Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 29681-29682 [E9-14751]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices information please contact Katie Ingebretson, OUSD(C), 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 3E768, Washington, DC 20301–1155, Katie.ingebretson@osd.mil, (703) 614–2039. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (a) Purpose The mission of the DAAC is to provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, independent advice and recommendations on DoD financial management to include financial reporting processes, systems of internal controls, audit processes, and processes for monitoring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Ingebretson at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. (d) Procedures for Providing Written Comments (b) Agenda Below is the agenda for the July 21, 2009 meeting: 3 p.m. Introduction and welcome. 3:05 Swearing in of the Committee Members. 3:10 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Review. Open Session 3:15 Comments by DAAC Chairman. 3:30 Key DoD Financial Management initiatives. 3:50 Financial information and audit readiness: progress and next steps. 4:05 Discussion topics: • Roles and responsibilities during the audit. • Thoughts on making financial statements more useful to DoD managers. • Other government and private sector models. • Thoughts on publicizing the positive aspects of DoD financial management. 4:50 Next steps for Committee. 4:55 Closing Remarks. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments to the Committee about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, however, written comments should be received by the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be submitted via e-mail to the address for the DFO given in this notice in the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, or Word format). Please Note: Since the Committee operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, up to and including being posted on the OUSD(C) Web site. (c) Accessibility to the Meeting Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must contact Ms. Ingebretson at the number listed in this FR notice no later than noon on Monday, July 15th to arrange a Pentagon escort. Public attendees are required to arrive at the Pentagon Metro Entrance by 2 p.m. and complete security screening by 2:15 p.m. Security screening requires two forms of identification: (1) A government-issued photo I.D., and (2) any type of secondary I.D. which verifies the individual’s name (i.e., debit card, credit card, work badge, social security card). VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:15 Jun 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 Dated: June 17, 2009. Morgan E. Frazier, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E9–14672 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the Office of PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29681 Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by June 30, 2009. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. ED invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on respondents, including through the use of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 29682 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices Dated: June 18, 2009. Angela C. Arrington, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Evaluation and Accountability Reports for Title II, Part D of ESEA. Abstract: This submission requests emergency approval to require States to submit to the Department two written reports: (1) The State’s most recent Ed Tech evaluation report; and (2) A description of the States System of Accountability for Ed Tech funds which will include: (a) A description of how the SEA will ensure, for school years (SYs) 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, that LEAs and eligible local entities that receive Ed Tech funds (either competitively or by formula) are meeting their evaluation responsibilities; and (b) a description of the process and accountability measures that the SEA will use, for SYs 2009– 2010 and 2010–2011, to evaluate the effectiveness of Ed Tech-supported activities. Additional Information: Approval is needed by June 30, 2009 so that the Department can issue relevant program guidance and accountability reporting requirements on July 1, 2009, when the Department issues the Title II, D ARRA grant awards. The Department has had to work under extremely tight timelines to develop program reporting requirements consistent with the unprecedented accountability and transparency ARRA demands. The Department wants to apprise States of the reporting requirements as soon as possible so that States will have sufficient time to comply. Issuing the reporting requirements along with the awards on July 1 gives States approximately 90 calendar days to comply with the requirements. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 53. Burden Hours: 583. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 4073. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:15 Jun 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E9–14751 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Amistad and Falcon Projects Rate Order No. WAPA–143 AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Order Concerning a Power Rate Formula. SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of Energy confirmed and approved Rate Order No. WAPA–143 placing a power rate formula for the Amistad and Falcon Projects of the Western Area Power Administration (Western) into effect on an interim basis. The provisional power rate formula will be in effect on an interim basis until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) confirms, approves, and places it into effect on a final basis, or until the power rate formula is replaced by another power rate formula. DATES: The provisional rate formula will be placed into effect on an interim basis on June 8, 2009, and will be in effect until the FERC confirms, approves, and places the provisional rate formula into effect on a final basis through June 7, 2014, or until superseded. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bradley S. Warren, CRSP Manager, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center, Western Area Power Administration, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–5493, e-mail warren@wapa.gov, or Ms. Carol Loftin, Rates Manager, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center, Western Area Power Administration, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–6380, e-mail loftinc@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Amistad and Falcon Dams are features PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of international water storage projects located on the Rio Grande River between Texas and Mexico. Under the terms of Contract No. 7–07–50–P0890 (Contract) dated August 9, 1977, Western marketed the power from these dams to two electric cooperatives, South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC or Customer), and Medina Electric Cooperative (MEC). Under an October 19, 1995, amendment to the Contract, MEC notified Western that it had transferred its generation and transmission facilities to STEC and would be a distribution cooperative served by STEC and requested that MEC’s interest in the Contract be assigned to STEC. Western approved the Contract amendment. The power rate formula of the Contract was approved by the Federal Power Commission (FPC), predecessor to FERC, in Docket No. E–9566 on August 12, 1977 (59 FPC 1653), for a 5-year period effective on the date of initial operation of the Amistad Power Plant, June 8, 1983.1 According to article 9(a) of the Contract, Western calculates the annual installment to be paid by the Customer, for the power generated at the Amistad and Falcon power plants on or before August 31 of the year preceding the fiscal year to which it pertains, and codifies this amount in a revised Exhibit A to the Contract. Each annual installment pays the annual amortized portion of the United States’ investment in the Amistad and Falcon hydroelectric facilities with interest, and the associated operation, maintenance, and administrative costs. This repayment schedule is not dependent upon the power and energy made available for sale or the rate of generation each year. By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, effective December 6, 2001, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to Western’s Administrator, (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary, and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand, or to disapprove such rates to FERC. Existing Department of Energy procedures for public participation in power rate adjustments (10 CFR 903) were published on September 18, 1985. 1 A 5-year rate renewal of this same rate formula through June 7, 1993, was approved by FERC on July 20, 1988, at 44 FERC ¶ 62,058. Subsequent 5year renewals of the rate formula have been approved by FERC. The most recent approval was on January 31, 2005, in Docket No. EF04–5101–000, which approved the same rate formula through June 7, 2009 (110 FERC ¶ 62,083). E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29681-29682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14751]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, 
invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by June 
30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget; 725 
17th\\ Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or 
faxed to (202) 395-5806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB 
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity 
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) may amend or waive the requirement for public 
consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval 
process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate 
State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's 
ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director, Information 
Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing 
proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the 
Departmental review of the information collection. Each proposed 
information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) 
Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or 
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 
Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) 
Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 
Recordkeeping burden. ED invites public comment.
    The Department of Education is especially interested in public 
comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection 
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this 
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the 
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.


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    Dated: June 18, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Evaluation and Accountability Reports for Title II, Part D 
of ESEA.
    Abstract: This submission requests emergency approval to require 
States to submit to the Department two written reports: (1) The State's 
most recent Ed Tech evaluation report; and (2) A description of the 
States System of Accountability for Ed Tech funds which will include: 
(a) A description of how the SEA will ensure, for school years (SYs) 
2009-2010 and 2010-2011, that LEAs and eligible local entities that 
receive Ed Tech funds (either competitively or by formula) are meeting 
their evaluation responsibilities; and (b) a description of the process 
and accountability measures that the SEA will use, for SYs 2009-2010 
and 2010-2011, to evaluate the effectiveness of Ed Tech-supported 
activities.
    Additional Information: Approval is needed by June 30, 2009 so that 
the Department can issue relevant program guidance and accountability 
reporting requirements on July 1, 2009, when the Department issues the 
Title II, D ARRA grant awards. The Department has had to work under 
extremely tight timelines to develop program reporting requirements 
consistent with the unprecedented accountability and transparency ARRA 
demands. The Department wants to apprise States of the reporting 
requirements as soon as possible so that States will have sufficient 
time to comply. Issuing the reporting requirements along with the 
awards on July 1 gives States approximately 90 calendar days to comply 
with the requirements.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 53.
Burden Hours: 583.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4073. When 
you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-
0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection 
when making your request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

[FR Doc. E9-14751 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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