[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30709]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 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 three-year extension of its 
Department of Energy Form OE-417, ``Emergency Electric Incident and 
Disturbance Report'', OMB Control Number 1901-0288. The proposed 
collection will be used by DOE to meet its overall national security 
and Department of Homeland Security's National Response Framework 
responsibilities. DOE will use the data from this form to obtain 
current information regarding emergency situations on U.S. electric 
energy supply systems. The data also may be used to develop legislative 
recommendations, reports to the Congress and as a basis for DOE 
investigations following severe, prolonged, or repeated electric power 
reliability problems.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 30, 2015. 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 DOE Desk 
Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as 
possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

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

OE-417 Survey Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, OE-40, Reference: OE-417 2014 Renewal, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

    Comments may be sent by fax at 202-586-2623, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to The OE-417 Survey Manager, The Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability, OE-40, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, [email protected]; mock up forms can be 
accessed at: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1901-0288; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Emergency Electric Incident and Disturbance Report; (3) Three-
year extension; (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 
1974 (Public Law 93-275, 15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE 
Organization Act (Public Law 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) requires 
the DOE to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy 
information program. This program collects, analyzes, and disseminates 
information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, 
technology, and related economic and statistical information. This 
information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet 
near and longer-term domestic demands.
    Currently, OE uses Form OE-417 to monitor major system incidents on 
the electric power systems, assess power generating capacity in the 
event of a significant disruption, and to conduct after-action non-
regulatory investigations on significant interruptions of electric 
power. The information is used to meet DOE national-security 
responsibilities and requirements as set forth in the U.S. Department 
of Homeland Security's National Response Framework. The information may 
also be used in developing legislative recommendations/reports to 
Congress and coordinating Federal efforts regarding activities such as 
incidents/disturbances in critical infrastructure protection, the 
continuity of electric industry operations, and the continuity of 
operations. The information submitted may also be used by OE to analyze 
significant power interruptions of electric power from a non-regulatory 
perspective.
    Based upon feedback received from the 60-Day Federal Register 
Notice, OE does not intend to proceed with protecting Schedule 2 of 
Form OE-417 under the Confidential Information Protection and 
Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002. Instead, OE proposes to maintain 
the current data protections of the form.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,924;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 5061 hours;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 
There are no additional costs to respondents associated with the survey 
other than the costs associated with the burden hours.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2014.
Patricia Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, U. S. Department of Energy .
[FR Doc. 2014-30709 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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