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DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS—Continued
4521 ..................

04/17/20

19–134–LNG .........

Commonwealth LNG, LLC

4524 ..................

04/20/20

20–32–NG .............

West Texas Gas, Inc .........

4525 ..................

04/20/20

20–34–NG .............

4526 ..................

04/22/20

20–22–NG .............

4527 ..................

04/22/20

20–35–LNG ...........

Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
Brookfield Renewable Trading and Marketing LP.
S.D. Sunnyland Enterprises, Inc.

4528 ..................

04/22/20

20–36–NG .............

4529 ..................

04/23/20

20–39–NG .............

New York State Electric &
Gas Corp.
Esco del Noroeste LLC ......

4530 ..................

04/27/20

20–38–NG .............

IGI Resources, Inc .............

4531; 4351–A ...

04/27/20

20–37–NG; 19–15–
NG.

Pilot Power Group, LLC .....

[FR Doc. 2020–13040 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
AGENCY:

EIA reinstates the Residential
Energy Consumption Survey (RECS),
with changes, under OMB Control
Number 1905–0092, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. RECS
collects data on energy characteristics,
consumption, and expenditures for the
residential sector of the United States.
This collection is comprised of five
forms including: Form EIA 457–A
Household Survey, Form EIA 457–D
Energy Supplier Survey: Household
Propane Usage, Form EIA 457–E Energy
Supplier Survey: Household Electricity
Usage, Form EIA 457–F Energy Supplier
Survey: Household Natural Gas Usage,
and Form EIA 457–G Energy Supplier
Survey: Household Fuel Oil/Kerosene
Usage.

SUMMARY:

Comments regarding this
information collection must be received
on or before July 17, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day

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Order 4521 granting long-term authority to export LNG
to Free Trade Agreement Nations.
Order 4524 granting blanket authority to export natural
gas to Mexico.
Order 4525 granting blanket authority to import natural
gas from Canada.
Order 4426 granting blanket authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada.
Order 4527 granting blanket authority to import LNG
from various international sources by vessel, and to
export LNG to Canada.
Order 4528 granting blanket authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada.
Order 4529 granting blanket authority to export natural
gas to Mexico.
Order 4530 granting blanket authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada.
Order 4531 granting blanket authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada, and vacating prior authorization (Order 4351–A).

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
And send a copy to: James Berry,
Survey Manager, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, EI–22, U.S. Energy
Information Administration,
Washington, DC 20585, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Berry at 202–586–5543 or by
email at [email protected]. The forms
are available online at: http://
www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-457.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0092;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: EIA–457A, D, E, F, G, 2020
Residential Energy Consumption
Survey;
(3) Type of Request: Reinstatement
with changes of a previously approved
collection;
(4) Purpose: RECS collects
information on energy use in housing
units and includes a series of data
collections from households and
household energy suppliers. RECS data
are used to generate official statistics
about the energy characteristics,
consumption, and expenditures of U.S.
homes. EIA has conducted the RECS
periodically since 1978 and the 2020
RECS will be the 15th data collection for
the program.
Form EIA 457–A Household Survey
collects information on the presence
and characteristics of a wide range of
energy consuming devices in homes,
including heating and cooling
equipment, appliances, and electronics.
The Household Survey also asks
respondents about key structural
features and demographic
characteristics that impact energy usage.
Forms EIA 457–D, E, F, and G are

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Energy Supplier Surveys. These surveys
collect monthly electricity and natural
gas billing data from household survey
respondent energy suppliers (e.g.,
utilities), and periodic propane and fuel
oil delivery data from bulk fuel
suppliers.
RECS is integral part of EIA’s mandate
to collect and publish energy end-use
consumption data, and the program
represent the most comprehensive
national and sub-national results
available on energy consumption in
homes. RECS is the only national and
subnational data series that allows
policy makers and program
implementers in both public and private
organizations to analyze trends in
energy consumption for the residential
sector. RECS fulfills planning, analyses,
and decision-making needs of DOE,
other Federal agencies, state
governments, utilities, researchers, and
energy analysts in the private sector.
(4a) Changes to Information
Collection: EIA will use online
questions via internet and mail
hardcopy questionnaires as the two
modes of collection for Form EIA 457–
A Household Survey. This dual
collection mode represents a change
from prior collection cycles of RECS
where computer assisted personal
interviewing (CAPI) was the primary
method for collecting household energy
characteristics data. EIA piloted three
tests using internet and mail
questionnaires to determine the
feasibility of using these alternative data
collection methods. Based on extensive
analysis of sample representativeness,
nonresponse bias, and data quality, EIA
determined that collecting this
information via internet and by mail
were viable modes for 2020 and future
RECS data collections.

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EIA will collect 2020 RECS
Household Survey responses from
approximately 20,000 households. The
larger sample enables EIA to produce
more precise estimates for key energy
metrics, as well as produce some
estimates for all 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
EIA revised Form EIA 457–A
Household Survey to improve the
quality of responses for traditional
energy-consuming devices, collect
information on changes in residential
consumption patterns, and collect
information on emerging technologies.
The new questions collect the most
relevant information necessary to
estimate household energy use and to
inform energy end-use modeling. For
Forms EIA 457–D, E, F, and G Energy
Supplier Surveys the number of
customer (household) billing and
delivery months requested increases
from 20 to 24 months. The additional
four months of energy data improves the
practical utility of the energy data
reported and enables EIA to analyze
household energy consumption patterns
before, during, and after COVID–19.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 5,628.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 5,628.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 3,951.
(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. For household respondents no
additional record keeping or other
burden is required outside the interview
process. The annualized cost of burden
hours to all household, and energy
supplier respondents is estimated to be
$316,633 (3,951 annual burden hours
times the current hourly rate of $80.14).
Other than the cost of burden hours, EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs for generating, maintaining and
providing the information.
Please refer to the supporting
statements as well as the forms and
instructions for more information about
the purpose, who must report, when to
report, where to submit, the elements to
be reported, detailed instructions,
provisions for confidentiality, and uses
(including possible nonstatistical uses)
of the information. For instructions on
obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7135, 15
U.S.C. 772(b), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

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Signed in Washington, DC, on June 11th,
2020.
Thomas Leckey,
Assistant Administrator for Energy Statistics,
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–13039 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ID–8946–000]

Gorsich, Matthew; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on June 10, 2020,
Matthew Gorsich, submitted for filing,
application for authority to hold
interlocking positions, pursuant to
section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. 825d(b) (2018) and part 45 of
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR part 45
(2019).
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (http://
ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at
[email protected] or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
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The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar
pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand
delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on July 1, 2020.
Dated: June 11, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–13018 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER20–2028–000]

Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request For Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced Bitter Ridge Wind
Farm, LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is July 1, 2020.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor

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