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In making a continuation grant, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23) as well 

as all applicable requirements, and 

policies governing this program. 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to one of the program contact 

persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations via the 

Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys. At this site you can view this 

document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

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using the article search feature at 

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through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

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Department. 

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Frank T. Brogan, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and 

Delegated the duties of the Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and 

Policy Development, Delegated the duties of 

the Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12291 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–196–E] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a 

Minnesota Power (Applicant or 

Minnesota Power) has applied to renew 

its authority 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 July 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

to: Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in 

handling conventional mail, it is 

recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 

8008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

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

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

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

824a(e)). 

On June 10, 2013, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–196–D to Minnesota Power, 

which authorized the Applicant to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer for 

a five-year term using existing 

international transmission facilities. 

That authority expires on June 4, 2018. 

On April 23, 2018, Minnesota Power 

filed an application with DOE for 

renewal of the export authority 

contained in Order No. EA–196 for an 

additional five-year term. 

In its application, Minnesota Power 

states that it owns electric generation 

and transmission facilities and sells and 

distributes electricity within its 

northern Minnesota service territory. 

The electric energy that Minnesota 

Power proposes to export to Canada 

would be surplus energy purchased 

from third parties such as electric 

utilities and Federal power marketing 

agencies pursuant to voluntary 

agreements. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

Shell Energy 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 Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments and other filings 

concerning Minnesota Power’s 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. EA–196–E. An 

additional copy is to be provided 

directly to Christopher D. Anderson, 

ALLETE, Inc., 30 West Superior Street, 

Duluth, MN 55802. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE 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 this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program website at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2018. 

Brian Mills, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12264 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Certification Notice—253; Notice of 

Filing of Self-Certification of Coal 

Capability Under the Powerplant and 

Industrial Fuel Use Act 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing. 

SUMMARY: On May 17, 2018, Clean 

Energy Future—Lordstown, LLC, as 

owner and operator of a new baseload 

electric generating powerplant, 

submitted a coal capability selfcertification to the Department of 

Energy (DOE). The FUA and regulations 

thereunder require DOE to publish a 

notice of filing of self-certification in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability 

self-certification filings are available for 


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public inspection, upon request, in the 

Office of Electricity, Mail Code OE–20, 

Room 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586– 

5260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

17, 2018, Clean Energy Future— 

Lordstown, LLC, as owner and operator 

of a new baseload electric generating 

powerplant, submitted a coal capability 

self-certification to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the 

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act 

of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE 

regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The 

FUA and regulations thereunder require 

DOE to publish a notice of filing of selfcertification in the Federal Register. 42 

U.S.C. 8311(d)(1) and 10 CFR 501.61(c). 

Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), provides that no new 

baseload powerplant may be 

constructed or operated without the 

capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel as a primary energy 

source. Pursuant to the FUA, in order to 

meet the requirement of coal capability, 

the owner or operator of such a facility 

proposing to use natural gas or 

petroleum as its primary energy source 

shall certify to the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary), prior to construction or 

prior to operation as a baseload 

powerplant, that such powerplant has 

the capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel. Such certification 

establishes compliance with FUA 

section 201(a) as of the date it is filed 

with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311. 

The following owner of a proposed 

new baseload electric generating 

powerplant has filed a self-certification 

of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to 

FUA section 201(d) and in accordance 

with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 

61: 

Owner: Clean Energy Future— 

Lordstown, LLC. 

Capacity: 962 megawatts (MW). 

Plant Location: Lordstown, OH 44481. 

In-Service Date: June 1, 2018. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2018. 

Brian Mills, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12263 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 

Copyright License 

AGENCY: National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an 

exclusive copyright license. 

SUMMARY: The National Energy 

Technology Laboratory (NETL) hereby 

gives notice that the Department of 

Energy (DOE) intends to grant an 

exclusive license to practice the 

copyrighted software titled ‘‘The 

Variable Grid Tool V.1,’’ to VariGrid 

Explorations, Inc., having its principal 

place of business in Missouri City, 

Texas. The copyright is owned by the 

United States of America, as represented 

by DOE, via copyright assignment. 

DATES: Written comments, objections, or 

nonexclusive license applications must 

be received at the ADDRESSES listed no 

later than June 22, 2018. Objections 

submitted in response to this notice will 

not be made available to the public for 

inspection and, to the extent permitted 

by law, will not be released under the 

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 

552. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, applications for 

nonexclusive licenses, or objections 

relating to the prospective exclusive 

license should be submitted to Jessica 

Lamp, Technology Transfer Program 

Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, 

National Energy Technology Laboratory, 

P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236– 

0940 or via facsimile to (412) 386–4183. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Lamp, Technology Transfer 

Program Manager, U.S. Department of 

Energy, National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, 

PA 15236; Telephone (412) 386–7417; 

Email: jessica.lamp@netl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VariGrid 

Explorations, Inc., has applied for an 

exclusive license to practice the 

copyrighted software and has a plan for 

commercialization of the software. DOE 

intends to grant the license, unless 

within 15 days of publication of this 

notice, NETL’s Technology Transfer 

Program Manager (contact information 

listed) receives in writing any of the 

following, together with supporting 

documents: 

(i) A statement from any person setting 

forth reasons why it would not be in the best 

interest of the United States to grant the 

proposed license; or 

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive 

license to the copyrighted software, in which 

applicant states that it already has brought 

the software to practical application or is 

likely to bring the software to practical 

application expeditiously. 

The proposed license would be 

exclusive, subject to a license and other 

rights retained by the United States. 

DOE will review all timely written 

responses to this notice, and will grant 

the license if, after expiration of the 15- 

day notice period, and after 

consideration of any written responses 

to this notice, a determination is made 

that the license is in the public interest. 

Dated: May 18, 2018. 

Sean I. Plasynski, 

Director (Acting), National Energy 

Technology Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12262 Filed 6–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER18–1709–000] 

Stoneray Power Partners, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Stoneray Power Partners, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is June 21, 

2018. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 


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