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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER23–1811–000]
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Sol InfraCo MT1, LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Sol
InfraCo MT1, LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
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and assumptions of liability.
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protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is May 23,
2023.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
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Dated: May 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC23–7–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725A(1B)); 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
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the requirements
and burden of the information
collection FERC 725A(1B)—Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power
System. The Commission published a
60-day notice on March 2, 2023, in the
Federal Register and received no
comments.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due June 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725A(1B) (identified by Docket
No. IC23–7–000) 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
1902–0292 (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System) in
the subject line. Your comments should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23–7–000 and FERC–725A(1B)) to the
Commission as noted below. Electronic
DATES:
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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:
D Mail via U.S. Postal Service only,
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
D Hand (including courier) delivery
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission,12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific
collection number(s) (FERC–725A(1B))
and/or title(s) (Communication of
Operational Information between
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric
Transmission Operators) in your
comments.
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 and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725A(1B), (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power
System).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0292.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725A(1B) information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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Abstract: 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,
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
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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).
Total Burden Hours Per
Year (Record Retention).
.................................
........................
........................
........................
...................................
10,836 hrs. $834,588.72
..................
.................................
........................
........................
........................
...................................
532 hrs.; $22,530.20 .......
..................
$3,234.84
3,080.80
84.70
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: May 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG23–142–000.
Applicants: Anemoi Energy Storage,
LLC.
Description: Anemoi Energy Storage,
LLC submits Notice of Self–Certification
of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 5/3/23.
Accession Number: 20230503–5098.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/23.
Docket Numbers: EG23–143–000.
Applicants: Ebony Energy Storage,
LLC.
Description: Ebony Energy Storage,
LLC submits Notice of Self–Certification
of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 5/3/23.
Accession Number: 20230503–5100.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–3145–015.
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 again
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
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
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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-7-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1B));
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 (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the requirements and burden of
the information collection FERC 725A(1B)--Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System. The Commission published a 60-day
notice on March 2, 2023, in the Federal Register and received no
comments.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due June 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725A(1B) (identified by Docket
No. IC23-7-000) 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 1902-
0292 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System) in the
subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23-7-000 and FERC-725A(1B)) to the Commission as noted below.
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:
[ssquf] Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[ssquf] Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission,12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific collection number(s) (FERC-725A(1B))
and/or title(s) (Communication of Operational Information between
Natural Gas Pipelines and Electric Transmission Operators) in your
comments.
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] and telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725A(1B), (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk
Power System).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0292.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725A(1B)
information collection requirements with no changes to the current
reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Abstract: 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, real-time 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, 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.
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\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 again pending at OMB for an unrelated
matter, thus we are renewing the temporary number and the related
collection at this time.
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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.
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\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.
FERC-725A(1B)--Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System \3\
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Number of Annual number Cost per
Entity Requirements respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & total respondent
\4\ per respondent of responses response \5\ annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................... (3) * (4) = (5).................... (5) / (1)
(3)
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BA \6\............................... Annual reporting........ 98 1 98 42 hrs.; $3,234.84............ 4,116 hrs.; $317,014.32............ $3,234.84
TOP \7\.............................. Annual reporting........ 168 1 168 40 hrs.; $3,080.80............ 6,720 hrs.; $517,574.40............ 3,080.80
BA/TOP............................... Annual Record Retention. 266 1 266 2 hrs.; $84.70................ 532 hrs.; $22,530.20............... 84.70
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Total Burden Hours Per Year ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............................. 10,836 hrs. $834,588.72............ ..........
(Reporting).
Total Burden Hours Per Year (Record ........................ .............. .............. .............. .............................. 532 hrs.; $22,530.20............... ..........
Retention).
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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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\3\ Our estimates are based on the NERC Compliance Registry
Summary of Entities and 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 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.
Dated: May 3, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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