Notice2025-23710
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T, 725Z, 725L, 725G, 725A and 725X); Comment Request; Revision
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December 23, 2025
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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 currently approved information collection, FERC-725T_BAL-001-TRE (Primary Frequency Response in the ERCOT Region), FERC-725Z_IRO-010-5 (Reliability Coordinator Data and information Specification and Collection), FERC- 725L_MOD-032-1 (Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis), FERC- 725G_PRC-012-2 (Remedial Action Schemes), FERC-725G_PRC-017-1 (Remedial Action Scheme Maintenance and Testing), FERC-725A_TOP-003-6.1 (Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority Data and Information Specification and Collection), FERC-725X_VAR-001-5 (Voltage and Reactive Control), FERC-725X_VAR-002-4.1 (Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules) (Mandatory Reliability Standards for category 2 generator owners and generator operators). There are anticipated changes in the reporting requirements for this information collection for each of the eight standards.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60087-60090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23710]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD25-10-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T, 725Z,
725L, 725G, 725A and 725X); Comment Request; Revision
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-725T_BAL-001-TRE (Primary Frequency
Response in the ERCOT Region), FERC-725Z_IRO-010-5 (Reliability
Coordinator Data and information Specification and Collection), FERC-
725L_MOD-032-1 (Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis), FERC-
725G_PRC-012-2 (Remedial Action Schemes), FERC-725G_PRC-017-1 (Remedial
Action Scheme Maintenance and Testing), FERC-725A_TOP-003-6.1
(Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority Data and Information
Specification and Collection), FERC-725X_VAR-001-5 (Voltage and
Reactive Control), FERC-725X_VAR-002-4.1 (Generator Operation for
Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules) (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for category 2 generator owners and generator operators). There are
anticipated changes in the reporting requirements for this information
collection for each of the eight standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due February 23,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d692b7a2b795bab3b7a4b7b8b5b39690938495f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1e5c0d5c0e2cdc4c0d3c0cfc2c4e1e7e4f3e28fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>.
You must specify the Docket No. (RD25-10-000) and the FERC Information
Collection number (FERC-725T, 725Z, 725L, 725G, 725A and 725X) in your
email. If you are unable to file electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
<bullet> Mail via U.S. Postal Service only, addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
<bullet> Hand (including courier) delivery to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Docket: To view comments and issuances in this docket, please visit
<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>. Once there, you can also
sign-up for automatic notification of activity in this docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Williams, (202) 502-6468.
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1652776277557a73776477787573565053445538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5a1849184a689808497848b8680a5a3a0b7a6cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725T, 725Z, 725L, 725G, 725A, 725X--FERC-725T_BAL-001-
TRE (Primary Frequency Response in the ERCOT Region), FERC-725Z_IRO-
010-5 (Reliability Coordinator Data and information Specification and
Collection), FERC-725L_MOD-032-1 (Data for Power System Modeling and
Analysis), FERC-725G_PRC-012-2 (Remedial Action Schemes), FERC-
725G_PRC-017-1 (Remedial Action Scheme Maintenance and Testing), FERC-
725A_TOP-003-6.1 (Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority Data
and Information Specification and Collection), FERC-
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725X_VAR-001-5 (Voltage and Reactive Control), FERC-725X_VAR-002-4.1
(Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules) OMB
Control No.: 1902-0273 (725T), 1902-0276 (725Z), 1902-0261 (725L),
1902-0252 (725G), 1902-0244 (725A), 1902-0278 (725X).
Type of Request: Update information collection requirements with
changes to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 215 of the FPA provides that the Commission may
certify an Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), the purpose of
which is to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards,
subject to Commission review and approval.\1\ Reliability Standards may
be enforced by the ERO, subject to Commission oversight, or by the
Commission independently.\2\ Pursuant to section 215 of the FPA, the
Commission established a process to select and certify an ERO,\3\ and
subsequently certified NERC.\4\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(c).
\2\ Id. 824o(e).
\3\ Rules Concerning Certification of the Elec. Reliability
Org.; & Procs. for the Establishment, Approval, & Enf't of Elec.
Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, 71 FR 8662 (Feb. 17, 2006),
114 FERC ] 61,104, order on reh'g, Order No. 672-A, 71 FR19814 (Apr.
18, 2006), 114 FERC ] 61,328 (2006); see also 18 CFR 39.4(b).
\4\ N. Am. Elec. Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ] 61,062, order on
reh'g and compliance, 117 FERC ] 61,126 (2006), aff'd sub nom.
Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (Certification
Order).
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On October 1, 2025, in Docket No. RD25-10, the Commission approved
NERC's filing of a petition seeking approval of two revised NERC
definitions, generator owner and generator operator as ``to align the
definitions of the Generator Owner and Generator Operator terms in the
NERC Glossary with the recently revised Generator Owner and Generator
Operator registration functions in the NERC Rules of Procedure
Statement of Compliance Registry Criteria,'' \5\ approved by the
Commission in Docket No. RR24-2-000 on June 27, 2024.\6\ The terms
generator owner and generator operator now include non-bulk electric
system (BES) inverter-based resources (IBR) that either have or
contribute to an aggregate nameplate capacity of greater than or equal
to 20 MVA, connected through a system designed primarily for delivering
such capacity to a common point of connection at a voltage greater than
or equal to 60 kV (category 2). Consequently, the new definitions in
the Glossary of Terms Used in NERC Reliability Standards (NERC
Glossary) will impose paperwork burdens on category 2 generator owners
and generator operators that will now need to comply with applicable
Reliability Standards.
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\5\ NERC Petition at 4.
\6\ Order on Approving Revisions to N. Am. Elec. Reliability
Corp. Rules of Proc. & Requiring Compliance Filing, 187 FERC ]
61,196 (June 27, 2024).
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The approved revision to the definition of generator owner in the
NERC Glossary is: \7\
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\7\ NERC Petition at 3.
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The entity that: (1) owns and maintains generating Facility(ies)
(Category 1 GO); or (2) owns and maintains non-BES Inverter-Based
Resource(s) that either have or contribute to an aggregate nameplate
capacity of greater than or equal to 20 MVA, connected through a system
designed primarily for delivering such capacity to a common point of
connection at a voltage greater than or equal to 60 kV (Category 2 GO).
The approved revision to the definition of generator operator in
the NERC Glossary is: \8\
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\8\ NERC Petition at 3-4.
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The entity that: (1) operates generating Facility(ies) and performs
the functions of supplying energy and Interconnected Operations
Services (Category 1 GOP); or (2) operates non-BES Inverter-Based
Resource(s) that either have or contribute to an aggregate nameplate
capacity of greater than or equal to 20 MVA, connected through a system
designed primarily for delivering such capacity to a common point of
connection at a voltage greater than or equal to 60 kV (Category 2
GOP).
As a result of the inclusion of category 2 resources in the NERC
Glossary, applicable responsible entities will have to comply with
reporting requirements for this information collection for each of the
eight reliability standards included in NERC's implementation plan
associated with Docket No. RD25-10. The eight applicable Reliability
Standards are: BAL-001-TRE-2; IRO-010-5; MOD-032-1; PRC-012-2; PRC-017-
1; TOP-003-6.1; VAR-001-5; and VAR-002-4.1.
Reliability Standard BAL-001-TRE-2 is currently located in the
FERC-725T (OMB Control No. 1902-0273) collection. The purpose of
Reliability Standard BAL-001-TRE-2 is to maintain interconnection
steady-state frequency within defined limits. The category 2 generator
owners and generator operators will now have to follow Requirements R6
through R10. Requirements R6, R7, R9, and R10 require the generator
owner to set their governor parameters to be responsive to frequency
obligations and provide notification to other entities when their
governor is unavailable. Requirement R8 requires generator operators
notify their balancing authority of service status changes.
Reliability Standard IRO-010-5 is currently located in the FERC-
725Z (OMB Control No. 1902-0276) collection. The purpose of the
standard is to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, or
cascading outages that adversely impact reliability by ensuring each
reliability coordinator has the data and information it needs to plan,
monitor and assess the operation of its reliability coordinator area.
The category 2 generator owners and operators will now have to meet
Requirement R3 that requires the generator owners and generator
operators to satisfy the obligations of the documented specifications
from the reliability coordinator on data and information needed for the
operational planning analyses, real-time monitoring, and real-time
assessments. Reliability Standard MOD-032-1 is currently located in the
FERC-725L (OMB Control No. 1902-0261) collection. The purpose of the
standard is to establish consistent modeling data requirements and
reporting procedures for development of planning horizon cases
necessary to support analysis of the reliability of the interconnected
transmission system. The category 2 generator owners will now have to
follow Requirements R2 and R3 that require generator owners provide
modeling data to and address any concerns raised by the planning
coordinator or transmission planner.
Reliability Standards PRC-012-2 and PRC-017-1 are currently located
in the FERC-725G (OMB Control No. 1902-0252) collection. The purpose of
PRC-012-2 is to ensure that remedial action schemes (RAS) do not
introduce unintentional or unacceptable reliability risks to the BES.
The stated purpose of Reliability Standard PRC-017-1 is to ensure that
all RAS are properly designed, meet performance requirements, and are
coordinated with other protection systems and to ensure that
maintenance and testing programs are developed and misoperations are
analyzed and corrected. The category 2 generator owners, that are part
of a RAS, will now have to follow Requirements R1, R3, and R5 through
R8 in Reliability Standard PRC-012-2 and Requirements R1 and R2 in
Reliability Standard PRC-017-1. Specifically, Reliability Standard PRC-
012-2 requires that generator owners that own all or part of a RAS to
review and provide information to their reliability coordinator in R1
and R3; and to test, analyze performance, and take corrective action,
if needed, in Requirements R5 through R8. Requirements R1 and R2 of
Reliability
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Standard PRC-017-1 require generator owners that own a RAS to maintain
and document a system maintenance and testing program.
Reliability Standard TOP-003-6.1 is currently located in the FERC-
725A (OMB Control No. 1902-0244) collection. The purpose of this
standard is to ensure that each transmission operator and balancing
authority has the data and information it needs to plan, monitor, and
assess the operation of its transmission operator area or balancing
authority area. The category 2 generator owners and generator operators
will now have to follow Requirement R5, which requires generator owners
and generator operators to satisfy the obligations of the documented
specifications of data and information related to operational planning
analyses, real-time monitoring, and real-time assessments provided by
the transmission operator or balancing authority.
Reliability Standards VAR-001-5 and VAR-002-4.1 are currently
located in the FERC-725X (OMB Control No. 1902-0278) collection. The
purpose of Reliability Standard VAR-001-5 is to ensure that voltage
levels, reactive flows, and reactive resources are monitored,
controlled, and maintained within limits in real-time to protect
equipment and the reliable operation of the interconnection. The
purpose of Reliability Standard VAR-002-4.1 is to ensure generators
provide reactive support and voltage control, within generating
facility capabilities, in order to protect equipment and maintain
reliable operation of the interconnection. The category 2 generator
owners in Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) will now have
to follow Requirements E.A.15 and E.A.17 in Reliability Standard VAR-
001-5. The category 2 generator operators will now have to follow
Reliability Standard VAR-002-4.1, Requirements R1 through 4 and the
category 2 generator owners will now have to follow Requirements R5 and
R6. Specifically, Requirements E.A.15 and E.A. 17 require generator
operators in WECC to provide voltage set point conversion methodologies
to its transmission operator and to meet control loop specifications.
Requirements R1 through 4 of Reliability Standard VAR-002-4.1 require
the generator operators to operate their generators in automatic
voltage control mode, maintain voltage schedules, and to notify their
transmission operator in the event of a change. Requirements R5 and R6
require the generator owner to provide data and tap settings
information to their transmission operator and transmission planner and
to ensure transformer tap positions are changed according to the
specifications provided by the transmission operator.
Type of Respondents: Generator owners and generator operator
entities registered with NERC that own or operate category 2 resources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: <SUP>9</SUP> The applicable requirements
from the eight applicable Reliability Standards largely consist of
sharing and communicating readily available data and information for
category 2 resources. Thus, Commission staff anticipates that the
paperwork burden should be minimal for category 2 resources. The number
of respondents, in the tables below, are based on good faith estimates
provided by NERC, in August 2025, to Commission staff for the number of
entities that either own or operate category 2 resources.
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\9\ ``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, see 5 CFR 1320.3.
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The Commission estimates the annual reporting burden and cost for
the information collection as:
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\10\ The numbers for respondents were derived from the NERC's
identification of category 2 generator owners and generator
operators registered entities in the United States to Commission
staff in August 2025.
\11\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is a
combination of the following categories from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) website, May 2024 <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm:</a> 75% of the average of an Electrical Engineer (17-
2071) $71.19/hr., x .75 = 53.3925 ($53.39-rounded) ($53.39/hour);
and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk (43-4199) $40.51/hr.,
$40.51 x .25 = 10.1275 ($10.13 rounded) ($10.13/hour), for a total
($53.39 + $10.13 = $63.52/hour).
\12\ See note 10.
\13\ See note 11.
FERC-725T--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the TRE-BAL
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & respondent
\10\ per respondent of responses response \11\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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BAL-001-TRE-2 Annual Review and 30 (GO) 1 30 8 hrs.; $508.16............ 240 hrs.; $15,244.80........ 508.16
Record Retention. 23 (GOP) 1 23 4 hrs.; $254.08............ 92 hrs.; $5,843.84.......... 254.08
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Total....................... .............. .............. 53 ........................... 332 hrs.; $21,088.64........ 762.24
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FERC-725Z--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the IRO
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & respondent
\12\ per respondent of responses response \13\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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IRO-010-5 Annual Review and 491(GO) 1 491 8 hrs.; $508.16............ 3,928 hrs.; $249,506.56..... 508.16
Record Retention. 310 (GOP) 1 310 8 hrs.; $508.16............ 2,480 hrs.; $157,529.60..... 508.16
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Total....................... .............. .............. 801 ........................... 6,408 hrs.; $407,036.10..... 1,016.32
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FERC-725L--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the MOD
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & respondent
\14\ per respondent of responses response \15\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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MOD-032-1 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 491 20 hrs.; $1,270.40......... 9,820 hrs.; $623,766.40..... 1,270.40
Record Retention.
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Total....................... .............. .............. 491 ........................... 9,820 hrs.; $623,766.40..... 1,270.40
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FERC-725G--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the PRC
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & total respondent
\16\ per respondent of responses response \17\ annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5).................. (5) / (1)
(3)
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PRC-012-2 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 491 40 hrs.; $2,540.80....... 19,640 hrs.; $1,247,532.80....... 2,540.80
Record Retention.
PRC-017-1 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 491 40 hrs.; $2,540.80....... 19,640 hrs.; $1,247,532.80....... 2,540.80
Record Retention.
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Total.................... .............. .............. 982 ......................... 39,280 hrs.; $2,495,065.60....... 5,081.60
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FERC-725A--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the TOP
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & respondent
\18\ per respondent of responses response \19\ total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5)............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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TOP-003-6.1 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 491 8 hrs.; $508.16............ 3,928 hrs.; $249,506.56..... 508.16
Record Retention. 310 (GOP) 1 310 8 hrs.; $508.16............ 2,480 hrs.; $157,529.6...... 508.16
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Total....................... .............. .............. 801 ........................... 6,408 hrs.; $407,036.16..... 1,016.32
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FERC-725X--Mandatory Reliability Standard for the VAR
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Number of Annual number Cost per
respondents of responses Total number Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours & total respondent
\20\ per respondent of responses response \21\ annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5).................. (5) / (1)
(3)
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VAR-001-5 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 491 8 hrs.; $508.16.......... 3,928 hrs.; $249,506.56.......... 508.16
Record Retention. 310 (GOP) 1 310 8 hrs.; $508.16.......... 2,480 hrs.; $157,529.60.......... 508.16
VAR-002-4.1 Annual Review and 491 (GO) 1 391 8 hrs.; $508.16.......... 3,928 hrs.; $249,506.56.......... 508.16
Record Retention. 310 (GOP) 1 310 8 hrs.; $508.16.......... 2,480 hrs.; $157,529.60.......... 508.16
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Total.................... .............. .............. .............. ......................... 12,816 hrs.; $814,072.32......... 2,032.64
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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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\14\ See note 10.
\15\ See note 11.
\16\ See note 10.
\17\ See note 11.
\18\ See note 10.
\19\ See note 11.
\20\ See note 10.
\21\ See note 11.
Dated: December 18, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-23710 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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