Securing the United States Bulk-Power System, 44061-44062 [2020-15848]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices PCP, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245–6792. Email: ESF-RWP@ ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 8339. On June 23, 2020, we published in the Federal Register an NIA for new awards for FY 2020 for ESF–RWP grants (85 FR 37636). In the NIA, we indicated that State Workforce Boards were eligible entities. Under section 18001(a)(3) of Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), ESF–RWP funds are awarded to States. Since publication of the NIA, some States have indicated that the State Workforce Board in their State is not a State entity with the authority to apply for, receive, and administer Federal grant funds. As a result, we are correcting the NIA to indicate that the eligible entity for this competition must be either (1) a State Workforce Board that is a State agency or entity with the authority to apply for, administer, and receive ESF–RWP funds; or (2) a State agency or entity that is designated by a State Workforce Board to apply for, administer, and receive ESF–RWP funds. All other information in the NIA, including the August 24, 2020, deadline for transmittal of applications and the requirement that only one application may be submitted per State, remains the same. Instructions for submitting an application can be found in the NIA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Correction In FR Doc. 2020–13480 appearing on page 37636 in the Federal Register of June 23, 2020, the following correction is made: 1. On page 37643, in the last paragraph of the right column, revise the language following the heading ‘‘1. Eligible Applicants:’’ to read as follows: The eligible applicant is: (1) A State Workforce Board that is a State agency or entity with the authority to apply for, administer, and receive ESF–RWP funds; or (2) a State agency or entity that is designated by a State Workforce Board to apply for, administer, and receive ESF–RWP funds. Program Authority: Section 18001(a)(3) of title VIII of Division B of the CARES Act, Public Law 116–36 (enacted March 27, 2020). Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Scott Stump, Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education. [FR Doc. 2020–15678 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [DOE–HQ–2020–0028] Securing the United States Bulk-Power System Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. ACTION: Extension of public comment period. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is extending the public comment period for its Request for Information (‘‘RFI’’) regarding Executive Order 13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled ‘‘Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.’’ DOE published the RFI in the Federal Register on July 8, 2020, establishing a 30-day public comment period that will end on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by 30 days. DOE is extending the public comment period for submitting comments on the RFI for 17 days to August 24, 2020. DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on July 8, 2020 (85 FR 41023), is extended. DOE will accept comments regarding this RFI received no later than August 24, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44061 identified by docket number DOE-HQ2020-0028, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov/ docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOEHQ-2020-0028. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: bulkpowersystemEO@ hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Bulk-Power System EO RFI’’ in the subject line of the message. Mail: Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Electricity, Mailstop OE–20, Room 8G– 024, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Electricity, email: bulkpowersystemEO@ hq.doe.gov or phone: (202) 586–2036. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2020, DOE published an RFI in the Federal Register soliciting public comment regarding Executive Order 13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled ‘‘Securing the United States BulkPower System.’’ 85 FR 41023. Comments were originally due on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE received a comment from the American Public Power Association (APPA), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Large Public Power Council (LPPC), Utilities Technology Council (UTC), American Petroleum Institute (API), Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON), and the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) requesting extension of the comment period by 30 days.1 The commenters stated more time is needed to provide the level of research that would support fully informed responses. DOE has reviewed this request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing additional time to review the RFI and gather information that DOE is seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that extending the comment period is appropriate and will accept comments until August 24, 2020. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 17, 2020, by Bruce J. Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, pursuant to 1 DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/ docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOE-HQ-20200028. E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 44062 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices 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 July 17, 2020. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–15848 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP16–13–000] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on July 10, 2020, Equitrans L.P. (Equitrans) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until December 1, 2020, to complete the abandonment of the Pratt Compressor Station facilities located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Pratt Compressor Station is being replaced by the Redhook Compressor Station as part of the Equitrans Expansion Project as authorized by the Commission’s October 13, 2017 Order Issuing Certificates and Granting Abandonment Authority (Certificate Order).1 Equitrans is required to abandon the Pratt Compressor Station facilities within one year of placing the Redhook Compressor Station into service.2 On July 31, 2019, Equitrans placed the Redhook Compressor Station into service, establishing July 31, 2020 as the abandonment deadline for the Pratt Compressor Station facilities. On March 5, 2020, Commission staff granted Equitrans’ request to proceed with abandonment activities at the Pratt Compressor Station, as well as its request for a variance to abandon-inplace several existing facilities that were approved for removal at the Pratt 1 Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, 161 FERC 61,043 (2017). 2 Equitrans, L.P., 162 FERC 61,191, at P 5 (2018). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 Compressor Station.3 Specifically, the variance permitted Equitrans to abandon-in-place the H–117 pipeline receiver; the D–497 pipeline pig launcher and associated appurtenances; five buildings, including storage buildings, an office building, an electronics building, and the main water service building; a garage; and the foundation floor of the building housing the old Pratt compressor units. Equitrans asserts that it has experienced delays as a result of extra safety precautions taken due to the age of the building and equipment, safeguards taken with removal of the compressor building to ensure safety in direct vicinity of remaining equipment at the station, and inefficiencies resulting from newly developed processes related to the COVID–19 pandemic. To date, the following facilities remain to be removed from the site: (a) 2,200 linear feet of piping; (b) six vessels; (c) five coolers; (d) compressor building basement; and (e) five compressors. Accordingly, Equitrans requests an extension of time until December 1, 2020, to complete abandonment of the Pratt Compressor Station facilities. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Equitrans’ request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).4 As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,5 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.6 The Commission will address all arguments relating to 3 Equitrans, L.P., Docket No. CP16–13–000 (unreported) (Letter Order under Delegated Authority) (2020) (Accession No. 20200305–3024). 4 Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 39 (2020). 5 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 6 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020). PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.7 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.8 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFile link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 30, 2020. Dated: July 15, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15738 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 7 Id. at P 40. 8 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 61,144, at P 40 (2020). E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44061-44062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[DOE-HQ-2020-0028]


Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is extending the 
public comment period for its Request for Information (``RFI'') 
regarding Executive Order 13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled 
``Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.'' DOE published the RFI 
in the Federal Register on July 8, 2020, establishing a 30-day public 
comment period that will end on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE 
received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by 30 
days. DOE is extending the public comment period for submitting 
comments on the RFI for 17 days to August 24, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on July 8, 2020 (85 FR 
41023), is extended. DOE will accept comments regarding this RFI 
received no later than August 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, 
identified by docket number DOE-HQ-2020-0028, by any of the following 
methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOE-HQ-2020-0028. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include ``Bulk-Power System EO 
RFI'' in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transmission 
Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Electricity, 
Mailstop OE-20, Room 8G-024, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Kosak, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance Division, 
Office of Electricity, email: [email protected] or phone: 
(202) 586-2036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2020, DOE published an RFI in the 
Federal Register soliciting public comment regarding Executive Order 
13920 (E.O. 13920) issued May 1, 2020, titled ``Securing the United 
States Bulk-Power System.'' 85 FR 41023. Comments were originally due 
on August 7, 2020. On July 13, 2020, DOE received a comment from the 
American Public Power Association (APPA), National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association (NRECA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Large 
Public Power Council (LPPC), Utilities Technology Council (UTC), 
American Petroleum Institute (API), Electricity Consumers Resource 
Council (ELCON), and the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) 
requesting extension of the comment period by 30 days.\1\ The 
commenters stated more time is needed to provide the level of research 
that would support fully informed responses. DOE has reviewed this 
request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing 
additional time to review the RFI and gather information that DOE is 
seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that extending the comment 
period is appropriate and will accept comments until August 24, 2020.
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    \1\ DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&D=DOE-HQ-2020-0028.
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Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 17, 
2020, by Bruce J. Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, 
pursuant to

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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 July 17, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-15848 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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