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Title II of
FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), provides that no new base load
electric powerplant may be constructed
or operated without the capability to use
coal or another alternate fuel as a
primary energy source. Pursuant to the
FUA, in order to meet the requirement
of coal capability, the owner or operator
of such a facility proposing to use
natural gas or petroleum as its primary
energy source shall certify to the
Secretary of Energy (Secretary) prior to
construction, or prior to operation as a
base load electric powerplant, that such
powerplant has the capability to use
coal or another alternate fuel. Such
certification establishes compliance
with FUA section 201(a) as of the date
it is filed with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C.
8311.
The following owner of a proposed
new baseload electric generating
powerplant has filed a self-certification
of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to
FUA section 201(d) and in accordance
with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60,
61:
Owner: PSEG Power, LLC
Capacity: 540 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: PSEG Fossil Sewaren
Generating Station, Sewaren, NJ
In-Service Date: April 2018

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Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2017.
Brian Mills,
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–328–B]

Application To Export Electric Energy;
RBC Energy Services LP
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:

RBC Energy Services LP
(Applicant or RBC Energy) has applied
to renew its authority to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the
Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before May 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
to: Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,

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Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because
of delays in handling conventional mail,
it is recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail, by
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–
8008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
electricity from the United States to a
foreign country are regulated by the
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
authorization under section 202(e) of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On September 28, 2012, DOE issued
Order No. EA–328–A to RBC Energy,
which authorized the Applicant to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer for
a five-year term using existing
international transmission facilities.
That authority expires on September 26,
2017. On March 24, 2017, RBC Energy
filed an application with DOE for
renewal of the export authority
contained in Order No. EA–328 for an
additional five-year term.
In its application, RBC Energy states
that it does not own or operate any
electric generation or transmission
facilities, and it does not have a
franchised service area. The electric
energy that RBC Energy proposes to
export to Canada would be surplus
energy purchased from third parties
such as electric utilities and Federal
power marketing agencies pursuant to
voluntary agreements. The existing
international transmission facilities to
be utilized by RBC Energy have
previously been authorized by
Presidential Permits issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended,
and are appropriate for open access
transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to these proceedings
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies
of such comments, protests, or motions
to intervene should be sent to the
address provided above on or before the
date listed above.
Comments and other filings
concerning RBC Energy’s application to
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be clearly marked with OE Docket No.
EA–328–B. An additional copy is to be
provided directly to both Chantal
Marchese, Royal Bank of Canada, 200
Bay Street, 30th Floor, North Tower,
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J5 and
Marcus Chun, RBC Capital Markets, 200
Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower,
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J2.
A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and after a determination is
made by DOE that the proposed action
will not have an adverse impact on the
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, by accessing the
program Web site at http://energy.gov/
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
at [email protected].
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2017.
Brian Mills,
Senior Planning Advisor, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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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.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy’s
(DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE), pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
intends to extend for three years with
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), the EERE Environmental
Questionnaire (OMB No. 1910–5175).
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

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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
extension must be received on or before
June 30, 2017. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Lisa Jorgensen at: U.S.
Department of Energy, 15013 Denver
West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, by
fax at (720–356–1790), or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the EERE Environmental
Questionnaire should be directed to Lisa
Jorgensen at EEREEQComments@
EE.DOE.gov. The EERE Environmental
Questionnaire also is available for
viewing in the Golden Field Office
Public Reading Room at:
www.energy.gov/node/2299401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910–5175;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE)
Environmental Questionnaire;
(3) Type of Request: Extension, with
changes;
(4) Purpose: The DOE’s EERE
provides federal funding through federal
assistance programs to businesses,
industries, universities, and other
groups for renewable energy and energy
efficiency research and development
and demonstration projects. The
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
requires that an environmental analysis
be completed for all major federal
actions significantly affecting the
environment including projects entirely
or partly financed by federal agencies.
To effectively perform environmental
analyses for these projects, the DOE’s
EERE needs to collect project-specific
information from federal financial
assistance awardees. DOE’s EERE has
developed its Environmental
Questionnaire to obtain the required
information and ensure that its
decision-making processes are
consistent with NEPA as it relates to
renewable energy and energy efficiency
research and development and
demonstration projects. Minor changes
have been made to the Environmental
Questionnaire that help to clarify

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certain questions, but do not change the
meaning of the questions being asked.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 300;
(6) Average Hours per Response: 1;
and
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 300
(8) There is no cost associated with
reporting and recordkeeping.
Statutory Authority: National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
Issued in Golden, CO, on April 20, 2017.
Robin L. Sweeney,
Director, Environmental Oversight Office,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Agency information collection
activities: Information collection
extension; notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The EIA, pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
intends to extend with changes for three
years with the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), the surveys in the
Natural Gas Data Collection Program
Package under OMB Control No. 1905–
0175. This program provides
information on the supply and
disposition of natural gas within the
United States.
The surveys covered by this
information collection request include:
Form EIA–176, Annual Report of
Natural and Supplemental Gas
Supply and Disposition
EIA–191, Monthly Underground Gas
Storage Report
EIA–757, Natural Gas Processing Plant
Survey
EIA–857, Monthly Report of Natural Gas
Purchases and Deliveries to
Consumers
EIA–910, Monthly Natural Gas Marketer
Survey
EIA–912, Weekly Underground Natural
Gas Storage Report
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

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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.
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before June 30, 2017.
If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Michael Kopalek, Natural Gas
Downstream Team, Office of Petroleum
and Biofuel Statistics, U.S. Energy
Information Administration. To ensure
receipt of the comments by the due date,
submission by email (Michael.Kopalek@
eia.gov) is recommended. The mailing
address is Michael Kopalek, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., EI–25,
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone 202–
586–4001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the any forms and instructions
should be directed to Mr. Kopalek at the
address listed above. Also, the draft
forms and instructions are available on
the EIA Web site at http://www.eia.gov/
survey/notice/ngdownstreamforms
2015.cfm.
DATES:

This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB Control Number 1902–0175;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Natural Gas Data Collection
Program;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal, with
changes;
(4) Purpose: 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 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 statistics. This
information is used to assess the
adequacy of energy resources to meet
both near- and long-term domestic
demands.

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