81 FR 83231 - Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
Bonneville Power Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27933 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 83231-83232] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27933] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI) AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), DOE ACTION: Notice of document availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods and services, including construction, are available in printed form or at the following Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bpi. Copies of the Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of financial assistance instruments (principally grants and cooperative agreements), are available in printed form or available at the following Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bfai. ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI or BFAI may be obtained by sending a request to the Head of the Contracting Activity, Routing CGP-7, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208- 3621. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Head of Contracting Activity (503) 230-5498. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was established in 1937 as a Federal Power Marketing Agency in the Pacific Northwest. BPA operations are financed from power revenues rather than annual appropriations. BPA's purchasing operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes. Pursuant to these special authorities, the BPI is promulgated as a statement of purchasing policy and as a body of interpretative regulations governing the conduct of BPA purchasing activities, and reflects BPA's private sector approach to purchasing the goods and services that it requires. BPA's financial assistance operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express BPA's financial assistance policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA's rules governing implementation of the principles provided in 2 CFR 200. BPA's solicitations and contracts include notice of applicability and availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as [[Page 83232]] appropriate, for the information for offerors on particular purchases or financial assistance transactions. Issued in Portland, Oregon, on November 10, 2016. Nicholas M. Jenkins, Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. [FR Doc. 2016-27933 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Americans and Pacific Islanders is Access to Records of the Meeting: The DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
established under Executive Order Department will post the official report
13515, dated October 14, 2009 and of the meeting on its Department of Bonneville Power Administration
subsequently continued and amended Education Web site no later than 90
by Executive Order 13708. The Availability of the Bonneville
days after the meeting. Pursuant to the
Commission is also governed by the Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and
FACA, the public may also inspect the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Bonneville Financial Assistance
materials at 550 12th Street SW.,
Committee Act (FACA), (P.L 92–463; as Instructions (BFAI)
Washington, DC 20202 by emailing
amended, 5 U.S.C.A. App.2) which sets Justin.Trinidad@ed.gov or by calling AGENCY: Bonneville Power
forth standards for the formation and Administration (BPA), DOE
(202) 245–6321 to schedule an
use of advisory committees. According ACTION: Notice of document availability.
appointment.
to Executive Order 13515, the
Commission shall provide advice to the Reasonable Accommodations: The SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville
President, through the Secretary of meeting sites are accessible to Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which
Education and a senior official individuals with disabilities. contain the policy and establish the
designated by the President, on: (i) The Individuals who will need procedures that BPA uses in the
development, monitoring, and accommodations for a disability in order solicitation, award, and administration
coordination of executive branch efforts to attend the meetings (e.g., interpreting of its purchases of goods and services,
to improve the quality of life of Asian services, assistive listening devices, or including construction, are available in
Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) material in alternative format) should printed form or at the following Internet
through increased participation in notify Justin Trinidad by emailing address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/
Federal programs in which such persons Justin.Trinidad@ed.gov or by calling business/bpi.
may be underserved; (ii) the (202) 245–6321, no later than November Copies of the Bonneville Financial
compilation of research and data related 28, 2016. We will make every attempt to Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which
to AAPI populations and meet requests for accommodations after contain the policy and establish the
subpopulations; (iii) the development, procedures that BPA uses in the
this date, but cannot guarantee their
monitoring, and coordination of Federal solicitation, award, and administration
efforts to improve the economic and availability.
of financial assistance instruments
community development of AAPI Electronic Access to This Document: (principally grants and cooperative
businesses; and (iv) strategies to The official version of this document is agreements), are available in printed
increase public and private-sector the document published in the Federal form or available at the following
collaboration, and community Register. Free Internet access to the Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/
involvement in improving the health, official edition of the Federal Register corporate/business/bfai.
education, environment, and well-being and the Code of Federal Regulations is ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI
of AAPIs. available via the Federal Digital System or BFAI may be obtained by sending a
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of this at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you request to the Head of the Contracting
meeting is to discuss current and future can view this document, as well as all Activity, Routing CGP–7, Bonneville
endeavors of the White House Initiative other documents of this Department Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
on Asian Americans and Pacific
published in the Federal Register, in Portland, Oregon 97208–3621.
Islanders and key issues and concerns
text or Adobe Portable Document FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
impacting the AAPI community; review
the work of the White House Initiative Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must Head of Contracting Activity (503) 230–
on Asian Americans and Pacific have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 5498.
Islanders; and determine key strategies available free at the site. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was
to help meet the Commission’s charge as You may also access documents of the established in 1937 as a Federal Power
outlined in Executive Order 13515. On Department published in the Federal Marketing Agency in the Pacific
Thursday, December 8th, the Register by using the article search Northwest. BPA operations are financed
Commission will meet with the feature at: www.federalregister.gov. from power revenues rather than annual
Regional Network to determine regional Specifically, through the advanced appropriations. BPA’s purchasing
engagement strategies and deliverables. search feature at this site, you can limit operations are conducted under 16
Members of the public who wish to U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes.
your search to documents published by
attend the meetings must RSVP to Justin Pursuant to these special authorities, the
the Department.
Trinidad via email at Justin.Trinidad@ BPI is promulgated as a statement of
ed.gov no later than November 28, 2016 Authority: Executive Order No. 13515, as purchasing policy and as a body of
at 3:00 p.m. ET. The RSVP must include amended by Executive Orders 13585 and interpretative regulations governing the
name, title, organization/affiliation, extended by 13708. conduct of BPA purchasing activities,
email address, and telephone number of Ted Mitchell,
and reflects BPA’s private sector
the person attending the meeting. approach to purchasing the goods and
Submission of Written Comments: Under Secretary, U.S. Department of
services that it requires. BPA’s financial
Due to time constraints, there will not Education.
assistance operations are conducted
be a public comment period at these [FR Doc. 2016–27882 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and 16
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meetings. However, individuals wishing BILLING CODE 4000–01–P U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express
to provide written comments regarding BPA’s financial assistance policy. The
the meeting agenda or the Commission’s BFAI also comprise BPA’s rules
work may send comments to Justin governing implementation of the
Trinidad via email at Justin.Trinidad@ principles provided in 2 CFR 200.
ed.gov. Please include in the subject line BPA’s solicitations and contracts
the wording, ‘‘Public Comment— include notice of applicability and
Commission Meeting.’’ availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as
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appropriate, for the information for requests for additional procedures, and proceeding until DOE has met its NEPA
offerors on particular purchases or written comments are to be filed using responsibilities.
financial assistance transactions. procedures detailed in the Public
Public Comment Procedures
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on November Comment Procedures section no later
10, 2016. than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December In response to this Notice, any person
21, 2016. may file a protest, comments, or a
Nicholas M. Jenkins,
motion to intervene or notice of
Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. ADDRESSES:
intervention, as applicable. Any person
[FR Doc. 2016–27933 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] Electronic Filing by email: fergas@
wishing to become a party to the
hq.doe.gov.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P proceeding must file a motion to
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of intervene or notice of intervention. The
Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation filing of comments or a protest with
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and International Engagement, Office of respect to the Application will not serve
Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, to make the commenter or protestant a
[FE Docket No. 16–141–LNG]
Washington, DC 20026–4375. party to the proceeding, although
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Application for Hand Delivery or Private Delivery protests and comments received from
Blanket Authorization To Export Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. persons who are not parties will be
Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of considered in determining the
Gas on a Short-Term Basis Regulation and International appropriate action to be taken on the
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Application. All protests, comments,
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 motions to intervene, or notices of
ACTION: Notice of application. Independence Avenue SW., intervention must meet the
Washington, DC 20585. requirements specified by the
SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
Larine Moore or Kyle W. Moorman, U.S. Filings may be submitted using one of
gives notice of receipt of an application
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office the following methods: (1) Emailing the
(Application), filed on September 22, filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
of Regulation and International
2016, by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), Docket No. 16–141–LNG in the title
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
requesting blanket authorization to line; (2) mailing an original and three
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,
export liquefied natural gas (LNG) paper copies of the filing to the Office
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
previously imported into the United of Regulation and International
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
States from foreign sources in an Engagement at the address listed in
9478; (202) 586–9387.
amount up to the equivalent of 72 ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on Edward Myers, U.S. Department of
Energy (GC–76), Office of the original and three paper copies of the
a short-term or spot market basis for a filing to the Office of Regulation and
two-year period commencing on Assistant General Counsel for
Electricity and Fossil Energy, International Engagement at the address
December 8, 2016 or as soon thereafter listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
as the authorization is granted. The LNG Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., include a reference to FE Docket No.
would be exported from the Sabine Pass 16–141–LNG.
LNG Terminal owned by Sabine Pass Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
Please Note: If submitting a filing via
LNG, L.P., in Cameron Parish, 3397.
email, please include all related
Louisiana, to any country with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: documents and attachments (e.g.,
capacity to import LNG via ocean-going exhibits) in the original email
carrier and with which trade is not DOE/FE Evaluation
correspondence. Please do not include
prohibited by U.S. law or policy. The Application will be reviewed any active hyperlinks or password
Chevron states that it has contracted for pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as protection in any of the documents or
1.0 Bcf/day of terminal capacity from amended, and the authority contained attachments related to the filing. All
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., for an initial in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– electronic filings submitted to DOE
term of 20 years that will expire June 30, 002.00N (July 11, 2013) and DOE must follow these guidelines to ensure
2029, with the option to extend the term Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04F that all documents are filed in a timely
for another 20 years. Chevron states that (July 11, 2013). In reviewing this LNG manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted
it does not seek authorization to export export application, DOE will consider greater in length than 50 pages must
domestically-produced natural gas domestic need for the gas, as well as any also include, at the time of the filing, a
supplies, and notes that it currently other issues determined to be digital copy on disk of the entire
holds a blanket authorization to import appropriate, including whether the submission.
LNG from various international sources arrangement is consistent with DOE’s A decisional record on the
by vessel in an amount up to the policy of promoting competition in the Application will be developed through
equivalent of 800 Bcf of natural gas. The marketplace by allowing commercial responses to this notice by parties,
Application was filed under section 3 of parties to freely negotiate their own including the parties’ written comments
the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional trade arrangements. Parties that may and replies thereto. Additional
details can be found in Chevron’s oppose this application should procedures will be used as necessary to
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Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web comment in their responses on these achieve a complete understanding of the
site at: http://www.energy.gov/fe/ issues. facts and issues. If an additional
chevron-usa-inc-16-141-lng-re-export. The National Environmental Policy procedure is scheduled, notice will be
Protests, motions to intervene, notices of Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4231, et seq., provided to all parties. If no party
intervention, and written comments are requires DOE to give appropriate requests additional procedures, a final
invited. consideration to the environmental Opinion and Order may be issued based
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or effects of its proposed decisions. No on the official record, including the
notices of intervention, as applicable, final decision will be issued in this Application and responses filed by
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