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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2017 / Notices

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,
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Owner: APV Renaissance Opco, LLC
Capacity: 1000 megawatts (MW)
Plant Location: Renaissance Energy
Center, Greene County, PA 15063
In-Service Date: Expected in June 2021
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
12, 2017.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2017–27397 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant Financing Programs
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
public comment request.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
revision of a currently approved
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 information collection
requests a revision and three-year
extension of its Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program,
OMB Control Number 1910–5150.
The proposed action will continue the
collection of information on the status
of financing program activities,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that

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program funds are being used
appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously. No changes to the
collection instrument are being
proposed.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the revision of the currently approved
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
pertaining to the approved collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to further enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (d) ways to further
minimize the burden regarding the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Comments regarding this
revision to an approved information
collection must be received on or before
January 19, 2018. 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 Sallie Glaize, EE–5W, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585, Email: Sallie.Glaize@
ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: James Carlisle, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287–1724, Fax:
(412) 386–5835, Email:
[email protected].
Additional information and reporting
guidance concerning the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Program (EECBG) is available for review
at the following website: https://
energy.gov/eere/wipo/articles/energyefficiency-and-conservation-block-grantfinancing-programs-after-grant.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910–5150; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Program Financing Programs; (3) Type
of Review: Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection; (4)
Purpose: To collect information on the
status of Financing Program activities,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that
program funds are being used
appropriately, effectively and

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expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 108; (6)
Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 175; (7) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 525; (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $21,000.
Respondents, total responses, burden
hours and the annual cost burden have
all been significantly reduced because of
the retirement of grants, fewer programs
and a lessened burden on reporting and
recordkeeping costs.
Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle
E of the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA), Public Law 110–
140 as amended (42 U.S.C. 17151 et
seq.).
Issued in Washington, DC, December 4,
2017.
James Carlisle,
Supervisory Policy Advisor, Weatherization
and Intergovernmental Program, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017–27395 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activity; Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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), Form EIA–886,
Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled
Vehicles. Form EIA–886 collects
information on the number of
alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) made
available, the distribution of AFVs in
use, and alternative transportation fuels
(ATFs) consumed.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before February 20,
2018. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in the
ADDRESSES section below as soon as
possible.
SUMMARY:

Written comments may be
sent to Cynthia Sirk, EI–22, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586–9753,
or by email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES:

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