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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0900; Product Identifier 2017– 

NM–055–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by November 

13, 2017. 

(b) Affected ADs 

This AD affects AD 2007–24–02, 

Amendment 39–15268 (72 FR 65446, 

November 21, 2007) (‘‘AD 2007–24–02’’). 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to all The Boeing 

Company Model 737–100, –200, –200C, 

–300, –400, and –500 series airplanes, 

certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 28, Fuel. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

chafed wires and a damaged wiring sleeve on 

a fuel boost pump power cable, and an onground fuel tank explosion. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent electrical arcing between 

the fuel boost pump power cable wiring and 

the surrounding conduit, which could lead to 

arc-through of the conduit, consequent fire or 

explosion of the fuel tank, and subsequent 

loss of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Required Actions 

(1) For Group 1 and Group 2 airplanes 

identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–28A1273, Revision 1, dated March 14, 

2017: Except as required by paragraph (j) of 

this AD, at the applicable times specified in 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–28A1273, 

Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017, do all 

applicable actions identified as required for 

compliance (‘‘RC’’) in, and in accordance 

with, the Accomplishment Instructions of 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737–28A1273, 

Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017. 

(2) For airplanes identified as Group 3 in 

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737–28A1273, 

Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017: Within 

120 days after the effective date of this AD, 

inspect the airplane and do all applicable 

corrective actions using a method approved 

in accordance with the procedures specified 

in paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(h) Revision of Maintenance or Inspection 

Program 

Within 60 days after the effective date of 

this AD: Revise the maintenance or 

inspection program, as applicable, to 

incorporate the applicable Airworthiness 

Limitations (AWLs) from Boeing 737–100/ 

200/200C/300/400/500 Airworthiness 

Limitations (AWLs)/Certification 

Maintenance Requirements (CMRs), D6– 

38278–CMR, dated May 2016, as identified in 

paragraphs (h)(1) and (h)(2) of this AD. 

(1) 28–AWL–18 and 28–AWL–26, ‘‘Fuel 

Boost Pump Wires In Conduit Installation— 

In Fuel Tank,’’ for Boeing Model 737–100, 

–200, –200C series airplanes. 

(2) 28–AWL–18 and 28–AWL–25, ‘‘Fuel 

Boost Pump Wires In Conduit Installation— 

In Fuel Tank,’’ for Boeing Model 737–300, 

–400, –500 series airplanes. 

(i) No Alternative Critical Design 

Configuration Control Limitations (CDCCLs) 

After the maintenance or inspection 

program, as applicable, has been revised as 

required by paragraph (h) of this AD, no 

alternative CDCCLs may be used unless the 

CDCCLs are approved as an alternative 

method of compliance (AMOC) in 

accordance with the procedures specified in 

paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(j) Exceptions to Service Information 

Specifications 

Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 737– 

28A1273, Revision 1, dated March 14, 2017, 

uses the phrase ‘‘after the original issue date 

of this service bulletin,’’ for purposes of 

determining compliance with the 

requirements of this AD, the phrase ‘‘after the 

effective date of this AD’’ must be used. 

(k) Terminating Action for Requirements of 

AD 2007–24–02 

Accomplishment of the actions required by 

paragraph (g) of this AD terminates all 

requirements of AD 2007–24–02. 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 

FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in paragraph (m)(2) of 

this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9- 

ANM-LAACO-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair, 

modification, or alteration required by this 

AD if it is approved by the Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Los Angeles 

ACO Branch, to make those findings. To be 

approved, the repair method, modification 

deviation, or alteration deviation must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) For service information that contains 

steps that are labeled as Required for 

Compliance (RC), the provisions of 

paragraphs (l)(4)(i) and (l)(4)(ii) of this AD 

apply. 

(i) The steps labeled as RC, including 

substeps under an RC step and any figures 

identified in an RC step, must be done to 

comply with the AD. If a step or substep is 

labeled ‘‘RC Exempt,’’ then the RC 

requirement is removed from that step or 

substep. An AMOC is required for any 

deviations to RC steps, including substeps 

and identified figures. 

(ii) Steps not labeled as RC may be 

deviated from using accepted methods in 

accordance with the operator’s maintenance 

or inspection program without obtaining 

approval of an AMOC, provided the RC steps, 

including substeps and identified figures, can 

still be done as specified, and the airplane 

can be put back in an airworthy condition. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Christopher Baker, Aerospace 

Engineer, Propulsion Section, FAA, Seattle 

ACO Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; phone: 425–917– 

6498; fax: 425–917–6590; email: 

christopher.r.baker@faa.gov. 

(2) For information about AMOCs, contact 

Serj Harutunian, Aerospace Engineer, 

Propulsion Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO 

Branch, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, 

Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 562–627– 

5254; fax: 562–627–5210; email: 

serj.harutunian@faa.gov. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data 

Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., 

MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740–5600; 

telephone 562–797–1717; Internet https://

www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this 

referenced service information at the FAA, 

Transport Standards Branch, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 20, 2017. 

Dionne Palermo, 

Acting Director, System Oversight Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20545 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM17–12–000] 

Emergency Preparedness and 

Operations Reliability Standards 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission proposes to 

approve Emergency Preparedness and 

Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards 

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Proposed Rules 44747 

1 16 U.S.C. 824(o). The proposed Reliability 

Standards are available on the Commission’s 

eLibrary document retrieval system in Docket No. 

RM17–12–000 and on the NERC Web site, 

www.nerc.com. 

2 Id. 824o(d)(2). 

3 Id. 824o(e). 

4Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric 

Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the 

Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of 

Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC 

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No. 

672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006). 

5North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117 

FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. 

v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009). 

6 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the BulkPower System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 (Apr. 

4, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,242, at P 297, 

order on reh’g, Order No. 693–A, 120 FERC ¶ 

61,053 (2007). 

7North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 

FERC ¶ 61,193, at P 81 (March 2012 Order), order 

on reh’g and clarification, 139 FERC ¶ 61,168 

(2012). The March 2012 Order approved a NERC 

process to identify requirements that could be 

removed from Reliability Standards without 

impacting the reliability of the interconnected 

transmission network. 

8System Restoration Reliability Standards, Order 

No. 749, 134 FERC ¶ 61,215, at PP 18, 24 (2011). 

EOP–004–4 (Event Reporting), EOP– 

005–3 (System Restoration from 

Blackstart Resources), EOP–006–3 

(System Restoration Coordination), and 

EOP–008–2 (Loss of Control Center 

Functionality). 

DATES: Comments are due November 27, 

2017. 

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 comments to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Comment Procedures Section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

E. Nick Henery (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Division 

of Reliability Standards, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, Telephone: (202) 502–8636, 

Nick.Henery@ferc.gov. 

Bob Stroh (Legal Information), Office of 

the General Counsel, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

Telephone: (202) 502–8473, 

Robert.Stroh@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Under section 215 of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA),1 the Commission 

proposes to approve proposed 

Emergency Preparedness and 

Operations (EOP) Reliability Standards 

EOP–004–4 (Event Reporting), EOP– 

005–3 (System Restoration from 

Blackstart Resources), EOP–006–3 

(System Restoration Coordination), and 

EOP–008–2 (Loss of Control Center 

Functionality), submitted by the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC), the Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO). The proposed EOP 

Reliability Standards are intended to: (1) 

Provide accurate reporting of events to 

NERC’s event analysis group to analyze 

the impact on the reliability of the bulk 

electric system (EOP–004–4); (2) 

delineate the roles and responsibilities 

of entities that support system 

restoration from blackstart resources 

which generate power without the 

support of the grid (EOP–005–3); (3) 

clarify the procedures and coordination 

requirements for reliability coordinator 

personnel to execute system restoration 

processes (EOP–006–3); and (4) refine 

the required elements of an operating 

plan used to continue reliable 

operations of the bulk electric system if 

that primary control functionality is lost 

(EOP–008–2). The Commission also 

proposes to approve the associated 

violation risk factors, violation severity 

levels, implementation plans, and 

effective dates. In addition, the 

Commission proposes to retire 

currently-effective Reliability Standards 

EOP–004–3, EOP–005–2, EOP–006–2, 

and EOP–008–1 immediately prior to 

the effective dates of the proposed EOP 

Reliability Standards. 

I. Background 

A. Regulatory Background 

2. Section 215 of the FPA requires a 

Commission-certified ERO to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards that are subject to 

Commission review and approval. The 

Commission may approve, by rule or 

order, a proposed Reliability Standard 

or modification to a Reliability Standard 

if it determines that the Reliability 

Standard is just, reasonable, not unduly 

discriminatory or preferential and in the 

public interest.2 Once approved, the 

Reliability Standards may be enforced 

by the ERO, subject to Commission 

oversight, or by the Commission 

independently.3 Pursuant to section 215 

of the FPA, the Commission established 

a process to select and certify an ERO,4

and subsequently certified NERC.5 On 

March 16, 2007, the Commission issued 

Order No. 693, approving 83 of the 107 

Reliability Standards filed by NERC, 

including the initial EOP Reliability 

Standards.6

B. NERC Petition 

3. According to NERC, the proposed 

EOP Reliability Standards: (1) 

Streamline the currently-effective EOP 

Standards; (2) remove redundancies and 

other unnecessary language while 

making the Reliability Standards more 

results-based; 7 and (3) address the 

Commission’s concern articulated in 

Order No. 749 regarding system 

restoration training.8 The proposed EOP 

Reliability Standards are summarized 

below. 

Proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

004–4 

4. Proposed Reliability Standard 

EOP–004–4 requires reporting of events 

by responsible entities. The reportable 

events under the proposed Reliability 

Standard are collected and used to 

examine the underlying causes of 

events; track subsequent corrective 

action to prevent recurrence of such 

events; and develop lessons learned for 

industry. While these events arise in the 

real-time operation time horizon and 

require action by responsible entities 

within one hour or less to preserve the 

reliability of the bulk electric system, 

Reliability Standard EOP–004–3 is not 

intended to require system operators to 

report the events during the real-time 

operation time horizon, but rather can 

be reported six to twenty four hours 

after the event. 

5. NERC states that the proposed 

Reliability Standard modifications are 

designed to eliminate redundant 

reporting of a single event by multiple 

entities; assign reporting requirements 

to appropriate entities; clarify the 

threshold reporting for a given event; 

and where appropriate, align the 

reportable events and thresholds 

identified in Attachments 1 and 2 of the 

proposed Reliability Standard with the 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Form 

OE–417. NERC states that the proposed 

Reliability Standard improves the 

quality of information received by the 

ERO as well as the quality of analysis 

that the ERO produces from this 

information to assess the greatest risk to 

the bulk electric system. 

6. Attachment 1 of the proposed 

Reliability Standard identifies the types 

and thresholds of reportable events that 

have the potential to impact the 

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9Under the current practice, the ERO will accept 

DOE’s Form OE–417 report in lieu of Attachment 

2 to Reliability Standard EOP–004–3 to the extent 

a given event type and threshold align. 

10While Reliability Standard TOP–007–0, 

Requirement R1 mandates reporting of SOL and 

IROL violations, that Reliability Standard was 

retired recently. Transmission Operations 

Reliability Standards and Interconnection 

Reliability Operations and Coordination Reliability 

Standards, Order No. 817, 153 FERC ¶ 61,178 

(2015). Reliability Standard TOP–001–3, 

Requirement R12 requires transmission operators 

not to operate outside of IROL Tv. The 

requirement’s associated compliance measure, 

however, only requires transmission operators to 

‘‘make available evidence to show that for any 

occasion in which it operated outside any identified 

[IROL], the continuous duration did not exceed its 

associated IROL Tv.’’ 10 While this information may 

be similar to what would be found in an IROL Tv 

exceedance report under currently-effective 

Reliability Standard EOP–004–3, Reliability 

Standard TOP–001–3 does not require responsible 

entities to report the exceedance. The same can be 

said of Reliability Standard IRO–009–2. 

reliability of the bulk electric system. 

Attachment 2 is a reporting template for 

entities to report the types and 

thresholds of events identified in 

Attachment 1 to NERC. To the extent 

that DOE’s Form OE–417 reflects similar 

event types and thresholds of events as 

Attachment 2, responsible entities may 

submit Form OE–417 in lieu of 

Attachment 2.9

7. Under currently-effective 

Reliability Standard EOP–004–3, 

Attachment 1, reliability coordinators 

must report to NERC when they operate 

outside of their interconnection 

reliability operating limit (IROL) for 

greater than ‘‘Tv’’ (defined as less than 

or equal to 30 minutes). NERC proposes 

to eliminate the IROL violation 

reporting requirement in Attachment 1 

of proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

004–4 because, according to NERC, 

EOP–004 is primarily a tool for trending 

analysis and developing lessons learned 

and not designed to be a real-time tool. 

8. NERC states that the standard 

drafting team concluded that any realtime reporting to NERC or Regional 

Entities (i.e., contemporaneous with the 

transmission operator’s notification of 

the IROL to the reliability coordinator) 

should be addressed in the TOP 

Reliability Standards, which deal with 

the real-time operations time horizon. In 

its petition, NERC identifies Reliability 

Standard TOP–001–3 (Transmission 

Operations) as the appropriate 

Reliability Standard for reporting such 

real-time events. NERC states that the 

purpose of Reliability Standard TOP– 

001–3 is to prevent instability, 

uncontrolled separation, or cascading 

outages that adversely impact the 

reliability of an interconnection by 

ensuring prompt action to prevent or 

mitigate such occurrences. Specifically, 

Reliability Standard TOP–001–3, 

Requirement R12 provides that ‘‘[e]ach 

Transmission Operator shall not operate 

outside any identified Interconnection 

Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) for a 

continuous duration exceeding its 

associated Tv.’’ Separately, NERC 

identifies Reliability Standard TOP– 

007–0 (Reporting System Operating 

Limit (SOL) and IROL Violations), 

Requirement R2, which states that 

‘‘[f]ollowing a Contingency or other 

event that results in an IROL violation, 

the Transmission Operator shall return 

its transmission system to within IROL 

as soon as possible, but not longer than 

30 minutes.’’ Finally, NERC cites 

Requirement R3 of Reliability Standard 

IRO–009–2 (Reliability Coordinator 

Actions to Operate within IROLs), 

which states that ‘‘[e]ach Reliability 

Coordinator shall act or direct others to 

act so that the magnitude and duration 

of an IROL exceedance is mitigated 

within the IROL Tv, as identified in the 

Reliability Coordinator’s Real-time 

monitoring or Real-time Assessment.’’ 

Proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

005–3 

9. The purpose of proposed Reliability 

Standard EOP–005–3 is to ensure plans, 

facilities, and personnel are prepared to 

enable system restoration from 

blackstart resources to ensure reliability 

is maintained during restoration and 

priority is placed on restoring the 

interconnection. NERC states that 

proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

005–3 improves the existing version of 

the Reliability Standard by: (1) 

Emphasizing the need for transmission 

operators to develop and use restoration 

plans relating to blackstart resources; (2) 

retiring redundant or administrative 

requirements; and (3) clarifying 

requirements for revising and testing 

restoration plans. 

Proposed Reliability Standards EOP– 

006–3 

10. The purpose of proposed 

Reliability Standard EOP–006–3 is to 

establish how personnel should prepare, 

execute, and coordinate system 

restoration processes to maintain 

reliability and to restore the 

Interconnection. NERC states that 

proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

006–3 improves upon the existing 

version of the standard by emphasizing 

the need for reliability coordinators to 

develop and use their restoration plans 

and clarifying requirements for training 

and coordination of restoration plans 

amongst reliability coordinators. 

Proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

008–2 

11. The purpose of proposed 

Reliability Standard EOP–008–2 is to 

ensure continued reliable operations of 

the bulk electric system if a control 

center becomes inoperable. NERC states 

that proposed Reliability Standard EOP– 

008–2 improves upon the existing 

Reliability Standard by clarifying the 

required contents of an operating plan 

used by reliability coordinators, 

balancing authorities and transmission 

operators. 

II. Discussion 

12. Pursuant to section 215(d) of the 

FPA, the Commission proposes to 

approve the proposed EOP Reliability 

Standards as just, reasonable, not 

unduly discriminatory or preferential 

and in the public interest. The 

Commission also proposes to approve 

the associated violation risk factors, 

violation severity levels, 

implementation plans, and effective 

dates. Further, the Commission 

proposes to retire currently-effective 

Reliability Standards EOP–004–3, EOP– 

005–2, EOP–006–2, and EOP–008–1 

immediately prior to the effective dates 

of the proposed EOP Reliability 

Standards. 

13. Proposed Reliability Standard 

EOP–004–4 will enhance reliability by 

assigning reporting to appropriate 

entities; and clarifying the threshold 

reporting for a given event. In addition, 

aligning the reportable events and 

thresholds identified in Attachment 1 of 

the proposed Reliability Standard with 

DOE’s Form OE–417 should improve 

the quality of information received by 

NERC and the quality of analysis that 

NERC produces to assess the greatest 

risks to the bulk electric system. 

Further, proposed Reliability Standard 

EOP–004–4 promotes efficiency and 

clarity by eliminating redundant 

reporting of a single event by multiple 

entities. 

14. Proposed Reliability Standards 

EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3, and EOP–008– 

2 will enhance reliability by delineating 

the roles and responsibilities of entities 

that support system restoration from 

blackstart resources; clarifying the 

procedures and coordination 

requirements for reliability coordinator 

personnel to execute system restoration 

processes; and refining operating plan 

elements if primary control 

functionality is lost. 

15. Finally, while we are not 

persuaded that the three Reliability 

Standards identified by NERC require 

the reporting of IROL information,10 we 

propose to accept NERC’s proposed 

retirement of currently-effective 

Reliability Standard EOP–004–3. 

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11 5 CFR 1320.11. 

12Eng.: engineering; R.K.: record-keeping. 

13The estimates for cost per hour are based on 

2015 wage figures and derived as follows: 

$64.29/hour, the average salary plus benefits per 

engineer (from Bureau of Labor Statistics at https:// 

www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm); 

$37.75/hour, the average salary plus benefits per 

information and record clerks (from Bureau of 

Labor Statistics at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

naics2_22.htm) 

The results of calculations are rounded to the 

nearest dollar within the burden table. 

Currently NERC voluntarily shares IROL 

Tv exceedance information with 

Commission staff so that Commission 

staff can monitor the transmission 

system and identify reliability trends. 

We understand that NERC will continue 

to receive IROL Tv exceedance 

information and share it with 

Commission staff even after the 

proposed retirement of EOP–004–3. 

III. Information Collection Statement 

16. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) regulations require that 

OMB approve certain reporting and 

recordkeeping (collections of 

information) imposed by an agency.11

Upon approval of a collection(s) of 

information, OMB will assign an OMB 

control number and expiration date. 

Respondents subject to the filing 

requirements of this rule will not be 

penalized for failing to respond to these 

collections of information unless the 

collections of information display a 

valid OMB control number. 

17. The Commission is submitting 

these reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements to OMB for its review and 

approval under section 3507(d) of the 

Paper Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(d) (2012). Comments are solicited 

on the Commission’s need for this 

information, whether the information 

will have practical utility, the accuracy 

of the provided burden estimate, ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and any suggested methods 

for minimizing the respondent’s burden, 

including the use of automated 

information techniques. 

18. This Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking proposes to approve 

revisions to Reliability Standards EOP– 

004–4 (Event Reporting), EOP–005–3 

(System Restoration from Blackstart 

Resources), EOP–006–3 (System 

Restoration Coordination), and EOP– 

008–2 (Loss of Control Center 

Functionality). 

19. Public Reporting Burden: Our 

estimate below regarding the number of 

respondents is based on the NERC 

Compliance Registry as of April 7, 2017. 

The following estimates relate to the 

requirements for this Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking in Docket No. RM17–12– 

000. 

RM17–12–000 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND OPERATIONS RELIABILITY STANDARDS) 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden 

and cost per 

response 12

Total annual 

burden and total 

annual cost 13

Cost per respondent 

($) 

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

EOP–008–2 

One-time Review 

and Revision of 

Plan.

215 1 215 20 hrs. (Eng.); 

$1,286.

4,300 hrs. (Eng.); 

$276,447.

$1,286 (Eng.). 

Updating, Approving, and Maintaining Records.215 1 215 6 hrs. (Eng.); $386 

2 hrs. (R.K.); 

$76.

1,290 hrs. (Eng.); 

$82,934, 430 

hrs. (R.K.); 

$16,233.

$386 (Eng.); $76 (R.K.). 

One-time Contracting.27 1 27 120 hrs. (Eng.) 

$7,715.

3,240 hrs. 

$208,300 (Eng.).

$7,715 (Eng.). 

EOP–005–3 & EOP–006–3 

RC Data Retention 26 2 52 8 hrs. (R.K.) $514 416 hrs. (R.K.); 

$26,745.

$514 (R.K.). 

TOP Reporting 

Data.

176 1 176 116 hrs. (Eng.); 

$7,458 16 hrs. 

(R.K.); $604.

20,416 hrs. (Eng.); 

$1,312,545, 

2,816 hrs. 

(R.K.); $106,304.

$7,458 (Eng.); $604 (R.K.). 

GOP Testing ......... 230 1 230 80 hrs. (Eng.); 

$5,143.

18,400 hrs. (Eng.); 

$1,182,936.

$5,143 (Eng.). 

TO and DP Training.678 1 678 8 hrs. (Eng.); $514 5,424 hrs. (Eng.); 

$348,709.

$514 (Eng.). 

EOP–004–4 

One-Time Review 

and Revision of 

Plan.

1,400 1 1,400 2 hrs. (Eng.); $129 2,800 hrs. (Eng.) 

$180,012.

$129. 

Reporting Events .. 350 1 350 0.17 hrs. (Eng.); 

$11.

59.5 hrs. (Eng.); 

$3,825.

$11. 

Total ............... ........................ ........................ 3,343 ............................... 55,929.5 (Eng.) 

3,662 (R.K.), 

$3,595,708 

(Eng.) $149,282 

(R.K.).

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14The revisions to EOP–004–4, EOP–005–3, 

EOP–006–3, and EOP–008–2 Reliability Standards 

will result in paperwork burden being accounted 

for in FERC–725S (OMB Control No. 1902–0270). 

These standards will replace previous versions 

whose paperwork burden was previously approved 

in FERC–725A (OMB Control. No. 1902–0244). The 

burden proposed here will only be added to FERC– 

725S and will be temporarily duplicated by 

previously approved burden in FERC–725A. 

15Regulations Implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Order No. 486, 

FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 30,783 (1987). 

16 18 CFR 380.4(a)(2)(ii). 

17 5 U.S.C. 601–612. 

Title: FERC–725S (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards).14

Action: Proposed Collection of 

Information. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0270. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions; not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Necessity of the Information: 

Proposed Reliability Standards EOP– 

004–4, EOP–005–3, EOP–006–3, and 

EOP–008–2 are intended to provide 

accurate reporting of events to NERC’s 

event analysis group to analyze the 

impact on the reliability of the bulk 

electric system (EOP–004–4); delineate 

the roles and responsibilities of entities 

that support system restoration from 

blackstart resources (EOP–005–3); 

clarify the procedures and coordination 

requirements for reliability coordinator 

personnel to execute system restoration 

processes (EOP–006–3); and refine the 

required elements of an operating plan 

used to continue reliable operations of 

the bulk electric system if that primary 

control functionality is lost (EOP–008– 

2). 

Internal Review: The Commission has 

assured itself, by means of its internal 

review, that there is specific, objective 

support for the burden estimates 

associated with the information 

requirements. 

20. Interested persons may obtain 

information on the reporting 

requirements by contacting the 

following: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426 [Attention: Ellen 

Brown, Office of the Executive Director, 

email: DataClearance@ferc.gov, phone: 

(202) 502–8663, fax: (202) 273–0873]. 

21. For submitting comments 

concerning the collection(s) of 

information and the associated burden 

estimate(s), please send your comments 

to the Commission and to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Washington, DC 20503 [Attention: Desk 

Officer for the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, phone: (202) 

395–4638, fax: (202) 395–7285]. For 

security reasons, comments to OMB 

should be submitted by email to: oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments 

submitted to OMB should include 

1902–0270 and Docket Number RM17– 

12–000. 

IV. Environmental Analysis 

22. The Commission is required to 

prepare an Environmental Assessment 

or an Environmental Impact Statement 

for any action that may have a 

significant adverse effect on the human 

environment.15 The Commission has 

categorically excluded certain actions 

from this requirement as not having a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. Included in the exclusion 

are rules that are clarifying, corrective, 

or procedural or that do not 

substantially change the effect of the 

regulations being amended.16 The 

actions proposed here fall within this 

categorical exclusion in the 

Commission’s regulations. 

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

23. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980 (RFA) 17 generally requires a 

description and analysis of proposed 

rules that will have significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Because the 

burden discussed above is being 

accounted for in FERC–725S these 

standards will replace previous versions 

whose paperwork burden was 

previously approved in FERC–725A. 

The burden will only be added to 

FERC–725S and will be temporarily 

duplicated by previously approved 

burden in FERC–725A. Accordingly, the 

Commission certifies that the proposed 

Reliability Standards will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

VI. Comment Procedures 

24. The Commission invites interested 

persons to submit comments on the 

matters and issues proposed in this 

notice to be adopted, including any 

related matters or alternative proposals 

that commenters may wish to discuss. 

Comments are due November 27, 2017. 

Comments must refer to Docket No. 

RM17–12–000, and must include the 

commenter’s name, the organization 

they represent, if applicable, and their 

address in their comments. 

25. The Commission encourages 

comments to be filed electronically via 

the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The 

Commission accepts most standard 

word processing formats. Documents 

created electronically using word 

processing software should be filed in 

native applications or print-to-PDF 

format and not in a scanned format. 

Commenters filing electronically do not 

need to make a paper filing. 

26. Commenters that are not able to 

file comments electronically must send 

an original of their comments to: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

27. All comments will be placed in 

the Commission’s public files and may 

be viewed, printed, or downloaded 

remotely as described in the Document 

Availability section below. Commenters 

on this proposal are not required to 

serve copies of their comments on other 

commenters. 

VII. Document Availability 

28. 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) and in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room during normal 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE., 

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 

29. 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 of this 

document, excluding the last three 

digits, in the docket number field. 

30. User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site 

during normal business hours from the 

Commission’s 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. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Dated: September 20, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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