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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices
the United States electric power supply
system.
Copies of this Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
November 8, 2023, by Maria Robinson,
Director, Grid Deployment Office,
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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023–25183 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Department of Energy.
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
request comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for
extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a threeyear extension of its collection, titled
Contracting, OMB Control Number
1910–5190. The proposed collection
will collect information related to BPA’s
management and oversight of
contracting requirements in fulfillment
of BPA’s vendor contracts.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
December 15, 2023. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments
but find it difficult to do so within the
period allowed by this notice, please
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon
as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at (202) 881–8585.

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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Attn: Stephanie Noell,
Privacy Program, by email at privacy@
bpa.gov, or by phone at (503) 230–3881.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–5190;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Contracting;
(3) Type of Request: Extension;
(4) Purpose: this information
collection is associated with BPA’s
management and oversight of
contracting requirements in fulfillment
of BPA vendor contracts;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 835;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 5,115;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1,240;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: The Bonneville
Project Act codified in 16 U.S.C. 832a;
the Federal Columbia River
Transmission System Act of 1974 in 16
U.S.C. 838 et seq.; and the Pacific
Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act in 16 U.S.C. 839 et
seq.; IRS Code 26 U.S.C. 6109; and
Department of Energy Establishment Act
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
November 1, 2023, by Rachel L. Hull,
Information collection Clearance
Manager, Bonneville Power
Administration, 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.
ADDRESSES:

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Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023–25240 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–287–D]

Application for Renewal of
Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary
No. 1, Inc.
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:

Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary
No. 1, Inc. (the Applicant or EE US No.
1) has applied for renewed
authorization to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Canada
pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before December 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
by electronic mail to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403,
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Department of Energy
(DOE) regulates electricity exports from
the United States to foreign countries in
accordance with section 202(e) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10
CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b)
and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f))
transferred this regulatory authority,
previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to
DOE.
Section 202(e) of the FPA provides
that an entity which seeks to export
electricity must obtain an order from
DOE authorizing that export. (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the
authority to issue such orders was
delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment
Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No.
S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023.
In April 2004, DOE issued Order No.
EA–287, authorizing EE US No. 1 to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer.
This authority was renewed in 2009
(Order No. EA–287–A), in 2014 (Order
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