[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41618-41619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18538]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC17-14-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

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, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or 
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved 
information collection, FERC-725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards: 
Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP-014.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 31, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC17-14-
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: Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-
014.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0274.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725U information 
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting 
requirements.
    Abstract: Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 \1\ requires applicable 
transmission owners and transmission operators to identify and protect 
transmission stations and transmission substations, and their 
associated primary control centers that if rendered inoperable or 
damaged as a result of a physical attack could result in instability, 
uncontrolled separation, or cascading within an Interconnection.
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    \1\ Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 was implemented by the letter 
Order in Docket RD15-4-000 issued on 7/14/2015. RD15-4-000 was not 
submitted to OMB because it did not implicate the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The revised standard became effective on 10/2/2015 
and is now included in the FERC-725U information collection.
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    Transmission owners and transmission operators must keep data or 
evidence to show compliance with the standard for three years unless 
directed by its Compliance Enforcement Authority. If a responsible 
entity is found non-compliant, it must keep information related to the 
non-compliance until mitigation is complete and approved, or for the 
three years, whichever is longer.
    Type of Respondents: Transmission owners (TO) and transmission 
operators (TOP).
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the annual 
public reporting burden for the information collection as:
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    \2\ Burden 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, reference 5 CFR 1320.3.

                                        FERC-725U--Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014
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                                                                                                                          Average burden
                                                                                             Number of     Total number   hours and cost   Total burden
                                                    Number and type of respondents         responses per   of responses    per response      hours and
                                                                                            respondent                          \3\         total cost
                                              (1).......................................             (2)     (1) * (2) =             (4)       (3) * (4)
                                                                                                                     (3)
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                                                                         Year 1
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R1..........................................  334 TO....................................               1             334              20           6,680
                                                                                                                                  $1,280        $427,520
R2..........................................  334 TO....................................               1             334              34          11,356
                                                                                                                                  $2,448        $817,632
R3..........................................  2 TOP.....................................               1               2               1               2
                                                                                                                                    $129            $258
R4..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32              80           2,560
                                                                                                                                  $5,120        $163,840
R5..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32             320          10,240
                                                                                                                                 $20,480        $655,360
R6..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32             304           9,728
                                                                                                                                 $19,456        $622,592
Record Retention............................  334 TO and 2 TOP..........................               1             336               2             672
                                                                                                                                     $76         $25,536
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                                                                         Year 2
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Record Retention............................  334 TO and 2 TOP..........................               1             336               2             672
                                                                                                                                     $76         $25,536
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                                                                         Year 3
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R1..........................................  30 TO.....................................               1              30              20             600
                                                                                                                                  $1,280         $38,400
R2..........................................  30 TO.....................................               1              30              34           1,020
                                                                                                                                  $2,436         $73,080
R3..........................................  2 TOP.....................................               1               2               1               2
                                                                                                                                    $129            $258
R4..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32              80           2,560
                                                                                                                                  $5,120        $163,840
R5..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32              80           2,560
                                                                                                                                  $5,120        $163,840
R6..........................................  30 TO and 2 TOP...........................               1              32             134           4,288
                                                                                                                                  $8,576        $274,432
Record Retention............................  334 TO and 2 TOP..........................               1             336               2             672
                                                                                                                                     $76         $25,536
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    Year 1 Total............................  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          41,238
                                                                                                                                              $2,712,738
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    Year 2 Total............................  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             672
                                                                                                                                                 $25,536
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    Year 3 Total............................  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          11,702
                                                                                                                                                $739,386
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        TOTAL (for Years 1-3)...............  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          53,612
                                                                                                                                              $3,477,660
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            Average Annual Burden and Cost..  ..........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          17,871
            (for Years 1-3).................                                                                                                  $1,159,220
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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.
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    \3\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response times XX per 
Hour = Average Cost per Response.
    The hourly cost figures are based on data for wages plus 
benefits from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at 
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm and http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. The figures are rounded for 
the purposes of calculations in this table and are:
    1. For electrical engineers, $64.29/hr., rounded to $64/hr.
    2. for attorneys, $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr.
    3. for administrative staff, $37.75/hr., rounded to $38/hr.
    The record retention cost is based on the administrative staff 
category; R3 is based on the attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, 
R5 and R6 are based on the electrical engineer category; and R2 is a 
mix of the electrical engineer and related engineering review 
process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) 
categories. The resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded 
to $72/hr.

    Dated: August 25, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18538 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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