Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program (1894-0001), 7582-7583 [2015-02737]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7582 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 28 / Wednesday, February 11, 2015 / Notices comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Jessica Skrebes, (202) 260–1406. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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 the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP). OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,000. Abstract: The purposes of the State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) program are to: (1) Promote increased collaboration between Tribal educational agencies (TEAs) and the State educational agencies (SEAs) and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Feb 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve students from affected tribes; and (2) build the capacity of TEAs to conduct certain administrative functions under certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) formula grant programs for eligible schools, as determined by the TEA, SEA, and LEA. This award is made under the Indian Education National Activities authority, as authorized under ESEA title VII, Part A (Title VII). During the pilot of this grant competition, the Department of Education (Department) relied exclusively on selection criteria from the Education Department General Administrative Regulations and therefore used the generic application package approved under 1894–0006. For the FY 2015 grant competition, the Department proposes to use programspecific selection criteria, seeking approval for a new discretionary STEP grant application. Dated: February 6, 2015. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–02816 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0013] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program (1894–0001) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0113 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Nalini LambaNieves, 202–502–7562. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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 the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program (1894–0001). OMB Control Number: 1840–0114. Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 590. E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 28 / Wednesday, February 11, 2015 / Notices Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 38,350. Abstract: This collection is the application booklet for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), CFDA# 84.031A & 84.031F. SIP provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve their academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal stability to increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their capacity. Funding is targeted to institutions that enroll a large proportion of financially disadvantaged students and have low per-student expenditures. Section 311(b) and section 391(a)(1) of title III, part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1057 and the governing regulations (34 CFR 607.1–607.31) require collection of the information identified in the application package, in order to make awards. Dated: February 5, 2015. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–02737 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy. ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Information collection extension; notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Form EIA–851A ‘‘Domestic Uranium Production Report (Annual),’’ Form EIA–851Q ‘‘Domestic Uranium Production Report (Quarterly),’’ and Form EIA–858 ‘‘Uranium Marketing Annual Survey.’’ 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Feb 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 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. Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before April 13, 2015. 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 Douglas Bonnar, Operations Research Analyst, by fax at 202–586– 3045, or by email at douglas.bonnar@ eia.gov. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Douglas Bonnar, douglas.bonnar@eia.gov, https:// www.eia.gov/survey/#uranium. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1905–0160; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Uranium Data Program; (3) Type of Request: Threeyear extension; (4) Purpose: Uranium Data Program is intended to collect high-quality statistical data on domestic uranium supply and demand activities, including production, exploration and development, trade, and purchases and sales available to the U.S. The audience for these data includes the Congress, other Executive Branch agencies, the nuclear and uranium industry, and the public in general. Form EIA–851A collects annual data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium milling and processing, uranium feed sources, uranium mining, employment, drilling, expenditures, and uranium reserves. The data collected appear in the following EIA publication: Domestic Uranium Production Report—Annual, https://www.eia.gov/uranium/ production/annual/. Form EIA–851Q collects monthly data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium production and sources (mines and other) on a quarterly basis. The data collected appear in the following EIA publication: Domestic Uranium Production Report—Quarterly, https:// www.eia.gov/uranium/production/ quarterly/. Form EIA–858 collects annual data from the U.S. uranium market on uranium contracts, deliveries, inventories, enrichment services purchased, uranium use in fuel assemblies, feed deliveries to enrichers, and unfilled market requirements. Uranium deliveries, feed deliveries to PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7583 enrichers, and unfilled market requirements are reported both for the current reporting year and for the following ten years. The data collected appear in the following EIA publications: Uranium Marketing Annual Report, https://www.eia.gov/ uranium/marketing/ and Domestic Uranium Production Report—Annual, https://www.eia.gov/uranium/ production/annual/; (4) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: EIA is proposing no changes to Forms EIA– 851A, EIA–851Q, and EIA–858; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 101; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 169; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,227; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA estimates that there are no additional costs to respondents associated with the surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours. The information is maintained in the normal course of business. The cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $88,307 (1,227 burden hours times $71.97 per hour). Therefore, other than the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for generating, maintaining and providing the information. 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 February 5, 2015. Nanda Srinivasan, Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–02844 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC15–58–000. Applicants: ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc., Chanarambie Power Partners LLC. Description: Supplemental clarification to January 14, 2015 Joint Application Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc. and Chanarambie Power Partners, LLC. Filed Date: 2/4/15. Accession Number: 20150204–5167. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/17/15. E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7582-7583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02737]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions 
Program (1894-0001)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously 
approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0113 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Nalini Lamba-Nieves, 202-502-
7562.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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 the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Application for Grants Under the Strengthening 
Institutions Program (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0114.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 590.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 38,350.
    Abstract: This collection is the application booklet for the 
Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), CFDA# 84.031A & 84.031F. SIP 
provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to 
improve their academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal 
stability to increase their self-sufficiency and strengthen their 
capacity. Funding is targeted to institutions that enroll a large 
proportion of financially disadvantaged students and have low per-
student expenditures. Section 311(b) and section 391(a)(1) of title 
III, part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 
U.S.C. 1057 and the governing regulations (34 CFR 607.1-607.31) require 
collection of the information identified in the application package, in 
order to make awards.

    Dated: February 5, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-02737 Filed 2-10-15; 8:45 am]
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