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must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–05771 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14751–000]

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Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14751–000.
c. Date Filed: January 28, 2016.
d. Submitted By: Alpine Pacific
Utilities, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Fresno Dam Site
Water Power Project.
f. Location: On the Milk River in Hill
County, Montana near the town of
Kremlin at the existing Bureau of
Reclamation Fresno Dam.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Justin
D. Ahmann, Alpine Pacific Utilities,
LLC, 111 Legend Trail, Kalispell, MT
59901.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202)
502–8074; or email at ryan.hansen@
ferc.gov.
j. Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on February 2, 2016. Alpine
Pacific Utilities, LLC provided public
notice of its request on February 8,
2016. In a letter dated March 9, 2016,
the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved Alpine
Pacific Utilities, LLC’s request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish

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and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the
Montana State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC filed a
Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
m. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site (http://
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
[email protected], (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
n. Register online at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–05774 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD16–2–000]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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

SUMMARY:

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collections of information FERC–725P
(OMB Control No. 1902–0269) and
FERC–725P1 (OMB Control No. 1902–
0280) that the Commission is submitting
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The Commission
previously issued a Notice in the
Federal Register (81 FR 230, January 5,
2016) requesting public comments. The
Commission received no comments and
is making this notation in the submittals
to OMB.
DATES: Comments regarding the
proposed information collections must
be received on or before April 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control Nos.
1902–0269 (FERC–725P) and 1902–0280
(FERC–725P1), should be sent via email
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at: oira_submission@
omb.gov, Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
The Desk Officer may also be reached
via telephone at 202–395–0710.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD16–2–000, 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.
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], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: FERC–725P (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Reliability
Standard PRC–005–3) and FERC–725P1
(Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC–
005 Reliability Standard)
OMB Control Nos.: 1902–0269 (FERC–
725P) and 1902–0280 (FERC–725P1)
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725P1 information
collection requirements with the stated

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changes to the current reporting and
record retention requirements, and
elimination of the requirements of
FERC–725P.
Abstract: Reliability Standard PRC–
005–6 (Protection System, Automatic
Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure
Relaying Maintenance) replaces or
supplements requirements from
previous versions of the PRC–005
Reliability Standard, which are
approved under FERC–725P and FERC–
725P1. The requirements and associated
burden of Reliability Standard PRC–
005–6 will be included in FERC–
725P1.1
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

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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 to
remove it from FERC–725P1. Note that, if approved
by OMB, the FERC–725P (a temporary collection
number) will have a 0 burden and will be
eliminated by this action and the changes in Docket
No. RD16–2.
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).

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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
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, NERC filed a
petition for Commission approval of
proposed Reliability Standard PRC–
005–6 (Protection System, Automatic
4 16

U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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).
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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 recently-approved 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 (DP).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9
Estimates for the changes to burden and
cost due to Docket No. RD16–2–000
follow.
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. For
further information, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.

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CHANGES MADE IN RD16–2–000

Requirements in 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 [reduction].
One-time review and adjustment of
existing program [reduction].

12 937

¥1

¥937

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

¥1,874 hrs.;
¥$136,802.

¥146

13 288

¥1

¥288

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

¥2,304 hrs.;
¥$168,192.

¥584

Total Net Decrease to FERC–
725P.

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

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

¥1,225

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

¥4,178 hrs.;
¥$304,994.

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

FERC–725P1
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 16 (Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC–005–6—
One-time review and adjustment
of existing program for reclosing
relays and associated equipment 18 (Burden Increase).
Implementation of PRC–005–6—
One-time review and adjustment
of existing program for sudden
pressure relays 19 (Burden Increase).
Total Net Increase to FERC–
725P1.
Total Net Change, due to
RD16–2.

1,287

¥1

¥1,287

8 hrs.; $522.72 ...

¥10,296 hrs.;
¥$672,740.64.

17 937

1

937

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

1,874 hrs.;
$135,396.50.

288

1

288

8.5 hrs.; $614 .....

2,448 hrs.;
$176,868.

1,287

1

1,287

8 hrs.; $531.60 ...

10,296 hrs.;
$684,169.20.

531.60

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

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

+1,225

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

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

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

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

0

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

4,322 hrs.;
$323,693.06.
144 hrs.;
$18,699.06.

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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
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
[BLS] at (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_
221000.htm).
11 Implemented in Docket No. 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 No. 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 wages plus benefits for an engineer
(rounded to the nearest dollar). The figures are
based on information from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_
221000.htm).

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information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
16 The average hourly cost (wages plus benefits)
is estimated to be $72.25 (and is based on BLS May
2014 Data, updated 8/2015). It is based on the
average of the hourly wages plus benefits of:
• Management (occupation code 11–0000, $78.04
per hour) and
• electrical engineer (occupation code 17–2071,
$66.45 per hour).
17 This figure reflects the generator owners and
transmission owners identified in the NERC
Compliance Registry as of May 28, 2014.
18 The average hourly cost (wages plus benefits)
is estimated to be $72.25 (and is based on BLS May
2014 Data, updated 8/2015). It is based on the
average of the hourly wages plus benefits of:
• Management (occupation code 11–0000, $78.04
per hour) and
• electrical engineer (occupation code 17–2071,
$66.45 per hour).
19 The average hourly cost (wages plus benefits)
is estimated to be $66.45, based on BLS estimates
for an electrical engineer.

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¥522.72

144.50

614

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(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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