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Filed Date: 8/9/24.
Accession Number: 20240809–5196.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2770–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024–
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Accession Number: 20240814–5026.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2772–000.
Applicants: Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.
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Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No.
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Docket Numbers: ER24–2773–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Notice of Cancellation of CSA, SA No.
6543; Queue No. AC1–033 to be
effective 3/27/2024.
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Accession Number: 20240814–5042.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2774–000.
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Edison Company.
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WDAT Order 2023 Compliance Filing to
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Description: 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024–
08–14 Modernize Legacy Reporting
Requirements to be effective 10/14/
2024.
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9998.
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Dated: August 14, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–18647 Filed 8–19–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–24–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725V); 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 currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards:
COM Reliability Standards. There are no
changes to the reporting requirements
with this information collection.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of
your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24–24–000) 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, not in
scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by other delivery
methods:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Æ All other delivery services: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Office
of the Secretary, 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
SUMMARY:
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docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Reimel may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–6461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725V, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: COM Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0277.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725V information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for
Commission approval, pursuant to
section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power
Act (‘‘FPA’’) 1 and Section 39.5 2 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s regulations, for
Reliability Standard COM–001–3
(Communications), the associated
Implementation Plan, retirement of
currently-effective Reliability Standard
COM–001–2.1, and Violation Risk
Factors (‘‘VRFs’’) and Violation Severity
Levels (‘‘VSLs’’) associated with new
Requirements R12 and R13 in
Reliability Standard COM–001–3.
Reliability Standard COM–001–3
reflects revisions developed under
Project 2015–07 Internal
Communications Capabilities, in
compliance with the Commission’s
directive in Order No. 888 that NERC
‘‘develop modifications to COM–001–2,
or develop a new standard, to address
the Commission’s concerns regarding
ensuring the adequacy of internal
communications capability whenever
internal communications could directly
affect the reliability opera.
Reliability Standards COM–001–2 and
COM–002–4 do not require responsible
entities to file information with the
Commission. COM–001–2 requires that
transmission operators, balancing
authorities, reliability coordinators,
distribution providers, and generator
operators to maintain documentation of
interpersonal communication capability
and designation of Alternate
Interpersonal Communication, as well
as evidence of testing of the Alternate
Interpersonal Communication facilities.
COM–002–4 requires balancing
authorities, distribution providers,
reliability coordinators, transmission
operators, and generator operators to
develop and maintain documented
communication protocols, and to be
able to provide evidence of training on
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the protocols in their annual
assessment. Additionally, all applicable
entities (balancing authorities,
reliability coordinators, transmission
operators, generator operators, and
distribution providers) must be able to
provide evidence of three-part
communication when issuing or
receiving an operating instruction
during an Emergency.
The one-time consideration of
responsibility for COM–002–4
associated with Requirement R1 is no
longer needed as entities previously
developed protocols associated with
effective communication. The ongoing
work for COM–001–3 and COM–002–4
will remain the same, but the type of job
responsibilities to follow the
requirements will be split between an
engineer and record-keeper, instead of
just an engineer. Since the previous
renewal, there has been an incremental
increase in the number of respondents
who must meet the requirements of
these two COM reliability standards.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–725V, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: COM RELIABILITY STANDARDS
Maintain evidence of Interpersonal Communication capability [COM–001–3 R7
and R8].
Maintain evidence of training and assessments [COM–002–4 R2, R4, R5 and R6].
Maintain evidence of training [COM–002–4
R3 and R6].
Total ......................................................
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)
(DP) 300 ...............
1
300
4 hrs. $282.68 ...........
1,200 hrs. $84,804 ...
(GOP) 1,028 .........
1
1,028
4 hrs. $282.68 ...........
282.68
(BA) 98 .................
1
98
8 hrs. $565.36 ...........
4,112 hrs.
$290,595.04.
784 hrs. $55,405.28
(RC) 12 .................
(TOP) 165 ............
1
1
12
165
8 hrs. $565.36 ...........
8 hrs. $565.36 ...........
565.36
565.36
(DP) 300 ...............
1
300
8 hrs. $565.36 ...........
96 hrs. $6,784.32 .....
1,320 hrs.
$93,284.40.
2,400 hrs. $169,608
(GOP) 1,028 .........
1
1,028
8 hrs. $565.36 ...........
8,224 hrs.
$581,190.08.
565.36
...............................
........................
2,931
....................................
18,136 hrs.
$1,281,671.12.
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
1 16
U.S.C. 824o (2012).
CFR 39.5 (2015).
3 The Commission defines burden as the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
2 18
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$282.68
565.36
565.36
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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
4 BA = balancing authority, RC = Reliability
Coordinator, DP = distribution provider, TOP =
transmission operator; GOP = generator operators.
These values were derived from the NERC
Compliance data of April 16, 2024, using only
unique United States registered entities.
5 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), as of 2024, for 75% of the average
of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/hr.,
79.31 × .75 = 59.4825 ($59.48-rounded) ($59.48/
hour) and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk
(43–4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 × .25% = 11.185
($11.19 rounded) ($11.19/hour), for a total ($59.48
+ $11.19 = $70.67/hour).
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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: August 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–18529 Filed 8–19–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD24–3–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725B); 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 currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725B, Mandatory Reliability Standards,
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
(Update for CIP–012–1 to version CIP–
012–02) Cyber Security—
Communications between Control
Centers. The 60-day notice comment
period ended on July 23, 2024, with no
comments received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due September 19,
2024.
SUMMARY:
Send written comments on
FERC–725B (1902–0248) to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB Control
Numbers 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. RD24–3–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
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• 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/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams may be reached by
email at DataClearance@FERC.gov,
telephone at (202) 502–6468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725B, Mandatory
Reliability Standards, Critical
Infrastructure Protection (CIP) (Update
to CIP–012–2).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0248.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved FERC–725B
information collection requirements
with changes to the reporting
requirements.
Abstract: On August 8, 2005, Congress
enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005.1
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 added a
new section 215 to the Federal Power
Act (FPA),2 which requires a
Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards,3 including requirements for
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
sec. 1261 et seq., 119 Stat. 594 (2005).
2 16 U.S.C. 824o.
3 Section 215 of the FPA defines Reliability
Standard as a requirement, approved by the
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cybersecurity protection, which are
subject to Commission review and
approval. Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the
Electric Reliability Organization subject
to Commission oversight, or the
Commission can independently enforce
Reliability Standards.
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672,4 implementing
FPA Section 215. The Commission
subsequently certified the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) as the Electric
Reliability Organization. The Reliability
Standards developed by NERC become
mandatory and enforceable after
Commission approval and apply to
users, owners, and operators of the
Bulk-Power System, as set forth in each
Reliability Standard.5 The CIP
Reliability Standards require entities to
comply with specific requirements to
safeguard bulk electric system (BES)
Cyber Systems 6 and their associated
BES Cyber Assets. These standards are
results-based and do not specify a
technology or method to achieve
Commission, to provide for reliable operation of
existing bulk-power system facilities, including
cybersecurity protection, and the design of planned
additions or modifications to such facilities to the
extent necessary to provide for reliable operation of
the Bulk-Power System. However, the term does not
include any requirement to enlarge such facilities
or to construct new transmission capacity or
generation capacity.
4 Rules Concerning Certification of the Elec.
Reliability Org.; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enf’t of Elec.
Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, 71 FR 8661
(Feb. 17, 2006), 114 FERC ¶ 61,104, order on reh’g,
Order No. 672–A, 71 FR 19814 (Apr. 28, 2006), 114
FERC ¶ 61,328 (2006).
5 NERC uses the term ‘‘registered entity’’ to
identify users, owners, and operators of the BulkPower System responsible for performing specified
reliability functions with respect to NERC
Reliability Standards. See, e.g., Version 4 Critical
Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards,
Order No. 761, 77 FR 24594 (Apr. 25, 2012), 139
FERC ¶ 61,058, at P 46, order denying clarification
and reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2012). Within the
NERC Reliability Standards are various subsets of
entities responsible for performing various specified
reliability functions. We collectively refer to these
as ‘‘entities.’’
6 NERC defines BES Cyber System as ‘‘[o]ne or
more BES Cyber Assets logically grouped by a
responsible entity to perform one or more reliability
tasks for a functional entity.’’ NERC, Glossary of
Terms Used in NERC Reliability Standards, at 5
(2020), Glossary_of_Terms.pdf (nerc.com) . NERC
defines BES Cyber Asset as A Cyber Asset that if
rendered unavailable, degraded, or misused would,
within 15 minutes of its required operation, misoperation, or non-operation, adversely impact one
or more Facilities, systems, or equipment, which, if
destroyed, degraded, or otherwise rendered
unavailable when needed, would affect the reliable
operation of the Bulk Electric System. Redundancy
of affected Facilities, systems, and equipment shall
not be considered when determining adverse
impact. Each BES Cyber Asset is included in one
or more BES Cyber Systems. Id. at 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-24-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725V); 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 currently approved
information collection, FERC-725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM
Reliability Standards. There are no changes to the reporting
requirements with this information collection.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 21,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket
No. IC24-24-000) 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, not in scanned or picture format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by other delivery methods:
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] All other delivery services: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 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
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docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Reimel may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-6461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0277.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725V information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission
approval, pursuant to section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act
(``FPA'') \1\ and Section 39.5 \2\ of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's regulations, for Reliability Standard COM-001-3
(Communications), the associated Implementation Plan, retirement of
currently-effective Reliability Standard COM-001-2.1, and Violation
Risk Factors (``VRFs'') and Violation Severity Levels (``VSLs'')
associated with new Requirements R12 and R13 in Reliability Standard
COM-001-3. Reliability Standard COM-001-3 reflects revisions developed
under Project 2015-07 Internal Communications Capabilities, in
compliance with the Commission's directive in Order No. 888 that NERC
``develop modifications to COM-001-2, or develop a new standard, to
address the Commission's concerns regarding ensuring the adequacy of
internal communications capability whenever internal communications
could directly affect the reliability opera.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
\2\ 18 CFR 39.5 (2015).
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Reliability Standards COM-001-2 and COM-002-4 do not require
responsible entities to file information with the Commission. COM-001-2
requires that transmission operators, balancing authorities,
reliability coordinators, distribution providers, and generator
operators to maintain documentation of interpersonal communication
capability and designation of Alternate Interpersonal Communication, as
well as evidence of testing of the Alternate Interpersonal
Communication facilities. COM-002-4 requires balancing authorities,
distribution providers, reliability coordinators, transmission
operators, and generator operators to develop and maintain documented
communication protocols, and to be able to provide evidence of training
on the protocols in their annual assessment. Additionally, all
applicable entities (balancing authorities, reliability coordinators,
transmission operators, generator operators, and distribution
providers) must be able to provide evidence of three-part communication
when issuing or receiving an operating instruction during an Emergency.
The one-time consideration of responsibility for COM-002-4
associated with Requirement R1 is no longer needed as entities
previously developed protocols associated with effective communication.
The ongoing work for COM-001-3 and COM-002-4 will remain the same, but
the type of job responsibilities to follow the requirements will be
split between an engineer and record-keeper, instead of just an
engineer. Since the previous renewal, there has been an incremental
increase in the number of respondents who must meet the requirements of
these two COM reliability standards.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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\3\ The Commission defines burden as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
\4\ BA = balancing authority, RC = Reliability Coordinator, DP =
distribution provider, TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator
operators. These values were derived from the NERC Compliance data
of April 16, 2024, using only unique United States registered
entities.
\5\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of
2024, for 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-2071)
$79.31/hr., 79.31 x .75 = 59.4825 ($59.48-rounded) ($59.48/hour) and
25% of an Information and Record Clerk (43-4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74
x .25% = 11.185 ($11.19 rounded) ($11.19/hour), for a total ($59.48
+ $11.19 = $70.67/hour).
FERC-725V, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards
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Annual number Average burden & Total annual burden
Number of respondents of responses Total number cost per response hours & total Cost per
\4\ per respondent of responses \5\ annual cost respondent ($)
(1)...................... (2) (1) * (2) = (4)................. (3) * (4) = (5)..... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Maintain evidence of (DP) 300................. 1 300 4 hrs. $282.68...... 1,200 hrs. $84,804.. $282.68
Interpersonal Communication
capability [COM-001-3 R7 and R8].
(GOP) 1,028.............. 1 1,028 4 hrs. $282.68...... 4,112 hrs. 282.68
$290,595.04.
Maintain evidence of training and (BA) 98.................. 1 98 8 hrs. $565.36...... 784 hrs. $55,405.28. 565.36
assessments [COM-002-4 R2, R4,
R5 and R6].
(RC) 12.................. 1 12 8 hrs. $565.36...... 96 hrs. $6,784.32... 565.36
(TOP) 165................ 1 165 8 hrs. $565.36...... 1,320 hrs. 565.36
$93,284.40.
Maintain evidence of training (DP) 300................. 1 300 8 hrs. $565.36...... 2,400 hrs. $169,608. 565.36
[COM-002-4 R3 and R6].
(GOP) 1,028.............. 1 1,028 8 hrs. $565.36...... 8,224 hrs. 565.36
$581,190.08.
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Total........................ ......................... .............. 2,931 .................... 18,136 hrs. ..............
$1,281,671.12.
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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
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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: August 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18529 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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