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Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda:
• Welcome and Announcements.
• Comments from the Deputy
Designated Federal Officer.
• Comments from the DOE,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, and Environmental
Protection Agency Liaisons.
• Public Comment Period.
• Board Business.
• Additions/Approval of Agenda.
• Motions/Approval of October 8,
2014 Meeting Minutes.
• Status of Recommendations with
DOE.
• Committee Reports.
• Federal Coordinator Report.
• Adjourn.
Public Participation: The EM SSAB,
Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Melyssa P.
Noe at least seven days in advance of
the meeting at the phone number listed
above. Written statements may be filed
with the Board either before or after the
meeting. Individuals who wish to make
oral statements pertaining to the agenda
item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at
the address or telephone number listed
above. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments. This notice
is being published less than 15 days
prior to the meeting date due to
logistical issues that had to be resolved
prior to the meeting date.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the
address and phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following Web site: http://energy.gov/
orem/services/community-engagement/
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Issued at Washington, DC, on October 22,
2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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conducted by the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Bureau of the Census,
acting as the data collection agent for
EIA. This survey will be fielded in early
2015 to collect data for calendar year
2014.
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before November 26,
2014. 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
Tom Lorenz, Office of Energy
Consumption and Efficiency
Statistics, EI–22, Forrestal Building,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 586–9753,
or by email at Thomas.Lorenz@
eia.gov.
DATES:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Senior Executive Service; Performance
Review Board; Correction
U.S. Department of Energy.
Designation of Performance
Review Board Standing Register;
correction.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) published a notice in the Federal
Register on October 8, 2014, (79 FR
60845) listing the names of the
Performance Review Board Standing
Register. This documents amends that
notice by removing the name of Larry
Buttress and adding in its place, the
name of Suzanne B. Cooper.

SUMMARY:

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 17,
2014.
Tonya M. Mackey,
Director, Office of Executive Resources.
[FR Doc. 2014–25458 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

U.S. Energy Information
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB
Review and Comment.
AGENCY:

The EIA has submitted an
information collection request to the
OMB for extension under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The information collection requests a
three-year extension of its Form EIA–
846, ‘‘Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey’’ (MECS), OMB
Control Number 1905–0169. The
proposed collection will collect data on
energy consumption and related
subjects for the manufacturing sector of
the U.S. economy. Those manufacturing
establishments selected for the 2014
sample will have data collected on basic
energy consumption and expenditures,
shipments of energy offsite, end use
consumption, building characteristics,
participation in energy management
programs, technologies, and fuelswitching capacity. The MECS will be

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Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Tom Lorenz, Office of
Energy Consumption and Efficiency
Statistics, EI–22, Forrestal Building,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 586–9753,
or by email at [email protected].
To view the form online please go to:
http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/
consumption_mecs2014.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0169;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey (MECS);
(3) Type of Request: Reinstatement,
with change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired;
(4) Purpose:
The Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and
(42 U.S.C. 7135(i)) 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

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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 and to promote
sound policymaking, efficient markets,
and public understanding of energy and
its interaction with the economy and the
environment.
The Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey (MECS) is a selfadministered sample survey designed to
collect energy consumption and
expenditures data from establishments
in the manufacturing sector; i.e., North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes 31–33. Previous
MECS required multiple collection
forms depending on an establishment’s
primary business activity classification
under NAICS. The increased use of
technology by means of an Internet data
collection system however, has allowed
the MECS to eliminate the need to have
multiple forms.
The 2014 MECS will collect
information during 2015 for business
activities in calendar year 2014. For the
2014 MECS, as in the past, EIA proposes
to collect the following data from each
MECS establishment: (1) For each
energy source consumed—consumption
(total, fuel and nonfuel uses) and the
expenditures for each energy source,
energy storage (as applicable), energy
produced onsite, and shipments (as
applicable); (2) energy end uses; (3) fuelswitching capabilities; (4) general
energy-saving technologies; (5) energy
management activities; and (6) square
footage, and number of buildings in the
establishment.
The MECS has been conducted eight
times previously, covering the years
1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002,
2006, and 2010. In all eight survey
years, the MECS has collected baseline
data on manufacturers’ energy
consumption and expenditures. The
MECS collected data on fuel-switching
capabilities in all years except 1998. In
the 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, and
2010 surveys, the MECS also collected
data on end-uses, energy management
activities, building square footage, and
energy-saving technologies.
The MECS information is the basis for
data and analytic products that can be
found at http://www.eia.gov/
consumption/manufacturing. Also on
this Web site are past publications,
articles, and a special analytic series,
‘‘Industry Analysis Briefs.’’ The 2014
MECS will also be used to benchmark
EIA’s industry forecasting model and
update changes in the energy intensity
and greenhouse gases data series.

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The proposed 2014 MECS uses
experience gained from the
administration and processing of the
eight previous surveys and past
consultations with respondents, trade
association representatives, and data
users to improve the survey.
Please refer to the 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
of the information. For instructions on
obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section;
(5) Estimated Number of
Respondents: 15,500;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 5,167;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 47,603;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs to respondents associated with the
survey other than the costs associated
with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C.
772(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, October 21,
2014.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL14–80–000]

Calpine Construction Finance
Company, L.P. v. Tampa Electric
Company; Notice of Effective Date of
Withdrawal of Complaint
1. On September 15, 2014, Calpine
Construction Finance Company, L.P.
(Calpine Construction) filed a Notice of
Withdrawal of Complaint in the abovereferenced docket.
2. On September 24, 2014, Tampa
Electric Company, filed comments
stating it does not oppose Calpine
Construction’s withdrawal of its
complaint.
3. Pursuant to Rule 216 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure,1 the withdrawal of a
pleading is effective at the end of 15
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days from the date the withdrawal
pleading was filed, if no motion in
opposition is filed and the Commission
takes no action to disallow the
withdrawal within the 15-day period.
4. No motion opposing the
withdrawal was filed and the
Commission has taken no action to
disallow the withdrawal. Accordingly,
the effective date of the withdrawal is
September 30, 2014. This proceeding is
thereby terminated.
Dated: October 21, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–25543 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP15–3–000]

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP;
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on October 9, 2014,
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf
South), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800,
Houston, Texas, 77046 filed a prior
notice request pursuant to sections
157.205 and 157.213 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act for authorization to
restate its maximum storage capacity at
its Jackson Gas Storage Facility located
in Rankin County, Mississippi (Jackson
Storage) to reflect the actual operational
capabilities of the facilities and to
reallocate Jackson Storage’s base and
working gas volumes, all as more fully
set forth in the application which is on
file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing may also
be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Gulf South requests that the
certificated maximum storage capacity
of its Jackson Storage facility be revised
from 7.95 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 7.73
Bcf to reflect the actual operational
capability of the facility. Additionally,
Gulf South requests that the working gas
capacity of Jackson storage change from
5.13 Bcf to 5.80 Bcf and that the base
capacity changes from 2.82 Bcf to 1.93
Bcf.

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