Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on the Building Technologies Office's Draft Connected Communities Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002291), 17569-17570 [2020-06553]
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In reviewing PALNG Phase II’s
request, DOE will consider any issues
required by law or policy. DOE will
consider domestic need for the natural
gas, as well as any other issues
determined to be appropriate, including
whether the arrangement is consistent
with DOE’s policy of promoting
competition in the marketplace by
allowing commercial parties to freely
negotiate their own trade arrangements.
As part of this analysis, DOE will
consider the study entitled,
Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market
Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports
(2018 LNG Export Study),1 and DOE/
FE’s response to public comments
received on that Study.2
Additionally, DOE will consider the
following environmental documents:
• Addendum to Environmental
Review Documents Concerning Exports
of Natural Gas From the United States,
79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 3
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States, 79
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014); 4 and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States:
2019 Update, 84 FR 49278 (Sept. 19,
2019), and DOE/FE’s response to public
comments received on that study.5
Parties that may oppose this
Application should address these issues
and documents in their comments and
protests, as well as other issues deemed
relevant to the Application.
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
requires DOE to give appropriate
consideration to the environmental
1 See NERA Economic Consulting,
Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined
Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (June 7, 2018), available
at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/
06/f52/Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export
%20Study%202018.pdf.
2 U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Study on Macroeconomic
Outcomes of LNG Exports: Response to Comments
Received on Study; Notice of Response to
Comments, 83 FR 67251 (Dec. 28, 2018).
3 The Addendum and related documents are
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states.
4 The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states.
5 U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas
From the United States: 2019 Update—Response to
Comments, 85 FR 72 (Jan. 2, 2020). The 2019
Update and related documents are available at:
https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/
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effects of its proposed decisions. No
final decision will be issued in this
proceeding until DOE has met its
environmental responsibilities.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this Notice, any person
may file a protest, comments, or a
motion to intervene or notice of
intervention, as applicable. Interested
parties will be provided 30 days from
the date of publication of this Notice in
which to submit comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention. The
filing of comments or a protest with
respect to the Application will not serve
to make the commenter or protestant a
party to the proceeding, although
protests and comments received from
persons who are not parties will be
considered in determining the
appropriate action to be taken on the
Application. All protests, comments,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention must meet the
requirements specified by the
regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
Filings may be submitted using one of
the following methods: (1) Emailing the
filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
Docket No. 20–23–LNG in the title line;
(2) mailing an original and three paper
copies of the filing to the Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement
at the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)
hand delivering an original and three
paper copies of the filing to the Office
of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement at the address listed in
ADDRESSES. All filings must include a
reference to FE Docket No. 20–23–LNG.
Please Note: If submitting a filing via
email, please include all related
documents and attachments (e.g.,
exhibits) in the original email
correspondence. Please do not include
any active hyperlinks or password
protection in any of the documents or
attachments related to the filing. All
electronic filings submitted to DOE
must follow these guidelines to ensure
that all documents are filed in a timely
manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted
greater in length than 50 pages must
also include, at the time of the filing, a
digital copy on disk of the entire
submission.
A decisional record on the
Application will be developed through
responses to this Notice by parties,
including the parties’ written comments
and replies thereto. Additional
procedures will be used as necessary to
achieve a complete understanding of the
facts and issues. If an additional
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procedure is scheduled, notice will be
provided to all parties. If no party
requests additional procedures, a final
Opinion and Order may be issued based
on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by
parties pursuant to this Notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
The Application is available for
inspection and copying in the Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement
docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585. The docket room is open
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Application and
any filed protests, motions to intervene,
notices of interventions, and comments
will also be available electronically by
going to the following DOE/FE Web
address: https://www.fe.doe.gov/
programs/gasregulation/.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 24,
2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on the Building Technologies Office’s
Draft Connected Communities Funding
Opportunity Announcement (DE–FOA–
0002291)
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on its Request for Information (RFI)
number DE–FOA–0002291 regarding the
Building Technologies Office’s (BTO)
Draft Connected Communities Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
This RFI pertains to a draft Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
planned to be issued by the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Office in
collaboration with the Vehicle
Technologies Office (VTO), Solar Energy
Technologies Office (SETO) and the
Office of Electricity (OE) on Connected
Communities of Grid-interactive
Efficient Buildings. The purpose of this
RFI is to solicit feedback from utilities,
industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders on issues related to
Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings in
Connected Communities. EERE is
SUMMARY:
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specifically interested in information on
the draft Connected Communities FOA
goals and design.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
received by 5:00pm (ET) on Tuesday,
May 12, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
submit comments electronically to
CCPilotsRFI@ee.doe.gov. Include
Connected Communities in the subject
of the title. Responses must be provided
as attachments to an email. Only
electronic responses will be accepted.
The complete RFI document is located
at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Question may be addressed to
CCPilotsRFI@ee.doe.gov, or Dale
Hoffmeyer, (202)-586–8163,
Dale.Hoffmeyer@ee.doe.gov. Further
instruction can be found in the RFI
document posted on EERE Exchange.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal
of this potential FOA is to demonstrate,
through regional pilots, the ability of
groups of efficient buildings to provide
additive benefits to the electricity
system including peak demand
reduction, reduced capacity and energy
needs, and other grid services through
demand flexibility. This includes the
ability to reduce, shift and modulate
load or generate energy in both existing
and new communities across diverse
climates, geographies, building types
and grid/regulatory structures, while
maintaining (if not enhancing) occupant
satisfaction and productivity. Connected
communities builds on BTO’s current
Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings
(GEB) research initiative: https://
www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/gridinteractive-efficient-buildings. DOE is
seeking input from the public regarding
the designs and goals of the potential
FOA, including items such as: technical
requirements; funding and cost share
requirements; period of performance
requirements; data sharing,
measurement and validation
requirements; and other relevant issues.
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 wellmarked 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. Submit these
documents via email. DOE will make its
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own determination about the
confidential status of the information
and treat it according to its
determination.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 12,
2020.
David Nemtzow,
Director, Building Technologies Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP20–674–000.
Applicants: Elba Express Company,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing
Annual Interruptible Revenue Crediting
Report 2020.
Filed Date: 3/23/20.
Accession Number: 20200323–5054.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/20.
Docket Numbers: RP20–675–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 032320
Negotiated Rates—Twin Eagle Resource
Management R–7300–18 to be effective
4/1/2020.
Filed Date: 3/23/20.
Accession Number: 20200323–5058.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/20.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified date(s). Protests
may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–495–000]
Double E Pipeline, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Double
E Pipeline Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Double E Pipeline Project (Project),
proposed by Double E Pipeline, LLC
(Double E) in the above-referenced
docket. Double E filed an application in
Docket No. CP19–495–000 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.
Double E requests authorization to
construct and operate approximately
135 combined miles of varying diameter
trunk-lines and lateral pipeline
connecting the Delaware Basin
production areas in New Mexico and
Texas to the Waha Hub. The proposed
trunkline and lateral pipelines run
through Eddy County, New Mexico and
Loving, Ward, Reeves, and Pecos
Counties, Texas.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Double E Pipeline Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed Project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The BLM will adopt and use
the EA to issue a Right-of-Way Grant
and Temporary Use Permits for the
portion of the Project on federal lands.
The proposed Double E Pipeline
Project includes the following facilities:
• Approximately 33.3 miles of new
30-inch-diameter T100 pipeline from
Summit Midstream Partners, LP’s
existing Lane Processing Plant located
in Eddy County, New Mexico, to the
proposed Poker Lake Meter Station site,
also in Eddy County;
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on the Building
Technologies Office's Draft Connected Communities Funding Opportunity
Announcement (DE-FOA-0002291)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on
its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0002291 regarding the
Building Technologies Office's (BTO) Draft Connected Communities
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
This RFI pertains to a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
planned to be issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Office in collaboration with the Vehicle
Technologies Office (VTO), Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and
the Office of Electricity (OE) on Connected Communities of Grid-
interactive Efficient Buildings. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit
feedback from utilities, industry, academia, research laboratories,
government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to Grid-
interactive Efficient Buildings in Connected Communities. EERE is
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specifically interested in information on the draft Connected
Communities FOA goals and design.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by 5:00pm (ET) on Tuesday,
May 12, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
[email protected]. Include Connected Communities in the subject of
the title. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. Only
electronic responses will be accepted. The complete RFI document is
located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Question may be addressed to
[email protected], or Dale Hoffmeyer, (202)-586-8163,
[email protected]. Further instruction can be found in the RFI
document posted on EERE Exchange.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goal of this potential FOA is to
demonstrate, through regional pilots, the ability of groups of
efficient buildings to provide additive benefits to the electricity
system including peak demand reduction, reduced capacity and energy
needs, and other grid services through demand flexibility. This
includes the ability to reduce, shift and modulate load or generate
energy in both existing and new communities across diverse climates,
geographies, building types and grid/regulatory structures, while
maintaining (if not enhancing) occupant satisfaction and productivity.
Connected communities builds on BTO's current Grid-interactive
Efficient Buildings (GEB) research initiative: https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/grid-interactive-efficient-buildings. DOE is seeking
input from the public regarding the designs and goals of the potential
FOA, including items such as: technical requirements; funding and cost
share requirements; period of performance requirements; data sharing,
measurement and validation requirements; and other relevant issues. The
RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.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. Submit these documents via email. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential status of the information and
treat it according to its determination.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2020.
David Nemtzow,
Director, Building Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-06553 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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