30-day notice (published)

Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2022 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD22–3–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725U)
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission FERC–
725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk Power System; CIP
Reliability Standards, which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review. No
Comments were received on the 60-day
notice published on June 24, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725U, Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk Power System;
CIP Reliability Standards to OMB
through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Please identify the OMB Control No:
1902–0274(FERC–725U) in the subject
line of your comments. Comments
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. RD22–3–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at

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www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725U, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power
System; CIP Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0274(FERC–
725U).
Type of Request: Approval of the
change from the removal of the
recordkeeping requirement in (C.1.1.4)
the currently approved collection:
FERC–725U. There are no changes in
burden resulting from this change.
Abstract: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), the Commission is
soliciting public comment on revisions
to the information collection FERC–
725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the Bulk Power System; CIP
Reliability Standards; which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a review of the
information collection requirements.
Comments on the collection of
information are due within 60 days of
the date this order is published in the
Federal Register. Respondents subject
to the filing requirements of this order
will not be penalized for failing to
respond to these collections of
information unless the collections of
information display a valid OMB
control number.
The information collection
requirements are subject to review by
the OMB under section 3507(d) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.1
OMB’s regulations require approval of
certain information collection
requirements imposed by agency rules.2
The Commission solicits comments on
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the Commission’s need for this
information, whether the information
will have practical utility, the accuracy
of the burden estimates, ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected or
retained, and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondents’ burden,
including the use of automated
information techniques.
The number of respondents below is
based on an estimate of the NERC
compliance registry for transmission
owners and transmission operator. The
Commission based its paperwork
burden estimates on the NERC
compliance registry as of May 6, 2022.
According to the registry, there are 326
transmission owners and 18
transmission operators not also
registered as transmission owners. The
estimate is based on a zero change in
burden from the current standard to the
standard approved in this Order. The
Commission based the burden estimate
on staff experience, knowledge, and
expertise.
For the new Reliability Standard CIP–
014–3, the burden for entities remains
the same as they will still need to
provide the same evidence to
demonstrate compliance whether it is
kept on-site or loaded electronically into
the SEL. No comments were received
that expressed a change in the manhour
burden associated with the use of SEL.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, and not for profit institutions.
Frequency of Responses: On occasion.
Necessity of the Information:
Reliability Standard CIP–014–3
(Physical Security) is part of the
implementation of the Congressional
mandate of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 to develop mandatory and
enforceable Reliability Standards to
better ensure the reliability of the
nation’s Bulk Power system.
Specifically, the revised standard only
changes the how the evidence is stored.
Internal review: The Commission has
reviewed NERC’s proposal and
determined that its action is necessary
to implement section 215 of the FPA.
Burden Estimates: The Commission
estimates the changes in the annual
public reporting burden and cost 3 as
indicated below:
3 FERC staff estimates that industry costs for
salary plus benefits are similar to Commission
costs. The FERC 2021 average salary plus benefits
for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is
$180,703/year (or $87.00/hour) posted by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector
(available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm).

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FERC–725U: (MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014) CHANGE IN BURDEN
Number of
respondents 4

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden
hours & cost per
response

Total burden hours
& total cost

Average cost
per
respondent

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Change Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping.
Total FERC–725U ............

344

1

344

32.71 hrs.; 2,845.77

11,252.24 hrs.;
$978,944.88.

$2,845.77

344

1

344

32.71 hrs.;
$2,845.77.

11,254.24 hrs.;
$978,944.88.

2,845.77

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: September 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–19399 Filed 9–7–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–19–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–919 and FERC–919A),
Comment Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission FERC–
919 (FERC–919, (Refinements to
Policies and Procedures for MarketBased Rates for Wholesale Sales of
Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary
Services by Public Utilities), and FERC–
919A, (Data Collection for Analytics and
Surveillance and Market-Based Rate

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4 The total number (344) of transmission owners
(326) plus transmission operators (18) not also
registered as owners, this represents the unique US
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Purposes), which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review. No Comments were
received on the 60-day notice published
on June 24, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–919 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0234) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC22–19–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For

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user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–919, (Refinements to
Policies and Procedures for MarketBased Rates for Wholesale Sales of
Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary
Services by Public Utilities), and FERC–
919A, (Data Collection for Analytics and
Surveillance and Market-Based Rate
Purposes).
OMB Control No.: FERC–919 (1902–
0234), FERC–919A (1902–0317-moving
burden into 1902–0234)
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of these information collection
requirements for all collections
described below with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. Please
note: FERC–919A is a temporary
collection number proposed to be
combined into FERC–919.
Abstract: The FERC–919 collection is
necessary to ensure that market-based
rates charged by public utilities are just
and reasonable as mandated by Federal
Power Act (FPA) sections 205 and 206.
Section 205 of the FPA requires just and
reasonable rates and charges. Section
206 allows the Commission to revoke a
seller’s market-based rate authorization
if it determines that the seller may have
gained market power since it was
originally granted market-based rate
authorization by the Commission.
FERC–919, as stated in 18 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 35,
Subpart H,1 the Commission codifies
1 Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of
Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by
Public Utilities, Order No. 697, 72 FR 39904 (Jul.
20, 2007), 119 FERC ¶ 61,295 (2007).

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