80 FR 20211 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 72 (April 15, 2015)

Page Range		20211-20212
FR Document		2015-08643

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will require annual reports from power companies that voluntarily join the Department's new Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience. The goal of this partnership is for the Department and power company participants to work cooperatively to enhance the energy security of the nation's electricity infrastructure. The annual reports required of partners will include summaries of activities undertaken during the proceeding year including, for example, vulnerability assessments, resilience strategies, information on costs and benefits of actions taken, and best practices. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the department; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information being collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the proposed collection on the respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will require annual reports from power 
companies that voluntarily join the Department's new Partnership for 
Energy Sector Climate Resilience. The goal of this partnership is for 
the Department and power company participants to work cooperatively to 
enhance the energy security of the nation's electricity infrastructure. 
The annual reports required of partners will include summaries of 
activities undertaken during the proceeding year including, for 
example, vulnerability assessments, resilience strategies, information 
on costs and benefits of actions taken, and best practices. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
department; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the proposed collection on the 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
May 15, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    And to Dr. Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy, EPSA-20, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax 202 586-5345, 
or by email at craig.zamuda@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of 
Energy, EPSA-20, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or 
by fax 202 586-5345, or by email at craig.zamuda@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No:. ``New''; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience; (3) Type of 
Request: New collection; (4) Purpose: To enhance the resilience of the 
nation's power sector to extreme weather and climate change, the 
Department of Energy is establishing a partnership program with power 
sector companies. On an annual basis, participating companies are asked 
to report on activities they have undertaken to improve their 
resilience to extreme weather and climate change. This information will 
help facilitate improved resilience throughout the sector and better 
inform the Department's activities in support of these efforts. (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 25; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 50 (first year, 25 thereafter). (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 212 hours; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $8,959 total program-wide 
annual costs.
    Statutory Authority: Title XIII of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 calls for a variety of activities to support the 
modernization of the Nation's electricity transmission and distribution 
system to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure. In 
addition, Executive

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Orders, 13514 (Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic 
Performance) and 13653 (Preparing the United States for the Impacts of 
Climate Change) also set forth a number of activities that would be 
supported by the information collected under this request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2015.
Judith M. Greenwald,
Deputy Director, Office of Climate, Environment and Efficiency, Office 
of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy.
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Orders, 13514 (Federal Leadership in issued, it will indicate, among other associated with the Commission’s
Environmental, Energy and Economic milestones, the anticipated date for the environmental review process.
Performance) and 13653 (Preparing the Commission staff’s issuance of the final Environmental commentors will not be
United States for the Impacts of Climate environmental impact statement (FEIS) required to serve copies of filed
Change) also set forth a number of or EA for this proposal. The filing of the documents on all other parties.
activities that would be supported by EA in the Commission’s public record However, the non-party commentors
the information collected under this for this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents
request. Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of
2015. state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the
Judith M. Greenwald, completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right
Deputy Director, Office of Climate, the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the
Environment and Efficiency, Office of Energy federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order.
Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages
Department of Energy. staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests
[FR Doc. 2015–08643 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using
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involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to the proceedings for this project and five copies of the protest or
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy
Federal Energy Regulatory stated below, file with the Federal regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
Commission Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE., Washington, DC 20426.
[Docket No. CP15–132–000]
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
a motion to intervene in accordance the Web site that enables subscribers to
Kern River Gas Transmission with the requirements of the receive email notification when a
Company; Notice of Application Commission’s Rules of Practice and document is added to a subscribed
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Take notice that on March 26, 2015, and the Regulations under the NGA (18
Kern River Gas Transmission Company Online service, please email
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(Kern River), 2755 E. Cottonwood status will be placed on the service list
Parkway, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
maintained by the Secretary of the (202) 502–8659.
84121, filed an application pursuant to Commission and will receive copies of
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act Comment Date: April 29, 2015.
all documents filed by the applicant and
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s by all other parties. A party must submit Dated: April 8, 2015.
regulations, requesting authorization to seven copies of filings made with the Kimberly D. Bose,
replace 1.56-miles of its 36-inch Commission and must mail a copy to Secretary.
diameter A-line in Clark County, the applicant and to every other party in [FR Doc. 2015–08551 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am]
Nevada with thicker walled pipe to the proceeding. Only parties to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
comply with a U.S. Department of proceeding can ask for court review of
Transportation class location change, all Commission orders in the proceeding.
as more fully set forth in the application However, a person does not have to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
which is on file with the Commission intervene in order to have comments
and open to public inspection. The considered. The second way to Federal Energy Regulatory
filing may also be viewed on the web at participate is by filing with the Commission
http://www.ferc.gov using the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as [Project No. 14660–000]
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket possible, an original and two copies of
number excluding the last three digits in comments in support of or in opposition Cascade Water Alliance: Notice of
the docket number field to access the to this project. The Commission will Preliminary Permit Application
document. consider these comments in Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Any questions regarding this determining the appropriate action to be Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
application should be directed to taken, but the filing of a comment alone Competing Applications
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, will not serve to make the filer a party
Certificates, phone: (402) 398–7103, to the proceeding. The Commission’s On February 4, 2015, the Cascade
facsimile: (402) 398–7592, or by email rules require that persons filing Water Alliance filed an application for
at: mike.loeffler@nngco.com located at comments in opposition to the project a preliminary permit, pursuant to
Kern River Gas Transmission Company, provide copies of their protests only to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska the party or parties directly involved in (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
68103–0330. the protest. of the White River-Lake Tapps Reservoir
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only Ancillary Hydroelectric Project (White
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, on the environmental review of this River Project or project) to be located on
within 90 days of this Notice the project should submit an original and the White River, in Pierce County,
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Commission staff will either: complete two copies of their comments to the Washington. The sole purpose of a
its environmental assessment (EA) and Secretary of the Commission. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
place it into the Commission’s public Environmental commentors will be the permit holder priority to file a
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or placed on the Commission’s license application during the permit
issue a Notice of Schedule for environmental mailing list, will receive term. A preliminary permit does not
Environmental Review. If a Notice of copies of the environmental documents, authorize the permit holder to perform
Schedule for Environmental Review is and will be notified of meetings any land-disturbing activities or

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
Dates		Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before May 15, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.
Contact		Dr. Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy, EPSA-20, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax 202 586-5345, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 20211