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[FR Doc. 2023–24434 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to
extend for three years, an information
collection request with the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before January 5, 2024.
If you anticipate any difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in the
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section as soon as possible.
Written comments may be
sent to Aisha I. Miranda Rivera,
aisha.miranda-rivera@hq.doe.gov, or at
Department of Energy, Grid Deployment
ADDRESSES:
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Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Suite 4H–065, Washington, DC 20585,
(240) 429–5213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aisha Miranda Rivera, aisha.mirandarivera@hq.doe.gov, or at Department of
Energy, Grid Deployment Office, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Suite 4H–
065, Washington, DC 20585, (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.: 1910–5200;
(2) Information Collection Request
Titled: Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency
Fund (PR–ERF), Household Intake
Form.
(3) Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved emergency
collection.
(4) Purpose: To authorize the use of
the ‘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 DOE Grid
Deployment Office’s (GDO) PR–ERF.
Eligibility is limited to very low-income,
single-family households that (1) reside
in a Last Mile Community 1 or (2)
include an individual with an energydependent disability.
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.
GDO plans to initiate installations of
solar PV and battery storage systems
before the 2024 hurricane season to
address the harm and risk represented
by the fragility of the islands’ power
system. Failure to collect the
information necessary to verify
eligibility in a timely manner will cause
delays in providing assistance necessary
to reestablish the reliability of electric
service to these vulnerable residents.
This narrow scope in purpose
necessitates the need for a diligent
verification process to demonstrate to
Congress, Senior Leadership, and the
public that this specific demographic
has been served. GDO developed an inperson 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.
(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
117–328,2 directs the Department of
Energy to improve the resilience of the
Puerto Rican electric grid, including
grants for low-and-moderate-income
households and households that include
individuals with disabilities for the
purchase and installation of renewable
energy, energy storage, and other grid
technologies. This narrow scope in
purpose necessitates the need for a
diligent verification process to
demonstrate to Congress, Senior
Leadership, and the public that this
specific demographic has been served.
1 https://clausa.app.carto.com/map/9d2a8e252f54-4f88-b95b-7151739bd3c7.
2 FY23 Summary of Appropriations
Provisions.pdf (house.gov).
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Energy was signed on October 20, 2023,
by Maria D. Robinson, 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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2023 / Notices
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 1,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023–24457 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15293–001]
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Nature and People First New Mexico
PHS, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 12, 2023, Nature and People
First New Mexico PHS, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the
feasibility of the Chuska Mountain
Pumped Storage Project to be located in
San Juan and McKinley Counties, New
Mexico, near the San Juan River, and
approximately 5.6 miles west of the
town of Two Grey Hills on Navajo
Nation Lands. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize
the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter
upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners’ express permission.
The pumped storage hydropower
project would consist of all new
facilities including: (1) Upper Reservoir
North with a surface area of 15,800 acres
and a storage volume of 500,000 acrefeet at a maximum water surface
elevation (WSE) of 8,810 above mean
sea level (msl); (2) Upper Reservoir
Center with a surface area of 7,400 acres
and a storage volume of 235,000 acrefeet at a maximum WSE of 8,810 feet
msl; (3) Upper Reservoir South with a
surface area of 16,300 acres and a
storage volume of 510,000 acre-feet at a
maximum WSE of 8,810 feet msl; (4)
Lower Reservoir North 1 with a surface
area of 9,000 acres and a storage volume
of 385,000 acre-feet at a maximum WSE
of 6,010 feet msl; (5) Lower Reservoir
North 2 with a surface area of 2,700
acres and a storage volume of 115,000
acre-feet at a maximum WSE of 6,010
feet msl; (6) Lower Reservoir Center
with a surface area of 2,900 acres and
a storage volume of 235,000 acre-feet at
a maximum WSE of 6,010 feet msl; (7)
Lower Reservoir South with a surface
area of 3,200 acres and a storage volume
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of 510,000 acre-feet at a maximum WSE
of 6,010 feet msl; (8) a 30-foot-wide and
39,800-foot-long concrete-lined power
conduit tunnel to North Powerhouse 1;
(9) a 60-foot-wide, 700-foot-long, and
100-foot high subterranean North
Powerhouse 1 with seven pump/
turbines each rated at 250 megawatts
(MW); (10) seven 12-foot-wide and
1,000-foot-long concrete lined North
Powerhouse 1 conduit tunnels
discharging into Lower Reservoir North
1; (11) a 30-foot-wide and 19,800-footlong concrete-lined power conduit to
Powerhouse 2; (12) a 60-foot-wide, 700foot-long, and 100-foot-high
subterranean North Powerhouse 2 with
seven pump/turbines each rated at 250
MW; (13) seven 12-foot-wide and 1,000foot-long concrete lined North
Powerhouse 2 conduit tunnels
discharging into Lower Reservoir North
2; (14) a 30-foot-wide and 43,300-footlong concrete-lined tunnel power
conduit to the Center Powerhouse; (15)
a 60-foot-wide, 700-foot-long, and 100foot-high subterranean Center
Powerhouse with seven pump/turbines
each rated at 250 MW; (16) seven 12foot-wide and 1,000-foot-long concrete
lined North Powerhouse 1 conduit
tunnels discharging into Lower
Reservoir Center; (17) a 45-foot-wide
and 30,300-foot-long concrete lined
tunnel to the South Powerhouse; (18) a
60-foot-wide, 1,400-foot-long, and 100foot-high subterranean South
Powerhouse with 15 pump/turbines
each rated at 250 MW; (19) fifteen 12foot-wide, 1,000-foot-long concretelined tunnels discharging into Lower
Reservoir South; and (20) approximately
100 miles of 345-kilovolt transmission
lines for interconnection to the existing
Shiprock, San Juan, and Four Corners
substations. The estimated annual
energy production of the project would
be approximately 19,710,000 megawatt
hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Denis Payre,
Nature and People First New Mexico
PHS, LLC, 405 Waltham St., Suite 145,
Lexington, MA 02421; email:
denis.payre@natureandpeoplefirst.com;
phone: (781) 491–5364.
FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta;
email: shannon.archuleta@ferc.gov;
phone (503) 552–2739.
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 Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with filings such as
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interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov. Comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications
should be submitted within 60 days
from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters without prior
registration using the eComment system
at https://ferconline..gov/
QuickComment.aspx. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please get in touch with
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). Instead of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–15293–001.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed on the Commission’s website
(https://www.ferc.gov) using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number (P–15293) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, do not hesitate to get in
touch with FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 31, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–24465 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before January 5, 2024. If you anticipate any difficulty
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Aisha I. Miranda Rivera,
[email protected], or at Department of Energy, Grid
Deployment Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 4H-065,
Washington, DC 20585, (240) 429-5213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aisha Miranda Rivera, [email protected], or at Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 4H-065, Washington, DC 20585, (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.: 1910-5200;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Puerto Rico Energy
Resiliency Fund (PR-ERF), Household Intake Form.
(3) Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved emergency
collection.
(4) Purpose: To authorize the use of the `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 DOE Grid Deployment Office's (GDO) PR-ERF. Eligibility is
limited to very low-income, single-family households that (1) reside in
a Last Mile Community \1\ or (2) include an individual with an energy-
dependent disability.
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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.
GDO plans to initiate installations of solar PV and battery storage
systems before the 2024 hurricane season to address the harm and risk
represented by the fragility of the islands' power system. Failure to
collect the information necessary to verify eligibility in a timely
manner will cause delays in providing assistance necessary to
reestablish the reliability of electric service to these vulnerable
residents. This narrow scope in purpose necessitates the need for a
diligent verification process to demonstrate to Congress, Senior
Leadership, and the public that this specific demographic has been
served. 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.
(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 117-328,\2\ directs the Department of Energy to improve the
resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including grants for low-
and-moderate-income households and households that include individuals
with disabilities for the purchase and installation of renewable
energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies. This narrow scope
in purpose necessitates the need for a diligent verification process to
demonstrate to Congress, Senior Leadership, and the public that this
specific demographic has been served.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 20,
2023, by Maria D. Robinson, 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.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-24457 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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