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Æ Electricity market analyses,
including locational marginal price
(LMP) patterns.
Æ Reliability analyses and actions,
including transmission loading relief
(TLR) actions.
Æ Historic energy flows.
Æ Current and projected electric
supply and generation plans.
Æ Recent, current and planned
transmission and interconnection
queues.
Æ Current and forecast electricity
loads, including energy efficiency,
distributed generation (DG) and demand
response (DR) plans and policies.
Æ The location of renewable resources
and state and regional policies with
respect to renewable development.
Æ Projected impacts of current or
pending environmental regulation on
generation availability.
Æ Effects of recent or projected
economic conditions on demand and
congestion.
Æ Analytic results from the eastern
and western interconnection-level
planning studies undertaken with DOE
support.
Æ Filings under FERC Order 890.
DOE intends to release a draft version of
the 2012 Congestion Study in 2012 for
a 60-day comment period. After
reviewing and considering the
comments received, DOE will issue a
final version of the study.
III. Pre-Study Workshops
In December 2011, DOE will host four
regional half-day pre-study workshops
to receive and discuss input relevant to
the 2012 Congestion Study, including
comments on what publicly-available
data should be considered to identify
and understand the significance and
character of transmission congestion.
Each workshop will consist of panels of
invited speakers who will present their
views, followed by a discussion among
the panelists led by DOE staff. Each
workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and end
by 12:30 p.m.
Workshops: The cities, dates, and
locations for the technical workshops
are:
1. Philadelphia, PA, December 6,
2011, at the Philadelphia Airport Hilton,
4509 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19153.
2. St. Louis, MO, December 8, 2011,
at the St. Louis Airport Hilton, 10330
Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO
63134.
3. Portland, OR, December 13, 2011,
at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel,
8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland,
OR 97220.
4. San Diego, CA, December 15, 2011,
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Diego, CA 92101.
Additional details about the
workshops are available at http://
energy.gov/oe/congestion-study-2012.
Public Participation: The workshops
will be open to the public, and will be
simulcast over the Internet. Advance
registration for the Webcasts is required
by visiting http://www.iian.ibeam.com/
events/ener001/26552/. A complete
archive of each event will be on this
Web site soon after the conclusion of the
event, and will be downloadable in
podcast format.
Members of the public interested in
offering oral comments at a pre-study
workshop may do so on the day of the
workshop, subject to the time available.
Approximately one-half hour will be
reserved for public comments. Time
allotted per speaker will depend on the
number who wish to speak but is not
expected to exceed three minutes.
Anyone who is not able to attend the
workshop or has had insufficient time to
present material is invited to submit a
written statement in the manner
indicated in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
Note: The Department will consult with
the States and regional reliability
organizations in the preparation of the 2012
Congestion Study. DOE recognizes that in
addition to (or as an alternative to)
participating in the regional pre-study
workshops, some States or other
organizations may wish to discuss congestion
matters with the Department on a bilateral
basis. DOE will reserve time at the sites of
the regional workshops for such bilateral
discussions, and it invites interested States or
other organizations to contact the Department
to identify mutually convenient times. In
addition, the Department will maintain an
‘‘open door’’ policy, and will schedule
congestion meetings at DOE headquarters
upon request with States, reliability
organizations, Regional Transmission
Organizations, Independent System
Operators, utilities, and other stakeholders.

IV. Comments in Response to This
Notice
All comments filed in response to
today’s notice should be marked ‘‘Re
Preparation of the 2012 Congestion
Study,’’ and sent to the Department in
the manner indicated in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. In written
comments in response to this notice and
at the regional workshops, DOE requests
States, utilities, regional transmission
organizations (RTOs), independent
system operators (ISOs), and other
stakeholders to describe changes in their
respective areas since 2009 that affect
the location, duration, frequency,
magnitude, and significance of
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related transmission constraints. Special
attention should be given to the
question of how to gauge the magnitude
or significance of congestion using
publicly available data, including FERC
890 filings. In addition, DOE is
particularly interested in comments that
speak to the most appropriate and
effective methods for distinguishing
between the effects of technical limits
on line loadings and possible
contractual limits on the use of those
same lines.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2011.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:

The EIA is soliciting
comments on the proposed 3-year
extension of EIA Form EIA–914 Monthly
Natural Gas Production Report.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
January 9, 2012. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr.
Jeffrey Little. The mailing address is
Jeffrey Little, EI–24, Forrestal Building,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585. To ensure receipt of the
comments by the due date, submission
by email ([email protected]) is
recommended. Alternatively, Mr. Little
may be contacted by telephone at (202)
586–6284.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions
should be directed to Mr. Jeffrey Little
at the contact information listed above.
The proposed forms and instructions are
also available on the Internet at:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_
gas/survey_forms/nat_survey_forms.
html.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments

I. Background
The Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C.
761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) require the EIA to carry out a
centralized, comprehensive, and unified
energy information program. This
program collects, evaluates, assembles,
analyzes, and disseminates information
on energy resource reserves, production,
demand, technology, and related
economic and statistical information.
This information is used to assess the
adequacy of energy resources to meet
near and longer-term domestic
demands.
The EIA, as part of its effort to comply
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter
35), provides the general public and
other Federal agencies with
opportunities to comment on collections
of energy information conducted by or
in conjunction with the EIA. Any
comments received help the EIA to
prepare data requests that maximize the
utility of the information collected, and
to assess the impact of collection
requirements on the public. Also, the
EIA will later seek approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently there are 243 respondents, a
sample of operators of natural gas wells
report on the Form EIA–914. From a
universe of about 9,300 active operators,
a cut-off sample is selected of the largest
natural gas producers by State or area,
known to have produced at least 20
million cubic feet (10 million cubic feet
in Oklahoma) of natural gas per day.
Using information collected on Form
EIA–914, EIA estimates and
disseminates timely and reliable
monthly natural gas production data for
Texas (onshore and offshore) and
Louisiana (onshore and offshore), New
Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, the
Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Other
States (onshore and offshore for the
remaining gas producing States with
Alaska excluded), and the lower 48
States. This collection is essential to the
mission of the DOE in general and the
EIA in particular because of the
increasing demand for natural gas in the
United States and the requirement for
accurate and timely natural gas
production information necessary to
monitor the United States natural gas
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evaluation of energy policy and
legislation. Data are disseminated
through the EIA Natural Gas Monthly,
Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production
Report, and EIA Natural Gas Annual
Web site. Secondary publications that
use the data include EIA’s Short-Term
Energy Outlook, Annual Energy
Outlook, Monthly Energy Review, and
Annual Energy Review.
II. Current Actions
This section contains the following
information about the energy
information collection submitted to
OMB for review: (1) The collection
numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e.,
the Department of Energy component);
(3) the current OMB docket number (if
applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e.,
new, revision, extension, or
reinstatement); (5) response obligation
(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required
to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a
description of the need for and
proposed use of the information; (7) an
estimate of the number of respondents;
(8) an estimate of the total annual
responses; (9) an estimate of the total
annual reporting burden; (10) an
estimate of reporting and recordkeeping
costs.
1. Information Collection Request
Title: Form EIA–914, ‘‘Monthly Natural
Gas Production Report’’.
2. Agency: U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
3. OMB Control Number: 1905–0205.
4. Type of review: Three-year
extension.
5. Type of collection: Mandatory.
6. The purpose of the survey is to
collect monthly data on the production
of natural gas in seven geographical
areas (Texas (including State offshore),
Louisiana (including State offshore),
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming,
Federal Gulf of Mexico offshore and
Other States (defined as all remaining
states, except Alaska, in which the
operator produced natural gas during
the report month)). Data will be used to
monitor natural gas supplies. Survey
respondents would be a sample of well
operators.
7. Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 243.
8. Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 2,916.
9. Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 8,748.
10. Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
III. Request for Comment
Prospective respondents and other
interested parties should comment on
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following guidelines are provided to
assist in the preparation of comments.
As a Potential Respondent to the
Request for Information
A. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency and does the information have
practical utility?
B. What actions could be taken to
help ensure and maximize the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of the
information to be collected?
C. Are the instructions and definitions
clear and sufficient? If not, which
instructions need clarification?
D. Can the information be submitted
by the respondent by the due date?
E. Public reporting burden for this
collection is estimated to average 3
hours per response. The estimated
burden includes the total time necessary
to provide the requested information. In
your opinion, how accurate is this
estimate?
F. The agency estimates that the only
cost to a respondent is for the time it
will take to complete the collection.
Will a respondent incur any start-up
costs for reporting, or any recurring
annual costs for operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services associated with
the information collection?
G. What additional actions could be
taken to minimize the burden of this
collection of information? Such actions
may involve the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
H. Does any other Federal, State, or
local agency collect similar information?
If so, specify the agency, the data
element(s), and the methods of
collection.
As a Potential User of the Information
To Be Collected
A. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency and does the information have
practical utility?
B. What actions could be taken to
help ensure and maximize the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of the
information disseminated?
C. Is the information useful at the
levels of detail to be collected?
D. For what purpose(s) would the
information be used? Be specific.
E. Are there alternate sources for the
information and are they useful? If so,
what are their weaknesses and/or
strengths?
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approval of the form. They also will
become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2,
2011.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–29187 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
U. S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:

The EIA has submitted the
U.S. Energy Information
Administration’s Monthly Biodiesel
Production Survey to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
revision and a three-year extension
under section 3507(h)(1) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
DATES: Comments must be filed by
December 12, 2011. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments
but find it difficult to do so within that
period, you should contact the OMB
Desk Officer for DOE listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to OMB
Desk Officer for DOE, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, submission by Fax at (202)
395–7285 or email to
[email protected] is
recommended. The mailing address is
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may
be telephoned at (202) 395–4718. (A
copy of your comments should also be
provided to EIA’s Office of Survey
Development and Statistical Integration
at the address below.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Jason Worrall. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, submission by email
([email protected]) is also
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Statistical Integration (EI–21), Forrestal
Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0670. Mr.
Worrall may be contacted by telephone
at (202) 586–6075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
section contains the following
information about the energy
information collections submitted to
OMB for review: (1) The collection
numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e.,
the Department of Energy component);
(3) the current OMB docket number (if
applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e,
new, revision, extension, or
reinstatement); (5) response obligation
(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required
to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a
description of the need for and
proposed use of the information; (7) a
categorical description of the likely
respondents; (8) estimated number of
respondents annually; (9) an estimate of
the total annual reporting burden in
hours (i.e., the estimated number of
likely respondents times the proposed
frequency of response per year times the
average hours per response); and (10) an
estimate of the total annual reporting
and recordkeeping cost burden (in
thousands of dollars).
1. EIA–22M, ‘‘Monthly Biodiesel
Production Survey.’’
2. U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
3. OMB Number 1905–0207.
4. Three-year extension.
5. Mandatory.
6. The purpose of the survey is to
collect information from biodiesel
producers regarding the following: Plant
location, capacity, and operating status;
Biodiesel and co-product production;
Inputs to production; Sales for end-use
and resale; Sales revenue; and Biodiesel
stocks.
7. Business or other for-profit.
8. 150 Respondents
9. Annual total of 5400, hours,
collected 12 times per year, three hours
per response.
10. Annual total of $0.
Please refer to the supporting
statement as well as the proposed forms
and instructions for more information
about the purpose, who must report,
when to report, where to submit, the
elements to be reported, detailed
instructions, provisions for
confidentiality, and uses (including
possible nonstatistical uses) of the
information. For instructions on
obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2,
2011.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Solar Reserve LLC
Quartzsite Solar Energy Project, La
Paz County, AZ (DOE/EIS—0440) and
the proposed Amendment to the
Bureau of Land Management Yuma
Field Office Resource Management
Plan
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended,
Western Area Power Administration
(Western) and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) have prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the proposed Quartzsite Solar
Energy Project (Project), in La Paz
County, Arizona, and the proposed
amendment to the Yuma Field Office
(Yuma) Resource Management Plan
(RMP), and by this notice are
announcing the opening of the public
comment period. Western is the lead
Federal agency for purposes of
satisfying the NEPA requirements with
the BLM acting as a cooperating agency.
DATES: The public is invited to submit
comments on the DEIS for the proposed
Project and the proposed RMP
amendment during the public comment
period. To ensure that comments will be
considered, Western or BLM must
receive written comments on the DEIS/
proposed RMP amendment within 90
days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. Oral comments
will be taken at a public hearing, which
will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through public notices, media
releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Project may be sent to Ms. Liana Reilly,
NEPA Document Manager, Western
Area Power Administration, P.O. Box
281213, Lakewood, CO 80228–8213 or
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