Notice2023-28701
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1C)); Comment Request; Extension
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Published
December 28, 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 the proposed extension pf the information collection, FERC-725A(1C), Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-Power System: Reliability Standard TOP-001-5 (OMB Control No. 1902-0298).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89680-89681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28701]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC24-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725A(1C));
Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension 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 proposed extension pf
the information collection, FERC-725A(1C), Mandatory Reliability
Standards for Bulk-Power System:
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Reliability Standard TOP-001-5 (OMB Control No. 1902-0298).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 26,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your comments to the Commission (identified by
Docket No. IC) by one of the following methods:
<bullet> eFiling at Commission's Website: <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>;
<bullet> U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All 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#5a3c3f283935343633343f292f2a2a35282e1a3c3f2839743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98fefdeafbf7f6f4f1f6fdebede8e8f7eaecd8fefdeafbb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free),
or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
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="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Sonneman may be reached by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d597c697c5e71787c6f7c737e785d5b584f5e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4b6e7b6e4c636a6e7d6e616c6a4f494a5d4c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone at (202) 502-6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725A(1C) (Mandatory Reliability Standards for Bulk-
Power System: Reliability Standard TOP-001-4).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0298.
Type of Request: Extension to the information collection, with no
changes to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: In a petition dated March 6, 2017, the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (``NERC'') requested Commission
approval for proposed Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 (Transmission
Operations). NERC stated that the proposed Reliability Standard
addresses the Commission directives in Order No. 817 related to: (i)
transmission operator monitoring of non-bulk electric system (``BES'')
facilities; (ii) redundancy and diverse routing of transmission
operator, balancing authority, and reliability coordinator data
exchange capabilities; and (iii) testing of alternative or less
frequently used data exchange capabilities''. In an order on April 17,
2017,\1\ the implementation of Reliability Standard TOP-001-4 and the
retirement of Reliability Standard TOP-001-3 was approved. Reliability
Standard TOP-001-5 is the currently effective version of the standard
as of April 1, 2021, at the same time Reliability Standard TOP-001-4
was retired. The Commission now seeks to extend the information
collection activities associated with Reliability Standard TOP-001-5.
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\1\ The Delegated Letter Order is available in the Commission's
eLibrary at <a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14560616">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=14560616</a>.
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It is also noted that we are updating appliable entities to
accurately reflect for this renewal it applies to transmission
operators (TOP) and balancing authorities (BA), in the previous renewal
the incorrect number of TOPs was used and we are changing it from 321
to 165.
Type of Respondents: Transmission Operators (TOP) and Balancing
Authorities (BA).
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost as follows.
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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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
\3\ Our estimates are based on the NERC Compliance Registry of
11/14/2023, which indicates there are 165 unique entities registered
as TOPs and 98 unique entities registered as BAs within the United
States. One entity may be registered as having several roles.
\4\ The hourly cost figures, for salary plus benefits, for the
reliability standards are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
information (at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm</a> and
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/ecec/data.htm">https://www.bls.gov/ecec/data.htm</a>), as of September 2023. The data
for reporting requirements are for an electrical engineer (code 17-
2071): $70.55/hour ($54.83 mean hourly wage plus $15.72 hourly
benefits. The data for recordkeeping requirements are for an
information and record clerk (code 43-4199): $39.56/hour ($29.67
mean hourly wage plus $9.89 hourly benefits).
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Number of Average burden Total annual
Information collection respondents & Annual number Total number hours & cost burden hours &
requirements type of entity of responses of responses per response total annual
\3\ per respondent ($) cost ($)
(1)............ (2) (1) * (2) = (4) \4\........ (3) * (4) = (5)
(3)
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Reporting (R10, R20, & R21), 165 (TOP)...... 1 165 3 hrs.; $211.65 495 hrs.;
ongoing. $34,922.25.
Recordkeeping, ongoing....... 165 (TOP)...... 1 165 2 hrs.; $79.12. 330 hrs.;
$13,054.80.
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TOP Sub-Totals........... ............... .............. .............. 5 hrs.; $290.77 825 hrs.;
$47,977.05.
Reporting (R23 & R24), 98 (BA)........ 1 98 2 hrs.; $141.10 196 hrs.;
ongoing. $13,827.80.
Recordkeeping, ongoing....... 98 (BA)........ 1 98 4 hrs.; $158.24 392 hrs.;
$15,507.52.
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BA Sub-Totals............ ............... .............. .............. 6hrs.; $299.34. 588 hrs.;
$29,335.32.
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FERC-725A(1C) ongoing ............... .............. .............. ............... 1,413 hrs.;
total. $773,312.37
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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 estimates 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: December 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28701 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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