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Wednesday, February 14, 2018,
6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Energy
Information Center, Office of Science
and Technical Information, 1
Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
37831.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melyssa P. Noe, Alternate Deputy
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office
of Environmental Management (OREM),
P.O. Box 2001, EM–942, Oak Ridge, TN
37831. Phone (865) 241–3315; Fax (865)
241–6932; E-Mail: Melyssa.Noe@
orem.doe.gov. Or visit the website at
https://energy.gov/orem/services/
community-engagement/oak-ridge-sitespecific-advisory-board.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
DATES:

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Tentative Agenda
• Welcome and Announcements
• Comments From the Deputy
Designated Federal Officer (DDFO)
• Comments From the DOE, Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation and Environmental
Protection Agency Liaisons
• Public Comment Period
• Presentation: Overview of Excess
Contaminated Facilities
• Motions/Approval of November 8,
2017 Meeting Minutes
• Status of Outstanding
Recommendations
• Alternate DDFO Report
• Committee Reports
• Adjourn
Public Participation: The EM SSAB,
Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Melyssa P.
Noe at least seven days in advance of
the meeting at the phone number listed
above. Written statements may be filed
with the Board either before or after the
meeting. Individuals who wish to make
oral statements pertaining to the agenda
item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at
the address or telephone number listed
above. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
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conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the
address and phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following website: https://energy.gov/
orem/listings/oak-ridge-site-specificadvisory-board-meetings.
Issued at Washington, DC, on January 8,
2018.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Extension of Approved Information
Collection
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed 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. The proposed
collection of information relates to
DOE’s Superior Energy Performance
certification and 50001 Ready
recognition programs. 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 12, 2018.
If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon
as possible.
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Written comments may be
sent to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, by fax at
202–586–9234, or by email at
paul.scheihing@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, by
fax at 202–586–9234, or by email at
paul.scheihing@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Department of Energy Superior
Energy Performance® Certification
Program Information Collection
Request;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal;
(4) Purpose: This Information
Collection Request applies to the
Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary
ISO 50001 programs for industrial
facilities: Superior Energy Performance®
(SEP®) and 50001 ReadyTM recognition.
The information being collected is
needed so as to include participants in
the DOE’s SEP. SEP is an energy
efficiency certification and recognition
program for industrial facilities
demonstrating energy management
excellence and sustained energy
savings. 50001 Ready recognition is a
self-attestation of the implementation of
an ISO 50001 energy management
system without the need for external
audits.
SEP builds on the ISO 50001 energy
management system standard and
provides a rigorous, internationallyrecognized business process for
companies to continually improve their
energy performance. The SEP thirdparty verification of energy performance
improvement is unique in the
marketplace, and assists to differentiate
certified companies from their
competitors. This request for
information consists of a voluntary data
collection process for SEP participation:
To enroll industrial facilities, manage
and track certification cycles, and relay
the costs and benefits of SEP
certification to industry. 50001 Ready
collects a minimal amount of selfattested information to manage and
track recognition cycles and to
recognize the achievements of its
participants.
There are four types of information to
be collected from primary participants:
(1) Background data, including contact
information and basic information about
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the facility’s experience with energy
management—collected in the SEP
Enrollment Form; (2) Basic facility
information about its energy use, energy
consumption, and energy performance
indicators—collected in the SEP
Application Form; (3) Information on
energy performance improvement in
SEP-certified facilities—collected in the
SEP Energy Performance Improvement
Report; (4) Information on the costs and
benefits of participating in SEP
(optional; not required for SEP
certification)—collected in the SEP
Voluntary Costs/Benefits Form. 50001
Ready collects only a subset of the same
types of information in categories (1),
(2), and (3), and without the need for
external audit.
Background data will primarily be
used to track basic information about
SEP and 50001 Ready participants and
identify opportunities to provide
participants with technical assistance.
Basic information about a facility’s
energy use, energy consumption, and
energy performance indicators will be
used to administer SEP and 50001
Ready. Information on energy
performance improvement will be used
by DOE to manage and track
participation cycles, and to track the
results of participation in SEP and
50001 Ready. For SEP, optional
information on costs and benefits of SEP
participation will be used to conduct
and refine analysis on the costs and
benefits of SEP participation. Responses
to the DOE’s Information Collection
Request will be voluntary.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 575;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 475;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 650;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $31,295.
Statutory Authority: Accelerating
Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency.
Executive Order 13624, 77 FR 54779 (Aug.
30, 2012); 42 U.S.C. 16191.
Paul Scheihing,
Technology Manager, Advanced
Manufacturing Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17–441–000 and CP17–441–
001]

Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review of
the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade
Project
On May 11, 2017, Northwest Pipeline
LLC (Northwest) filed an application
with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) in
docket number CP17–441–000
requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act to construct and operate certain
natural gas pipeline facilities. The
proposed project is known as the North
Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project (Project),
and would replace an existing 8-inchdiameter pipeline with a 20-inchdiameter pipeline, increasing the design
capacity on Northwest’s system to serve
Puget Sound Energy.
On October 23, 2017, Northwest filed
an amendment to its application, and on
November 2, 2017, the Commission the
issued a Notice of Amendment to the
Application for the revised Project.
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 Assessment (EA) for the
Project. This instant notice identifies the
FERC staff’s planned schedule for the
completion of the EA for the Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA: February 12, 2018.
90-day Federal Authorization
Decision Deadline: May 13, 2018.
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
Northwest proposes to remove
approximately 5.8 miles of the 8-inchdiameter North Seattle Lateral pipeline
in Snohomish County, Washington and
replace it with 20-inch-diameter
pipeline, primarily in the same trench.
The North Seattle Lateral Upgrade
Project would consist of the following
facilities:
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• rebuild the existing North Seattle/
Everett meter station in order to
accommodate the increased delivery
capacity of the North Seattle Lateral;
• relocate an existing 8-inch pig
launcher and a 20-inch pig receiver; 1
and
• replace an existing 8-inch mainline
valve with a 20-inch valve.
Background
On June 21, 2017, the FERC issued a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade
Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Session (NOI) in Docket
No. CP17–441–000. The NOI was
mailed to 409 parties, including affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries.
We also held a public scoping comment
session in the Project area on July 13,
2017.
The primary issues raised by
commenters were impacts on residences
(including noise, dust, drainage, and
vegetation clearing), biological and
water resources impacts, alternative
routings for crossing the Fritch Mill
property, pipeline safety, and impacts
on adjacent utility easements and
infrastructure.
On October 23, 2017 Northwest
amended its application, reducing the
Project’s incremental firm capacity from
196,311 to 159,299 dekatherms per day;
reducing the length of the replacement
20-inch-diameter pipeline by about 1
mile; locating the replacement pig
launcher/receiver at milepost 7.76; and
changing the pipeline route between
mileposts 2.1 and 2.2 so as to divert its
pipeline system around the Fritch Mill.
Accordingly, on November 21, 2017 we
issued a Supplemental Notice of Intent
to Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Amended North
Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues (NOI) in Docket
No. CP17–441–001. The Supplemental
NOI was mailed to 312 parties,
including affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
other interested parties; and local
libraries.
1 A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts
into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning
the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or
other purposes.

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