Proposed Agency Information Collection, 11871-11872 [2010-5419]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 48 / Friday, March 12, 2010 / Notices holdings, library staff, library services and usage, library technology, library budget and expenditures for 4,300 academic libraries in the U.S. The ALS questionnaire is being revised for the 2010 survey: One eligibility question and twelve item responses will be added and one item response will be dropped. 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 4228. 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 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. 2010–5480 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Department of Education. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. AGENCY: srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:18 Mar 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. 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 Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. 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. OMB invites public comment. Dated: March 9, 2010. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services Office of Management. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Application for Grants under the Predominantly Black Institutions Program. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 30 Burden Hours: 600 Abstract: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) amended Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act to include Section 318— The Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Program. Unlike the previous PBI Program (authorized by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007), which was competitive and focused on programs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the PBI program authorized under the HEOA is an institutional aid program and grants are based on a formula rather than being competitive. All institutions who qualify as PBIs and submit the required materials will receive a portion of the total PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11871 appropriation based on a formula. The PBI Program makes grant awards to eligible colleges and universities to plan, develop, undertake and implement programs to enhance the institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American students; to expand higher education opportunities for eligible students by encouraging college preparation and student persistence in secondary school and postsecondary education; and to strengthen the financial ability of the institution to serve the academic needs of these students. Allowable activities are numerous and include academic instruction, teacher education, faculty development, equipment purchase, construction and maintenance, and tutoring and counseling services. This information collection is necessary to comply with Section 318 of Title III, Part A of the HEA as amended. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from https:// edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 4160. 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 directed to Valentine at 202– 401–0526. 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. 2010–5476 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection U.S. Department of Energy. Notice and request for OMB review and comment. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1 11872 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 48 / Friday, March 12, 2010 / Notices retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 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 collection must be received on or before March 26, 2010. 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: Kayleigh Axtell, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., AR–1/955 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20585. Or by fax at 202–586–0734, or by email at kayleigh.axtell@hq.doe.gov and DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kayleigh Axtell at kayleigh.axtell@hq.doe.gov. This emergency information collection request contains: (1) OMB No: New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Fossil Energy (FE); (3) Type of Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will ensure adequate information is available to support sound project management and to meet the transparency and accountability associated with the Recovery Act by requesting approval for monthly reporting. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 23 until June and then approximately 6 (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 128 (7) Annual Estimated srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:18 Mar 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 Number of Burden Hours: Approximately 35–45 hours for each recipient and 8–16 hours for the federal project manager per project per month. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $60,000— $81,000 per project, per year for respondents. $75,000—$110,000 per project, per year for the Federal Government. (9) Type of Respondents: Recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of collections of information. (a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written determination that: (1) The collection of information: (i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established under this Part; and (ii) Is essential to the mission of the agency; and (2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under this Part because: (i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed; (ii) An unanticipated event has occurred; or (iii) The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed. (b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should approve or disapprove the collection of information. Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Issued in Washington, DC on March 9, 2010. Robert Pafe, Deputy Budget Director, Office of Budget and Financial Management, Office of Fossil Energy. [FR Doc. 2010–5419 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho National Laboratory Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting correction. AGENCY: ACTION: On March 3, 2010, the Department of Energy published a notice of open PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 meeting announcing a meeting of the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho National Laboratory to be held on March 16, 2010 75 FR 9590. In that notice, the meeting address was Hilton Garden Inn, 700 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. Today’s notice is announcing that the meeting address is Shilo Inn, 780 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. Issued in Washington, DC on March 10, 2010. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–5560 Filed 3–10–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request. SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the form, FE–746R, ‘‘Natural Gas Import and Export Application’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments must be filed by April 12, 2010. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within that period, you should contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Send comments to OMB Desk Officer for DOE, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX at 202– 395–7285 or e-mail to Christine_Kymn@omb.eop.gov is recommended. The mailing address is 726 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395–4638. (A copy of your comments should also be provided to EIA’s Statistics and Methods Group at the address below.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Grace Sutherland. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202– 586–5271) or e-mail (grace.sutherland@eia.doe.gov) is also recommended. The mailing address is E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11871-11872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed 
emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect 
data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and

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retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 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 collection must be received on or before 
March 26, 2010. 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: Kayleigh Axtell, Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., AR-1/955 L'Enfant Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20585.
    Or by fax at 202-586-0734, or by e-mail at 
kayleigh.axtell@hq.doe.gov and DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Kayleigh Axtell at kayleigh.axtell@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection 
request contains: (1) OMB No: New; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Fossil Energy (FE); (3) Type of Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: 
To collect data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs 
created and retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will ensure 
adequate information is available to support sound project management 
and to meet the transparency and accountability associated with the 
Recovery Act by requesting approval for monthly reporting. (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23 until June and then approximately 6 
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 128 (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: Approximately 35-45 hours for each 
recipient and 8-16 hours for the federal project manager per project 
per month. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 
Burden: $60,000--$81,000 per project, per year for respondents. 
$75,000--$110,000 per project, per year for the Federal Government. (9) 
Type of Respondents: Recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act funding.
    An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may 
request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of 
collections of information.
    (a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written 
determination that:
    (1) The collection of information:
    (i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established 
under this Part; and
    (ii) Is essential to the mission of the agency; and
    (2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance 
procedures under this Part because:
    (i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance 
procedures are followed;
    (ii) An unanticipated event has occurred; or
    (iii) The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely 
to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably 
likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
    (b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should 
approve or disapprove the collection of information.

    Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1 American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 9, 2010.
Robert Pafe,
Deputy Budget Director, Office of Budget and Financial Management, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-5419 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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