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natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, and
propane are based on simulations used
to produce the February 2019, EIA
Short-Term Energy Outlook (EIA
releases the Outlook monthly). The
representative average unit after-tax cost
for kerosene is derived from its price
relative to that of heating oil, based on
the 2010 to 2013 averages of the U.S.
refiner price to end users, which
include all the major energy-consuming
sectors in the U.S. for these fuels. The
source for these price data is the January
2019, Monthly Energy Review DOE/EIA–
0035(2019/1). The representative
average unit after-tax cost for propane is
derived from its price relative to that of
heating oil, based on the 2019 averages
of the U.S. residential sector prices
found in the Annual Energy Outlook
2019, AEO2019 (January 24, 2019). The
Short-Term Energy Outlook, the
Monthly Energy Review, and the Annual
Energy Outlook are available on the EIA
website at https://www.eia.doe.gov. For
more information on the data sources
used in this Notice, contact the National
Energy Information Center, Forrestal
8517
Building, EI–30, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586–8800, email: infoctr@
eia.doe.gov.
The 2019 representative average unit
costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act
are set forth in Table 1, and will become
effective April 8, 2019. They will
remain in effect until further notice.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28,
2019.
Daniel R Simmons,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
TABLE 1—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (2019)
Type of energy
Per million
Btu 1
Electricity .......................
Natural Gas ...................
No. 2 Heating Oil ...........
Propane .........................
Kerosene .......................
$38.83
10.38
20.80
21.65
24.64
In commonly used terms
As required by test procedure
13.2¢/kWh 2 3 ........................................................
$1.038/therm 4 or $10.79/MCF 5 6 ........................
$2.86/gallon 7 ........................................................
$1.98/gallon 8 ........................................................
$3.33/gallon 9 ........................................................
$0.132/kWh.
0.00001038/Btu.
0.00002080/Btu.
0.00002165/Btu.
0.00002464/Btu.
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (February 12, 2019), Annual Energy Outlook (January 24, 2019),
and Monthly Energy Review (January 28, 2019).
Notes: Prices include taxes.
1 Btu stands for British thermal units.
2 kWh stands for kilowatt hour.
3 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
4 1 therm = 100,000 Btu.
5 MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
6 For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
7 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 137,476 Btu.
8 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
9 For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The information collection
requests a three-year extension with
changes to Form FE–746R, ‘‘Natural Gas
Imports and Exports,’’ OMB Control
Number 1901–0294. The information
collection request supports DOE’s Office
of Fossil Energy (FE) in gathering
critical information on the U.S. trade in
natural gas, including liquefied natural
gas (LNG). The data are used to monitor
natural gas trade, assess the adequacy of
U.S. energy resources to meet near and
longer term domestic demands, and
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support various market and regulatory
analyses done by FE.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection must be received no later
than April 8, 2019. If you anticipate any
difficulties in submitting your
comments by the deadline, contact the
DOE Desk Officer at (202) 395–0710.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to:
DOE Desk Officer: Brandon DeBruhl,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10102, 735 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Brandon_F_DeBruhl@omb.eop.gov.
Marc Talbert, U.S. Department of Energy
(FE–34), Office of Regulation and
International Engagement, Office of
Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20503.
marc.talbert@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc Talbert, (202) 586–7991,
marc.talbert@hq.doe.gov. Form FE–
746R and its instructions can be viewed
at https://energy.gov/fe/services/
naturalgas-regulation/guidelinesfilingmonthly-reports.
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This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1901–0294;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: ‘‘Natural Gas Imports and
Exports;’’
(3) Three-year extension with
changes;
(4) Purpose: The Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require EIA
to carry out a centralized,
comprehensive, and unified energy
information program. This program
collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,
and disseminates information on energy
resource reserves, production, demand,
technology, and related economic and
statistical information. Additionally, FE
is authorized to regulate natural gas
imports and exports, including LNG,
under 15 U.S.C. 717b. In order to carry
out its statutory responsibilities, FE
requires anyone seeking to import or
export natural gas to file an application
and provide basic information on the
scope and nature of the proposed
import/export activity. Additionally,
once an importer or exporter receives an
authorization from FE, they are required
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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to submit monthly reports of all import
and/or export transactions.
Specifically, the Form FE–746R
requires the reporting of the following
information by every holder of a DOE/
FE import or export authorization: The
name of importer/exporter; country of
origin/destination; international point of
entry/exit; name of supplier; volume;
price; transporters; U.S. geographic
market(s) served; and duration of supply
contract on a monthly basis. This
information is used by both EIA and FE
to assess the adequacy of energy
resources to meet near and longer term
domestic demands, and by FE in the
management of its natural gas regulatory
program.
Data collected on Form FE–746R are
published in Natural Gas Imports and
Exports, LNG Monthly Report, and in
EIA official statistics on U.S. natural gas
supply and disposition. In addition, the
data are used to monitor the North
American natural gas trade, which, in
turn, enables the Federal government to
perform market and regulatory analyses;
improve the capability of industry and
the government to respond to any future
energy-related supply problems; and
keep the general public informed of
international natural gas trade;
(4a) Changes to Information
Collection: FE will collect heat content
in Btu per cubic foot for LNG imports
and exports to account for variations in
the heat content of gas being imported
from and exported to various countries.
This change improves the quality of the
import and export volume data by
applying an objective standardized unit
of measurement. Also, FE will use the
exemptions under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) to protect
certain information reported on Form
FE–746R, including the heat content of
LNG imported and exported, prices of
natural gas (including LNG) imported
and exported, and the specific
purchaser and end-user. The data
protection statement for information
reported on Form FE–746R will read:
‘‘Information reported on Form FE–
746R is considered public information
and may be publicly released in
company identifiable form, except that
the following information will be
protected and not disclosed to the
public to the extent that it satisfies the
criteria for exemption under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. 552, as amended, and the
Department of Energy (DOE)
regulations, 10 C.FR. § 1004.11,
implementing the FOIA:
• Price at Import or Export Point for
all forms of natural gas imported and
exported, including LNG;
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• Name of the Specific Purchaser/End
User for all forms of natural gas imports
and exports, including LNG, for all
modes of transportation except by
pipeline; and
• Heat content for all forms of natural
gas imported and exported.’’
Published LNG import and export
prices will no longer be reported for
each individual cargo, but rather will be
aggregated for all LNG cargoes by month
at each point of export. This change is
consistent with the publication of
statistical aggregates for the prices
reported for natural gas imported and
exported by pipeline. Additionally,
there may be some statistics that are
based on data from fewer than three
import or export transactions. In these
cases, it may be possible for a
knowledgeable person to closely
estimate the information reported by a
specific respondent.
Data protection methods will not be
applied to the aggregate statistical data
published from submissions on Form
FE–746R.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 371;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 4,452;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 13,356;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The cost of
the burden hours is estimated to be
$988,611. EIA estimates that there are
no additional costs to respondents
associated with the surveys other than
the costs associated with the burden
hours.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 717b.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 4,
2019.
Shawn Bennett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and
Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC19–64–000.
Applicants: Brickyard Hills Project,
LLC, Union Electric Company.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of Union
Electric Company, et al.
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Filed Date: 3/4/19.
Accession Number: 20190304–5065.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/25/19.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–1969–005.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
submits compliance filing: Addtl.
compliance report filing to address
NIPSCO Order EL13–88, et al. to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 2/28/19.
Accession Number: 20190228–5367.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/21/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–158–001.
Applicants: Ambit Northeast, LLC.
Description: Report Filing: Refund
Report Filing to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 3/1/19.
Accession Number: 20190301–5335.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1174–000.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Notice of Termination of PG&E Rate
Schedule FERC No. 243 (CCSF
Ravenswood TFA) to be effective 5/2/
2019.
Filed Date: 3/1/19.
Accession Number: 20190301–5348.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1175–000.
Applicants: Northern Indiana Public
Service Company.
Description: Annual Informational
Attachment O filing of Northern Indiana
Public Service Company LLC.
Filed Date: 3/1/19.
Accession Number: 20190301–5361.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1176–000.
Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
Description: Annual Informational
Attachment H filing of Black Hills
Power, Inc.
Filed Date: 3/1/19.
Accession Number: 20190301–5365.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1177–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
1630R9 The Empire District Electric
Company NITSA and NOA to be
effective 2/1/2019.
Filed Date: 3/4/19.
Accession Number: 20190304–5019.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/25/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1178–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
3215R5 People’s Electric Cooperative
NITSA NOA to be effective 2/1/2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection requests a three-year extension with changes to Form FE-
746R, ``Natural Gas Imports and Exports,'' OMB Control Number 1901-
0294. The information collection request supports DOE's Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) in gathering critical information on the U.S. trade
in natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). The data are
used to monitor natural gas trade, assess the adequacy of U.S. energy
resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands, and support
various market and regulatory analyses done by FE.
DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no
later than April 8, 2019. If you anticipate any difficulties in
submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the DOE Desk Officer
at (202) 395-0710.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to:
DOE Desk Officer: Brandon DeBruhl, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Brandon_F_DeBruhl@omb.eop.gov.
Marc Talbert, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Regulation
and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20503. marc.talbert@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Talbert, (202) 586-7991,
marc.talbert@hq.doe.gov. Form FE-746R and its instructions can be
viewed at https://energy.gov/fe/services/naturalgas-regulation/guidelines-filingmonthly-reports.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No. 1901-0294;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: ``Natural Gas Imports and
Exports;''
(3) Three-year extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) require EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and
unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates,
assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource
reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and
statistical information. Additionally, FE is authorized to regulate
natural gas imports and exports, including LNG, under 15 U.S.C. 717b.
In order to carry out its statutory responsibilities, FE requires
anyone seeking to import or export natural gas to file an application
and provide basic information on the scope and nature of the proposed
import/export activity. Additionally, once an importer or exporter
receives an authorization from FE, they are required
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to submit monthly reports of all import and/or export transactions.
Specifically, the Form FE-746R requires the reporting of the
following information by every holder of a DOE/FE import or export
authorization: The name of importer/exporter; country of origin/
destination; international point of entry/exit; name of supplier;
volume; price; transporters; U.S. geographic market(s) served; and
duration of supply contract on a monthly basis. This information is
used by both EIA and FE to assess the adequacy of energy resources to
meet near and longer term domestic demands, and by FE in the management
of its natural gas regulatory program.
Data collected on Form FE-746R are published in Natural Gas Imports
and Exports, LNG Monthly Report, and in EIA official statistics on U.S.
natural gas supply and disposition. In addition, the data are used to
monitor the North American natural gas trade, which, in turn, enables
the Federal government to perform market and regulatory analyses;
improve the capability of industry and the government to respond to any
future energy-related supply problems; and keep the general public
informed of international natural gas trade;
(4a) Changes to Information Collection: FE will collect heat
content in Btu per cubic foot for LNG imports and exports to account
for variations in the heat content of gas being imported from and
exported to various countries. This change improves the quality of the
import and export volume data by applying an objective standardized
unit of measurement. Also, FE will use the exemptions under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) to protect certain information reported on
Form FE-746R, including the heat content of LNG imported and exported,
prices of natural gas (including LNG) imported and exported, and the
specific purchaser and end-user. The data protection statement for
information reported on Form FE-746R will read:
``Information reported on Form FE-746R is considered public
information and may be publicly released in company identifiable form,
except that the following information will be protected and not
disclosed to the public to the extent that it satisfies the criteria
for exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
552, as amended, and the Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, 10
C.FR. Sec. 1004.11, implementing the FOIA:
Price at Import or Export Point for all forms of natural
gas imported and exported, including LNG;
Name of the Specific Purchaser/End User for all forms of
natural gas imports and exports, including LNG, for all modes of
transportation except by pipeline; and
Heat content for all forms of natural gas imported and
exported.''
Published LNG import and export prices will no longer be reported
for each individual cargo, but rather will be aggregated for all LNG
cargoes by month at each point of export. This change is consistent
with the publication of statistical aggregates for the prices reported
for natural gas imported and exported by pipeline. Additionally, there
may be some statistics that are based on data from fewer than three
import or export transactions. In these cases, it may be possible for a
knowledgeable person to closely estimate the information reported by a
specific respondent.
Data protection methods will not be applied to the aggregate
statistical data published from submissions on Form FE-746R.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 371;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 4,452;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 13,356;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $988,611. EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.,
15 U.S.C. 717b.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2019.
Shawn Bennett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2019-04204 Filed 3-7-19; 8:45 am]
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