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McMillian, Jimmy
Mefford, Penny
Mollot, Darren
Moore, Johnny
O’Konski, Peter
Pearson, Gina
Issued in Washington, DC, October 23,
2015.
Erin S. Moore,
Acting Director, Office of Corporate Executive
Management, Office of the Chief Human
Capital Officer.
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Senior Executive Service Performance
Review Board
Department of Energy.
Designation of Performance
Review Board Chair.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

This notice provides the
Performance Review Board Chair
designee for the Department of Energy.
This listing supersedes all previously
published lists of Performance Review
Board Chair.
DATES: This appointment is effective as
of September 30, 2015: Dennis M.
Miotla.
SUMMARY:

Issued in Washington, DC: October 23,
2015.
Erin S. Moore,
Acting Director, Office of Corporate Executive
Management, Office of the Chief Human
Capital Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Extension with Changes; Notice and
Request for Comments.
AGENCY:

The EIA invites public
comment on the proposed collection of
information, EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Questionnaire Testing,
Evaluation, and Research’’ that EIA is
developing for submission to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Comments are invited on
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper

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This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0186;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Generic Clearance for
Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and
Research;
(3) Type of Request: Revision;
(4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) is
planning to request a three-year
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to utilize qualitative
and quantitative methodologies to
pretest questionnaires and validate the
quality of the data collected on EIA
forms. This authority would allow EIA
to conduct pretest surveys, pilot
surveys, respondent debriefings,
cognitive interviews, usability
interviews, and focus groups. Through
the use of these methodologies, EIA will
improve the quality of data being
collected for measuring market activity
and assessing supply conditions in
energy markets, reduce or minimize
respondent burden, increase agency
efficiency, and improve responsiveness
to the public. This authority also

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before December 29,
2015. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Jacob Bournazian, Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington
DC 20585 or by fax at 202–586–0552 or
by email at jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jacob Bournazian, Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202–
586–5562, email: jacob.bournazian@
eia.gov.
DATES:

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

SUMMARY:

performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
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;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and 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
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improves EIA’s ability to collect
relevant and timely information that
meets the data needs of EIA’s customers.
The specific methods proposed for the
coverage by this clearance are described
below. Also outlined is the legal
authority for these voluntary
information gathering activities.
The following methods are proposed:
Field Testing. Field testing surveys
conducted under this clearance will
generally be methodological studies.
The field testing samples drawn may
not be representative of the survey
respondent universe because they will
be designed to clarify particular issues.
Collection may be on the basis of fuel
market coverage related to the issues
that are the subject to the research,
market size of the respondent, position
of the respondent in the upstream and/
or downstream market for a particular
fuel group, and convenience, e.g.,
limited to specific geographic locations.
The sample sizes and designs will be
determined at the time of development
and will vary based on the content of
the information collection or survey
being tested.
Pilot Surveys. Pilot surveys conducted
under this clearance will generally be
methodological studies, but will always
employ statistically representative
samples. The pilot surveys will replicate
all components of the methodological
design, sampling procedures (where
possible) and questionnaires of the full
scale survey. Pilots will normally be
utilized when EIA undertakes a
complete redesign of a particular data
collection methodology or when EIA
undertakes data collection in new areas,
such as greenhouse gases or alternative
fueled motor vehicle transportation
system studies.
Respondent Debriefings. Respondent
debriefings conducted under this
clearance will generally be
methodological or cognitive research
studies. The debriefing form is
administered after a respondent
completes a questionnaire either in
paper format, electronically, or through
in-person interviews. The debriefings
contain probing questions to determine
how respondents interpret the survey
questions, how much time and effort
was spent completing the questionnaire,
and whether they have problems in
completing the survey/questionnaire.
Respondent debriefings also are useful
in determining potential issues with
data quality and in estimating
respondent burden.
Cognitive Interviews. Cognitive
interviews are typically one-on-one
interviews in which the respondent is
usually asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or is
asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or

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she answers survey questions, reads
survey materials, or completes other
activities as part of a survey process. A
number of different techniques may be
involved, including asking respondents
what specific words or phrases mean,
and asking respondents probing
questions to determine how they
estimate or calculate specific data
elements on a survey form. The
objective of these interviews is to
identify problems of ambiguity or
misunderstanding, to identify other
difficulties respondents have answering
questions, reduce measurement error in
a survey, and assess the burden for
reporting energy information.
Usability Interviews. Usability
interviews are similar to cognitive
interviews in which a respondent is
typically asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or
asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or
she reviews an electronic questionnaire,
Web site and/or associated materials, or
hard copy form. The objective of a
usability interview is to make sure that
respondents can easily and intuitively
navigate electronic questionnaires, Web
sites and other associated materials, or
other survey instruments.
Focus Groups. Focus groups involve
group sessions guided by a moderator
who follows a topic guide containing
questions or topics focused on a
particular issue rather than adhering to
a standardized questionnaire. Focus
groups are useful for surfacing and
exploring issues with populations of
interest, e.g., a specific group of
stakeholders.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 2,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 2,000;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are
no additional costs associated with
these survey methods other than the
burden hours. The information is
maintained in the normal course of
business. The cost of burden hours to
the respondents is estimated to be
$143,940 (2,000 burden hours times
$71.97 per hour), which represents a
reduction of 1,006 burden hours from
the prior renewal of this collection.
Therefore, other than the cost of burden
hours, EIA estimates that there are no
additional costs for generating,
maintaining and providing the
information.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C.
772(b).

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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26,
2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC16–18–000.
Applicants: Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC,
Golden Hills Wind, LLC, Golden Hills
Interconnection, LLC.
Description: Application for Approval
under Section 203 of the Federal Power
Act and Request for Expedited Action of
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 10/23/15.
Accession Number: 20151023–5400.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/13/15.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER15–2647–000.
Applicants: Tres Amigas, LLC.
Description: Supplement to
September 11, 2015 Tres Amigas, LLC
submits tariff filing.
Filed Date: 10/23/15.
Accession Number: 20151023–5396.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/30/15
Docket Numbers: ER15–2676–000.
Applicants: Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC.
Description: Revision to September
18, 2015 Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC tariff
filing.
Filed Date: 10/20/15.
Accession Number: 20151020–5264.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/10/15.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following qualifying
facility filings:
Docket Numbers: QF16–132–000.
Applicants: Hollingsworth & Vose
Company.
Description: Form 556 of
Hollingsworth & Vose Company.
Filed Date: 10/23/15.
Accession Number: 20151023–5135.
Comments Due: None Applicable.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211

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and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: October 26, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Staff Notice of Alleged Violations
Take notice 1 that in a nonpublic
investigation pursuant to 18 CFR part 1b
(2015), the staff of the Office of
Enforcement of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission has
preliminarily determined that Berkshire
Power Company LLC (Berkshire) and
Powerplant Management Services LLC
violated the Commission’s AntiManipulation Rule, 18 CFR 1c.2 (2015)
by engaging in a manipulative scheme
to conceal maintenance work and
associated outages beginning at least as
early as January 2008 and continuing
through March 2011.
Staff also has preliminarily
determined that Berkshire violated
Commission-approved reliability
standards by failing to provide outage
information to its Transmission
Operator and failing to inform its
Transmission Operator and Host
Balancing Authority of all generation
resources available for use.
Finally, Staff also has preliminarily
determined that Berkshire violated
Commission regulations 35.41(a) by
failing to comply with various
provisions of the ISO–New England
(ISO–NE) Tariff and § 35.41(b) by
making false and misleading statements
to ISO–NE regarding its maintenance
work and associated outages.
This notice does not confer a right on
third parties to intervene in the
investigation or any other right with
respect to the investigation.
1 Enforcement of Statutes, Regulations, and
Orders, 129 FERC ¶ 61,247 (2009), order on reh’g,
134 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2011).

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