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government which administered the 

election shall (through the state, in the 

case of a unit of local government) 

submit a report to the EAC on the 

combined number of absentee ballots 

transmitted to absent uniformed 

services voters and overseas voters for 

the election and the combined number 

of such ballots which were returned by 

such voters and cast in the election, and 

shall make such a report available to the 

general public.’’ States that complete 

and timely submit the UOCAVA section 

of the survey to the EAC will fulfill their 

UOCAVA reporting requirement under 

52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the 

above requirements, the EAC is seeking 

information relating to the period from 

the Federal general election day 2022 +1 

through the November 2024 Federal 

general election. The EAC will provide 

the data regarding UOCAVA voting to 

FVAP after data collection is completed. 

This data sharing reduces burden on 

local election offices because FVAP 

does not have to conduct its own data 

collection to meet its reporting 

requirements. 

Public Comments: Public comments 

are invited on: 

• 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; 

• The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your submitted comments, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Affected Public (Respondents): State 

or local governments, the District of 

Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Affected Public: State or local 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 90 

hours per collection, 45 hours 

annualized. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,040 hours per collection, 2,520 

hours annualized. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–462–A] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; Guzman Energy LLC 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Guzman Energy LLC (the 

Applicant or Guzman Energy) has 

applied for renewed authorization to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico 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. 

On December 6, 2018, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–462, authorizing Guzman 

Energy to transmit electricity from the 

United States to Mexico as a power 

marketer for a five-year term. On 

October 3, 2023, Guzman Energy filed 

an application with DOE (Application 

or App.) for renewal of their export 

authority for an additional five-year 

term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, Guzman Energy 

states that it ‘‘provides, through various 

subsidiaries and affiliates, a wide 

spectrum of wholesale electric and 

energy-related products and services to 

a diverse range of customers.’’ App. at 

2. The Applicant further clarifies that it 

‘‘is not a franchised public utility with 

a transmission or distribution system 

and does not have captive customers.’’ 

Id. The Applicant asserts that it ‘‘does 

not have its own system on which its 

exports of energy could have an impact 

with respect to electric supply. As such, 

Applicant’s proposed exports would not 

impair the sufficiency of the electric 

supply on ‘its system,’ as Applicant 

does not own or operate an integrated 

transmission or distribution system.’’ Id. 

at 5. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have been previously 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. See id. at Exhibit C. Procedural 

Matters: Any person desiring to be 

heard in this proceeding should file a 

comment or protest to the Application 

at Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Protests should be filed in accordance 

with Rule 211 of FERC’s 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 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning Guzman Energy’s 

Application should be clearly marked 

with GDO Docket No. EA–462–A. 

Additional copies are to be provided 

directly to Robin J. Lunt, Chief 

Commercial Officer, Guzman Energy 

LLC, 1125 17th Street, Suite 740, 

Denver, CO 80202, rlunt@

guzmanenergy.com and Max Carpenter, 

Managing Director of Trading and 

Market Operations, Guzman Energy 

LLC, 1125 17th Street, Suite 740, 

Denver, CO 80202, mcarpenter@

guzmanenergy.com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

requested authorization after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

DOE evaluates whether the proposed 

action will have an adverse impact on 

the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 


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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 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

request comments. 

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 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. 

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 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. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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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. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: 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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