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The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The Combined
Locks Project consists of: (1) a concrete
and cyclopean stone dam approximately
654 feet long and 27 feet high with
additional 24 inch nominal flashboards
mounted upon the spillway crest at
elevation 674.6 feet International Great
Lakes Datum of 1985 (IGLD85); (2) a
126.9-acre reservoir at normal full pool
elevation 676.7 feet IGLD85; (3) a
powerhouse approximately 65 feet wide
by 130 feet long housing two 3.1megawatt (MW) generators, for a total
authorized capacity of 6.2 MW; (4) a
tailrace channel; (5) a 265-foot-long,
4.16-kilovolt (kV) interconnection line
from the powerhouse to transformer and
1,442-foot-long, 12.47-kV
interconnection line from the
transformer to the substation; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
m. In addition to publishing the full
text of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., scoping document)
via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2715).
For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
You may also register online at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Scoping Process:
Commission staff will prepare either
an environmental assessment (EA) or an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that describes and evaluates the
probable effects, if any, of the licensee’s
proposed action and alternatives. The
EA or EIS will consider environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to
the proposed action. The Commission’s

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scoping process will help determine the
required level of analysis and satisfy the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) scoping requirements,
irrespective of whether the Commission
prepares an EA or an EIS. At this time,
we do not anticipate holding on-site
scoping meetings. Instead, we are
soliciting written comments and
suggestions on the preliminary list of
issues and alternatives to be addressed
in the NEPA document, as described in
scoping document 1 (SD1), issued May
11, 2023.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the
subject areas to be addressed in the
NEPA document were distributed to the
parties on the Commission’s mailing list
and the applicant’s distribution list.
Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the
web at 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. At this time, the Commission
has suspended access to the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
For assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Dated: May 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD23–1–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725S); Comment
Request; Extension
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
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the requirements
and burden of the information
collection FERC 725S—Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Emergency
Preparedness and Operations (EOP)
Reliability Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725S (identified by Docket No.
SUMMARY:

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RD23–1–000) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
1902–0270 (Mandatory Reliability
Standards: Emergency Preparedness and
Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards)
in the subject line. Your comments
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments (identified by Docket No.
RD23–1–000 and FERC–725S) to the
Commission as noted below. 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:
D Mail via U.S. Postal Service only,
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
D Hand (including courier) delivery
to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Please reference the specific
collection number(s) (FERC–725S) and/
or title(s) (Mandatory Reliability
Standards: Emergency Preparedness and
Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards)
in your comments.
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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected] and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.

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Docket No. RD23–1–000, the
Commission proposes to replace the
current OMB approved Reliability
Standard EOP–011–1 2 with Reliability
Standard EOP–011–3 (Table 2) and add
a new information collection line item
for Reliability Standard EOP–012–1
(Table 3).
The Reliability Standard EOP–011–3
modifications transfer Requirements R7
and R8 to Reliability Standard EOP–
012–1, as described below. For
Reliability Standard EOP–011–3,
transmission operators and to a much
lesser extent, balancing authorities, still
have a one-time cost to modify existing
operating plans based on revisions to
Reliability Standard EOP–011–3
(Requirements R1 and R2) and to
mitigate operating emergencies related
to cold weather conditions.
Additionally, reliability coordinators
will need to review the modified
operating plans of the transmission
operators. In year three and ongoing, the
transmission operator and reliability
coordinator estimates are lower to
reflect lower paperwork burden for
upkeep and review of the operating

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–725S (Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Emergency
Preparedness and Operations (EOP)
Reliability Standards).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0270.
Type of Request: Revision of the
FERC–725S information collection
requirements with changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: On March 10, 2023 the
Commission published an order in
Docket No. RD23–1–000 that approved
Extreme Cold Weather Reliability
Standards EOP–011–3 and EOP–12–1,
which were submitted by the North
American Electric Corporation (NERC).1
The order included a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register and received no
comments. The order modifies the
FERC–725S Information Collection and
directed NERC to modify Reliability
Standard EOP–012–1.
The collection is currently approved
by OMB and contains Reliability
Standards EOP–010–1, EOP–011–1,
EOP–004–4, EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3,
EOP–008–2 (Table 1). In the order,

plans for emergencies based on the
modified Reliability Standard EOP–
011–3 to ensure that the new
requirements are in place and that
applicable entities are following those
plans.
The new Reliability Standard EOP–
012–1, which is applicable to 1,107
generator owners and 981 generator
operators, contains several new
requirements and two requirements
from Reliability Standard EOP–011–2
that have been moved to Reliability
Standard EOP–012–1. In year three and
ongoing, the estimates are lower to
reflect that the implementation plan(s)
to mitigate the reliability effects of
extreme cold weather conditions on
generating units are in place and that
entities are familiar with the EOP–012–
1 requirements.
Type of Respondent: Balancing
Authority (BA),Transmission
Operations (TOP) and Reliability
Coordinators (RC).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost for this information
collection in the table below.

TABLE 1—CURRENT COSTS AND BURDEN RELATED TO FERC–725S (1902–0270)
Reliability standard and associated
requirement

Number of
respondents

Annual number
of responses
per respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden & cost
per response

Total annual burden &
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

EOP–010–1 .................................................
EOP–011–1 .................................................
EOP–004–4, EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3,
EOP–008–2.

181
12
280

1
1
1

181
12
280

20 hrs; $1,660 .................
1,500 hrs.; $124,500 .......
250.58 4 hrs; $20,798 ......

3,620 hrs; $300,460 ........
18,000 hrs.; $1,494,000 ..
70,162.4 hrs; $5,234,440

1,660
124,500
20,798

Total EOP ............................................

473

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

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

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

91,782 hrs; $7,028,900 ...

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

TABLE 2—PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO FINAL RULE IN DOCKET NO. RD23–1–000
Reliability standard & requirement

Type 5 and
number of
entity

Number of
annual
responses
per entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response 6

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

FERC–725S—Proposed estimates due to RD23–1 for EOP–011–3
One Time Estimate—Years 1 and 2 EOP–011–3
EOP–011–3 .............................................................
EOP–011–3 7 ...........................................................
EOP–011–3 8 ...........................................................

168 (TOP) ..
98 (BA) .......
12 (RC) ......

1
1
1

168
98
12

60 hrs; $3,893.40 ...................
6 hrs; $389.34 ........................
28 hrs; $1,816.92 ...................

10,080 hrs; $654,091.2.
588 hrs; $38,155.32.
336 hrs; $21,803.04.

Sub-total of EOP–011–3 (One time) ...............

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

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

278

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

11,004 hrs; $714,049.56.

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Ongoing Estimate—Year 3 ongoing EOP–011–3
EOP–011–3 9 ...........................................................
EOP–011–3 10 .........................................................
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FR 14994.
currently OMB approved FERC–725S
includes the burden related to Reliability Standard
EOP–011–1. Reliability Standard EOP–011–1 was
superseded by Reliability Standard EOP–011–2,
which was approved by the Commission in Docket
No. RD21–5–000 (issued August 24, 2021).
Reliability Standard EOP–011–3, as noted in Docket
No. RD23–1–000, will supersede Reliability
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168 (TOP) ..
98 (BA) .......

1
1

168
98

10 hrs; $648.90 ......................
10 hrs; $648.90 ......................

Standard EOP–011–2; thus, the burdens resulting
from Reliability Standard EOP–011–3 will be
reflected in the FERC–725S information collection.
3 ‘‘Burden’’ is 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

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1,680 hrs; $109,015.20.
980 hrs; $63,592.20.

burden, refer to title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
4 Burden hours per response may also include
any methods for improvement not limited to
trainings, drills, simulations, testing, etc.
5 TOP=Transmission Operator, BA=Balancing
Authority, GO=Generator Owner, GOP=Generator
Operator and RC=Reliability Coordinator.

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TABLE 2—PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO FINAL RULE IN DOCKET NO. RD23–1–000—Continued

Reliability standard & requirement

EOP–011–3 11

Type 5 and
number of
entity

Number of
annual
responses
per entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response 6

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

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

12 (RC) ......

1

12

14 hrs; $908.46 ......................

168 hrs; $10,901.52.

Sub-Total of EOP–011–3 (ongoing) ................

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

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

278

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

2,828; $183,508.92.

Sub-Total of ongoing burden averaged over
three years.

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

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

92.67
(rounded)

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

942.67 hrs. (rounded);
$61,169.64.

Proposed Total Burden Estimate of EOP–
011–3.

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

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

370.67

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

11,946.67 hrs; $775,219.42
(rounded).

TABLE 3—PROPOSED CHANGES DUE TO FINAL RULE IN DOCKET NO. RD23–1–000 FOR EOP–012–1
Reliability standard & requirement

Type and
number of
entity

Number of
annual
responses
per entity

Total number
of responses

Average number of burden
hours per response 12

Total burden hours

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

FERC–725S
One Time Estimate—Years 1 and 2 EOP–012–1
EOP–012–1 13 .........................................................
EOP–012–1 .............................................................

1,107 (GO)
981 (GOP) ..

1
1

1,107
981

150 hrs.; $9,733.50 ................
10 hrs; $648.90 ......................

166,050 hrs; $10,774,984.50.
9,810 hrs; $636,570.90.

Sub-Total for EOP–012–1 (one-time) ..............

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

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

2,088

160 hrs; $10,382.40 ...............

175,860 hrs; $11,411,555.40.

Ongoing Estimate—Year 3 ongoing EOP–012–1
EOP–012–1 .............................................................
EOP–012–1 .............................................................
Sub-Total for EOP–012–1 (ongoing) ...............

1,107 (GO)
981 (GOP) ..
....................

1
1
........................

1,107
981
2,088

40 hrs; $2,595.60 ...................
10 hrs; $648.90 ......................
50 hrs; $ 3,244.50 ..................

40,680 hrs; $2,639,725.20.
9,810 hrs; $ 636,570.90.
50,490 hrs; $ 3,276,296.10.

Sub-Total of ongoing burden averaged over
three years.

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

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

696

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

16,830 hrs; $1,092,098.70.

Proposed Total Burden Estimate of EOP–
012–1.

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

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

2,784

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

192,690 hrs; $12,503,654.10.

Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of

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6 The

estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), as of 2022, for 75% of the average
of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071)—$77.02,
mechanical engineers (17–2141)—$67.79. $77.02 +
$67.79/2 = 72.405 × .75 = 54.303 ($54.30-rounded)
($54.30/hour) and 25% of an Information and
Record Clerk (43–4199) $42.35 × .25% = 10.5875
($10.59 rounded) ($10.59/hour), for a total ($54.30
+ $10.59 = $64.89/hour).
7 Reduce the estimate for balancing authorities
from EOP–011–2 down from previous 60 hours to
6 hours for EOP–011–3.
8 Reduce the estimate for reliability coordinators
from EOP–011–2 down from previous 40 hours to
28 hours for EOP–011–3.
9 Reduce the estimate for transmission operators
from EOP–011–2 down from previous 50 hours to
10 hours for EOP–011–3.
10 Reduce the estimate for balancing authorities
from EOP–011–2 down from previous 50 hours to
10 hours for EOP–011–3.
11 Reduce the estimate for reliability coordinators
from EOP–011–2 down from previous 20 hours to
14 hours for EOP–011–3.
12 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), as of 2022, for 75% of the average
of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071)—$77.02,
mechanical engineers (17–2141)—$67.79. $77.02 +
$67.79/2 = 72.405 × .75 = 54.303 ($54.30-rounded)

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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: May 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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($54.30/hour) and 25% percent of an Information
and Record Clerk (43–4199) $42.35 × .25% =
10.5875 ($10.59 rounded) ($10.59/hour), for a total
($54.30 + $10.59 = $64.89/hour).
13 The estimates for the generator owner and
generator operator are being moved from the current
EOP–011–2 to the new EOP–012–1.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2905–000]

Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont;
Notice of Authorization for Continued
Project Operation
The license for the Enosburg Falls
Hydroelectric Project No. 2905 was
issued for a period ending April 30,
2023.
Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C.
808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at
the expiration of a license term, to issue
from year-to-year an annual license to
the then licensee(s) under the terms and
conditions of the prior license until a
new license is issued, or the project is
otherwise disposed of as provided in
section 15 or any other applicable
section of the FPA. If the project’s prior
license waived the applicability of
section 15 of the FPA, then, based on
section 9(b) of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as
set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the

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