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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Department of Education.
ACTION: Comment Request.
AGENCY:
The 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 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
20, 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. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
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. The OMB is
particularly interested in comments
which: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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SUMMARY:
Title of Collection: Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1855–0010.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local, or Tribal Government, State
Educational Agencies or Local
Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 30.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 750.
Abstract: The Department uses will
use the information through this report
to monitor and evaluate competitive
grants. These grants are made to private,
non-profits; governmental entities; and
consortia of these entities. These
organizations will use the funds to
leverage private capital to help charter
schools construct, acquire, and renovate
charter schools.
Requests for copies of the information
collection submission for OMB review
may be accessed from the RegInfo.gov
Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or from the
Department’s website at https://
edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 4357. 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 and
OMB Control Number when making
your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: September 14, 2010.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
[Docket No. IC10–547–001]
Office of Innovation and Improvement
September 13, 2010.
Type of Review: Revision.
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Notice.
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below 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
(75 FR 34107, 6/16/2010) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–547 and has
made this notation in its submission to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by October 20,
2010.
SUMMARY:
Address comments on the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and
include OMB Control Number 1902–
0084 for reference. The Desk Officer
may be reached by telephone at 202–
395–4638.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
No. IC10–547–001. Comments may be
filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Documents filed
electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing
formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document
electronically, access the Commission’s
Web site and click on Documents &
Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow
the instructions for each screen. First
time users will have to establish a user
name and password. The Commission
will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, the comments
should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
ADDRESSES:
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Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and
should refer to Docket No. IC10–547–
001.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC10–547 may do
so through eSubscription at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp. All comments may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely via the Internet through
FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
The
information collected under the
requirements of FERC–547, ‘‘Gas
Pipeline Rates: Refund Report
Requirements’’ (OMB Control No. 1902–
0084), is used by the Commission to
implement the statutory refund
provisions governed by sections 4, 5,
and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).1
Sections 4 and 5 authorize the
Commission to order a refund, with
interest, for any portion of a natural gas
company’s increased rate or charge
found to be unjust or unreasonable.
Refunds may also be instituted by a
natural gas company as a stipulation to
a Commission-approved settlement
agreement or a provision under the
company’s tariff. Section 16 of the NGA
authorizes the Commission to prescribe
rules and regulations necessary to
administer its refund mandates. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commission’s refund reporting
requirements are found in 18 CFR
154.501 and 154.502.
The Commission uses the data to
monitor refunds owed by natural gas
companies to ensure that the flowthrough of refunds owed by these
companies are made as expeditiously as
possible and to assure that refunds are
made in compliance with the
Commission’s regulations.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the FERC–547
reporting requirements, with no
changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated
annual public reporting burden for
FERC–547 is reduced from the estimate
made three years ago due to a reduction
in the average number of filings
received annually, from 60 in 2007, to
30 presently.
Average
number of
reponses per
respondents
(2)
Average
burden hours
per response
(3)
Total annual
burden hours
(1)×(2)×(3)
FERC–547 .......................................................................................................
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FERC data collection
Number of
respondents
(1)
30
1
75
2,250
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $149,143 (2250
hours/2080 hours 2 per year, times
$137,874 3).
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information,
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
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benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 1975–102 and P–2061–086]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of
Application for Amendment of License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions to
Intervene, and Protests
September 13, 2010.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment of
license to amend project operation from
run-of-river to load-following.
b. Project Nos.: 1975–102 and P–
2061–086.
c. Date Filed: May 11, 2010 and May
5, 2010.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Bliss (P–1975) and
Lower Salmon Falls (P–2061).
f. Location: The Bliss Project (P–1975)
is located on the Snake River in
Gooding, Twin Falls and Elmore
Counties, Idaho. The Lower Salmon
Falls Project (P–2061) is located on the
Snake River in Gooding and Twin Falls
Counties, Idaho. Both projects occupy
lands managed by the Bureau of Land
Management. The Lower Salmon Falls
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC10-547-001]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-547); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
September 13, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has submitted the
information collection described below 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 (75 FR 34107, 6/
16/2010) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the
FERC-547 and has made this notation in its submission to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by October 20,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Comments to OMB should be filed electronically, c/o oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and include OMB Control Number 1902-0084 for
reference. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at 202-395-
4638.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and should refer to Docket No. IC10-547-001.
Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format. Those
persons filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in an
acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing formats are available at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. To file the document
electronically, access the Commission's Web site and click on Documents
& Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp), and
then follow the instructions for each screen. First time users will
have to establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an
automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt
of comments.
For paper filings, the comments should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
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Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and should refer to Docket No. IC10-
547-001.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC10-547 may do so through eSubscription at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. All comments may be viewed,
printed or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's homepage
using the ``eLibrary'' link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax
at (202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the
requirements of FERC-547, ``Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report
Requirements'' (OMB Control No. 1902-0084), is used by the Commission
to implement the statutory refund provisions governed by sections 4, 5,
and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).\1\ Sections 4 and 5 authorize the
Commission to order a refund, with interest, for any portion of a
natural gas company's increased rate or charge found to be unjust or
unreasonable. Refunds may also be instituted by a natural gas company
as a stipulation to a Commission-approved settlement agreement or a
provision under the company's tariff. Section 16 of the NGA authorizes
the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations necessary to
administer its refund mandates. The Commission's refund reporting
requirements are found in 18 CFR 154.501 and 154.502.
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The Commission uses the data to monitor refunds owed by natural gas
companies to ensure that the flow-through of refunds owed by these
companies are made as expeditiously as possible and to assure that
refunds are made in compliance with the Commission's regulations.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
FERC-547 reporting requirements, with no changes.
Burden Statement: The estimated annual public reporting burden for
FERC-547 is reduced from the estimate made three years ago due to a
reduction in the average number of filings received annually, from 60
in 2007, to 30 presently.
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Average number
Number of of reponses Average burden Total annual
FERC data collection respondents per respondents hours per burden hours
(1) (2) response (3) (1)x(2)x(3)
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FERC-547.................................... 30 1 75 2,250
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $149,143
(2250 hours/2080 hours \2\ per year, times $137,874 \3\).
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The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information, including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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