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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 27, 2021 / Notices
215 to the Federal Power Act FPA.1
FPA section 215 requires a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability Organization ERO to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval. Section 215 of the FPA requires a Commission-certified ERO to develop mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards, subject to Commission review and approval. In 2006, the Commission certified North American Electric Reliability Corporation NERC as the ERO pursuant to section 215 of the FPA.
FERC725S consists of Emergency Preparedness and Operations EOP
Reliability Standards, EOP0044
Event Reporting, EOP0053 System Restoration from Blackstart Resources, EOP0063 System Restoration Coordination, EOP0082 Loss of Control Center Functionality, EOP
0101 Geomagnetic Disturbance Operations, and EOP0111
Emergency Operations. These
Reliability Standards enhance reliability by:
1 Providing accurate reporting of events to NERCs event analysis group to analyze the impact on the reliability of the bulk electric system Reliability Standard EOP0044.
2 delineating the roles and responsibilities of entities that support system restoration from blackstart resources which generate power without the support of the bulk electric system Reliability Standard EOP0053.
3 clarifying the procedures and coordination requirements for reliability coordinator personnel to execute system restoration processes Reliability Standard EOP0063.
4 refining the required elements of an operating plan used to continue reliable operations of the bulk electric system in the event that primary control center functionality is lost Reliability Standard EOP0082.
5 addressing the effects of operating Emergencies by ensuring each Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority has developed Operating
Plans to mitigate operating Emergencies, and that those plans are coordinated within a Reliability Coordinator Area EOP0101.
6 streamlining the requirements for Emergency operations of the Bulk Electric System. Attachment 1, which is incorporated into Requirements R2 and R6, provides the process and descriptions of the levels used by the Reliability Coordinator when communicating the condition of a Balancing Authority that is experiencing an Energy Emergency EOP0111.
The 60-day notice was published on November 18, 2020 85 FR 73477, and no comments were received.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities subject to the FPA.
Estimate of Annual Burden 2 and cost: 3 With the exception of adjustments due to the Commissions recent experience with this information collection, the Commission estimates there will be no changes in the annual public reporting burden for the FERC
735S, as follows:

FERC725S
Reliability standard and associated requirement
Number of respondents 4

Annual number of responses per respondent
Total number of responses
Average burden &
cost per response
Total annual burden & total annual cost
Cost per respondent $

1

2

1 2 = 3

4

3 4 = 5

5 1

EOP0101

181

1

181

EOP0111

12

1

12

280

1

280

473

EOP0044, EOP0053, EOP0063, EOP0082.

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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 agencys 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 1 16 U.S.C. 824o. The approved Reliability Standards are available on the Commissions eLibrary document retrieval system on the NERC
website, www.nerc.com.
2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
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20 hrs.; $1,660
1,500 hrs.;
$124,500.
250.58 hrs.;
$20,798.

of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: January 21, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.

3,620 hrs.;
$300,460.
18,000 hrs.;
$1,494,000.
70,162.4 hrs.;
$5,234,440.
91,782 hrs.;
$7,028,900.

$1,660
124,500
20,798

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
OMB 30600645; FRS 17379

FR Doc. 202101756 Filed 12621; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 671701P

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
AGENCY:

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
SUMMARY:

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.
3 Commission staff estimates that the industrys skill set and cost for wages and benefits for FERC
725S are approximately the same as the
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Commissions average cost. The FERC 2020 average salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent FTE is $172,329/year or $83.00/hour.
4 The number of respondents is based on NERC
compliance registration information as of October 2, 2020.

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