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1Reliability Standard CIP–014–2 was 

implemented by the letter Order in Docket RD15– 

4–000 issued on 7/14/2015. RD15–4–000 was not 

submitted to OMB because it did not implicate the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The revised standard 

became effective on 10/2/2015 and is now included 

in the FERC–725U information collection. 

2Burden 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, reference 5 CFR 1320.3. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 24, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18596 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC17–14–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725U); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

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 currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards: 

Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP– 

014. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due October 31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC17–14–000) 

by either of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

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: 

Title: Mandatory Reliability 

Standards: Reliability Standard CIP– 

014. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0274. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725U information 

collection requirements with no changes 

to the current reporting requirements. 

Abstract: Reliability Standard CIP– 

014–2 1 requires applicable transmission 

owners and transmission operators to 

identify and protect transmission 

stations and transmission substations, 

and their associated primary control 

centers that if rendered inoperable or 

damaged as a result of a physical attack 

could result in instability, uncontrolled 

separation, or cascading within an 

Interconnection. 

Transmission owners and 

transmission operators must keep data 

or evidence to show compliance with 

the standard for three years unless 

directed by its Compliance Enforcement 

Authority. If a responsible entity is 

found non-compliant, it must keep 

information related to the noncompliance until mitigation is complete 

and approved, or for the three years, 

whichever is longer. 

Type of Respondents: Transmission 

owners (TO) and transmission operators 

(TOP). 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 

FERC–725U—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014 

Number and 

type of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden 

hours and cost 

per response 3

Total burden 

hours and total 

cost 

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

Year 1 

R1 ............................................................................ 334 TO ....................... 1 334 20 

$1,280 

6,680 

$427,520 

R2 ............................................................................ 334 TO ....................... 1 334 34 

$2,448 

11,356 

$817,632 

R3 ............................................................................ 2 TOP ......................... 1 2 1 

$129 

2 

$258 

R4 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 80 

$5,120 

2,560 

$163,840 

R5 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 320 

$20,480 

10,240 

$655,360 

R6 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 304 

$19,456 

9,728 

$622,592 

Record Retention .................................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP .... 1 336 2 

$76 

672 

$25,536 

Year 2 

Record Retention .................................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP .... 1 336 2 

$76 

672 

$25,536 


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3The estimates for cost per response are derived 

using the following formula: Average Burden Hours 

per Response times XX per Hour = Average Cost per 

Response. 

The hourly cost figures are based on data for 

wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at https://www.bls.gov/ 

oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded 

for the purposes of calculations in this table and 

are: 

1. For electrical engineers, $64.29/hr., rounded to 

$64/hr. 

2. for attorneys, $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr. 

3. for administrative staff, $37.75/hr., rounded to 

$38/hr. 

The record retention cost is based on the 

administrative staff category; R3 is based on the 

attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, R5 and R6 

are based on the electrical engineer category; and 

R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer and related 

engineering review process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and 

attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories. The 

resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded 

to $72/hr. 

1Agency Operations in the Absence of a Quorum, 

158 FERC 61,135 (2017). 

2 Id. P 2. 

FERC–725U—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: RELIABILITY STANDARD CIP–014—Continued 

Number and 

type of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average 

burden 

hours and cost 

per response 3

Total burden 

hours and total 

cost 

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

Year 3 

R1 ............................................................................ 30 TO ......................... 1 30 20 

$1,280 

600 

$38,400 

R2 ............................................................................ 30 TO ......................... 1 30 34 

$2,436 

1,020 

$73,080 

R3 ............................................................................ 2 TOP ......................... 1 2 1 

$129 

2 

$258 

R4 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 80 

$5,120 

2,560 

$163,840 

R5 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 80 

$5,120 

2,560 

$163,840 

R6 ............................................................................ 30 TO and 2 TOP ...... 1 32 134 

$8,576 

4,288 

$274,432 

Record Retention .................................................... 334 TO and 2 TOP .... 1 336 2 

$76 

672 

$25,536 

Year 1 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 41,238 

$2,712,738 

Year 2 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 672 

$25,536 

Year 3 Total ..................................................... ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 11,702 

$739,386 

TOTAL (for Years 1–3) ............................. ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 53,612 

$3,477,660 

Average Annual Burden and Cost ....

(for Years 1–3) ..................................

..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 17,871 

$1,159,220 

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: August 25, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18538 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD17–10–000] 

Agency Operations in the Absence of 

a Quorum; Notice of Termination of 

Delegation of Further Authority to Staff 

Due To Reestablishment of Quorum 

1. By order issued February 3, 2017, 

in anticipation of a lack of a quorum, 

the Commission delegated further 

authority to its staff to take certain 

actions.1 Such delegation was effective 

beginning February 4, 2017, and in no 

event was to extend beyond 14 days 

following the date a Commission 

quorum was reestablished.2

2. Take notice that a Commission 

quorum was reestablished on August 10, 

2017, and, with the reestablishment of 

a Commission quorum, the 

Commission’s delegation of further 

authority to its staff accordingly 

terminated on August 24, 2017. 

Dated: August 25, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18537 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

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