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3 Id. at 4. 

4The affected entities for FAC–001–2 are 

Transmission Owners (TO) and applicable 

Generator Owners (GO). The affected entities for 

FAC–002–2 are Transmission Planners (TP), 

Planning Coordinators (PC), Generator Owners 

(GO), Transmission Owners (TO), Distribution 

Providers (DP), and Load-Serving Entities (LSE). 

Note that Planning Coordinator (PC) is the new 

name for Planning Authority—a term still used in 

NERC’s Compliance Registry. 

5The burden for the preceding versions of the 

standards being replaced was included in: (a) 

FERC–725M (OMB Control No. 1902–0263) for 

FAC–001–1, and (b) FERC–725A (OMB Control No. 

1902–0244) for FAC–002–1. The corresponding 

burden will be transferred from FERC–725M and 

FERC–725A to FERC–725D. 

6The number of respondents is based on the 

NERC Compliance Registry as of September 24, 

2014. Although 2,163 entities are registered as TO, 

DP, LSE, or GO, we expect at the most 216 entities 

(ten percent) will seek to interconnect and go 

through the study phase that may require 

coordination in any given year. 

7The estimates for cost per hour are derived as 

follows: 

• $72.92/hour, the average of the salary plus 

benefits for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an 

electrical engineer ($60.87/hour), from Bureau of 

Labor and Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/

naics3_221000.htm, as of 9/4/2014 

• $29.01/hour, based on a Commission staff 

study of record retention burden cost. 

and eliminate redundant or unnecessary 

requirements.3

Burden Statement: Commission staff 

analyzed the proposed and currently 

enforced Reliability Standards and has 

concluded that proposed Reliability 

Standards merely clarify or eliminate 

redundancies and thus, the information 

collection requirements have not 

changed. Accordingly, the net overall 

burden and respondent universe 4

remain unchanged, when compared to 

the burden of the existing standards 

being replaced.5

The Commission intends to submit a 

request for approval to OMB under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) related 

to the proposed Reliability Standards. 

For PRA purposes, the information 

collection requirements in proposed 

Reliability Standards FAC–001–2 and 

FAC–002–2 are identified as FERC– 

725D and OMB Control Number 1902– 

0247. 

The annual reporting burden for the 

implementation of Reliability Standards 

FAC–001–2 and FAC–002–2 is 

estimated as follows. 

FERC–725D, MODIFICATIONS IN RD14–12 

Number and type of 

respondent 6

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

Total annual 

cost 7

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

FAC–001–2 

Documentation & updates .. GO 5 ................................... 1 5 16 80 $5,833.60 

TO 332 ............................... 1 332 16 5,312 387,351.04 

Record Retention ................ GO 5 ................................... 1 5 1 5 145.05 

TO 332 ............................... 1 332 1 332 9,631.32 

FAC–002–2 

Study ................................... PC, TP 183 ........................ 1 183 32 5,856 427,019.52 

Record Retention ................ PC, TP 183 ........................ 1 183 1 183 5,308.83 

Coordination ........................ TO, DP, LSE, GO 216 ....... 1 216 16 3456 252,011.52 

Record Retention ................ TO, DP, LSE, GO 216 ....... 1 216 1 216 6,266.16 

Total ............................. ............................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,093,567.04 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02112 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC14–16–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–537, FERC–725F, and 

FERC–725I); Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting its information 

collections FERC–537 (Gas Pipeline 

Certificates: Construction, Acquisition 

and Abandonment), FERC–725F 

(Mandatory Reliability Standards for 

Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination), 

and FERC–725I (Mandatory Reliability 

Standards for the Northeast Power 

Coordinating Council), to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

previously issued a Notice in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 61068, 10/9/

2014) requesting public comments. The 

Commission received no comments on 

the FERC–537, FERC–725F, and FERC– 

725I and is making this notation in its 

submittal to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collections of 

information are due by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control Nos. 

1902–0060 (FERC–537), 1902–0249 

(FERC–725F), and 1902–0258 (FERC– 

725I) should be sent via email to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at 202–395–0710. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Commission, in Docket 

No. IC14–16–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

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

efiling.asp. 

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1 15 U.S.C. 3301–3432. 

2 15 U.S.C. 717–717w. 

3 18 CFR 284.8. 

4The annual public reporting burden of the 

FERC–537 has changed since the publication of the 

60-day notice. The current estimate of annual 

burden has been updated and is reflected in this 

notice. Figures in the table have been rounded. The 

reporting requirements have not changed. 

5The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * $70.50 per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. The cost per hour figure is the FERC 

average salary plus benefits. Subject matter experts 

found that industry employment costs closely 

resemble FERC’s regarding the FERC–537 

information collection. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

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, by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Type of Request: Three-year 

extensions of the information collection 

requirements for all collections 

described below with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. Please 

note that each collection is distinct from 

the next. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collections of 

information are 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 

estimates of the burden and cost of the 

collections of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collections; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collections 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

FERC–537, Gas Pipeline Certificates: 

Construction, Acquisition and 

Abandonment 

OMB Control No.:1902–0060 

Abstract: The information collected 

under the requirements of FERC–537 is 

used by the Commission to implement 

the statutory provisions of the Natural 

Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) 1 and the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA).2 Under Section 

7(c) of the NGA, natural gas pipeline 

companies must obtain Commission 

authorization to undertake the 

construction or extension of any 

facilities, or to acquire or operate any 

such facilities or extensions. A natural 

gas company must also obtain 

Commission approval under Section 

7(b) of the NGA prior to abandoning any 

jurisdictional facility or service. Under 

the NGA and the NGPA, interstate and 

intrastate pipelines must also obtain 

authorization for certain transportation 

and storage services and arrangements, 

particularly a Part 284, Subpart G— 

Blanket Certificate.3

The information collected is 

necessary to certificate interstate 

pipelines engaged in the transportation 

and sale of natural gas, and the 

construction, acquisition, and operation 

of facilities to be used in those 

activities, to authorize the abandonment 

of facilities and services, and to 

authorize certain NGPA transactions. If 

a certificate is granted, the natural gas 

company can construct, acquire, or 

operate facilities, plus engage in 

interstate transportation or sale of 

natural gas. Conversely, approval of an 

abandonment application permits the 

pipeline to cease service and/or 

discontinue the operation of such 

facilities. Authorization under NGPA 

Section 311(a) allows the interstate or 

intrastate pipeline applicants to render 

certain transportation services. 

The data required to be submitted 

consists of identification of the 

company and responsible officials, 

factors considered in the location of the 

facilities and the detailed impact on the 

project area for environmental 

considerations. The following will also 

be submitted: 

• Flow diagrams showing proposed 

design capacity for engineering design 

verification and safety determination; 

• Commercial and economic data 

presenting the basis for the proposed 

action; and 

• Cost of the proposed facilities, 

plans for financing, and estimated 

revenues and expenses related to the 

proposed facility for accounting and 

financial evaluation. 

The Commission implements these 

filing requirements in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 

157.5–.11; 157.13–.20; 157.53; 157.201– 

.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218; 284.8; 

284.11; 284.126; 284.221; 284.224. 

Type of Respondent: Natural Gas 

Pipelines. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 4

FERC–537—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND ABANDONMENT

Number of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

response 5

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

204 ....................................................................................... 2.24 458 146 

$10,293 

66,868 

$4,714,194 

$23,109 

A more granular breakdown of the 

average burden hour figure (i.e., 146 

average hours per response) follows: 

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6Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 

Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 

U.S.C. 824o. 

7 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3). 

8Rules 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). 

9 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). 

10North 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. 

11See Reliability Standard NUC–001–2 at http:// 

www.nerc.com/files/NUC–001–2.pdf. 

12The 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. 

13The cost for reporting requirements is $73.83/ 

hour and is based on a composite loaded (wage plus 

benefits) average wage for an electrical engineer, 

attorney, and administrative staff. The cost for 

record keeping is $29.01/hour and is based on 

wages plus benefits for a file clerk. The wages are 

generated from Bureau of Labor Statistics data 

retrieved September, 2014 from http://www.bls.gov/ 

oes/current/naics2_22.htm. The loaded wage is 

calculated using BLS data indicating, as of Sept 1, 

2014, that wages make up 69.9% of total salary 

(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). 

14This figure of 130 transmission entities is based 

on the assumption that each agreement will be 

between 1 nuclear plant and 2 transmission entities 

(65 times 2 = 130). 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. The actual number of unique entities subject 

to this collection is 143. 

15The recordkeeping ‘‘responses’’ are considered 

to be part of (i.e., to be contained within the same 

quantity as) the Reporting responses leading to a 

total number of unique responses of 420 (390 + 30 

= 420). 

18 CFR Section Regulation topic 

Number of 

respondents 

(distinct 

entities) 

Number of 

responses 

Average hours 

per response 

(average, 

weighted) 

157.5–.11; & 157.13–.20 ................................ Interstate certificate and abandonment applications.159 82 500 

157.53 ............................................................. Exemptions ..................................................... 39 3 50 

157.201–.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218 ........... Blanket Certificates prior notice filings ........... 62 46 200 

157.201–.209; 157.211; 157.214–.218 ........... Blanket Certificates—annual reports ............. 159 159 50 

284.11 ............................................................. NGPA Sec. 311 Construction—annual reports.93 93 50 

284.8 ............................................................... Capacity Release—record keeping ............... 0 N/A 75 

284.126(a) ....................................................... Intrastate bypass, semi-annual transportation 37 48 30 

284.221 ........................................................... Blanket Certificates—one time filing, inc. new 

tariff and rate design proposal.

14 14 100 

284.224 ........................................................... Hinshaw Blanket Certificates ......................... 8 8 75 

157.5–.11; & 157.13–.20 ................................ Non-facility certificate or abandonment applications.5 5 75 

Totals ....................................................... ......................................................................... 204 458 146 

FERC–725F, Mandatory Reliability 

Standards for Nuclear Plant Interface 

Coordination 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0249 

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 Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was 

enacted into law.6 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.7

On February 3, 2006, the Commission 

issued Order No. 672, implementing 

section 215 of the FPA.8 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.9 Revised Reliability Standard, 

NUC–001–2, was filed with the 

Commission by NERC in August 2009 

and subsequently approved by the 

Commission January 21, 2010.10

The purpose of Reliability Standard 

NUC–001–2 is to require ‘‘coordination 

between nuclear plant generator 

operators and transmission entities for 

the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant 

safe operation and shutdown.’’ 11 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.12

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: The 

Commission estimates the average 

annual burden for this information 

collection as: 

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16The burden estimates for Reliability Standard 

PRC–006–1 are included in Order No. 763 (Final 

Rule in RM11–20) and covered in FERC–725A 

(OMB Control No. 1902–0244). OMB approved 

those requirements on 7/9/2012 (ICR Reference No. 

201204–1902–001). 

17 Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Criteria 

(Aug. 2007), available at https://www.npcc.org/

Standards/Criteria/A-15.pdf (Disturbance 

Monitoring Criteria). 

18 Guide for Application of Disturbance 

Recording Equipment (Sept. 2006), available at 

https://www.npcc.org/Standards/Guides/B-26.pdf 

(Application Guide). 

19 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2) (2011). 

ERC–725F 

FERC–725F Number of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

response 13

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

New agreements (Reporting).10 nuclear operators + 20 

transmission entities.

1 30 1,080 

$79,736 

32,400 

$2,392,092 

$79,736 

New Agreements (Record 

Keeping).

10 nuclear operators + 20 

transmission entities.

1 30 108 

$3,133 

3,240 

$93,992 

$3,133 

Modifications to agreements 

(Reporting).

65 nuclear plants + 130 

transmission entities 14.

2 390 66.67 

$4,922 

26,000 

$1,919,581 

$9,844 

Modifications to Agreements 

(Record Keeping).

65 nuclear plants + 130 

transmission entities.

2 390 6.67 

$193 

2,600 

$75,426 

$387 

Total ............................. ............................................. ........................ 15 420 ........................ 64,240 

$4,481,091 

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

FERC–725I, Mandatory Reliability 

Standards for the Northeast Power 

Coordinating Council 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0258 

Abstract: This information collection 

relates to two FERC-approved Protection 

and Control (PRC) regional Reliability 

Standards: PRC–002–NPCC–01— 

Disturbance Monitoring, and PRC–006– 

NPCC–1—Automatic Under frequency 

Load-Shedding. These Northeast Power 

Coordinating Council (NPCC) regional 

Reliability Standards require 

respondents to provide recording 

capability necessary to monitor the 

response of the Bulk-Power System to 

system disturbances, including 

scheduled and unscheduled outages; 

require each reliability coordinator to 

establish requirements for its area’s 

dynamic disturbance recording needs; 

establish disturbance data reporting 

requirements; and require planning 

coordinators to incrementally gather 

data, run studies, and analyze study 

results to design or update the UFLS 

programs that are required in the 

regional Reliability Standard in addition 

to the requirements of the NERC 

Reliability Standard PRC–006–1.16

Reliability Standard PRC–002–NPCC– 

01 introduced several new mandatory 

and enforceable requirements for the 

applicable entities. However, when 

FERC approved this standard, NPCC 

had (and continues to have) criteria 17

and published guidance 18 addressing 

similar requirements that the Reliability 

Standard made mandatory. Thus, it is 

usual and customary for affected entities 

within NPCC to create, maintain and 

store some of the same or equivalent 

information identified in Reliability 

Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01. 

Therefore, many of the requirements 

contained in PRC–002–NPCC–01 do not 

impose new burdens on the affected 

entities.19

Several requirements contained in 

regional Reliability Standard PRC–002– 

NPCC–01 were entirely new 

responsibilities for the applicable 

entities when the Commission approved 

the standard and each of these is listed 

in the estimated annual burden section 

below. 

Information collection burden for 

Reliability Standard PRC–006–NPCC–01 

is based on the time needed for 

planning coordinators and generator 

owners to incrementally gather data, run 

studies, and analyze study results to 

design or update the UFLS programs 

that are required in the regional 

Reliability Standard in addition to the 

requirements of the NERC Reliability 

Standard PRC–006–1. There is also 

burden on the generator owners to 

maintain data. 

Type of Respondent: Entities 

registered with the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) 

as Generator Owners, Transmission 

Owners, Reliability Coordinators and 

Planning Coordinators 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

number of respondents is based on 

NERC’s registry as of August 27, 2014. 

Entities registered for more than one 

applicable function type have been 

accounted for in the figures below. The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 

Reliability Standard PRC–002–NPCC– 

01, information collection requirements 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

response 20

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

R13: GO 21 and TO to have evidence it 

acquired and installed dynamic disturbance recorders and a mutually agreed 

upon implementation schedule with the 

RC (record retention) ........................... 1 1 1 10 

$290 

10 

$290 $290 

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20The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * XX per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. The hourly cost figure comes from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/

news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). Record retention (wage 

plus benefits) cost is $29/hour, and the remaining 

costs (wage plus benefits for an electrical engineer 

are $61/hour. 

21For purposes of these charts, generation owner 

is abbreviated to GO, transmission owner is 

abbreviated to TO, reliability coordinator is 

abbreviated to RC, and planning coordinator is 

abbreviated to PC. 

22We estimate that an entity will experience a 

unit failure greater than 90 days once every five 

years. Therefore, 20 percent of NPCC’s 166 

generator owners and transmission owners will 

experience a unit failure of this duration each year. 

Reliability Standard PRC–002–NPCC– 

01, information collection requirements 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

response 20

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

R14.5: GO and TO to have evidence of 

a maintenance and testing program for 

stand-alone disturbance monitoring 

equipment including monthly 

verification of active analog quantities 169 12 2028 5 

$305 

9,960 

$618,540 $3,660 

R14.7: GO and TO to record efforts to 

return failed units to service if it takes 

longer than 90 days 22 .......................... 33 1 33 10 

$610 

330 

$20,130 $610 

R14.7: GO and TO record retention ........ 33 1 33 10 

$290 

330 

$9,570 $290 

R17: RC provide certain disturbance 

monitoring equipment data to the Regional Entity upon request ................... 5 1 5 5 

$305 

25 

$7,625 $305 

R17: RC record retention ......................... 5 1 5 10 

$290 

50 

$1,450 $290 

TOTAL .............................................. ........................ 2,105 ........................ 10,705 

$657,605 

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

FERC–725I 

Reliability standard PRC–006–NPCC–01, 

information collection requirements 

Number of 

espondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden hours 

& cost per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

& total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

PCs Design and document automatic 

UFLS program ...................................... 6 1 6 8 

$488 

48 

$2,928 $488 

PCs update and maintain UFLS program 

database ............................................... 6 1 6 16 

$976 

96 

$5,856 $976 

GOs provide documentation and data to 

the planning coordinator ....................... 145 1 145 16 

$976 

2,320 

$141,520 $976 

GOs: record retention .............................. 145 1 145 4 

$116 

580 

$16,820 $116 

TOTAL .............................................. ........................ ........................ 302 ........................ 3,044 

$167,124 

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1San Diego Gas & Elec. Co. v. Sellers of Energy 

and Ancillary Services Into Markets Operated by 

the California Independent System Operator and 

the California Power Exchange., 149 FERC ¶ 61,116 

(2014) (Opinion No. 536). 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 9842–006] 

Mr. Ray F. Ward; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Motions to Intervene and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Minor New 

License. 

b. Project No.: 9842–006. 

c. Date filed: August 28, 2014. 

d. Applicant: Mr. Ray F. Ward. 

e. Name of Project: Ward Mill 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Watauga River, in 

the Township of Laurel Creek, Watauga 

County, North Carolina. The project 

does not occupy lands of the United 

States. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Andrew C. 

Givens, Cardinal Energy Service, Inc., 

620 N. West St., Suite 103, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27603, (919) 834–0909. 

i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer (202) 

502–8449, adam.peer@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests and requests for 

cooperating agency status: 60 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, please send a paper 

copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–9842–006. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted, 

but is not ready for environmental 

analysis at this time. 

l. The Ward Mill Project consists of: 

(1) A 130-foot-long by 20-foot-high dam; 

(2) a 4.6 acre reservoir with an estimated 

gross storage capacity of 16.3 acre-feet; 

(3) a 14-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, and 7.5- 

foot-tall penstock made of rock, concrete 

and reinforced steel; (4) a powerhouse 

containing two generating units for a 

total installed capacity of 168 kilowatts; 

(5) a 45-foot-long, 12-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The project is estimated to 

generate from below 290,000 to over 

599,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The 

dam and existing facilities are owned by 

the applicant. No new project facilities 

are proposed. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

You may also register online at 

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

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02114 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL00–95–281] 

San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. 

Sellers of Energy and Ancillary 

Services Into Markets Operated by the 

California Independent System 

Operator Corporation and the 

California Power Exchange; Notice of 

Compliance Filing 

Take notice that on January 23, 2015, 

Hafslund Energy Trading LLC submitted 

a compliance filing pursuant to the 

Commission’s Opinion No. 536.1

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. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

electronic review in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room in Washington, 

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