82 FR 25784 - Agency Information Collection Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
| Page Range | 25784-25785 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11549 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 25784-25785] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11549] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its CIPSEA Confidentiality Pledge Revision, OMB Control Number 1905-0211. The proposed collection will make permanent the modification to the confidentiality pledge that was approved on January 12, 2017, under the emergency clearance under OMB Control Number 1905-0211. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before July 5, 2017. 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 [email protected] or Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Mail Stop EI-23, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 (Email is preferred). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., [[Page 25785]] Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202-586-5562 (this is not a toll-free number), email: [email protected] Because of delays in the receipt of regular mail related to security screening, respondents are encouraged to use electronic communications. The survey forms and instructions are available on the Internet at https://www.eia.gov/survey/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1905-0211; (2) Information Collection Request Title: CIPSEA Confidentiality Pledge Revision; (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension; (4) Purpose: Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(e), and 44 U.S.C. 3501 (note), EIA revised the confidentiality pledge(s) it provides to respondents for surveys that protect information under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 (note)) (CIPSEA). EIA's CIPSEA confidentiality pledge needed to be modified to be consistent with provisions of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-11, Division N, Title II, Subtitle B, Sec. 223), which permit and require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide Federal civilian agencies' information technology systems with cybersecurity protection for their Internet traffic. In 2004, EIA's original CIPSEA confidentiality pledge stated that the information respondents provide will be seen only by EIA personnel or their sworn agents, and be used only for statistical purposes. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 signed on December 17, 2015, the Congress included the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-11, Division N, Title II, Subtitle B, Sec. 223). This Act, among other provisions, permits and requires DHS to provide Federal civilian agencies' information technology systems with cybersecurity protection for their Internet traffic. The technology currently used to provide this protection against cyber malware is known as Einstein 3A; it electronically searches Internet traffic in and out of Federal civilian agencies in real time for malware signatures. When such a signature is found, the Internet packets that contain the malware signature are moved to a secured area for further inspection by DHS personnel. Because it is possible that such packets entering or leaving a statistical agency's information technology system may contain a small portion of confidential statistical data, statistical agencies no longer promise their respondents that their responses will be seen only by statistical agency personnel or their sworn agents. However, EIA does promise, in accordance with provisions of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, that such monitoring will be used only to protect information and information systems from cybersecurity risks, thereby, in effect, providing stronger protection to the integrity of the respondents' submissions. Since it is possible that DHS personnel may see some portion of those confidential data in the course of examining the suspicious Internet packets identified by Einstein 3A sensors, EIA revised its confidentiality pledge on January 12, 2017, under an emergency clearance, to reflect this process change. The submission of this request to OMB makes the change in EIA's CIPSEA confidentiality pledge permanent for all surveys that EIA protects under the CIPSEA statute. Therefore, EIA provides this notice to alert the public of this permanent change in its confidentiality pledge in an efficient and coordinated manner. Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2017. Nanda Srinivasan, Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-11549 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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agency thereof, nor any of their Request for Information Response (7) why disclosure of the information
employees, nor any of their contractors, Guidelines would be contrary to the public interest.
subcontractors or their employees, Responses to this RFI must be Issued in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2017.
makes any warranty, express or implied, submitted electronically to Carol Battershell,
or assumes any legal liability or EPSA.Database@hq.doe.gov no later Acting Director, Office of Energy Policy and
responsibility for the accuracy, than 11:59 p.m. (ET) on August 4, 2017. Systems Analysis.
completeness, or any third party’s use or Responses must be provided as [FR Doc. 2017–11547 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
the results of such use of any attachments to an email. It is BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
information, apparatus, product, or
recommended that attachments with file
process disclosed, or represents that its
sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed
use would not infringe privately owned
(i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
rights. Reference in the draft version of
Responses must be provided as a
the Energy-Water Nexus State Policy U.S. Energy Information
Microsoft Word (.docx) or Microsoft
Database to any specific commercial Administration
Excel (.xslx) attachment to the email.
product, process, or service by trade
Only electronic responses will be
name, trademark, manufacturer, or Agency Information Collection
accepted.
otherwise, does not necessarily Extension
Please identify your answers by
constitute or imply its endorsement,
responding to a specific question or AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information
recommendation, or favoring by the
topic if applicable. Respondents may Administration (EIA), Department of
United States Government or any
answer as many or as few questions as Energy.
agency thereof or its contractors or
they wish. DOE–EPSA will not respond ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
subcontractors. This RFI is solely an
to individual submissions or publish review and comment.
effort to gather information from
publicly a compendium of responses. A
stakeholders to help inform DOE–EPSA
response to this RFI will not be viewed SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted an
on whether a finalized version of such
as a binding commitment to develop or information collection request to the
a database would be useful and how it
pursue the project or ideas discussed. Office of Management and Budget
might be designed.
Respondents are requested to provide (OMB) for extension under the
Request for Information Categories and the following information at the start of provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Questions their response to this RFI: Act of 1995. The information collection
DOE is particularly interested in • Company/institution name; requests a three-year extension of its
receiving comments and data on the • Company/institution contact; CIPSEA Confidentiality Pledge
following: • Contact’s address, phone number, Revision, OMB Control Number 1905–
1. Quality and Completeness of and email address. 0211. The proposed collection will
Information. Are the policy descriptions Confidential Business Information make permanent the modification to the
accurate and complete? Are they confidentiality pledge that was
current? Are the key functional pieces of Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any approved on January 12, 2017, under
the policy easily accessible? What person submitting information that he the emergency clearance under OMB
additional information would be useful? or she believes to be confidential and Control Number 1905–0211.
How could the descriptions be exempt by law from public disclosure
DATES: Comments regarding this
streamlined? What other policies should should submit via email two well-
proposed information collection must
be included? marked copies: One copy of the
be received on or before July 5, 2017. If
2. Functionality. How could the document marked ‘‘confidential’’
you anticipate that you will be
functionality be improved in areas such including all the information believed to
submitting comments, but find it
as user interface, search functionality, be confidential, and one copy of the
difficult to do so within the period of
sorting functionality, site structure, etc.? document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’
time allowed by this notice, please
3. Uses. How might you or your with the information believed to be
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
organization use the database? What key confidential deleted. DOE will make its
your intention to make a submission as
important questions could the database own determination about the
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
help to answer? What visualizations confidential status of the information
be telephoned at 202–395–4718.
might you or your organization consider and treat it according to its
determination. ADDRESSES: Written comments should
using the database to develop? be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office
4. Connection to Other Data Sources Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
or Initiatives. Are there other data
information as confidential include: (1) Office of Management and Budget, New
sources in industry, government,
A description of the items; (2) whether Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
academia, or other sectors that could be
and why such items are customarily 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
connected to this database? If so, what
treated as confidential within the 20503.
are these data sets and how might they
industry; (3) whether the information is And to Jacob.bournazian@eia.gov or
be beneficially connected or
generally known by or available from Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy
coordinated with the database?
Information Administration, Mail Stop
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5. Users. Which stakeholder groups— other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made EI–23, Forrestal Building, 1000
including groups in industry,
available to others without obligation Independence Avenue SW.,
government, academia, etc.—might find
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an Washington, DC 20585 (Email is
the database most useful and for what
explanation of the competitive injury to preferred).
purpose?
6. Maintenance. How should policy the submitting person that would result FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
developments be tracked and at what from public disclosure; (6) when such Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy
frequency to keep the database current information might lose its confidential Information Administration, 1000
and useful? character due to the passage of time; and Independence Avenue SW.,
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Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202– personnel or their sworn agents. of the proposed project, with
586–5562 (this is not a toll-free However, EIA does promise, in appropriate mitigating measures, would
number), email: jacob.bournazian@ accordance with provisions of the not constitute a major federal action
eia.gov. Because of delays in the receipt Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act significantly affecting the quality of the
of regular mail related to security of 2015, that such monitoring will be human environment.
screening, respondents are encouraged used only to protect information and The proposed Lone Star Project
to use electronic communications. The information systems from cybersecurity includes the following facilities:
survey forms and instructions are risks, thereby, in effect, providing • One new bi-directional enclosed
available on the Internet at https:// stronger protection to the integrity of the Compressor Station 3A in San Patricio
www.eia.gov/survey/. respondents’ submissions. Since it is County, Texas, consisting of one 10,915
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This possible that DHS personnel may see horsepower (hp) International
information collection request contains: some portion of those confidential data Organization for Standardization (ISO)
(1) OMB No. 1905–0211; (2) Information in the course of examining the rated Solar Taurus 70 turbine/
Collection Request Title: CIPSEA suspicious Internet packets identified by compressor unit and associated
Confidentiality Pledge Revision; (3) Einstein 3A sensors, EIA revised its appurtenances; and
Type of Request: Three-year extension; confidentiality pledge on January 12, • one new bi-directional enclosed
(4) Purpose: Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(e), 2017, under an emergency clearance, to Compressor Station 11A in Jackson
and 44 U.S.C. 3501 (note), EIA revised reflect this process change. The County, Texas, consisting of one 20,500-
the confidentiality pledge(s) it provides submission of this request to OMB hp ISO rated Solar Titan 130 turbine/
to respondents for surveys that protect makes the change in EIA’s CIPSEA compressor unit and appurtenances.
information under the Confidential confidentiality pledge permanent for all The FERC staff mailed copies of the
Information Protection and Statistical surveys that EIA protects under the EA to federal, state, and local
Efficiency Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 (note)) CIPSEA statute. Therefore, EIA provides government representatives and
(CIPSEA). EIA’s CIPSEA confidentiality this notice to alert the public of this agencies; elected officials; Native
pledge needed to be modified to be permanent change in its confidentiality American tribes; potentially affected
pledge in an efficient and coordinated landowners and other interested
consistent with provisions of the
manner. individuals and groups, including
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–11, Division N, Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the commenters; newspapers and libraries
Title II, Subtitle B, Sec. 223), which Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, in the project area; and parties to this
Pub. L. 93–275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 772(b) proceeding. In addition, the EA is
permit and require the Secretary of the
and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub.
Department of Homeland Security L. 95–91, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
available for public viewing on the
(DHS) to provide Federal civilian FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
agencies’ information technology Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2017. the eLibrary link. A limited number of
systems with cybersecurity protection Nanda Srinivasan, copies of the EA are available for
for their Internet traffic. In 2004, EIA’s Director, Office of Survey Development and distribution and public inspection at:
original CIPSEA confidentiality pledge Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Information Administration. Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
stated that the information respondents
provide will be seen only by EIA [FR Doc. 2017–11549 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
personnel or their sworn agents, and be BILLING CODE 6450–01–P (202) 502–8371.
used only for statistical purposes. As Any person wishing to comment on
part of the Consolidated Appropriations the EA may do so. Your comments
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 signed on DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY should focus on the potential
December 17, 2015, the Congress Federal Energy Regulatory environmental effects, reasonable
included the Federal Cybersecurity Commission alternatives, and measures to avoid or
Enhancement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114– lessen environmental impacts. The more
11, Division N, Title II, Subtitle B, Sec. [Docket No. CP16–496–000] specific your comments, the more useful
223). This Act, among other provisions, they will be. To ensure that the
permits and requires DHS to provide Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Commission has the opportunity to
Federal civilian agencies’ information L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the consider your comments prior to
technology systems with cybersecurity Environmental Assessment for the making its decision on this project, it is
protection for their Internet traffic. The Proposed Lone Star Project important that we receive your
technology currently used to provide The staff of the Federal Energy comments in Washington, DC on or
this protection against cyber malware is Regulatory Commission (FERC or before June 26, 2017.
known as Einstein 3A; it electronically Commission) has prepared an For your convenience, there are three
searches Internet traffic in and out of environmental assessment (EA) for the methods you can use to file your
Federal civilian agencies in real time for Lone Star Project, proposed by comments with the Commission. In all
malware signatures. When such a Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC instances please reference the project
signature is found, the Internet packets (Tennessee) in the above-referenced docket number (CP16–496–000) with
that contain the malware signature are docket. Tennessee requests your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
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moved to a secured area for further authorization to construct and operate
inspection by DHS personnel. Because it two new compressor stations in San comments and has expert staff available
is possible that such packets entering or Patricio and Jackson Counties, Texas. to assist you at 202–502–8258 or
leaving a statistical agency’s information The EA assesses the potential FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
technology system may contain a small environmental effects of construction (1) You can file your comments
portion of confidential statistical data, and operation of the Lone Star Project electronically using the eComment
statistical agencies no longer promise in accordance with the requirements of feature located on the Commission’s
their respondents that their responses the National Environmental Policy Act. Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
will be seen only by statistical agency The FERC staff concludes that approval to Documents and Filings. This is an
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| Dates | Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before July 5, 2017. 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 | Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202-586-5562 (this is not a toll-free number), email: [email protected] Because of delays in the receipt of regular mail related to security screening, respondents are encouraged to use electronic communications. The survey forms and instructions are available on the Internet at https://www.eia.gov/ survey/. | |
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