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Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 30,
2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020–24517 Filed 11–4–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC20–22–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–588); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
588 (Emergency Natural Gas
Transportation, Sale, and Exchange
Transactions), and is submitting the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below.

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SUMMARY:

Comments on the collection of
information are due December 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–588 to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB control number
(1902–0144) in the subject line. Your
comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission
(identified by Docket No. IC20–22–000)
by any of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. Instructions:
OMB submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain; Using the search function
under the Currently Under Review field,
select Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; click submit and select
comment to the right of the subject
collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
DATES:

comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected] and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: FERC–588 (Emergency Natural
Gas Transportation, Sale, and Exchange
Transactions).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0144.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–588 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: FERC–588 is an existing
information collection consisting of
filing requirements and notice
procedures at 18 CFR 157.17 and
284.270. These regulations pertain to
non-jurisdictional companies’ assistance
in natural gas emergency circumstances.
The non-jurisdictional companies that
assist in such emergency transactions
must file information with the
Commission under 18 CFR 284.270, so
that the Commission may ensure
compliance with relevant legal
requirements. An interstate pipeline
that seeks an emergency certificate for
facilities must file an application under
18 CFR 157.17.
On July 17, 2020, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal
Register (85 FR 43579) in Docket No.
IC20–22–000 requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
public comment in response.
Types of Respondents: Providers and
recipients of assistance in natural gas
emergency circumstances.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 2 for this information
collection in the following table:

Number of
respondents

Annual
number of
responses per
respondent

Total
number of
responses

Average burden (hr.) and
cost ($) per response

Total annual burden (hr.)
and cost ($)

A.

B.

C.
(Col. A × Col. B)

D.

E.
(Col. C × Col D)

10

3

30

10 hrs; $830 .............................................................

300 hrs.; $24,900

Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of

1 Burden is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation

of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
2 The Commission staff believes that industry and
Commission staff are similarly situated in terms of

cost for wages and benefits. Therefore, we are using
$83.00 per hour in this calculation. That is the 2020
average hourly cost, for wages plus benefits, for one
FERC full-time equivalent.

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the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 30, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 11322–000]

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Tuolumne Utilities District; Notice of
Existing Licensee’s Failure To File a
Notice of Intent To File a Subsequent
License Application, And Soliciting
Notices of Intent To File a License
Application and Pre-Application
Documents
The current license for Columbia
Water Supply Hydroelectric Project No.
11322 was issued to Tuolumne Utilities
District on August 28, 1995, for a term
of 30 years, ending July 31, 2025.1 The
350-kilowatt (kW) project is located near
the town of Sonora in Tuolumne
County, California.
The project consists of: (1) The 5mile-long Columbia Ditch from its
terminus to the project boundary of the
Phoenix Hydroelectric Project No. 1061,
licensed to Pacific Gas and Electric
Company; (2) an intake structure on the
Columbia Ditch; (3) an 18,700-foot-long
steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse
containing one generating unit with an
installed capacity of 350 kW; (5) a 500foot-long tailrace returning water to the
Bureau of Reclamation’s existing New
Melones Reservoir; (6) a 2,600-foot-long
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
At least five years before the
expiration of a license for a minor water
power project in which sections 14 and
15 of the Federal Power Act were
waived, the Commission’s regulations
require the licensee to file with the
Commission a notice of intent (NOI) that
contains an unequivocal statement of
the licensee’s intention to file or not to
file an application for a subsequent
license, details on the principal project
works and installed plant capacity, and
other information.2
1 Tuolumne
2 18

Utilities Dist., 72 FERC 62,178 (1995).
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If such a licensee does not inform the
Commission that it intends to file an
application for, in this case, a
subsequent license for the project, the
licensee may not file an application for
a subsequent license, either individually
or in conjunction with an entity or
entities that are not currently licensees
of the project.3
Because the existing license expires
on July 31, 2025, the NOI was due to be
filed no later than the close of business
on July 31, 2020. Tuolumne Utilities
District, the existing licensee for the
Columbia Water Supply Hydroelectric
Project, failed to file an NOI for the
project by this date.
Any party interested in filing a license
application for the Columbia Water
Supply Hydroelectric Project must first
file an NOI 4 and a pre-application
document (PAD) 5 pursuant to Part 5 of
the Commission’s regulations. Although
the integrated licensing process (ILP) is
the default pre-filing process, section
5.3(b) of the Commission’s regulations
allows a potential license applicant to
request to use alternative licensing
procedures when it files its NOI.6
This notice sets a deadline of 120
days from the date of this notice for
interested applicants, other than the
existing licensee, to file NOIs, PADs,
and requests to use the traditional
licensing process or alternative
procedures.
Applications for a subsequent license
from potential applicants must be filed
with the Commission at least 24 months
prior to the expiration of the existing
license.7 Because the existing license
expires on July 31, 2025, applications
for license for this project must be filed
by July 31, 2023.8
Questions concerning this notice
should be directed to Shannon Boyle at
(202) 502–8417 or shannon.boyle@
ferc.gov.
Dated: October 30, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–24554 Filed 11–4–20; 8:45 am]
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CFR 16.24(b).
CFR 5.5.
5 18 CFR 5.6.
6 18 CFR 5.3(b).
7 18 CFR 16.20.
8 To the extent an interested applicant files an
NOI and PAD and elects or is required to use the
Commission’s ILP, a process plan will be issued
within 180 days of this notice, which accelerates
the steps of the ILP to allow for filing a subsequent
license application by the July 31, 2023 deadline.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER21–251–000]

Degrees3 Transportation Solutions,
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 proceeding of
Degrees3 Transportation Solutions,
LLC’s application for market-based 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 November
19, 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
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
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.
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

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