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1North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC 61,062 (ERO Certification Order), order on 

reh’g & compliance, 117 FERC 61,126 (2006), aff’d 

sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. 

Cir. 2009). 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(4). 

3 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4). 

4Planning Resource Adequacy Assessment 

Reliability Standard, Order No. 747, 134 FERC 

61,212 (2011). 

5BAL–502–RFC–02 is included in the OMBapproved inventory for FERC–725H. 

6Burden associated with BAL–502–RF–02 

Reliability Standard was once contained in FERC– 

725H information collection (OMB Control No. 

1902–0256). FERC–725H was discontinued on 

3/6/2014. However, the requirements of BAL–502– 

RF–02 were still imposed on NERC entities. Those 

requirements are now being retired with no removal 

of burden (any associated burden was removed 

concurrent with the discontinuance). 

operated by EHP, as more fully 

explained in its request. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary 

link and is available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive email 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time 

on November 29, 2017. 

Dated: November 9, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24798 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RD17–8–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725HH); Comment 

Request; Revision and Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of revised 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 revisions to the 

information collection, FERC–725HH 

(RF Reliability Standards) which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review of the 

information collection requirements. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due January 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Nos. RD17–8–000 

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: FERC–725HH, RF Reliability 

Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 1902–0256. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725HH information 

collection requirements, as modified by 

Docket No. RD17–8–000. 

Abstract: The information collected 

by the FERC–725HH 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 grant of new 

authority by providing for a system of 

mandatory Reliability Standards 

developed by the Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO). In July 2006, the 

Commission certified the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) as the ERO.1

Reliability Standards that the ERO 

proposes to the Commission may 

include Reliability Standards that are 

proposed to the ERO by a Regional 

Entity.2 A Regional Entity is an entity 

that has been approved by the 

Commission to enforce Reliability 

Standards under delegated authority 

from the ERO.3 On March 17, 2011, the 

Commission approved a regional 

Reliability Standard submitted by the 

ERO that was developed by the 

ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RF).4

RF promotes bulk electric system 

reliability in the Eastern 

Interconnection. RF is the Regional 

Entity responsible for compliance 

monitoring and enforcement in the RF 

region. In addition, RF provides an 

environment for the development of 

Reliability Standards and the 

coordination of the operating and 

planning activities of its members as set 

forth in the RF bylaws. 

There is one regional Reliability 

Standard in the RF region. The regional 

Reliability Standard requires planning 

coordinators within the RF geographical 

footprint to analyze, assess and 

document resource adequacy for load in 

the RF footprint annually, to utilize a 

‘‘one day in ten years’’ loss of load 

criterion, and to document and post 

load and resource capability in each 

area or transmission-constrained subarea identified. 

• BAL–502–RFC–02 (Planning 

Resource Adequacy Analysis, 

Assessment and Documentation) 5

establishes common criteria, based on 

‘‘one day in ten year’’ loss of load 

expectation principles, for the analysis, 

assessment, and documentation of 

resource adequacy for load in the RF 

region. 

The Commission’s request to OMB 

reflects the following: 

• Implementing the regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03 

and the retirement of regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RFC–02 6

which is discussed below. 


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7The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD17– 

8–000. 

8Burden 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal 

Regulations 1320.3. 

9For BAL–502–RF–03, the hourly cost (for salary 

plus benefits) uses the figures from the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics for three positions involved in the 

reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These 

figures include salary (http://bls.gov/oes/current/ 

naics2_22.htm) and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are: 

• Manager (Occupation Code 11–0000): $81.52/ 

hour. 

• Engineer (Occupation Code 17–2071): $68.12/ 

hour. 

• File Clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071): $32.74/ 

hour. 

The hourly cost for the reporting requirements 

($60.79) is an average of the cost of a manager, an 

engineer, and a file clerk. 

10The number of respondents is derived from the 

NERC Compliance Registry as of October 2, 2017 for 

the burden associated with the proposed regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03. 

On September 7, 2017, NERC and RF 

filed a joint petition in Docket No. 

RD17–8–000 7 requesting Commission 

approval of: (a) Regional Reliability 

Standard BAL–502–RF–03 (Planning 

Resource Adequacy Analysis, 

Assessment and Documentation), and 

(b) the retirement of regional Reliability 

Standard BAL–502–RFC–02.6 The 

petition states: ‘‘Proposed regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03 

establishes common criteria, based on 

‘‘one day in ten year’’ loss of Load 

expectation principles, for the analysis, 

assessment, and documentation of 

Resource Adequacy for Load in the 

ReliabilityFirst region.’’ NERC’s and 

RF’s joint filing was noticed on 

September 8, 2017, with interventions, 

comments and protests due on or before 

October 10, 2017. In this document, we 

provide estimates of the burden and cost 

related to those revisions to FERC– 

725HH. 

Type of Respondents: Planning 

coordinators. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 Details 

follow on the changes related to Docket 

No. RD17–8–000. 

Estimate of Changes to Burden Due to 

Docket No. RD17–8: The joint petition 

requested Commission approval of 

regional Reliability Standard BAL–502– 

RF–03 and retirement of regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RFC–02. 

The estimated effects on burden and 

cost 9 are as follows: 

FERC–725HH, RF RELIABILITY STANDARDS, CHANGES IN DOCKET NO. RD17–8–000 

Entity Number of 

respondents 10

Annual number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Annual number 

of responses 

Average burden 

hours and cost 

per response 

($) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

and total 

annual cost 

($) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) = (6) 

Proposed Regional Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03 

Planning Coordinators ......... 2 1 2 16 hrs.; $973 ..... 32 hrs.; $1,945 .. $973 

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: November 9, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24802 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2474–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power DE, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5139. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2476–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power DC, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5136. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2477–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power MD, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5153. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2481–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power MA, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5147. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2484–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power CT, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5134. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2485–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power MI, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 

Filed Date: 11/9/17. 

Accession Number: 20171109–5155. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2487–001. 

Applicants: Palmco Power ME, LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Modify Tariff Language to be effective 

11/13/2017. 


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