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l. With this notice, we are designating 

Northern States as the Commission’s 

non-federal representative for carrying 

out informal consultation pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 

and consultation pursuant to section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

m. Northern States filed a PreApplication Document (PAD); including 

a proposed process plan and schedule 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

and/or printed on the Commission’s 

website (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, 

due to the proclamation declaring a 

National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), 

issued by the President on March 13, 

2020. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). 

o. The licensee states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

subsequent license for Project No 2417. 

Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each 

application for a subsequent license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by November 30, 2023. 

p. Register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: January 21, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01778 Filed 1–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Number: PR21–17–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas of 

Maryland, Inc. 

Description: Tariff filing per 

284.123(b),(e)/: CMD Tariff Rates Jan 1 

2021 to be effective 1/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/19/2021. 

Accession Number: 20210119–5060. 

Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/ 

9/2021. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–391–000. 

Applicants: Stagecoach Pipeline & 

Storage Company LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Stagecoach Pipeline & Storage Company 

LLC—Filing of Negotiated Rate 

Amendment to be effective 12/1/2020. 

Filed Date: 1/19/21. 

Accession Number: 20210119–5000. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–392–000. 

Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: DPEs— 

PSNC (SET) to be effective 2/19/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/19/21. 

Accession Number: 20210119–5010. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) 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. 

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. 

Dated: January 21, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01758 Filed 1–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725S); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 currently 

approved information collection FERC– 

725S (Emergency Preparedness and 

Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards) 

and submitting the information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. Any 

interested person may file comments 

directly with OMB and should address 

a copy of those comments to the 

Commission as explained below. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due February 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–6–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov. 

• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons 

unable to file electronically may mail 

similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of 

filings other than by eFiling or the U.S. 

Postal Service should be delivered to 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins 

Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Instructions: All 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725S, Emergency 

Preparedness and Operations (EOP) 

Reliability Standards. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0270. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725S information 

collection requirements with no changes 

to the current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Electricity 

Modernization Act of 2005, which is 

Title XII of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (EPAct 2005), added a new section 


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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.

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

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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