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Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725A(1B) information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The FERC–725A(1B) 1
Under section 215 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA), the Commission proposes to
approve Reliability Standards TOP–
010–1i (Real-time Reliability Monitoring
and Analysis Capabilities) submitted by
North American Electric Corporation
(NERC). In this order, the Reliability
Standards build on monitoring, realtime assessments and support effective
situational awareness. The Reliability
Standards accomplish this by requiring
applicable entities to: (1) Provide
notification to operators of real-time
monitoring alarm failures; (2) provide
operators with indications of the quality
of information being provided by their
monitoring and analysis capabilities;
and (3) address deficiencies in the
quality of information being provided
by their monitoring and analysis
capabilities. FERC–725A(1B) addresses
situational awareness objectives by
providing for operator awareness when
key alarming tools are not performing as
intended. These collections will
improve real-time situational awareness
capabilities and enhance reliable
operations by requiring reliability
coordinators, transmission operators,
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and balancing authorities to provide
operators with an improved awareness
of system conditions analysis
capabilities, including alarm
availability, so that operators may take
appropriate steps to ensure reliability.
These functions include planning,
operations, data sharing, monitoring,
and analysis.
Type of Respondent: Balancing
Authority (BA), Transmission
Operations (TOP) and Reliability
Coordinators (RC).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost for this information
collection in the table below.
FERC–725A(1B)—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK POWER SYSTEM 3
Entity
Requirements
Number of
respondents 4
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per response 5
Total annual burden
hours & total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
BA 6 .............................
TOP 7 ..........................
BA/TOP .......................
Annual reporting ..
Annual reporting ..
Annual Record
Retention.
98
168
266
1
1
1
98
168
266
42 hrs.; $3,234.84 ....
40 hrs.; $3,080.80 ....
2 hrs.; $84.70 ...........
4,116 hrs.; $317,014.32
6,720 hrs.; $517,574.40
532 hrs.; $22,530.20 ......
Total Burden Hours
Per Year (Reporting).
..............................
........................
........................
............................
...................................
10,836 hrs. $834,588.72
....................
Total Burden Hours
Per Year (Record
Retention).
..............................
........................
........................
............................
...................................
532 hrs.; $22,530.20 ......
....................
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
1 The 725(1B) collection was created as a
temporary collection number originally used at the
time of the RD16–6–000, because OMB cannot
review two pending requests with the same OMB
control no. at a given time. The FERC 725A is still
pending at OMB for an unrelated matter, thus we
are renewing the temporary number and the related
collection at this time.
2 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
3 Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry Summary of Entities and
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
$3,234.84
3,080.80
84.70
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: February 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–04307 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am]
[Docket No. IC23–8–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725T); Comment
Request; Extension
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
ACTION:
Functions as of November 4, 2022, which indicates
there are 266 entities registered as BA and TOP.
4 The number of respondents is the number of
entities in which a change in burden from the
current standards to the proposed standards exists,
not the total number of entities from the current or
proposed standards that are applicable.
5 The estimated hourly costs (salary plus benefits)
are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information, as of May 2022 (at https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/naics2_22.htm, with updated benefits
information for March 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), for an electrical
engineer (code 17–2071, $77.02/hour), and for
information and record clerks record keeper (code
43–4199, $42.35/hour). The hourly figure for
engineers is used for reporting; the hourly figure for
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information and record clerks is used for document
retention.
6 Balancing Authority (BA). The following
Requirements and associated measures apply to
balancing authorities: Requirement R1: A revised
data specification and writing the required
operating process/operating procedure; and
Requirement R2: quality monitoring logs and the
data errors and corrective action logs.
7 Transmission Operations (TOP). The following
Requirements and associated measures apply to
transmission operators: Requirement R1: A revised
data specification and writing the required
operating process/operating procedure; and
Requirement R3: alarm process monitor
performance logs to maintain performance logs and
corrective action plans.
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 41 / Thursday, March 2, 2023 / Notices
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk-Power System: Texas
Reliability Entity (TRE) Reliability
Standards.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments on the collection of
information are due May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC23–8–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, at Health
and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725T, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: TRE Reliability Standards BAL–
001–TRE–2 (Primary Frequency
Response in the ERCOT Region).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725T information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards
apply to entities registered as Generator
Owners (GOs), Generator Operators
(GOPs), and Balancing Authorities (BAs)
within the Texas Reliability Entity
region.
The information collection
requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System
software, identification and recording of
events, data retention, and submitting
frequency measurable events to the
compliance enforcement authority
(Regional Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable
events—The BA is required to identify
and post information regarding
Frequency Measurable Events (FME).
Further, the BA must calculate and
report to the Compliance Enforcement
Authority data related to Primary
Frequency Response (PFR) performance
of each generating unit/generating
facility.
DATES:
Data retention—The BA, GO, and
GOP shall keep data or evidence to
show compliance, as identified below,
unless directed by its Compliance
Enforcement Authority to retain specific
evidence for a longer period of time as
part of an investigation. Compliance
audits are generally about three years
apart.
• The BA shall retain a list of
identified Frequency Measurable Events
and shall retain FME information since
its last compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all monthly
PFR performance reports since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all annual
Interconnection minimum Frequency
Response calculations, and related
methodology and criteria documents,
relating to time periods since its last
compliance audit.
• The BA shall retain all data and
calculations relating to the
Interconnection’s Frequency Response,
and all evidence of actions taken to
increase the Interconnection’s
Frequency Response, since its last
compliance audit.
• Each GOP and GO shall retain
evidence since its last compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC
Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners,
Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
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FERC–725T (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM: TRE RELIABILITY STANDARDS)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
& cost per
response 2
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Maintenance and submission of event log
data.
Evidence Retention .........................................
31
1
1
16 hrs.; $891.20 ..........
16 hrs.; $891.20 .........
$891.20
4 420
1
420
2 hrs.; 111.40 ..............
840 hrs.; 46,788 .........
111.40
Total .........................................................
........................
........................
421
.....................................
856 hrs.; $47,679.20 ..
........................
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
1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 The figures for May 2022 posted by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector (available
at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and updated May 2022 for benefits information (at
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The
hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
—File Clerks (code 43–4071), $34.38.
—Electrical Engineer (code 17–2071), $77.02.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection
is $55.70 [($34.38 + $77.02)/2 = 55.70].
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–04314 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am]
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3 BA
(balancing authority).
(balancing authority) (1), GO (generator
owner) (233), and GOP (generator operator) (186) =
420 functional entities numbers based on NERC
Compliance Registry November 4, 2022. The large
increase is due to counting each entity function
separately instead of considering overlap. Also,
there has been an increase in number of renewable
energy entities in the Texas region.
4 BA
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-8-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) Reliability
Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC23-8-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, at Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: TRE Reliability Standards BAL-001-TRE-2 (Primary
Frequency Response in the ERCOT Region).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725T information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards apply to entities registered as
Generator Owners (GOs), Generator Operators (GOPs), and Balancing
Authorities (BAs) within the Texas Reliability Entity region.
The information collection requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System software, identification and
recording of events, data retention, and submitting frequency
measurable events to the compliance enforcement authority (Regional
Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable events--The BA is required to
identify and post information regarding Frequency Measurable Events
(FME). Further, the BA must calculate and report to the Compliance
Enforcement Authority data related to Primary Frequency Response (PFR)
performance of each generating unit/generating facility.
Data retention--The BA, GO, and GOP shall keep data or evidence to
show compliance, as identified below, unless directed by its Compliance
Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period
of time as part of an investigation. Compliance audits are generally
about three years apart.
The BA shall retain a list of identified Frequency
Measurable Events and shall retain FME information since its last
compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all monthly PFR performance reports
since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all annual Interconnection minimum
Frequency Response calculations, and related methodology and criteria
documents, relating to time periods since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all data and calculations relating to
the Interconnection's Frequency Response, and all evidence of actions
taken to increase the Interconnection's Frequency Response, since its
last compliance audit.
Each GOP and GO shall retain evidence since its last
compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\1\ Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response \2\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Maintenance and submission of event \3\ 1 1 1 16 hrs.; $891.20........ 16 hrs.; $891.20....... $891.20
log data.
Evidence Retention................... \4\ 420 1 420 2 hrs.; 111.40.......... 840 hrs.; 46,788....... 111.40
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Total............................ .............. .............. 421 ........................ 856 hrs.; $47,679.20... ..............
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\2\ The figures for May 2022 posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated May 2022 for
benefits information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--File Clerks (code 43-4071), $34.38.
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $77.02.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $55.70
[($34.38 + $77.02)/2 = 55.70].
\3\ BA (balancing authority).
\4\ BA (balancing authority) (1), GO (generator owner) (233),
and GOP (generator operator) (186) = 420 functional entities numbers
based on NERC Compliance Registry November 4, 2022. The large
increase is due to counting each entity function separately instead
of considering overlap. Also, there has been an increase in number
of renewable energy entities in the Texas region.
Dated: February 24, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04314 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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