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orderly conduct of business. Public
comment will follow the 10-minute
rule.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 45 days at the BERAC
Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/
berac/meetings/berac-minutes/.
Issued at Washington, DC on May 7, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC14–5–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725D); Comment
Request
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 its information
collection FERC–725D (Facilities
Design, Connections and Maintenance
Reliability Standards) 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
previously issued a Notice in the
Federal Register (79 FR 11773,
3/3/2014) requesting public comments.
The Commission received no comments
on the FERC–725D and is making this
notation in its submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by June 12, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0247, 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 Commission, in Docket
No. IC14–5–000, by either of the
following methods:

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• 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.
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:
Title: Facilities Design, Connections
and Maintenance Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0247.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725D information
collection requirements with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the FERC–725D information collection
to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA).1 On August 8, 2005, the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005), was enacted into law.2 EPAct
2005 added a new Section 215 to the
FPA, which required a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO) to develop
mandatory and enforceable reliability
standards which are subject to
Commission review and approval. Once
approved, the reliability standards may
be enforced by the ERO subject to
Commission oversight or the
Commission can independently enforce
reliability standards.3
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
Section 215 of the FPA. Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization [North American
Electric Reliability Council (NERC)] as
the ERO. The reliability standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
1 16

U.S.C. 842o.
Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16
U.S.C. 824o.
3 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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the Commission apply to users, owners,
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
(BPS) as set forth in each reliability
standard.
On November 15, 2006, NERC filed 20
revised reliability standards and three
new reliability standards for
Commission approval. The Commission
addressed revisions to the 20 Reliability
Standards in Order No. 693. The
Commission approved the three new
reliability standards on 12/27/2007 in
Order No. 705 and NERC designated
them as follows:
• FAC–010–1 (System Operating Limits
Methodology for the Planning
Horizon)
• FAC–011–1 (System Operating Limits
Methodology for the Operations
Horizon)
• FAC–014–1 (Establish and
Communicate System Operating
Limits).
Subsequently, NERC modified these
standards in April of 2008 and
submitted to the Commission for
approval. On 3/20/2009 the Commission
approved NERC’s modifications to the
FAC standards in Order No. 722 and
NERC now designates these standards as
FAC–010–2, FAC–011–2, and FAC–
014–2. These three approved FAC
reliability standards require planning
authorities and reliability coordinators
to establish methodologies to determine
system operating limits (SOLs) for the
bulk-power system in the planning and
operation horizons.
The three reliability standards do not
require responsible entities to file
information with the Commission. Nor,
with the exception of a three year selfcertification of compliance, do the
Reliability Standards require
responsible entities to file information
with the ERO or Regional Entities.
However, the Reliability Standards do
require responsible entities to develop
and maintain certain information for a
specified period of time, subject to
inspection by the ERO or Regional
Entities.
Reliability standard FAC–010–2
requires the planning authority to have
a documented methodology for use in
developing SOLs and must retain
evidence that it issued its SOL
methodology to relevant reliability
coordinators, transmission operators
and adjacent planning authorities.
Further, each planning authority must
self-certify its compliance to the
compliance monitor once every three
years. Reliability standard FAC–011–2
requires similar documentation by the
reliability coordinator. Reliability
standard FAC–014–2 requires the
reliability coordinator, planning

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transmission planners, and transmission
operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

provided SOLs to entities identified in
Requirement 5 of the reliability
standard. Further, the planning
authority must maintain a list of
multiple contingencies and their
associated stability limits.
Type of Respondents: Planning
authorities, reliability coordinators,

authority, transmission operator, and
transmission planner to verify
compliance through self-certification
submitted to the compliance monitor
annually. These entities must also
document that they have developed
SOLs consistent with the applicable
SOL methodology and that they have

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Number of
respondents

Annual number
of responses
per respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
hours & cost per
response 5

Total annual
burden hours &
total
annual cost 6

Average
annual cost
per respondent

(1)

(2)

(1)*(2)=(3)

(4)

(3)*(4)=(5)

(5)÷(1)

Annual Reporting

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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.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1

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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC14–83–000.
Applicants: Nevada Power Company,
Nevada Sun-Peak Limited Partnership.
4 The 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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295.7
$20,992

138,980
$9,866,240

$20,992

Description: Nevada Power Company
and Nevada Sun-Peak Limited
Partnership Section 203 Application.
Filed Date: 5/2/14.
Accession Number: 20140502–5246.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/14.
Docket Numbers: EC14–84–000.
Applicants: Nevada Power Company,
Las Vegas Cogeneration LP, Las Vegas
Cogeneration II, LLC.
Description: Nevada Power Company,
Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited
Partnership, et al Section 203
Application.
Filed Date: 5/2/14.
Accession Number: 20140502–5253.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/23/14.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–1569–009;
ER10–2361–002; ER10–2575–002;
ER10–2381–002; ER10–2947–008;
ER10–2369–002; ER10–2360–002;
ER10–2359–002; ER11–2857–013;
ER10–2358–002; ER13–2050–004;
ER13–2020–004; ER13–2107–004;
ER10–2357–002; ER10–2356–002;
ER11–2856–013; ER10–2382–002;
ER10–1580–011; ER10–3143–011;
ER12–21–014; ER10–2783–008; ER10–
2784–008; ER11–2855–013; ER10–2791–
009; ER10–2333–002; ER14–1865–001;
ER10–2792–009; ER14–1818–001;
ER12–1238–00; ER10–1564–009; ER10–
1565–009; ER10–2337–003; ER10–2795–
008; ER10–2798–008; ER10–1575–007;
ER10–2339–003; ER10–2338–003;
ER10–2340–003; ER12–1239–002;
ER10–2336–002; ER10–2335–002;

ER10–2799–008; ER10–2801–008;
ER10–2385–002; ER11–3727–009;
ER10–1566–009; ER12–2413–007;
ER11–2062–010; ER10–2346–002;
ER10–2812–007; ER10–1291–011;
ER10–2843–006; ER11–2508–009;
ER11–2683–001; ER11–2805–009;
ER11–4308–010; ER11–4351–003;
ER10–2969–008; ER13–1965–004;
ER10–2931–009; ER11–3459–008;
ER11–4307–010; ER10–2347–002;
ER10–2348–002; ER12–1711–009;
ER10–2350–002; ER10–2846–008;
ER12–261–009; ER10–2871–006; ER10–
2351–002; ER10–2875–008; ER12–2398–
008; ER10–1582–008; ER12–2019–008;
ER12–1525–009; ER10–2915–008;
ER10–2916–008; ER13–1802–003;
ER13–1801–003; ER13–1799–003;
ER10–2368–002; ER10–2352–002;
ER10–1568–009; ER10–1581–011;
ER10–2353–002; ER10–2876–009;
ER10–2878–008; ER10–2354–003;
ER10–2355–003; ER10–2914–010;
ER13–1746–006; ER13–1791–003;
ER10–2913–008; ER10–2896–008;
ER13–1790–005; ER13–1789–003;
ER10–2879–008; ER10–2384–003;
ER10–2383–003; ER10–2880–008.
Applicants: NRG Power Marketing
LLC, Agua Caliente Solar, LLC, Arthur
Kill Power LLC, Astoria Gas Turbine
Power LLC, Avenal Park LLC, Bayou
Cove Peaking Power, LLC, Bendwind,
LLC, BETM Solutions LLC, Big Cajun I
Peaking Power LLC, Boston Energy
Trading and Marketing LLC, Broken
Bow Wind, LLC, Cabrillo Power I LLC,
Cabrillo Power II LLC, CL Power Sales
Eight, L.L.C., Conemaugh Power LLC,

5 The estimate for cost per response is derived
using the following formula: Total Annual Cost
(Column 5) ÷ Total Number of Responses (Column
3) = Average Cost per Response.
6 The total annual cost is derived from salary
figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for two
positions involved in the reporting and recordkeeping associated with this collection. These

figures include salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics2_22.htm) and other associated benefits
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm):
• Manager: $82.36/hour
• Engineer: $59.62/hour
This results in an average hourly wage of $70.99.
138,980 hours (total annual burden) * $70.99/hour
= $9,866,240.

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