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Dated: December 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–4–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725A(1C)); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension 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 proposed
extension pf the information collection,
FERC–725A(1C), Mandatory Reliability
Standards for Bulk-Power System:
SUMMARY:
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Reliability Standard TOP–001–5 (OMB
Control No. 1902–0298).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due February 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your
comments to the Commission
(identified by Docket No. IC) by one of
the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp;
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
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. For user assistance
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or
(202) 502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725A(1C) (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power
System: Reliability Standard TOP–001–
4).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0298.
Type of Request: Extension to the
information collection, with no changes
to the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: In a petition dated March 6,
2017, the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (‘‘NERC’’)
requested Commission approval for
proposed Reliability Standard TOP–
001–4 (Transmission Operations). NERC
stated that the proposed Reliability
Standard addresses the Commission
directives in Order No. 817 related to:
(i) transmission operator monitoring of
non-bulk electric system (‘‘BES’’)
facilities; (ii) redundancy and diverse
routing of transmission operator,
balancing authority, and reliability
coordinator data exchange capabilities;
and (iii) testing of alternative or less
frequently used data exchange
capabilities’’. In an order on April 17,
2017,1 the implementation of Reliability
Standard TOP–001–4 and the retirement
of Reliability Standard TOP–001–3 was
approved. Reliability Standard TOP–
001–5 is the currently effective version
of the standard as of April 1, 2021, at
the same time Reliability Standard
TOP–001–4 was retired. The
Commission now seeks to extend the
information collection activities
associated with Reliability Standard
TOP–001–5.
It is also noted that we are updating
appliable entities to accurately reflect
for this renewal it applies to
transmission operators (TOP) and
balancing authorities (BA), in the
previous renewal the incorrect number
of TOPs was used and we are changing
it from 321 to 165.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Operators (TOP) and Balancing
Authorities (BA).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost as follows.
Number of respondents
& type of
entity 3
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours &
cost per
response
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4) 4
Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost
($)
(3) * (4) = (5)
Reporting (R10, R20, & R21), ongoing ..............
Recordkeeping, ongoing .....................................
165 (TOP) ....................
165 (TOP) ....................
1
1
165
165
3 hrs.; $211.65 ............
2 hrs.; $79.12 ..............
495 hrs.; $34,922.25.
330 hrs.; $13,054.80.
TOP Sub-Totals ...........................................
Reporting (R23 & R24), ongoing ........................
Recordkeeping, ongoing .....................................
......................................
98 (BA) ........................
98 (BA) ........................
........................
1
1
........................
98
98
5 hrs.; $290.77 ............
2 hrs.; $141.10 ............
4 hrs.; $158.24 ............
825 hrs.; $47,977.05.
196 hrs.; $13,827.80.
392 hrs.; $15,507.52.
BA Sub-Totals .............................................
......................................
........................
........................
6hrs.; $299.34 ..............
588 hrs.; $29,335.32.
FERC–725A(1C) ongoing total ............
......................................
........................
........................
......................................
1,413 hrs.; $773,312.37
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
estimates 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: December 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
1 The Delegated Letter Order is available in the
Commission’s eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/
idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14560616.
2 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
3 Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry of 11/14/2023, which
indicates there are 165 unique entities registered as
TOPs and 98 unique entities registered as BAs
within the United States. One entity may be
registered as having several roles.
4 The hourly cost figures, for salary plus benefits,
for the reliability standards are based on Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) information (at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and
https://www.bls.gov/ecec/data.htm), as of
September 2023. The data for reporting
requirements are for an electrical engineer (code
17–2071): $70.55/hour ($54.83 mean hourly wage
plus $15.72 hourly benefits. The data for
recordkeeping requirements are for an information
and record clerk (code 43–4199): $39.56/hour
($29.67 mean hourly wage plus $9.89 hourly
benefits).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1C));
Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension 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 proposed extension pf
the information collection, FERC-725A(1C), Mandatory Reliability
Standards for Bulk-Power System:
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Reliability Standard TOP-001-5 (OMB Control No. 1902-0298).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 26,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments to the Commission (identified by
Docket No. IC) by one of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp;
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to 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. For user
assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free),
or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
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: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725A(1C) (Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-
Power System: Reliability Standard TOP-001-4).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0298.
Type of Request: Extension to the information collection, with no
changes to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: In a petition dated March 6, 2017, the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (``NERC'') requested Commission
approval for proposed Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 (Transmission
Operations). NERC stated that the proposed Reliability Standard
addresses the Commission directives in Order No. 817 related to: (i)
transmission operator monitoring of non-bulk electric system (``BES'')
facilities; (ii) redundancy and diverse routing of transmission
operator, balancing authority, and reliability coordinator data
exchange capabilities; and (iii) testing of alternative or less
frequently used data exchange capabilities''. In an order on April 17,
2017,\1\ the implementation of Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 and the
retirement of Reliability Standard TOP-001-3 was approved. Reliability
Standard TOP-001-5 is the currently effective version of the standard
as of April 1, 2021, at the same time Reliability Standard TOP-001-4
was retired. The Commission now seeks to extend the information
collection activities associated with Reliability Standard TOP-001-5.
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\1\ The Delegated Letter Order is available in the Commission's
eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14560616.
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It is also noted that we are updating appliable entities to
accurately reflect for this renewal it applies to transmission
operators (TOP) and balancing authorities (BA), in the previous renewal
the incorrect number of TOPs was used and we are changing it from 321
to 165.
Type of Respondents: Transmission Operators (TOP) and Balancing
Authorities (BA).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost as follows.
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\2\ 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ Our estimates are based on the NERC Compliance Registry of
11/14/2023, which indicates there are 165 unique entities registered
as TOPs and 98 unique entities registered as BAs within the United
States. One entity may be registered as having several roles.
\4\ The hourly cost figures, for salary plus benefits, for the
reliability standards are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and
https://www.bls.gov/ecec/data.htm), as of September 2023. The data
for reporting requirements are for an electrical engineer (code 17-
2071): $70.55/hour ($54.83 mean hourly wage plus $15.72 hourly
benefits. The data for recordkeeping requirements are for an
information and record clerk (code 43-4199): $39.56/hour ($29.67
mean hourly wage plus $9.89 hourly benefits).
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Information collection respondents & Annual number Total number hours & cost burden hours &
requirements type of entity of responses of responses per response total annual
\3\ per respondent ($) cost ($)
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4) \4\........ (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Reporting (R10, R20, & R21), 165 (TOP)...... 1 165 3 hrs.; $211.65 495 hrs.;
ongoing. $34,922.25.
Recordkeeping, ongoing....... 165 (TOP)...... 1 165 2 hrs.; $79.12. 330 hrs.;
$13,054.80.
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TOP Sub-Totals........... ............... .............. .............. 5 hrs.; $290.77 825 hrs.;
$47,977.05.
Reporting (R23 & R24), 98 (BA)........ 1 98 2 hrs.; $141.10 196 hrs.;
ongoing. $13,827.80.
Recordkeeping, ongoing....... 98 (BA)........ 1 98 4 hrs.; $158.24 392 hrs.;
$15,507.52.
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BA Sub-Totals............ ............... .............. .............. 6hrs.; $299.34. 588 hrs.;
$29,335.32.
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FERC-725A(1C) ongoing ............... .............. .............. ............... 1,413 hrs.;
total. $773,312.37
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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 estimates 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: December 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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