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project, please select Comment on a
Filing; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Commission grants affected
landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct
interest in this proceeding which no
other party can adequately represent.
Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but
you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on General Search, and enter the
docket number excluding the last three
digits in the Docket Number field (i.e.,
CP18–12). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: April 12, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–7–000]

[Docket No. AD18–5–000]

Notice Requesting Questions and
Comments on Fiscal Year 2017 Other
Federal Agency Cost Submissions;
Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Federal Agencies for Administering
Part I of the Federal Power Act
In its Order On Rehearing
Consolidating Administrative Annual
Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying
Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
FERC 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order)
the Commission set forth an annual
process for Other Federal Agencies
(OFAs) to submit their costs related to
Administering Part I of the Federal
Power Act. Pursuant to the established
process the Chief of Revenue and
Receivables, Financial Management
Division, Office of the Executive
Director, on October 5, 2017, issued a
letter requesting the OFAs to submit
their costs by December 31, 2017 using
the OFA Cost Submission Form.
Upon receipt of the agency
submissions, the Commission posted
the information in eLibrary, and issued,
on March 7, 2018, a notice announcing
the date for a technical conference to
review the submitted costs. On March
27, 2018 the Commission held the
technical conference. Technical
conference transcripts, submitted cost
forms, and detailed supporting
documents are all available for review
under Docket No. AD18–5. These
documents are accessible on-line at
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
link and are available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC.
Interested parties may file specific
questions and comments on the FY 2017
OFA cost submissions with the
Commission under Docket No. AD18–5,
no later than April 26, 2018. Once filed,
the Commission will forward the
questions and comments to the OFAs
for response.
Anyone with questions pertaining to
the technical conference or this notice
should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at
(202) 502–6276 (via email at
[email protected]).
Dated: April 12, 2018. .
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725L); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
FERC–725L (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System:
MOD 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 requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
comments on the FERC–725L and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0261, 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 202–395–8528.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC18–7–000, 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, 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
SUMMARY:

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On 5/30/2013, NERC filed a petition
explaining that the reliability of the
Bulk-Power System benefits from ‘‘good
quality simulation models of power
system equipment,2 ’’ and that ‘‘model
validation ensures the proper
performance of the control systems and
validates the computer models used for
stability analysis.’’ NERC further stated
that the Reliability Standards will
enhance reliability because the tests
performed to obtain model data may
reveal latent defects that could cause
‘‘inappropriate unit response during
system disturbances,2 ’’ Subsequently,
on 3/20/2014,1 the Commission
approved Reliability Standards MOD–
025–2, MOD–026–1, and MOD–027–1.
These Standards were intended to
address generator verifications needed
to support Bulk-Power System
reliability that would also ensure that
accurate data is verified and made
available for planning simulations.2
On 5/1/2014,3 the Commission
approved Reliability Standards MOD–
032–1 and MOD–033–2. These

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: FERC–725L, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: MOD Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0261.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725L information
collection requirements with no changes
to the reporting requirements.
Abstract: MOD Reliability Standards
ensure that generators remain in
operation during specified voltage and
frequency excursions, properly
coordinate protective relays and
generator voltage regulator controls, and
ensure that generator models accurately
reflect the generator’s capabilities and
equipment performance.

Standards were to address ‘‘system-level
modeling data and validation
requirements necessary for developing
planning models and the
Interconnection-wide cases that are
integral to analyzing the reliability of
the Bulk-Power System.’’
MOD–025–2, MOD–026–1, MOD–
027–1, MOD–032–1 and MOD–033–2
are all currently approved within the
FERC–725L information collection. The
reporting requirements associated with
each standard will not change as a result
of this extension request.
Type of Respondents: NERCregistered entities including generator
owners, transmission planners,
planning authorities, balancing
authorities, resource planners,
transmission service providers,
reliability coordinators, and
transmission operators.4
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 6 and cost for the
information collection as:

MOD–025–2
[Verification and data reporting of generator real and reactive power capability and synchronous condenser reactive power capability]
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
and cost per
response

Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Attachment 2 ......................................
Evidence Retention ............................

933 (GO) .........
933 (GO) .........

1
1

933
933

6 hrs.; $448.92 7 ...........
1 hr.; $32.74 8 ..............

5,598 hrs.; $418,842 ...........
933 hrs.; $30,546 ................

$448.92
32.74

Total .............................................

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

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

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

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

6,531 hrs.; $449,388 ...........

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

MOD–026–1
[Verification of models and data for generator excitation control system or plant volt/variance control functions]
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
and cost per
response

Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

$598.56 7

Instructions for obtaining excitation control system or plant voltage/variance
control function model.
Documentation on generator verification
Evidence Retention ..................................

185 (TP) ....................

1

185

8 hrs.;

...

1,480 hrs.; $110,734 ....

$598.56

466 (GO) ...................
651 (GO and TOP) ....

1
1

466
651

8 hrs.; $598.56 7 ...
1 hr.; $32.74 8 .......

3,728 hrs.; $278,929 ....
651 hrs.; $21,314 .........

598.56
32.74

Total ..................................................

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

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

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

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

5,859 hrs.; $410,977 ....

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

1 Final

Rule in Docket No. RM13–16–000.
Petition for Approval of Five Proposed
Reliability Standards MOD–025–2, MOD–026–1,
MOD–027–1, PRC–019–1, and PRC–024–1
submitted to FERC on 5/30/2013.
3 Order in Docket No. RD14–5–000.
4 In subsequent portions of this notice, the
following acronyms will be used: PA = Planning
Authority, GO = Generator Owner, TP =
Transmission Planner, BA = Balancing Authority,
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RP = Resource Planner, TSP = Transmission Service
Provider, RC = Reliability Coordinator, TOP =
Transmission Operator.
5 ‘‘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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6 Each of the five MOD standards in the FERC–
725L information collection previously contained
‘‘one-time’’ components to their respondent burden.
These one-time burden categories consisted
primarily of activities related to establishing
industry practices and developing data validation
procedures tailored toward these reliability
standards and their reporting requirements. None of
the one-time burdens apply any longer, so they are
being removed from the FERC–725L information
collection.

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MOD–027–1
[Verification of models and data for turbine/governor and load control or active power/frequency control functions]

Instructions for obtaining excitation control system or plant voltage/variance
control function model.
Documentation on generator verification

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
and cost per
response

Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

$598.56 7

185 (TP) ....................

1

185

8 hrs.;

...

1,480 hrs.; $110,734 ....

$598.56

466 (GO) ...................

1

466

8 hrs.; $598.56 7 ...
.......

3,728 hrs.; ....................
$278,929 ......................
651 hrs.; $21,314 .........

598.56

$32.74 8

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

5,859 hrs.; $410,977 ....

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

Evidence Retention ..................................

651 (GO and TP) ......

1

651

Total ..................................................

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

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

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

1 hr.;

32.74

MOD–032–1
[Verification of models and data for turbine/governor and load control or active power/frequency control functions]

Data Submittal ...........
Evidence Retention ...
Total ...................

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

Average burden
and cost per
response
(4)

Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

1,197 (BA, GO, PA, RP, TO, TP, and
TSP).
1,197 (BA, GO, PA, RP, TO, TP, and
TSP).

1

1,197

8 hrs.; $544.96 9 ...

9,576 hrs.; $652,317

1

1,197

1 hr.; $32.74 8 .......

1,197 hrs.; $39,190 ...

32.74

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

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

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

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

10,773 hrs.; $691,507

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

$544.96

MOD–033–1
[Steady-state and dynamics system model validation]
Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
and cost per
response

Total annual
burden hours
and total
annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Data Submittal ...........................
Evidence Retention ....................

188 (RC and TOP) ....................
194 (PA, RC, and TOP) ............

1
1

188
194

8 hrs.; $544.96 9 ...
1 hr.; $32.74 8 .......

1,504 hrs.; $102,452
194 hrs.; $6,352 ........

Total ....................................

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

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

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

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

1,698 hrs.; $108,804

The total annual estimated burden
and cost for the FERC–725L information
collection is 30,720 hours and
$2,071,653 respectively.
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

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7 This

wage figure uses the average hourly wage
(plus benefits) for electrical engineers (Occupation
Code: 17–2071, $68.12/hour) and managers
(Occupation Code: 11–0000, $81.52/hour) obtained
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The
average used the following calculation: [$68.12/
hour + $81.52/hour] ÷ 2 = $74.82/hour.
8 The estimate uses the hourly average wage (plus
benefits) for file clerks obtained from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics: $32.74/hour (BLS Occupation
Code: 43–4071).
9 This uses the hourly average wage (plus
benefits) for electrical engineers obtained from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics: $68.12/hour (BLS
Occupation Code: 17–2071).

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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 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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32.74
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL17–83–000]

Notice of Filing; Duke Energy
Carolinas, LLC
Take notice that on April 10, 2018,
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC submitted
tariff filing per: Refund Report to be
effective N/A, pursuant to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) Order issued on February
15, 2018.1
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
1 Piedmont Mun. Power Agency v. Duke Energy
Carolinas, LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2018).

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