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on the Weber River near the city of
Ogden in Weber, Morgan, and Davis
counties, Utah and occupies federal
lands within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest managed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Forest
Service.
On January 20, 2023, and April 18,
2023, PacifiCorp, the project’s licensee,
requested Commission approval to
undertake certain construction,
modification, and removal activities that
have the potential to adversely affect
properties included in, or eligible for
inclusion in, the National Register of
Historic Places. Thereafter, Commission
staff determined that a Programmatic
Agreement should be executed to ensure
compliance with section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.2
On November 2, 2023, the
Commission and the Utah SHPO
executed the Programmatic Agreement.
PacifiCorp was invited to concur in the
agreement and did so on November 14,
2023. The Programmatic Agreement
requires PacifiCorp to continue to
implement the Historic Properties
Management Plan approved in Article
407 of the project’s license.3 Pursuant to
section 6 of the Federal Power Act,4 the
Commission is providing notice that it
plans to issue an order amending the
license to incorporate the executed
Programmatic Agreement. Unless and
until the Commission issues an order
incorporating the Programmatic
Agreement into the license, the
agreement has no independent legal
effect.
The executed Programmatic
Agreement may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number (P–1744) in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. You may also register
online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
2 54
U.S.C. 306108.
174 FERC ¶ 62,172 at P 53 & Article
3 PacifiCorp,
407.
4 16 U.S.C. 799.
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processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
For further information, contact
Jennifer Polardino at 202–502–6437 or
jennifer.polardino@ferc.gov.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–01035 Filed 1–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5698–022]
Triton Power Company; Notice
Soliciting Applications
On December 31, 2020, Triton Power
Company, licensee for the Chateaugay
High Falls Hydroelectric Project No.
5698 (project), filed a Notice of Intent
(NOI) to file an application for a new
license for the project pursuant to
section 15(b)(1) of the Federal Power
Act (FPA).1 On February 26, 2021,
Commission staff issued public notice of
the NOI and approved the use of the
traditional licensing process to develop
the license application. The current
license for the project expires on
December 31, 2025.2
The 1,710-kilowatt (kW) project is
located on the Chateaugay River in
Franklin County, New York. The project
consists of: (1) an 82-foot-long, 56-foothigh concrete and masonry dam; (2) an
intake structure equipped with a
trashrack with 1-inch clear bar spacing
and a 9-foot-wide, 9-foot-high sluice
gate, located approximately 130 feet
upstream of the dam; (3) an
impoundment with a surface area of 2.9
acres at an elevation of 962.7 feet mean
sea level; (4) a 6-foot-diameter, 480-footlong steel penstock; (5) a 50-foot-wide,
40-foot-long concrete powerhouse
containing a 1,260-kW turbine-generator
unit and a 450-kW turbine-generator
unit; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 1,020-foot-long,
4.16-kilovolt transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. From 2010,
through 2019, the project had an average
annual energy production of 6,751
megawatt-hours.
Pursuant to section 15(c)(1) of the
FPA 3 and section 16.9 of the
U.S.C. 808(b)(1).
Power Company, 34 FERC ¶ 61,055
(1986).
3 16 U.S.C. 808(c)(1).
Commission’s regulations,4 an existing
licensee must file an application for a
new license at least 24 months prior to
the expiration of the current license. As
stated above, Triton Power Company’s
NOI indicated that it would file an
application for a new license; however,
it did not file an application for a new
license for the project by the December
31, 2023 deadline.
Therefore, pursuant to section
16.25(a) of the Commission’s
regulations, we are soliciting
applications from potential applicants
other than the existing licensee.5
Interested parties have 90 days from the
date of this notice to file a NOI to file
an application for a new license. An
application for a new license for the
project may be filed within 18 months
of the date of filing the NOI. The
existing licensee is prohibited from
filing an application either individually
or in combination with other entities.6
Questions concerning this notice
should be directed to Arash Barsari at
(202) 502–6207 or email at
Arash.JalaliBarsari@ferc.gov.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–01036 Filed 1–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–2–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725r); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revision of
information collection and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on revisions of the
information collection FERC–725R
(Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System: BAL Reliability
Standards), which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information are due February 20, 2024.
DATES:
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Send written comments on
FERC–725R to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0268) 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. IC24–2–000)
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, 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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, and
telephone at (202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725R, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: BAL Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0268.
Type of Request: OMB renewal of the
FERC–725R information collection
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requirements, with no changes to the
requirements.
Abstract: The FERC 725R information
collection includes four reliability
standards.
• BAL–001–2, Real Power Balancing
Control Performance; (effective July 1,
2016)
• BAL–002–3, Disturbance Control
Standard—Contingency Reserve for
Recovery from a Balancing
Contingency Event; (effective April 1,
2019)
• BAL–003–2, Frequency Response and
Frequency Bias Setting; (effective
December 1, 2020)
• BAL–005–1, Balancing Authority
Control. (effective January 1, 2019)
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 Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO) to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards, which are subject to
Commission review and approval. Once
approved, any Reliability Standard may
be enforced by the ERO subject to
Commission oversight, or the
Commission may 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.
This collection was last revised
beginning on December 19, 2019 when
NERC submitted for approval the
proposed Reliability Standard BAL–
003–2.
Types of Respondents: Balancing
authorities and a Frequency Response
Sharing Group (FRSG).
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).
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Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
estimated burdens of the FERC 725R
include the Reliability Standards: BAL–
001–2, BAL–002–3, BAL–003–2, and
BAL–005–1.
The requirements for each Reliability
Standard—are as follows:
BAL–001–2: Real Power Balancing
Control Performance. Reliability
Standard BAL–001–2 is designed to
ensure that applicable entities balance
generation and load by maintaining
system frequency within narrow bounds
around a scheduled value, and it
improves reliability by adding a
frequency component to the
measurement of a Balancing Authority’s
Area Control Error (ACE).6
BAL–002–3: Disturbance Control
Standard—Contingency Reserve for
Recovery from a Balancing Contingency
Event. This standard ensures that a
responsible entity, either a balancing
authority or reserve sharing group, is
able to recover from system
contingencies by deploying adequate
reserves to return their Area Control
Error to defined values and replacing
the capacity and energy lost due to
generation or transmission equipment
outages.
BAL–003–2: Frequency Response and
Frequency Bias Setting. This standard
requires sufficient Frequency Response
from the Balancing Authority (BA) to
maintain Interconnection Frequency
within predefined bounds by arresting
frequency deviations and supporting
frequency until the frequency is
restored.
BAL–005–1: Balancing Authority
Control. This standard establishes
requirements for acquiring data
necessary to calculate Reporting Area
Control Error (Reporting ACE). The
standard also specifies a minimum
periodicity, accuracy, and availability
requirement for acquisition of the data
and for providing the information to the
System Operator. It requires balancing
authorities to maintain minimum levels
of annual availability of 99.5% for each
balancing authority system for
calculating Reporting ACE.
Our estimates are based on the NERC
Compliance Registry as of September
5 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.
6 Area Control Error is the ‘‘instantaneous
difference between a Balancing Authority’s net
actual and scheduled interchange, taking into
accounts the effects of Frequency Bias, correction
for meter error, and Automatic Time Error
Correction (ATEC), if operating in the ATEC mode.
ATEC is only applicable to Balancing Authorities in
the Western Interconnection.’’ NERC Glossary.
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22, 2023, which indicates that in the
United States there are 98 registered
balancing authorities, 8 registered
reserve sharing group (RSG) and 1
frequency response sharing group
(FRSG).7
Estimates for the average annual
burden and cost 8 follow.
FERC–725R
Function
Number &
type of
respondents
Number of
annual
responses
per
respondent
Total number
of annual
responses
Average
burden hours
& cost
($) per
response
Total annual
burden hours &
total annual cost
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) × (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) × (4) = (5)
BAL–001–2:
BA Reporting Requirements ..................................................
BA Recordkeeping Requirements .........................................
BAL–002–3:
BA & RSG Reporting Requirements .....................................
BA & RSG Recordkeeping Requirements .............................
BAL–003–2:
BA & FRSG Reporting Requirements ...................................
BA & FRSG Recordkeeping Requirements ..........................
BAL–005–1:
BA Reporting Requirements ..................................................
BA Recordkeeping Requirements .........................................
98
98
1
1
98
98
8 hrs.; $618.32 ...
4 hrs.; $224.56 ...
784 hrs.; $60,595.36.
392 hrs.; $22,006.88.
106
106
1
1
106
106
8 hrs.; $618.32 ...
4 hrs.; $224.56 ...
848 hrs.; $65,541.92.
424 hrs.; $23,803.36.
99
99
28
1
2,772
99
8 hrs.; $618.32 ...
2 hrs.; $112.28 ...
22,176 hrs.; $1,713,983.04.
198 hrs.; $11,115.72.
98
98
1
1
98
98
1 hr.; $77.29 .......
1 hr.; $56.14 .......
98 hrs.; $7,574.42.
98 hrs.; $5,501.72.
Sub-Total for Reporting Requirements ..........................
Sub-Total for Recordkeeping Requirements ..................
....................
....................
....................
....................
........................
........................
.............................
.............................
23,906 hrs.; $1,847,694.74.
1,112 hrs.; $62,427.68.
Total for FERC–725R ..............................................
....................
....................
........................
.............................
25,018 hrs.; $1,910,122.42.
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: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–01038 Filed 1–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for
extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a 3-year
extension of Western Area Power
Administration’s (WAPA) Applicant
Profile Data (APD), OMB Control
Number 1910–5136. The proposed
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of WAPA’s functions.
WAPA markets a limited amount of
Federal hydropower. Due to the high
demand for WAPA’s power, WAPA
needs the ability to collect information
under the information collection request
in order to evaluate who may receive an
allocation of Federal power pursuant to
specific marketing plans. This APD
public process only determines the
information WAPA will collect in its
information collection request. The
actual allocation of Federal power will
be conducted through a separate
marketing plan process outside the
scope of this APD process.
SUMMARY:
Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
February 20, 2024. If you anticipate that
you will be submitting comments but
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Administration, DOE.
AGENCY:
7 NERC Compliance Registry (September 22,
2023), available at https://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/
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8 The hourly cost estimates are based on wage
data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May
2022 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm) and benefits data for Dec. 2022 (issued
March 2023, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly costs (for wages and
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find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice,
please advise the OMB Desk Officer of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
be telephoned at (202) 395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact Mr. Christopher Magee,
Records and Information Management
Program Manager, Western Area Power
Administration, PO Box 281213,
Lakewood, CO 80228, telephone (720)
962–7139, or email cmagee@wapa.gov.
The proposed APD form is available on
WAPA’s website at https://
www.wapa.gov/power-marketing/
applicant-profile-data/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–5136; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Western Area Power Administration
(WAPA) Applicant Profile Data; (3)
Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose:
WAPA is collecting—and will continue
benefits) for reporting are: Electrical Engineer
(Occupation code 17–2071), $77.29. The hourly
costs (for wages and benefits) for evidence retention
are: Information and Record Clerk (Occupation code
43–4199), $56.14.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-2-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725r); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revision of information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public
comment on revisions of the information collection FERC-725R (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: BAL Reliability
Standards), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 20,
2024.
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ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725R to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0268) 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. IC24-2-000) 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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at [email protected], and telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725R, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: BAL Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0268.
Type of Request: OMB renewal of the FERC-725R information
collection requirements, with no changes to the requirements.
Abstract: The FERC 725R information collection includes four
reliability standards.
BAL-001-2, Real Power Balancing Control Performance;
(effective July 1, 2016)
BAL-002-3, Disturbance Control Standard--Contingency Reserve
for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event; (effective April 1,
2019)
BAL-003-2, Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting;
(effective December 1, 2020)
BAL-005-1, Balancing Authority Control. (effective January 1,
2019)
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, any Reliability Standard
may be enforced by the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the
Commission may 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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This collection was last revised beginning on December 19, 2019
when NERC submitted for approval the proposed Reliability Standard BAL-
003-2.
Types of Respondents: Balancing authorities and a Frequency
Response Sharing Group (FRSG).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The estimated burdens of the FERC
725R include the Reliability Standards: BAL-001-2, BAL-002-3, BAL-003-
2, and BAL-005-1.
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\5\ 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 requirements for each Reliability Standard--are as follows:
BAL-001-2: Real Power Balancing Control Performance. Reliability
Standard BAL-001-2 is designed to ensure that applicable entities
balance generation and load by maintaining system frequency within
narrow bounds around a scheduled value, and it improves reliability by
adding a frequency component to the measurement of a Balancing
Authority's Area Control Error (ACE).\6\
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\6\ Area Control Error is the ``instantaneous difference between
a Balancing Authority's net actual and scheduled interchange, taking
into accounts the effects of Frequency Bias, correction for meter
error, and Automatic Time Error Correction (ATEC), if operating in
the ATEC mode. ATEC is only applicable to Balancing Authorities in
the Western Interconnection.'' NERC Glossary.
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BAL-002-3: Disturbance Control Standard--Contingency Reserve for
Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event. This standard ensures that
a responsible entity, either a balancing authority or reserve sharing
group, is able to recover from system contingencies by deploying
adequate reserves to return their Area Control Error to defined values
and replacing the capacity and energy lost due to generation or
transmission equipment outages.
BAL-003-2: Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting. This
standard requires sufficient Frequency Response from the Balancing
Authority (BA) to maintain Interconnection Frequency within predefined
bounds by arresting frequency deviations and supporting frequency until
the frequency is restored.
BAL-005-1: Balancing Authority Control. This standard establishes
requirements for acquiring data necessary to calculate Reporting Area
Control Error (Reporting ACE). The standard also specifies a minimum
periodicity, accuracy, and availability requirement for acquisition of
the data and for providing the information to the System Operator. It
requires balancing authorities to maintain minimum levels of annual
availability of 99.5% for each balancing authority system for
calculating Reporting ACE.
Our estimates are based on the NERC Compliance Registry as of
September
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22, 2023, which indicates that in the United States there are 98
registered balancing authorities, 8 registered reserve sharing group
(RSG) and 1 frequency response sharing group (FRSG).\7\
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\7\ NERC Compliance Registry (September 22, 2023), available at
https://www.nerc.com/pa/comp/Registration%20and%20Certification%20DL/NERC_Compliance_Registry_Matrix_Excel.xlsx.
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Estimates for the average annual burden and cost \8\ follow.
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\8\ The hourly cost estimates are based on wage data from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2022 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits data for Dec. 2022 (issued March
2023, at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly
costs (for wages and benefits) for reporting are: Electrical
Engineer (Occupation code 17-2071), $77.29. The hourly costs (for
wages and benefits) for evidence retention are: Information and
Record Clerk (Occupation code 43-4199), $56.14.
FERC-725R
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Number of
Number & annual Total number
Function type of responses of annual Average burden hours & cost Total annual burden hours & total annual
respondents per responses ($) per response cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) x (2) = (4)........................ (3) x (4) = (5)
(3)
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BAL-001-2:
BA Reporting Requirements........ 98 1 98 8 hrs.; $618.32............ 784 hrs.; $60,595.36.
BA Recordkeeping Requirements.... 98 1 98 4 hrs.; $224.56............ 392 hrs.; $22,006.88.
BAL-002-3:
BA & RSG Reporting Requirements.. 106 1 106 8 hrs.; $618.32............ 848 hrs.; $65,541.92.
BA & RSG Recordkeeping 106 1 106 4 hrs.; $224.56............ 424 hrs.; $23,803.36.
Requirements.
BAL-003-2:
BA & FRSG Reporting Requirements. 99 28 2,772 8 hrs.; $618.32............ 22,176 hrs.; $1,713,983.04.
BA & FRSG Recordkeeping 99 1 99 2 hrs.; $112.28............ 198 hrs.; $11,115.72.
Requirements.
BAL-005-1:
BA Reporting Requirements........ 98 1 98 1 hr.; $77.29.............. 98 hrs.; $7,574.42.
BA Recordkeeping Requirements.... 98 1 98 1 hr.; $56.14.............. 98 hrs.; $5,501.72.
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Sub-Total for Reporting ........... ........... .............. ........................... 23,906 hrs.; $1,847,694.74.
Requirements.
Sub-Total for Recordkeeping ........... ........... .............. ........................... 1,112 hrs.; $62,427.68.
Requirements.
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Total for FERC-725R...... ........... ........... .............. ........................... 25,018 hrs.; $1,910,122.42.
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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.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01038 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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