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exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country, pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C.
7172(f)). Such exports require
authorization under section 202(e) of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On December 2, 2020, NRGPML filed
an application with DOE (Application
or App.) for renewal of its authorization
to transmit electric energy from the
United States to Canada for a term of
five years. NRGPML states that it ‘‘is a
Delaware limited liability company with
a principal place of business in
Princeton, New Jersey.’’ App. at 2.
NRGPML further represents that it ‘‘is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG
Energy, Inc.’’ Id. at 3. NRGPML adds
that it ‘‘does not own or any electric
generation or transmission facilities, nor
does it hold a franchise or service
territory for the transmission,
distribution, or sale of electricity.’’ Id. at
4.
NRGPML further states that it ‘‘will
purchase the electricity that it may
export, on either a firm or an
interruptible basis, from wholesale
generators, electric utilities, federal
power marketing agencies and affiliates
through negotiated agreements that have
been voluntarily executed by the selling
parties after considering their own need
for any such electricity.’’ App. at 5.
NRGPML contends that its proposed
exports ‘‘will not impair or tend to
impede the sufficiency of electric power
supplies in the United States or the
regional coordination of electric utility
planning or operations.’’ Id. at 5–6.
NRGPML states that ‘‘as a power
marketer that does not own or operate
a transmission system . . ., [it] does not
have the ability to cause a violation of
the terms and conditions in the existing
authorizations associated with
international transmission facilities.’’
App. at 6. NRGPML also represents that
it ‘‘will comply with such requirements
as may be imposed by the Department
on other power marketers with blanket
electricity export authorization.’’ Id. at
8.
The existing international
transmission facilities to be utilized by
the Applicant have previously been
authorized by Presidential permits
issued pursuant to Executive Order
10485, as amended, and are appropriate
for open access transmission by third
parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
Application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in

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accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning NRGPML’s application to
export electric energy to Canada should
be clearly marked with OE Docket No.
EA–220–D. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Justin Gilli, 804
Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540,
[email protected]; Catherine Krupka,
700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20001–3980,
[email protected]; and Allison E. Speaker,
700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20001–3980,
[email protected].
A final decision will be made on the
Application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and after DOE determines
that the proposed action will not have
an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
power supply system.
Copies of the Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at http://
energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing
Matthew Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@
hq.doe.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 9,
2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy
Resilience Division, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020–27476 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Proposed Extension
Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

EIA invites public comment
on the proposed three year extension,
without changes, of Form EIA–111
Quarterly Electricity Imports and
Exports Report, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Form
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imports and exports of electricity. Data
are used to obtain estimates on the flows
of electricity into and out of the United
States.
DATES: EIA must receive all comments
on this proposed information collection
no later than February 16, 2021. If you
anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may only
be sent electronically by email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tosha Beckford at (202) 287–6597 or by
email at [email protected]. The
form and instructions are available at
http://www.eia.gov/survey/changes/
electricity/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0208;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Quarterly Electricity Imports and
Exports Report;
(3) Type of Request: Three year
extension without change;
(4) Purpose: Form EIA–111 collects
U.S. electricity import and export data
on a quarterly basis. The data are used
to measure the flow of electricity into
and out of the United States. The import
and export data are reported by U.S.
purchasers, sellers and transmitters of
wholesale electricity, including persons
authorized by Order to export electric
energy from the United States to foreign
countries, persons authorized by
Presidential Permit to construct,
operate, maintain, or connect electric
power transmission lines that cross the
U.S. international border, and U.S.
Balancing Authorities that are directly
interconnected with foreign Balancing
Authorities. Such entities report
monthly flows of electric energy
received or delivered across the border,
the cost associated with the
transactions, and actual and
implemented interchange.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection: No changes;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 180;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 720;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1080;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $86,551
(1,080 burden hours times $80.14 per
hour). EIA estimates that respondents
will have no additional costs associated
with the surveys other than the burden
hours and the maintenance of the
information as part of the normal course
of business.

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Comments are invited on whether or
not: (a) The proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of agency functions,
including whether the information will
have a practical utility; (b) EIA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA
can improve the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information it will collect;
and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, such as automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 9,
2020.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods &
Research, U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–27519 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP21–6–000]

Spire Storage West, LLC; Notice of
Schedule for the Preparation of an
Environmental Assessment for the
Clear Creek Expansion Project

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Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA May 13, 2021
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline August 11, 2021
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
The Clear Creek Expansion Project
would consist of the following facilities
in Uinta County, Wyoming:
• Four compressor units at the Clear
Creek Plant;
• a tank storage and natural gas
liquids fueling equipment facility on an
existing pad;
• 11 new injection/withdrawal wells,
one new water disposal well, and
associated lines;
• approximately 10.6 miles of 20inch-diameter pipeline;
• approximately 3.5 miles of 4,160volt powerline; and
• other related appurtenances.
Background

On October 9, 2020, Spire Storage
West, LLC (Spire Storage) filed an
application in Docket No. CP21–6–000
requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
construct and operate certain natural gas
pipeline facilities. The proposed project
is known as the Clear Creek Expansion
Project (Project), and would expand
Spire Storage’s natural gas storage
facilities in Uinta County, Wyoming in
order to increase the certificated gas
capacities from 4.0 billion cubic feet
(Bcf) to 20 Bcf, and increase the
maximum daily injection and
withdrawal capacities from 35 million
cubic feet (MMcf) and 50 MMcf per day,
to 350 MMcf and 500 MMcf per day,
respectively.
On October 22, 2020, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice
of Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted agencies
issuing federal authorizations of the
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a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance
of the Commission staff’s environmental
document for the Project.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Project and the planned schedule for the
completion of the environmental
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formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
service provides automatic notification
of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links
to the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and ‘‘Docket
Number’’ excluding the last three digits
(i.e., CP21–6), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access
to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached
at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,
or at [email protected]. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: December 9, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–27531 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

On November 9, 2020, the
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Commission issued a Notice of Scoping
Period Requesting Comments on
The following notice of meeting is
Environmental Issues for the Proposed
published pursuant to section 3(a) of the
Clear Creek Expansion Project (Notice of government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.
Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was
L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:
sent to affected landowners; federal,
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal
state, and local government agencies;
Energy Regulatory Commission.
elected officials; environmental and
TIME AND DATE: December 17, 2020,
public interest groups; Native American
10:00 a.m.
tribes; other interested parties; and local
the public via audio
libraries and newspapers. In response to PLACE: Open to
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Webcast
only.
the Notice of Scoping, the Commission
STATUS: OPEN.
received comments from the Wyoming
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda,
Department of Environmental Quality.
* NOTE—Items listed on the agenda
The primary issues raised by the
may be deleted without further notice.
commenter are permitting, stream
crossings, wetland impacts, and spill
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
reporting. All substantive comments
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
will be addressed in the EA.
(202) 502–8400.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management
For a recorded message listing items
is a cooperating agency in the
struck from or added to the meeting, call
preparation of the EA.
(202) 502–8627.
This is a list of matters to be
Additional Information
considered by the Commission. It does
In order to receive notification of the
not include a listing of all documents
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
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