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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: April 18, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD14–2–000]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection in Docket No. RD14–2–000 to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(79 FR 4894, 1/30/2013) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments in response to that notice and
has made this notation in its submission
to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the docket number, should
be sent via email to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs:
[email protected]. Attention:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also
be reached via telephone at 202–395–
4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. RD14–2–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collection in Docket No.
RD14–2–000 relates to the FERCapproved revision to the definition of
bulk electric system, developed by the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC).1 The approved
revision modifies the definition of bulk
electric system in response to
Commission directives in Order Nos.
773 and 773–A, as well as some other
clarifying revisions.2 The information
collection requirements contained in the
definition of bulk electric system are
contained in FERC–725J (OMB Control
Number 1902–0259).
On December 20, 2012, the
Commission issued Order No. 773, a
Final Rule approving NERC’s
modifications to the definition of ‘‘bulk
electric system’’ and the Rules of
Procedure exception process to be
effective July 1, 2013. On April 18,
2013, in Order No. 773–A, the
Commission largely affirmed its
findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos.
773 and 773–A, the Commission
directed NERC to modify the definition
of bulk electric system in two respects:
(1) Modify the local network exclusion
(exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV
minimum operating voltage to allow
systems that include one or more looped
configurations connected below 100 kV
to be eligible for the local network
exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions
to ensure that generator interconnection
facilities at or above 100 kV connected
to bulk electric system generators
identified in inclusion I2 are not
excluded from the bulk electric system.
1 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 146
FERC ¶ 61,199 (2014) (March 2014 Order).
2 Revisions to Electric Reliability Organization
Definition of Bulk Electric System and Rules of
Procedure, Order No. 773, 141 FERC ¶ 61,236
(2012); order on reh’g, Order No. 773–A, 143 FERC
¶ 61,053 (2013), order on reh’g and clarification,
144 FERC ¶ 61,174.

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In its December 13, 2013 Petition,
NERC proposed revisions to respond to
the Commission directives in Order
Nos. 773 and 773–A. In addition, NERC
revised inclusion I4 to include the
collector system at the point of
aggregation.3 Therefore, the estimates
for this information collection are based
on the three modifications approved in
the March 2014 Order.
The Commission estimates a modest
decrease in information collection and
reporting that would result from
implementing the proposed revisions to
the definition of bulk electric system.
Specifically, the Commission estimates
a decrease in information collection and
reporting that would result from
implementing NERC’s proposed
revisions to the definition of bulk
electric system. The estimate is derived
in NERC’s alternative proposal in
addressing the Commission’s concern
regarding low voltage looped
configurations. NERC explains that its
technical analysis shows that a 50 kV
threshold for sub-100 kV loops does not
affect the application of exclusion E1.
NERC states that this approach will ease
the administrative burden on entities as
it negates the necessity for an entity to
prove that they qualify for exclusion E1
if the sub-100 kV loop in question is less
than or equal to 50 kV.4 This
administrative burden falls into the
category of ‘‘System Review and List
Creation’’ as described in Order Nos.
773 and 773–A.5
Because the E1 exclusion applies to
low voltage loops operated below 50 kV,
entities will no longer evaluate looped
configurations for either the E3 network
exclusion or the NERC exception
process.6 Accordingly, we estimate a
decrease of one engineering hour
needed for ‘‘System Review and List
Creation’’ for transmission owners and
distribution providers, respectively.
With respect to the revisions to
inclusion I4, NERC states that the
3 The bulk electric system definition components
consist of the core definition, five inclusions and
four exclusions. NERC does not propose any
changes to the core definition, inclusion I3 or
exclusion E2. The proposed changes chiefly affect
exclusions E1 and E3 and inclusion I4. NERC also
made minor clarifying changes to inclusions I1, I2,
and I5 and exclusion E4. These minor changes do
not affect the information collection and reporting
requirements approved in Order Nos. 773 and 773–
A.
4 NERC Petition at 19–25, Exhibit D at 2, 48–90.
5 System Review and List Creation corresponds to
step 1 of NERC’s proposed transition plan, which
requires each U.S. asset owner to apply the revised
bulk electric system definition to all elements to
determine if those elements are included in the
bulk electric system pursuant to the revised
definition. See Order No. 773, 141 FERC ¶ 61,236
at P 330.
6 Cf., Order No. 773–A, 143 FERC ¶ 61,053 at P
128.

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standard drafting team ‘‘identified the
portions of the collector system which
consistently provide a reliability benefit
to the interconnected transmission
network and are easily identified within
collector systems.’’ 7 Thus, the

Commission estimates no material
change in information collection
because the engineering time needed to
evaluate the collector system
component included in the bulk electric
system is a simple and straightforward

determination of whether the collector
system aggregates to greater than 75
MVA.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 The
Commission estimates the public
reporting burden as follows:

RD14–2–000 (FERC–725J)—REVISION TO THE DEFINITION OF BULK ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Number of
responses per
respondent
(B)

Total number
of responses
(A) × (B) = (C)

333
554

1
1

333
554

¥1
¥1

¥333
¥554

........................

........................

........................

........................

¥887

Transmission Owners (System Review and List Creation)
Distribution Providers (System Review and List Creation)
Total ..............................................................................

The total estimated decrease in cost
burden to respondents (year 1 only) is
$53,220; [¥887 hours * $60 10 =
¥$53,220].
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: April 18, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. RM13–5–000]

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Version 5 Critical Infrastructure
Protection Reliability Standards;
Supplemental Notice of Agenda and
Discussion Topics for Staff Technical
Conference
This notice establishes the agenda and
topics for discussion at the technical
7 NERC

Petition at 16.
Commission defines burden 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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conference to be held on April 29, 2014
to discuss issues related to Critical
Infrastructure Protection Issues
Identified in Order No. 791. The
technical conference will be held from
10:00 a.m. and ending at approximately
4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) in the
Commission Meeting Room at the
Commission’s headquarters, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC. The
technical conference will be led by
Commission staff. All interested parties
are invited to attend, and registration is
not required.
The topics and related questions to be
discussed during this conference are
attached. The purpose of the technical
conference is to facilitate a structured
dialogue on operational and technical
issues identified by the Commission in
the Critical Infrastructure Protection
(CIP) version 5 Standards Final Rule.
Prepared remarks will be presented by
invited panelists.
There will be no webcast of this
event. However, it will be transcribed.
Transcripts of the meeting/conference
will be immediately available for a fee
from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–
347–3700 or 1–800–336–6646).
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an email
to [email protected] or call toll free
(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–
2106 with the requested
accommodations.
There is no fee for attendance.
However, members of the public are
encouraged to preregister online at:
9 The number of respondents for transmission
owners and distribution providers is based on the
NERC Compliance Registry referenced in Order No.
773.
10 The estimate for cost per hour for an electrical
engineer is $60 (the average salary plus benefits)
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at
http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.

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Average
burden hours
per response
(D)

Estimated total
year 1 burden
reduction
(C) × (D)

https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/04-29-14-form.asp.
For more information about the
technical conference, please contact:
Sarah McKinley, Office of External
Affairs, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@
ferc.gov.
Dated: April 17, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Critical Infrastructure Protection Issues
Identified in Order No. 791
RM13–5–000
April 29, 2014
Agenda
10:00–10:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening
Remarks by Commission Staff
Introduction
In Order No. 791, the Commission
approved the Version 5 Critical
Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
Reliability Standards, CIP–002–5
through CIP–011–1 (CIP version 5
Standards), submitted by the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC).1 Order No. 791
directed Commission staff to convene a
staff-led technical conference, within
1 Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection
Reliability Standards, Order No. 791, 78 FR 72,755
(Dec. 3, 2013), 145 FERC ¶ 61,160 (2013), order on
reh’g, Order No. 791–A, 146 FERC ¶ 61,188 (2014).

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Number of
respondents 9
(A)