[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50645-50646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23723]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC17-14-000]


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

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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-725U, Mandatory 
Reliability Standards: Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP-014) 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 issued a 
Notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017) requesting 
public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725U 
and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December 1, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 
1902-0274, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be 
reached via telephone at 202-395-0710.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in 
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], by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by 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 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 No. RD15-4-000 issued on 7/14/2015. Docket No. 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 being 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 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.

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                  FERC-725U--Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014 \3\
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                                                                                 Average burden
                               Number and type     Number of     Total  number   hours and cost    Total burden
                                of respondents   responses per   of  responses    per response   hours and total
                                                  respondent                          \4\              cost
                               (1)............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)............  (3) * (4)
                                                                           (3)
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Year 1:
    R1.......................  334 TO.........               1             334  20 hrs.; $1,280  6,680 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $427,520.
    R2.......................  334 TO.........               1             334  34 hrs; $2,448.  11,356 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $817,632.
    R3.......................  2 TOP..........               1               2  1 hrs.; $129...  2 hrs.; $258.
    R4.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  80 hrs.; $5,120  2,560 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $163,840.
    R5.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  320 hrs.;        10,240 hrs.;
                                                                                 $20,480.         $655,360.
    R6.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  304 hrs.;        9,728 hrs.;
                                                                                 $19,456.         $622,592.
    Record Retention.........  334 TO and 2                  1             336  2 hrs.; $76....  672 hrs.;
                                TOP.                                                              $25,536.
Year 2:
    Record Retention.........  334 TO and 2                  1             336  2 hrs.; $76....  672 hrs.;
                                TOP.                                                              $25,536.
Year 3:
    R1.......................  30 TO..........               1              30  20 hrs.; $1,280  600 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $38,400.
    R2.......................  30 TO..........               1              30  34 hrs.; $2,436  1,020 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $73,080.
    R3.......................  2 TOP..........               1               2  1 hrs.; $129...  2 hrs.; $258.
    R4.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  80 hrs.; $5,120  2,560 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $163,840.
    R5.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  80 hrs.; $5,120  2,560 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $163,840.
    R6.......................  30 TO and 2 TOP               1              32  134 hrs.;        4,288 hrs.;
                                                                                 $8,576.          $274,432.
    Record Retention.........  334 TO and 2                  1             336  2 hrs.; $76....  672 hrs.;
                                TOP.                                                              $25,536.
        Year 1 Total.........  ...............  ..............  ..............  ...............  41,238 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $2,712,738.
        Year 2 Total.........  ...............  ..............  ..............  ...............  672 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $25,536.
        Year 3 Total.........  ...............  ..............  ..............  ...............  11,702 hrs.;
                                                                                                  $739,386.
            Total (for Years   ...............  ..............  ..............  ...............  53,612 hrs.;
             1-3).                                                                                $3,477,660.
            Average Annual     ...............  ..............  ..............  ...............  17,871 hrs.;
             Burden and Cost                                                                      $1,159,220.
             (for Years 1-3).
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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\ For each Reliability Standard, the Measure shows the 
acceptable evidence for the associated Reporting Requirement (R 
numbers), and the Compliance section details the related 
Recordkeeping Requirement.
    \4\ The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 
following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * 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 (occupation code: 17-2071), $64.29/
hr., rounded to $64/hr.
    2. For attorneys (occupation code: 23-0000), $129.12/hr., 
rounded to $129/hr.
    3. For administrative staff (occupation code: 43-0000), $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: October 25, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-23723 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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