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practice the inventions embodied in the
U.S. Patent Number 8,968,827 and has
plans for commercialization of the
inventions.
Within 15 days of publication of this
notice, any person may submit in
writing to DOE’s Assistant General
Counsel for Intellectual Property and
Technology Transfer Office (see contact
information), either of the following,
together with supporting documents:
(i) A statement setting forth reasons
why it would not be in the best interest
of the United States to grant the
proposed license; or (ii) An application
for a nonexclusive license to the
invention, in which applicant states that
it already has brought the invention to
practical application or is likely to bring
the invention to practical application
expeditiously.
The proposed license would be
exclusive, subject to a license and other
rights retained by the United States, and
subject to a negotiated royalty. DOE will
review all timely written responses to
this notice, and will grant the licenses
if, after expiration of the 15-day notice
period, and after consideration of any
written responses to this notice, a
determination is made in accordance
with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the licenses
are in the public interest.
Brian Lally,
Acting Assistant General Counsel for
Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Extension
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, is proposing to amend an
information collection request with the
Office of Management and Budget by
adding an additional collection to an
ICR that already includes two
previously approved collections. The
two previously approved collections
address DOE’s Plug-in Electric Vehicle
(PEV) Scorecard, and the National Clean
Fleets Partnership. The proposed new
collection is entitled ‘‘Ride and Drive
Surveys for PEV Showcases’’. DOE’s

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Clean Cities initiative has developed a
three-part voluntary ride-and-drive
survey to assist its coalitions and
stakeholders in assessing the level of
interest, understanding, and acceptance
of PEVs and alternative fuel vehicles
(AFV) by the purchasing public. The
principal objective of the Survey is to
provide DOE and stakeholders with an
objective assessment and estimate of
how ready the purchasing public is for
PEVs, and to help DOE’s Clean Cities
coalitions prepare for the successful
deployment of these vehicles. DOE
intends the surveys to be completed by
individuals who are participating in one
of many ride-and-drive events.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of DOE, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
DOE’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.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before October 11,
2016. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to: Desk Officer for the
Department of Energy, 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 Mr. Dennis Smith, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EE–3V), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by
fax at 202–586–1600, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Dennis Smith at the address listed above
in ADDRESSES.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
amended information collection request
contains (1) OMB No. 1910–5171; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type
of Review: Amended collection; (4)
Purpose: As part of DOE’s Office of
Vehicle Technologies 2016 Funding

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Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
awards, DOE is awarding entities
funding to run PEV showcases where
drivers can experience driving a variety
of PEVs and learn about charging
electric vehicles. These awards are 50
percent cost share awards, meaning that
recipients of an award under this FOA
must supply 50 percent of the funds to
complete each awarded project. Projects
undertaken pursuant to this FOA are
expected to include a survey component
related to potential vehicle driver
behavior. Thus, the DOE Clean Cities
program has developed an initiative, the
Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV
Showcases, that includes a three-part
voluntary ride-and-drive survey to assist
its coalitions and stakeholders in
assessing the level of interest,
understanding, and acceptance of AFVs
by the purchasing public. The principal
objective of the Surveys is to provide
DOE and stakeholders with an objective
assessment and estimate of how ready
the purchasing public is for PEVs, and
to help DOE’s Clean Cities coalitions
prepare for the successful deployment
of these vehicles.
For the Ride and Drive Surveys for
PEV Showcases collection, the effort
will target public citizens who are
participating in one of many Ride-andDrive events. There are three phases to
the Survey: (1) Pre Ride-and-Drive; (2)
post Ride-and-Drive; and (3) a few
months/some time later to discern if the
respondent followed through with
acquisition of a PEV or another AFV.
Respondents would provide answers in
the first two phases through a userfriendly paper survey and on-line
survey, and in the third phase they
would answer questions via an
electronic interface, although a paper
survey may be used for those lacking
access to an electronic device or
computer.
The Surveys’ effort will rely on
responses to questions the respondent
chooses to answer. The multiple-choice
will questions address the following
topic areas: (1) Demographics; (2)
Current vehicle background; (3) How
they learned about ride and drive event;
(3) Perceptions of PEVs before and after
driving; (4) Post-drive vehicle
experience; (5) Purchase expectations;
(6) Follow-up survey subsequent
behaviors; (7) Purchase information; (8)
Barriers; and (9) Future intentions.
DOE expects a total respondent
population for the amended collection
(which would include the three
collections) of approximately 16,250
respondents (an increase of 15,000 over
the number of respondents for the two
currently approved collections).
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completing the three components of the
Survey is expected to take 30 minutes,
leading to a total burden of
approximately 28,250 hours (an increase
2,500 hours above the total burden in
hours for the two currently approved
collections).
(5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6)
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents for all three information
collections: 16,250; (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
16,300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 28,250 (25,625 for PEV
Scorecard, 125 for Clean Fleets
Partnership, and 2,500 for the Ride and
Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases); and
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no
cost associated with reporting and
recordkeeping.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42
U.S.C. 13252 (a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3,
2016.
Kathryn C. Cooper,
Acting Director, Vehicle Technologies Office,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP16–1085–000.
Applicants: Northern Natural Gas
Company.
Description: Files a Petition for a
Limited Waiver of Northern Natural Gas
Company under RP16–1085.
Filed Date: 7/7/16.
Accession Number: 20160707–5096.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1103–000.
Applicants: Northern Natural Gas
Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
20160623 Filing to Remove CS–1 Rate
Schedule to be effective 8/25/2016.
Filed Date: 7/25/16.
Accession Number: 20160725–5117.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.

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Docket Numbers: RP16–1104–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent Express
Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Filing
to remove expiring Enerfin, Newfield
and Tenaska agreements to be effective
8/1/2016.
Filed Date: 7/26/16.
Accession Number: 20160726–5068.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1105–000.
Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Small
Customer Tariff Update to be effective
8/26/2016.
Filed Date: 7/26/16.
Accession Number: 20160726–5146.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1106–000.
Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: LS–1
Rate Schedule Removal to be effective
8/26/2016.
Filed Date: 7/26/16.
Accession Number: 20160726–5147.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1107–000.
Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Measurment Adjustments/Corrections
Filing to be effective 8/26/2016.
Filed Date: 7/26/16.
Accession Number: 20160726–5149.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–1108–000.
Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Tariff
Title Sheet Update to be effective 8/26/
2016.
Filed Date: 7/26/16.
Accession Number: 20160726–5150.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/8/16.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/

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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: July 27, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CD16–18–000]

City of Farmington, NM; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On July 28, 2016, the City of
Farmington, NM filed a notice of intent
to construct a qualifying conduit
hydropower facility, pursuant to section
30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended by section 4 of the
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
of 2013 (HREA). The proposed Animas
Hydroelectric Project would have an
installed capacity of 250 kilowatts (kW)
and would be located at the end of
Willet Ditch, the last 75 feet of which
varies in depth from 5.6 feet to 10 feet.
The Willet Ditch is used for municipal
water supply and irrigation. The project
would be located near the City of
Farmington in San Juan County, New
Mexico.
Applicant Contact: Britt Chesnut, City
of Farmington Electric Utility, 501
McCormick School Rd., Farmington,
NM 87401, Phone No. (505) 599–8342.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
(202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@
ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A proposed
short 6-inch diameter pipe, (2) a
proposed 250-kW turbine located at the
end of Willet Ditch where it discharges
into the Animas River, and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual
generating capacity of 1,080 megawatthours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
in the table below.

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