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authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is February 21,
2018.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
electronic review in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room in Washington,
DC. There is an eSubscription link on
the website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 1, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–9–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–725x); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.

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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 the currently
approved information collection, FERC–

SUMMARY:

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725X (Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due April 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC18–9–000)
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
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–725X, Mandatory Reliability
Standards: Voltage and Reactive (VAR)
Standards.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0278.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725X information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Pursuant to Section 215 of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), NERC
established the Voltage and Reactive
(‘‘VAR’’) group of Reliability Standards,
which consists of two continent-wide
Reliability Standards, VAR–001–4 and
VAR–002–3. These two standards were
designed to maintain voltage stability on
the Bulk-Power System, protect
transmission, generation, distribution,
and customer equipment, and support
the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power
System. Voltage stability is the ability of
a power system to maintain acceptable
voltage levels throughout the system
under normal operating conditions and
following a disturbance. Failure to
maintain acceptable voltage levels (i.e.,
voltage levels become too high or too
low) may cause violations of System
Operating Limits (‘‘SOLs’’) and
Interconnection Reliability Operating
Limits (‘‘IROLs’’), result in damage to
Bulk-Power System equipment, and

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thereby threaten the reliable operation
of the Bulk-Power System.
Reliability Standard VAR–001–4 1
• Specify a system-wide voltage
schedule (which is either a range or a
target value with an associated tolerance
band) as part of its plan to operate
within SOLs and IROLs, and to provide
the voltage schedule to its Reliability
Coordinator and adjacent Transmission
Operators upon request (Requirement
R1);
• Schedule sufficient reactive
resources to regulate voltage levels
(Requirement R2);
• Operate or direct the operation of
devices to regulate transmission voltage
and reactive flows (Requirement R3);
• Develop a set of criteria to exempt
generators from certain requirements
under Reliability Standard VAR–002–3
related to voltage or Reactive Power
schedules, automatic voltage
regulations, and notification
(Requirement R4);
• Specify a voltage or Reactive Power
schedule (which is either a range or a
target value with an associated tolerance
band) for generators at either the high or
low voltage side of the generator stepup transformer, provide the schedule to
the associated Generator Operator,
direct the Generator Operator to comply
with that schedule in automatic voltage
control mode, provide the Generator
Operator the notification requirements
for deviating from the schedule, and, if
requested, provide the Generator
Operator the criteria used to develop the
schedule (Requirement R5); and
• Communicate step-up transformer
tap changes, the time frame for
completion, and the justification for
these changes to Generator Owners
(Requirement R6).
Reliability Standard VAR–002–3 2
• Operate each of its generators
connected to the interconnected
transmission system in automatic
voltage control mode or in a different
control mode as instructed by the
Transmission Operator, unless the
Generator Operator (1) is exempted
pursuant to the criteria developed under
VAR–001–4, Requirement R4, or (2)
makes certain notifications to the
Transmission Operator specifying the
reasons it cannot so operate
(Requirement R1);
• Maintain the Transmission
Operator’s generator voltage or Reactive
Power schedule, unless the Generator
Operator (1) is exempted pursuant to the
criteria developed under VAR–001–4,
1 Applies
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Requirement R4, or (2) complies with
the notification requirements for
deviations as established by the
Transmission Owner pursuant to VAR–
001–4, Requirement R5 (Requirement
R2);
• Notify the Transmission Operator of
a change in status of its voltage
controlling device within 30 minutes,
unless the status is restored within that
time period (Requirement R3); and

• Notify the Transmission Operator of
a change in reactive capability due to
factors other than those described in
VAR–002–3, Requirement R3 within 30
minutes unless the capability has been
restored during that time period
(Requirement R4).
• Provide information on its step-up
transformers and auxiliary transformers
within 30 days of a request from the
Transmission Operator or Transmission
Planner (Requirement R5); and

• Comply with the Transmission
Operator’s step-up transformer tap
change directives unless compliance
would violate safety, an equipment
rating, or applicable laws, rules or
regulations (Requirement R6).
Type of Respondents: Generator
owners and transmission operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden 3: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

FERC–725X, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE (VAR) STANDARDS
Number of
respondents 4

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden and cost
per response 5

Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost

Cost per
respondent ($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

160 hrs.; .........................
$10,899.20 .....................
80 hrs.; ...........................
5,449.60 .........................
120 hrs.; .........................
8,174.40 .........................

28,960 hrs.; ....................
$1,972,755 .....................
75,520 hrs.; ....................
5,144,422 .......................
113,280 hrs.; ..................
7,716,634 .......................

217,760 hrs.; ..................
14,833,811 .....................

.

VAR–001–4 .............
(Requirement R1) ...
VAR–002–3 .............
(Requirement R1) ...
VAR–002–3 .............
(Requirement R2) ...

181 (TOP) ......

1

181

944 (GOP) .....

1

944

944 (GOP) .....

1

944

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

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

1,932

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

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: February 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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3 The Commission defines burden 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Number: PR18–26–000.
Applicants: Southern California Gas
Company.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b),(e)+(g): OSHD Rate Revision
Filing to be effective 1/1/2018.
Filed Date: 1/30/18.
Accession Number: 201801305012.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/18.
284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/
2/18.
Docket Number: PR17–60–001.
Applicants: Atmos Pipeline-Texas.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b),(e)/: Amendment to Non
Statutory Filing Jan 2018.
Filed Date: 1/25/18.
Accession Number: 201801255005.
Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/
15/18.
Docket Number: PR17–60–002.
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
4 TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator
operators.

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$10,899.20
5,449.60
8,174.40

Applicants: Atmos Pipeline-Texas.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b),(e)/: Amendment to Non
Statutory Filing Jan 2018 to be effective
9/1/2017.
Filed Date: 1/25/18.
Accession Number: 201801255165.
Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/
15/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–374–000.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP.
Description: Compliance filing
Second Compliance Filing in Docket
No. CP15–517–000 to be effective 2/1/
2018.
Filed Date: 1/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180130–5009.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–375–000.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg
Rate 2018–01–30 Antero to be effective
2/1/2018.
Filed Date: 1/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180130–5155.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–376–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Amended Negotiated Rate Agreement5 The estimate for hourly cost is $68.12/hour.
This figure is the average salary plus benefits for an
electrical engineer (Occupation Code: 17–2071)
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.

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