Notice2023-03305
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725I); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
February 16, 2023
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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-725I, (Reporting of Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines), which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No Comments were received on the 60-day notice published on December 5, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10109-10110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03305]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC23-1-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725I); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
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-725I, (Reporting of Flow Volume and
Capacity by Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines), which will be submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. No Comments
were received on the 60-day notice published on December 5, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due March 20,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725I 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-
0258) 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. IC23-1-000) by
one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://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, Secretary of the Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance
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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="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9bfbcabbab6b7b5b0b7bcaaaca9a9b6abad99bfbcabbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04626176676b6a686d6a61777174746b767044626176672a636b72">[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#0246637663416e676370636c616742444750412c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6226031603210e070310030c010722242730214c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725I (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast
Power Coordinating Council).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0258.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725I with no
changes to the current recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The Regional Reliability standard PRC-006-NPCC-2
(Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS)) provides regional
requirements for Automatic UFLS to applicable entities in NPCC. UFLS
requirements were in place at a continent-wide level and within NPCC
for many years prior to the implementation of federally mandated
reliability standards in 2007. NPCC and its members think that a
region-wide, fully coordinated single set of UFLS requirements is
necessary to create an effective and efficient UFLS program, and their
experience has supported that belief.
Information collection burden for Reliability Standard PRC-006-
NPCC-2 is based on the time needed for planning coordinators and
generator owners to incrementally gather data, run studies, and analyze
study results to design or update the UFLS programs that are required
in the regional Reliability Standard (in addition to the requirements
of the NERC Reliability Standard PRC-006-3). There is also burden on
the generator owners to maintain data such as identify, compile, and
maintain a list of all of its existing non-nuclear generating units
that were in service prior to the effective date of the regional
Standard.
Type of Respondent: Generator owners and planning coordinators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The number of respondents is based
on NERC's Registry as of November 4, 2022. Entities registered for more
than one applicable function type have been accounted for in the
figures below. The Commission estimates the annual public reporting
burden and cost \2\ for the information collection as:
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\1\ ``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.
\2\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set and
cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-725I are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2022 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/
year (or $91.00/hour).
FERC-725I
[Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council]
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Annual number Total annual burden
Information collection requirements Number of of responses Total number Average burden hours & hours & total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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PCs Design and document automatic 3 1 3 8 hrs.; $728............ 24 hrs.; $2,184........ $728
UFLS program.
PCs update and maintain UFLS program 3 1 3 16 hrs.; 1,456.......... 48 hrs.; 4,368......... 1,456
database.
GOs provide documentation and data to 121 1 121 16 hrs.; 1,456.......... 1,936 hrs.; 176,176.... 1,456
the planning coordinator.
GOs: record retention................ 121 1 121 4 hrs.; 364............. 484 hrs.; 44,044....... 364
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Total............................ .............. .............. 248 ........................ 2,492 hrs.; 226,772.... ..............
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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: February 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03305 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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