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Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
20240531 Negotiated Rate to be effective
6/1/2024.
Filed Date: 5/31/24.
Accession Number: 20240531–5242.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/24.
Any person desiring to intervene, to
protest, or to answer a complaint in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206
of the Commission’s Regulations (18
CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen
search.asp) by querying the docket
number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 31, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

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McFarland Storage C, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of
McFarland Storage C, LLC’s application
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accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is June 20,
2024.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (http://
www.ferc.gov). From the Commission’s
Home Page on the internet, this
information is available on eLibrary.
The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and
Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access
this document in eLibrary, type the
docket number excluding the last three
digits of this document in the docket
number field.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and the Commission’s website
during normal business hours from
FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652
(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at
[email protected], or the
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8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the
Public Reference Room at
[email protected].
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: May 31, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12425 Filed 6–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC24–10–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725F) 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 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC
725F: Mandatory Reliability Standard
for Nuclear Plant Interface
Coordination. The 60-day notice
comment period ended on May 24,
2024; no comments were received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725F to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0249) 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
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(identified by Docket No. IC24–10–000)
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 other delivery
methods:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Æ All other delivery methods: 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/ferconline/overview. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], 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: Jean
Sonneman may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at
(202) 502–6362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC 725F: Mandatory
Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant
Interface Coordination.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0249.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725F information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires
the information collected by the FERC–
725F to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). On
August 8, 2005, the Electricity
Modernization Act of 2005, which is
title XII, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy
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into law.1 EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the FPA, which required
a Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, which are subject
to Commission review and approval.
Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by the ERO
subject to Commission oversight, or the
Commission can independently enforce
Reliability Standards.2
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.3 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO. The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On November 19, 2007, NERC filed its
petition for Commission approval of the
Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination
Reliability Standard, designated NUC–
001–1. In Order No. 716, issued October
16, 2008, the Commission approved the
standard while also directing certain
revisions.4 Revised Reliability Standard,
NUC–001–2, was filed with the
Commission by NERC in August 2009
and subsequently approved by the
Commission January 21, 2010.5 On
November 4, 2014, in Docket No. RD14–
13, the Commission approved revised
Reliability Standard NUC–001–3.6 On
February 21, 2020 NERC filed a petition
in Docket No. RD20–4 to revise
Reliability Standard NUC–001–3 to
NUC–0001–4.
The purpose of Reliability Standard
NUC–001–4 is to require ‘‘coordination
between nuclear plant generator
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
title XII, subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16
U.S.C. 824o.
2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
3 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No.
672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006).
4 Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear
Plant Interface Coordination, Order No. 716, 125
FERC ¶ 61,065, at P 189 & n.90 (2008), order on
reh’g, Order No. 716–A, 126 FERC ¶ 61,122 (2009).
5 North American Electric Reliability Corporation,
130 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2010). When the revised
Reliability Standard was approved, the Commission
did not go to OMB for approval. It is assumed that
the changes made did not substantively affect the
information collection and therefore a formal
submission to OMB was not needed.
6 The Letter Order is posted at https://elibrary.
ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=
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operators and transmission entities for
the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant
safe operation and shutdown.’’ 7 The
Nuclear Reliability Standard applies to
nuclear plant generator operators
(generally nuclear power plant owners
and operators, including licensees) and
‘‘transmission entities,’’ defined in the
Reliability Standard as including a
nuclear plant’s suppliers of off-site
power and related transmission and
distribution services. To account for the
variations in nuclear plant design and
grid interconnection characteristics, the
Reliability Standard defines
transmission entities as ‘‘all entities that
are responsible for providing services
related to Nuclear Plant Interface
Requirements (NPIRs),’’ and lists eleven
types of functional entities (heretofore
described as ‘‘transmission entities’’)
that could provide services related to
NPIRs.8
The FERC–725F information
collection requirements include
establishing and maintaining interface
agreements, including record retention
requirements. These agreements are not
filed with FERC, but with the
appropriate entities as established by
the Reliability Standard.
Type of Respondent: Nuclear
operators, nuclear plants, transmission
entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost 10 for this
information collection as follows.
7 See Reliability Standard NUC–001–4 at NERC
Document_Portrait (Implementation Plan
Template).
8 The list of functional entities consists of
transmission operators, transmission owners,
transmission planners, transmission service
providers, balancing authorities, reliability
coordinators, planning authorities, distribution
providers, load-serving entities, generator owners,
and generator operators.
9 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. Refer to 5
CFR 1320.3 for additional information.
10 The wage and benefit figures are based on the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data (at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) for May
2023 for Sector 22, Utilities. (The benefits figure is
based on BLS data as of May 2023 http://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) The
estimated hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) for
reporting requirements is $94.37/hour, based on the
average for an electrical engineer (occupation code
17–2071, $77.29/hour), legal (occupation code 23–
0000, $160.24/hour), and office and administrative
staff (occupation code 43–0000, $45.59/hour). The
estimated cost isa combination of job functions with
each covering one-third responsibility. Estimated
cost per hour = ($77.29 + $160.24 + $45.59)/3 =
$283.12/3 = $94.37/hr.

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FERC–725F

NUC001–4 (Reporting
and Record Keeping).
Total ........................

Number of respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden hrs.
& cost per response
($)
(rounded)

Total annual burden hrs.
& total annual cost
($)
(rounded)

Cost per
respondent
($)
(rounded)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

54 nuclear plants + 108
transmission entities 11.

2

324

72 hrs.; $6,794.64 ..........

23,328 hrs.; $2,201,463.36 ....

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

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

324

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

23,328 hrs.; 12 $2,201,463.36

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.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–12424 Filed 6–5–24; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–6464.1–02–R10]

Proposed Modification of NPDES
General Permit for Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations Located in
Idaho (IDG010000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed modification
of NPDES general permit and request for
public comment.
AGENCY:

On July 18, 2023, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 10 proposed to modify the

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SUMMARY:

11 This figure of 108 transmission entities is based
on the assumption that each agreement will be
between 1 nuclear plant and 2 transmission entities
(54 × 2 = 108). However, there is some double
counting in this figure because some transmission
entities may be party to multiple agreements with
multiple nuclear plants. The double counting does
not affect the burden estimate, and the correct
number of unique respondents will be reported to
OMB.
12 The reporting requirements have not changed.
The decrease in the number of respondents is due
to:
(a) normal fluctuations in industry (e.g.,
companies merging and splitting, and coming into
and going out of business), and
(b) no new agreements being issued due to the
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NPDES General Permit for Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in
Idaho excluding Tribal Lands (Permit).
The proposed modification included
new and revised conditions to address
a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Order
and Opinion filed on December 16, 2021
(Food & Water Watch et al. v. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (No.
20–71554)). Comments received during
the 2023 public comment period are
available online at the website under
ADDRESSES in this document. With this
notice, the EPA is initiating a second
public comment period focused
exclusively on additional modifications
made to the Permit. After this comment
period expires, and all comments from
this comment period and the 2023
comment period have been considered,
the EPA will make a final decision
regarding the Permit modification.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft Permit
modification and fact sheet addendum
are available online: https://
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdesgeneral-permit-concentrated-animalfeeding-operations-cafos-idaho.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests may be made to Audrey
Washington at (206) 553–0523 or to
Nicholas Peak at (208) 378–5765.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to: [email protected],
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This modification is a major
modification pursuant to 40 CFR
122.62(a)(15). The EPA Region 10
reissued the Permit on May 13, 2020;
the Permit became effective on June 15,
2020 (85 FR 28624). Subsequently, a
Petition for Review was filed on
September 22, 2020, in the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals, challenging the
Permit on the basis that it did not
contain representative effluent
monitoring to ensure compliance with
all applicable effluent limitations in
violation of the Clean Water Act and
implementing regulations (Food &
Water Watch et al. v. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (No.

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20–71554)). The Court granted the
petition, in part, holding that the Permit
failed to include monitoring to ensure
compliance with the discharge
prohibitions in the Permit. On July 18,
2023, the EPA Region 10 proposed to
modify the Permit (88 FR 45900). The
proposed modification included new
and revised conditions to address the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Order
and Opinion filed on December 16, 2021
(Food & Water Watch et al. v. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (No.
20–71554)). With this notice, the EPA is
initiating a second public comment
period focused exclusively on the
following additional modifications
made to the Permit:
1. Removal of section II.B.9.a in the
draft permit modification, regarding
land application on surface irrigated
fields.
2. Modification of Section II.B.9.b
(now section II.B.9.a of the draft permit
modification), regarding required visual
inspections of land application events
and land application setbacks, buffers,
or compliance alternatives.
3. Modification of various elements of
the nutrient management plan (section
III.A.2.a in the draft permit
modification).
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
Compliance with Endangered Species
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork
Reduction Act, and other requirements
are discussed in the original 2019 Fact
Sheet to the permit.
Caleb Shaffer,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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