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governments. If complying by
consulting, Executive Order 13175
requires us to provide the Office of
Management and Budget, in a separately
identified section of the preamble to the
rule, a description of the extent of prior
consultation with representatives of
affected Tribal Nation governments, a
summary of the nature of Tribal Nation
concerns, and a statement supporting
the need to issue the regulation. In
addition, Executive Order 13175
requires that agencies develop an
effective process permitting elected
officials and other representatives of
Tribal Nation governments an
opportunity to provide timely input in
the development of regulatory policies
on matters that significantly or uniquely
affect their communities. This proposed
Section 128 Harmful Algal Bloom
Demonstration Program does not impose
significant compliance costs on any
Tribal Nation or otherwise have
substantial direct effects on the same.
The proposed Section 128 Harmful
Algal Bloom Demonstration Program
would not have any adverse physical
impacts to human environment as the
expected result of the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
actions will be the implementation of
temporary harmful algal bloom
demonstration projects. In the event that
any Tribal Nations may have concerns
with the proposed Section 128 Harmful
Algal Bloom Demonstration Program,
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Civil Works encourages them to submit
comments through the public comment
process and/or to request governmentto-government consultation.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Michael L. Connor,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
The EAC Office of Grants
Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible
for distributing, monitoring, and
providing technical assistance to States
and grantees on the use of Federal
funds. EAC/OGM also reports on how
the funds are spent, negotiates indirect
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Agency Information Collection
Activities
Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission (EAC) gives
notice that it is requesting from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a modification of the previously
approved information collection OMB
Control Number 3265–0021 EAC
Progress Report (EAC–PR).
DATES: Comments must be received by
5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, October 2,
2023.
SUMMARY:
To view the proposed EAC–
PR format, see: https://www.eac.gov/
payments-and-grants/financialprogress-reports. For information on the
EAC–PR, contact Risa Garza, Office of
Grants, Election Assistance
Commission, Grants@eac.gov. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to Grants@eac.gov. All
requests and submissions should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previously
filed under Title and OMB Number:
EAC Progress Report; 86 FR 73747 (Page
73747–73748, Document Number:
2021–28199).
ADDRESSES:
Purpose
cost rates with grantees, and resolves
audit findings on the use of HAVA
funds.
The EAC–PR is employed for both
interim and final progress reports for
grants issued under HAVA authority.
This revised format builds upon that
report for the various grant awards given
by EAC. A ‘‘For Comment’’ version of
the draft format for use in submission of
grant progress reports is posted on the
EAC website at: https://www.eac.gov/
payments-and-grants/financialprogress-reports. The PR will directly
benefit award recipients by making it
easier for them to administer Federal
grant and cooperative agreement
programs through standardization of the
types of information required in
financial reporting—thereby reducing
their administrative effort and costs.
After obtaining and considering
public comment, the EAC will prepare
the format for final clearance.
Comments are invited on (a) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected from
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (b) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Description: The EAC proposes to
collect progress activity data for HAVA.
EAC will use this data to ensure
grantees are proceeding in a satisfactory
manner in meeting the approved goals
and purpose of the project.
The requirement for grantees to report
on performance is OMB grants policy.
Specific citations are contained in Code
of Federal Regulations TITLE 2, PART
200—UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES,
AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR
FEDERAL AWARDS.
Respondents: All EAC grantees and
State governments.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Total
number of
responses per
year
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
EAC grant
Instrument
251 ....................................................
101 ....................................................
Election Security ...............................
EAC–PR ...........................................
EAC–PR ...........................................
EAC–PR ...........................................
29
12
56
2
2
2
1
1
1
58
24
112
Total ...........................................
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Camden Kelliher,
Senior Associate Counsel, U.S. Election
Assistance Commission.
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department
of Energy (GC–76), Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Energy
Delivery and Resilience, Forrestal
Building, Room 6D–033, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586–9793,
cassandra.bernstein@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Summary of Change in Control
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CPLNG states that, on July 9, 2023,
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
(BHE), Eastern MLP Holding Company
II, LLC (Eastern MLP II), DECP
Holdings, Inc. (DECP Holdings), and
Dominion Energy, Inc. (DEI) entered
into a Purchase and Sale Agreement
(PSA) affecting CPLNG’s upstream
ownership. CPLNG states that it is a
Delaware limited partnership that owns
and operates the Cove Point Terminal,
located in Lusby, Maryland, along with
an 88-mile natural gas pipeline corridor
connecting the Cove Point Terminal to
the interstate pipeline grid. According
to CPLNG, Eastern MLP II, a Virginia
limited liability company, is a wholly
owned indirect subsidiary of BHE,
which is an Iowa corporation and a
subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and DECP
Holdings, a Virginia corporation, is a
wholly owned indirect subsidiary of
DEI, a Virginia corporation. Prior to the
PSA, DECP Holdings held a 50%
limited partnership interest in CPLNG,
and Eastern MLP II held a 25% limited
partnership interest in CPLNG. Under
the PSA, DECP Holdings would transfer
all of its limited partnership interest in
CPLNG to Eastern MLP II. The
transaction would increase Eastern MLP
II’s limited partnership interest in
CPLNG (and therefore BHE’s indirect
ownership) from 25% to 75% and
would end DEI’s ownership of any
interest in CPLNG. CPLNG states that
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. indirectly
owns 100% of the general partnership
interest in CPLNG through its wholly
owned indirect subsidiary Cove Point
GP Holding Company, LLC, and that the
transaction would not affect this
ownership stake. CPLNG further states
that ‘‘[t]he parties anticipate closing the
transaction upon receipt of all
regulatory approvals.’’
Charts illustrating the ownership
structure of CPLNG before and after the
PSA are attached to the Notification as
Attachments A–1 and A–2, respectively.
Additional details can be found in the
Notification, posted on the DOE website
at: www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/
2023-07/Final%20BHE%20Cove%
20Point%20DOE%20CIC%20
Filing%20%287.11.2023%29.pdf.
The estimated cost of the annualized
cost of this burden is: $4,677.34, which
is calculated by taking the annualized
burden (194 hours) and multiplying by
an hourly rate of $24.11 (GS–8/Step 5
hourly basic rate).
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. 11–128–LNG and 22–22–LNG]
Change in Control: Cove Point LNG,
LP
Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of change in control.
AGENCY:
The Office of Fossil Energy
and Carbon Management (FECM) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) gives
notice of receipt of a Notification in
Accordance with Procedures for
Changes in Control (Notification) filed
by Cove Point LNG, LP (CPLNG) on July
11, 2023. The Notification describes an
expected change in CPLNG’s upstream
ownership. The Notification was filed
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or
notices of intervention, as applicable,
and written comments are to be filed as
detailed in the Public Comment
Procedures section no later than 4:30
p.m., Eastern time, August 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by email (Strongly
encouraged): fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Postal Mail, Hand Delivery, or Private
Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management, Forrestal Building,
Room 3E–056, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
Due to potential delays in DOE’s
receipt and processing of mail sent
through the U.S. Postal Service, we
encourage respondents to submit filings
electronically to ensure timely receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34) Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement,
Office of Resource Sustainability, Office
of Fossil Energy and Carbon
Management, Forrestal Building, Room
3E–042, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
4749 or (202) 586–7893, jennifer.wade@
hq.doe.gov or peri.ulrey@hq.doe.gov.
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DOE Evaluation
DOE will review the Notification in
accordance with its Procedures for
Changes in Control Affecting
Applications and Authorizations to
Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC
Procedures).1 Consistent with the CIC
Procedures, this notice addresses
CPLNG’s existing authorizations to
export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to
countries with which the United States
has not entered into a free trade
agreement (FTA) requiring national
treatment for trade in natural gas (FTA
countries) and with which trade is not
prohibited by United States law or
policy (non-FTA countries), granted in
DOE/FE Order No. 3331–A, as amended,
and DOE/FECM Order No. 4849.2 If no
interested person protests the change in
control and DOE takes no action on its
own motion, the proposed change in
control will be deemed granted 30 days
after publication in the Federal
Register. If one or more protests are
submitted, DOE will review any
motions to intervene, protests, and
answers, and will issue a determination
as to whether the proposed change in
control has been demonstrated to render
the underlying authorizations
inconsistent with the public interest.
Public Comment Procedures
Interested persons will be provided 15
days from the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register to move
to intervene, protest, and answer
CPLNG’s Notification.3 Protests,
motions to intervene, notices of
intervention, and written comments are
invited in response to this notice only
as to the change in control described in
the Notification. All protests, comments,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention must meet the
requirements specified by DOE’s
regulations in 10 CFR part 590,
including the service requirements.
Filings may be submitted using one of
the following methods:
(1) Submitting the filing electronically
at fergas@hq.doe.gov;
(2) Mailing the filing to the Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement
at the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section; or
(3) Hand delivering the filing to the
Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
1 79
FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
Notification also applies to its existing
authorizations to export LNG to FTA countries in
Docket No. 11–115–LNG and to import LNG from
various international sources for two years in
Docket No. 22–155–LNG. DOE will respond to those
portions of the filing separately pursuant to the CIC
Procedures, 79 FR 65542.
3 Intervention, if granted, would constitute
intervention only in the change in control portion
of these proceedings, as described herein.
2 CPLNG’s
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[FR Doc No: 2023-16268]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gives notice that it is requesting
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a modification of the
previously approved information collection OMB Control Number 3265-0021
EAC Progress Report (EAC-PR).
DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, October
2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC-PR format, see: https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/financial-progress-reports. For
information on the EAC-PR, contact Risa Garza, Office of Grants,
Election Assistance Commission, [email protected]. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent
directly to [email protected]. All requests and submissions should be
identified by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previously filed under Title and OMB Number:
EAC Progress Report; 86 FR 73747 (Page 73747-73748, Document Number:
2021-28199).
Purpose
The EAC Office of Grants Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible for
distributing, monitoring, and providing technical assistance to States
and grantees on the use of Federal funds. EAC/OGM also reports on how
the funds are spent, negotiates indirect cost rates with grantees, and
resolves audit findings on the use of HAVA funds.
The EAC-PR is employed for both interim and final progress reports
for grants issued under HAVA authority. This revised format builds upon
that report for the various grant awards given by EAC. A ``For
Comment'' version of the draft format for use in submission of grant
progress reports is posted on the EAC website at: https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/financial-progress-reports. The PR will directly
benefit award recipients by making it easier for them to administer
Federal grant and cooperative agreement programs through
standardization of the types of information required in financial
reporting--thereby reducing their administrative effort and costs.
After obtaining and considering public comment, the EAC will
prepare the format for final clearance. Comments are invited on (a)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected from respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (b)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Description: The EAC proposes to collect progress activity data for
HAVA. EAC will use this data to ensure grantees are proceeding in a
satisfactory manner in meeting the approved goals and purpose of the
project.
The requirement for grantees to report on performance is OMB grants
policy. Specific citations are contained in Code of Federal Regulations
TITLE 2, PART 200--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST
PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS.
Respondents: All EAC grantees and State governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
EAC grant Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per year response hours
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251........................... EAC-PR.......... 29 2 1 58
101........................... EAC-PR.......... 12 2 1 24
Election Security............. EAC-PR.......... 56 2 1 112
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 194
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The estimated cost of the annualized cost of this burden is:
$4,677.34, which is calculated by taking the annualized burden (194
hours) and multiplying by an hourly rate of $24.11 (GS-8/Step 5 hourly
basic rate).
Camden Kelliher,
Senior Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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