5522 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Notices 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, February 

28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

form should be submitted electronically 

via https://www.regulations.gov (docket 

ID: EAC–2023–0012). 

Written comments on the proposed 

information collection can also be sent 

to the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 

200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Beatrice, Election Technology 

Specialist, Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program, 

Washington, DC (202) 748–2298. Email: 

ESTEP@eac.gov 

All requests and submissions should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Election 

Supporting Technology Evaluation 

Program Manufacturer Registration 

Form; OMB Number Pending. 88 FR 

78008 (Page 78008–78009, Document 

Number 2023–25057). 

Purpose 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on Friday, November 14, 2023 

and allowed 60 days for public 

comment. In compliance with section 

3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, EAC is 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for review 

and approval of the information 

collection described. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow an additional 30 

days for public comment from all 

interested individuals and 

organizations. 

The EAC Election Supporting 

Technology Evaluation Program 

evaluates the security and accessibility 

of election-supporting technologies, 

including electronic poll books, voter 

registration systems, electronic ballot 

delivery systems, and election night 

reporting databases. 

The program is to publish one form. 

This is to be used to collect key 

information concerning electionsupporting technology manufacturers. 

The application for registration in the 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program collects 

administrative information on 

manufacturers and their organizations. 

This information is collected to 

improve the quality of electionsupporting technology used in federal 

elections. 

Public Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the EAC to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary and 

sufficient for the proper functions of the 

Election Supporting Technology 

Evaluation Program. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of burden for this proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use 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 comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Respondents: Election Supporting 

Technology Manufacturers, State and 

Local Election Officials. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

OMB approval is requested for 3 

years. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses 

per year 

Average 

burden 

hours 

per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

ESTEP Manufacturer Registration Form ......................................................................... 10 1 2 20 

Total .......................................................................................................................... .................... 10 .................... 20 

The estimated cost of the annualized 

cost of this burden is: $1,681. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01699 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2221–041] 

Empire District Electric Company; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment 

On February 28, 2020, Empire District 

Electric Company (Empire District) filed 

an application for a new major license 

to continue operating the existing, 16- 

megawatt Ozark Beach Hydroelectric 

Project No. 2221 (Ozark Beach Project). 

Empire District filed an amended 

application on August 28, 2020. The 

project is located on the White River, 

near the Town of Forsyth, in Taney 

County, Missouri. The project occupies 

5.1 acres of federal land administered by 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on November 9, 2023, 

Commission staff issued a notice that 

the project was ready for environmental 

analysis (REA notice). Based on the 

information in the record staff does not 

anticipate that licensing the project 

would constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. Therefore, staff 

intends to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) on the application to 

license the Ozark Beach Project. 

The EA will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EA will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 


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1The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that 

EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal 

action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This 

notice establishes the Commission’s intent to 

prepare an EA for the Ozark Beach Project. 

Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, 

the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance 

date of this notice. 

The application will be processed 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues 

EA.

June 2024.1

Comments on EA ...... July 2024. 

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Colleen Corballis at 

colleen.corballis@ferc.gov or call at 202– 

502–8598. 

Dated: January 22, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01638 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER24–957–000] 

Franklin Solar 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 Franklin 

Solar LLC’s application for marketbased 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 February 12, 

2024. 

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 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: January 22, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01639 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–42–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Notice of Request 

Under Blanket Authorization and 

Establishing Intervention and Protest 

Deadline 

Take notice that on January 17, 2024, 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC (Transco), PO Box 1396, 

Houston, Texas 77251–1396, filed in the 

above referenced docket, a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.208 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), and Transco’s blanket certificate 

issued in Docket No. CP82–426–000, for 

authorization to construct its Mainline 

‘‘A’’ MP 1817.1 Newark Relocation 

Project (Project). Specifically, Transco 

proposes to install 0.42 miles of 30- 

inch-diameter Mainline ‘‘A’’ pipeline 

and abandon in-place approximately 

0.40 miles of existing 30-inch-diameter 

Mainline ‘‘A’’ pipeline in Essex County, 

New Jersey to accommodate 

development of a warehouse by the 

landowner. Transco estimates the cost 

of the Project to be approximately $15.6 

million, all as more fully set forth in the 

request which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page 

(www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

Public access to records formerly 

available in the Commission’s physical 

Public Reference Room, which was 

located at the Commission’s 

headquarters, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426, are now 

available via the Commission’s website. 

For assistance, contact the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call tollfree, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 502– 

8659. 

Any questions concerning this request 

should be directed to: Andre Pereira 

Manager, Certificates and 

Modernization, Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 

1396, Houston, Texas 77251–1396, by 

telephone at (713) 215–4362, or by 

email at Andre.S.Pereira@Williams.com. 


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