RD21-6-000 30-day notice published 07 13 2022

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Project No. 3071. All correspondence
must be forwarded to Ryan Thilges, P.E.,
Engineer/Public Works Director, Blue
Earth County, 35 Map Drive, P.O. Box
3083, Mankato, MN 56002–3083, Phone:
(507) 304–4031, Email: ryan.thilges@
blueearthcountymn.gov.
Dated: July 7, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD21–6–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725B4); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
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 new information
collection designated as FERC–725B4
(Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Reliability Standards CIP–004–7 and
CIP–011–3), which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due August 12, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725B4 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–TBD) 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.
RD21–6–000) to the Commission as
noted below. Electronic filing through
http://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.

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• 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, 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: http://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 http://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected] and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725B4, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: Critical
Infrastructure Protection Reliability
Standards CIP–004–7 and CIP–011–3.1
OMB Control No.: TBD.
Type of Request: Approval of
proposed changes as described in
Docket No. RD21–6–000.
1 FERC–725B4 is an interim information
collection number that, as of December 2021 (when
the 60-day notice was issued) accommodated the
need to seek timely approval during the pendency
of an unrelated information collection request
pertaining to FERC–725B (OMB Control No. 1902–
0248). In addition, the implementation plan for
CIP–004–7 and CIP–011–3 provides that those
Reliability Standards become effective on the first
day of the first calendar quarter that is 24 calendar
months after the effective date of the Commission’s
order, so that Responsible Entities have sufficient
time to come into compliance with the revised
Reliability Standards. FERC–725B continues to
cover the current requirements of the standards,
before implementation of the revised requirements
of Docket No. RD21–6–000. FERC–725B has been
renewed with an expiration date of May 31, 2025.
Thus, if and when OMB approves the information
collection request for FERC725B4, the Commission
intends to seek OMB’s approval to add this
collection of information to FERC–725B.

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Abstract: On September 15, 2021 the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition
requesting approval of two Reliability
Standards: CIP–004–7 (Cyber Security,
Personnel and Training) and CIP–011–3
(Cyber Security, Information
Protection). NERC described the
proposed Reliability Standards as
‘‘Addressing Bulk Electric System Cyber
System Information Access
Management.’’ The petition was noticed
on September 22, 2021, with
interventions and comments due by
October 6, 2021.2 The Commission did
not receive any interventions or
comments.
On December 7, 2021, the Designated
Letter Order (DLO) in Docket No. RD21–
6–000 approved the proposed
Reliability Standards, and found that
the modified Reliability Standards
enhance security as discussed below.
At present, Reliability Standard CIP–
004–6 requires Responsible Entities to
control access to Bulk Electric System
Cyber System Information (BCSI) by
managing access to a designated storage
location, such as an electronic
document or physical file room.
Reliability Standard CIP–004–7 removes
references to ‘‘designated storage
locations’’ of BCSI and requires an
access management program to
authorize, verify and revoke provisioned
access to BCSI. This change updates
CIP–004 by focusing on controls at the
file level (e.g., rights, permissions,
privileges) of BCSI and reduces the need
for access to only a physical, designated
storage location for BCSI.
Reliability Standard CIP–011–3
clarifies the requirements of protecting
and handling BCSI with the goal of
providing flexibility for Responsible
Entities to use third-party data storage
and analysis systems. Specifically,
Reliability Standard CIP–011–3 requires
Responsible Entities to implement
specific controls related to BCSI during
storage handling use, and disposal of
information when implementing
services provided by third parties.
Type of Respondents: Businesses and
other for-profit entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates 686 responses
annually, and per-response burdens of
10 hours and $850.20. The total
estimated burdens per year are 6,860
hours and $583,237.20. These burdens
are itemized in the following table:
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A.
Number of
respondents 3

B.
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

D.
Average burden
hours 4 & cost
per response 5

C.
Total number
of responses

E.
Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost 6

F.
Cost per respondent
($)

(Column C × Column D)

(Column E ÷ Column A)

(Column A × Column B)
CIP–004–7 ........
CIP–011–3 ........

343
343

1
1

343
343

10 hours & $850.20 ....
10 hours & $850.20 ....

3,430 hours & $291,618.60
3,430 hours & $291,618.60

10 hours & $850.20
10 hours & $850.20

Totals .........

686

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

686

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

6,860 hours & $583,237.20

20 hours & $1,700.40

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 7, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 The number of respondents is based on the
NERC Compliance Registry as of June 22, 2021.
Currently there are 1,508 unique NERC Registered
Entities, subtracting 16 Canadians Entities yields
1,492 U.S. NERC Registered Entities subject to the
CIP Standards. However, only those NERC
Registered Entities that own Medium Impact or
High Impact BES Cyber System are subject to the
CIP Standards in this filing which is estimated to
be 343 NERC Registered Entities.
4 Of the average estimated twenty (20) hours per
response, all twenty (20) hours are for the one-time
effort of updating or changing documentation for
record-keeping burden that is already accounted
for.
5 Commission staff estimates that the average
industry hourly cost for this information collection
is $85.02/hour based on the following occupations
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: (1) Manager
(Occupational Code: 11–0000): $97.89/hour; and (2)
Electrical Engineer (Occupational Code 17–2071):
$72.15/hour. Source: http://bls.gov/oes/current/
naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2021.

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If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP22–141–000]

Great Basin Gas Transmission
Company; Notice of Schedule for the
Preparation of an Environmental
Assessment for the 2023 Mainline
Replacement Project
On March 30, 2022, Great Basin Gas
Transmission Company (Great Basin)
filed an application in Docket No.
CP22–141–000 requesting a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity
pursuant to Section 7(c) to construct
and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities and Authorization pursuant to
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to
abandon certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. The proposed project is
known as the 2023 Mainline
Replacement Project (Project) and
would involve abandoning and
replacing a segment of pipeline in
Humboldt County, Nevada to address
indications that the subject pipeline
segment is approaching the end of its
useful life.
On April 13, 2022, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) issued its Notice of Application
for the Project. Among other things, that
notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to
complete all necessary reviews and to
reach a final decision on a request for
a federal authorization within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s environmental document for the
Project.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Project and the planned schedule for the
completion of the environmental
review.1
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA—November 10, 2022
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline 2—February 8, 2023
CFR 1501.10 (2020).
Commission’s deadline applies to the
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Project Description
Great Basin proposes to abandon inplace approximately 20.4 miles of its
existing 16-inch-diameter steel pipeline
and construct, as replacement,
approximately 20.4 miles of new 16inch-diameter steel pipeline in
Humboldt County, Nevada. The
replacement pipeline would be
constructed approximately 20 feet from
the existing pipeline to be abandoned
beginning just south of US–95, north of
Winnemucca, Nevada, and ending south
of State Highway 49/Jungo Road near
Great Basin’s existing Elko Lateral Tap.
The Project would also include removal
of existing valves and replacement with
new valves and associated
appurtenances within Great Basin’s
existing Elko Lateral Tap.
Background
On May 16, 2022, the Commission
issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on
Environmental Issues for the Proposed
2023 Mainline Replacement Project and
Notice of Public Scoping Session (Notice
of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was
sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. In response to
the Notice of Scoping, the Commission
received comments from the Nevada
State Historic Preservation Officer,
Environmental Protection Agency, and
Teamsters National Pipeline Labor
Management Cooperation Trust. The
primary issues and topics raised by the
commenters are consultation under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act and recommendations
agencies acting under federally delegated authority,
that are responsible for federal authorizations,
permits, and other approvals necessary for
proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per
18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for
other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule
is otherwise established by federal law.

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