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8. An Alert status category ‘‘system
report,’’ was added which shall be filed
by the later of 24 hours after the
recognition of the incident OR by the
end of the next business day. This
change aligns with the EOP–004
Reliability Standard. 4:00 p.m. local
time will be definition for the end of the
business day.
9. The Electric Emergency Incident
and Disturbance Report section, lines J,
K, L were reorganized into ‘‘Cause,
Impact, and Action Taken’’ for clarity
and ease of use and additional items
were added to align with NERC’s EOP–
004 Reliability Standard.
10. The burden per response for
completing Form OE–417 is reduced
from 2.16 hours to 1.8 hours based on
findings from the results from cognitive
research conducted by the U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
11. The form and instructions were
updated to specify maintaining the
continuity of the ‘‘Bulk Electric System’’
versus ‘‘the electric power system’’ in
the ‘‘Criteria for Filing’’ section Line 8.
This change is based on a comment
provided during the 60-day comment
period.
12. The words ‘‘lines 13–17’’ were
replaced with ‘‘lines M–Q’’ under the
‘‘Response Due’’ section, to match
updated line labels on the form. This
change is based on a comment provided
during the 60-day comment period.
13. A section was added to allow
respondents to select whether the
information provided in the Form is
submitted to the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
and/or the Electricity Information
Sharing and Analysis Center (E–ISAC).
14. EIA amended its data protection
policy for information reported on
Schedule 2 of Form OE–417. Currently
this information is protected from
public release to the extent that it
satisfies the criteria for exemption under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
5 U.S.C. 552, the DOE regulations, 10
CFR 1004.11 implementing FOIA, and
the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905.
EIA will use the Critical Energy
Infrastructure Information (CEII)
regulations as set forth by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
to implement the requirements of the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
(FAST) Act, Pub. L. 114–94, pursuant to
section 215A(d) of the Federal Power
Act, as amended, to protect information
reported on Schedule 2 in addition to
continuing to apply FOIA exemptions
and using the Trade Secrets Act. This
change strengthens DOE’s ability to
protect information reported on
Schedule 2 of Form OE–417 and
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withhold company identifiable
information from public release.
15. The new data protection provision
for Form OE–417 is as follows:
• The information reported on
Schedule 1 will be considered ‘‘public
information’’ and may be publicly
released in company or individually
identifiable form.
• Information reported on Schedule 2
of Form OE–417 will not be disclosed to
the public to the extent that it satisfies
the criteria for exemption under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. 552, the DOE regulations, 10 CFR
1004.11, implementing the FOIA, the
Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905 and
Critical Energy Infrastructure
Information regulations as defined by
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission pursuant to section
215A(d) of the Federal Power Act, as
amended.
In accordance with the Federal Energy
Administration Act, DOE provides
company-specific protected data to
other Federal agencies when requested
for official use. The information
reported on this form may also be made
available, upon request, to another
component of DOE; to any Committee of
Congress, the U.S. Government
Accountability Office, or other Federal
agencies authorized by law to receive
such information. A court of competent
jurisdiction may obtain this information
in response to an order. The information
may be used for any non-statistical
purposes such as administrative,
regulatory, law enforcement, or
adjudicatory purposes.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,395.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 300.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 5,315.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $391,503.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Pub. L. 93–275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 772(b)
and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub.
L. 95–91, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
In addition, 15 U.S.C. 772(b); 764(a); 764(b);
and 790a, of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (FEA Act), Pub.
L. 93–275, as well as the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2601, Pub. L. 93–275.)
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3,
2018.
L. Devon Streit,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure
Security and Energy Restoration, Office of
Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, U.
S. Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension With Changes
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The information collection
requests a three-year extension of its
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ under OMB Control No.
1905–0210. This generic clearance
enables EIA to collect customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to ensure that our
programs are effective, meet our
customers’ needs, and receive feedback
on improving service delivery to the
public.

SUMMARY:

EIA must receive all comments
on this proposed information collection
no later than February 9, 2018. If you
anticipate any difficulties in submitting
your comments by the deadline, contact
the DOE Desk Officer at 202–395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to: James Tyree, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 9249,
735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, james.n.tyree@omb.eop.gov and
to Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, EI–21,
Washington, DC 20585, Email
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions, send your
request to Jacob Bournazian, U.S.
Energy Information Administration,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202–
586–5562, or email it to
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains
(1) OMB Number: 1905–0210.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with
changes; Purpose: The proposed
information collection activity provides
DATES:

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a means to collect qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. Qualitative
feedback means data that provide useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback provides insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations. It also
provides an early warning of issues with
service, or focuses attention on areas
where communication, training or
changes in operations might improve
the accuracy of data reported on survey
instruments or the delivery of products
or services. These collections will allow
for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
(4) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 80,600.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Responses: 80,600.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 8,463.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites. For
this reason, please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
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comment; your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Statutory Authority: Executive Order
(E.O.) 13571, Streamlining Service
Delivery and Improving Customer
Service.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3,
2018.
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
[Docket No. CP18–35–000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on December 20,
2017 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in
Docket No. CP18–35–000, an
application pursuant to section 3 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), to amend its
authorization under NGA section 3 and
Presidential Permit to allow it to
increase the design capacity of its
Pemex Border Crossing Facilities
located at the International Boundary
between the United States and Mexico
in Hidalgo County, Texas from 185
million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to
468 MMcf/d. Tennessee proposes no
construction or modification to its
previously-approved facilities, all as
more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. The
filing may also be viewed on the web 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, please contact FERC
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Ben J.
Carranza, Director, Regulatory,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston,
Texas 77002, by phone at (713) 420–
5535 or by email at ben_carranza@
kindermorgan.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
in the Commission’s public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the below listed
comment date, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
five copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will

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