Notice2021-14476
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725Y); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
July 7, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Abstract
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 a renewal of currently approved information collection FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standard (Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35791-35792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14476]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-18-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725Y); 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 a renewal of currently approved
information collection FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standard
(Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 6,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725Y to OMB through
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0279) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-18-000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, is preferred.
<bullet> Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
<bullet> For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user assistance, contact FERC
Online Support by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53353621303c3d3f3a3d36202623233c212713353621307d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53353621303c3d3f3a3d36202623233c212713353621307d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bcfeaffeac8e7eeeaf9eae5e8eecbcdced9c8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7f3d6c3d6f4dbd2d6c5d6d9d4d2f7f1f2e5f499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725Y, Mandatory Reliability Standard (Personnel
Performance, Training, and Qualifications).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0279.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725Y information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The FERC-725Y information collection is intended to help
ensure the safe and reliable operation of the interconnected grid
through the retention of suitably trained and qualified personnel in
positions that can impact the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power
System. The Commission uses the FERC-725Y to implement the
Congressional mandate of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards to better ensure the
reliability of the nation's Bulk-Power System. FERC-725Y ensures that
personnel performing or supporting real-time operations on the Bulk
Electric System (BES) are trained using a systematic approach. The
Reliability Standard requires entities to maintain records subject to
review by the Commission and North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) to ensure compliance with the Reliability Standard.
Reliability Standard PER-005-2 (Operations Personnel Training)
requires entities to maintain records subject to review by the
Commission and NERC to ensure compliance with the Reliability Standard.
This Reliability Standard contains of six Requirements:
<bullet> R1 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities,
and transmission operators to develop and implement a training program
for system operators
<bullet> R2 requires transmission owners to develop and implement a
training program for system operators
<bullet> R3 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities,
transmission operators and transmission owners to verify the
capabilities of their identified personnel
<bullet> R4 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities,
transmission operators and transmission owners to provide those
personnel with emergency operations training using simulation
technology
<bullet> R5 requires reliability coordinators, balancing authorities,
and transmission operators develop and implement training for system
operators whose job functions can impact BES real-time reliability
tasks
<bullet> R6 requires applicable generator operators to develop and
implement training for certain of their dispatch personnel at a
centrally located dispatch center
Reliability Standard PER-006-1 (Specific Training for personnel)
ensures that personnel are trained on specific topics essential to
reliability to perform or support Real-Time operations of the Bulk
Electric System.
<bullet> R1 identifies generator operator plant personnel
responsible for Real-time control and carrying out Operating
instructions are trained on the operational functionality of Protection
Systems and Remedial Action Schemes that affect the output of
generating facility(ies) it operates.
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The 60-day Federal Register Notice \1\ published on April 21, 2021
and no comments were received during the comment period.
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\1\ 86 FR 20685.
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Type of Respondents: Transmission owners and generator owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ Our estimate below regarding the
number of respondents is based on the NERC compliance registry as of
February 5, 2021.
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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, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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The Commission estimates the additional annual reporting burden and
cost as follows:
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Annual number Total annual burden Cost per
Number and type of of responses Total number Average burden & cost hours & total annual respondent
respondents \3\ per respondent of responses per response \4\ cost ($) ($)
(1).................. (2) (1) * (2) = (4).................. (3) * (4) = (5)...... (5) / (1)
(3)
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FERC-725Y in Docket No. IC21-18-000
Reliability Standard PER-005-2
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Annual Evaluation and Update of (RC, BA, TOP, TO, 1 1,148 8 hrs.; $561.52...... 9,184 hrs.; $561.52
Training Program (Reporting for GOP) 1,148. $644,624.96.
all Req.).
Retention of Records............... (RC, BA, TOP, TO, 1 1,148 10 hrs.; $433.80..... 11,480 hrs.; $433.80
GOP) 1,148. $498,002.40.
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FERC-725Y (Reliability Standard PER-006-1)
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GOP; Reporting Req. R1............. 937 \5\.............. 1 937 5 hrs.; $350.95...... 4,685 hrs.; $350.95
$328,840.15.
GOP; Recordkeeping Req. R1......... 937.................. 1 937 10 hrs. $433.80...... 9,370 hrs.; $433.80
$406,470.60.
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Total.......................... ..................... .............. .............. ..................... 34,719 hrs.; ..............
$1,877,938.11.
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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\ For PER-005-2 and PER-006-1: RC=Reliability Coordinator;
BA=Balancing Authority; TOP=Transmission Operator; TO=Transmission
Owner; GOP=Generator Operator. To eliminate counting the same number
multiple times the figure reflects the number of US unique entities
(1,148) accounts for overlaps between RC, BA, TOP, TO and GOP. The
NERC compliance registry table February 5, 2021 was used preform
analysis.
\4\ The estimates for cost per response are loaded hourly wage
figure (includes benefits) is based on two occupational categories
for 2020 found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (<a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a>):
<bullet> Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071): $70.19
(to calculate the reporting requirements).
<bullet> Office and Administrative Support (Occupation Code: 43-
0000): $43.38 (to calculate the recordkeeping requirements).
\5\ The number of US unique GOPs is 937 taken from the NERC
compliance registry information of February 5, 2021.
Dated: June 30, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14476 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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