30-day notice (Published)

Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 124 / Tuesday, July 1, 2025 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC25–11–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–725k); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
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–
725K (Mandatory Reliability Standards
for the SERC Region). There are no
changes to the reporting requirements
with this information collection. No
comments were received on the 60-day
notice that ended on June 24, 2025.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due July 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725K to OMB through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202505-1902-002. You can also
visit https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and use the drop-down under
‘‘Currently under Review’’ to select the
‘‘Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’’ where you can see the
open opportunities to provide
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice.
Please submit a copy of your
comments to the Commission via email
to DataClearance@FERC.gov. You must
specify the Docket No. (IC25–11–000)
and the FERC Information Collection
number (FERC–725K) in your email. If
you are unable to file electronically,
comments may be filed by USPS mail or
by hand (including courier) delivery:
• Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• All other delivery methods: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.

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Docket: To view comments and
issuances in this docket, please visit
https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search.
Once there, you can also sign-up for
automatic notification of activity in this
docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kayla Williams, (202) 502–6468.
DataClearance@FERC.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725K (Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the SERC
Region).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0260.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725K information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Section 215 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA) requires a
Commission-certified Electric
Reliability Organization (ERO) to
develop mandatory and enforceable
Reliability Standards, which are subject
to Commission review and approval.
Once approved, the Reliability
Standards may be enforced by NERC,
subject to Commission oversight, or by
the Commission independently.
Reliability Standards that NERC
proposes to the Commission may
include Reliability Standards that are
proposed by a Regional Entity to be
effective in that region. In Order No.
672, the Commission noted that:
As a general matter, we will accept the
following two types of regional differences,
provided they are otherwise just, reasonable,
not unduly discriminatory or preferential and
in the public interest, as required under the
statute: (1) a regional difference that is more
stringent than the continent-wide Reliability
Standard, including a regional difference that
addresses matters that the continent-wide
Reliability Standard does not; and (2) a
regional Reliability Standard that is
necessitated by a physical difference in the
Bulk-Power System.

When NERC reviews a regional
Reliability Standard that would be
applicable on an interconnection-wide
basis and that has been proposed by a
Regional Entity organized on an
interconnection-wide basis, NERC must
rebuttably presume that the regional
Reliability Standard is just, reasonable,
not unduly discriminatory or
preferential, and in the public interest.
In turn, the Commission must give ‘‘due
weight’’ to the technical expertise of
NERC and of a Regional Entity

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organized on an interconnection-wide
basis.
On April 19, 2007, the Commission
accepted delegation agreements between
NERC and each of the eight Regional
Entities. In the order, the Commission
accepted SERC as a Regional Entity
organized on less than an
interconnection-wide basis. As a
Regional Entity, SERC oversees BulkPower System reliability within the
SERC Region, which covers a
geographic area of approximately
560,000 square miles in a sixteen-state
area in the southeastern and central
United States (all of Missouri, Alabama,
Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and
portions of Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky,
Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Texas and Florida). The
SERC Region is currently geographically
divided into five subregions that are
identified as Southeastern, Central,
VACAR, Delta, and Gateway.
For this renewal, there is only one
SERC region Reliability Standard, PRC–
006–SERC–3 (Automatic
Underfrequency Load Shedding
Requirements). PRC–006–SERC–3 is
applicable to these SERC entities, 27
planning coordinators (PC), 212
generator owners (GO), and UFLS
entities made up 70 transmission
owners (TO) and 95 distribution
providers.
Type of Respondents: Entities
registered with the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (within
the SERC region).
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual
reporting burden and cost for the
information collection as:
1 ‘‘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.
2 These values were derived from the NERC
Compliance data of February 12, 2025, using only
SERC unique United States registered entities.
3 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is a combination based on the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), as of 2024, for 75% of the average
of an Electrical Engineer (17–2071) $79.31/hr.,
79.31 × .75 = 59.4825 ($59.48-rounded) ($59.48/
hour) and 25% of an Information and Record Clerk
(43–4199) $44.74/hr., $44.74 × .25% = 11.185
($11.19 rounded) ($11.19/hour), for a total
($59.48+$11.19 = $70.67/hour).

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FERC–725K—MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARD FOR THE SERC REGION
Number of
respondents 2

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total number of
responses

Average burden & cost per
response 3

Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost

Cost per
respondent
($)

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

(5) ÷ (1)

Annual Review and Record
Retention.

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

27 (PC)

1

27

24 hrs. $1,696.08 .................

648 hrs. $45,794.16 .............

$1,696.08

212 (GO)
70 (TO)
95 (DP)

1
1
1

212
70
95

20 hrs. 1,413.40 ...................
12 hrs. 848.04 ......................
12 hrs. 848.04 ......................

4,240 hrs. 299,640.80 ..........
840 hrs. 59,362.80 ...............
1,140 hrs. 80,563.80 ............

1,413.40
848.04
848.04

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

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

404

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

6,868 hrs. 485,361.56 ..........

4,805.56

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.

FERC) issued its Notice of Application
for the Project. Among other things, that
notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to
complete all necessary reviews and to
reach a final decision on a request for
a federal authorization within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s environmental document for the
Project.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Project and the planned schedule for the
completion of the environmental
review.1 The EA will be issued for a 30day comment period.

Dated: June 26, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.

Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA November 13, 2025 90day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline 2 February 11, 2026
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP25–233–000]

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Magnum Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of
Schedule for the Preparation of an
Environmental Assessment for the
2025 Amendment Project
On April 21, 2025, Magnum Gas
Storage, LLC (Magnum) filed an
application in Docket No. CP25–233–
000 requesting to amend its Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity
(Certificate) issued pursuant to Section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for the
Magnum Gas Storage Project. The
proposed project is known as the 2025
Amendment Project (Project) and
includes modification of previously
approved facilities, and construction
and operation of additional facilities in
Millard, Juab, and Utah Counties, Utah
for a total of 20.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
of working natural gas storage capacity.
On April 30, 2025, the Federal Energy
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Project Description
The proposed Project is an
amendment to the FERC Certificate
issued on March 17, 2011, and amended
on November 17, 2016, and April 23,
2020, (Docket Nos. PF09–3–000, CP10–
22–000, CP16–18–000, and CP20–77–
000). The proposed modifications
consist primarily of changes to the
locations of previously approved
facilities and utilities within areas
previously analyzed for environmental
impacts. Magnum requests
authorization to redesign the two
1 For tracking purposes under the National
Environmental Policy Act, the unique identification
number for documents relating to this
environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000–
1750685312.
2 The Commission’s deadline applies to the
decisions of other federal agencies, and state
agencies acting under federally delegated authority,
that are responsible for federal authorizations,
permits, and other approvals necessary for
proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per
18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for
other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule
is otherwise established by federal law.

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authorized caverns for 5.2 Bcf of
working gas each and to construct and
operate two additional storage caverns
with 5.2 Bcf of working gas capacity
each, one additional brine disposal
pond and related facilities, and two new
pipeline interconnections.
Background
On June 17, 2025, the Commission
issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on
Environmental Issues for the Proposed
2025 Amendment Project. (Notice of
Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was
sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. Prior to the
issuance of the Notice of Scoping, the
Commission received comments from
two landowners. The concerns raised
were impacts to adjacent land use,
property rights, and lack of adequate
project information. All substantive
comments will be addressed in the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
service provides automatic notification
of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links
to the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, community organizations,
Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and
navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with
making filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the

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