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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD16–9–000]

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

The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) on December 1, 2016 issued a 60day Notice in the Federal Register
requesting public comments on FERC–
725V (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
COM Reliability Standards) which will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
review of the information collection
requirements. The Commission received
no comments on the FERC–725V and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Commission is submitting the
FERC–725V 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.
DATES: Comments on the FERC–725V
are due by June 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0277 (FERC–725V), should be sent
via email to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs at: oira_
submission@omb.gov, Attention:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD16–9–000, 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/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone

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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/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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–725V, Mandatory
Reliability Standards: COM Reliability
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0277.
Type of Request: Extension of the
FERC–725V information collection
requirements.
Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for
Commission approval, pursuant to
section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power
Act (‘‘FPA’’) 1 and Section 39.5 2 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s regulations, for approval
of proposed Reliability Standard COM–
001–3 (Communications), the associated
Implementation Plan, retirement of
currently-effective Reliability Standard
COM–001–2.1, and Violation Risk
Factors (‘‘VRFs’’) and Violation Severity
Levels (‘‘VSLs’’) associated with new
Requirements R12 and R13 proposed in
Reliability Standard COM–001–3.
Proposed Reliability Standard COM–
001–3 reflects revisions developed
under Project 2015–07 Internal
Communications Capabilities, in
compliance with the Commission’s
directive in Order No. 888 that NERC
‘‘develop modifications to COM–001–2,
or develop a new standard, to address
[the Commission’s] concerns regarding
ensuring the adequacy of internal
communications capability whenever
internal communications could directly
affect the reliability operations of the
Bulk-Power System.
On October 28, 2016, NERC’s
uncontested petition was approved
pursuant to the relevant authority
delegated to the Director, Office of
Electric Reliability under 18 CFR
375.303(2016), effective as of July 1,
2016.3
Type of Respondents: Public utilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden 4: With
respect to the proposed revisions to
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U.S.C. 824o (2012).
2 18 CFR 39.5 (2011).
3 https://elibrary-backup.ferc.gov/IDMWS/
common/opennat.asp?fileID=14386228
4 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to

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Reliability Standard COM–001–3 and
the retirement of the currently-effective
Reliability Standard COM–001–2.1, the
Commission estimates that there will be
no material change in industry
information collection obligations
because the Requirements R12 and R13
(which are additions to COM–001–3) do
not impact the paperwork burden of
impacted registered entities.
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: May 24, 2017 .
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD17–11–000]

State Policies and Wholesale Markets
Operated by ISO New England Inc.,
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc., and PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice Inviting
Post-Technical Conference Comments
On May 1 and May 2, 2017, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff convened a technical
conference to discuss the interplay
between state policy goals and the
wholesale markets 1 operated by ISO
New England Inc., New York
Independent System Operator, Inc., and
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Eastern
RTOs/ISOs).
All interested persons are invited to
file initial and reply post-technical
conference comments on the topics
discussed during the technical
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.
1 Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein
to wholesale markets refer to the capacity, energy,
and ancillary services markets.

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