[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69450-69451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27549]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RD14-13-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725F); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the
currently approved information collection, FERC-725F (Mandatory
Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination:
Reliability Standard NUC-001-3).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due January 20,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. RD14-13-
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/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], 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 [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725F (Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant
Interface Coordination: Reliability Standard NUC-001-3).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0249.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725F information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission requires the information collected by the
FERC-725F to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). On August 8, 2005, the
Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle A,
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), was enacted into law.\1\
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.\2\
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\1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, Title XII,
Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 U.S.C. 824o.
\2\ 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
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On February 3, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 672,
implementing section 215 of the FPA.\3\ 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.
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\3\ Rules 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).
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On November 19, 2007, NERC filed its petition for Commission
approval of the Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination Reliability
Standard, designated NUC-001-1. In Order No. 716 the Commission
approved the standard while also directing certain revisions.\4\
Reliability Standard, NUC-001-2, was approved by the Commission January
21, 2010.\5\ Revised Reliability Standard,
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NUC-001-3, was filed with the Commission by NERC on September 15, 2014.
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\4\ Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface
Coordination, Order No. 716, 125 FERC ] 61,065, at P 189 & n.90
(2008), order on reh'g, Order No. 716-A, 126 FERC ] 61,122 (2009).
\5\ North American Electric Reliability Corporation, 130 FERC ]
61,051 (2010). When the revised Reliability Standard was approved
the Commission did not go to OMB for approval. It is assumed that
the changes made did not substantively affect the information
collection and therefore a formal submission to OMB was not needed.
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The purpose of Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 is to require
``coordination between nuclear plant generator operators and
transmission entities for the purpose of ensuring nuclear plant safe
operation and shutdown.'' \6\ Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 applies to
nuclear plant generator operators (generally nuclear power plant owners
and operators, including licensees) and ``transmission entities,''
defined in the Reliability Standard as including a nuclear plant's
suppliers of off-site power and related transmission and distribution
services. Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 requires a nuclear power plant
operator and its suppliers of back-up power and related transmission
and distribution services to coordinate concerning nuclear licensing
requirements for safe nuclear plant operation and shutdown and system
operating limits. Information collection requirements include
establishing and maintaining interface agreements, including record
retention requirements.
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\6\ See Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 at http://www.nerc.com/files/NUC-001-3.pdf.
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Type of Respondents: Nuclear operators, nuclear plants,
transmission entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden \7\: The Commission estimates for the
annual public reporting burden for the information collection are
unchanged from the public notice issued for Reliability Standard NUC-
001-2 on 10/30/2014 \8\ in Docket No. IC14-16-000. Reliability Standard
NUC-001-3 represents the implementation of recommendations made by the
NERC Five Year Review Team to revise Reliability Standard NUC-001-2.
These recommendations include clarifying and conforming changes to
update the standard for current use of terminology implemented in other
area of the Reliability Standards, as well as updated Violation Risk
Factors and Violation Severity Levels for the evaluation of violations
of the Reliability Standard. The burden of complying with the
requirements under Reliability Standard NUC-001-3 will not change as
the changes from the previous Reliability Standard NUC-001-2 are
substantially administrative in nature.
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\7\ The Commission defines burden 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, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
\8\ Published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 61068.
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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: November 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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