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station regulatory compliance costs and 

time for regulatory processing have been 

shown to be substantial. Courses-ofaction may include areas such as: 

Identifying gaps in existing regulations, 

codes and standards; streamlining 

regulatory, permitting, and certification 

processes; reducing unneeded 

compliance actions; or consolidating 

regulatory requirements. The RFI [DE– 

FOA–0001948] is available at: https://

eere-exchange.energy.gov/. 

Confidential Business Information 

Because information received in 

response to this RFI may be used to 

structure future programs, funding and/ 

or otherwise be made available to the 

public, respondents are strongly advised 

to not include any information in their 

responses that might be considered 

business sensitive, proprietary, or 

otherwise confidential. If, however, a 

respondent chooses to submit business 

sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise 

confidential information, it must be 

clearly and conspicuously marked as 

such in the response as detailed in the 

RFI [DE–FOA–0001948] at: https://eereexchange.energy.gov/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018. 

Sunita Satyapal, 

Director, Fuel Cell Technologies Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12699 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review 

and comment. 

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 Procurement 

Collection, OMB Control Number 1910– 

4100. This information collection 

request covers information necessary to 

administer and manage DOE’s 

procurement and acquisition programs. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

July 13, 2018. 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) 395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building Room 10102, 

735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. 

If you wish access to the collection of 

information, without charge, contact the 

person listed as soon as possible. 

Sharon Archer, Procurement Analyst, 

MA–61/L’Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, 

Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Sharon Archer, by email: 

Sharon.Archer@hq.doe.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 287–1739. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–4100 (Renewal); (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Procurement Information Collection; (3) 

Type of Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose: 

Under 48 CFR part 952 and Subpart 

970.52, DOE must collect certain types 

of information from those seeking to do 

business with the Department or those 

awarded contracts by the Department. 

This information collection is necessary 

for the solicitation, award, 

administration, and closeout of DOE 

procurement contracts. (5) Annual 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,387; (6) Annual Estimated Total 

Burden Hours: 666,082; (7) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $56,616,970. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 

2018. 

John Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12698 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Proposed New Survey or Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA is requesting a three-year 

extension of EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, 

Evaluation, and Research.’’ EIA–882T 

provides EIA with the authority to 

utilize qualitative and quantitative 

methodologies to pretest questionnaires 

and validate the quality of data 

collected on EIA’s surveys. EIA uses 

EIA–882T to meet its obligation to 

publish, and otherwise make available 

independent, high-quality statistical 

data to federal government agencies, 

state and local governments, the energy 

industry, researchers, and the general 

public. 

DATES: EIA must receive all comments 

on this proposed information collection 

no later than August 13, 2018. If you 

anticipate any difficulties in submitting 

your comments by the deadline, contact 

the person listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to 

Brian Hewitt, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, EI–21 Washington, DC 

20585. If you prefer, you can email them 

to: brian.hewitt@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you need additional information, send 

your request to Brian Hewitt, U.S. 

Energy Information Administration, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, EI–21, 

Washington, DC 20585. If you prefer, 

you can email brian.hewitt@eia.gov or 

contact him by telephone at 202–586– 

5045. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0186; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Generic Clearance for 

Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and 

Research; 

(3) Type of Request: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy 

Information Administration (EIA) is 

requesting a three-year approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to utilize qualitative and 

quantitative methodologies to pretest 

questionnaires and validate the quality 

of the data that is collected on EIA and 

DOE survey forms. Through the use of 

these methodologies, EIA will conduct 

research studies to improve the quality 

of energy data being collected, reduce or 

minimize survey respondent burden, 

and increase agency efficiency. This 

authority would also allow EIA to 

improve data collection in order to meet 

the needs of EIA’s customers while also 

staying current in the evolving nature of 

the energy industry. 

The specific methods proposed for the 

coverage by this clearance are described 

below. Also outlined is the legal 

authority for these voluntary 

information gathering activities. 


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The following methods are proposed: 

Pilot Surveys. Pilot surveys conducted 

under this clearance will generally be 

methodological studies, and will always 

employ statistically representative 

samples. The pilot surveys will replicate 

all components of the methodological 

design, sampling procedures (where 

possible), and questionnaires of the full 

scale survey. Pilot surveys will normally 

be utilized when EIA undertakes a 

complete redesign of a particular data 

collection methodology or when EIA 

undertakes data collection in new 

energy areas, such as HGL production, 

alternative fueled motor vehicles, and 

other emerging areas of the energy 

sector where data collection would 

provide utility to EIA. 

Cognitive Interviews. Cognitive 

interviews are typically one-on-one 

interviews in which the respondent is 

usually asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or is 

asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or 

she answers questions, reads survey 

materials, defines terminology, or 

completes other activities as part of a 

typical survey process. A number of 

different techniques may be involved 

including, asking respondents what 

specific words or phrases mean or 

asking respondents probing questions to 

determine how they estimate, calculate, 

or determine specific data elements on 

a survey. The objectives of these 

cognitive interviews are to identify 

problems of ambiguity or 

misunderstanding, examine the process 

that respondents follow for reporting 

information, assess survey respondents’ 

ability to report new information, or 

identify other difficulties respondents 

have answering survey questions in 

order to reduce measurement error from 

estimates based on a survey. 

Respondent Debriefings. Respondent 

debriefings conducted under this 

clearance will generally be 

methodological or cognitive research 

studies. The debriefing form is 

administered after a respondent 

completes a questionnaire either in 

paper format, electronically, or through 

in-person interviews. The debriefings 

contain probing questions to determine 

how respondents interpret the survey 

questions, how much time and effort 

was spent completing the questionnaire, 

and whether they have problems in 

completing the survey/questionnaire. 

Respondent debriefings also are useful 

in determining potential issues with 

data quality and in estimating 

respondent burden. 

Usability Testing. Usability tests are 

similar to cognitive interviews in which 

a respondent is typically asked to ‘‘think 

aloud’’ or asked ‘‘retrospective 

questions’’ as he or she reviews an 

electronic questionnaire, website, visual 

aid, or hard copy survey form. The 

objective of usability testing is to check 

that respondents can easily and 

intuitively navigate electronic survey 

collection programs, websites, and other 

survey instruments to submit their data 

to EIA. 

Focus Groups. Focus groups, in 

person or online, involve group sessions 

guided by a moderator who follows a 

topic guide containing questions or 

subjects focused on a particular issue 

rather than adhering to a standardized 

cognitive interview protocol. Focus 

groups are useful for exploring issues 

concerning the design of a form and the 

meaning of terms from a specific group 

of respondents, data users, or other 

stakeholders of EIA data. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,870; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 1,870; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,915; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are 

no additional costs associated with 

these survey methods other than the 

burden hours. The information is 

maintained in the normal course of 

business. The annual cost in burden 

hours to the respondents is estimated to 

be $144,946 (1,915 burden hours times 

$75.69 per hour), which represents a 

reduction of 85 burden hours from the 

prior renewal of this collection. 

Therefore, other than the cost of burden 

hours, EIA estimates that there are no 

additional costs for generating, 

maintaining, and providing the 

information. 

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: Section 13(b) of 

the Federal Energy Administration Act 

of 1974, Pub. L. 93–275, codified as 15 

U.S.C. 772(b) and the DOE Organization 

Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95–91, codified at 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 

2018. 

Nanda Srinivasan, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12696 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL18–171–000] 

Notice of Complaint: Kathryn E. 

Leonard v. Deepwater Wind Block 

Island, LLC, Narragansett Electric 

Company, Inc., Rhode Island Public 

Utilities Commission 

Take notice that on June 7, 2018, 

pursuant to section 206 of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e and 

Rule 206 of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.206, Kathryn E. Leonard 

(Complainant) filed a formal complaint 

against Deepwater Wind Block Island, 

LLC (Deepwater Wind), Narragansett 

Electric Company, Inc., and Rhode 

Island Public Utilities Commission 

(jointly Respondents) alleging that, 

Rhode Island Public Utility Commission 

on August 16, 2010, as directed by the 

Rhode Island General Assembly, 

approved a 20-year Purchase Power 

Agreement between Deepwater Wind 

and National Grid that appears to 

constitute a violation of the FPA, all as 

more fully explained in the complaint. 

Complainant certifies that copies of 

the complaint were served on the 

contacts for the Rhode Island Public 

Utility Commission as listed on the 

Commission’s list of Corporate Officials, 

as well as contacts for National Grid and 

Deepwater Wind. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. The Respondent’s answer 

and all interventions, or protests must 

be filed on or before the comment date. 

The Respondent’s answer, motions to 

intervene, and protests must be served 

on the Complainants. 


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