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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Staff Attendance at North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation Standard Drafting Team
Meeting
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission hereby gives notice that
members of the Commission and/or
Commission staff may attend the
following meetings:
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation Project 2021–07 Extreme
Cold Weather Grid Operations,
Preparedness, and Coordination
Standard Drafting Team Meeting on:
April 25, 2023 (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
eastern time)
Further information regarding these
meetings may be found at: https://
www.nerc.com/Pages/Calendar.aspx.
The discussions at the meetings,
which are open to the public, may
address matters at issue in the following
Commission proceeding:
Docket No. RD23–1–000 Extreme Cold
Weather Reliability Standards EOP–
011–3 and EOP–012–1
For further information, please
contact Chanel Chasanov, 202–502–
8569, or chanel.chasanov@ferc.gov.
Dated: April 18, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
014–3, as directed by the Commission’s
December 15, 2022 order.1
All interested persons are invited to
file comments no later than May 15,
2023. Submitting a single document for
both dockets is encouraged but not
required.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the internet.2 Instructions are
available on the Commission’s website
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other
carrier must be addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office
of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
For more information related to
NERC’s study report, please contact
Leigh Anne Faugust, (202) 502–6396, or
leigh.faugust@ferc.gov. For more
information related to the Task Force,
please contact Gretchen Kershaw, (202)
502–8213, or gretchen.kershaw@
ferc.gov.
Dated: April 18, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RD23–2–001; AD21–15–000]
[Docket No. RD23–4–000]
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation, Joint Federal-State Task
Force on Electric Transmission; Notice
of North American Electric Reliability
Corporation Physical Security
Reliability Standards Study and
Inviting Post-Meeting Comments
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725G); Comment
Request; Extension
On February 15, 2023, in Docket No.
AD21–15–000, the Joint Federal-State
Task Force on Electric Transmission
(Task Force) convened for a public
meeting to discuss physical security of
the transmission system.
On April 14, 2023, in Docket No.
RD23–2–001, the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
submitted its report on its study
evaluating Reliability Standard CIP–
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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 proposed revisions
of the currently approved information
SUMMARY:
1 N. Am. Elec. Reliability Corp., 181 FERC
¶ 61,230 (2022).
2 See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) (2022).
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collection, FERC–725G, (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. RD23–4–000) 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:
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, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 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–725G (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: Approval of PRC Reliability
Standard PRC–002–4.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0252.
Type of Request: Approval of FERC–
725G information collection
requirements associated with proposed
PRC Reliability Standard PRC–002–4.
Abstract: This Notice pertains to the
FERC–725G information collection
requirements associated with PRC
Reliability Standard PRC–002–4,
(Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting
Requirements), the associated Violation
Risk Factors and Violation Severity
Levels, and the proposed
implementation plan including the
retirement of the currently effective
Reliability Standard PRC–002–3,
proposed by the North American
Electric Reliability (NERC) in a petition
dated March 10, 2023. NERC also
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proposed the retirement of Reliability
Standard PRC–002–3. The Commission
included the petition in a Combined
Notice of Filings published on March
23, 2023, at 88 FR 17564.
On March 4, 2022, the Commission’s
Office of Electric Reliability approved
PRC–002–3 in Docket No. RD22–2–000.
The FERC submitted an information
collection request to OMB on October
25, 2022, in association with that Order,
and that request is currently pending
review at OMB under the heading
‘‘FERC–725G (DLO in RD22–2–000),
Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System: PRC Rel Stds.’’
NERC’s proposed revisions: (1) clarify
requirements for notifications under the
standard, including when generator
owners and transmission owners must
have data for an applicable transformer
or transmission line; (2) clarify and
make consistent terminology used in the
Standard; (3) incorporate the
implementation timeframe for newlyidentified facilities; and (4) add a
criterion defining substantial changes in
fault current levels requiring changing
the locations for which certain data is
recorded.
The information collection
requirements contained in this Notice
are subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
section 3507(d) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.1 OMB’s
regulations require approval of certain
information collection requirements
imposed by agency rules.2 Upon
approval of a collection of information,
OMB will assign an OMB control
number and expiration date.
Respondents subject to the filing
requirements of this rule will not be
penalized for failing to respond to these
collections of information unless the
collections of information display a
valid OMB control number. The
Commission solicits comments on the
Commission’s need for this information,
whether the information will have
practical utility, the accuracy of the
burden estimates, ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected or retained,
and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondents’ burden,
including the use of automated
information techniques.
The number of respondents below is
based on an estimate of the NERC
compliance registry for balancing
authority, transmission operator,
generator operator, generator owner and
reliability coordinator. The Commission
based its paperwork burden estimates
on the NERC compliance registry as of
February 10, 2023. According to the
registry, there are 325 transmission
owners, 1,117 generator owners and 12
reliability coordinators. The estimates
are based on the change in burden from
the currently pending standard (i.e.,
PRC–002–3) to the standard approved in
this Docket (i.e., PRC–002–4). The
Commission based the burden estimates
on staff experience, knowledge, and
expertise.
The estimates are based combination
on one-time (years 1 and 2) obligations
to follow the revised Reliability
Standard.
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC–
002–4 (Disturbance Monitoring and
Reporting Requirements) would
advance the reliability of the BES by
providing needed clarity regarding the
application of the standard’s
requirements. First, proposed Reliability
Standard PRC–002–4 would clarify
requirements for notifications under the
standard, including when Generator
Owners and Transmission Owners must
have data for an applicable transformer
or transmission line. Second, the
proposed Reliability Standard clarifies
and promotes consistency in
terminology used in the standard. Third,
the proposed Reliability Standard brings
the implementation timeframe for newly
identified facilities into the standard.
Last, the proposed Reliability Standard
adds a criterion that defines what
constitutes a substantial change in fault
current levels that would require
changing the locations for which
sequence of events (SER) and fault
recording (FR) data is recorded. The
revisions and supporting rationale are
discussed in further detail below.
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC–
002–4, the subject of this Notice,
contains a number of revisions intended
to clarify the standard, aid in its
administration, and reduce ambiguities
and unnecessary burdens. The proposed
change to Attachment 1 Step 7 allows
the possibility of significant change over
time without a required change in data
recording location. The Reliability
Standard PRC–002–4 would provide
necessary clarifications to the standard
in the requirements R1, R3 and R5 and
promotes consistency in terminology
used in the standard. The new
requirement R13 brings the
implementation timeframe for newly
identified facilities into the standard.
These changes would clarify the extent
of the required notifications and data
collection requirements consistent with
other provisions in the currently
effective and approved versions of the
PRC–002 standard.
PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO ORDER IN DOCKET NO. RD23–4–000
Reliability standard & requirement
Type 3 and
number
of entity
Number
of annual
responses
per entity
Total
number of
responses
Average number of
burden hours
per response 4
Total burden hours
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
FERC–725G
PRC–002–4:
TO .........................................................................
GO ........................................................................
RC ........................................................................
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Total for PRC–002, One Time Estimate—
Years 1 and 2.
1 44
U.S.C. 3507(d).
CFR part 1320.
3 TO=Transmission Owner, GO=Generator Owner
and RC=Reliability Coordinator.
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325
1,117
12
1
1
1
325
1,117
12
16 hrs., $978.72. .......
16 hrs., $978.72. .......
8 hrs., $489.36. .........
5,200 hrs., $318,084.
17,872 hrs., $1,093,230.24.
96 hrs., $5,872.32.
....................
....................
1,454
40 hrs., $2,446.8 .......
23,168 hrs., $1,417,186.56.
4 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
derived using the following formula: Burden Hours
per Response * $/hour = Cost per Response. based
on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of
February 10, 2023, of an Electrical Engineer (17–
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2071)—$77.02,—and for Information and Record
Clerks (43–4199) $42.35, The average hourly burden
cost for this collection is [($77.02 + $42.35)/2 =
$61.17)] rounded to $61.17 an hour.
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The one-time burden of 23,168 hours
that only applies for Year 1 and 2 will
be averaged over three years (23,168
hours ÷ 3 = 7,722.667 (7,722.67 ¥
rounded) hours/year over three years).
The number of responses is also
averaged over three years (1,454
responses ÷ 3 = 484.667 (484.67 ¥
rounded) responses/year).
The responses and burden hours for
Years 1–3 will total respectively as
follows for Year 1 one-time burden:
Year 1: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 2: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 3: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Comments concerning the
information collection and retirement
approved by the Commission in this
Docket and the associated burden
estimates, should be sent to the
Commission in this docket and may also
be sent to the Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs [Attention: Desk
Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission]. For security
reasons, comments should be sent by
email to OMB at the following email
address: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
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Environmental Analysis
The Commission is required to
prepare an Environmental Assessment
or an Environmental Impact Statement
for any action that may have a
significant adverse effect on the human
environment.5 The Commission has
categorically excluded certain actions
from this requirement as not having a
significant effect on the human
environment. Included in the exclusion
are rules that are clarifying, corrective,
or procedural or that do not
substantially change the effect of the
regulations being amended.6 The
actions approved here fall within this
categorical exclusion in the
Commission’s regulations.
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In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
From the Commission’s Home Page
on the internet, this information is
5 Regulations Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486,
52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats. & Regs.,
Regulations Preambles 1986–1990 ¶ 30,783 (1987).
6 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).
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available on eLibrary. The full text of
this document is available on eLibrary
in PDF and Microsoft Word format for
viewing, printing, and/or downloading.
To access this document in eLibrary,
type the docket number excluding the
last three digits of this document in the
docket number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
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Commission’s Online Support at (202)
502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676)
or email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov,
or the Public Reference Room at (202)
502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email
the Public Reference Room at
public.referenceroom@ferc.gov.
By direction of the Commission.
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: April 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC23–74–000.
Applicants: Energy Harbor Corp.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Energy Harbor
Corp.
Filed Date: 4/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230417–5260.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/16/23.
Docket Numbers: EC23–75–000.
Applicants: Northern Indiana Public
Service Company LLC.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Northern Indiana
Public Service Company LLC.
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Filed Date: 4/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230417–5263
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/8/23.
Docket Numbers: EC23–76–000.
Applicants: Sunrise Power Company,
LLC, Hull Street Energy, LLC.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Sunrise Power
Company, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 4/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230417–5264.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/8/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following Complaints and
Compliance filings in EL Dockets:
Docket Numbers: EL23–5–000; QF22–
1120–002; QF22–1121–002; QF22–
1122–002.
Applicants: CSU 2020 Renewable
Energy, LLC, CSU 2020 Renewable
Energy, LLC, CSU 2020 Renewable
Energy, LLC, Standard Solar, Inc.
Description: Errata to October 18,
2022 Petition for Declaratory Order of
Standard Solar, Inc.
Filed Date: 4/5/23.
Accession Number: 20230405–5198.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/5/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER20–1435–002.
Applicants: Energy Harbor LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Informational Filing Regarding Planned
Transfer to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 4/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230417–5161.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/8/23.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1721–002.
Applicants: Energy Harbor LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Informational Filing Regarding
Generation Facilities Sale ER20–1721 to
be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 4/17/23.
Accession Number: 20230417–5163.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/8/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1038–001.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance to Clarify Future Extensions
of Non-Performance Charges ER23–1038
to be effective 4/4/2023.
Filed Date: 4/18/23.
Accession Number: 20230418–5127.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/9/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1158–001.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Request to Defer Action on SA Filing
Original NSA SA No. 6788; Queue No.
AC2–136 to be effective 12/31/9998.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD23-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725G); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on proposed revisions of the
currently approved information collection, FERC-725G, (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. RD23-4-000) 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, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 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-725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: Approval of PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-4.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0252.
Type of Request: Approval of FERC-725G information collection
requirements associated with proposed PRC Reliability Standard PRC-002-
4.
Abstract: This Notice pertains to the FERC-725G information
collection requirements associated with PRC Reliability Standard PRC-
002-4, (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements), the
associated Violation Risk Factors and Violation Severity Levels, and
the proposed implementation plan including the retirement of the
currently effective Reliability Standard PRC-002-3, proposed by the
North American Electric Reliability (NERC) in a petition dated March
10, 2023. NERC also
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proposed the retirement of Reliability Standard PRC-002-3. The
Commission included the petition in a Combined Notice of Filings
published on March 23, 2023, at 88 FR 17564.
On March 4, 2022, the Commission's Office of Electric Reliability
approved PRC-002-3 in Docket No. RD22-2-000. The FERC submitted an
information collection request to OMB on October 25, 2022, in
association with that Order, and that request is currently pending
review at OMB under the heading ``FERC-725G (DLO in RD22-2-000),
Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: PRC Rel
Stds.''
NERC's proposed revisions: (1) clarify requirements for
notifications under the standard, including when generator owners and
transmission owners must have data for an applicable transformer or
transmission line; (2) clarify and make consistent terminology used in
the Standard; (3) incorporate the implementation timeframe for newly-
identified facilities; and (4) add a criterion defining substantial
changes in fault current levels requiring changing the locations for
which certain data is recorded.
The information collection requirements contained in this Notice
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.\1\ OMB's
regulations require approval of certain information collection
requirements imposed by agency rules.\2\ Upon approval of a collection
of information, OMB will assign an OMB control number and expiration
date. Respondents subject to the filing requirements of this rule will
not be penalized for failing to respond to these collections of
information unless the collections of information display a valid OMB
control number. The Commission solicits comments on the Commission's
need for this information, whether the information will have practical
utility, the accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected or
retained, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondents' burden,
including the use of automated information techniques.
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\1\ 44 U.S.C. 3507(d).
\2\ 5 CFR part 1320.
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The number of respondents below is based on an estimate of the NERC
compliance registry for balancing authority, transmission operator,
generator operator, generator owner and reliability coordinator. The
Commission based its paperwork burden estimates on the NERC compliance
registry as of February 10, 2023. According to the registry, there are
325 transmission owners, 1,117 generator owners and 12 reliability
coordinators. The estimates are based on the change in burden from the
currently pending standard (i.e., PRC-002-3) to the standard approved
in this Docket (i.e., PRC-002-4). The Commission based the burden
estimates on staff experience, knowledge, and expertise.
The estimates are based combination on one-time (years 1 and 2)
obligations to follow the revised Reliability Standard.
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-002-4 (Disturbance Monitoring and
Reporting Requirements) would advance the reliability of the BES by
providing needed clarity regarding the application of the standard's
requirements. First, proposed Reliability Standard PRC-002-4 would
clarify requirements for notifications under the standard, including
when Generator Owners and Transmission Owners must have data for an
applicable transformer or transmission line. Second, the proposed
Reliability Standard clarifies and promotes consistency in terminology
used in the standard. Third, the proposed Reliability Standard brings
the implementation timeframe for newly identified facilities into the
standard. Last, the proposed Reliability Standard adds a criterion that
defines what constitutes a substantial change in fault current levels
that would require changing the locations for which sequence of events
(SER) and fault recording (FR) data is recorded. The revisions and
supporting rationale are discussed in further detail below.
Proposed Reliability Standard PRC-002-4, the subject of this
Notice, contains a number of revisions intended to clarify the
standard, aid in its administration, and reduce ambiguities and
unnecessary burdens. The proposed change to Attachment 1 Step 7 allows
the possibility of significant change over time without a required
change in data recording location. The Reliability Standard PRC-002-4
would provide necessary clarifications to the standard in the
requirements R1, R3 and R5 and promotes consistency in terminology used
in the standard. The new requirement R13 brings the implementation
timeframe for newly identified facilities into the standard. These
changes would clarify the extent of the required notifications and data
collection requirements consistent with other provisions in the
currently effective and approved versions of the PRC-002 standard.
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\3\ TO=Transmission Owner, GO=Generator Owner and RC=Reliability
Coordinator.
\4\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) derived
using the following formula: Burden Hours per Response * $/hour =
Cost per Response. based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as
of February 10, 2023, of an Electrical Engineer (17-2071)--$77.02,--
and for Information and Record Clerks (43-4199) $42.35, The average
hourly burden cost for this collection is [($77.02 + $42.35)/2 =
$61.17)] rounded to $61.17 an hour.
Proposed Changes Due to Order in Docket No. RD23-4-000
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Number of
Type \3\ annual Total number of Average number of burden
Reliability standard & requirement and number responses responses hours per response \4\ Total burden hours
of entity per entity
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)......................... (3) * (4) = (5)
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FERC-725G
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PRC-002-4:
TO............................ 325 1 325 16 hrs., $978.72............ 5,200 hrs., $318,084.
GO............................ 1,117 1 1,117 16 hrs., $978.72............ 17,872 hrs., $1,093,230.24.
RC............................ 12 1 12 8 hrs., $489.36............. 96 hrs., $5,872.32.
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Total for PRC-002, One ........... ........... 1,454 40 hrs., $2,446.8........... 23,168 hrs., $1,417,186.56.
Time Estimate--Years 1
and 2.
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The one-time burden of 23,168 hours that only applies for Year 1
and 2 will be averaged over three years (23,168 hours / 3 = 7,722.667
(7,722.67 - rounded) hours/year over three years). The number of
responses is also averaged over three years (1,454 responses / 3 =
484.667 (484.67 - rounded) responses/year).
The responses and burden hours for Years 1-3 will total
respectively as follows for Year 1 one-time burden:
Year 1: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 2: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Year 3: 484.67 responses; 7,722.67 hours
Comments concerning the information collection and retirement
approved by the Commission in this Docket and the associated burden
estimates, should be sent to the Commission in this docket and may also
be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs [Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission]. For security reasons, comments should be sent
by email to OMB at the following email address:
[email protected].
Environmental Analysis
The Commission is required to prepare an Environmental Assessment
or an Environmental Impact Statement for any action that may have a
significant adverse effect on the human environment.\5\ The Commission
has categorically excluded certain actions from this requirement as not
having a significant effect on the human environment. Included in the
exclusion are rules that are clarifying, corrective, or procedural or
that do not substantially change the effect of the regulations being
amended.\6\ The actions approved here fall within this categorical
exclusion in the Commission's regulations.
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\5\ Regulations Implementing the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897 (Dec. 17, 1987), FERC Stats.
& Regs., Regulations Preambles 1986-1990 ] 30,783 (1987).
\6\ 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii).
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By direction of the Commission.
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: April 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08512 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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