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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 187 (Friday, September 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60449-60450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21170]
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----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection Regarding Coordination of
Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed extension of a 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.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection
extension must be received on or before November 24, 2020. If you
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period,
contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Christopher A. Lawrence,
Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance, Office of
Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC,
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Christopher A. Lawrence, at
[email protected] or 202-586-5260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5185; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission
Facilities; (3) Type of Request: Extension; (4) Purpose: To meet
requirements found in Section 216(h)(4)(c) of the Federal Power Act
directing DOE to establish a pre-application process for qualifying
electric transmission projects requiring multiple Federal
authorizations. Section 216(h)(3) also allows an applicant to seek
assistance for non-qualifying projects. Data supplied will be used to
support an Initiation Request necessary to begin DOE's coordination
assistance and must include, based on best available information, a
Summary of Qualifying Project, Affected Environmental Resources and
Impacts Summary, associated Maps, Geospatial Information, and Studies
(provided in electronic format), and a Summary of Early Identification
of Project Issues. 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 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. This data will
also be used to conduct audits and for enforcement purposes. There has
been no collection under this authority since its inception. (5) Annual
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5, as this collection is addressed to
portion of the electric utility industry; (6) Annual Estimated Number
of Burden Hours: 55 minutes
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per response; (7) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: $5,075.84.
Statutory Authority: Federal Power Act, Sections 216(h)(3) and
216(h)(4)(c).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
18, 2020, by Bruce J. Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Electricity, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal 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 September 22, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-21170 Filed 9-24-20; 8:45 am]
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