FERC-725X 30-day notice (published)

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Line 880, currently owned by Spire
Missouri Inc. (Spire Missouri); 1 and (iii)
minor modifications to Line 880 after it
is acquired. This notice set February 27,
2017, as the deadline for motions to
intervene.
On May 1, 2017, in Docket No. CP17–
40–001, the Commission issued public
notice of Spire’s amendment to its
application to propose a route
alternative. Instead of acquiring and
refurbishing Spire Missouri’s Line 880,
Spire’s amended application proposes
to construct a new six-mile, 24-inch
diameter pipeline for the final segment
of its proposal (referred to as the North
County Extension). This notice set May
22, 2017, as the deadline for motions to
intervene.
Multiple motions to intervene out of
time were filed between the
intervention deadlines and December
19, 2017. Here, because the deadline for
filing a timely intervention passed
before the Commission announced its
new policy governing late interventions
in Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C.,2 the late motions to intervene are
granted.3
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission
[Docket Nos. PR17–60–001; PR17–60–002]

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Atmos Pipeline-Texas; Notice of
Technical Conference
Take notice that an informal technical
conference concerning the abovecaptioned proceedings will be convened
by phone on May 2, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
(EDT). The purpose of the
teleconference will be to discuss
comments filed in the proceeding.
All interested parties are invited to
participate by phone. Please email
Deirdra Archie at deirdra.archie@
ferc.gov or call (202) 502–6819 by
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, to RSVP and to
receive specific instructions on how to
participate.
1 Spire Missouri Inc. was formerly known as
Laclede Gas Company.
2 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC
61,167, at P 51 (2018).
3 18 CFR 385.214(d) (2017).

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Dated: April 19, 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
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

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–725X
(Mandatory Reliability Standards:
Voltage and Reactive (VAR) Standards)
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 requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
comments on the FERC–725X and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0278, 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 202–395–8528.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in 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/submissionSUMMARY:

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guide.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, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by 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 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–002–3.1 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), resulting in damage to
Bulk-Power System equipment, and
thereby threaten the reliable operation
of the Bulk-Power System.
Reliability Standard VAR–001–4 2
Reliability Standard VAR–001–4
contains the following requirements:
• 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);
1 FERC approved these standards in the Order in
Docket No. RD14–11–000 (issued on 8/1/2014).
2 Applies to generation operators only.

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• 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 3
Reliability Standard VAR–002–3
contains the following requirements:
• 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,
Requirement R4, or (2) complies with
the notification requirements for
deviations as established by the
Transmission Owner pursuant to
Requirement R5 in VAR–001–4
(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);
• 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
operators and transmission operators.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:

FERC–725X, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS: VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE (VAR) STANDARDS

VAR–001–4 (Requirement
R1–R6).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement
R1).
VAR–002–3 (Requirement
R2–R6).

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

Number of
respondents 5

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
Burden &
Cost per
response 6

Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual Cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

181 (TOP) .........

1

181

160 hrs.; $10,899.20 .............

28,960 hrs.; $1,972,755 ........

$10,899.20

944 (GOP) .........

1

944

80 hrs.; 5,449.60 ...................

75,520 hrs.; $5,144,422 ........

5,449.60

944 (GOP) .........

1

944

120 hrs.; $8,174.40 ...............

113,280 hrs.; $7,716,634 ......

8,174.40

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

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

2,069

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

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

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

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
3 Applies

to transmission operators only.
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
4 Burden

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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PL18–1–000]

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Certification of New Interstate Natural
Gas Facilities
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
AGENCY:

In this Notice of Inquiry, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) seeks information and
stakeholder perspectives to help the

SUMMARY:

explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
5 TOP = transmission operator; GOP = generator
operators.

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6 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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