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Immigration-Status Confirmation, as 

authorized by section 484(g) of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1091). The 

regulations may be reviewed at 34 CFR 

668, Subpart I. The regulations are 

necessary to determine eligibility to 

receive program benefits and to prevent 

fraud and abuse of program funds. This 

collection updates the usage by 

individuals and schools. While the 

regulations refer to a secondary 

confirmation process and completion of 

the paper G–845 form these processes 

are no longer in use. DHS/USCIS 

replaced the paper secondary 

confirmation method with a fully 

electronic process, SAVE system and 

the use of the Third Step Verification 

Process. In April 2018, Federal Student 

Aid transitioned from the DHS–USCIS 

paper Form G–845 (for third step 

verification) to an electronic process via 

DHS’ SAVE system. 

Dated: December 10, 2020. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27575 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: 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 Coordination of 

Federal Authorizations for Electric 

Transmission Facilities collection, OMB 

Control Number 1910–5185. The 

proposed collection will be used to meet 

requirements found in the Federal 

Power Act directing DOE to establish a 

pre-application process for qualifying 

electric transmission projects requiring 

multiple Federal authorizations. DOE 

published a Federal Register notice on 

September 25, 2020 soliciting 60 days of 

public comment. DOE received no 

comments. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

January 14, 2021. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time 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 202–395–4718. 

ADDRESSES: 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 Christopher A. Lawrence, 

U.S. Department of Energy, at 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov or 

202–586–5260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5185; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Coordination of Federal Authorizations 

for Electric Transmission Facilities; (3) 

Type of Request: Extension; (4) Purpose: 

To meet requirements found in Section 

216(h)(4)(c) of the Federal Power Act 

directing DOE to establish a preapplication process for qualifying 

electric transmission projects requiring 

multiple Federal authorizations. Section 

216(h)(3) also allows an applicant to 

seek assistance for non-qualifying 

projects. Data supplied will be used to 

support an Initiation Request necessary 

to begin DOE’s coordination assistance 

and must include, based on best 

available information, a Summary of 

Qualifying Project, Affected 

Environmental Resources and Impacts 

Summary, associated Maps, Geospatial 

Information, and Studies (provided in 

electronic format), and a Summary of 

Early Identification of Project Issues. 

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. There has been no 

collection under this authority since its 

inception. (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 5, as this 

collection is addressed to a portion of 

the electric utility industry; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 55 

hours. (7) Annual Estimated Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$3,113.00. 

Statutory Authority: Federal Power Act, 

Sections 216(h)(3) and 216(h)(4)(c). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 8, 2020, 

by Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Electricity, 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 December 9, 

2020. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27478 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–220–D] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

NRG Power Marketing LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: NRG Power Marketing LLC 

(Applicant or NRGPML) has applied for 

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 January 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to (202) 586–8008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy (DOE) regulates 

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exports of electricity from the United 

States to a foreign country, pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 

7172(f)). Such exports require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). 

On December 2, 2020, NRGPML filed 

an application with DOE (Application 

or App.) for renewal of its authorization 

to transmit electric energy from the 

United States to Canada for a term of 

five years. NRGPML states that it ‘‘is a 

Delaware limited liability company with 

a principal place of business in 

Princeton, New Jersey.’’ App. at 2. 

NRGPML further represents that it ‘‘is a 

wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG 

Energy, Inc.’’ Id. at 3. NRGPML adds 

that it ‘‘does not own or any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, nor 

does it hold a franchise or service 

territory for the transmission, 

distribution, or sale of electricity.’’ Id. at 

4. 

NRGPML further states that it ‘‘will 

purchase the electricity that it may 

export, on either a firm or an 

interruptible basis, from wholesale 

generators, electric utilities, federal 

power marketing agencies and affiliates 

through negotiated agreements that have 

been voluntarily executed by the selling 

parties after considering their own need 

for any such electricity.’’ App. at 5. 

NRGPML contends that its proposed 

exports ‘‘will not impair or tend to 

impede the sufficiency of electric power 

supplies in the United States or the 

regional coordination of electric utility 

planning or operations.’’ Id. at 5–6. 

NRGPML states that ‘‘as a power 

marketer that does not own or operate 

a transmission system . . ., [it] does not 

have the ability to cause a violation of 

the terms and conditions in the existing 

authorizations associated with 

international transmission facilities.’’ 

App. at 6. NRGPML also represents that 

it ‘‘will comply with such requirements 

as may be imposed by the Department 

on other power marketers with blanket 

electricity export authorization.’’ Id. at 

8. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to this proceeding 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning NRGPML’s application to 

export electric energy to Canada should 

be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 

EA–220–D. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Justin Gilli, 804 

Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, 

Justin.Gilli@nrg.com; Catherine Krupka, 

700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20001–3980, 

catherinekrupka@evershedssutherland.com; and Allison E. Speaker, 

700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20001–3980, 

allisonspeaker@evershedssutherland.com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

Application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after DOE determines 

that the proposed action will not have 

an adverse impact on the sufficiency of 

supply or reliability of the U.S. electric 

power supply system. 

Copies of the Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at http:// 

energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing 

Matthew Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@

hq.doe.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 9, 

2020. 

Christopher Lawrence, 

Management and Program Analyst, Energy 

Resilience Division, Office of Electricity. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27476 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Proposed Extension 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment 

on the proposed three year extension, 

without changes, of Form EIA–111 

Quarterly Electricity Imports and 

Exports Report, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Form 

EIA–111 collects information on U.S. 

imports and exports of electricity. Data 

are used to obtain estimates on the flows 

of electricity into and out of the United 

States. 

DATES: EIA must receive all comments 

on this proposed information collection 

no later than February 16, 2021. If you 

anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may only 

be sent electronically by email to 

EIA111@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tosha Beckford at (202) 287–6597 or by 

email at tosha.beckford@eia.gov. The 

form and instructions are available at 

http://www.eia.gov/survey/changes/ 

electricity/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0208; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Quarterly Electricity Imports and 

Exports Report; 

(3) Type of Request: Three year 

extension without change; 

(4) Purpose: Form EIA–111 collects 

U.S. electricity import and export data 

on a quarterly basis. The data are used 

to measure the flow of electricity into 

and out of the United States. The import 

and export data are reported by U.S. 

purchasers, sellers and transmitters of 

wholesale electricity, including persons 

authorized by Order to export electric 

energy from the United States to foreign 

countries, persons authorized by 

Presidential Permit to construct, 

operate, maintain, or connect electric 

power transmission lines that cross the 

U.S. international border, and U.S. 

Balancing Authorities that are directly 

interconnected with foreign Balancing 

Authorities. Such entities report 

monthly flows of electric energy 

received or delivered across the border, 

the cost associated with the 

transactions, and actual and 

implemented interchange. 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: No changes; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 180; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 720; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1080; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $86,551 

(1,080 burden hours times $80.14 per 

hour). EIA estimates that respondents 

will have no additional costs associated 

with the surveys other than the burden 

hours and the maintenance of the 

information as part of the normal course 

of business.