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1 16 U.S.C. 824(o). 

2Order 836 in Docket No. RM16–13 was issued 

on 9/20/2017 and is posted at https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.

asp?fileID=14684897. 

3TO = Transmission Owner; GO = Generator 

Owner. 

4Burden 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 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 5These values were derived from the NERC 

Compliance data of April 16, 2024, using only 

unique United States registered entities. 6The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) 

is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS), as of 2024, for 75% of the average 

of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/hr., 

79.31 × .75 = 59.4825 ($59.48-rounded) ($59.48/ 

hour) and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk 

(43–4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 × .25% = 11.185 

($11.19 rounded) ($11.19/hour), for a total ($59.48 

+ $11.19 = $70.67/hour). 

7These values were derived from the NERC 

Compliance data of April 16, 2024, using only 

unique United States registered entities. 

8The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) 

is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS), as of 2024, for 75% of the average 

of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/hr., 

79.31 × .75 = 59.4825 ($59.48-rounded) ($59.48/ 

hour) and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk 

(43–4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 × .25% = 11.185 

($11.19 rounded) ($11.19/hour), for a total ($59.48 

+ $11.19 = $70.67/hour). 

statutory provisions of section 215 of 

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

824c). Pursuant to section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA),1 in Order 

836,2 the Commission approved the 

following standards: FAC–003–5 is set 

out to maintain a reliable electric 

transmission system by using a defensein-depth strategy to manage vegetation 

located on transmission rights of way 

(ROW) and minimize encroachments 

from vegetation located adjacent to the 

ROW, thus preventing the risk of those 

vegetation-related outages that could 

lead to Cascading. FAC–003–5 is 

applicable to TOs and GOs and NERC 

has incorporated Applicability Sections 

4.2.2 and 4.3.1.2 of FAC–003–5 to 

replace references to ‘‘elements of an 

IROL under NERC Standard FAC–014 

by the Planning Coordinator’’ with 

references to facilities: 

‘‘Identified by the Planning 

Coordinator or Transmission Planner, 

per its Planning Assessment of the NearTerm Transmission Planning Horizon as 

a Facility that if lost or degraded are 

expected to result in instances of 

instability, Cascading, or uncontrolled 

separation that adversely impacts the 

reliability of the Bulk Electric System 

for a planning event.’’ 

Reliability Standard FAC–008–5 

ensures that Facility Ratings used in the 

reliable planning and operation of the 

Bulk Electric System (BES) are 

determined based on technically sound 

principles. A Facility Rating is essential 

for the determination of System 

Operating Limits. 

Type of Respondents: TO& GO.3

Estimate of Annual Burden 4 and 

Cost: The Commission estimates an 

increase (adjustment) in the annual 

public reporting burden for the FERC– 

725D. In an effort to target similar NERC 

Reliability Standards by family the 

following manhours associated with two 

FAC (Facilities) Reliability Standards 

(FAC–008–5 and FAC–003–5) is being 

transferred from 725A (1902–0244) to 

the 725D (1902–0247), where other FAC 

standards are collected, as shown below 

in the table: 

Number of entity 5

Number of 

annual 

responses 

per entity 

Total number 

of responses 

Average number of burden 

hours per response 6 Total burden hours 

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

Transferred from FERC–725M to FERC–725D 

Annual Review and Record Retention ... 191(TO) .................

731(GO) .................

1 

1 

191 

731 

1.91 hrs.; $134.98/hrs ...............

.48 hrs.; $33.92 hrs ..................

364.81 hrs.; $25,781.12. 

349.41 hrs.; $24,728.14. 

Carryover from RD22–2 Exp. 2026 ....... 1,393 ...................... 4 5,572 8 hrs.; $565.36 .......................... 44,576 hrs.; $3,150,185.92. 

Total for FAC–003–5 ...................... ................................ ........................ 6,494 ................................................... 45,290.22 hrs.; $3,200,659.85. 

Number of entity 7

Number of 

annual 

responses 

per entity 

Total number 

of responses 

Average number of burden 

hours per response 8 Total burden hours 

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

Transferred from FERC–725A to FERC–725D 

Annual review and record retention ....... 324 (TO) ................

1210 (GO) .............

1 

1 

324 

1,210 

200 hrs.; $70.67/hrs ..................

80 hrs.; $70.67/hrs ....................

64,800 hrs.; $4,579,416. 

96,800 hrs.; $6,840,856. 

Total for FAC–008–5 ...................... ................................ ........................ 1,534 ................................................... 161,600 hrs.; $11,420,272. 

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: January 17, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01736 Filed 1–24–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP25–47–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on January 10, 2025, 

Northern Natural Gas Company 


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1 18 CFR 157.205. 

2Persons include individuals, organizations, 

businesses, municipalities, and other entities. 18 

CFR 385.102(d). 

3 18 CFR 157.205(e). 

4 18 CFR 385.214. 5 18 CFR 157.10. 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in the 

above referenced docket, a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.208 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), and Northern’s blanket 

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 

401–000, for authorization to install and 

operate a new compressor station 

consisting of one new 11,152 

horsepower natural gas-fired 

compressor turbine unit (Tarzan 

Compressor Station Project). All of the 

above facilities are located in Andrews 

County, Texas and will be tied into 

Northern’s existing TXM15501 pipeline. 

The project will create 87,000 

dekatherms per day of incremental firm 

service, which is fully subscribed. The 

estimated cost for the project is $36.1 

million, all as more fully set forth in the 

request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

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). From the Commission’s 

Home Page on the internet, this 

information is available on eLibrary. 

The full text of this document is 

available on eLibrary in PDF and 

Microsoft Word format for viewing, 

printing, and/or downloading. To access 

this document in eLibrary, type the 

docket number excluding the last three 

digits of this document in the docket 

number field. 

User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s website 

during normal business hours from 

FERC Online Support at (202) 502–6652 

(toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the 

Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

Any questions concerning this request 

should be directed to Bret Fritch, 

Regulatory Specialist, Northern Natural 

Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68103–0330, by phone at (402) 

398–7140, or by email at bret.fritch@

nngco.com. 

Public Participation 

There are three ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project: you can file a protest to the 

project, you can file a motion to 

intervene in the proceeding, and you 

can file comments on the project. There 

is no fee or cost for filing protests, 

motions to intervene, or comments. The 

deadline for filing protests, motions to 

intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 18, 2025. How 

to file protests, motions to intervene, 

and comments is explained below. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Protests 

Pursuant to section 157.205 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

NGA,1 any person 2 or the Commission’s 

staff may file a protest to the request. If 

no protest is filed within the time 

allowed or if a protest is filed and then 

withdrawn within 30 days after the 

allowed time for filing a protest, the 

proposed activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request for 

authorization will be considered by the 

Commission. 

Protests must comply with the 

requirements specified in section 

157.205(e) of the Commission’s 

regulations,3 and must be submitted by 

the protest deadline, which is March 18, 

2025. A protest may also serve as a 

motion to intervene so long as the 

protestor states it also seeks to be an 

intervenor. 

Interventions 

Any person has the option to file a 

motion to intervene in this proceeding. 

Only intervenors have the right to 

request rehearing of Commission orders 

issued in this proceeding and to 

subsequently challenge the 

Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit 

Courts of Appeal. 

To intervene, you must submit a 

motion to intervene to the Commission 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure 4 and the regulations under 

the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline 

for the project, which is March 18, 2025. 

As described further in Rule 214, your 

motion to intervene must state, to the 

extent known, your position regarding 

the proceeding, as well as your interest 

in the proceeding. For an individual, 

this could include your status as a 

landowner, ratepayer, resident of an 

impacted community, or recreationist. 

You do not need to have property 

directly impacted by the project in order 

to intervene. For more information 

about motions to intervene, refer to the 

FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/ 

resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. 

All timely, unopposed motions to 

intervene are automatically granted by 

operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to 

intervene that are filed after the 

intervention deadline are untimely and 

may be denied. Any late-filed motion to 

intervene must show good cause for 

being late and must explain why the 

time limitation should be waived and 

provide justification by reference to 

factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the 

Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A 

person obtaining party status will be 

placed on the service list maintained by 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

will receive copies (paper or electronic) 

of all documents filed by the applicant 

and by all other parties. 

Comments 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the project may do so. The Commission 

considers all comments received about 

the project in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken. To 

ensure that your comments are timely 

and properly recorded, please submit 

your comments on or before March 18, 

2025. The filing of a comment alone will 

not serve to make the filer a party to the 

proceeding. To become a party, you 

must intervene in the proceeding. 

How To File Protests, Interventions, and 

Comments 

There are two ways to submit 

protests, motions to intervene, and 

comments. In both instances, please 

reference the Project docket number 

CP25–47–000 in your submission. 

(1) You may file your protest, motion 

to intervene, and comments by using the 

Commission’s eFiling feature, which is 

located on the Commission’s website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. New eFiling 

users must first create an account by 

clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be 

asked to select the type of filing you are 

making; first select ‘‘General’’ and then 


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6Additionally, you may file your comments 

electronically by using the eComment feature, 

which is located on the Commission’s website at 

www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and 

Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit brief, text-only 

comments on a project. 

select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6

(2) You can file a paper copy of your 

submission by mailing it to the address 

below. Your submission must reference 

the Project docket number CP25–47– 

000. 

To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. 

Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

To file via any other method: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of submissions (option 

1 above) and has eFiling staff available 

to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Protests and motions to intervene 

must be served on the applicant either 

by mail at: Bret Fritch, Regulatory 

Specialist, Northern Natural Gas 

Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68103–0330, or by email (with 

a link to the document) at bret.fritch@

nngco.com. Any subsequent 

submissions by an intervenor must be 

served on the applicant and all other 

parties to the proceeding. Contact 

information for parties can be 

downloaded from the service list at the 

eService link on FERC Online. 

Tracking the Proceeding 

Throughout the proceeding, 

additional information about the project 

will be available from the Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 

FERC, or on the FERC website at 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link 

as described above. The eLibrary link 

also provides access to the texts of all 

formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. For more information and to 

register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 

Dated: January 17, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01732 Filed 1–24–25; 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: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP25–361–000. 

Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Updated Negotiated Rate Parking and 

Lending Agreements to be effective 1/ 

17/2025. 

Filed Date: 1/17/25. 

Accession Number: 20250117–5085. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–362–000. 

Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission 

Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate Parking and Lending 

Agreements to be effective 1/17/2025. 

Filed Date: 1/17/25. 

Accession Number: 20250117–5088. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–363–000. 

Applicants: Great Basin Gas 

Transmission Company. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

NAESB Version 4.0 to be effective 

August 1, 2025 to be effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 1/17/25. 

Accession Number: 20250117–5107. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/25. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) 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. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

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. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: January 21, 2025. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01764 Filed 1–24–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP25–46–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization and Establishing 

Intervention and Protest Deadline 

Take notice that on January 7, 2025, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 

1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed 

in the above referenced docket, a prior 

notice request pursuant to sections 

157.205 and 157.216(b) of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia’s 

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 

CP83–76–000, for authorization to 

abandon one injection/withdrawal well 

within the Brinker Storage Field, 

connecting pipeline, and appurtenant 

facilities (Brinker Well 4374 

Abandonment Project), all located in 

Columbiana County, Ohio. The Brinker 

Well 4374 Abandonment Project will 

enable Columbia to limit the integrity 

risk to the Brinker Storage Field in 

alignment with the guidance of the 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA) Storage Final 

Rule. The estimated cost of the project 

is $727,500, all as more fully set forth 

in the request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

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:// 


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