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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Emergency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
invites public comment on a proposed
emergency collection of information
that DOE is developing for submission
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before October 10,
2023. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period
allowed by this notice, please advise the
OMB Desk Officer of your intention to
make a submission as soon as possible.
The Desk Officer may be telephoned at
(202) 395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
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Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aisha Miranda Rivera, aisha.mirandarivera@hq.doe.gov, (240) 429–5213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No.:1910–NEW;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency
Fund (PR–ERF), Solar Ambassador
Household Intake Form;
(3) Type of Request: Emergency
Clearance;
(4) Purpose: To authorize the use of
the ‘Solar Ambassador Household
Intake Form’ to collect homeowner data
necessary to qualify households as
eligible to receive rooftop solar and
battery storage installations as
prescribed under the GDO Puerto Rico
Energy Resiliency Fund (PR–ERF).
Eligibility is limited to very low-income,
single-family households (1) where an
individual with an energy dependent
disability resides; or (2) located in a Last
Mile Community.1 This will be a onetime collection occurring over the
course of 6-months.
Pursuant to the OMB procedures
established in 5 CFR part 1320,
Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the
Public, the DOE GDO, is requesting that
the proposed information of collection,
Solar Ambassador Household Intake
Form, be processed as an Emergency
Clearance Information Collection
Request (ICR) as referenced in 5 CFR
1320.13, Emergency Processing. DOE
has determined that the information
must be collected prior to the time
periods established under Part 1320 of
the regulation, and that this information
1 A census block that (a) has a high percent of
very low-income households, and (b) experiences
frequent and prolonged power outages. Solar
Ambassador organizations will perform outreach
activities in Last Mile Communities to identify
qualifying households.
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is essential to GDO’s implementation of
the PR–ERF.
The PR–ERF, a $1 billion initiative
authorized by Congress under the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2023, Public Law 117–328, will
incentivize the installation of rooftop
solar and battery storage technologies
for eligible households.
According to information collected
from LUMA, the grid operator of Puerto
Rico, there have been 54 load shedding
events (power outages caused by
insufficient ability to generate
electricity) in Puerto Rico during the
last two and a half months. These power
outages occur when customer demand
for electricity exceeds the capacity of
Puerto Rico’s electric generation fleet.
This is expected to continue as power
plant maintenance schedules and
associated high-priority repairs from
Hurricane Fiona in September 2022
have been postponed due to the need to
use all existing power capacity.
These daily outages in addition to
recent record-breaking temperatures on
the island (in the midst of hurricane
season) are a combination of long-term
damaging effects that affect the citizens
of Puerto Rico, representing a public
harm, specifically for individuals with
an energy dependent disability or
residents of areas that suffer frequent
and prolonged power outages. By
initiating installations of solar PV and
battery storage systems before the 2024
hurricane season, DOE plans to address
the harm and risk represented by the
fragility of the islands’ power system.
Failure to collect the information
immediately would cause delays in
providing assistance that is necessary to
reestablish the reliability of electric
service to these vulnerable residents.
GDO developed an in-person
application process recognizing that the
demographic served will lack access to
broadband and have limited mobility
but that it is essential to program
operation to verify beneficiary eligibility
for participation in the program. This
process is currently envisioned to be
facilitated by competitively selected
Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
but other entities such as electric
cooperatives and solar installers may
also contribute depending on program
execution needs.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 40,200;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 80,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 56,800;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $845,520.
Statutory Authority: The Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law
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117–328, authorized $1,000,000,000 to
the Secretary of Energy to carry out
activities to improve the resilience of
the Puerto Rican electric grid by
installation of renewable energy, energy
storage, and other grid technologies,
with a focus on the island’s most
vulnerable and disadvantaged
households and communities. The need
for a diligent eligibility verification
process is necessary to demonstrate to
Congress, Senior Leadership, and the
public that these specific communities
have been served.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on August 18, 2023,
by Maria D. Robinson, Director, Grid
Deployment Office, pursuant to
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 September
1, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Number CP23–501–000]
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Port Arthur LNG, LLC, PALNG
Common Facilities Company, LLC;
Notice of Schedule for the Preparation
of an Environmental Assessment for
the Port Arthur Liquified Natural Gas
Amendment
On June 21, 2023, Port Arthur LNG,
LLC and PALNG Common Facilities
Company, LLC (collectively, PALNG)
filed an application in Docket Number
(No.) CP23–501–000 for a limited
amendment to the existing authorization
issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) on
April 18, 2019, in Docket No. CP17–20–
000 to site, construct, and operate
facilities for the liquefaction of
domestically produced natural gas at the
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Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA December 19, 2023
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline 2 March 18, 2024
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, an additional notice will be
issued so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the Amendment’s
progress.
Project Description
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proposed liquified natural gas (LNG)
terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. If
authorized, the Port Arthur Liquified
Natural Gas Amendment (Amendment)
would allow for an increase in
workforce, traffic volume, and work
week/hour limits associated with the
construction of its terminal from that
analyzed in the final Environmental
Impact Statement for the original Port
Arthur Liquefaction Project (Docket No.
CP17–20–000).
On June 28, 2023, FERC issued its
Notice of Application for the
Amendment. Among other things, that
notice alerted agencies issuing Federal
authorizations of the requirement to
complete all necessary reviews and to
reach a final decision on a request for
a federal authorization within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s environmental document for the
Amendment.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Amendment and the planned schedule
for the completion of the environmental
review.1
PALNG’s proposed Amendment
would: (1) extend the work hours from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 24-hours-per-day
until completion of the facilities
described in CP17–20–000; (2) increase
the workforce from 3,000 to 6,000
workers during peak construction; and
(3) increase the onsite terminal parking
from 500 to 1,000 parking spaces.
PALNG asserts that this Amendment
would maintain a development
schedule that maximizes construction
efficiency while minimizing the
duration of environmental and
community disturbance in the vicinity
of the approved terminal and meet the
approved terminal construction
schedule.
1 40
CFR 1501.10 (2020)
Commission’s deadline applies to the
decisions of other Federal agencies, and State
agencies acting under federally delegated authority,
that are responsible for Federal authorizations,
permits, and other approvals necessary for
proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per
18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for
other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule
is otherwise established by Federal law.
2 The
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Background
On July 18, 2023, the Commission
issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on
Environmental Issues for The Port
Arthur Liquified Natural Gas
Amendment (Notice of Scoping). The
Notice of Scoping was sent to affected
landowners (as defined by the
Commission’s regulations); Federal,
State, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
Tribes; other interested parties; and
local libraries and newspapers. In
response to the Notice of Scoping, the
Commission received comments from
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the Greater Port Arthur
Chamber of Commerce, residents of Port
Arthur and Sabine Pass, Sabine Pass
Independent School District, and Sabine
Passport Authority. The primary issues
raised by the commenters are wanting to
see an enhanced level of detail and
analysis for the park and ride locations,
environmental justice impacts, traffic
impacts, noise, climate change, air
quality, and public participation. In
addition, some of these comments
provided general opposition and
support for the Amendment. All
substantive comments received in
response to the Notice of Scoping will
be addressed in the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
service provides automatic notification
of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links
to the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members, and
others access publicly available
information and navigate the
Commission processes. For public
inquiries and assistance with making
filings such as interventions, comments,
or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–
6595 or OPP@ferc.gov.
Additional information about the
Amendment is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-19347]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Emergency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
invites public comment on a proposed emergency collection of
information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before October 10, 2023. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer
may be telephoned at (202) 395-4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aisha Miranda Rivera, [email protected], (240) 429-5213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) 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.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.:1910-NEW;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Puerto Rico Energy
Resiliency Fund (PR-ERF), Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form;
(3) Type of Request: Emergency Clearance;
(4) Purpose: To authorize the use of the `Solar Ambassador
Household Intake Form' to collect homeowner data necessary to qualify
households as eligible to receive rooftop solar and battery storage
installations as prescribed under the GDO Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency
Fund (PR-ERF). Eligibility is limited to very low-income, single-family
households (1) where an individual with an energy dependent disability
resides; or (2) located in a Last Mile Community.\1\ This will be a
one-time collection occurring over the course of 6-months.
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\1\ A census block that (a) has a high percent of very low-
income households, and (b) experiences frequent and prolonged power
outages. Solar Ambassador organizations will perform outreach
activities in Last Mile Communities to identify qualifying
households.
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Pursuant to the OMB procedures established in 5 CFR part 1320,
Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, the DOE GDO, is requesting
that the proposed information of collection, Solar Ambassador Household
Intake Form, be processed as an Emergency Clearance Information
Collection Request (ICR) as referenced in 5 CFR 1320.13, Emergency
Processing. DOE has determined that the information must be collected
prior to the time periods established under Part 1320 of the
regulation, and that this information is essential to GDO's
implementation of the PR-ERF.
The PR-ERF, a $1 billion initiative authorized by Congress under
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328, will
incentivize the installation of rooftop solar and battery storage
technologies for eligible households.
According to information collected from LUMA, the grid operator of
Puerto Rico, there have been 54 load shedding events (power outages
caused by insufficient ability to generate electricity) in Puerto Rico
during the last two and a half months. These power outages occur when
customer demand for electricity exceeds the capacity of Puerto Rico's
electric generation fleet. This is expected to continue as power plant
maintenance schedules and associated high-priority repairs from
Hurricane Fiona in September 2022 have been postponed due to the need
to use all existing power capacity.
These daily outages in addition to recent record-breaking
temperatures on the island (in the midst of hurricane season) are a
combination of long-term damaging effects that affect the citizens of
Puerto Rico, representing a public harm, specifically for individuals
with an energy dependent disability or residents of areas that suffer
frequent and prolonged power outages. By initiating installations of
solar PV and battery storage systems before the 2024 hurricane season,
DOE plans to address the harm and risk represented by the fragility of
the islands' power system. Failure to collect the information
immediately would cause delays in providing assistance that is
necessary to reestablish the reliability of electric service to these
vulnerable residents. GDO developed an in-person application process
recognizing that the demographic served will lack access to broadband
and have limited mobility but that it is essential to program operation
to verify beneficiary eligibility for participation in the program.
This process is currently envisioned to be facilitated by competitively
selected Community Based Organizations (CBOs) but other entities such
as electric cooperatives and solar installers may also contribute
depending on program execution needs.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,200;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 80,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 56,800;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$845,520.
Statutory Authority: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023,
Public Law
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117-328, authorized $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy to carry
out activities to improve the resilience of the Puerto Rican electric
grid by installation of renewable energy, energy storage, and other
grid technologies, with a focus on the island's most vulnerable and
disadvantaged households and communities. The need for a diligent
eligibility verification process is necessary to demonstrate to
Congress, Senior Leadership, and the public that these specific
communities have been served.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 18,
2023, by Maria D. Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant
to 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 September 1, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-19347 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
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