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so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title PROTEST,
MOTION TO INTERVENE,
COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions should
relate to the proposed amendment
application. Agencies may obtain copies
of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files
comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: January 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. FA15–16–000]

Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.;
Notice of Paper Hearing Procedure
Take notice that on December 8, 2017,
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.
(Dominion) filed a request for
Commission review of certain findings
and recommendations in the November
8, 2017 audit report 1 issued in this
docket by the Director of the Office of
Enforcement under authority delegated
to him by section 375.311 of the
Commission’s regulations (Audit
Report).2 In accordance with section
158.3 of the Commission’s regulations,3
Dominion notified the Commission that
it requested review of contested issues
by means of a shortened procedure.
Pursuant to section 158.3, we direct the
commencement of a paper hearing.
The Audit Report summarizes
Enforcement’s review, first announced
in this docket on April 15, 2015, of
Dominion’s compliance with the
Uniform System of Accounts, the
reporting requirements of the FERC
Form No. 2, and Dominion’s own gas
tariff. The Audit Report states that,
while Dominion agreed not to contest
certain of Enforcement’s findings and
recommendations in the report, it does
contest the Audit Report’s findings and
recommendations pertaining to the
Allowance for Funds Used During
Construction (AFUDC). The scope of the
paper hearing is limited to these
challenged findings and
recommendations.
In accordance with section 158.3,
Dominion and any other interested
entity, including the Commission staff,
shall file, within 45 days of this notice,
an initial memorandum that addresses
the relevant facts and applicable law
that support the position or positions
taken regarding the matters at issue.
Reply memoranda may be filed by
participants who filed initial
memoranda. Reply memoranda must be
filed within 20 days of the due date for
initial memoranda. Pursuant to section
158.3, subpart T of Part 385 of the
Commission’s regulations shall apply to
1 Audit of Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.’s
compliance with its FERC Gas Tariff; the
accounting requirements of the Uniform System of
Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies;
and the reporting requirements of the FERC Form
No. 2, Annual Report, Commission Office of
Enforcement Division of Audits and Accounting
(filed Nov. 8, 2017) (Audit Report).
2 18 CFR 375.311 (2017).
3 18 CFR 158.3 (2017).

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all filings. Further, pursuant to section
158.4, each entity’s memorandum
should set out the facts and argument as
prescribed for briefs in Rule 706 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure.4 Section 158.5 also requires
that the facts stated in the memorandum
must be sworn to by persons having
knowledge thereof, which latter fact
must affirmatively appear in the
affidavit.5
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: January 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–7–000]

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

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–725L, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: MOD Reliability Standards.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due March 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC18–7–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
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
SUMMARY:

4 18 CFR 158.4 (2017) (citing 18 CFR 385.706
(2017)).
5 18 CFR 158.5 (2017).

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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 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 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–725L, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: MOD Reliability Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0261.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725L information

collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: MOD Reliability Standards
ensure that generators remain in
operation during specified voltage and
frequency excursions, properly
coordinate protective relays and
generator voltage regulator controls, and
ensure that generator models accurately
reflect the generator’s capabilities and
equipment performance.
Reliability Standards MOD–025–2,
MOD–026–1, and MOD–027–1 ‘‘address
generator verifications needed to
support Bulk-Power System reliability
and will ensure that accurate data is
verified and made available for planning
simulations.’’ NERC explains that BulkPower System reliability benefits from
‘‘good quality simulation models of
power system equipment,’’ and that
‘‘model validation ensures the proper
performance of the control systems and
validates the computer models used for
stability analysis.’’ 1 NERC further states
that the proposed Reliability Standards
will enhance reliability because the tests

performed to obtain model data may
reveal latent defects that could cause
inappropriate unit response during
system disturbances.
Reliability Standards MOD–032–1
and MOD–033–2 are designed to
replace, consolidate and improve upon’’
existing MOD standards, in addressing
system-level modeling data and
validation requirements necessary for
developing planning models and the
Interconnection-wide cases that are
integral to analyzing the reliability of
the Bulk-Power System.
Type of Respondents: NERCregistered entities including generator
owners, transmission planners,
planning authorities, balancing
authorities, resource planners,
transmission service providers,
reliability coordinators, and
transmission operators.2
Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 4 for the information
collection as:

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden 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)

MOD–025–2 (Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Real and Reactive Power Capability and Synchronous Condenser Reactive
Power Capability)
Attachment 2 ............
Evidence Retention ..

933 (GO) ..................
933 (GO) ..................

1
1

933
933

6 hrs.; $448.92 5 .......
1 hr.; $32.74 6 ...........

5,598 hrs.; $418,842
933 hrs.; $30,546 .....

Total ..................

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

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

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

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

6,531 hrs.; $449,388

448.92
32.74
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MOD–026–1 (Verification of Models and Data for Generator Excitation Control System or Plant Volt/Variance Control Functions)
Instructions for obtaining excitation
control system or
plant voltage/variance control function model.
Documentation on
generator
verification.
Evidence Retention ..

185 (TP) ...................

1

185

8 hrs.; $598.56 4 .......

1,480 hrs.; $110,734

598.56

466 (GO) ..................

1

466

8 hrs.; $598.56 4 .......

3,728 hrs.; $278,929

598.56

651 (GO and TOP) ..

1

651

1 hr.; $32.745 ...........

651 hrs.; $21,314 .....

32.74

Total ..................

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

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

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

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

5,859 hrs.; $410,977

1 NERC Petition for Approval of Five Proposed
Reliability Standards MOD–025–2, MOD–026–1,
MOD–027–1, PRC–019–1, and PRC–024–1 issued
on 5/30/2013.
2 In subsequent portions of this notice, the
following acronyms will be used: PA = Planning
Authority, GO = Generator Owner, TP =
Transmission Planner, BA = Balancing Authority,
RP = Resource Planner, TSP = Transmission Service
Provider, RC = Reliability Coordinator, TOP =
Transmission Operator.

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3 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.
4 Each of the five MOD standards in the FERC–
725L information collection previously contained
‘‘one-time’’ components to their respondent burden.
These one-time burden categories consisted

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primarily of activities related to establishing
industry practices and developing data validation
procedures tailored toward these reliability
standards and their reporting requirements. None of
the one-time burdens apply any longer, so they are
being removed from the FERC–725L information
collection.

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Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden 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)

MOD–027–1 (Verification of Models and Data for Turbine/Governor and Load Control or Active Power/Frequency Control Functions)
Instructions for obtaining excitation
control system or
plant voltage/variance control function model.
Documentation on
generator
verification.
Evidence Retention.
Total ..................

185 (TP) ...................

1

185

8 hrs.; $598.56 4 .......

1,480 hrs.; $110,734

598.56

466 (GO) ..................

1

466

8 hrs.; $598.56 4 .......

3,728 hrs.; $278,929

598.56

651 (GO and TP) .....

1

651

1 hr.; $32.74 2 ...........

651 hrs.; $21,314 .....

32.74

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

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

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

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

5,859 hrs.; $410,977

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

MOD–032–1 (Verification of Models and Data for Turbine/Governor and Load Control or Active Power/Frequency Control Functions)
Data Submittal ..........
Evidence Retention ..

Total ..................

1

1,197

8 hrs.; $544.967 .......

9,576 hrs.; $652,317

544.96

1

1,197

1 hr.; $32.742 ...........

1,197 hrs.; $39,190 ..

32.74

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

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

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

10,773 hrs.;
$691,507.

1,197 (BA, GO, PA,
RP, TO, TP, and
TSP).
1,197 (BA, GO, PA,
RP, TO, TP, and
TSP).
..................................

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

MOD–033–1 (Steady-State and Dynamics System Model Validation)
Data Submittal ..........
Evidence Retention ..

188 (RC and TOP) ..
194 (PA, RC, and
TOP).

1
1

188
194

8 hrs.; $544.96 6 .......
1 hr.; $32.742 ...........

1,504 hrs.; $102,452
194 hrs.; $6,352 .......

Total ..................

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

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

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

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

1,698 hrs.; $108,804

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The totalannual estimated burden and
cost for the FERC–725L information
collection is 27,544 hours and
$2,071,653 respectively.
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
5 This wage figure uses the weighted hourly
average wage (plus benefits) for electrical engineers
(Occupation Code: 17–2071) and managers
(Occupation Code: 11–0000) obtained from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics: $74.82/hour. The average
used the following calculation: [$68.12/hour +
$81.52/hour] ÷ 2 = $74.82/hour. $68.12/hour is the
wage for engineers. $81.52 is the wage for manager.
6 Uses the hourly average wage (plus benefits) for
file clerks obtained from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics: $32.74/hour (BLS Occupation Code: 43–
4071).
7 Uses the hourly average wage (plus benefits) for
electrical engineers obtained from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics: $68.12/hour (BLS Occupation
Code: 17–2071).

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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.

544.96
32.74
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby
providing notice of receipt and
opportunity to comment on these
applications.
Comments must be received on
or before February 26, 2018.

DATES:

Dated: January 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Submit your comments,
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AGENCY
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
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instructions for submitting comments.
Pesticide Product Registration;
Do not submit electronically any
Receipt of Applications for New Uses
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
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restricted by statute.
ACTION: Notice.
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