11760 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 37 / Friday, February 26, 2021 / Notices 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04021 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–1177–000] 

Crossett Solar Energy, 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 Crossett 

Solar Energy, LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

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 March 15, 

2021. 

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) 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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04025 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EF21–1–000] 

Western Area Power Administration; 

Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on February 16, 2021, 

Western Area Power Administration 

submitted tariff filing: Formula Rates for 

Western Area Power AdministrationRate Order No. WAPA–194, to be 

effective 3/25/2021. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. 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://

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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on March 18, 2021. 

Dated: February 22, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04023 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RD21–2–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725B2); Comment 

Request 

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 revisions to the 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements proposed for Reliability 

Standards CIP–013–2 (Cyber Security— 

Supply Chain Risk Management), CIP– 

005–7 (Cyber Security—Electronic 

Security Perimeter(s)), and CIP–010–4 

(Cyber Security—Configuration Change 

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1The reporting and recordkeeping requirements 

proposed in Docket No. RD21–2–000 would 

normally be included in FERC–725B (OMB Control 

No. 1902–0248). However another unrelated item 

under FERC–725B is pending review by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB), and only one 

item per OMB Control No. can be pending review 

at a time. 

We are submitting the additional requirements 

(and related burden estimates) described in Docket 

No. RD21–2–000 to OMB under the interim 

information collection number FERC–725B2 in 

order to submit the request to OMB timely. FERC– 

725B continues to cover the current requirements 

of the standards, before implementation of the 

additional requirements of Docket No. RD21–2–000. 2 ‘‘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 

burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 

1320.3. 

3Costs (for wages and benefits) are based on wage 

figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 

May 2019 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

naics2_22.htm) and benefits information issued 

March 19,2020 (at https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 

4There are 1,494 unique registered entities in the 

NERC compliance registry as of February 5, 2021. 

Of this total, we estimate that 343 entities 

(Balancing Authority [BA], Distribution Provider 

[DP], Generator Owner [GO], Generator Operator 

[GOP], Reliability Coordinator [RC], Transmission 

Owner [TO], and Transmission Operator [TOP]) 

will face an increased paperwork burden due to 

Docket No. RD21–2. 

Assessments) in Docket No. RD21–2– 

000. The burden for the requirements 

will be included in FERC–725B2 

(Mandatory Reliability Standards for 

Critical Infrastructure Protection [CIP] 

Reliability Standards). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due APRIL 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. RD21–2–000) 

by any of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Website: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp 

• U.S. Postal Service (USPS): Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

• Other Carriers/Couriers: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. 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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov and 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725B2, Mandatory 

Reliability Standards for Critical 

Infrastructure Protection [CIP] 

Reliability Standards.1

OMB Control No.: 1902–0304. 

Type of Request: Approval of 

proposed changes as described in 

Docket No. RD21–2–000. 

Abstract: The FERC–725B2 contains 

the following information collection 

elements. 

Pursuant to Reliability Standard CIP– 

013–2 Requirement R1, responsible 

entities should update their supply 

chain risk management plans to include 

Electronic Access Control or Monitoring 

Systems and Physical Access Control 

Systems. The act of implementing the 

modified plans and procedures may 

result in additional documentation, as 

required by Reliability Standard CIP– 

013–2, Requirement R2. In addition to 

the above one-time paperwork 

requirements, pursuant to Reliability 

Standard CIP–013–1, Requirement R3, 

responsible entities are required to 

review their supply chain risk 

management plan and associated 

procedures every 15 months. 

Also, implementation of the technical 

requirements in Reliability Standard 

CIP–005–7, Requirement R3.1 and 

Requirement R3.2 is likely to result in 

initial documentation burden. 

Reliability Standard CIP–010–4, 

Requirement R1.6 will require 

modification of certain procedures, as 

well as initial implementation and 

documentation of said procedures. The 

compliance-related requirements of the 

above-mentioned standards will 

continue on an ongoing basis. 

If the modified Reliability Standards 

become effective by April 1, 2021, the 

effective date of the approved Reliability 

Standards will be October 1, 2022. 

The NERC petition was filed with the 

Commission on December 14, 2020. The 

docket was noticed on January 7 with a 

21-day comment/intervention period, 

ending on January 28, 2021. No 

comments or interventions were 

received. 

Type of Respondent: Businesses or 

other for-profit institutions; not-forprofit institutions 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The 

Commission estimates the total annual 

burden and cost 3 for this information 

collection in the table below. For hourly 

cost (for wages and benefits) for the 

reporting requirements, we estimate that 

• 2% of the time is spent by Electrical 

Engineers (code 17–2071, at $70.19/hr.), 

• 15% of the time is spent by Legal 

(code 23–0000, at $142.65/hr.), 

• 31.5% of the time is spent by 

Information Security Analysts 

(Occupation Code 15–1122, at $71.47/ 

hr.), 

• 10% of the time is spent by 

Computer and Information Systems 

Managers (Occupation Code: 11–3021, 

at $101.58/hr.), 

• 10% of the time is spent by 

Management (Occupation Code: 11– 

0000, at $97.15/hr.), and 

• 31.5% of the time is spent by 

Management Analyst (Code: 43–0000 at 

$66.23/hr.). Therefore, for reporting 

requirements, we use the weighted 

hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of 

$86.05. 

For recordkeeping requirements, for 

hourly cost (for wages and benefits), we 

are using $41.03 for Information and 

Record Clerks (code 43–4199). 

The proposed standards are not 

changing the reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements, however the proposed 

standards are expanding the types of 

assets to which the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements apply. 

FERC–725B2, ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL ANNUAL BURDEN DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD21–21 

Type and number of 

respondents 4

Type of reporting or 

recordkeeping 

requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number of 

annual responses 

Average annual burden 

hours & cost ($) per 

response 

Estimated total annual 

burden hrs. & cost 

($) 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) D (C) × (D) 

Reliability Standard CIP–013–2 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Reporting, Implementation (one-time in Year 

1).

343 1 343 136 hrs.; $11,702.80 ...... 46,648 hrs.; 

$4,014,060.40 


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Type and number of 

respondents 4

Type of reporting or 

recordkeeping 

requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number of 

annual responses 

Average annual burden 

hours & cost ($) per 

response 

Estimated total annual 

burden hrs. & cost 

($) 

(A) (B) (A) × (B) = (C) D (C) × (D) 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Reporting (ongoing starting in Year 2).343 1 343 30 hrs.; $2,581.50 .......... 10,290 hrs.; $885,454.50 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Recordkeeping (ongoing 

starting in Year 1).

343 1 343 5 hrs.; $205.15 ............... 1,715 hrs.; $70,366.45 

Sub-Total for CIP– 

013–2.

......................................... ........................ ........................ .............................. ......................................... 58,653 hrs.; 

$4,969,881.35 

Reliability Standard CIP–005–7 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Reporting, Implementation (one-time in Year 

1).

343 1 343 12 hrs.; $1,032.60 .......... 4,116 hrs.; $354,181.80 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Recordkeeping (ongoing 

starting in Year 1).

343 1 343 3 hrs.; $123.09 ............... 1,029 hrs.; $42,219.87 

Sub-Total for CIP– 

005–7.

......................................... ........................ ........................ .............................. ......................................... 5,145 hrs.; $396,401.67 

Reliability Standard CIP–010–4 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Reporting, Implementation (one-time in Yr. 1).343 1 343 12 hrs.; $1,032.60 .......... 4116 hrs.; $354,181.80 

343 (BA, DP, GO, GOP, 

RC, TO, and TOP).

Recordkeeping (ongoing 

starting in Year 1).

343 1 343 3 hrs,; $123.09? ............. 1,029 hrs.; $42,219.87 

Sub-Total for CIP– 

010–4.

......................................... ........................ ........................ .............................. ......................................... 5,145 hrs.; $396,401.67 

Total Annual 

Burden Hrs. 

and Cost, due 

to RD21–2.

......................................... ........................ ........................ .............................. ......................................... 68,943 hrs.; 

$5,762,684.69 

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: February 22, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04007 Filed 2–25–21; 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 Numbers: RP21–503–000. 

Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply 

Corporation. 

Description: National Fuel Gas Supply 

Corporation submits tariff filing per 

154.203: Fuel Tracker Per GT&C Section 

41 to be effective 4/1/2021 under RP21– 

503. 

Filed Date: 02/19/2021. 

Accession Number: 20210219–5077. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–504–000. 

Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc. 

Description: Empire Pipeline, Inc. 

submits tariff filing per 154.203: Empire 

Fuel Tracker per GT&C 23.6 to be 

effective 4/1/2021 under RP21–504. 

Filed Date: 02/19/2021. 

Accession Number: 20210219–5081. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

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: February 22, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04026 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

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