[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49290-49291]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20260]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RD19-3-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-725b3);
Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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-725B3 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards) and
submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below. On June 20, 2019, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal Register in Docket No. RD19-3-000
requesting public comments. The Commission received no public comments
and is indicating that in the related submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 21,
2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. TBD,
should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. RD19-3-000, 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/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> 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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and fax at (202)
273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure
Protection [CIP] Reliability Standards.
    OMB Control No.: TBD.
    Type of Request: Revisions to the information collection, as
discussed in Docket No. RD19-3-000.
    Abstract: On March 7, 2019, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) requested Commission approval of Reliability
Standard CIP-008-6 (Cyber Security--Incident Reporting and Response
Planning). Reliability Standard CIP-008-6 addresses the Commission's
directive in Order No. 848 to develop modifications to the Reliability
Standards to require reporting of Cyber Security Incidents that
compromise, or attempt to compromise, a Responsible Entity's Electronic
Security Perimeter (ESP) or associated Electronic Access Control or
Monitoring Systems (EACMS).\1\
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    \1\ Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards,
Order No. 848, 164 FERC ] 61,033 (2018).
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    Reliability Standard CIP-008-6, among other things, requires
Responsible Entities \2\ to broaden the mandatory reporting of Cyber
Security Incidents to include compromises or attempts to compromise BES
Cyber Systems or their associated ESPs or EACMS. Reliability Standard
CIP-008-6 will not significantly increase the reporting burden on
entities because it builds off the reporting threshold in the previous
version of the Reliability Standard, Reliability Standard CIP-008-5.
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    \2\ ``Responsible Entities'' refers to Balancing Authority,
Distribution Provider, Generator Operator, Generator Owner,
Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Transmission
Owner.
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    Type of Respondents: Balancing Authority, Distribution Provider,
Generator Operator, Generator Owner, Reliability Coordinator,
Transmission Operator, and Transmission Owner.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \3\ The Commission estimates the changes
in the annual public reporting burden and cost as indicated below.\4\
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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, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
    \4\ For the earlier version of the Reliability Standard retired
in Docket No. RD19-3-000, the baseline numbers for respondents,
burden, and cost are the same figures as those in Order No. 848. The
requirements and burdens from the retired Reliability Standard are
continued in Reliability Standard CIP-008-6, plus the additional
requirements and burdens as indicated in the table.

                                                           RD19-3-000 Commission Letter Order
                             [Mandatory reliability standards for critical infrastructure protection reliability standards]
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                                     Number of
                                    respondents    Annual number   Total number   Average burden and cost  Total annual burden hours and     Cost per
                                    and type of    of responses    of responses       per response \6\           total annual cost        respondent ($)
                                    entity \5\    per respondent
                                             (1)             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)....................  (3) * (4) = (5)..............       (5) / (1)
                                                                             (3)
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Update internal procedures to                288               1             288  50 hrs.; $4,050........  14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400......          $4,050
 comply with augmented reporting
 requirements. (one-time) \7\
 (CIP-008-6 R1-R4).
Annual cyber security incident               288               1             288  10 hrs.; $810..........  2,880 hrs.; $233,280.........             810
 plan review (ongoing) \8\ (CIP-
 008-6 R2.1).
Update cyber security incident               288               1             288  10 hrs.; $810..........  2,880 hrs.; $233,280.........             810
 plan per review findings
 (ongoing) (CIP-008-6 R3).
Incident reporting burden                    288              12           3,456  12 hrs.; $972..........  3,456 hrs.; $279,936.........             972
 (ongoing) (CIP-008-6 R4).
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    Total (one-time)............  ..............  ..............             288  .......................  14,400 hrs.; $1,166,400......  ..............
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    Total (ongoing).............  ..............  ..............           4,032  .......................  9,216 hrs.; $746,496.........  ..............
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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 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.
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    \5\ There are 1,414 unique registered entities in the NERC
compliance registry as of May 24, 2019. Of this total, we estimate
that 288 entities will face an increased paperwork burden.
    \6\ The loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based
on the average of the occupational categories for 2017 found on the
Bureau of Labor Statistics website: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2017/may/oessrci.htm.
    Legal (Occupation Code: 23-0000): $143.68.
    Information Security Analysts (Occupation Code 15-1122): $61.55.
    Computer and Information Systems Managers (Occupation Code: 11-
3021): $96.51.
    Management (Occupation Code: 11-0000): $94.28.
    Electrical Engineer (Occupation Code: 17-2071): $66.90.
    Management Analyst (Code: 43-0000): $63.32.
    These various occupational categories are weighted as follows:
[($94.28)(.10) + ($61.55)(.315) + ($66.90)(.02) + ($143.68)(.15) +
($96.51)(.10) + ($63.32)(.315)] = $81.30. The figure is rounded to
$81.00 for use in calculating wage figures in this order.
    \7\ One-time burdens apply in Year 1 only.
    \8\ Ongoing burdens apply in Year 2 and beyond.

    Dated: September 12, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47324]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20378]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, and 147

[Docket Number USCG-1998-3868]
RIN 1625-AA18

Outer Continental Shelf Activities

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is withdrawing the proposed rule entitled
``Outer Continental Shelf Activities'' that we published on December 7,
1999. The Coast Guard is withdrawing this proposed rule due to the
passage of time, advances in technology, and changes in industry
practices that have rendered the proposed rule obsolete.

DATES: The proposed rule published December 7, 1999 (64 FR 68416) is
withdrawn as of September 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this withdrawal, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type ``USCG-1998-3868'' in the search box and
click ``Search'' then click on ``Open Docket Folder.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
call or email Mr. Charles Rawson, Commandant (CG-ENG), U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
OCS Outer continental shelf

II. Background

    The Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in
the Federal Register on December 7, 1999, (64 FR 68416), entitled
``Outer Continental Shelf Activities.'' In our NPRM, we proposed
revisions of our Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) regulations that pertain
to workplace safety and health on vessels and facilities engaged in the
exploration for, or development or production of, minerals on the OCS.
The Coast Guard initiated this rulemaking in response to the various
advances that had changed the nature of the offshore industry since the
last major revision of our OCS regulations in 1982. As detailed in the
proposed regulatory text, this rulemaking would have reassessed all of
our current OCS regulations in light of past experiences and new
improvements in order to help make the OCS a safer work environment.
The Coast Guard received comments from the public regarding the
proposed rulemaking. These comments are available in the docket.

III. Withdrawal

    In the nearly 20 years since the Coast Guard published the NPRM and
the comment period closed, the offshore industry has continued to grow
and evolve. Due to the passage of time, advances in technology, and
changes in industry practice, we found that much of what we proposed in
the NPRM is now obsolete and no longer applicable to the modern OCS
work environment. Consequently, the NPRM is no longer suitable as a
basis for further rulemaking action. Accordingly, the Coast Guard is
withdrawing the ``Outer Continental Shelf Activities'' proposed rule
announced in an NPRM published December 7, 1999 (64 FR 68416).
    This document is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a), and
43 U.S.C. 1333(d) and 1348(c).

    Dated: September 14, 2018.
J.P. Nadeau,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention
Policy.
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