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1 FERC–725B4 is an interim information 

collection number that, as of December 2021 (when 

the 60-day notice was issued) accommodated the 

need to seek timely approval during the pendency 

of an unrelated information collection request 

pertaining to FERC–725B (OMB Control No. 1902– 

0248). In addition, the implementation plan for 

CIP–004–7 and CIP–011–3 provides that those 

Reliability Standards become effective on the first 

day of the first calendar quarter that is 24 calendar 

months after the effective date of the Commission’s 

order, so that Responsible Entities have sufficient 

time to come into compliance with the revised 

Reliability Standards. FERC–725B continues to 

cover the current requirements of the standards, 

before implementation of the revised requirements 

of Docket No. RD21–6–000. FERC–725B has been 

renewed with an expiration date of May 31, 2025. 

Thus, if and when OMB approves the information 

collection request for FERC725B4, the Commission 

intends to seek OMB’s approval to add this 

collection of information to FERC–725B. 2 86 FR 52667, at 52668. 

Project No. 3071. All correspondence 

must be forwarded to Ryan Thilges, P.E., 

Engineer/Public Works Director, Blue 

Earth County, 35 Map Drive, P.O. Box 

3083, Mankato, MN 56002–3083, Phone: 

(507) 304–4031, Email: ryan.thilges@

blueearthcountymn.gov. 

Dated: July 7, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14917 Filed 7–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RD21–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725B4); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is soliciting 

public comment on the new information 

collection designated as FERC–725B4 

(Mandatory Reliability Standards: 

Critical Infrastructure Protection 

Reliability Standards CIP–004–7 and 

CIP–011–3), which will be submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for a review of the information 

collection requirements. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due August 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–725B4 to OMB through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB control number 

(1902–TBD) in the subject line. Your 

comments should be sent within 30 

days of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

RD21–6–000) to the Commission as 

noted below. 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: 

Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; 

Using the search function under the 

‘‘Currently Under Review field,’’ select 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

click ‘‘submit’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ to 

the right of the subject collection. 

FERC submissions must be formatted 

and filed in accordance with submission 

guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For 

user assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support by email at ferconlinesupport@

ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 

(toll-free). 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov and 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725B4, Mandatory 

Reliability Standards: Critical 

Infrastructure Protection Reliability 

Standards CIP–004–7 and CIP–011–3.1

OMB Control No.: TBD. 

Type of Request: Approval of 

proposed changes as described in 

Docket No. RD21–6–000. 

Abstract: On September 15, 2021 the 

North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) filed a petition 

requesting approval of two Reliability 

Standards: CIP–004–7 (Cyber Security, 

Personnel and Training) and CIP–011–3 

(Cyber Security, Information 

Protection). NERC described the 

proposed Reliability Standards as 

‘‘Addressing Bulk Electric System Cyber 

System Information Access 

Management.’’ The petition was noticed 

on September 22, 2021, with 

interventions and comments due by 

October 6, 2021.2 The Commission did 

not receive any interventions or 

comments. 

On December 7, 2021, the Designated 

Letter Order (DLO) in Docket No. RD21– 

6–000 approved the proposed 

Reliability Standards, and found that 

the modified Reliability Standards 

enhance security as discussed below. 

At present, Reliability Standard CIP– 

004–6 requires Responsible Entities to 

control access to Bulk Electric System 

Cyber System Information (BCSI) by 

managing access to a designated storage 

location, such as an electronic 

document or physical file room. 

Reliability Standard CIP–004–7 removes 

references to ‘‘designated storage 

locations’’ of BCSI and requires an 

access management program to 

authorize, verify and revoke provisioned 

access to BCSI. This change updates 

CIP–004 by focusing on controls at the 

file level (e.g., rights, permissions, 

privileges) of BCSI and reduces the need 

for access to only a physical, designated 

storage location for BCSI. 

Reliability Standard CIP–011–3 

clarifies the requirements of protecting 

and handling BCSI with the goal of 

providing flexibility for Responsible 

Entities to use third-party data storage 

and analysis systems. Specifically, 

Reliability Standard CIP–011–3 requires 

Responsible Entities to implement 

specific controls related to BCSI during 

storage handling use, and disposal of 

information when implementing 

services provided by third parties. 

Type of Respondents: Businesses and 

other for-profit entities. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates 686 responses 

annually, and per-response burdens of 

10 hours and $850.20. The total 

estimated burdens per year are 6,860 

hours and $583,237.20. These burdens 

are itemized in the following table: 


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3The number of respondents is based on the 

NERC Compliance Registry as of June 22, 2021. 

Currently there are 1,508 unique NERC Registered 

Entities, subtracting 16 Canadians Entities yields 

1,492 U.S. NERC Registered Entities subject to the 

CIP Standards. However, only those NERC 

Registered Entities that own Medium Impact or 

High Impact BES Cyber System are subject to the 

CIP Standards in this filing which is estimated to 

be 343 NERC Registered Entities. 

4Of the average estimated twenty (20) hours per 

response, all twenty (20) hours are for the one-time 

effort of updating or changing documentation for 

record-keeping burden that is already accounted 

for. 

5Commission staff estimates that the average 

industry hourly cost for this information collection 

is $85.02/hour based on the following occupations 

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: (1) Manager 

(Occupational Code: 11–0000): $97.89/hour; and (2) 

Electrical Engineer (Occupational Code 17–2071): 

$72.15/hour. Source: http://bls.gov/oes/current/ 

naics3_221000.htm, as of June 2021. 

1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020). 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other federal agencies, and state 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by federal law. 

A. 

Number of 

respondents 3

B. 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

C. 

Total number 

of responses 

D. 

Average burden 

hours 4 & cost 

per response 5

E. 

Total annual burden hours & 

total annual cost 6

F. 

Cost per respondent 

($) 

(Column A × Column B) (Column C × Column D) (Column E ÷ Column A) 

CIP–004–7 ........ 343 1 343 10 hours & $850.20 .... 3,430 hours & $291,618.60 10 hours & $850.20 

CIP–011–3 ........ 343 1 343 10 hours & $850.20 .... 3,430 hours & $291,618.60 10 hours & $850.20 

Totals ......... 686 ........................ 686 ..................................... 6,860 hours & $583,237.20 20 hours & $1,700.40 

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: July 7, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–141–000] 

Great Basin Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Schedule for the 

Preparation of an Environmental 

Assessment for the 2023 Mainline 

Replacement Project 

On March 30, 2022, Great Basin Gas 

Transmission Company (Great Basin) 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP22–141–000 requesting a Certificate 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to Section 7(c) to construct 

and operate certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities and Authorization pursuant to 

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to 

abandon certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities. The proposed project is 

known as the 2023 Mainline 

Replacement Project (Project) and 

would involve abandoning and 

replacing a segment of pipeline in 

Humboldt County, Nevada to address 

indications that the subject pipeline 

segment is approaching the end of its 

useful life. 

On April 13, 2022, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) issued its Notice of Application 

for the Project. Among other things, that 

notice alerted agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on a request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s environmental document for the 

Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—November 10, 2022 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—February 8, 2023 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

Great Basin proposes to abandon inplace approximately 20.4 miles of its 

existing 16-inch-diameter steel pipeline 

and construct, as replacement, 

approximately 20.4 miles of new 16- 

inch-diameter steel pipeline in 

Humboldt County, Nevada. The 

replacement pipeline would be 

constructed approximately 20 feet from 

the existing pipeline to be abandoned 

beginning just south of US–95, north of 

Winnemucca, Nevada, and ending south 

of State Highway 49/Jungo Road near 

Great Basin’s existing Elko Lateral Tap. 

The Project would also include removal 

of existing valves and replacement with 

new valves and associated 

appurtenances within Great Basin’s 

existing Elko Lateral Tap. 

Background 

On May 16, 2022, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

2023 Mainline Replacement Project and 

Notice of Public Scoping Session (Notice 

of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was 

sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. In response to 

the Notice of Scoping, the Commission 

received comments from the Nevada 

State Historic Preservation Officer, 

Environmental Protection Agency, and 

Teamsters National Pipeline Labor 

Management Cooperation Trust. The 

primary issues and topics raised by the 

commenters are consultation under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and recommendations 


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