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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. 

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1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020). 

1 Join FERC online to listen live at http://

ferc.capitolconnection.org/. 

Comments are invited on whether or 

not: (a) The proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of agency functions, 

including whether the information will 

have a practical utility; (b) EIA’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA 

can improve the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information it will collect; 

and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, such as automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 9, 

2020. 

Samson A. Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods & 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27519 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–6–000] 

Spire Storage West, LLC; Notice of 

Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Clear Creek Expansion Project 

On October 9, 2020, Spire Storage 

West, LLC (Spire Storage) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP21–6–000 

requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to 

construct and operate certain natural gas 

pipeline facilities. The proposed project 

is known as the Clear Creek Expansion 

Project (Project), and would expand 

Spire Storage’s natural gas storage 

facilities in Uinta County, Wyoming in 

order to increase the certificated gas 

capacities from 4.0 billion cubic feet 

(Bcf) to 20 Bcf, and increase the 

maximum daily injection and 

withdrawal capacities from 35 million 

cubic feet (MMcf) and 50 MMcf per day, 

to 350 MMcf and 500 MMcf per day, 

respectively. 

On October 22, 2020, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice 

of Application for the 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 

document for the Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA May 13, 2021 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline August 11, 2021 

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 

The Clear Creek Expansion Project 

would consist of the following facilities 

in Uinta County, Wyoming: 

• Four compressor units at the Clear 

Creek Plant; 

• a tank storage and natural gas 

liquids fueling equipment facility on an 

existing pad; 

• 11 new injection/withdrawal wells, 

one new water disposal well, and 

associated lines; 

• approximately 10.6 miles of 20- 

inch-diameter pipeline; 

• approximately 3.5 miles of 4,160- 

volt powerline; and 

• other related appurtenances. 

Background 

On November 9, 2020, the 

Commission issued a Notice of Scoping 

Period Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Clear Creek Expansion Project (Notice of 

Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was 

sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. In response to 

the Notice of Scoping, the Commission 

received comments from the Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality. 

The primary issues raised by the 

commenter are permitting, stream 

crossings, wetland impacts, and spill 

reporting. All substantive comments 

will be addressed in the EA. 

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management 

is a cooperating agency in the 

preparation of the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ excluding the last three digits 

(i.e., CP21–6), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: December 9, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27531 Filed 12–14–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. 

L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: December 17, 2020, 

10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: Open to the public via audio 

Webcast only.1

STATUS: OPEN. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda, 

* NOTE—Items listed on the agenda 

may be deleted without further notice. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. 

For a recorded message listing items 

struck from or added to the meeting, call 

(202) 502–8627. 

This is a list of matters to be 

considered by the Commission. It does 

not include a listing of all documents