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of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03804 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD21–10–000] 

Modernizing Electricity Market Design; 

Notice of Technical Conference on 

Resource Adequacy in the Evolving 

Electricity Sector 

Take notice that the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

will convene a Commissioner-led 

technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on Tuesday 

March 23, 2021 from approximately 

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday 

March 24, 2021 from approximately 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

The conference will be held remotely. 

The Commission will issue a 

supplemental notice providing the 

agenda for the technical conference. 

The conference will be open for the 

public to attend remotely. There is no 

fee for attendance. Information on this 

event will be posted on the Calendar of 

Events on the Commission’s website, 

www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. 

The conference will be transcribed. 

Transcripts will be available for a fee 

from Ace Reporting (202–347–3700). 

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations, please 

send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov 

or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) 

or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 

202–208–2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information about this 

technical conference, please contact 

David Rosner at david.rosner@ferc.gov 

or Emma Nicholson at 

emma.nicholson@ferc.gov. For 

information related to logistics, please 

contact Sarah McKinley at 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

8368. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03807 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–9–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (Ferc–725u); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

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 a renewal of 

currently approved information 

collection, FERC–725U (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards: Reliability 

Standard CIP–014–2), which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due March 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

the information collections to OMB 

through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. 

Please identify the OMB Control 

Number (1902–0274) 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 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–9–000) 

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. 

• 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: 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 DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725U (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards: Reliability 

Standard CIP–014–2). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0274. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725U information 

collection requirements, with no 

changes to the reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Abstract: On August 8, 2005, the 

Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, 

which is Title XII of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted 

into law. EPAct 2005 added a new 

section 215 to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA),1 which requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO) to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards, subject to Commission 

review and approval. Once approved, 

the Reliability Standards may be 

enforced by the ERO, subject to 

Commission oversight, or by the 

Commission independently. Section 215 

of the FPA requires a Commissioncertified ERO to develop mandatory and 

enforceable Reliability Standards, 

subject to Commission review and 

approval. Once approved, the Reliability 

Standards may be enforced by the ERO 

subject to Commission oversight or by 

the Commission independently. In 

2006, the Commission certified NERC 

(now called the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation) as the ERO 

pursuant to section 215 of the FPA. 

Reliability Standard CIP–014–2 requires 

applicable transmission owners and 

transmission operators to identify and 

protect transmission stations and 

transmission substations, and their 

associated primary control centers that 

if rendered inoperable or damaged 

resulting from a physical attack could 

result in widespread instability, 

uncontrolled separation, or cascading 

within an Interconnection. 

In terms of information collection 

requirements, an applicable entity must 


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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 CFR 1320.3. 

3Commission staff estimates that the industry’s 

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

725U 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 total number of transmission owners and 

operators equals 336, this represents the unique US 

entities taken from October 2, 2020 NERC 

Compliance registry information. 

create or maintain documentation 

showing compliance, when appropriate, 

with each requirement of the Reliability 

Standard. This Reliability Standard 

CIP–014–2 has six requirements. 

Transmission owners and transmission 

operators must keep data or evidence to 

show compliance with the standard for 

three years unless directed by its 

Compliance Enforcement Authority. If a 

responsible entity is found noncompliant, it must keep information 

related to the non-compliance until 

mitigation is complete and approved, or 

for three years, whichever is longer. 

Type of Respondents: Intrastate 

natural gas and Hinshaw pipelines. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 2 and 

Cost 3: The Commission estimates the 

total Public Reporting Burden for the 

FERC–725U information collection as: 

FERC–725U 

[Mandatory reliability standards: Reliability standard CIP–014] 

Number of 

respondents 4

Annual 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total number 

of 

responses 

Average burden 

hours & cost 

per response 

Total annual burden 

hours & total annual 

cost 

Average 

annual 

cost per 

respondent 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping.

336 1 336 32.71 hrs.; $2,714.93 .. 10,991 hrs.; $912,253 $2,714,93 

Total FERC–725U 336 1 336 32.71 hrs.; $2,714.93 .. 10,991 hrs.; $912,253 $2,714.93 

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 18, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03802 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3409–032] 

Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

On January 31, 2020, Boyne USA, Inc. 

filed an application for a subsequent 

minor license to continue operating the 

existing, licensed, 250-kilowatt Boyne 

River Hydroelectric Project No. 3409 

(Boyne River Project). The project is 

located on the Boyne River in Boyne 

Valley Township, Charlevoix County, 

Michigan. The project does not occupy 

federal land. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on November 24, 2020, 

Commission staff issued a notice that 

the project was ready for environmental 

analysis (REA notice). Based on the 

information in the record, including 

comments filed on the REA notice, staff 

does not anticipate that licensing the 

project would constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment. Therefore, 

staff intends to prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) on the 

application to license the Boyne River 

Project. 

The EA will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EA will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 

The application will be processed 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues EA .................. June 2021.1

Milestone Target date 

Comments on EA .......................... July 2021. 

1The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that 

EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal action 

agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This notice establishes the Commission’s intent to prepare an EA 

for the Boyne River Project. Therefore, in accordance 

with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must be issued within 

1 year of the issuance date of this notice. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Patrick Ely at 

patrick.ely@ferc.gov or (202) 502–8570. 

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03801 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. AD21–6–000; AD20–6–000] 

RTO/ISO Credit Principles and 

Practices; Credit Reforms in Organized 

Wholesale Electric Markets 

Supplemental Notice of Technical 

Conference 

As first announced in the Notice of 

Technical Conference issued in this 

proceeding on November 4, 2020, the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) will convene a staff-led 

technical conference in the above 

referenced proceeding on Thursday, 


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