[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39557-39558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14183]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC20-14-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725T); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
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 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-725T, (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards) and submitting the
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained
below.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB control number (1902-
0273) in the subject line. Your comments should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission (identified
by Docket No. IC20-14-000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, at Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; 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: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725T, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: TRE \1\ Reliability Standards.
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\1\ Texas Reliability Entity.
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0273.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725T information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: TRE Reliability Standards apply to entities registered as
Generator Owners (GOs), Generator Operators (GOPs), and Balancing
Authorities (BAs) within the Texas Reliability Entity region.
The information collection requirements entail the setting or
configuration of the Control System software, identification and
recording of events, data retention, and submitting frequency
measurable events to the compliance enforcement authority (Regional
Entity or NERC).
Submitting frequency measurable events. The BA has to identify and
post information regarding Frequency Measurable Events (FME). Further,
the BA has to calculate and report to the Compliance Enforcement
Authority data related to Primary Frequency Response (PFR) performance
of each generating unit/generating facility.
Data retention. The BA, GO, and GOP shall keep data or evidence to
show compliance, as identified below, unless directed by its Compliance
Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period
of time as part of an investigation. Compliance audits are generally
about three years apart.
The BA shall retain a list of identified Frequency
Measurable Events and shall retain FME information since its last
compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all monthly PFR performance reports
since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all annual Interconnection minimum
Frequency Response calculations, and related methodology and criteria
documents, relating to time periods since its last compliance audit.
The BA shall retain all data and calculations relating to
the Interconnection's Frequency Response, and all evidence of actions
taken to increase the Interconnection's Frequency Response, since its
last compliance audit.
Each GOP and GO shall retain evidence since its last
compliance audit.
Type of Respondents: NERC Registered entities: Balancing
Authorities, Generator Owners, Generator Operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden \2\: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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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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FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)
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Annual number Total annual burden
Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost hours and total annual Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses per response \3\ cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)..................... (3) * (4) = (5)........ (5) / (1)
(3)
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Maintenance and Submission of Event \4\ 1 1 1 16 hrs.; $821.44........ 16 hrs.; $821.44....... $821.44
Log Data.
Evidence Retention................... \5\ 130 1 130 2 hrs.; $102.68......... 260 hrs.; $13,348.4.... 102.68
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Total............................ .............. .............. 131 ........................ 276 hrs.; $14,169.84...
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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\ the figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics for the Utilities sector (available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated March 2019 for
benefits information (at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--File Clerks (code 43-4071), $34.50.
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $68.17.
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $51.34
[$34.50 + $68.17 = 51.335] and is rounded to $51.34.
\4\ BA (balancing authority).
\5\ BA (balancing authority), GO (generator owner), and GOP
(generator operator).
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14183 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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