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1 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(4). 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4). 3 72 FR 33462, June 18, 2007. 

Dated: September 3, 2010. 

S. Kenneth Jolly, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22708 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC10–725E–001] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725E); Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

September 3, 2010. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) has submitted the information 

collection described below 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 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(75 FR 35002, 6/21/2010) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments on the FERC–725E and has 

made this notation in its submission to 

OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by October 15, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

Created by OMB should be filed 

electronically, c/o 

oira__submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include the OMB Control Number 1902– 

0246 for reference. The Desk Officer 

may be reached by telephone at 202– 

395–4638. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission and should refer to Docket 

No. IC10–725E–001. Comments may be 

filed either electronically or in paper 

format. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. Documents filed 

electronically via the Internet must be 

prepared in an acceptable filing format 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

submission guidelines. Complete filing 

instructions and acceptable filing 

formats are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/ 

electronic-media.asp. To file the 

document electronically, access the 

Commission’s Web site and click on 

Documents & Filing, E–Filing (http:// 

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

and then follow the instructions for 

each screen. First time users will have 

to establish a user name and password. 

The Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments. 

For paper filings, the comments 

should be submitted to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 

should refer to Docket No. IC10–725E– 

001. 

Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in 

FERC Docket Number IC10–725E may 

do so through eSubscription at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. All comments may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely via the Internet through 

FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. For user assistance, contact 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown 

may be reached by e-mail at 

DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone 

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

273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Action: The Commission is requesting 

a three-year extension of the 

information collected by the FERC–725E 

(OMB Control No. 1902–0246). The 

information is required to implement 

the statutory provisions of section 215 

of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 

U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA 

buttresses the Commission’s efforts to 

strengthen the reliability of the 

interstate grid through the granting of 

authority to provide for a system of 

mandatory Reliability Standards 

developed by the Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO). Reliability 

Standards that the ERO proposes to the 

Commission may include Reliability 

Standards that are proposed to the ERO 

by a Regional Entity.1 A Regional Entity 

is an entity that has been approved by 

the Commission to enforce Reliability 

Standards under delegated authority 

from the ERO.2 On June 8, 2008 in an 

adjudicatory order, the Commission 

approved eight regional Reliability 

Standards submitted by the ERO as 

proposed by the Western Electricity 

Coordinating Council (WECC).3

WECC is responsible for coordinating 

and promoting electric system 

reliability. In addition to promoting a 

reliable electric power system in the 

Western Interconnection, WECC 

supports efficient competitive power 

markets, ensures open and nondiscriminatory transmission access 

among members, and provides a forum 

for resolving transmission access 

disputes plus the coordination of 

operating and planning activities of its 

members. WECC and the eight other 

regional reliability councils were 

formed due to a national concern 

regarding the reliability of the 

interconnected bulk power systems, the 

ability to operate these systems without 

widespread failures in electric service 

and the need to foster the preservation 

of reliability through a formal 

organization. The eight regional 

Reliability Standards are translations of 

existing reliability criteria and are now 

binding on the applicable subset of 

users, owners and operators of the Bulk 

Power System in the United States 

portion of the Western Interconnection. 

The Commission’s reporting 

requirements are found in 18 CFR Part 

40. 

The eight Reliability Standards do not 

require responsible entities to file 

information with the Commission. 

However, the standards do require 

responsible entities to file periodic 

reports with WECC and to develop and 

maintain certain information for a 

specified period of time, subject to 

inspection by WECC. Specifically the 

eight Reliability Standards require the 

following: 

WECC–BAL–STD–002–0—balancing 

authorities and reserve sharing groups 

are to submit to WECC quarterly reports 

on operating reserves as well as reports 

after any instance of non-compliance. 

WECC–IRO–STD–006–0— 

transmission operators, balancing 

authorities and loadserving entities are 

to document and report to WECC 

actions taken in response to direction to 

mitigate unscheduled flow. The 

standard also requires transmission 

operators to document required actions 

that are and are not taken by responsible 

entities. 

WECC- PRC–STD–001–1—certain 

transmission operators are to submit to 

WECC annual certifications of 

protective equipment. 


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4Reporting = 7,550 hours @ $120/hour = 

$906,000, Recordkeeping = 755 hours @ $40/hour 

= $30,200. Total Costs = Reporting ($906,000) + 

Recordkeeping ($30,200) = $936,200 

WECC–PRC–STD–003–1—certain 

transmission operators are to report to 

WECC any misoperation of relays and 

remedial action schemes. 

WECC–PRCSTD–005–1—certain 

transmission operators are to maintain, 

in stated form, maintenance and 

inspection records pertaining to their 

transmission facilities. The standard 

also requires operators to certify to 

WECC that the operator is maintaining 

the required records. 

WECCTOP–STD–007–0—certain 

transmission operators are to submit to 

WECC quarterly reports on transfer 

capability data and compliance as well 

as reports after an instance of noncompliance. 

WECC–VAR–STD–002a–1 and WECC– 

VAR–STD–002b–1—certain generators 

are to submit quarterly reports to WECC 

on automatic voltage control and power 

system stabilizers. All of the foregoing 

regional Reliability Standards require 

the reporting entity to retain relevant 

data in electronic form for one year or 

for a longer period if the data is relevant 

to a dispute or potential penalty, except 

that WECC–PRC–STD–005–1 requires 

retention of maintenance and inspection 

records for five years and retention of 

other data for four years. 

The Commission uses the data to 

participate in North American Electric 

Reliability Council’s (NERC’s) 

Reliability readiness reviews of 

balancing authorities, transmission 

operators and reliability coordinators in 

North America to determine their 

readiness to maintain safe and reliable 

operations. In addition, FERC’s Office of 

Electric Reliability uses the data to 

engage in studies and other activities to 

assess the longer-term and strategic 

needs and issues related to power grid 

reliability. 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

annual burden follows. 

FERC data collection Number of 

respondents 

Average No. 

of reponses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

(1) (2) (3) (1)×(2)×(3) 

FERC–725E Reporting: 

Balancing Authorities ................................................................................ 34 1 20 680 

Generator Operators ................................................................................ 206 1 10 2,060 

Load-Serving Entities ............................................................................... 149 1 10 1,490 

Transmission Operators/Owners .............................................................. 83 1 40 3,320 

Subtotal ............................................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 7,550 

Record-keeping ................................................................................................ Balancing Authorities ........................ 68 

Generator Operators ........................ 206 

Load-Serving Entities ........................ 149 

Transmission Owners/Operators ........................ 332 

Totals ........................ 755 

1 1–7 each (total of 83). 

Total Annual hours for the 

Information Collection: 7,550 reporting 

hours + 755 recordkeeping = 8,305 

hours. 

The total estimated annual cost 

burden to respondents is $ 936,200.4

The reporting burden includes the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide the information 

including: (1) Reviewing instructions; 

(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and 

utilizing technology and systems for the 

purposes of collecting, validating, 

verifying, processing, maintaining, 

disclosing and providing information; 

(3) adjusting the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; (4) 

training personnel to respond to a 

collection of information; (5) searching 

data sources; (6) completing and 

reviewing the collection of information; 

and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon salaries for professional 

and clerical support, as well as direct 

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 of the proposed 

collections of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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