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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RD18–1–000, RD18–2–000,
RD18–3–000 and RD18–5–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725E); Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
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 its
information collection FERC–725E
(Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Western Electric Coordinating Council)
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. On May 11, 2018, the
Commission previously issued a Notice
in the Federal Register requesting
public comments. The Commission
received no comments on the FERC–
725E and is making this notation in its
submittal to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by August 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0246, 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 202–395–0710.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
Nos. RD18–1–000, RD18–2–000, RD18–
3–000, and RD18–5–000 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.

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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: FERC–725E, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Western
Electric Coordinating Council.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0246.
Type of Request: Revision to FERC–
725E information collection
requirements, as discussed in Docket
Nos. RD18–1–000 and RD18–3–000.
Abstract: The North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
and Western Electricity Coordinating
Council (WECC) filed four joint
petitions to modify/retire WECC
regional Reliability Standards.
On March 8 2018, NERC and WECC
filed a joint petition in Docket No.
RD18–2–000 1 requesting Commission
approval of:
• Regional Reliability Standard BAL–
004–WECC–3 (Automatic Time Error
Correction), and
• the retirement of existing regional
Reliability Standard BAL–004–WECC–2.
The petition states: ‘‘Regional
Reliability Standard BAL–004–WECC–3
seeks to maintain Interconnection
frequency and to ensure that Time Error
Corrections and Primary Inadvertent
Interchange (‘‘PII’’) payback are
effectively conducted in a manner that
does not adversely affect the reliability
of the [Western] Interconnection.’’ 2 The
proposed modifications to the standard
focus on the entities using a common
tool. All other proposed changes are for
clarification. The Commission is not
changing the reporting requirements,
nor is it modifying the burden, cost or
respondents with this collection, and
sees this as a non-material or nonsubstantive change to a currently
approved collection.
On March 16, 2018, NERC and WECC
filed a joint petition in Docket No.
RD18–5–000 3 requesting Commission
approval of:
• Regional Reliability Standard FAC–
501–WECC–2 (Transmission
Maintenance), and

• the retirement of existing regional
Reliability Standard FAC–501–WECC–1.
The petition states: ‘‘The purpose of
FAC–501–WECC–2 is to ensure the
Transmission Owner of a transmission
path identified in the table titled ‘‘Major
WECC Transfer Paths in the Bulk
Electric System’’ (‘‘WECC Transfer Path
Table’’ or ‘‘Table’’), including associated
facilities, has a Transmission
Maintenance and Inspection Plan
(‘‘TMIP’’) and performs and documents
maintenance and inspection activities in
accordance with the TMIP.’’ The
modifications to the existing standard
are for clarification of the transmission
owner’s obligations and to directly
incorporate the list of applicable
transmission paths. This list is currently
posted on the WECC website and has
not changed. The Commission is not
changing reporting requirements nor is
it modifying the burden, cost or
respondents with this collection, and
sees this as a non-material or nonsubstantive change to a currently
approved collection.
The Commission’s request to OMB
will reflect the following:
• Elimination of the burden
associated with regional Reliability
Standard VAR–002–WECC–2
(Automatic Voltage Regulators), which
is proposed for retirement (addressed in
Docket No. RD18–1 and discussed
below); 4
• elimination of the burden
associated with regional Reliability
Standard PRC–004–WECC–2 (Protection
System and Remedial Action Scheme
Misoperation), which is proposed for
retirement (addressed in Docket No.
RD18–3 and discussed below),5
• non-material or non-substantive
changes (discussed above) in Docket
Nos. RD18–2 and RD18–5.
On March 7, 2018, NERC and WECC
filed a joint petition in Docket No.
RD18–1–000 requesting Commission
approval to retire the WECC regional
Reliability Standard VAR–002–WECC–2
(Automatic Voltage Regulators).
According to the petition, the purpose
of the proposed retirement is based on
WECC’s experience with regional
Reliability Standard VAR–002–WECC–2
which has shown that the reliabilityrelated issues addressed in the regional
standard are adequately addressed by
the continent-wide voltage and reactive

1 The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD18–
2–000 (BAL–004–WECC–3 Petition).
2 BAL–004–WECC–3 Petition, page 1.
3 The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD18–
5–000 (FAC–501–WECC–2 Petition).

4 The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD18–
1–000 (VAR–002–WECC–2 Petition).
5 The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD18–
3–000 (WECC PRC–004–WECC–2 Retirement
Petition).

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(‘‘VAR’’) Reliability Standards 6 and that
retention of the regional standard would
not provide additional benefits for
reliability.
On March 9, 2018, NERC and WECC
filed a joint petition in Docket No.
RD18–3–000 requesting Commission
approval to retire the WECC regional
Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2
(Protection System and Remedial Action
Scheme Misoperation). The purpose of
the proposed retirement is based on
NERC and WECC’s belief that since the

initial development of this regional
standard, other continent-wide
Reliability Standards 7 have been
developed that have made the
requirements of this regional Reliability
Standard redundant and no longer
necessary for reliability in the Western
Interconnection.
Type of Respondents: Transmission
owners, transmission operators,
generator operators, and generator
owners.

Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 Details
follow on the changes in Docket Nos.
RD18–1–000 and RD18–3–000 which
will be submitted to OMB for approval
in a consolidated package under FERC–
725E.
Estimate of Changes to Burden Due to
Docket No. RD18–1: The Commission
estimates the reduction in the annual
public reporting burden for the FERC–
725E (due to the retirement of regional
Reliability Standard VAR–002–WECC–
2) as follows:9 10

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, REDUCTIONS
DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD18–1–000
Entity

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondents

Annual
number of
responses

Average burden
hours 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) = (6)

Retirement of Regional Reliability Standard VAR–002–WECC–2 and Associated Reductions
Reporting Requirements (Annually):
Generator Operators.
Transmission
Operators applicable to
standard
VAR–002.
Recordkeeping Requirements (Annually):
Generator Operators.
Transmission
Operators applicable to
standard
VAR–002.

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Total Reduction.

228

1

228

10 hr.; $769.90 ........

86

4

344

10 hr.; $769.90 ........

228

1

228

1 hr.; $31.19 ............

86

1

86

4 hr.; $124.76 ..........

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

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

886

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

6 The burdens related to continent-wide
Reliability Standards VAR–001–4.2 (Voltage and
Reactive Control) and VAR–002–4.1 (Generator
Operation for Maintenance Network Voltage
Schedules) are included in FERC–725A (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System,
OMB Control No. 1902–0244).
7 The burdens related to continent-wide
Reliability Standards mentioned in the petition:
FAC–003–4 (Transmission Vegetation Management)
are included in FERC–725M (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System, OMB Control
No. 1902–0263); PRC–001–1.1(ii) (System
Protection Coordination) are included in FERC–
725A (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System, OMB Control No. 1902–0244);
PRC–004–5(i) (Protection System Misoperation
Identification and Correction), PRC–005–6
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Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance), PRC–012–
2 (Remedial Action Schemes) are included in
FERC–725G (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
the Bulk-Power System: PRC Standards, OMB
Control No. 1902–0252); PRC–016–1 (Remedial
Action Scheme Misoperations), PRC–017–1
(Remedial Action Scheme Maintenance and
Testing), TOP–001–3 (Transmission Operations)
and TOP–003–3 (Operational Reliability Data) are
included in FERC–725A (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System, OMB Control
No. 1902–0244).
8 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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2,280 hr.; $175,537
(reduction).
3,440 hr.; $264,846
(reduction).

$770 (reduction).

228 hr.; $7,111 (reduction).
344 hr.; $10,729 (reduction).

$31 (reduction).

$3,080 (reduction).

$125 (reduction).

6,292 hr.; $458,223
(reduction).

9 The reductions in burden and cost shown in the
table are the same figures as those in the current
OMB-approved inventory for the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements that are now being
retired.
10 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for
three positions involved in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. These figures include
salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm) and are: Manager: $89.07/hour,
Engineer: $64.91/hour, and File Clerk: $31.19/hour.
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements
($76.99) is an average of the cost of a manager and
engineer. The hourly cost for recordkeeping
requirements uses the cost of a file clerk.

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Estimate of Changes to Burden Due to
Docket No. RD18–3: The Commission
estimates the reduction in the annual

public reporting burden for the FERC–
725E (due to the retirement of regional

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Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2)
as follows: 11 12

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, REDUCTIONS
DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD18–3–000
Entity

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondents

Annual
number of
response

Average burden
hours 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) = (6)

Retirement of regional Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2 and Associated Reductions
Reporting Requirements (Annually):
Transmission
Owners that
operate qualified transfer
paths.
Recordkeeping Requirements (Annually):
Transmission
Owners that
operate qualified transfer
paths.

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Total Reduction.

5

2

10

40 hr.; $3,079.60 .....

400 hr.; $30,796 (reduction).

$6,159 (reduction).

5

1

5

6 hr.; $187.14 ..........

30 hr.; $936 (reduction).

$187 (reduction).

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15

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

430 hr.; $31,732 (reduction).

Total Reduction in Burden for FERC–
725E, for Submittal to OMB. The total
reduction in burden due to the proposed
retirements of regional Reliability
Standards VAR–002–WECC–2 and PRC–
004–WECC–2 is detailed below:
• Total Reduction of Annual
Responses: 901.
• Total Reduction of Burden Hours:
6,722.
• Total Reduction of Burden Cost:
$489,955.
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: July 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

11 The reductions in burden and cost shown in
the table are the same figures as those in the current
OMB-approved inventory for the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, now being retired.
12 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for

three positions involved in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. These figures include
salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm) and are: Manager: $89.07/hour,
Engineer: $64.91/hour, and File Clerk: $31.19/hour.

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[FR Doc. 2018–15325 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP18–512–000; CP18–513–
000; PF15–26–000]

Notice of Application: Corpus Christi
Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Corpus
Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere
Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP
Take notice that on June 28, 2018,
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,
LLC (CCL Stage III) filed an application
under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) and parts 153 and 380 of the
Commission’s regulations for
authorization to site, construct, and
operate an expansion of the Corpus
Christi Liquefaction Project, previously
approved by the Commission in Docket
No. CP12–507–000. The proposed

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expansion project consists of the
addition of seven midscale liquefaction
trains and one liquefied natural gas
(LNG) storage tank (Stage 3 LNG
Facilities). Corpus Christi Liquefaction,
LLC (CCL) is currently constructing the
liquefaction project, and would provide
interconnects between the liquefaction
project and the Stage 3 LNG Facilities,
as well as control building
modifications to accommodate the Stage
3 LNG Facilities.
In addition, pursuant to section 7(c) of
the NGA, and in accordance with parts
157 and 380 of the Commission’s
regulations, Cheniere Corpus Christi
Pipeline, LP (CCPL) filed an application
for authorization to construct, own,
operate, and maintain new interstate
natural gas pipeline, compression, and
related facilities in San Patricio County,
Texas (Stage 3 Pipeline). The Stage 3
Pipeline, which would be
approximately 21 miles long and 42
inches in diameter, would originate at
CCPL’s Sinton Compressor Station and
generally run parallel to CCPL’s existing
48-inch-diameter interstate natural gas
pipeline (Corpus Christi Pipeline)
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements
($76.99) is an average of the cost of a manager and
engineer. The hourly cost for recordkeeping
requirements uses the cost of a file clerk.

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