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1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by
email at WorkplaceCharging@
ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Sarah Olexsak, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EE–3V), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202)
286–2149, WorkplaceCharging@
ee.doe.govmailto:.
This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Workplace
Charging Challenge; (3) Type of Request:
New collection; (4) Purpose: DOE’s
Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) has
developed a voluntary initiative, the EV
Everywhere Workplace Charging
Challenge. This initiative, launched in
January 2013, aims to increase the
number of U.S. employers offering
workplace charging for PEVs to their
employees. Participating employers may
sign on as Partners to signal their
commitment to workplace charging and
otherwise promote workplace charging.
As designed, the initiative is intended to
benefit both employees and employers.
The goal of the Workplace Charging
Challenge is to increase to over 500 the
number of employers offering workplace
charging to their U.S. employees by
2018, the scheduled end of the program.
Individual employers that make
available at least one electric vehicle
supply equipment (EVSE), or charger, to
their employees at one major employer
location will count towards this goal,
regardless of whether or not the
employer is a partner in the Workplace
Charging Challenge.
As part of this program, DOE will
conduct outreach to deploy workplace
charging, provide technical assistance to
support employers’ workplace charging
programs, and identify specific success
stories, lessons learned, and best
practices employers have deployed,
thereby increasing the value and
facilitating the deployment of additional
workplace charging programs. The effort
is part of the larger EV Everywhere
Grand Challenge, and as the Grand
Challenge by necessity incorporates a
deployment component, DOE will be
able to use its experience and expertise
through the VTO Clean Cities Program
to educate the public about PEVs, as
well as help identify potential
workplace charging barriers and the
means to remove such barriers.

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The Challenge does not endeavor to
engage an exhaustive number of
employers, but rather will work with
self-identified employers committed to
leading the way in reducing petroleum
consumption through the deployment of
PEVs and associated charging
infrastructure.
In January 2013, relying on
employers’ public records and
communications, DOE began identifying
employers that might be interested in
becoming voluntary partners to the
Workplace Challenge Program. To
measure progress towards the
Workplace Charging Challenge goal of
more than 500 employers through 2018,
DOE will be monitoring some employers
directly, and others through data DOE
can gather from available online
resources, including the Alternative
Fuels Data Center. For those employers
DOE is monitoring directly, DOE will
develop an annual progress update and
will publish the generalized results
gathered. To generate this annual
update, DOE will collect annually from
these Workplace Charging Challenge
Partners, or employers, data and
narratives associated with their PEV
charging program and infrastructure.
The principal objective of collecting
the information DOE seeks to gather
through the Challenge is to allow DOE
to develop an objective assessment and
estimate of the number of U.S.
employers that have established a
workplace charging program or
otherwise installed EVSE, and to
document specific information
associated with the offering of such a
program to employees. Information
requested would be used to establish
basic information for Partner employers,
which will then be used for future
comparisons and analysis of instituted
programs and policies. A designated
representative for each participating
Partner will provide the requested
information. The intended respondent is
expected to be aware of relevant aspects
of the company’s charging infrastructure
and program if such exists, such that the
gathering of information is not expected
to be very resource consuming. DOE
will compile and issue an annual
progress update that would provide an
update on the Workplace Charging
Challenge program partners’ activities,
as well as report on metrics DOE is
evaluating related to energy
consumption, costs, numbers of
employers in the program, and best
practices that can be identified for the
purpose of helping others take steps to
deploy charging infrastructure.
The Challenge effort will rely on data
the Partners will provide via an online
response tool. The data collection

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would address the following topic areas:
(1) Charging infrastructure and use; (2)
employee PEV ownership; and (3)
feedback on the Challenge.
The data will be compiled for the
purpose of assessing and setting forth in
the annual progress updates the
Workplace Charging Challenge
program’s impact in terms of increasing
both the number of employers offering
workplace charging and the deployment
of EVSEs and PEVs.
The data and subsequent analyses
will allow DOE to compare historical
records dynamically, and provide the
opportunity for DOE to determine
annual progress toward Workplace
Charging Challenge goals. Calculation of
progress and impacts will be undertaken
on an annual basis.
The Workplace Charging Challenge
program is targeted at U.S. employers.
Providing initial baseline information
for each participating employer, which
occurs only once, is expected to take 1.5
hours. Follow-up questions and
clarifications for the purpose of
ensuring accurate analyses may take up
to 3.5 hours; (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 400; (6)
Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 400; (7) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 2,000; (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The total
estimated annual cost for all
respondents to respond to the voluntary
collection is $9,702.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. Sec 13233; 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 13252(a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24,
2014.
Patrick B. Davis,
Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD14–2–000]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
invites public comment in Docket No.
RD14–2–000 on a proposed collection of
information that the Commission is

SUMMARY:

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developing for submission to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before March 31, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by
docket number, may be filed in the
following ways:
• Electronic Filing through http://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver an original of their comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed information collection in
Docket No. RD14–2–000 relates to a
proposed revision to the definition of
bulk electric system, developed by the
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC), and submitted to
the Commission for approval. NERC’s
petition related to the revised definition
of bulk electric system is pending before
the Commission. The proposed revision
modifies the definition of bulk electric
system in response to Commission
directives in Order Nos. 773 and 773–
A as well as some other clarifying
revisions.1 The information collection
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requirements contained in the definition
of bulk electric system are contained in
FERC–725J (OMB Control Number
1902–0259).
On December 20, 2012, the
Commission issued Order No. 773, a
Final Rule approving NERC’s
modifications to the definition of ‘‘bulk
electric system’’ and the Rules of
Procedure exception process to be
effective July 1, 2013. On April 18,
2013, in Order No. 773–A the
Commission largely affirmed its
findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos.
773 and 773–A the Commission
directed NERC to modify the definition
of bulk electric system in two respects:
(1) Modify the local network exclusion
(exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV
minimum operating voltage to allow
systems that include one or more looped
configurations connected below 100 kV
to be eligible for the local network
exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions
to ensure that generator interconnection
facilities at or above 100 kV connected
to bulk electric system generators
identified in inclusion I2 are not
excluded from the bulk electric system.
In its December 13, 2013 Petition,
NERC proposed revisions to respond to
the Commission directives. In addition,
NERC revised inclusion I4 to include
the collector system at the point of
aggregation.2 Therefore, the estimates
for this information collection are based
on the three proposed modifications.
The Commission estimates a modest
decrease in information collection and
reporting that would result from
implementing the proposed revisions to
the definition of bulk electric system.
Specifically, the Commission estimates
a decrease in information collection and
reporting that would result from
implementing NERC’s proposed
revisions to the definition of bulk
electric system. The estimate is derived
in NERC’s alternative proposal in
addressing the Commission’s concern
Procedure, Order No. 773, 141 FERC ¶ 61,236
(2012); order on reh’g, Order No. 773–A, 143 FERC
¶ 61,053 (2013), order on reh’g and clarification,
144 FERC ¶ 61,174.
2 The bulk electric system definition components
consist of the core definition, five inclusions and
four exclusions. NERC does not propose any
changes to the core definition, inclusion I3 or
exclusion E2. The proposed changes chiefly affect
exclusions E1 and E3 and inclusion I4. NERC also
made minor clarifying changes to inclusions I1, I2,
and I5 and exclusion E4. These minor changes do
not affect the information collection and reporting
requirements approved in Order Nos. 773 and 773–
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regarding low voltage looped
configurations. NERC explains that its
technical analysis shows that a 50 kV
threshold for sub-100 kV loops does not
affect the application of exclusion E1.
NERC states that this approach will ease
the administrative burden on entities as
it negates the necessity for an entity to
prove that they qualify for exclusion E1
if the sub-100 kV loop in question is less
than or equal to 50 kV.3 This
administrative burden falls into the
category of ‘‘System Review and List
Creation’’ as described in Order Nos.
773 and 773–A.4 NERC’s technical
justification has shown that a subset of
low voltage loops (operating between 0
and 50 kV) do not provide parallel flows
and thus qualify for exclusion E1.
Because the E1 exclusion applies to
low voltage loops operated below 50 kV,
entities will no longer evaluate looped
configurations for either the E3 network
exclusion or the NERC exception
process.5 Accordingly, we estimate a
decrease of one engineering hour
needed for ‘‘System Review and List
Creation’’ for transmission owners and
distribution providers, respectively.
With respect to the revisions to
inclusion I4, NERC states that the
standard drafting team ‘‘identified the
portions of the collector system which
consistently provide a reliability benefit
to the interconnected transmission
network and are easily identified within
collector systems.’’ 6 Thus, the
Commission estimates no material
change in information collection
because the engineering time needed to
evaluate the collector system
component that NERC proposes to be
included in the bulk electric system is
a simple and straightforward
determination of whether the collector
system aggregates to greater than 75
MVA.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this proposed collection is
estimated as:
3 NERC

Petition at 19–25, Exhibit D at 2, 48–90.
Review and List Creation corresponds to
step 1 of NERC’s proposed transition plan, which
requires each U.S. asset owner to apply the revised
bulk electric system definition to all elements to
determine if those elements are included in the
bulk electric system pursuant to the revised
definition. See Order No. 773, 141 FERC ¶ 61,236
at P 330.
5 Cf., Order No. 773–A, 143 FERC ¶ 61,053 at P
128.
6 NERC Petition at 16.
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Number of
respondents 7

Number of responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden hours
per response

Estimated total year 1
burden
reduction

(A)

(B)

(A) × (B) = (C)

(D)

(C) × (D)

Transmission Owners (System Review and List
Creation) ...........................................................
Distribution Providers (System Review and List
Creation) ...........................................................
Total ..............................................................

The total estimated decrease in cost
burden to respondents (year 1 only) is
$53,220; [i.e., ¥887 hours * $60 8 =
¥$53,220].
Dated: January 24, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13570–002]

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Warm Springs Irrigation District:
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application
for New License for a Major Water
Project 5 Megawatts (MW) or Less—
Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13570–002.
c. Date filed: April 15, 2013.
d. Applicant: Warm Springs Irrigation
District.
e. Name of Project: Warm Springs
Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Malheur River,
near the Town of Juntura, Malheur
County, Oregon. The project would
utilize the existing Warm Springs dam
and reservoir, which is owned by the
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and would occupy 13.5
acres of land administered by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management.
7 The number of respondents for transmission
owners and distribution providers is based on the
NERC Compliance Registry referenced in Order No.
773.
8 The estimate for cost per hour for an electrical
engineer is $60 (the average salary plus benefits)
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy
Kinney, Warmsprings Irrigation District,
334 Main Street North, Vale, OR 97918,
(541) 473–3951.
i. FERC Contact: Ken Wilcox, (202)
502–6835; kenneth.wilcox@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file filing
motions to intervene and protests using
the Commission’s eFiling system at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–13570–002.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedures require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the existing Reclamation’s Warm
Springs Dam and reservoir, and would
consist of the following new facilities:
(1) A new steel liner fitted into one of
the outlets; (2) new trashrack at the
entrance to the existing outlet works; (3)
a 3.5-foot-long, 6-to-8-foot-diameter
steel increaser section attached to the
liner to transition the outlet into an 8foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 150foot-long increaser/penstock assembly
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located in the stilling basin below the
dam; (5) a new 4-foot-diameter fixed
cone bypass valve upstream of the
powerhouse; (6) a 150-foot-long, 8-footdiameter steel penstock; (7) a
powerhouse containing one 2.7–MW
Francis or Kaplan turbine; (8) a 2.2mile-long, 25-kilovolt transmission line;
and (9) appurtenant facilities. The
average annual generation is estimated
to be 7.442 gigawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
http://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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
Anyone may submit a protest or a
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