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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
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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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Cynthia Sirk by phone at
(202) 586–1658, or by email at
[email protected]. Access to the
proposed form, instructions, and
internet data collection screens can be
found at: https://www.eia.gov/survey/
form/eia_886/proposed/2018/form.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the
expanded 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; (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; and (e) ways to identify
alternate sources of AFV information
EIA proposes to collect. EIA will
evaluate comments on duplication of
data sources based on terms of data
coverage, level of aggregation, frequency
of collection, data reliability, and
statutory requirements to determine
whether alternate data sources represent
a suitable substitute for EIA data.
This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0191;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Annual Survey of Alternative
Fueled Vehicles;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal, with
Changes;
(4) Purpose: Form EIA–886 is an
annual survey that collects information
on the number and type of alternative
fueled vehicles (AFVs) and other
advanced technology vehicles that
vehicle suppliers made available in the
previous calendar year and plan to make
available in the following calendar year;
the number, type, and geographic
distribution of AFVs in use in the
previous calendar year; and the amount
and distribution of each type of
alternative transportation fuel (ATF)
consumed in the previous calendar year.
Form EIA–886 data are collected from
suppliers and users of AFVs. These data
are needed by federal and state agencies,
fuel suppliers, transit agencies and other
fleets to determine if sufficient
quantities of AFVs are available for
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a measure of the extent to which the
objectives of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 are being achieved. These data
serve as a tool for analysis on market
penetration of AFVs in the motor
vehicle population as well as trend
analysis tools on the use and type of
AFVs for Congress, federal/state
agencies, AFV suppliers, vehicle fleet
managers, and other interested
organizations and persons.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection: EIA is proposing two
changes to Form EIA–886: (1) Collect
more detailed vehicle type information
and weight classifications from
suppliers and users of AFVs; and (2)
incorporate questions for electric
vehicle users to gain a better
understanding of refueling
infrastructure and electricity
consumption in electric and plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles.
(1) Changes to Vehicle Type and
Weight Classifications: EIA proposes to
standardize and break out weight
classes to reflect industry standards by
simplifying the list of vehicle type codes
and adding a new column for detailed
weight classifications in Parts 2 and 3 of
Form EIA–886. These changes support
EPA’s emission inventory Motor Vehicle
Emission Simulator model (MOVES) by
making the weight classifications in
EIA’s data collection consistent with the
weight classifications used by EPA. The
MOVES model is the official emissions
inventory model for highway and nonroad mobile sources used by EPA’s
Office of Transportation and Air
Quality. This model is also used by
state, local, and regional governments
for environmental analysis of official
submissions to EPA required by the
Clean Air Act, such as State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) and
transportation conformity analysis for
roadway construction. In addition, the
MOVES model is instrumental in the
development of national inventories
used for evaluating the costs and
benefits of EPA regulations, such as the
second phase of the Greenhouse Gas
Rule for Heavy-Duty Vehicles currently
underway, including the predictions of
the effects of EPA regulations on air
quality.
(2) Questions for Electric Vehicle
Users: EIA seeks to gather tertiary
information about electric vehicle
power consumption to establish
parameters for estimating consumption
of electricity in its published report. EIA
proposes to add questions to Part 2 of
the form to collect information on
charging patterns, mileage, and electric
utility billing as it relates to electric
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(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,050;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 2,050;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 8,575;
Average Burden per Response: 4.2
hours;
AFV Suppliers (30 Original
Equipment Manufacturers): 3.5 hours
per response;
AFV Suppliers (20 Aftermarket
Vehicle Converters): 3 hours per
response;
AFV Users (100 complex fleets): 4.3
hours per response;
AFV Users (1,900 simple fleets): 4.2
hours per response;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA
estimates that there are no capital and
start-up costs associated with this data
collection. The information is
maintained in the normal course of
business. The cost of burden hours to
the respondents is estimated to be
$631,635 (8,575 burden hours times
$73.66 per hour). Therefore, other than
the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs for
generating, maintaining, and providing
the information.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Pub. L. 93–275, (FEA Act), and codified at 15
U.S.C. 772 (b), and Section 503(b)(2) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102–486
(EPACT92) codified at 42 U.S.C. 13253.
Issued in Washington, DC on November 9,
2017.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017–27396 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3253–014]

Mad River Power Associates LP;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 3253–014.
c. Date Filed: October 17, 2017.
d. Submitted By: Mad River Power
Associates LP.
e. Name of Project: Campton
Hydroelectric Project.

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