Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices 1345 

DATES: Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 

6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy 

Information Center, Office of Science 

and Technical Information, 1 

Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 

37831. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Alternate Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office 

of Environmental Management (OREM), 

P.O. Box 2001, EM–942, Oak Ridge, TN 

37831. Phone (865) 241–3315; Fax (865) 

241–6932; E-Mail: Melyssa.Noe@

orem.doe.gov. Or visit the website at 

https://energy.gov/orem/services/ 

community-engagement/oak-ridge-sitespecific-advisory-board. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Welcome and Announcements 

• Comments From the Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer (DDFO) 

• Comments From the DOE, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation and Environmental 

Protection Agency Liaisons 

• Public Comment Period 

• Presentation: Overview of Excess 

Contaminated Facilities 

• Motions/Approval of November 8, 

2017 Meeting Minutes 

• Status of Outstanding 

Recommendations 

• Alternate DDFO Report 

• Committee Reports 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following website: https://energy.gov/ 

orem/listings/oak-ridge-site-specificadvisory-board-meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 8, 

2018. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00349 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Extension of Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed collection of information that 

DOE is developing for submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 

collection of information relates to 

DOE’s Superior Energy Performance 

certification and 50001 Ready 

recognition programs. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before March 12, 2018. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585, by fax at 

202–586–9234, or by email at 

paul.scheihing@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Paul Scheihing, EE–5A/ 

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, by 

fax at 202–586–9234, or by email at 

paul.scheihing@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Department of Energy Superior 

Energy Performance® Certification 

Program Information Collection 

Request; 

(3) Type of Request: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: This Information 

Collection Request applies to the 

Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary 

ISO 50001 programs for industrial 

facilities: Superior Energy Performance®

(SEP®) and 50001 ReadyTM recognition. 

The information being collected is 

needed so as to include participants in 

the DOE’s SEP. SEP is an energy 

efficiency certification and recognition 

program for industrial facilities 

demonstrating energy management 

excellence and sustained energy 

savings. 50001 Ready recognition is a 

self-attestation of the implementation of 

an ISO 50001 energy management 

system without the need for external 

audits. 

SEP builds on the ISO 50001 energy 

management system standard and 

provides a rigorous, internationallyrecognized business process for 

companies to continually improve their 

energy performance. The SEP thirdparty verification of energy performance 

improvement is unique in the 

marketplace, and assists to differentiate 

certified companies from their 

competitors. This request for 

information consists of a voluntary data 

collection process for SEP participation: 

To enroll industrial facilities, manage 

and track certification cycles, and relay 

the costs and benefits of SEP 

certification to industry. 50001 Ready 

collects a minimal amount of selfattested information to manage and 

track recognition cycles and to 

recognize the achievements of its 

participants. 

There are four types of information to 

be collected from primary participants: 

(1) Background data, including contact 

information and basic information about 


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1A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts 

into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning 

the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or 

other purposes. 

the facility’s experience with energy 

management—collected in the SEP 

Enrollment Form; (2) Basic facility 

information about its energy use, energy 

consumption, and energy performance 

indicators—collected in the SEP 

Application Form; (3) Information on 

energy performance improvement in 

SEP-certified facilities—collected in the 

SEP Energy Performance Improvement 

Report; (4) Information on the costs and 

benefits of participating in SEP 

(optional; not required for SEP 

certification)—collected in the SEP 

Voluntary Costs/Benefits Form. 50001 

Ready collects only a subset of the same 

types of information in categories (1), 

(2), and (3), and without the need for 

external audit. 

Background data will primarily be 

used to track basic information about 

SEP and 50001 Ready participants and 

identify opportunities to provide 

participants with technical assistance. 

Basic information about a facility’s 

energy use, energy consumption, and 

energy performance indicators will be 

used to administer SEP and 50001 

Ready. Information on energy 

performance improvement will be used 

by DOE to manage and track 

participation cycles, and to track the 

results of participation in SEP and 

50001 Ready. For SEP, optional 

information on costs and benefits of SEP 

participation will be used to conduct 

and refine analysis on the costs and 

benefits of SEP participation. Responses 

to the DOE’s Information Collection 

Request will be voluntary. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 575; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 475; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 650; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $31,295. 

Statutory Authority: Accelerating 

Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency. 

Executive Order 13624, 77 FR 54779 (Aug. 

30, 2012); 42 U.S.C. 16191. 

Paul Scheihing, 

Technology Manager, Advanced 

Manufacturing Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00361 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP17–441–000 and CP17–441– 

001] 

Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review of 

the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project 

On May 11, 2017, Northwest Pipeline 

LLC (Northwest) filed an application 

with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) in 

docket number CP17–441–000 

requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas 

Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities. The 

proposed project is known as the North 

Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project (Project), 

and would replace an existing 8-inchdiameter pipeline with a 20-inchdiameter pipeline, increasing the design 

capacity on Northwest’s system to serve 

Puget Sound Energy. 

On October 23, 2017, Northwest filed 

an amendment to its application, and on 

November 2, 2017, the Commission the 

issued a Notice of Amendment to the 

Application for the revised 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 Assessment (EA) for the 

Project. This instant notice identifies the 

FERC staff’s planned schedule for the 

completion of the EA for the Project. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA: February 12, 2018. 

90-day Federal Authorization 

Decision Deadline: May 13, 2018. 

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 

Northwest proposes to remove 

approximately 5.8 miles of the 8-inchdiameter North Seattle Lateral pipeline 

in Snohomish County, Washington and 

replace it with 20-inch-diameter 

pipeline, primarily in the same trench. 

The North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project would consist of the following 

facilities: 

• Replace 5.8-miles of 8-inchdiameter pipeline with 20-inchdiameter pipeline; 

• rebuild the existing North Seattle/ 

Everett meter station in order to 

accommodate the increased delivery 

capacity of the North Seattle Lateral; 

• relocate an existing 8-inch pig 

launcher and a 20-inch pig receiver; 1

and 

• replace an existing 8-inch mainline 

valve with a 20-inch valve. 

Background 

On June 21, 2017, the FERC issued a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project, Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Session (NOI) in Docket 

No. CP17–441–000. The NOI was 

mailed to 409 parties, including affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries. 

We also held a public scoping comment 

session in the Project area on July 13, 

2017. 

The primary issues raised by 

commenters were impacts on residences 

(including noise, dust, drainage, and 

vegetation clearing), biological and 

water resources impacts, alternative 

routings for crossing the Fritch Mill 

property, pipeline safety, and impacts 

on adjacent utility easements and 

infrastructure. 

On October 23, 2017 Northwest 

amended its application, reducing the 

Project’s incremental firm capacity from 

196,311 to 159,299 dekatherms per day; 

reducing the length of the replacement 

20-inch-diameter pipeline by about 1 

mile; locating the replacement pig 

launcher/receiver at milepost 7.76; and 

changing the pipeline route between 

mileposts 2.1 and 2.2 so as to divert its 

pipeline system around the Fritch Mill. 

Accordingly, on November 21, 2017 we 

issued a Supplemental Notice of Intent 

to Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Amended North 

Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI) in Docket 

No. CP17–441–001. The Supplemental 

NOI was mailed to 312 parties, 

including affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American tribes; 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries. 


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