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Brookfield Renewable, 184 Elm Street, 

Potsdam, NY 13676, (315) 267–1036. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs, 

(202) 502–8666, Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 30 

days from the issuance of this notice by 

the Commission. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing. 

Please file comments, motions to 

intervene, and protests using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

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

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. 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, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of 

any filing should include docket 

number P–2320–077. The Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure 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. Description of Request: The 

applicant intends to construct a new 

concrete and steel trashrack structure 

upstream of the intake on the dam at the 

Colton development. The trashrack 

structure would be approximately 75 

feet long, would extend from the right 

side of the intake to the left (west) bank 

of the reservoir at the access road, and 

would include a trashrack with a 1-inch 

clear bar spacing. The applicant intends 

to replace the existing trashrack, located 

directly on the intake, with a rack using 

a 3-inch clear bar spacing. The applicant 

does not propose any change to project 

operation as a result of the 

modifications and would maintain 

normal reservoir elevations and release 

the required environmental and 

recreational flows during construction, 

which is scheduled to take place from 

July through September 2022. 

l. 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. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

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

502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Motions To Intervene, 

or Protests: Anyone may submit 

comments, a motion to intervene, or a 

protest in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments 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 comments, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, or ‘‘PROTEST’’ as 

applicable; (2) set forth in the heading 

the name of the applicant and the 

project number(s) of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person intervening or 

protesting; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis. A copy of all other filings in 

reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

385.2010. 

Dated: February 24, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04557 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RD22–1–000 and IC22–7–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725K); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of revisions to an 

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 comments on the requested 

renewal and revision of FERC–725K 

(Mandatory Reliability Standard for the 

SERC Region). 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due May 3, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–725K to the Commission. You 

may submit copies of your comments by 

one of the following methods: 

Electronic filing through http://

www.ferc.gov, is preferred. 

• Electronic Filing: Documents must 

be filed in acceptable native 

applications and print-to-PDF, but not 

in scanned or picture format. 

• For those unable to file 

electronically, comments may be filed 

by USPS mail or by hand (including 

courier) delivery. 

Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only 

Addressed to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ Hand (including courier) delivery 

to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Ellen Brown who may be 

reached by email at DataClearance@

FERC.gov, or telephone at (202) 502– 

8663. 


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1 Delegated Letter Order approving Joint Petition 

requesting to update the regional Reliability 

Standard PRC–006–SERC–03 under RD22–1 (dated 

12/14/2021) filed by the North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/ 

eLibrary/filelist?accession_num=20220218-3010). 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o. 

3 16 U.S.C. 824o(d)(3). 

4 Id. § 824o(d)(2). 

5Letter Order Approving the Joint Petition 

Requesting Certain Approvals in connection with 

the Dissolution of FRCC, 167 FERC ¶ 61,095, (2019). 

6North American Electric Reliability Corporation 

(NERC), Docket No. RD17–9–000 (Oct. 16, 2017) 

(delegated letter order). 

7NERC petition identified on page 8. 

8NERC petition identified on page 9. 

9 ‘‘Burden’’ is defined as the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

Continued 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725K, Mandatory 

Reliability Standard for the SERC 

Region. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0260. 

Type of Request: Request for comment 

on the revised information collection 

requirements resulting from Docket No. 

RD22–1–000 1 and the three-year 

extension of FERC–725K. 

Abstract: Section 215 of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA) 2 requires 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 NERC, 

subject to Commission oversight, or by 

the Commission independently. 

Reliability Standards that NERC 

proposes to the Commission may 

include Reliability Standards that are 

proposed by a Regional Entity to be 

effective in that region. In Order No. 

672, the Commission noted that: 

As a general matter, we will accept the 

following two types of regional differences, 

provided they are otherwise just, reasonable, 

not unduly discriminatory or preferential and 

in the public interest, as required under the 

statute: (1) A regional difference that is more 

stringent than the continent-wide Reliability 

Standard, including a regional difference that 

addresses matters that the continent-wide 

Reliability Standard does not; and (2) a 

regional Reliability Standard that is 

necessitated by a physical difference in the 

Bulk-Power System. 

When NERC reviews a regional 

Reliability Standard that would be 

applicable on an interconnection-wide 

basis and that has been proposed by a 

Regional Entity organized on an 

interconnection-wide basis, NERC must 

rebuttably presume that the regional 

Reliability Standard is just, reasonable, 

not unduly discriminatory or 

preferential, and in the public interest.3

In turn, the Commission must give ‘‘due 

weight’’ to the technical expertise of 

NERC and of a Regional Entity 

organized on an interconnection-wide 

basis.4

As stated in the NERC Petition, in 

2008, SERC commenced work on 

Reliability Standard PRC–006–SERC– 

01. NERC also began work on revising 

PRC–006–0 at a continent-wide level. 

The SERC standard has been developed 

to be consistent with the NERC UFLS 

standard. PRC–006–SERC–02 was 

developed due to periodic review of the 

standard and PRC–006–1 clearly defines 

the roles and responsibilities of parties 

to whom the standard applies. 

On February 18, 2022 FERC issued 

the Delegated Letter Order in Docket No. 

RD22–1–000 approving the NERC 

petition’s request (Joint Petition of the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation and SERC Reliability 

Corporation for Approval of Proposed 

Regional Reliability Standard PRC–006– 

SERC–03), which modifies the 

information collection of FERC–725K. 

The collection follows the NERC 

Petition request in Docket No. RD22–1– 

000 which proposes to update the 

reliability standard for the SERC region 

from PRC–006–SERC–02 to PRC–006– 

SERC–03. As stated in the NERC 

Petition submitted on December 14, 

2021, the updated reliability standard 

provides additional flexibility for 

planning coordinators to adjust island 

boundaries to perform more accurate 

studies; address the transition of the 

Florida Reliability Coordinating Council 

(FRCC) registered entities to SERC 

following the dissolution of the FRCC 

on July 1, 2019; and to clarify technical 

requirements within the UFLS settings 

that are unique to the Florida peninsula. 

When FRCC was dissolved and the 

registered entities located in the Florida 

peninsula would eventually became 

subject to SERC’s regional Reliability 

Standard PRC–006–SERC–02. 

The PRC–006–1 standard identifies 

the Planning Coordinator (PC) as the 

entity responsible for developing 

underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) 

schemes within their PC area. The 

regional standard (PRC–006–SERC–03) 

adds specificity not contained in the 

NERC standard for a UFLS scheme in 

the SERC Region. The added specificity 

that PRC–006–SERC–03 provides 

effectively mitigates the consequences 

of an underfrequency event. 

The purpose of regional Reliability 

Standard PRC–006–SERC–03 is to 

establish consistent and coordinated 

requirements for the design, 

implementation, and analysis of 

automatic UFLS programs among all 

SERC applicable entities. The regional 

Reliability Standard PRC–006–SERC–03 

incorporates revisions to: (i) Provide 

more flexibility for Planning 

Coordinators to adjust island boundaries 

in order to perform more accurate and 

complete studies; (ii) address the 

transition of Florida Reliability 

Coordinating Council (‘‘FRCC’’) 

registered entities to SERC following the 

dissolution of FRCC as a regional entity 

on July 1, 2019; 5 (iii) clarify a technical 

term used in the regional Reliability 

Standard; and (iv) align requirement 

language with the current continentwide NERC Reliability Standard, PRC– 

006–5. 

Currently effective regional Reliability 

Standard PRC–006–SERC–02 was 

approved by the Commission on 

October 16, 2017 6 and became effective 

for registered entities in the SERC region 

on January 1, 2018. Following the 

addition of FRCC’s registered entities to 

SERC in 2019, SERC initiated a project 

to review PRC–006–SERC–02. SERC’s 

Dynamics Working Group identified the 

need to revise the regional Reliability 

Standard to account for UFLS settings 

that are unique to the Florida peninsula. 

As part of this project, SERC also 

identified other opportunities to 

enhance the regional standard. 

SERC proposed to modify its UFLS 

Standard, PRC–006–SERC–02. 

Requirements R1 and R7 of the 

currently effective standard are removed 

in the updated regional Reliability PRC– 

006–SERC–03, but the numbering for 

the remaining Requirements is 

unchanged in the interest of 

administrative convenience.7

SERC proposed to remove 

Requirement R1, which says: 

Each Planning Coordinator shall include 

its SERC subregion as an identified island in 

the criteria (required by the NERC PRC 

standard on UFLS) for selecting portions of 

the BPS that may form islands.8

SERC proposed the retirement of 

Requirement R7, which sets specific 

data requirements for Planning 

Coordinators (PCs) to provide SERC. 

SERC no longer plans to maintain a 

database of this information; therefore, 

it proposed to retire R7, that removes 

the requirement for SERC to maintain a 

UFLS database. SERC notes that this 

requirement is no longer needed 

because the continent-wide UFLS 

standard requires PCs to maintain a 

UFLS database. 

Type of Respondents: Entities 

registered with the North American 

Electric Reliability Corporation within 

the SERC region. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 Our 

estimate below regarding the number of 


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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. 10Between previous information collection there 

is an increase in the number of PCs and GOs which 

largely reflect entities from the former FRCC and 

SPP regions now applicable PRC–006–SERC–03. 11The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) 

provided in this section is based on the salary 

figures and benefits of the average 2021 FERC FTE 

costs ($180,703 per year, or $87.00 per hour), which 

we estimate is comparable for salary plus benefits 

costs of a utilities staff. 

respondents is based on the NERC 

compliance registry as of January 7, 

2022. According to the NERC 

compliance registry, there are 28 

planning coordinators (PC) and 175 

generator owners (GO) within the SERC 

Region. The individual burden 

estimates are based on the time needed 

for planning coordinators and generator 

operators to meet the requirements of 

both the regional SERC requirement and 

the national reliability requirements. 

The estimates include the costs to 

document and store data, run studies, 

assess UFLS design, and analyze results 

from design, development, and updating 

of the UFLS programs to be compliant 

with the SERC and NERC standards. 

Additionally, generator owners must 

provide a detailed set of data and 

documentation to SERC within 30 days 

of a request to facilitate post event 

analysis of frequency disturbances. 

These burden estimates are consistent 

with estimates for similar tasks in other 

Commission-approved Reliability 

Standards. 

There are two burden tables below, 

the first showing the reduction in 

burden following RD22–1–000, and the 

second showing the estimated burden of 

the collection. The Commission 

estimates the annual reporting burden 

and cost for the Reliability Standard 

PRC–006–SERC–3 as: 

FERC–725K, MODIFICATIONS DUE TO DLO IN DOCKET NO. RD22–1 

[Reduction in burden] 

Reliability standard and associated 

requirement 

Number of 

respondents 

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) 

PRC–006–SERC–3 

PCs: Provide Documentation and 

Data to SERC.

28 1 .............................. 16 hrs.; $1,392 ........... 448 hrs.; $38,976 ................. $1,392 

Total Reduction due to RD22– 

1.

........................ ........................ .............................. ..................................... 448 hrs.; $38,976.

FERC–725K: MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARD FOR THE SERC REGION

[Renewal] 

Number of 

respondents 10

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average 

burden & 

cost per 

response 11

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.28 1 28 8 hrs.; $696.00 ........... 224 hrs.; $19,488.00 ............ $696.00 

GOs: Provide Documentation and 

Data to SERC.

175 1 175 16 hrs.; $1,392.00 ...... 2,800 hrs.; $243,600.00 ....... 1,392.00 

GOs: Record Retention .................. 175 1 175 4 hrs.; $348.00 ........... 700 hrs.; $60,900 ................. 348.00 

Total ......................................... ........................ ........................ .............................. ..................................... 3,724 hrs.; $323,988.

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 24, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04554 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4784–106] 

Topsham Hydro Partners Limited 

Partnership (L.P.); Notice of Settlement 

Agreement and Soliciting Comments 

Take notice that the following 

settlement agreement has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Settlement 

Agreement. 

b. Project No.: 4784–106. 

c. Date filed: February 18, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Topsham Hydro 

Partners Limited Partnership (L.P.). 

e. Name of Project: Pejepscot 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Androscoggin 

River in Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and 

Androscoggin Counties in the village of 

Pejepscot and the town of Topsham, 

Maine. The project does not affect 

federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. 


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