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1 16 U.S.C. 824o. The approved Reliability 

Standards are available on the Commission’s 

eLibrary document retrieval system on the NERC 

website, www.nerc.com. 2Burden 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. For further 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 3Commission staff estimates that the industry’s 

skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC– 

725S are approximately the same as the 

Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2020 average 

salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time 

equivalent (FTE) is $172,329/year (or $83.00/hour). 

4The number of respondents is based on NERC 

compliance registration information as of October 2, 

2020. 

215 to the Federal Power Act (FPA).1

FPA section 215 requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO) to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards, subject to Commission 

review and approval. Section 215 of the 

FPA requires a Commission-certified 

ERO to develop mandatory and 

enforceable Reliability Standards, 

subject to Commission review and 

approval. In 2006, the Commission 

certified North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation (NERC) as the 

ERO pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. 

FERC–725S consists of Emergency 

Preparedness and Operations (EOP) 

Reliability Standards, EOP–004–4 

(Event Reporting), EOP–005–3 (System 

Restoration from Blackstart Resources), 

EOP–006–3 (System Restoration 

Coordination), EOP–008–2 (Loss of 

Control Center Functionality), EOP– 

010–1 (Geomagnetic Disturbance 

Operations), and EOP–011–1 

(Emergency Operations). These 

Reliability Standards enhance reliability 

by: 

(1) Providing accurate reporting of 

events to NERC’s event analysis group 

to analyze the impact on the reliability 

of the bulk electric system (Reliability 

Standard EOP–004–4). 

(2) delineating the roles and 

responsibilities of entities that support 

system restoration from blackstart 

resources which generate power without 

the support of the bulk electric system 

(Reliability Standard EOP–005–3). 

(3) clarifying the procedures and 

coordination requirements for reliability 

coordinator personnel to execute system 

restoration processes (Reliability 

Standard EOP–006–3). 

(4) refining the required elements of 

an operating plan used to continue 

reliable operations of the bulk electric 

system in the event that primary control 

center functionality is lost (Reliability 

Standard EOP–008–2). 

(5) addressing the effects of operating 

Emergencies by ensuring each 

Transmission Operator and Balancing 

Authority has developed Operating 

Plan(s) to mitigate operating 

Emergencies, and that those plans are 

coordinated within a Reliability 

Coordinator Area (EOP–010–1). 

(6) streamlining the requirements for 

Emergency operations of the Bulk 

Electric System. Attachment 1, which is 

incorporated into Requirements R2 and 

R6, provides the process and 

descriptions of the levels used by the 

Reliability Coordinator when 

communicating the condition of a 

Balancing Authority that is experiencing 

an Energy Emergency (EOP–011–1). 

The 60-day notice was published on 

November 18, 2020 (85 FR 73477), and 

no comments were received. 

Type of Respondents: Public utilities 

subject to the FPA. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 2 and 

cost: 3 With the exception of 

adjustments due to the Commission’s 

recent experience with this information 

collection, the Commission estimates 

there will be no changes in the annual 

public reporting burden for the FERC– 

735S, as follows: 

FERC–725S 

Reliability standard and associated requirement Number of 

respondents 4

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 ............................. 181 1 181 20 hrs.; $1,660 ...... 3,620 hrs.; 

$300,460.

$1,660 

EOP–011–1 ............................. 12 1 12 1,500 hrs.; 

$124,500.

18,000 hrs.; 

$1,494,000.

124,500 

EOP–004–4, EOP–005–3, 

EOP–006–3, EOP–008–2.

280 1 280 250.58 hrs.; 

$20,798.

70,162.4 hrs.; 

$5,234,440.

20,798 

Total EOP ........................ 473 ........................ ........................ ................................ 91,782 hrs.; 

$7,028,900.

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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: January 21, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01756 Filed 1–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0645; FRS 17379] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 


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required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 29, 

2021. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0645. 

Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, 

Antenna Structure Registration 

Requirements. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions 

and state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 16,050 

respondents; 69,716 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .1–.25 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in Sections 4, 303, 48 Stat. 

1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 

303. 

Total Annual Burden: 9,889 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $59,460. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

However, respondents may request 

materials or information submitted to 

the Commission be withheld from 

public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for an extension 

of this information collection in order to 

obtain the full three-year approval. The 

Commission has adjusted its burden and 

cost estimates in order to update the 

collection burdens necessary to 

implement a uniform registration 

process as well as safe and effective 

lighting procedures for owners of 

antenna structures. 

Section 17.4 includes third party 

disclosure requirements. Specifically, 

Section 17.4 requires the owner of any 

proposed or existing antenna structure 

that requires notice of proposed 

construction to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) to register the 

structure with the Commission. This 

includes those structures used as part of 

the stations licensed by the Commission 

for the transmission of radio energy, or 

to be used as part of a cable television 

head-end system. If a Federal 

Government antenna structure is to be 

used by a Commission licensee, the 

structure must be registered with the 

Commission. Section 17.4(f) provides 

that antenna structure owners shall 

immediately provide to all tenant 

licensees and permittees notification 

that the structure has been registered. 

This may be done by providing either a 

copy of Form 854 or a link to the FCC 

antenna structure registration website. 

This notification may be done 

electronically or via paper mail. 

Section 17.4(g) requires antenna 

structure owners to display the Antenna 

Structure Registration Number in a 

conspicuous place that is readily visible 

near the base of the antenna. This rule 

specifically requires that the Antenna 

Structure Number be displayed so that 

it is conspicuously visible and legible 

from the publicly accessible area nearest 

the base of the antenna structure along 

the publicly accessible roadway or path. 

Where an antenna structure is 

surrounded by a perimeter fence, or 

where the point of access includes an 

access gate, the Antenna Structure 

Registration Number should be posted 

on the perimeter fence or access gate. 

Where multiple antenna structures 

having separate Antenna Structure 

Registration Numbers are located within 

a single fenced area, the Antenna 

Structure Registration Numbers must be 

posted both on the perimeter fence or 

access gate and near the base of each 

antenna structure. If the base of the 

antenna structure has more than one 

point of access, the rule requires that the 

Antenna Structure Registration Number 

be posted so that it is visible at the 

publicly accessible area nearest each 

such point of access. The registration 

number is issued to identify antenna 

structure owners in order to enforce the 

Congressionally mandated provisions 

related to the owners. 

Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. Section 17.48(a) requires 

that antenna structure owners 

immediately report outages of top 

steady burning lights or flashing 

antenna structure lights to the FAA, if 

not corrected within 30 minutes. Upon 

receipt of the outage notification, the 

FAA will issue a Notice to Airmen 

(NOTAM), which notifies aircraft of the 

outage. Consistent with FAA 

requirements, if a lighting outage cannot 

be repaired within the FAA’s original 

NOTAM period, Section 17.48(a) further 

requires the antenna structure owner to 

notify the FAA of that fact and provide 

any needed updates to its estimated 

return-to-service date. The rule also 

requires antenna structure owners to 

continue to provide these updates to the 

FAA every NOTAM period until its 

lights are repaired. 

Section 17.49 requires antenna 

structure owners to maintain a record of 

observed or otherwise known 

extinguishments or improper 

functioning of structure lights for two 

years and provide the records to the 

Commission upon request. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreement 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, relevant information, or 

documents regarding the agreements to 


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