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meeting will be available. Please check
the Web site below for updates and
information on how to view the
meeting. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
you may do so either before or after the
meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of these items
on the agenda, you should contact John
Kogut at 301–903–1298 or by email at:
John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. You must
make your request for an oral statement
at least five business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The
Chairperson of the Panel will conduct
the meeting to facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Public comment
will follow the 10-minute rule.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available on the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Office of High Energy
Physics Advisory Panel Web site, at:
(http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/
meetings/).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11,
2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.

SUMMARY:

Thursday, September 7, 2017,
6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Ohio State University,
Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road,
Piketon, Ohio 45661.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Simonton, Alternate Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Department of Energy
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post
Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661,
(740) 897–3737, Greg.Simonton@
lex.doe.gov.

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DATES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
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waste management and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda:
• Call to Order, Introductions, Review
of Agenda
• Approval of May 2017 Minutes
• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s
Comments
• Federal Coordinator’s Comments
• Liaison’s Comments
• Presentation
• Administrative Issues
Æ EM SSAB Chairs Meeting Update
D EM SSAB Chairs Draft
Recommendation—Road Map
D EM SSAB Chairs Draft
Recommendation—Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant
Æ Annual Executive Planning and
Leadership Training Session
Update
Æ Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Æ Adoption of Fiscal Year 2018 Work
Plan
• Subcommittee Updates
• Public Comments
• Final Comments from the Board
• Adjourn
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Greg
Simonton at least seven days in advance
of the meeting at the phone number
listed above. Written statements may be
filed with the Board either before or
after the meeting. Individuals who wish
to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact Greg
Simonton at the address or telephone
number listed above. Requests must be
received five days prior to the meeting
and reasonable provision will be made
to include the presentation in the
agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal
Officer is empowered to conduct the
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate
the orderly conduct of business.
Individuals wishing to make public
comments will be provided a maximum
of five minutes to present their
comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Greg Simonton at the
address and phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15,
2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 7919–004]

Eric and Debbie Wattenburg, William
Shelton; Notice of Transfer of
Exemption
1. By letter filed June 6, 2017, Eric
and Debbie Wattenburg informed the
Commission that the exemption from
licensing for the Gansner Power and
Water Project No. 7919, originally
issued July 3, 1984 1 has been
transferred to William Shelton. The
project is located on Gansner Creek in
Plumas County, California. The transfer
of an exemption does not require
Commission approval.
2. William Shelton is now the
exemptee of the Gansner Power and
Water Project No. 7919. All
correspondence should be forwarded to:
Mr. William Shelton, Owner, P.O. Box
541, Durham, CA 95938, Phone 530–
898–1937, Email: billshelton@chico.net.
Dated: August 15, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–17559 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RD16–10–000, RD17–5–000
and IC17–6–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725E); Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revised information
collection and request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 revisions to the
information collection, FERC–725E
(Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Western Electric Coordinating Council),
in Docket Nos. RD16–10–000, RD17–5–
000 and IC17–6–000 and submitting the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. Any interested person may file

SUMMARY:

1 Order Granting Exemption from Licensing for a
Conduit Hydroelectric Project. LeRoy Austin and
Kathleen Austin, 28 FERC 62,004 (1984).

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comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
published Notices in the Federal
Register on April 6, 2017, in Docket No.
RD16–10–000; and May 9, 2017, in
Docket Nos. RD17–5–000 and IC17–6–
000, requesting public comments. FERC
received no comments in response to
the Notices and is indicating that in its
submittal to the OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due September 20,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0246, should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
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
Nos. RD17–5, RD16–10 and IC17–6, 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/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 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
Docket Nos. RD17–5, RD16–10, and
IC17–6 or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in these
dockets may do so at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docsfiling.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725E, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Western
Electric Coordinating Council.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0246.
Type of Request: Revisions to the
FERC–725E information collection
requirements, as discussed in Docket
Nos. RD16–10, RD17–5 and IC17–6.
Abstract: Docket No. RD16–10–000:
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on November 16, 2016), the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) and Western
Electricity Coordinating Council
(WECC) filed a joint petition to retire
regional Reliability Standard TOP–007–
WECC–1a—System Operating Limits
(‘‘SOL’’). The purpose of the proposed
retirement is to shift away from the
path-centric model and allow entities in
the Western Interconnection to align
their operating practices with the
framework established in the continentwide TOP/IRO Reliability Standards
approved in Order No. 817,1 which,
according to NERC and WECC, achieve
the objective of operating within
acceptable pre- and post-contingency
reliability criteria (i.e., within SOLs and
Interconnection Reliability Operating
Limits (‘‘IROL’’). On March 10, 2017,
the Commission approved the
retirement of regional Reliability
Standard TOP–007–WECC–1a.2
Docket Nos. RD17–5 and IC17–6: On
March 10, 2017, NERC and WECC filed
a joint petition in Docket No. RD17–5–
000 3 requesting Commission approval
of: (a) Regional Reliability Standard
VAR–501–WECC–3 (Power System
Stabilizers), and (b) the retirement of
then-existing regional Reliability
Standard VAR–501–WECC–2. The
petition states: ‘‘Regional Reliability
Standard VAR–501–WECC–3
establishes the performance criteria for
power system stabilizers to help ensure
the Western Interconnection is operated
in a coordinated manner under normal
and abnormal conditions.’’ VAR–501–
WECC–3 was approved by order in
Docket No. RD17–5–000 on April 28,
2017.
FERC–725E, overall background: The
information collected by the FERC–725E
is required to implement the statutory
provisions of section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o).
Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the
Commission’s efforts to strengthen the
reliability of the interstate grid through
the grant of new authority by providing
for a system of mandatory Reliability
Standards developed by the Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO).
Reliability Standards that the ERO
proposes to the Commission may
include Reliability Standards that are
1 The burdens related to Order No. 817 are
included in FERC–725Z (Mandatory Reliability
Standards: IRO Reliability Standards, OMB Control
No. 1902–0276), and FERC–725A Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System,
OMB Control No. 1902–0244).
2 The Delegated Letter Order is posted in FERC’s
eLibrary at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/
common/opennat.asp?fileID=14515285.
3 The joint petition and exhibits are posted in the
Commission’s eLibrary system in Docket No. RD17–
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proposed to the ERO by a Regional
Entity.4 A Regional Entity is an entity
that has been approved by the
Commission to enforce Reliability
Standards under delegated authority
from the ERO.5 On June 8, 2008, the
Commission approved eight regional
Reliability Standards submitted by the
ERO that were proposed by WECC.6
WECC promotes bulk electric system
reliability in the Western
Interconnection. WECC is the Regional
Entity responsible for compliance
monitoring and enforcement. In
addition, WECC provides an
environment for the development of
Reliability Standards and the
coordination of the operating and
planning activities of its members as set
forth in the WECC Bylaws.
There are several regional Reliability
Standards in the WECC region. These
regional Reliability Standards generally
require entities to document compliance
with substantive requirements, retain
documentation, and submit reports to
WECC. The following standards will be
continuing without change.
• BAL–002–WECC–2a (Contingency
Reserve) 7 requires balancing authorities
and reserve sharing groups to document
compliance with the contingency
reserve requirements described in the
standard.
• BAL–004–WECC–02 (Automatic
Time Error Correction) requires
balancing authorities to document that
time error corrections and primary
inadvertent interchange payback were
conducted according to the
requirements in the standard.
• FAC–501–WECC–1 (Transmission
Maintenance) requires transmission
owners with certain transmission paths
to have a transmission maintenance and
inspection plan and to document
maintenance and inspection activities
according to the plan.
• IRO–006–WECC–2 (Qualified
Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF)
4 16

U.S.C. 824o(e)(4).
U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4).
6 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 119
FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007).
7 BAL–002–WECC–2 is included in the OMBapproved inventory for FERC–725E. On November
9, 2016, NERC and WECC submitted a joint petition
for approval of an interpretation of BAL–002–
WECC–2, to be designated BAL–002–WECC–2a.
BAL–002–WECC–2a was approved by order in
Docket No. RD17–3–000 on January 24, 2017. The
Order determined: The proposed interpretation
provides clarification regarding the types of
resources that may be used to satisfy Contingency
Reserve requirements in regional Reliability
Standard BAL–002–WECC–2. BAL–002–WECC–2a
did not trigger the Paperwork Reduction Act and
did not affect the burden estimate. BAL–002–
WECC–2a is being included in this Notice and the
Commission’s submittal to OMB as part of the
FERC–725E.
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Relief) 8 requires balancing authorities
and reliability coordinators to document
actions taken to mitigate unscheduled
flow.
• PRC–004–WECC–2 (Protection
System and Remedial Action Scheme
Misoperation) 9 requires transmission
owners, generator owners and
transmission operators to document
their analysis and/or mitigation due to
certain misoperations on major transfer
paths. This standard requires that
documentation be kept for six years.
• VAR–002–WECC–2 (Automatic
Voltage Regulators (AVR)) 10 requires
generator operators and transmission
operators to provide quarterly reports to
the compliance monitor and have
evidence related to their synchronous
generators, synchronous condensers,
and automatic voltage regulators.
The Commission will be submitting a
request to OMB to extend those

requirements with no change for three
years. The Commission’s request to
OMB will also reflect the following:
• eliminating the burden associated
with regional Reliability Standard TOP–
007–WECC–1a, which is being retired
(addressed in Docket No. RD16–10); 11
and
• implementing the regional
Reliability Standard VAR–501–WECC–3
and retiring regional Reliability
Standard VAR–501–WECC–2 (addressed
in Docket No. RD17–5 and discussed
below).
In this document, we provide
estimates of the burden and cost related
to those revisions to FERC–725E. Details
follow on the changes due to Docket
Nos. RD16–10, RD17–5–000, and IC17–
6 and on the continuing burdens which
are being submitted to OMB for
approval in a consolidated package
under FERC–725E.

Type of Respondents: Balancing
authorities, reserve sharing groups,
transmission owners, reliability
coordinators, transmission operators,
generator operators and generator
owners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 12 We
provide three tables below with burden
estimates which show: (1) Reductions
due to Docket No. RD16–10, (2)
reductions, increases, and net changes,
due to Docket No. RD17–5, and (3)
resulting net ongoing burden for FERC–
725E overall, which will be submitted to
OMB for approval.
Changes Due to Docket No. RD16–10.
The Commission estimates the
reduction in the annual public reporting
burden for the FERC–725E (due to the
retirement of regional Reliability
Standard TOP–007–WECC–1a) as
follows: 13

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, REDUCTIONS
DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD16–10
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Reporting Requirement—Transmission Operators that operate qualified transfer paths 14.
Recordkeeping Requirement—Transmission Operators that
operate qualified transfer paths.
Total Reduction (Due to Docket No. RD16–10) ............

8 On December 20, 2013, NERC and WECC
submitted a joint petition for approval of IRO–006–
WECC–2 and retirement of IRO–006–WECC–1.
IRO–006–WECC–2 was approved by order in
Docket No. RD14–9–000 on May 13, 2014. Because
the reporting burden for IRO–006–WECC–2 did not
increase for entities that operate within the Western
Interconnection, FERC submitted the order to OMB
for information only. The burden related to IRO–
006–WECC–2 does not differ from the burden of
IRO–006–WECC–1, which is included in the OMBapproved inventory. IRO–006–WECC–2 is being
included in this Notice and the Commission’s
submittal to OMB as part of FERC–725E.
9 Order No. 818, issued on November 19, 2015 in
Docket Nos. RM15–7, RM15–12, and RM15–13,
stated in part: ‘‘NERC requested approval of the
following Reliability Standards to incorporate the
proposed definition of Remedial Action Scheme
and eliminate use of the term Special Protection
System: . . . PRC–004–WECC–2, . . . NERC did not
propose any changes to the Violation Risk Factors
or Violation Severity Levels for the modified
standards.’’ Revisions to Emergency Operations
Reliability Standards; Revisions to Undervoltage
Load Shedding Reliability Standards; Revisions to
the Definition of ‘‘Remedial Action Scheme’’ and
Related Reliability Standards, Order No. 818, 153
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Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden hours
and cost per response

Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost

(1)

(2)

(1) × (2)=(3)

(4)

(3) × (4)=(5)

9

3

27

40 hrs.; $2,908 ...............

1,080 hrs.; $78,516

9

1

9

12 hrs.; $347 ..................

108 hrs.; $3,124.

....................

....................

........................

.........................................

1,188 hrs.; $81,640.

No. 818 stated: The Commission approved the
definition of Special Protection System (Remedial
Action Scheme) in Order No. 693. We approve a
revision to the previously approved definition. The
revisions to the Remedial Action Scheme definition
and related Reliability Standards are not expected
to result in changes to the scope of systems covered
by the Reliability Standards and other Reliability
Standards that include the term Remedial Action
Scheme. Therefore, the Commission does not
expect the revisions to affect applicable entities’
current reporting burden. Id. P 67. The change to
the definition did not affect the burden of PRC–
004–WECC–1 (which is included in the current
OMB-approved inventory). PRC–004–WECC–2 (the
current version of the standard) is being included
in this Notice and the Commission’s submittal to
OMB as part of the FERC–725E.
10 VAR–002–WECC–2 was approved by order in
Docket No. RD15–1 on March 3, 2015. Regional
Reliability Standard VAR–002–WECC–2 made a
non-material or non-substantive change to the
reporting and recordkeeping requirements
associated with VAR–002–WECC–1 (currently
included in the OMB-approved inventory). VAR–
002–WECC–2 (the current version of the standard)
is being included in this Notice and the
Commission’s submittal to OMB as part of FERC–
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11 The Commission approved the retirement of
regional Reliability Standard TOP–007–WECC–1a
(System Operating Limits (‘‘SOL’’)) by order in
Docket No. RD16–10–000 on March 10, 2017. On
March 31, 2017, the Commission issued a 60-day
Notice requesting public comment on the effect on
burden. The 60-day Notice is available at 82 FR
16823 (April 6, 2017). Comments on the 60-day
Notice were due in Docket No. RD16–10–000 by
June 5, 2017; no comments were received. See
Docket No. RD16–10–000 for additional information
(including the estimated annual burden reduction
of 1,188 hours).
12 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
13 The reductions in burden and cost shown in
the table are the same figures as those in the current
OMB-approved inventory for the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, now being retired.
14 This is based on burden estimates taken from
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Estimate of Annual Burden: 15 Details
follow on the changes in Docket No.

RD17–5–000, and on the continuing
burdens, which will be submitted to

OMB for approval in a consolidated
package under FERC–725E.

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, CHANGES IN
DOCKET NO. RD17–5–000
Entity

Number of
respondents 16

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Annual
number of
responses

Average
burden hours and
cost 17 per response
($)

Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
($)

Cost per respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) × (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) × (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) = (6)

Retirement of Former Standard VAR–501–WECC–2 and Associated Reductions
Reporting Requirements
Generator Operators ..........

249

4

996

1 hr.; $76.22 ...................

996 hrs.; $75,915.12 (reduction).

$304.88 (reduction)

498 hrs.; $15,532.62 (reduction).
1,494 hrs.; $91,447.74 (reduction).

$62.38 (reduction)

Recordkeeping Requirements
Generator Operators ..........
Reductions (Discontinued
in yr. 1).

249

4

996

0.5 hrs.; $31.19 ..............

........................

........................

........................

.........................................

New Standard VAR–501–WECC–3
Reporting Requirements
Generator Owners and/or
Operators, in Year 1.
Generator Owners and/or
Operators, in Year 2 and
Ongoing.

291

3

873

1 hr.; $76.99 ...................

873 hrs.; $67,212.27 ...........

$230.97

291

2

582

1 hr.; $76.99 ...................

582 hrs.; $44,808.18 ...........

$153.98

Recordkeeping Requirements
Generator Owners and/or
Operators, in Year 1.
Generator Owners and/or
Operators, in Year 2 and
Ongoing.
New Burden, in Year 1 ......
New Burden, in Year 2 &
Ongoing.
Net Burden Change in
Year 1 (Due to Docket
RD17–5).
Net Burden Change in
Year 2 and Ongoing
(Due to Docket RD17–5).

291

3

873

1 hr.; $31.19 ...................

873 hrs.; $27,228.87 ...........

$93.57

291

2

582

0.5 hrs.; $15.595 ............

291 hrs.; $9,076.29 .............

$31.19

........................
........................

........................
........................

........................
........................

.........................................
.........................................

1,746 hrs.; $94,441.14.
873 hrs.; $53,884.47.

........................

........................

........................

.........................................

+252 hrs. (increase).

........................

........................

........................

.........................................

¥621 hrs. (decrease).

Net Burden for FERC–725E, for
Submittal to OMB. The table below
describes the new and continuing

information collection requirements and
the associated burden for FERC–725E.
(The burdens and costs related to TOP–

007–WECC–1a and VAR–501–WECC–2
[the standards being retired] are
omitted.)

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL
[New and continuing information collection requirements]

Entity

Number of
respondents 18

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Annual
number of
responses

Average
burden hours and
cost per response
($)

Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) = (6)

21 hrs., $1,616.79 ....
10 hrs., $769.90 .......

714 hrs., $54,970.86 ........
2,280 hrs., $175,537.20 ...

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Balancing Authorities ..............................
Generator Operators ...............................

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15 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, refer to 5 Code of Federal
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16 The number of respondents is derived from the
NERC Compliance Registry as of March 10, 2017.
17 For VAR–501–WECC–3, the hourly cost (for
salary plus benefits) uses the figures from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for three positions
involved in the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. These figures include salary (http://
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$1,616.79
769.90

(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and
are: 1. Manager: $89.07/hour; 2. Engineer: $64.91/
hour; 3. File Clerk: $31.19/hour. The hourly cost for
the reporting requirements ($76.99) is an average of
the cost of a manager and engineer. The hourly cost
for recordkeeping requirements uses the cost of a
file clerk.

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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices

39577

FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL—Continued
[New and continuing information collection requirements]

Entity

Number of
respondents 18

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Annual
number of
responses

Average
burden hours and
cost per response
($)

Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
($)

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1) = (6)

Transmission Operators applicable to
standard VAR–002.
Transmission Owners that operate qualified transfer paths.
Reliability Coordinators ...........................
Reserve Sharing Group ..........................
Generator Owners and/or Operators , in
Year 1, per RD17–5 for VAR–501–
WECC–3.
Generator Owners and/or Operators, in
Year 2 and Ongoing, per RD17–5 for
VAR–501–WECC–3.

86

4

344

10 hrs., $769.90 .......

3,440 hrs., $264,845.60 ...

769.90

5

3

15

40 hrs., $3,079.60 ....

600 hrs., $46,194.00 ........

3,079.60

1
3
291

1
1
3

1
3
873

1 hr., $76.99 .............
1 hr., $76.99 .............
1 hr.; $76.99 .............

1 hr., $76.99 .....................
3 hrs., $230.97 .................
873 hrs.; $67,212.27 ........

76.99
76.99
230.97

291

2

582

1 hr.; $76.99 .............

582 hrs.; $44,808.18 ........

153.98

Total for Reporting Requirements in
Year 1.

............................

........................

........................

...................................

7,911 hrs.; $609,067.89 ...

........................

Total for Reporting Requirements in
Year 2 & ongoing.

............................

........................

........................

...................................

7,620 hrs.; $586,663.80 ...

........................

Recordkeeping Requirements
Balancing Authorities ..............................
Balancing Authorities (IRO–006) ............
Generator Operators ...............................
Transmission Operator (VAR–002) ........
Transmission Owner that operate qualified transfer paths.
Reliability Coordinator .............................
Generator Owners and/or Operators, in
Year 1, per RD17–5 for VAR–501–
WECC–3.
Generator Owners and/or Operators, in
Year 2 and Ongoing, per RD17–5 for
VAR–501–WECC–3.

34
34
228
86
5

1
1
1
1
1

34
34
228
86
5

2.1 hrs., $65.50 ........
1 hr., $31.19 .............
1 hr., $31.19 .............
4 hrs., $124.76 .........
12 hrs., $374.28 .......

71.4 hrs., $2,226.97 .........
34 hrs., $1,060.46 ............
228 hrs., $7,111.32 ..........
344 hrs., $10,729.36 ........
60 hrs., $1,871.40 ............

65.50
31.19
31.19
124.76
374.28

1
291

1
3

1
873

1 hr.; $31.19 .............
1 hr.; $31.19 .............

1 hr.; $31.19 .....................
873 hrs.; $27,228.87 ........

31.19
93.57

291

2

582

0.5 hrs.; $15.595 ......

291 hrs.; $9,076.29 ..........

31.19

Total for Recordkeeping Requirements in Yr. 1.

............................

........................

........................

...................................

1,611.4 hrs.; $50,259.57 ..

........................

Total for Recordkeeping Requirements in Yr. 2 & ongoing.

............................

........................

........................

...................................

1,029.4 hrs.; $32,106.99 ..

........................

Total for FERC–725E, IN YR. 1 ......

............................

........................

........................

...................................

9,522.4 hrs.; $659,327.46

........................

Total for FERC–725E, in yr. 2 & ongoing.

............................

........................

........................

...................................

8,649.4 hrs.; $618,770.79

........................

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18 The

number of respondents is derived from the NERC Compliance Registry as of March 10, 2017.

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.

VerDate Sep<11>2014

18:37 Aug 18, 2017

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Dated: August 15, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FR Doc. 2017–17560 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

PO 00000

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 6756–009, 4337–008, 5307–
003]

Notice of Transfer of Exemptions:
Lower Valley, LLC; West Hopkinton
Hydro, LLC; Sweetwater Hydroelectric,
LLC; Green Mountain Power
Corporation
1. By letter filed June 27, 2017, three
different exemptees informed the
Commission that their projects were
transferred to Green Mountain Power
Corporation. They are: (1) Lower Valley,
LLC exemptee for the Lower Valley
Project No. 6756, originally issued

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