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1The Commission defines burden 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, reference 5 Code of 

Federal Regulations 1320.3. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–137–000] 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice 

of Application 

Take notice that on March 30, 2015, 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC. (REX), 

370 Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, 

Colorado 80228–1519, filed with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

an application under section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct, 

install, own, operate and maintain 

certain additional mainline compression 

and ancillary facilities that upon 

completion will comprise REX’s 

proposed REX Zone 3 Capacity 

Enhancement Project. Specifically, the 

REX Zone 3 Capacity Enhancement 

Project facilities, upon construction, 

will increase the Zone 3 east-to-west 

capacity by 800,000 Dekatherms per day 

(Dth/d) from receipts at Clarington, 

Ohio to corresponding deliveries of 

520,000 Dth/d and 280,000 Dth/d to 

Lebanon, Ohio and Moultrie County, 

Illinois, respectively. 

The complete application is on file 

with the Commission and open for 

public inspection, and is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. It is also available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to David 

Haag, Vice President of Regulatory, 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 370 Van 

Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado 

80228–1519, phone (303) 763–3258. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

7 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenters will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 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. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time on May 4, 2015. 

Dated: April 13, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08877 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC15–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725B); 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, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the requirements and burden 1 of the 

information collection described below. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due June 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC15–6–000) 

by either of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

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

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 


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2 Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical 

Infrastructure Protection, Order No. 706, 122 FERC 

¶ 61,040. 3Every version of the CIP Reliability Standards 

may be found on the NERC Web site at http://

www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/

Reliability%20Standards%20Complete%20Set/

RSCompleteSet.pdf. 4 129 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2009) (approving Version 2 

of the CIP Reliability Standards); North American 

Electric Reliability Corp., and 130 FERC ¶ 61,271 

(2010) (approving Version 3 of the CIP Reliability 

Standards). 5 Version 4 Critical Infrastructure Protection 

Reliability Standards, Order No. 761, 77 FR 24,594 

(Apr. 25, 2012), 139 FERC ¶ 61,058 (2012), order 

denying reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2012). 

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, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the information collection 

requirements for the collection 

described below with no changes to the 

current reporting requirements. 

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 

estimates 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. 

FERC–725B, Mandatory Reliability 

Standards for Critical Infrastructure 

Protection 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0248. 

Abstract: The information collected 

by the FERC–725B, Reliability 

Standards for Critical Infrastructure 

Protection, is required to implement the 

statutory provisions of Section 215 of 

the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

824o). 

On January 18, 2008, the Commission 

issued order 706,2 approving eight 

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) 

Reliability Standards submitted by the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) for Commission 

approval. The CIP version 1 Reliability 

Standards, (CIP–002–1 through CIP– 

009–1),3 require certain users, owners, 

and operators of the Bulk-Power System 

to comply with specific requirements to 

safeguard critical cyber assets. These 

standards help protect the nation’s 

Bulk-Power System against potential 

disruptions from cyber-attacks. The CIP 

Reliability Standards include one actual 

reporting requirement and several 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Specifically, CIP–008–1 requires 

responsible entities to report cyber 

security incidents to the Electricity 

Sector-Information Sharing and 

Analysis Center (ES–ISAC). In addition, 

the eight CIP Reliability Standards 

require responsible entities to develop 

various policies, plans, programs, and 

procedures. However, the CIP 

Reliability Standards do not require a 

responsible entity to report to the 

Commission, ERO or Regional Entities, 

the various policies, plans, programs 

and procedures. Nonetheless, a showing 

of the documented policies, plans, 

programs and procedures is required to 

demonstrate compliance with the CIP 

Reliability Standards. 

The Commission approved minor 

changes in CIP versions 2 and 3 

Reliability Standards on September 30, 

2009, and March 31, 2010,4

respectively. On April 19, 2012, the 

Commission issued Order No. 761, 

approving the CIP version 4 Standards 

(CIP–002–4 through CIP–009–4) and an 

implementation plan that scheduled 

their enforcement to begin October 1, 

2014.5 The fundamental change in the 

CIP version 4 Standards was that all 

subject entities would use the same 

‘bright line’ criteria to determine which 

of the facilities they owned were subject 

to the required policies, plans, programs 

and procedures (which remained nearly 

the same as for prior versions). 

On November 22, 2013, the 

Commission issued Order No. 791, 

approving the CIP version 5 Standards 

(CIP–002–5 through CIP–009–5, CIP– 

010–1 and CIP–011–1) and the proposed 

implementation plan. The CIP version 5 

Standards are currently scheduled to be 

implemented and enforceable beginning 

April 2016. Order No. 791 eliminated 

the enforceability of the CIP version 4 

Standards. The Commission also 

approved nineteen new or revised 

definitions associated with the CIP 

version 5 Standards for inclusion in the 

Glossary of Terms Used in NERC 

Reliability Standards (NERC Glossary). 

The CIP version 5 Standards identify 

and categorize BES Cyber Systems using 

a new methodology based on whether a 

BES Cyber System has a Low, Medium, 

or High Impact on the reliable operation 

of the bulk electric system. At a 

minimum, a BES Cyber System must be 

categorized as a Low Impact asset. Once 

a BES Cyber System is categorized, a 

responsible entity must comply with the 

associated requirements of the CIP 

version 5 Standards that apply to the 

impact category. The CIP version 5 

Standards include 12 requirements with 

new cyber security controls, which 

address Electronic Security Perimeters 

(CIP–005–5), Systems Security 

Management (CIP–007–5), Incident 

Reporting and Response Planning (CIP– 

008–5), Recovery Plans for BES Cyber 

Systems (CIP–009–5), and Configuration 

Change Management and Vulnerability 

Assessments (CIP–010–1). 

Type of Respondent: Entities 

registered with the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: There are 

three tables presenting burden 

associated with CIP Reliability 

Standards in the following section. 

• The first table illustrates burden 

associated with CIP version 5 Reliability 

Standards. 

• The second table illustrates burden 

associated with CIP version 3 and 4 

Reliability Standards. 

• The third and last table is a 

summation of the total burden for all 

active CIP-related Reliability Standards 

(i.e. CIP Versions 3–5). 


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6The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response * $75.64 per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. The hourly cost figure comes from May 

2014 data on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site 

(http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). 

The figure is a mathematical average of the cost of 

wages and benefits related to legal services 

($129.68), technical employees ($58.17), and 

administrative support ($39.12). 

7The estimate has been decreased from 1,475 to 

1,415. The NERC Compliance Registry indicated 

that as of 1/14/2015, 1,415 entities were registered 

for at least one CIP-related function/responsibility. 8Reliability Standards CIP–002–3, CIP–003–3, 

CIP–004–3a, CIP–005–3a, CIP–006–3a, CIP–007–3c, 

CIP–008–3, and CIP–009–3. 9This figure is rounded for display in the table. 

The actual number is 382.56813 and is used in the 

calculations above. 

10This figure is rounded for display in the table. 

The actual number is 541,333.91 and is used in the 

calculations above. 

11CIP Versions 3 and 4 (remaining components 

of Version 3 and 4), and 5. 

12This figure is rounded. The actual number is 

64,897.623. 

ANNUAL BURDEN RELATED TO CIP RELIABILITY STANDARDS

[Version 5] 

Groups of registered entities Classes of entity’s facilities requiring 

CIP 

Number of 

entities 

Total hours in 

year 1 

(hours) 

Total hours in 

year 2 

(hours) 

Total hours in 

year 3 

(hours) 

Group A ............................................. Low ................................................... 41 2,540 2,540 564 

Group B ............................................. Low ................................................... 1,058 554,392 554,392 110,032 

Group B ............................................. Medium ............................................. 260 128,960 64,896 64,896 

Group C ............................................ Low ................................................... 316 165,584 165,584 32,864 

Group C ............................................ Medium (New) .................................. 78 1,248 19,136 19,136 

Group C ............................................ Low (Blackstart) ............................... 283 22,640 ¥206,024 ¥206,024 

Group C ............................................ Medium or High ................................ 316 257,856 131,456 131,456 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ 1,133,220 731,980 152,924 

The total annual burden (related to CIP 

Version 5 only) is 672,708 hours when 

averaging Years 1–3 [(1,133,220 hours + 

731,980 hours + 152,924 hours) ÷ 3 = 

672,708 hours]. The total annual cost 

averaged over Years 1–3 is $50,883,633 

(672,708 hours * $75.64 6 = 

$50,883,633). 

Regarding CIP standards unaffected 

by CIP Version 5, the estimated burden 

has been adjusted to account for a 

reduction in affected entities.7 The 

applicable estimate related to CIP 

Version 3 and 4 standards (related to the 

active components) is provided in the 

table below. (For display purposes, the 

numbers in the tables below have been 

rounded, however exact figures were 

used in the calculations.) 

BURDEN RELATED TO CIP RELIABILITY STANDARDS

[Version 3 and version 4] 8

Number of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden and 

cost per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

and total 

annual cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

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

1,415 .................................................................................... 1 1,415 9 383 

$28,937 

10 541,334 

$40,946,496 

$28,937 

The following items represent the 

estimated total annual burden for 

FERC–725B and includes all burden 

associated with CIP Reliability 

Standards.11

• Number of respondents: 1,415 (Not 

all entities with CIP-related functions 

will be obligated to comply with every 

CIP reliability standard.) 

• Total Annual Burden Hours: 

1,214,042. 

• Total Annual Cost: $91,830,137 

(1,214,042 hours * $75.64 = 

$91,830,137). 

• Average Cost per Respondent: 

$64,898 12 ($91,830,137 ÷ 1,415 entities 

= $64,898). 

Dated: April 13, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08875 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 184–246] 

El Dorado Irrigation District; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Comments, 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: Application 

for Temporary Variance of Minimum 

Flow Requirements. 

b. Project No.: 184–246. 

c. Date Filed: April 9, 2015. 

d. Applicant: El Dorado Irrigation 

District (licensee). 

e. Name of Project: El Dorado Project. 

f. Location: South Fork American 

River and its tributaries in El Dorado, 

Alpine, and Amador counties, 

California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Brian Deason, 

Hydroelectric Compliance Analyst, 

(530) 642–4064, or bdeason@eid.org. 

i. FERC Contact: John Aedo, (415) 

369–3335, or john.aedo@ferc.gov. 


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