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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD16–2–000]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment in Docket No.
RD16–2–000 on a proposed change to
collections of information (FERC–725P
and FERC–725P1) that the Commission
is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before March 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by
docket number, may be filed in the
following ways:
• Electronic Filing through http://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver an original of their comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

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Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission will submit the reporting
and recordkeeping requirements of
Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 to OMB
for review. Reliability Standard PRC–
005–6 replaces or supplements
requirements from previous versions of
the PRC–005 Reliability Standard,
which are approved under FERC–725P
(Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Reliability Standard PRC–005–3, OMB
Control No. 1902–0269) and FERC–
725P1 (Mandatory Reliability Standards,
PRC–005–4 Reliability Standard, OMB
Control No. 1902–0280). The
requirements and associated burden of
Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 will be
included in FERC–725P1.1
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725P1 information
collection requirements with the stated
changes to the current reporting and
record retention requirements, and
reduction to the requirements of FERC–
725P.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the information collected by the FERC–
725P1 to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA).2 On August 8, 2005,
Congress enacted into law the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005,
which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct
2005).3 EPAct 2005 added a new section
215 to the FPA, which required a
Commission-certified 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.4
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
1 In the future, to consolidate reporting
requirements associated with the PRC Standards,
the Commission plans to transfer the burden
associated with Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 to
FERC–725G (OMB Control No. 1902–0252) and
removed from FERC–725P and FERC–725P1.
2 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012).
3 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at
16 U.S.C. 824o).
4 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).

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section 215 of the FPA.5 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.6 The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On November 13, 2015, the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for
Commission approval of proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–005–6
(Protection System, Automatic
Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure
Relaying Maintenance). NERC also
requested approval of the proposed
implementation plan for PRC–005–6,
and the retirement of previous versions
of Reliability Standard PRC–005. NERC
explained in its petition that Reliability
Standard PRC–005–6 represents an
improvement upon the most recentlyapproved version of the standard, PRC–
005–4.7 FERC approved the proposed
Reliability Standard PRC–005–6 on
December 18, 2015.8
Type of Respondents: Transmission
Owners (TO), Generator Owners (GO),
and Distribution Providers.
Estimate of Annual Burden.9
Estimates for the changes to burden and
cost due to Docket No. RD16–2–000
follow.
5 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No.
672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006).
6 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116
FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117
FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance, 118
FERC ¶ 61,190, order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046
(2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d
1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
7 As noted in NERC’s petition, NERC filed a
separate motion to delay implementation of the
approved, but not yet effective, versions of the
PRC–005 Reliability Standard in Docket Nos.
RM14–8–000 (PRC–005–3), RD15–3–000 (PRC–005–
3(i)), and RM15–9–000 (PRC–005–4) until after the
Commission issues an order or rule regarding
proposed PRC–005–6. NERC’s motion was granted
in a delegated letter order issued December 4, 2015.
See North American Elec. Reliability Corp., Docket
Nos. RM14–8–000 et al. (Dec. 4, 2015) (delegated
letter order).
8 The Delegated Letter Order is available in
FERC’s eLibrary at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/
common/opennat.asp?fileID=14076238.
9 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. 5
CFR 1320.3 (2014) (explaining what is included in
the information collection burden).

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CHANGES MADE IN RD16–2–000
Reliability standard

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden
and cost per
response

Total annual
burden (hours)
and cost

Total annual
cost per
respondent

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

($)

FERC–725P (Reduction due to Replacement of PRC–005–3) 10 11
One-time review of existing plant and substation sites to determine which ones fall
under PRC–005–3.
One-time review and adjustment of existing
program.

12 937

¥1

¥937

2 hrs.; $146 ..........

¥1,874 hrs.; ¥$136,802 .......

¥146.00

13 288

¥1

¥288

8 hrs.; $584 ..........

¥2,304 hrs.; ¥$168,192 .......

¥584.00

Total Reduction to FERC–725P ................

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

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

¥1,225

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

¥4,178 hrs.; ¥$304,994.

Replacement of PRC–005–4 14 15—One-time
review of sudden pressure relay maintenance program and adjustment (Burden Reduction).
Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review of existing plant and substation sites to
determine which ones fall under PRC–005–6
(Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review and adjustment of existing program for
reclosing relays and associated equipment
(Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC–005–6—One-time review and adjustment of existing program for
sudden pressure relays (Burden Increase).

1,287

¥1

¥1,287

8 hrs.; $522.72 .....

¥10,296 hrs.; ¥$672,740.64

16 937

1

937

2 hrs.; $145 ..........

1,874 hrs.; $135,397 ..............

144.50

288

1

288

8.5 hrs.; $614 .......

2,448 hrs.; $176,868 ..............

614.00

1,287

1

1,287

8 hrs.; $531.60 .....

10,296 hrs.; $684,169.20 .......

531.60

Total Net Increase to FERC–725P1 ..........

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

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

2,512

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

4,332 hrs.; $323,693.56 .........

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

Total Net Change, due to RD16–2 ............

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

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

0

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

144 hrs.; $18,699 ...................

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

FERC–725P1

Dated: December 29, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP15–490–000, CP15–490–001]

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Effective Date
10 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $73 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
average of the salary plus benefits for a manager and
an engineer (rounded to the nearest dollar). The
figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
at (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
11 Implemented in Docket RM14–8.
12 This figure reflects the generator owners and
transmission owners identified in the NERC
Compliance Registry as of May 28, 2014.
13 This figure is a subset of GOs and TOs, as
discussed in Order 803 (Docket No. RM14–8), P 41.
14 Implemented in Docket RM15–9.
15 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $65.34 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the
average of the salary plus benefits for an engineer
(rounded to the nearest dollar). The figures are
taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at (http://
bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
16 This figure reflects the generator owners and
transmission owners identified in the NERC
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On December 29, 2015, the
Commission issued an order in Docket
No. EL16–21–000, pursuant to section
206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an
investigation into the justness and
reasonableness of C.P. Crane LLC’s
reactive power rate schedule. C.P. Crane
LLC, 153 FERC ¶ 61,348 (2015).
The refund effective date in Docket
No. EL16–21–000, established pursuant
to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Dated: December 29, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Delfin LNG, LLC; Notice of Scoping for
the Proposed Delfin LNG Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) is
cooperating with the U.S. Coast Guard
(Coast Guard), the lead federal agency
for environmental review of the Delfin
LNG Project. This proposal involves the
construction and operation of an
offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG)
deepwater port (under the jurisdiction
of the Coast Guard and the Maritime
Administration) and associated pipeline
facilities, including about 1.1 mile of
onshore pipeline and aboveground
facilities under the Commission’s
jurisdiction. FERC staff is assisting the
Coast Guard in its preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that will discuss the environmental
impacts of the Delfin LNG Project. This
cooperative effort is to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), which requires the
Commission to take into account the

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