[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65504-65505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27225]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD11-10-000]


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments

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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) invites 
public comment in Docket No. RD11-10-000 on a proposed 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 December 20, 2011.

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 hand-deliver 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 e-mail 
at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at 
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection in 
Docket No. RD11-10-000 relates to a proposed Reliability Standard, FAC-
008-3--Facility Ratings, developed by the North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation (NERC), and submitted to the Commission for 
approval. NERC's petition related to proposed Reliability Standard FAC-
008-3 is pending before the Commission. The proposed Reliability 
Standard modifies the currently effective version Reliability Standard 
FAC-008-1 and subsumes Reliability Standard FAC-009-1. Concurrent with 
the effectiveness of FAC-008-3, Reliability Standards FAC-008-1 and 
FAC-009-1 will be retired. The information collection requirements 
contained in Reliability Standards FAC-008 and FAC-009 are contained in

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FERC-725A (OMB Control Number 1902-0244).
    There is a net increase in information collection and reporting 
that would result from implementing proposed Reliability Standard FAC-
008-3 and retiring the two superseded Reliability Standards. The 
breakdown is as follows:

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                                                                Additional reporting    Additional recordkeeping
            FAC-008-3                     Applies to:         beyond FAC-008-1 and FAC-   beyond  FAC-008-1 and
                                                                        009-1                   FAC-009-1
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R1...............................  Generator owners.........  None, this requirement    Retention period
                                                               is derived from R1 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R2...............................  Generator owners.........  None, this requirement    Retention period
                                                               is derived from R1 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R3...............................  Transmission owners......  None, this requirement    Retention period
                                                               is derived from R1 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R4...............................  Generator owners and       None, this requirement    Retention period
                                    Transmission owners.       is derived from R2 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R5...............................  Generator owners and       None, this requirement    Retention period
                                    Transmission owners.       is derived from R3 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R6...............................  Generator owners and       None, this requirement    Retention period
                                    Transmission owners.       is derived from R1 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R7...............................  Generator owners.........  None, this requirement    Retention period
                                                               is derived from R2 of     increased by 2 years.
                                                               FAC-008-1.
R8...............................  Generator owners that are  Newly added reporting of  New retention period of
                                    subject to R2 and          the next most limiting    3 years.
                                    Transmission owners.       equipment and the
                                                               thermal rating for the
                                                               next most limiting
                                                               equipment.
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    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this proposed 
collection is estimated as:

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                                      Number of respondents per      Number of       Hours per
Additional proposed burden in FERC-  compliance registry summary   responses per  respondent per   Total annual
                725A                    as of August 29, 2011       respondent       response          hours
                                     (A)........................             (B)             (C)     (A x B x C)
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Report the next most limiting        83 \1\ Generator owners....               1              80           6,640
 equipment and the thermal rating
 for the next most limiting
 equipment.
Report the next most limiting        342 Transmission owners....               1          \2\ 20           6,840
 equipment and the thermal rating
 for the next most limiting
 equipment.
Increase in retention time by 2      833 Generator owners.......               1               2           1,666
 years for R1 through R7.
Increase in retention time by 2      342 Transmission owners....               1               2             684
 years for R1 through R7.
Compliance sub-total...............  ...........................  ..............  ..............          13,480
Recordkeeping sub-total............  ...........................  ..............  ..............           2,350
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    Total..........................  ...........................  ..............  ..............          15,830
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    Estimated  cost burden to respondents is $1,683,400; [i.e., (13,480 
hours @ $120 an hour (compliance cost)) + (2,350 hours @ $28 an hour 
(recordkeeping cost))]. The reporting burden includes the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, 
or disclose or provide the information including: (1) Reviewing 
instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing 
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, 
verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing 
information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any 
previously applicable instructions and requirements; (4) training 
personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) searching data 
sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of information; 
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information.
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    \1\ Requirement R8 applies to generator owners that own 
facilities between the step-up transformer and the point of 
interconnection. We estimate that 10% of all NERC registered 
generator owners own such facilities.
    \2\ Transmission Owner estimate based on the supplemental work 
required to report the next most limiting equipment and assumes all 
prerequisite work was performed in compliance with currently 
effective Reliability Standard FAC-008-1.
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    The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for 
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect 
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to 
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost 
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs 
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs 
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than 
any particular function or activity.

    Dated: October 13, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-27225 Filed 10-20-11; 8:45 am]
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