Notice2023-18729
Agency Information Collection; Proposed New Survey
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Published
August 30, 2023
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Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
DOE requests a three-year extension, with changes, to Form DOE-417 Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report, OMB Control Number 1901-0288, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Form DOE-417 collects information for DOE to monitor electric emergency incidents and disturbances in the United States (including all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Territories). The information collected allows DOE to conduct post-incident reviews examining significant interruptions of electric power or threats to the national electric system.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59887-59888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18729]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection; Proposed New Survey
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: DOE requests a three-year extension, with changes, to Form
DOE-417 Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report, OMB Control
Number 1901-0288, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. Form DOE-417 collects information for DOE to monitor electric
emergency incidents and disturbances in the United States (including
all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and the U.S. Territories). The information collected allows
DOE to conduct post-incident reviews examining significant
interruptions of electric power or threats to the national electric
system.
DATES: DOE must receive all comments on this proposed information
collection no later than October 30, 2023. If you anticipate any
difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the
person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to DOE-417 Recertification, C/O
Matthew Tarduogno, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#531c16676264133b227d373c367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0efe5949197e0c8d18ec4cfc58ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Tarduogno, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c414d585844495b02584d5e48594b4342436c445d02484349024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74191500001c11035a0015061001131b1a1b341c055a101b115a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 586-2892. The forms and
instructions are available online at: <a href="https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx">https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx</a>. You can view DOE-417 Electric Emergency Incident and
Disturbance Report online at <a href="https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx">https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1901-0288.
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Electric Emergency
Incident and Disturbance Report.
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with changes.
(4) Purpose: DOE uses Form DOE-417 Emergency Incident and
Disturbance Report to monitor electric emergency incidents and
disturbances in the United States (including all 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
U.S. Territories) and to investigate significant interruptions of
electric power or threats to the electric system reliability. Form DOE-
417 also enables DOE to meet the Department's national security
responsibilities as the coordinating agency for Emergency Support
Function (ESF) #12--Energy, under the National Response Framework, and
the Sector-Specific Agency for the energy sector, pursuant to
Presidential Policy Directive 21--Critical Infrastructure Security and
Resilience, Presidential Policy Directive 41--United States Cyber
Incident Coordination, and the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation
(FAST) Act, Public Law 114-94. The information may also be shared with
other non-regulatory federal agencies assisting in emergency response
and recovery operations or investigating the causes of an incident or
disturbance to the national electric system. Public summaries are
published on Form DOE-417 web page at <a href="https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx">https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx</a> on a monthly basis to keep the public informed.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: Proposed changes
to Form DOE-417 continue to ensure future alignment with the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) CIP-008-6 Reliability
Standard, as well as the NERC EOP-004-6 Reliability Standard, and
potential future changes. The continued alignment between Form OE-417
and NERC reporting requirements helps minimize confusion among industry
stakeholders about where and how to file reports and enable industry
stakeholders to train personnel to report using a single form.
Additional changes to Form DOE-417 clarify reporting criteria and
updates types of entities that are required to submit certain criteria.
A summary of these and other changes to Form DOE-417 is provided below:
<bullet> Minor edit to alert criteria 2 to add ``as defined in the
NERC Glossary of Terms''
<bullet> Under ``Criteria for Filing'' section, added alert
criteria 27, ``Uncontrolled loss of a total of 500 MW of more from
inverter-based resource(s) for greater than 30 minutes at a common
point of interconnection to the bulk electric system.''
<bullet> Under ``Cause'' in the ``Type of Emergency'' section,
added the following subcategories to physical attack:
[cir] Ballistic
[cir] Arson
[cir] Explosive device
[cir] Other
<bullet> Under ``Cause'' in the ``Type of Emergency'' section,
added the following subcategories to suspicious activity:
[cir] Aircraft or Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
[cir] Trespassing or non-destructive intrusion
[cir] Surveillance
[cir] Vandalism
[cir] Other
<bullet> Under ``Cause'' in the ``Type of Emergency'', combined
``Cyber event information technology'' and ``Cyber Event (operational
technology)'' and added the following subcategories:
[cir] Information Technology
[cir] Operational Technology
<bullet> Updated Instructions: Replaced ``Office of Electricity''
with ``Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency
Response.
<bullet> Updated Instructions: Replaced ``Assistant Secretary''
with ``Director.''
<bullet> Update Instructions: Appendix A. Replace ``What is
Excluded'' text for generating entities with ``For entities who have
300 MW or more of generation there are no exclusions allowed. All items
need to be addressed.''
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,749.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4,175.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$364,728.
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Comments are invited on whether or not: (a) The proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of agency
functions, including whether the information will have a practical
utility; (b) DOE's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used, is accurate; (c) DOE can improve the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information it will collect; and (d) DOE can minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, such as
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 764(b); 764(a); and 790a and
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601, Pub. L. 93-275.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2023.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods & Research, U. S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18729 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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