[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27588-27589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11017]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD14-5-000]


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. RD14-5-000 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 July 14, 2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection in 
Docket No. RD14-5-000 relates to the proposed Reliability Standards 
MOD-032-1 (Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis) and MOD-033-1 
(Steady-State and Dynamics System Model Validation), developed by the 
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and submitted 
to the Commission for approval. NERC's petition related to the proposed 
Reliability Standards MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-1 was approved on May 1, 
2014, pursuant to the relevant authority delegated to the Director, 
Office of Electric Reliability under 18 CFR 375.303.
    Reliability Standard MOD-032-1 consolidates NERC-approved 
Reliability Standards MOD-011-0, MOD-013-1 and MOD-014-0, as well as, 
Commission approved Reliability Standards MOD-010-0 and MOD-012-0, into 
one standard.\1\ Reliability Standard MOD-032-1 requires data 
submission by applicable data owners to their respective transmission 
planners and planning coordinators to support the interconnection model 
building process in their interconnection. Reliability Standard MOD-
033-1 is a new standard that requires each planning coordinator to 
implement a documented process to perform model validation within its 
planning area. The purpose of the Reliability Standards is to establish 
comprehensive modeling data requirements, reporting procedures, and 
validation requirements necessary to accurately model the 
interconnected transmission system for the near[hyphen]term 
transmission planning horizon and the long[hyphen]term transmission 
planning horizon.
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    \1\ In Order No. 693, the Commission approved Reliability 
Standards MOD-010 and MOD-012. Regarding Reliability Standards MOD-
011, MOD-013, MOD-014, and MOD-015, the Commission in Order No. 693 
did not approve or remand the standards, pending the receipt of 
additional information. Mandatory Reliability Standards for the 
Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 (Apr. 4, 2007), at PP 
1131-1222, order on reh'g, Order No. 693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053 
(2007).
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    Burden Statement: The number of respondents is based on the NERC 
Registry as of April 30, 2014. Public reporting burden for this 
proposed collection is estimated as:

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                                                                        MOD-032-1
                                                      [Data for power system modeling and analysis]
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                                                             Number of        Average
             FERC-725A                    Number of       responses  per   burden hours    Total annual                Total annual cost \3\
                                       respondents \2\       respondent    per response    burden hours
                                    (1).................             (2)             (3)     (1)x(2)x(3)
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Develop data requirements and       PA, TP (200)........               1               8           1,600  $96,000 one-time ($60/hr).
 reporting procedures.
Data Submittal....................  BA, GO, LSE, PA, RP,               1               8          10,840  $650,400 ($60/hr).
                                     TO, TP, TSP (1,355).
Evidence Retention................  BA, GO, LSE, PA, RP,               1               1           1,355  $43,360 ($32/hr).
                                     TO, TP, TSP (1,355).
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    Total.........................  ....................  ..............  ..............  ..............  $789,760
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                                                    MOD-033-1
                               [Steady-state and dynamics system model validation]
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                                                    Number of        Average
          FERC-725A                Number of     responses  per   burden hours    Total annual     Total annual
                                respondents \2\     respondent    per response    burden hours       cost \3\
                               (1).............             (2)             (3)     (1)x(2)x(3)
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Develop data validation        PA (75).........               1               8             600  $36,000 one-
 procedures.                                                                                      time ($60/hr).
Data Submittal...............  RC, TOP (196)...               1               8           1,568  $94,080 ($60/
                                                                                                  hr).
Evidence Retention...........  PA, RC, TOP                    1               1             200  $6,400 ($32/
                                (200).                                                            hr).
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    Total....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............  $136,480.
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    Dated: May 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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    \2\ PA = Planning Authority, GO = Generator Owner, TP = 
Transmission Planner, BA = Balancing Authority, LSE = Load Serving 
Entity, RP = Resource Planner, TSP = Transmission Service Provider, 
RC = Reliability Coordinator, TOP = Transmission Operator.
    \3\ The estimates for cost per hour (rounded to the nearest 
dollar) are derived as follows:
     $60/hour, the average salary plus benefits per engineer 
(from Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
     $32/hour, the salary plus benefits per information and 
record clerks (from Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_221000.htm).
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[FR Doc. 2014-11017 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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