Document ID: FERC-2019-0978-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2019-08-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43798-43799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18125]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC19-23-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725P1); 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is submitting its information collection FERC-725P1 (Mandatory 
Reliability Standards: PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard) 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 previously published a Notice in the 
Federal Register on May 31, 2019, requesting public comments. The 
Commission received no comments and is making this notation in its 
submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by September 
23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0280, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
Docket No. IC19-23-000, by either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Website: 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/submission-guide.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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at 
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-725P1 (Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC-005-6 
Reliability Standard).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0280.
    Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the 
FERC-725P1 to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA). On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted into law 
the Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle 
A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). EPAct 2005 added a 
new section 215 to the FPA, which required a Commission-certified 
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) to develop mandatory and 
enforceable Reliability Standards, which are subject to Commission 
review and approval. Once approved, the Reliability Standards may be 
enforced by the ERO subject to Commission oversight, or the Commission 
can independently enforce Reliability Standards.
    On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672, 
implementing section 215 of the FPA. Pursuant to Order No. 672, the 
Commission certified one organization, North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC), as the ERO. The Reliability Standards 
developed by the ERO and approved by the Commission apply to users, 
owners and operators of the Bulk-Power System as set forth in each 
Reliability Standard.
    On November 13, 2015, the North American Electric Reliability 
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval of proposed 
Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 (Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, 
and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance). NERC also requested approval 
of the proposed implementation plan for PRC-005-6, and the retirement 
of previous versions of Reliability Standard PRC-005.
    NERC explained in its petition that Reliability Standard PRC-005-6 
represents an improvement upon the most recently-approved version of 
the standard, PRC-005-4. FERC approved the proposed Reliability 
Standard PRC-005-6 on December 18, 2015.
    Type of Respondent: Planning Coordinators (PCs) and Generator 
Owners (GOs).
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \1\ ``Burden'' is 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 Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \2\ Entities affected by the PRC-005-6 Reliability Standard are 
registered to serve any of the following roles:
     PC = Planning Coordinators;
     GO = Generator Owners.
    Some entities are registered to serve both roles.
    \3\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) provided in 
this section is based on the salary figures (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and benefits (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) for May 2017 posted by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector. The hourly estimates for 
salary plus benefits are $66.90/hour based on the Electrical 
Engineering career (Occupation Code: 17-2071).
    \4\ Total Annual Cost is rounded-up from $133,264.80 to 
$133,265.
    \5\ 20 (PC role only) + 927 (GO role only) + 49 (joint role as 
PC and GO) = 996 unique entities.
    \6\ This number is rounded from $133,264.80.

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                           FERC-725P1: Mandatory Reliability Standards: PRC-005-6 \2\
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                                                                                                   Total annual
                                  Number of     Annual number   Total number    Average burden     burden hours
                                 respondents    of responses    of responses    hours and cost      and total
                                               per respondent                  per response \3\  annual cost \4\
                                          (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).............  (3) * (4) = (5)
                                                                          (3)
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
PRC-005-6 Reliability                 \5\ 996               1             996  2 hrs.; $133.80.  1,992 hrs.;
 Standard.                                                                                        $133,265 \6\
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    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 16, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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