80 FR 53789 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)
| Page Range | 53789-53790 | |
| FR Document | 2015-22538 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 53789-53790] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22538] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Energy pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before November 9, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Desk Officer for the Department of Energy, 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 Mr. Dennis Smith, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by fax at 202-586-1600, or by email at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis Smith at the address listed above in ADDRESSES. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is proposing to extend an information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The approved collection is being used for two Clean Cities programmatic efforts. The first is related to a scorecard that assists DOE's Clean Cities coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of readiness of their communities for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV). The second effort is intended to develop information that enables DOE to measure the impact and progress of DOE's National Clean Fleets Partnership (Partnership). DOE is not proposing to expand the scope of these information collection efforts. This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910- 5171; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: DOE's Clean Cities initiative has developed two voluntary mechanisms by which communities and certain fleets can get a better understanding of their readiness to deploy alternative fuel vehicles and their progress in doing so. The voluntary PEV Scorecard is intended to assist its coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of readiness of their communities for plug-in electric vehicles. The principal objective of the scorecard is to provide respondents with an objective assessment and estimate of their respective community's readiness for PEV deployment as well as understand the respective community's commitment to deploying these vehicles successfully. DOE intends the scorecard to be completed by a city/county/regional sustainability or energy coordinator. As the intended respondent may not be aware of every aspect of [[Page 53790]] local or regional PEV readiness, coordination among local stakeholders to gather appropriate information may be necessary. DOE expects a total respondent population of approximately 1,250 respondents. Selecting the multiple choice answers in completing a scorecard questionnaire is expected to take under 30 minutes, although additional time of no more than 20 hours may be needed to assemble information necessary to be able to answer the questions, leading to a total burden of approximately 25,625 hours. Assembling information to update questionnaire answers in the future on a voluntary basis would be expected to take less time, on the order of 10 hours, as much of any necessary time and effort needed to research information would have been completed previously. For the Clean Fleets Partnership information collection, the Partnership is targeted at large, private-sector fleets that own or have contractual control over at least 50 percent of their vehicles and have vehicles operating in multiple States. DOE expects approximately 50 fleets to participate in the Partnership and, as a result, DOE expects a total respondent population of approximately 50 respondents. Providing initial baseline information for each participating fleet, which occurs only once, is expected to take 60 minutes. Follow-up questions and clarifications for the purpose of ensuring accurate analyses are expected to take up to 90 minutes. The total burden is expected to be 125 hours. The combined burden for the two information collections is 25,750 hours. (5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents for both information collections: 1,300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 25,750 (25,625 for PEV Scorecard, and 125 for Clean Fleets Partnership); and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no cost associated with reporting and recordkeeping. Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 U.S.C. 13252 (a)-(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255. Issued in Washington, DC on: September 1, 2015. David Howell, Acting Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2015-22538 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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this site, you can limit your search to filed with the Board either before or DATES: Comments regarding this
documents published by the after the meeting. Individuals who wish proposed information collection must
Department. to make oral statements pertaining to be received on or before November 9,
Authority: Presidential Executive Order the agenda should contact Kristen G. 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in
13532, continued by Executive Order 13652. Ellis at the address or telephone number submitting comments within that
listed above. Requests must be received period, contact the person listed below
Ted Mitchell, five days prior to the meeting and as soon as possible.
Under Secretary. reasonable provision will be made to ADDRESSES: Written comments should
[FR Doc. 2015–22541 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am] include the presentation in the agenda. be sent to: Desk Officer for the
BILLING CODE P The Designated Federal Officer is Department of Energy, Office of
empowered to conduct the meeting in a Information and Regulatory Affairs,
fashion that will facilitate the orderly Office of Management and Budget, New
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY conduct of business. Individuals Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
wishing to make public comments will 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
Environmental Management Advisory be provided a maximum of five minutes 20503. And to Mr. Dennis Smith, Office
Board Meeting to present their comments. of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
AGENCY: Department of Energy. Minutes: Minutes will be available by Energy (EE–3V), U.S. Department of
writing or calling Kristen G. Ellis at the Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by
address or phone number listed above.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a Minutes will also be available at the fax at 202–586–1600, or by email at
meeting of the Environmental following Web site: http://energy.gov/ Dennis.Smith@ee.doe.gov.
Management Advisory Board (EMAB). em/services/communication- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act engagement/environmental- Dennis Smith at the address listed above
(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires management-advisory-board-emab. in ADDRESSES.
that public notice of this meeting be Issued at Washington, DC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is
announced in the Federal Register. LaTanya R. Butler, proposing to extend an information
DATES: Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Deputy Committee Management Officer. collection pursuant to the Paperwork
1 p.m.–5 p.m. Reduction Act of 1995. The approved
[FR Doc. 2015–22534 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES: The Key Bridge Marriott,
collection is being used for two Clean
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1404 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia Cities programmatic efforts. The first is
22209. related to a scorecard that assists DOE’s
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Clean Cities coalitions and stakeholders
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in assessing the level of readiness of
Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal Office of Energy Efficiency and their communities for plug-in electric
Officer, EMAB (EM–3.2), U.S. Renewable Energy vehicles (PEV). The second effort is
Department of Energy, 1000 intended to develop information that
Independence Avenue SW., Proposed Agency Information enables DOE to measure the impact and
Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) Collection Extension progress of DOE’s National Clean Fleets
586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or email: Partnership (Partnership). DOE is not
kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and proposing to expand the scope of these
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of information collection efforts.
the Board: The purpose of EMAB is to Energy (DOE). This information collection request
provide the Assistant Secretary for ACTION: Notice and request for contains: (1) OMB No. 1910–5171; (2)
Environmental Management (EM) with comments. Information Collection Request Title:
advice and recommendations on Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type
corporate issues confronting the EM SUMMARY: The Department of Energy of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: DOE’s
program. EMAB contributes to the pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Clean Cities initiative has developed
effective operation of the program by Act of 1995, intends to extend for three two voluntary mechanisms by which
providing individual citizens and years an information collection request communities and certain fleets can get
representatives of interested groups an with the Office of Management and a better understanding of their readiness
opportunity to present their views on Budget. Comments are invited on: (a) to deploy alternative fuel vehicles and
issues facing EM and by helping to Whether the extended collection of their progress in doing so. The
secure consensus recommendations on information is necessary for the proper voluntary PEV Scorecard is intended to
those issues. performance of the functions of DOE, assist its coalitions and stakeholders in
Tentative Agenda Topics: including whether the information shall assessing the level of readiness of their
• EM Program Update and Discussion have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of communities for plug-in electric
of Board Work Plans DOE’s estimate of the burden of the vehicles. The principal objective of the
Public Participation: EMAB welcomes proposed collection of information, scorecard is to provide respondents
the attendance of the public at its including the validity of the with an objective assessment and
advisory committee meetings and will methodology and assumptions used; (c) estimate of their respective community’s
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make every effort to accommodate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and readiness for PEV deployment as well as
persons with physical disabilities or clarity of the information to be understand the respective community’s
special needs. If you require special collected; and (d) ways to minimize the commitment to deploying these vehicles
accommodations due to a disability, burden of the collection of information successfully. DOE intends the scorecard
please contact Kristen G. Ellis at least on respondents, including through the to be completed by a city/county/
seven days in advance of the meeting at use of automated collection techniques regional sustainability or energy
the phone number or email address or other forms of information coordinator. As the intended respondent
listed above. Written statements may be technology. may not be aware of every aspect of
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local or regional PEV readiness, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY must file in accordance with Rules 211
coordination among local stakeholders and 214 of the Commission’s
to gather appropriate information may Federal Energy Regulatory Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
be necessary. Commission 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
DOE expects a total respondent time on the specified comment date.
Combined Notice of Filings #2 Protests may be considered, but
population of approximately 1,250
Take notice that the Commission intervention is necessary to become a
respondents. Selecting the multiple
received the following electric rate party to the proceeding.
choice answers in completing a eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
scorecard questionnaire is expected to filings:
information relating to filing
take under 30 minutes, although Docket Numbers: ER15–1196–004. requirements, interventions, protests,
additional time of no more than 20 Applicants: Nevada Power Company. service, and qualifying facilities filings
hours may be needed to assemble Description: Compliance filing: OATT can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
information necessary to be able to Revisions Attachment P Schedule 9 and docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
answer the questions, leading to a total Definitions to be effective 11/1/2015. other information, call (866) 208–3676
burden of approximately 25,625 hours. Filed Date: 9/1/15. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Assembling information to update Accession Number: 20150901–5204.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/15. Dated: September 1, 2015.
questionnaire answers in the future on
Docket Numbers: ER15–2304–001. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
a voluntary basis would be expected to
take less time, on the order of 10 hours, Applicants: Oildale Energy LLC. Deputy Secretary.
Description: Tariff Amendment: [FR Doc. 2015–22509 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]
as much of any necessary time and
Amendment to Initial Market-Based BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
effort needed to research information
Rate Tariff Application to be effective 7/
would have been completed previously.
31/2015.
For the Clean Fleets Partnership Filed Date: 8/28/15. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
information collection, the Partnership Accession Number: 20150828–5143.
is targeted at large, private-sector fleets Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/15. Federal Energy Regulatory
that own or have contractual control Docket Numbers: ER15–2588–000. Commission
over at least 50 percent of their vehicles Applicants: Eastside Power Authority. [Docket No. ER15–2535–000]
and have vehicles operating in multiple Description: Petition of Eastside
States. DOE expects approximately 50 Power Authority for Limited Waiver of Midwest Electric Power, Inc.;
fleets to participate in the Partnership the California Independent System Supplemental Notice that Initial
and, as a result, DOE expects a total Operator Corporation’s Tariff Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
respondent population of approximately Provisions. Request for Blanket Section 204
50 respondents. Providing initial Filed Date: 9/1/15. Authorization
baseline information for each Accession Number: 20150901–5168.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/15. This is a supplemental notice in the
participating fleet, which occurs only
above-referenced proceeding of Midwest
once, is expected to take 60 minutes. Docket Numbers: ER15–2589–000. Electric Power, Inc.’s application for
Follow-up questions and clarifications Applicants: CPV Shore, LLC. market-based rate authority, with an
for the purpose of ensuring accurate Description: Initial rate filing: accompanying rate tariff, noting that
analyses are expected to take up to 90 Reactive Power Service Rate Schedule such application includes a request for
minutes. The total burden is expected to to be effective 1/1/2016. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
be 125 hours. Filed Date: 9/1/15. part 34, of future issuances of securities
Accession Number: 20150901–5187. and assumptions of liability.
The combined burden for the two
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/15.
information collections is 25,750 hours. Any person desiring to intervene or to
Docket Numbers: ER15–2590–000. protest should file with the Federal
(5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Applicants: Triolith Energy Fund L.P.
Annual Estimated Number of Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
Respondents for both information Triolith Energy Fund LP Tariff to be in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
collections: 1,300; (7) Annual Estimated effective 9/4/2015. of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
Number of Total Responses: 1,300; (7) Filed Date: 9/1/15. and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Accession Number: 20150901–5202. 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
Hours: 25,750 (25,625 for PEV Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/15. intervene or protest must serve a copy
Scorecard, and 125 for Clean Fleets Docket Numbers: ER15–2591–000. of that document on the Applicant.
Partnership); and (8) Annual Estimated Applicants: PacifiCorp. Notice is hereby given that the
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Description: Section 205(d) Rate deadline for filing protests with regard
Burden: There is no cost associated with Filing: OATT Revised Sections (EIM to the applicant’s request for blanket
reporting and recordkeeping. Available Balancing Capacity) to be authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 effective 11/1/2015. future issuances of securities and
Filed Date: 9/1/15. assumptions of liability, is September
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U.S.C. 13252 (a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255.
Accession Number: 20150901–5203. 21, 2015.
Issued in Washington, DC on: September 1, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/15.
2015.
The Commission encourages
The filings are accessible in the electronic submission of protests and
David Howell, Commission’s eLibrary system by interventions in lieu of paper, using the
Acting Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, clicking on the links or querying the FERC Online links at http://
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. docket number. www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
[FR Doc. 2015–22538 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am] Any person desiring to intervene or service, persons with Internet access
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