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22Status as an intervenor in prior proceeding(s) 

in this docket does not continue to this proceeding 

evaluating GPLNG’s Request, and therefore any 

person interested in intervening to address the 

Request must file a new motion to intervene (or 

notice of intervention, as applicable). 10 CFR 

590.303. 

Request must file a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention.22 The filing of 

comments or a protest with respect to 

the Request will not serve to make the 

commenter or protestant a party to this 

proceeding, although protests and 

comments received from persons who 

are not parties will be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the Request. All protests, 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention must meet the 

requirements specified by DOE’s 

regulations in 10 CFR part 590, 

including the service requirements. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: 

(1) Submitting the filing electronically 

at fergas@hq.doe.gov; 

(2) Mailing the filing to the Office of 

Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section; or 

(3) Hand delivering the filing to the 

Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

For administrative efficiency, DOE 

prefers filings to be filed electronically. 

All filings must include a reference to 

‘‘Docket No. 12–156–LNG’’ or ‘‘GPLNG 

Request’’ in the title line. 

For electronic submissions: Please 

include all related documents and 

attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the 

original email correspondence. Please 

do not include any active hyperlinks or 

password protection in any of the 

documents or attachments related to the 

filing. All electronic filings submitted to 

DOE must follow these guidelines to 

ensure that all documents are filed in a 

timely manner. 

The Request, and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and comments will be 

available electronically on the DOE 

website at www.energy.gov/fecm/ 

regulation. 

A decisional record on the Request 

will be developed through responses to 

this Notice by parties, including the 

parties’ written comments and replies 

thereto. Additional procedures will be 

used as necessary to achieve a complete 

understanding of the facts and issues. If 

an additional procedure is scheduled, 

notice will be provided to all parties. If 

no party requests additional procedures, 

a final Order may be issued based on the 

official record, including the Request 

and responses filed by parties pursuant 

to this Notice, in accordance with 10 

CFR 590.316. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

23, 2024. 

Amy R. Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22053 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circulars A–108 and A–130, the 

Department of Energy (DOE or the 

Department) is publishing notice of a 

new Privacy Act system of records. DOE 

proposes to establish System of Records 

DOE–47 Reasonable Accommodation 

Requests Records. The purpose of this 

system of records is to assemble under 

a single, focused system the 

Department’s collection and treatment 

of information concerning records on 

employees and applicants for 

employment who seek and receive 

medical and non-medical reasonable 

accommodations. 

DATES: This System of Records Notice 

(SORN) will become applicable 

following the end of the public 

comment period on October 28, 2024 

unless comments are received that 

result in a contrary determination. 

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, and to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 

8H–085, Washington, DC 20585, by 

facsimile at (202) 586–8151, or by email 

at privacy@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 8H– 

085, Washington, DC 20585, by 

facsimile at (202) 586–8151, by email at 

privacy@hq.doe.gov, or by telephone: 

(240) 686–9485. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice proposes the establishment of a 

new system of records, DOE–47 

Reasonable Accommodation Requests 

Records, to collect, maintain, and 

disseminate records on employees and 

applicants for employment who seek 

and receive medical and non-medical 

accommodations. The purpose of this 

System of Records is to assemble the 

Department’s collection and treatment 

of this information together under a 

single, focused system. Information 

collected and maintained in this system 

includes data elements on: applicants 

for Federal employment who have 

disabilities; Federal employees with 

disabilities who seek accommodations 

to allow them to perform the essential 

functions of their job; Federal 

employees with disabilities who request 

or receive reasonable accommodation as 

required by the Department as the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, as 

amended by the Americans with 

Disabilities Act Amendment Act of 2008 

(ADAAA); individuals who receive 

medical and non-medical 

accommodations under Title VII of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964; and Federal 

employees or applicants for 

employment requesting accommodation 

based on a ‘‘sincerely held’’ religious 

belief, practice, or observance under the 

Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This 

system includes requests for a medical 

or religious accommodation. Another 

purpose of this system is to track and 

report the processing of Departmentwide requests for reasonable 

accommodation while ensuring 

compliance with applicable laws and 

regulations, including confidentiality 

requirements protecting personally 

identifiable information individuals 

submit in support of accommodation 

requests. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

DOE–47 Reasonable Accommodation 

Requests Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Systems leveraging this SORN may 

exist in multiple locations. All systems 

storing records in a cloud-based server 

are required to use governmentapproved cloud services and follow 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) security and privacy 

standards for access and data retention. 

Records maintained in a governmentapproved cloud server are accessed 

through secure data centers in the 

continental United States. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

the General Counsel, 1000 


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Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. 

Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad 

Field Office, 4021 National Parks 

Highway, P.O. Box 3090, Carlsbad, NM 

88221. 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Environmental Management 

Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC), 

550 Main Street, Room 7–010, 

Cincinnati, OH 45202. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Golden 

Field Office, 15013 Denver West 

Parkway, Golden, CO 80401. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho 

Operations Office, 1955 Fremont 

Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory, 

(Pittsburgh) 626 Cochran Mill Road, 

Pittsburgh, PA 15236. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory 

(Morgantown), 3610 Collins Ferry Road, 

Morgantown, WV 26505. 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory, (Albany) 

1450 Queen Avenue SW, Albany, OR 

97321. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Naval Reactors Field Office, P.O. Box 

109, West Mifflin, PA 15122–0109. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Naval Reactors Headquarters, 1240 Isaac 

Hull Avenue SE, Washington Navy 

Yard, DC 20376–0822. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Nevada Site Office, P.O. Box 98518, Las 

Vegas, NV 89193–8518. 

U.S. Department of Energy, NNSA 

Service Center, NNSA Albuquerque 

Complex, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, 

NM 87185–5400. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science Consolidated Service Center, 

Oak Ridge Office, P.O. Box 2001, Oak 

Ridge, TN 37831. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science Consolidated Service Center, 

Chicago Office, 9800 South Cass 

Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Science and Technical Information, 1 

Science Gov Way, P.O. Box 62, Oak 

Ridge, TN 37830. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Hanford 

Field Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, 

WA 99352. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah 

River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, 

Aiken, SC 29801. 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Southeastern Power Administration, 

1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 

30635–6711. 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Southwestern Power Administration, 

One West Third Street, Suite 1500, 

Tulsa, OK 74103. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve Project Management 

Office, 900 Commerce Road East, New 

Orleans, LA 70123. 

U.S. Department of Energy, Western 

Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 

281213, Lakewood, CO 80228–8213. 

SYSTEM MANAGER: 

Director, Office of Policy, Labor and 

Employee Relations, Office of the Chief 

Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 

et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 301; Title VII of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 

Civil Rights Act of 1991; The 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 

791, as amended; The Americans with 

Disabilities Act of 1990, 42, U.S.C. 

12101 et seq. (ADA); ‘‘Guidelines on 

Discrimination Because of Religion’’ 

and ‘‘Federal Sector Equal Employment 

Opportunity’’ Title 29 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Parts 1605, 1614; 

Executive Order 13164, Requiring 

Federal Agencies to Establish 

Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of 

Reasonable Accommodation (July 26, 

2000); Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission’s Policy Guidance on 

Religious Discrimination (OLC Control 

Number: EEOC–CVG–2021–3), July 15, 

2021. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The purpose of this system is to allow 

the Department of Energy and its 

elements to collect, process, assess, and 

maintain records on individuals that 

seek medical and religious 

accommodations to carry out the 

essential functions of their job. The 

system will collect and maintain records 

pertaining to employees and 

applications for employment from 

individuals that have disabilities and 

employees with disabilities or other 

extenuating and justifiable 

circumstances that request or receive 

reasonable accommodation, including 

exceptions for vaccination requirements 

based on medical or a ‘‘sincerely held’’ 

religious belief, practice, or observance. 

Another purpose of the system is to 

track and report the processing of 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

Department-wide to comply with 

applicable laws and regulations and to 

preserve and maintain the 

confidentiality of information provided 

in support of the accommodation 

request. The system documents and 

tracks requests made to the Department 

for reasonable accommodation and 

action taken by the Department in 

response to the requests. It also serves 

as a reference source for inquiries and 

responses thereto on a ‘‘need to know’’ 

basis only. Aggregate, de-identified data 

may be shared with Congress or other 

Federal agencies with an interest in 

employment or accommodation data 

and information. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include applicants for 

Federal employment and Federal 

employees that request or receive 

reasonable accommodation(s) on 

medical or religious grounds, including 

requests for medical accommodations 

made under the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, the Americans with Disabilities 

Act Amendments Act, requests for 

religious accommodations made under 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

or the Religious Freedom Restoration 

Act, or individuals asked to support 

requests for medical or religious 

accommodations, such as third-party 

medical reviewers or consultants, 

requestor’s physicians, or requestor’s 

spiritual leaders. This also includes 

participants in Department programs 

and activities, visitors at Department 

facilities, authorized individuals or 

representatives (e.g., family member or 

attorney), who request a reasonable 

accommodation on behalf of an 

applicant for employment or employee. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Date of request; requestor’s first, 

middle, and last names; employee 

identification number; email address, 

phone number, job title, pay plan, 

series, and grade; requestor’s healthcare 

provider’s name, license number, 

facility address, phone number, and 

email address; copies of employee 

records, such as personnel actions or 

pay and leave records, necessary for 

processing or effecting an 

accommodation, supplemental medical 

documentation, as required; 

authorization for limited release of 

medical information; requestor’s 

religious or spiritual leader’s name, 

email address, and phone number; 

name, email address, and phone number 

of third parties involved in assisting the 

requestor with making the request, such 

as a friend, health professional, or 

family member, and those Department 

officials processing the request, 

including the Designated Management 

Official (DMO), Local Reasonable 

Accommodation Coordinator (LRAC), 

Reasonable Accommodation Program 

Manager (RA PM), members of the 


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Office of the General Counsel (OGC), 

third-party medical reviewer’s 

communications, notes, and other 

review materials, the requestor’s 

supervisor, and requestor’s Union 

Representative; the name and location 

of applicable Servicing Human 

Resources Office or Shared Service 

Center; a description of the nature of the 

requestor’s medical condition and its 

impact on their ability to perform their 

job; how the requestor’s disability 

affects their major life activities; a 

description of the accommodation(s) 

requested; requestor’s religious belief, 

practice, or observance that is the basis 

for their request for accommodation; a 

description of the timing/duration/ 

frequency of the requested 

accommodation; supplemental 

documentation from the religious or 

spiritual leader, as required; description 

of the length of the requestor’s religious 

belief; description of the requestor’s 

objection to a vaccine requirement; 

description of whether medical or nonmedical condition or religious belief 

precludes use of all or only certain 

vaccines; list of vaccines previously 

taken; a description of the requestor’s 

actual or potential essential job 

functions; a rating of and comments 

concerning how the requested 

accommodation(s), if granted, would 

affect essential job functions; details 

from the requestor’s healthcare provider 

concerning the impact the disability 

may have on key duties/privileges of 

employment/benefits and how the 

requested accommodation(s) would 

lessen the requestor’s burden; 

descriptions of the nature, severity, and 

likely duration of the disability, 

activities limited by the disability, 

extent or degree to which the disability 

limits activities, the functional reason 

the requested accommodation(s) is 

required, and how the 

accommodation(s) will assist the 

requestor in applying for a job, 

performing essential job functions or 

enjoying the benefits of employment; 

determination for requested reasonable 

accommodation(s) and statement of 

rationale for the determination; 

documentation concerning denials, 

reconsideration, administrative closure, 

expenses related to the accommodation, 

appeal rights, interim accommodation, 

and requests for and limitations on a 

reassignment as reasonable 

accommodation of last resort; or other 

management reports/assessments, 

checklists, notes, and other relevant 

correspondence. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The records are provided by the 

individual making the request (‘‘the 

requestor’’), third-parties acting on 

behalf of the requestor, by Department 

personnel involved in processing or 

adjudicating the request (including 

supervisors, reasonable accommodation 

coordinators, equal employment 

opportunity (EEO) specialists, employee 

relation specialists, attorneys, medical 

review personnel, and contracting 

officers and their representatives), thirdparty claims’ reviewers or consultants, 

and by others furnishing records 

pertinent to the request (such as, the 

requestor’s healthcare provider, 

religion/spiritual leader, or technical 

experts). 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Any disclosures of information from 

this System of Records will be 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Office of the Chief Human Capital 

Officer (HC) collects and maintains the 

information. Information from this 

system may be disclosed to the 

individual to whom it pertains, or: (1) 

to the individual’s next-of kin, parent, 

guardian, or emergency contact; (2) to 

the public about an individual’s 

involvement with HC with the written 

consent of that individual; or (3) in 

accordance with standard routine uses 

as follows: 

1. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to supervisors 

and managers who need to know the 

necessary work restrictions and about 

the necessary approved 

accommodation(s). 

2. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to safety, 

medical, emergency personnel if the 

disability may require emergency 

treatment. 

3. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to government 

officials who investigate the reasonable 

accommodation program for compliance 

with and nondiscrimination under 

section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

4. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to workers’ 

compensation offices or insurance 

carriers. 

5. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to officials at 

a Federal, State, or local agency, such as 

the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission, that is part of the review 

of the issue(s) raised in the 

accommodation. A record from this 

system may be disclosed as a routine 

use to the appropriate local, state, tribal, 

or other Federal agency when records 

alone or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law whether civil, 

criminal, or regulatory in nature, and 

whether arising by general statute or 

particular program pursuant thereto. 

6. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use for the 

purpose of an investigation, settlement 

of claims, or the preparation and 

conduct of litigation to (1) persons 

representing the Department in the 

investigation, settlement or litigation, 

and to individuals assisting in such 

representation; (2) others involved in 

the investigation, settlement, and 

litigation, and their representatives and 

individuals assisting those 

representatives; (3) witnesses, potential 

witnesses, or their representatives and 

assistants; and (4) any other persons 

who possess information pertaining to 

the matter when it is relevant and 

necessary to obtain information or 

testimony relevant to the matter. 

7. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use in court or 

administrative proceedings to the 

tribunals, counsel, other parties, 

witnesses, and the public (in publicly 

available pleadings, filings, or 

discussion in open court) when such 

disclosure: (1) is relevant to, and 

necessary for, the proceeding; (2) is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the Department collected the records; 

and (3) the proceedings involve: 

a. The Department, its predecessor 

agencies, current or former contractor of 

the Department, or other United States 

Government agencies and their 

components, or 

b. A current or former employee of the 

Department and its predecessor 

agencies, current or former contractors 

of the Department, or other United 

States Government agencies and their 

components, who is acting in an official 

capacity or in any individual capacity 

where the Department or other United 

States Government agency has agreed to 

represent the employee. 

8. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to DOE 

contractors in performance of their 

contracts, and their officers and 

employees who have a need for the 

record in the performance of their 

duties. Those provided information 

under this routine use are subject to the 

same limitations applicable to 

Department officers and employees 

under the Privacy Act. 

9. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to appropriate 

agencies, entities, and persons when (1) 

the Department suspects or has 

confirmed that there has been a breach 

of the System of Records; (2) the 

Department has determined that as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 


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individuals, DOE (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

10. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to another 

Federal agency or Federal entity, when 

the Department determines that 

information from this System of Records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

11. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to a Member 

of Congress submitting a request 

involving a constituent when the 

constituent has requested assistance 

from the member concerning the subject 

matter of the record. The Member of 

Congress must provide a copy of the 

constituent’s signed request for 

assistance. 

12. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to an 

authorized appeal grievance examiner, 

formal complaints examiner, 

administrative judge, equal opportunity 

investigator, arbitrator or other duly 

authorized official engaged in 

investigation or settlement of a 

grievance, complaint or appeal filed by 

an employee. 

13. A record from this system may be 

disclosed as a routine use to such 

recipients and under such 

circumstances and procedures as are 

mandated by Federal statue, executive 

order, or treaty. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records in this system are on paper or 

in digital or other electronic form. 

Digital and other electronic images are 

stored on a storage area network in a 

secured environment. Records, whether 

paper or electronic, may be stored in a 

separate, secure location at the 

Department of Energy Headquarters or 

at Department field sites. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records may be retrieved by name of 

the requester, employing organizational 

element, or any unique identifying 

number assigned to the request, if 

applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Retention and disposition of these 

records is in accordance with the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration approved records 

disposition schedule with a retention of 

3 years. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic records may be secured 

and maintained on a cloud-based 

software server and operating system 

that resides in Federal Risk and 

Authorization Management Program 

(FedRAMP) and Federal Information 

Security Modernization Act (FISMA) 

hosting environment. Data located in 

the cloud-based server is firewalled and 

encrypted at rest and in transit. The 

security mechanisms for handling data 

at rest and in transit are in accordance 

with DOE encryption standards. 

Records are protected from 

unauthorized access through the 

following appropriate safeguards: 

• Administrative: Access to all 

records is limited to lawful government 

purposes only, with access to electronic 

records based on role and either twofactor authentication or password 

protection. The system requires 

passwords to be complex and to be 

changed frequently. Users accessing 

system records undergo frequent 

training in Privacy Act and information 

security requirements. Security and 

privacy controls are reviewed on an 

ongoing basis. 

• Technical: Computerized records 

systems are safeguarded on 

Departmental networks configured for 

role-based access based on job 

responsibilities and organizational 

affiliation. Privacy and security controls 

are in place for this system and are 

updated in accordance with applicable 

requirements as determined by NIST 

and DOE directives and guidance. 

• Physical: Computer servers on 

which electronic records are stored are 

located in secured Department facilities, 

which are protected by security guards, 

identification badges, and cameras. 

Paper copies of all records are locked in 

file cabinets, file rooms, or offices and 

are under the control of authorized 

personnel. Access to these facilities is 

granted only to authorized personnel 

and each person granted access to the 

system must be individual authorized to 

use or administer the system. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

The Department follows the 

procedures outlined in 10 CFR 1008.4. 

Valid identification of the individual 

making the request is required before 

information will be processed, given, 

access granted, or a correction 

considered, to ensure that information is 

processed, given, corrected, or records 

disclosed or corrected only at the 

request of the proper person. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Any individual may submit a request 

to the System Manager and request a 

copy of any records relating to them. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 1008.11, any 

individual may appeal the denial of a 

request made by him or her for 

information about or for access to or 

correction or amendment of records. An 

appeal shall be filed within 90 calendar 

days after receipt of the denial. When an 

appeal is filed by mail, the postmark is 

conclusive as to timeliness. The appeal 

shall be in writing and must be signed 

by the individual. The words 

‘‘PRIVACY ACT APPEAL’’ should 

appear in capital letters on the envelope 

and the letter. Appeals relating to DOE 

records shall be directed to the Director, 

Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

In accordance with the DOE 

regulation implementing the Privacy 

Act, 10 CFR part 1008, a request by an 

individual to determine if a system of 

records contains information about 

themselves should be directed to the 

U.S. Department of Energy, 

Headquarters, Privacy Act Officer. The 

request should include the requester’s 

complete name and the time period for 

which records are sought. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

This notice proposes to establish 

DOE–47 Reasonable Accommodation 

Requests Records as a new system of 

records. There has been no previous 

publication in the Federal Register 

pertaining to this system of records. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 20, 

2024, by Ann Dunkin, Senior Agency 

Official for Privacy, 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 


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1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 

1725459309. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other Federal agencies, and State 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for Federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by Federal law. 

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 September 

23, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–468–000] 

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, Gulf 

South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice 

of Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Eunice Reliability and Lake Charles 

Supply Project 

On May 8, 2024, Texas Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) and Gulf 

South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf 

South) filed an application in Docket 

No. CP24–468–000 requesting a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and abandonment 

authorization pursuant to Sections 7(b) 

and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 

and Part 157 of the Commission’s 

regulations to construct, operate and 

abandon certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities. The proposed project is 

known as the Eunice Reliability and 

Lake Charles Supply Project (Project) 

and would: (1) replace five existing 

reciprocating compressor units with two 

new Solar T70 and T60 units at the 

Texas Gas existing Eunice Compressor 

Station in Acadia Parish, Louisiana; and 

(2) install overpressure protection at its 

existing Woodlawn Junction in Jefferson 

Davis Parish, Louisiana. The Project 

would create 120,000 dekatherms per 

day (Dth/d) of new transportation 

capacity on Texas Gas’ system that 

would be leased to Gulf South to meet 

its customers’ needs in the Lake Charles 

area, including an electric utility and 

two natural gas marketers. 

On May 21, 2024, 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 The EA will be issued for a 30- 

day comment period. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—January 31, 2025 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—May 1, 2025 

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 Project would consist of the 

following facilities: 

• replace four 1,100 horsepower and 

one 2,250 horsepower reciprocating 

units with one 8,968 horsepower Solar 

T–70 gas-fired, turbine-driven unit and 

one 6,391 horsepower Solar T60 gasfired, turbine-driven unit, and 

appurtenances at the Eunice 

Compressor Station in Acadia Parish, 

Louisiana; and 

• install overpressure protection at 

the existing Woodlawn Junction in 

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. 

Background 

On June 10, 2024, the Commission 

Issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Eunice 

Reliability and Lake Charles Supply 

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 four comments from the 

Louisiana Ecological Services Office, 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency—Region 6, Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma, and Restore (Restore Explicit 

Symmetry To Our Ravaged Earth). All 

substantive comments will be addressed 

in 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. 

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. 

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., CP24–468–000), 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: September 20, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22080 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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