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1NERC Petition at 3. 

2 Id. at 3. 

3 Id. at 4. 

4The affected entities for FAC–001–2 are 

Transmission Owners (TO) and applicable 

Generator Owners (GO). The affected entities for 

FAC–002–2 are Transmission Planners (TP), 

Planning Coordinators (PC), Generator Owners 

(GO), Transmission Owners (TO), Distribution 

Providers (DP), and Load-Serving Entities (LSE). 

Note that Planning Coordinator (PC) is the new 

name for Planning Authority—a term still used in 

NERC’s Compliance Registry. 

5The burden for the preceding versions of the 

standards being replaced was included in: (a) 

FERC–725M (OMB Control No. 1902–0263) for 

FAC–001–1, and (b) FERC–725A (OMB Control No. 

1902–0244) for FAC–002–1. 

6The number of respondents is based on the 

NERC Compliance Registry as of September 24, 

2014. Although 2,163 entities are registered as TO, 

DP, LSE, or GO, we expect at the most 216 entities 

(ten percent) will seek to interconnect and go 

through the study phase that may require 

coordination in any given year. 

7The estimates for cost per hour are derived as 

follows: 

• $72.92/hour, the average of the salary plus 

benefits for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an 

electrical engineer ($60.87/hour), from Bureau of 

Labor and Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/

naics3_221000.htm, as of 9/4/2014 

• $29.01/hour, based on a Commission staff 

study of record retention burden cost. 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27056 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RD14–12–000] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

invites public comment in Docket No. 

RD14–12–000 on a proposed change to 

a collection of information that the 

Commission is developing for 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before January 16, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by 

docket number, may be filed in the 

following ways: 

• Electronic Filing through http://

www.ferc.gov. Documents created 

electronically using word processing 

software should be filed in native 

applications or print-to-PDF format and 

not in a scanned format. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable 

to file electronically may mail or handdeliver an original of their comments to: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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: The 

proposed information collection 

changes in Docket No. RD14–12–000 

relate to the proposed Reliability 

Standards FAC–001–2 (Facility 

Interconnection Requirements) and 

FAC–002–2 (Facility Interconnection 

Studies), developed by the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC), and submitted to 

the Commission for approval. The 

Commission received NERC’s petition to 

approve the proposed Reliability 

Standards on August 22, 2014. 

NERC summarizes the FAC group of 

standards as follows: 

The Facility Design, Connections, and 

Maintenance (‘‘FAC’’) Reliability Standards 

address topics such as facility 

interconnection requirements, facility 

ratings, system operating limits, and transfer 

capabilities.1

In its petition, NERC also summarizes 

the proposed Reliability Standards’ 

applicability and requirements: 

Proposed Reliability Standard FAC–001–2 

requires that Transmission Owners and 

applicable Generator Owners document and 

make Facility interconnection requirements 

available so that entities seeking to 

interconnect have the necessary information. 

Proposed Reliability Standard FAC–002–2 

ensures that the reliability impact of 

interconnecting new or materially modified 

Facilities is studied. Collectively, proposed 

Reliability Standards FAC–001–2 and FAC– 

002–2 ensure that there is appropriate 

coordination and communication regarding 

the interconnection of Facilities, which 

improves the reliability of the Bulk-Power 

System.2

Finally, NERC also states that the 

proposed Reliability Standards improve 

reliability, clarify requirement language 

and eliminate redundant or unnecessary 

requirements.3

Burden Statement: Commission staff 

analyzed the proposed and currently 

enforced Reliability Standards and has 

concluded that proposed Reliability 

Standards merely clarify or eliminate 

redundancies and thus, the information 

collection requirements have not 

changed. Accordingly, the net overall 

burden and respondent universe 4

remain unchanged, when compared to 

the burden of the existing standards 

being replaced.5

The Commission intends to submit a 

request for approval to OMB under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) related 

to the proposed Reliability Standards. 

For PRA purposes, the information 

collection requirements in proposed 

Reliability Standards FAC–001–2 and 

FAC–002–2 are identified as FERC– 

725D and OMB Control Number 1902– 

0247. 

The annual reporting burden for the 

implementation of Reliability Standards 

FAC–001–2 and FAC–002–2 is 

estimated as follows. 


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FERC–725D, MODIFICATIONS IN RD14–12 

Number and type of 

respondent 6

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Total annual 

cost 7

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

FAC–001–2 

Documentation & updates .. GO 5 ................................... 1 5 16 80 $5,833.60 

TO 332 ............................... 1 332 16 5312 387,351.04 

Record Retention ................ GO 5 ................................... 1 5 1 5 145.05 

TO 332 ............................... 1 332 1 332 9,631.32 

FAC–002–2 

Study ................................... PC, TP 183 ........................ 1 183 32 5856 427,019. 52 

Record Retention ................ PC, TP 183 ........................ 1 183 1 183 5,308.83 

Coordination ........................ TO, DP, LSE, GO 216 ....... 1 216 16 3456 252,011.52 

Record Retention ................ TO, DP, LSE, GO 216 ....... 1 216 1 216 6,266.16 

Total ............................. ............................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,093,567.04 

The total estimated annual burden 

cost to respondents is: $1,093,567.04. 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27055 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12636–002] 

Mohawk Hydro Corporation; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Soliciting 

Additional Study Requests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License 

b. Project No.: 12636–002 

c. Date filed: October 24, 2014 

d. Applicant: Mohawk Hydro 

Corporation 

e. Name of Project: Middle Mohawk 

Hydroelectric Project 

f. Location: The project would be 

located on the Mohawk River, in 

Schenectady and Montgomery Counties, 

New York. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Wendy Jo 

Carey, Mohawk Hydro Corporation, 5 

Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; 

or at (518) 456–7712. 

i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury, 

(202) 502–6736 or monir.chowdhury@

ferc.gov 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: December 23, 2014. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file additional 

study requests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, please send a paper 

copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–12636–002. 

m. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The proposed project would be 

located at eight existing lock and dam 

facilities (Lock Numbers: E8 through 

E15) that are owned by the New York 

State Canal Corporation. The proposed 

run-of-river project would consist of the 

following eight developments: 

Lock E8 Scotia Development would 

consist of: (1) An existing 530-foot-long, 

14-foot-high bridge type dam; (2) an 

existing 336-acre impoundment at an 

elevation of 223.44 feet North Atlantic 

Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (3) 

two new identical modular steel 

transportable barges, with each barge 

resting on a foundation consisting of 

four steel reinforced concrete pylons 

and consisting of: (a) A steel intake 

structure approximately 130 feet long by 

40 feet wide by 15 feet high and (b) an 

approximately 130-foot-long by 40-footwide by 10-foot-high steel powerhouse 

containing nine turbine-generator units 

having a capacity of 220 kilowatts (kW) 

each; (4) a new short transmission line 

connecting a new transportable 40-footlong by 8-foot-wide by 8-foot-high grid 

interface unit to an existing 34.5- 

kilovolt (kV) or lower voltage grid 

distribution or sub-transmission line; 

and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 

development would have an annual 

generation of 15,473 megawatt-hours 

(MWh). 

Lock E9 Rotterdam Junction 

Development would consist of: (1) An 

existing 530-foot-long, 15-foot-high 

bridge type dam; (2) an existing 428-acre 

impoundment at an elevation of 238.78 

feet NAVD 88; (3) two new identical 

modular steel transportable barges, with 


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