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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SMEPA
has requested financing from RUS to
acquire a 15% undivided ownership
interest in the Project. The Project was
developed under DOE’s Clean Coal
Power Initiative (CCPI) by Mississippi
Power Company (MPCo), and will
demonstrate the feasibility of the
Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle
(IGCC) technology for commercial
operation. The Project has an expected
net generation capacity of 573 MW, and
has been designed to capture
approximately 67% of the carbon
dioxide (CO2) that enters the facility as
fuel. MPCo, a private utility that
provides approximately a third of
SMEPA’s load through a power
purchase agreement (PPA) at cost-based
wholesale rates, approached SMEPA in
2009 with the opportunity to participate
in the Project. Due to the existing PPA
with MPCo, SMEPA rates will be
affected regardless of their participation
in the Project. Participation in the
Project will allow SMEPA to meet
projected future power demand and will
provide potential cost savings through
the wholesale rate reductions.
RUS circulated a Notice of Adoption
and the Executive Summary of the DOE/
USACE Final EIS, in accordance with 40
CFR 1502.19, and made the document
available on the RUS Web site (https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-eis4.htm).
RUS published a Notice of Adoption in
the Federal Register on June 20, 2012
(77 FR 36996), and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
acknowledged its receipt of the DOE/
USACE Final EIS and RUS’s intent to
adopt the document in the Federal
Register on June 29, 2012 (77 FR 38801),
which began the 30-day public review
period. The comment period concluded
on July 31, 2012; RUS received three (3)
comments, which are responded to in
the ROD.
In accordance with NEPA, the CEQ
regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA, and
RUS’s Environmental Policies and
Procedures, RUS has determined that
the environmental impacts of the Project
have been adequately addressed. While
acknowledging that SMEPA lacks
sufficient control and responsibility
over the Project, RUS determined that
financing SMEPA’s participation in the
Project would be subject to NEPA and
conducted an independent evaluation of
the DOE/USACE Final EIS and
associated documents. RUS also
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reviewed the engineering studies
submitted by SMEPA that further
assessed the purpose and need and
alternatives of SMEPA’s involvement in
the Project. RUS has determined that its
independent evaluation and adoption of
the DOE/USACE FEIS fulfills its
obligations under the above cited statute
and regulations for its action related to
the Project. Final loan approval for the
Project is dependent on the conclusion
of the financial and engineering
reviews. Additional detail regarding
RUS’s regulatory authority, the rationale
for the decision, and compliance with
applicable regulation are included in
the ROD.
Approval
This Record of Decision is effective on
signature.
Dated: September 19, 2012.
John Charles Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–23603 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Current Population Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0049.
Form Number(s): CPS–263, CPS–
263(SP), CPS–264, CPS–264(SP), CPS–
266, BC–1428, BC–1428(SP), BC–1433,
BC–1433(SP), CPS–692, CPS–504.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 19,347.
Number of Respondents: 59,000.
Average Hours per Response: The
demographic items within the monthly
CPS interview (including school
enrollment) take about 1.6 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau requests authorization from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to increase the universe for three
of the questions within the Current
Population Survey (CPS). The monthly
school enrollment question in the
Current Population Survey has long
been collected for people from age 16 up
to the age of 24, but changes in the
population dictate a need to increase the
universe up to the age of 54. Raising the
age of respondents to which the
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monthly enrollment question is
provided will substantially increase the
data resources with which analysts and
researchers identify the effects of federal
education and training policies on key,
policy-relevant populations. This
change is sponsored by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
The primary purpose of collecting the
school enrollment data from the CPS is
to relate demographic characteristics
(age, sex, race, education, occupation,
and income) to school enrollment
behavior. Federal, state, and local
governments; college institutions;
research groups; and other private
organizations use the school enrollment
data collected. Increasing the universe
will provide data on how federal
investments in education and training
are affecting those over 24.
Additionally, monthly data allows us to
measure adult enrollment in education
that does not necessarily coincide with
typical enrollments in the Fall for
younger adults. Further, it allows better
measurement of how enrollment
responds both to changes in the
business cycle and government policy—
federal student aid training programs—
that is not possible with any other
federal data source.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
jjessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB
Desk Officer either by fax (202–395–
7245) or email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: September 21, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–23663 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Current Population Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0049.
Form Number(s): CPS-263, CPS-263(SP), CPS-264, CPS-264(SP), CPS-
266, BC-1428, BC-1428(SP), BC-1433, BC-1433(SP), CPS-692, CPS-504.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 19,347.
Number of Respondents: 59,000.
Average Hours per Response: The demographic items within the
monthly CPS interview (including school enrollment) take about 1.6
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to increase the universe for
three of the questions within the Current Population Survey (CPS). The
monthly school enrollment question in the Current Population Survey has
long been collected for people from age 16 up to the age of 24, but
changes in the population dictate a need to increase the universe up to
the age of 54. Raising the age of respondents to which the monthly
enrollment question is provided will substantially increase the data
resources with which analysts and researchers identify the effects of
federal education and training policies on key, policy-relevant
populations. This change is sponsored by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES).
The primary purpose of collecting the school enrollment data from
the CPS is to relate demographic characteristics (age, sex, race,
education, occupation, and income) to school enrollment behavior.
Federal, state, and local governments; college institutions; research
groups; and other private organizations use the school enrollment data
collected. Increasing the universe will provide data on how federal
investments in education and training are affecting those over 24.
Additionally, monthly data allows us to measure adult enrollment in
education that does not necessarily coincide with typical enrollments
in the Fall for younger adults. Further, it allows better measurement
of how enrollment responds both to changes in the business cycle and
government policy--federal student aid training programs--that is not
possible with any other federal data source.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
jjessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245)
or email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: September 21, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23663 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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