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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: Assurance of
Compliance—Civil Rights Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 1870–0503.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector, State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4.
Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights
(OCR) has enforcement responsibilities
under several civil rights laws,
including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504,
the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy
Scouts of America Equal Access Act. To
meet these responsibilities, OCR collects
assurances of compliance from
applicants for Federal financial
assistance from, and applicants for
funds made available through, the
Department of Education, as required by
regulations. These entities include, for
example, State educational agencies,
local education agencies, and
postsecondary educational institutions.
If a recipient violates one or more of
these civil rights laws, OCR and the
Department of Justice can used the
signed assurances of compliance in an
enforcement proceeding.
Dated: February 12, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0147]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education Grant
Program (TEACH Grant Program)
Agreement to Serve
Federal Student Assistance
(FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
20, 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–2014–ICCD–0147
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 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Jon Utz, 202–
377–4040.
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
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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: Teacher Education
Assistance for College and Higher
Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant
Program) Agreement to Serve.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0083.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Teacher
Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program
(TEACH Grant Program) Agreement to
Serve.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 34,116.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 17,058.
Abstract: As a condition for receiving
a TEACH Grant, a student must sign an
Agreement to Serve. A new Agreement
to Serve must be signed for each award
year during which a student wishes to
receive a TEACH Grant. By signing the
Agreement to Serve, a TEACH Grant
recipient agrees to meet the teaching
service obligation and other terms and
conditions of the TEACH Grant Program
that are described in the Agreement to
Service. In accordance with these terms
and conditions, if a TEACH Grant
recipient does not fulfill the required
teaching service obligation or otherwise
fails to meet the requirements of the
TEACH Grant Program, any TEACH
Grant funds the individual received will
be converted to a Direct Unsubsidized
Loan that the grant recipient must repay
in full, with interest. The Agreement to
Serve also explains the repayment terms
and conditions that will apply if a
TEACH Grant is converted to a Direct
Unsubsidized Loan.
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Dated: February 12, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13102–003]
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Birch Power Company; Notice of
Scoping Meetings and Environmental
Site Review and Soliciting Scoping
Comments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
License (Major Project).
b. Project No.: 13102–003.
c. Date Filed: July 2, 2013.
d. Applicant: Birch Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Demopolis Lock
and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ (Corps) Demopolis Lock and
Dam, on theTombigbee River, west of
the city of Demopolis in Marengo and
Sumter Counties, Alabama. The
proposed project would occupy
approximately 23 acres of federal land
administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas E.
Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles
Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528–
6152.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer, (202)
502–8449 or adam.peer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: April 25, 2015.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–13102–003.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedures require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
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to serve a copy of that document on
each person on the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize
the existing Corps’ Demopolis Lock and
Dam and Reservoir, and would consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A
900-foot-long excavated intake channel
(headrace); (2) two 60-foot-long by 32foot-wide trash racks with 2.5-inch bar
spacing; (3) a 201-foot-long by 80-footwide powerhouse containing two 24megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbines, having
a total installed capacity of 48 MW; (4)
a substation; (5) a forebay oxygen
diffuser line system to enhance
dissolved oxygen; (6) a 1,880-foot-long
excavated tailrace channel; (7) a 1,700foot-long retaining wall along the north
side of tailrace channel; (8) a 4.4-milelong, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and
(9) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about
213,000 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Scoping Process:
The Commission intends to prepare
an environmental assessment (EA) on
the project in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
EA will consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Scoping Meetings
FERC staff will conduct one agency
scoping meeting and one public
meeting. The agency scoping meeting
will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization (NGO)
concerns, while the public scoping
meeting is primarily for public input.
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All interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are invited
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist the staff in identifying the
scope of the environmental issues that
should be analyzed in the EA. The times
and locations of these meetings are as
follows:
Agency Scoping Meeting
DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
TIME: 9:00 a.m. (EDT).
PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner’s
Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
Public Scoping Meeting
DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
TIME: 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner’s
Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
Copies of the Scoping Document
(SD1) outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA were distributed to
the parties on the Commission’s mailing
list. Copies of the SD1 will be available
at the scoping meeting or may be
viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
(see item m above).
Environmental Site Review
The Applicant and FERC staff will
conduct a project Environmental Site
Review. The time and location of this
meeting is as follows:
PROJECT: Demopolis Lock and Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
TIME: 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
LOCATION: Demopolis Civic Center
Parking Lot, 501 N. Commissioner’s
Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
All interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are invited
to attend. All participants should meet
at the time and location specified above.
All participants are responsible for their
own transportation to the site. Anyone
with questions about the Environmental
Site Review should contact Nicholas E.
Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles
Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528–
6152 on or before March 19, 2015.
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will:
(1) Summarize the environmental issues
tentatively identified for analysis in the
EA; (2) solicit from the meeting
participants all available information,
especially quantifiable data, on the
resources at issue; (3) encourage
statements from experts and the public
on issues that should be analyzed in the
EA, including viewpoints in opposition
to, or in support of, the staff’s
preliminary views; (4) determine the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0147]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
Grant Program (TEACH Grant Program) Agreement to Serve
AGENCY: Federal Student Assistance (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 20, 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-2014-ICCD-
0147 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Jon Utz, 202-377-4040.
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: Teacher Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant Program) Agreement to
Serve.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0083.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Teacher Education Assistance for
College and Higher Education Grant Program (TEACH Grant Program)
Agreement to Serve.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 34,116.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,058.
Abstract: As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, a student
must sign an Agreement to Serve. A new Agreement to Serve must be
signed for each award year during which a student wishes to receive a
TEACH Grant. By signing the Agreement to Serve, a TEACH Grant recipient
agrees to meet the teaching service obligation and other terms and
conditions of the TEACH Grant Program that are described in the
Agreement to Service. In accordance with these terms and conditions, if
a TEACH Grant recipient does not fulfill the required teaching service
obligation or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of the TEACH
Grant Program, any TEACH Grant funds the individual received will be
converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that the grant recipient must
repay in full, with interest. The Agreement to Serve also explains the
repayment terms and conditions that will apply if a TEACH Grant is
converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan.
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Dated: February 12, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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