50638 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of 

Deadline for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, Secretariat, 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of deadline for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: At the direction of the 

President, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or Department), as the 

Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force (QER) Task Force 

has convened public meetings to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review this year. The DOE has also 

been taking written comments on the 

QER by email and postal mail. In order 

to allow enough time to consider public 

comments for the QER Report, the 

deadline for written public comments 

for the QER Report is October 10, 2014. 

DATES: Public comments are due 

October 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments to: QERComments@

hq.doe.gov or by U.S. mail to the Office 

of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, 

EPSA–60, QER Meeting Comments, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adonica Renee Pickett, EPSA–90, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Policy and Systems Analysis, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9168 

Email:Adonica.Pickett@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 9, 2014, President Obama 

issued a Presidential Memorandum— 

Establishing a Quadrennial Energy 

Review. To accomplish this review, the 

Presidential Memorandum establishes a 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force 

to be co-chaired by the Director of the 

Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, and the Director of the Domestic 

Policy Council. Under the Presidential 

Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy 

shall provide support to the Task Force, 

including support for coordination 

activities related to the preparation of 

the Quadrennial Energy Review Report, 

policy analysis and modeling, and 

stakeholder engagement. 

The DOE, as the Secretariat for the 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

will hold a series of public meetings to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

The initial focus for the Quadrennial 

Energy Review will be our Nation’s 

infrastructure for transporting, 

transmitting, storing and delivering 

energy. Our current infrastructure is 

increasingly challenged by 

transformations in energy supply, 

markets, and patterns of end use; issues 

of aging and capacity; impacts of 

climate change; and cyber and physical 

threats. Any vulnerability in this 

infrastructure may be exacerbated by the 

increasing interdependencies of energy 

systems with water, 

telecommunications, transportation, and 

emergency response systems. The first 

Quadrennial Energy Review Report will 

serve as a roadmap to help address these 

challenges. 

The Department of Energy has a broad 

role in energy policy development and 

the largest role in implementing the 

Federal Government’s energy research 

and development portfolio. Many other 

executive departments and agencies also 

play key roles in developing and 

implementing policies governing energy 

resources and consumption, as well as 

associated environmental impacts. In 

addition, non-Federal actors are crucial 

contributors to energy policies. Because 

most energy and related infrastructure is 

owned by private entities, investment 

by and engagement of the private sector 

is necessary to develop and implement 

effective policies. State and local 

policies; the views of nongovernmental, 

environmental, faith-based, labor, and 

other social organizations; and 

contributions from the academic and 

non-profit sectors are also critical to the 

development and implementation of 

effective energy policies. 

An interagency Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force, which includes 

members from all relevant executive 

departments and agencies (agencies), 

will develop an integrated review of 

energy policy that integrates all of these 

perspectives. It will build on the 

foundation provided in the 

Administration’s Blueprint for a Secure 

Energy Future of March 30, 2011, and 

Climate Action Plan released on June 

25, 2013. The Task Force will offer 

recommendations on what additional 

actions it believes would be appropriate. 

These may include recommendations on 

additional executive or legislative 

actions to address the energy challenges 

and opportunities facing the Nation. 

Submitting comments via email. 

Submitting comments by email to the 

QER email address will require you to 

provide your name and contact 

information in the transmittal email. 

Your contact information will be 

viewable to DOE staff only. Your contact 

information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

Your contact information will be 

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the comment itself or in any documents 

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information that you do not want to be 

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Otherwise, persons viewing comments 

will see only first and last names, 

organization names, correspondence 

containing comments, and any 

documents submitted with the 

comments. 

Do not submit to the QER email 

address (QERcomments@hq.doe.gov) 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)). Comments submitted to the QER 

email address cannot be claimed as CBI. 

Comments received through the email 

address will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section, below. 

If you do not want your personal 

contact information to be publicly 

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comment or any accompanying 

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Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via mail or hand delivery/ 

courier, please provide all items on a 

CD, if feasible, in which case it is not 

necessary to submit printed copies. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and are free 

of any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

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Confidential Business Information. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 


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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 164 / Monday, August 25, 2014 / Notices 50639 

1 In Order No. 693, the Commission approved 

Reliability Standards MOD–010 and MOD–012. 

Regarding Reliability Standards MOD–011, MOD– 

013, MOD–014, and MOD–015, the Commission in 

Order No. 693 did not approve or remand the 

standards, pending the receipt of additional 

information. Mandatory Reliability Standards for 

the Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693, 72 FR 16416 

(Apr. 4, 2007), at PP 1131–1222, order on reh’g, 

Order No. 693–A, 120 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2007). 

submit via email, postal mail, or hand 

delivery/courier two well-marked 

copies: One copy of the document 

marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Confidential information should be 

submitted to the Confidential QER email 

address: QERConfidential@hq.doe.gov. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. It is DOE’s policy 

that all comments may be included in 

the public docket, without change and 

as received, including any personal 

information provided in the comments 

(except information deemed to be 

exempt from public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 

2014. 

Michele Torrusio, 

QER Secretariat, QER Interagency Task Force, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20114 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RD14–5–000] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting the information 

collection in Docket No. RD14–5–000 to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review of the information 

collection requirements. Any interested 

person may file comments directly with 

OMB and should address a copy of 

those comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

issued a Notice in the Federal Register 

(79 FR 27588, 5/14/2014) requesting 

public comments. FERC received no 

comments in response to that notice and 

has made this notation in its submission 

to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by September 24, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the docket number, should 

be sent via email to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs: 

oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also 

be reached via telephone at 202–395– 

4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, identified by the Docket 

No. RD14–5–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown 

may be reached by email at 

DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202) 

273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed information collection in 

Docket No. RD14–5–000 relates to the 

proposed Reliability Standards MOD– 

032–1 (Data for Power System Modeling 

and Analysis) and MOD–033–1 (SteadyState and Dynamics System Model 

Validation), developed by the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC), and submitted to 

the Commission for approval. NERC’s 

petition related to the proposed 

Reliability Standards MOD–032–1 and 

MOD–033–1 was approved on May 1, 

2014, pursuant to the relevant authority 

delegated to the Director, Office of 

Electric Reliability under 18 CFR 

375.303. 

Reliability Standard MOD–032–1 

consolidates NERC-approved Reliability 

Standards MOD–011–0, MOD–013–1 

and MOD–014–0, as well as, 

Commission approved Reliability 

Standards MOD–010–0 and MOD–012– 

0, into one standard.1 Reliability 

Standard MOD–032–1 requires data 

submission by applicable data owners to 

their respective transmission planners 

and planning coordinators to support 

the interconnection model building 

process in their interconnection. 

Reliability Standard MOD–033–1 is a 

new standard that requires each 

planning coordinator to implement a 

documented process to perform model 

validation within its planning area. The 

purpose of the Reliability Standards is 

to establish comprehensive modeling 

data requirements, reporting 

procedures, and validation requirements 

necessary to accurately model the 

interconnected transmission system for 

the near-term transmission planning 

horizon and the long-term transmission 

planning horizon. 

Burden Statement: The number of 

respondents is based on the NERC 

Registry as of April 30, 2014. Public 

reporting burden for this proposed 

collection is estimated as: 


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