relicense the project.
The EA will be issued and circulated
for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EA will be
analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final licensing decision.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–551) 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, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–551, (Reporting of
Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate
Natural Gas Pipelines), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review. No
Comments were received on the 60-day
notice published on September 29,
2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due February 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–551 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0243) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
SUMMARY:
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(identified by Docket No. IC22–32–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
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• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (Including Courier) Delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 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. 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/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
≤Title: FERC–551, Reporting of Flow
Volume and Capacity by Interstate
Natural Gas Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0243.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–551 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission is
authorized to facilitate price
transparency in markets for the sale or
transportation of natural gas in
interstate commerce, regarding the
public interest, the integrity of those
markets, fair competition, and the
protection of consumers. FERC–551
uses the information provided by
pipelines as part of its overall
implementation of the statutory
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC22-30-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725N); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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 FERC-725N,
(Mandatory Reliability Standards TPL-007-4, Transmission System Planned
Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No
Comments were received on the 60-day notice published on September 29,
2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 23,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725N to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0264) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-30-000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (Including Courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 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. 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/ferc-online/overview.
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: Extension of the currently approved collection.
Abstract: 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 Federal Power Act (FPA), which requires 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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Pursuant to section 215(d)(2) of the FPA),\5\ the Commission
approved Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 (Transmission System Planning
Performance Requirements). The North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), the Commission-certified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO), submitted the
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proposed Reliability Standard TPL-001-5 for Commission approval to
address: (1) reliability issues concerning the study of single points
of failure of protection systems discussed in Order No. 754; \6\ and
(2) directives from Order No. 786 \7\ regarding planned maintenance
outages and stability analysis for spare equipment strategy.
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\5\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(2).
\6\ In Order No. 754, the Commission determined that there is
``an issue concerning the study of the non[hyphen]operation of
non[hyphen]redundant primary protection systems; e.g., the study of
a single point of failure on protection systems.'' Interpretation of
Transmission Planning Reliability Standard, Order No. 754, 136 FERC
] 61,186, at P 19 (2011). The phrases ``non[hyphen]operation of a
non[hyphen]redundant component of a protection system'' and
``protection system single points of failure'' are used
interchangeably in this memorandum.
\7\ Transmission Planning Reliability Standards, Order No. 786,
145 FERC ] 61,051 (2013).
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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). The 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.
Type of Respondents: Generator Owners, Planning Coordinators,
Distribution Providers and Transmission Owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \8\ Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of Entities as of September 16, 2022.
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\8\ 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 \9\ as
follows:
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\9\ Both Electrical Engineers ($77.02/hr.) and Information and
Record Clerks ($42.35/hr.) support the information collection and a
composite percent split (60/40) cost per hour will be used. Cost per
Response = [($77.02 * (0.60)) + ($42.35 * (0.40))] = [$46.21 +
$16.94] = $63.15/hr. from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics at
https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2022.
FERC-725N--Mandatory Reliability Standards TPL-001-5.1 and TPL-007-4, Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events
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Annual number Annual number Total annual burden
\1\ of of responses Total number Average burden hours and hours and cost ($) Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response (rounded) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Mandatory Reliability Standard TPL-001-5.1
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TPL-001-5.1 Reliability Standard..... 63(PC) 1 63 143 hrs.; $9,030.45..... 9,020 hrs.; $569,613... $9,030.45
205(TP) 1 205 44 hrs.; $2,778.60...... 9,020 hrs.; $569,613... 2,778.60
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Total for TPL-001-5.1............ .............. .............. 268 ........................ 18,040 hrs.; $1,139,226 ..............
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Mandatory Reliability Standard TPL-007-4
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GO \10\.............................. 1,107 1 1,107 36 hrs.; $2,273.40...... 39,880 hrs.; $2,598,182 2,273.40
PC \11\.............................. 61 1 61 264 hrs.; $16,671.60.... 16,101 hrs.; 16,671.60
$1,016,778.15.
TP \12\.............................. 205 1 205 127 hrs.; $8,020.05..... 25,981 hrs.; 8,020.05
$1,640,700.15.
TO \13\.............................. 326 1 326 43 hrs.; $2,715.45...... 13,960 hrs.; $881,574.. 2,715,.45
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Total for TPL-007-4.............. .............. .............. 1,699 ........................ 95,922 hrs; ..............
$6,057,474.3.
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Total for FERC-725N.............. .............. .............. 1,967 ........................ 113,962 hrs.; ..............
$7,196,700.30.
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For TPL-001-5.1 the number of respondents has been increased
slightly to reflect the type of entities--planning coordinators
reflected and average over a three-year timeframe that was reported
from RD20-3 ongoing burden from the previous approval, and tried to
account for overlap between entities, but the overall annual manhours
remain about the same. With this renewal the table more accurately
represent the entities on a yearly basis.
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\10\ Generator Owner.
\11\ Planning Coordinator.
\12\ Distribution Provider.
\13\ Transmission Owner.
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The entities with responsibility for these standards--planning
coordinators (PC=61) and transmission planners (TP=205) are taken from
the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4, 2022
(updated from the 60-day notice) for unique US entities.
For TPL-007-4 the number of respondents has been reduced as the
standard (TPL-007-4) was revised several times and individual
information collection respondent counts result in same type of entity
being counted multiple times. The change also corrects in TPL-007-4 the
distribution provided (DP) was used instead of transmission provider
(TP) so was a contributing factor to the overall decrease in number of
respondents. The updated values more truly represent the cumulative
responsibility of each entity on the work they must do, and the overall
annual manhours remains about the same. With this renewal the table for
TPL-007-4 more accurately represent the entities on a yearly basis.
The entities with responsibility for these standards have been
updated to (generator owner (GO=1,107), transmission owner (TO=326),
planning coordinator (PC=61), and transmission planner (TP=205)) are
taken from the NERC Compliance Registration information of November 4,
2022, for unique US entities.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the
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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 18, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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