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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of FY 2019 BETO-Wide Request
for Information (RFI)
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on its Request for Information (RFI)
number regarding FY 2019 Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies
Office (BETO) research priorities, as part
of its annual planning process. The
purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
from industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders to help ensure
research areas are relevant, timely,
appropriate for federal government
funding, and aligned with
Administration priorities.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
received by September 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
submit comments electronically to
EERE_Bioenergy@ee.doe.gov. Include
FY 2019 BETO-Wide RFI in the subject
of the title. Responses must be attached
to an email. It is recommended that
attachments with file sizes exceeding
25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to
ensure message delivery. Responses
must be provided as a Microsoft Word
(.docx) attachment to the email, and no
more than 6 pages in length, 12 point
font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic
responses will be accepted. The
complete RFI document is located at
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions may be addressed to: John
Cabaniss, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, 202–287–
5531, EERE_Bioenergy@ee.doe.gov.
Further instruction can be found in
the RFI document posted on EERE
Exchange.
BETO is
seeking information on the following 4
topic areas:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Topic 1: Leveraging First Generation
Bioethanol Production Facilities
BETO is seeking information related
to the development and integration of
technologies that could increase the
production of cellulosic fuels, cellulosic
sugars, and chemicals from corn fiber.
BETO, in coordination with DOE’s
Office of Fossil Energy (FE) is also
seeking information about technologies
to convert or activate gaseous carbon
dioxide emitted from fermentation of
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corn-starch feedstocks, as well as other
gaseous emissions from other
biorefinery processes, into fuels and coproducts.
Topic 2: Systems To Handle
Commingled Food Waste Streams
BETO is soliciting feedback to help
understand the quantity, quality, and
sources of generation of food waste in
America, as well as options for
converting that waste into value-added
fuels, chemicals, and power.
Topic 3: Bridging Industry &
Government To Publish Existing HighImpact Data
BETO is seeking information
regarding potential efforts to collect, and
potentially pay for, existing high-quality
bioenergy datasets that are underused or
economically stranded in order to
publish on established public databases
and potentially bolster the growing
bioeconomy with industrially relevant
data across the supply chain.
Topic 4: Algal Biomass Feedstock
Quality and Conversion Interface for
Biofuels and Bioproducts
BETO is seeking information on
issues related to the interface between
cultivation and conversion R&D to
develop biofuels and bioproducts from
algal biomass.
The RFI is available at: https://eereexchange.energy.gov/.
Confidential Business Information
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he
or she believes to be confidential and
exempt by law from public disclosure
should submit via email two well
marked copies: One copy of the
document marked ‘‘confidential’’
including all the information believed to
be confidential, and one copy of the
document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’
with the information believed to be
confidential deleted. DOE will make its
own determination about the
confidential status of the information
and treat it according to its
determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted
information as confidential include: (1)
A description of the items; (2) whether
and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the
industry; (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from
other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made
available to others without obligation
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an
explanation of the competitive injury to
the submitting person that would result
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from public disclosure; (6) when such
information might lose its confidential
character due to the passage of time; and
(7) why disclosure of the information
would be contrary to the public interest.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 6,
2019.
Jonathan Male,
Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–34–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725J) Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
725J (Definition of the Bulk Electric
System) which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information
collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC19–34–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance, contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
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at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725J (Definition of the
Bulk Electric System).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0259.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–725J with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: On December 20, 2012, the
Commission issued Order No. 773, a
Final Rule approving NERC’s
modifications to the definition of bulk
electric system and the Rules of
Procedure exception process to be
effective July 1, 2013. On April 18,
2013, in Order No. 773–A, the
Commission largely affirmed its
findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos.
773 and 773–A, the Commission
directed NERC to modify the definition
of bulk electric system in two respects:
(1) Modify the local network exclusion
(exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV
minimum operating voltage to allow
systems that include one or more looped
configurations connected below 100 kV
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to be eligible for the local network
exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions
to ensure that generator interconnection
facilities at or above 100 kV connected
to bulk electric system generators
identified in inclusion I2 are not
excluded from the bulk electric system.1
Type of Respondents: Generator
owners, distribution providers, other
NERC-registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden.2 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 3 for the
information collection as:
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FERC–725J (DEFINITION OF THE BULK ELECTRIC SYSTEM)
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
(1)
(2)
Total number
of responses
Average
burden
(hrs.) & cost ($) per
response
Total annual
burden
hours &
total
annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Generator Owners, Distribution Providers, and
Transmission Owners
(Exception Request).
All Registered Entities
(Implementation Plans
and Compliance).
Local Distribution Determinations.
20
1
20
94 hrs.; $7,708 ......
1,880 hrs.; $154,160 ......
$7,708
186
1
186
350 hrs.; $28,700 ..
65,100 hrs.; $5,338,200
28,700
1
1
1
92 hrs.; $7,544 ......
92 hrs.; $7,544 ...............
Total .........................
........................
........................
207
................................
67,072 hrs.; $5,499,904
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
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of 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: August 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
1 Revisions to Electric Reliability Organization
Definition of Bulk Electric System and Rules of
Procedure, Order No. 773, 141 FERC 61,236 (2012);
order on reh’g, Order No. 773–A, 143 FERC 61,053
(2013); order on reh’g and clarification, 144 FERC
61,174 (2013); aff’d sub nom., People of the State
of New York and the Pub. Serv. Comm’n of New
York v. FERC, No. 13–2316 (2d. Cir. 2015). On June
13, 2013, the Commission granted NERC’s request
for extension of time and extended the effective
date for the revised definition of bulk electric
system and the Rules of Procedure exception
process to July 1, 2014. Revisions to Electric
Reliability Organization Definition of Bulk Electric
System and Rules of Procedure, 143 FERC 61,231,
at P 13 (2013). On March 20, 2014, the Commission
approved NERC’s revisions to the definition of bulk
electric system and determined the revisions either
adequately address the Commission’s Order Nos.
773 and 773–A directives or provide an equally
effective and efficient approach. See order
approving revised definition, 146 FERC ¶ 61,199
(2014).
2 Burden is defined as 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. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
3 The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits)
is based on the figures for May 2018 posted by the
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Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Utilities sector
(available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_
22.htm) and updated March 2019 for benefits
information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm). The hourly estimates for salary plus
benefits are:
—Legal (code 23–0000), $142.86
—File Clerks (code 43–4071), $34.50
—Electrical Engineer (code 17–2071), $68.17
The average hourly burden cost for this collection
is $81.84 [($142.86 + $34.50 + $68.17) / 3 = $81.84]
and is rounded to $82.00 an hour.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-34-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725J) Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission
or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection, FERC-725J (Definition of the Bulk Electric
System) which will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a review of the information collection requirements.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due October 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-34-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email
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at [email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-725J (Definition of the Bulk Electric System).
OMB Control No.: 1902-0259.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725J with no
changes to the current reporting requirements.
Abstract: On December 20, 2012, the Commission issued Order No.
773, a Final Rule approving NERC's modifications to the definition of
bulk electric system and the Rules of Procedure exception process to be
effective July 1, 2013. On April 18, 2013, in Order No. 773-A, the
Commission largely affirmed its findings in Order No. 773. In Order
Nos. 773 and 773-A, the Commission directed NERC to modify the
definition of bulk electric system in two respects: (1) Modify the
local network exclusion (exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV minimum
operating voltage to allow systems that include one or more looped
configurations connected below 100 kV to be eligible for the local
network exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions to ensure that
generator interconnection facilities at or above 100 kV connected to
bulk electric system generators identified in inclusion I2 are not
excluded from the bulk electric system.\1\
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\1\ Revisions to Electric Reliability Organization Definition of
Bulk Electric System and Rules of Procedure, Order No. 773, 141 FERC
61,236 (2012); order on reh'g, Order No. 773-A, 143 FERC 61,053
(2013); order on reh'g and clarification, 144 FERC 61,174 (2013);
aff'd sub nom., People of the State of New York and the Pub. Serv.
Comm'n of New York v. FERC, No. 13-2316 (2d. Cir. 2015). On June 13,
2013, the Commission granted NERC's request for extension of time
and extended the effective date for the revised definition of bulk
electric system and the Rules of Procedure exception process to July
1, 2014. Revisions to Electric Reliability Organization Definition
of Bulk Electric System and Rules of Procedure, 143 FERC 61,231, at
P 13 (2013). On March 20, 2014, the Commission approved NERC's
revisions to the definition of bulk electric system and determined
the revisions either adequately address the Commission's Order Nos.
773 and 773-A directives or provide an equally effective and
efficient approach. See order approving revised definition, 146 FERC
] 61,199 (2014).
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Type of Respondents: Generator owners, distribution providers,
other NERC-registered entities.
Estimate of Annual Burden.\2\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \3\ for the information collection as:
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\2\ Burden is defined as 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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\3\ The estimated hourly cost (salary plus benefits) is based on
the figures for May 2018 posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
for the Utilities sector (available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and updated March 2019 for benefits
information (at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm). The
hourly estimates for salary plus benefits are:
--Legal (code 23-0000), $142.86
--File Clerks (code 43-4071), $34.50
--Electrical Engineer (code 17-2071), $68.17
The average hourly burden cost for this collection is $81.84
[($142.86 + $34.50 + $68.17) / 3 = $81.84] and is rounded to $82.00
an hour.
FERC-725J (Definition of the Bulk Electric System)
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden (hrs.) & Total annual burden hours & Cost per
respondents per respondent of responses cost ($) per response total annual cost ($) respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)...................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Generator Owners, 20 1 20 94 hrs.; $7,708.......... 1,880 hrs.; $154,160.......... $7,708
Distribution Providers, and
Transmission Owners
(Exception Request).
All Registered Entities 186 1 186 350 hrs.; $28,700........ 65,100 hrs.; $5,338,200....... 28,700
(Implementation Plans and
Compliance).
Local Distribution 1 1 1 92 hrs.; $7,544.......... 92 hrs.; $7,544............... 7,544
Determinations.
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Total.................... .............. .............. 207 ......................... 67,072 hrs.; $5,499,904....... ..............
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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 estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of 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: August 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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