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trout streams, and impaired water
bodies.
9. Land use: The EIS will consider the
potential effects of the installation and
operation of the project on land uses,
including agricultural lands, parks,
recreational areas, and other public
lands.
10. Visual resources: The EIS will
consider the potential effects of the
installation and operation of the project
on visual resources, mainly from tower
structures and conductors that could be
viewed from residences and where
recreational trails are either crossed or
paralleled by route alternatives
including, but not limited to, potential
effects to recreational users of the Big
Fork Canoe and Red Lake Canoe Trails
in Koochiching County and Beltrami
County, respectively, and Big Bog State
Recreation Area in Beltrami County.
11. Noise: The EIS will consider the
potential effects of the installation and
operation of the project on noise levels
at location(s) along the proposed line as
well as at the location(s) of the 500-kV
Blackberry Substation and the 500 kV
Series Compensation Station.
12. Socioeconomics: This EIS will
consider potential impacts on
community services.
This list is not intended to be all
inclusive or to imply any
predetermination of impacts. DOE
invites interested parties to suggest
specific issues within these general
categories, or other issues not included
above, to be considered in the EIS.

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Scoping Process
Interested parties are invited to
participate in the scoping process, both
to help define the environmental issues
to be analyzed and to identify the range
of reasonable alternatives. DOE invites
interested agencies, organizations,
Native American tribes, and members of
the public to submit comments to assist
in identifying significant environmental
issues and in determining the
appropriate scope of the EIS. Written
and oral comments will be given equal
weight. Public scoping meetings will be
held at the locations, dates, and times as
indicated below:
1. Roseau, MN: Roseau Civic Center,
121 Center Street East, Roseau, MN,
56751; Wednesday. July 16, 2014, at
11:00 a.m.
2. Baudette, MN: Lake of the Woods
School, 236 15th Ave. SW., Baudette,
MN, 56623; Wednesday, July 16, 2014,
at 6:00 p.m.
3. Littlefork, MN: Littlefork
Community Center, 220 Main Street,
Littlefork, MN, 56653; Thursday, July
17, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.

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4. International Falls, MN: AmericInn,
1500 Highway 71, International Falls,
MN, 56649; Thursday, July 17, 2014,
6:00 p.m.
5. Kelliher, MN: Kelliher Public
School, 345 4th Street NW., Kelliher,
MN, 56650; Wednesday, July 23, 2014,
at 11:00 a.m.
6. Bigfork, MN: Bigfork School, 100
Huskie Boulevard, Bigfork, MN, 56628;
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.
7. Grand Rapids, MN: Sawmill Inn,
2301 South Hwy 169, Grand Rapids,
MN, 55744; Thursday, July 24, 2014, at
11:00 a.m.
8. Grand Rapids, MN: Sawmill Inn,
2301 South Hwy 169, Grand Rapids,
MN, 55744; Thursday, July 24, 2014, at
6:00 p.m.
The scoping meetings will be
structured in two parts: first, a
‘‘workshop’’ period with presentations
on the proposed GNTL Project, and the
state and federal decisions, followed by
informal discussion that will not be
recorded; and, second, the formal taking
of comments with transcription by a
court stenographer. The meetings will
provide interested parties the
opportunity to view proposed project
exhibits, ask questions, and make
comments. The Applicant, DOE, and
MN DOC–EERA will be available to
answer questions and provide
additional information to attendees to
the extent that additional information is
available at this early stage of the
proceedings.
Persons submitting comments during
the scoping process, whether orally or
in writing, will receive either paper or
electronic copies of the draft EIS,
according to their preference. Persons
who do not wish to submit comments or
suggestions at this time but who would
like to receive a copy of the document
for review and comment when it is
issued should notify Julie Ann Smith as
provided above, with their paper-orelectronic preference.
EIS Preparation and Schedule
In preparing the draft EIS, DOE will
consider comments submitted during
the scoping period. They can be
submitted to Julie Ann Smith either
electronically or by paper copy; if the
latter, consider using a delivery service
because materials submitted by regular
mail are subject to security screening,
which both causes extended delay and
potential damage to the contents. DOE
will summarize all comments received
in a ‘‘Scoping Report’’ that will be
available on a project EIS Web site, and
will be distributed either electronically
to all parties of record for whom we
have an email address, or by mailing
paper copies upon request. DOE and the

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MN DOC–EERA expect to issue the draft
GNTL EIS in February 2015 and the
final EIS in July 2015.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23,
2014.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
New Information Collection
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that
DOE is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
collection of information relates to
DOE’s Superior Energy Performance
certification program. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’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.

SUMMARY:

Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before August 26,
2014. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
DATES:

Written comments may be
sent to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585, by fax at
202–586–9234, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
ADDRESSES:

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copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, by
fax at 202–586–9234, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: New.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Department of Energy Superior
Energy PerformanceTM Certification
Program Information Collection
Request.
(3) Type of Request: New.
(4) Purpose: This Information
Collection Request applies to the
Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary
certification program for industrial
facilities: Superior Energy
PerformanceTM (SEP). The information
being collected is needed so as to
include participants in the DOE’s SEP.
SEP is an energy efficiency certification
and recognition program for industrial
facilities demonstrating energy
management excellence and sustained
energy savings. SEP builds on the ISO
50001 energy management system
standard and provides a rigorous,
internationally-recognized business
process for companies to continually
improve their energy performance. The
SEP third-party verification of energy
performance improvement is unique in
the marketplace, and assists to
differentiate certified companies from
their competitors. This request for
information consists of a voluntary data
collection process for SEP participation:
To enroll industrial facilities, manage
and track certification cycles, and relay
the costs and benefits of SEP
certification to industry.
There are four types of information to
be collected from primary participants:
(1) Background data, including contact
information and basic information about
the facility’s experience with energy
management—collected in the SEP
Enrollment Form; (2) Basic facility
information about its energy use, energy
consumption, and energy performance
indicators—collected in the SEP
Application Form; (3) Information on
energy performance improvement in
SEP-certified facilities—collected in the
SEP Energy Performance Improvement
Report; (4) Information on the costs and
benefits of participating in SEP
(optional; not required for SEP
certification)—collected in the SEP
Voluntary Costs/Benefits Form.
Background data will primarily be
used to track basic information about
SEP participants and identify
opportunities to provide participants

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with technical assistance. Basic
information about a facility’s energy
use, energy consumption, and energy
performance indicators will be used to
administer the SEP program and
determine readiness for SEP
certification audit. Information on
energy performance improvement will
be used by DOE to manage and track
certification cycles, and to track the
results of SEP participation. Optional
information on costs and benefits of SEP
participation will be used to conduct
and refine analysis on the costs and
benefits of SEP participation, as called
for in Executive Order 13624:
Accelerating Investment in Industrial
Energy Efficiency. Responses to the
DOE’s Information Collection Request
will be voluntary.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 575.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 475.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 650.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $31,295.
Statutory Authority: Accelerating
Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency.
Executive Order 13624, 77 FR 54779 (Aug.
30, 2012); 42 U.S.C. 16191.
Paul Scheihing,
Technology Manager, Advanced
Manufacturing Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD14–4–000]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment in Docket No.
RD14–4–000 on a proposed collection of
information that the Commission is
developing for submission to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

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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.
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before August 26,
2014.

DATES:

Comments, identified by
docket number, may be filed in the
following ways:
• Electronic Filing through http://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver an original of their comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed information collection in
Docket No. RD14–4–000 relates to a
proposed revision to the Interchange
Scheduling and Coordination (INT)
group of Reliability Standards,
developed by the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
and submitted to the Commission for
approval. The proposed revision
modifies the Interchange Scheduling
and Coordination Reliability Standards
in response to Commission directives in
Order No. 693,1 as well as some other
clarifying revisions relating to the ten
revised definitions and four new
definitions to be added to the NERC
Glossary of Terms Used in NERC
Reliability Standards (NERC Glossary).
The information collection requirements
contained in the Interchange Scheduling
and Coordination group of Reliability
Standards are contained in FERC–725A
(OMB Control Number 1902–0244).
On March 16, 2007, the Commission
issued Order No. 693, approving 83 of
the 107 Reliability Standards and
ADDRESSES:

1 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the BulkPower System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 (Apr.
4, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,242, at PP 819,
821, 843, 848, 872, 875 & 887, order on reh’g, Order
No. 693–A, 120 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2007).

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