Chasm Hydro Partnership; Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption, 32945 [2015-14107]
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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 Colleen
McGinnis, (202) 377–4330.
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: Borrower Defenses
Against Loan Repayment.
OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 150,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 150,000.
Abstract: This is a request for an
emergency collection to facilitate the
collection of information for borrowers
who believe they have cause to invoke
the borrower defenses against
repayment of a loan as noted in
regulation. This collection includes Web
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site language that will provide
minimum information that requests
need to include for consideration as
well as a separate specific attestation
form. These processes are being offered
to aid in preserving borrowers’ rights
and to meet the fiduciary
responsibilities of the federal student
loan programs. These collections will
allow the Department of Education to
inform borrowers and loan servicers of
the information needed to review and
adjudicate requests for relief under
borrower defenses regulations.
Additional Information: Section
455(h) of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1087e(h)
provides that the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) defines by
regulation which claims against a school
constitute defenses to repayment of a
loan under the Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan) program. Following a
negotiated rulemaking process, the
Department published amendments to
the Direct Loan program regulations on
December 1, 1994. These regulations
included borrower defenses specified in
34 CFR 685.206(c). The regulation, in
part, states ‘‘(c)(1) [i]n any proceeding to
collect on a Direct Loan, the borrower
may assert as a defense against
repayment, an act or omission of the
school attended by the student that
would give rise to a cause of action
against the school under applicable
State law.’’ Prior to 2015, the borrower
defense identified above was rarely
asserted by any borrowers and no
specific methods of collecting
information was defined or found
necessary. In the 20 years prior, the
Department received 5 claims for
borrower defense. Over the last several
months, the Department has received
over 1000 such claims due to a building
debt activism movement as well as the
notoriety of Corinthian’s collapse,
creating a need for a clearer process for
potential claimants. This exponential
increase in demand was unexpected and
outside of the Department’s control.
Dated: June 5, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3230–010]
Chasm Hydro Partnership; Ampersand
Chasm Falls Hydro LLC; Notice of
Transfer of Exemption
1. By letter filed March 3, 2015,
Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC
informed the Commission that the
exemption from licensing for the
Chateaugay Chasm Project, FERC No.
3230, originally issued June 15, 1981,1
has been transferred to Ampersand
Chasm Falls Hydro LLC. The project is
located on the Chateaugay River in
Franklin County, New York. The
transfer of an exemption does not
require Commission approval.
2. Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC
is now the exemptee of the Chateaugay
Chasm Project, FERC No. 3230. All
correspondence should be forwarded to:
Ian Chow, Project Manager, Ampersand
Chasm Falls Hydro LLC, 717 Atlantic
Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111.
Dated: June 3, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER06–615–061;
ER02–1656–038.
Applicants: California Independent
System Operator Corporation.
Description: Compliance Filing in
Response to June 3, 2014 Order of the
California Independent System Operator
Corporation.
Filed Date: 6/3/15.
Accession Number: 20150603–5191.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/15.
Docket Numbers: ER12–2414–004.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc..
Description: Compliance filing per 35:
Amendment to compliance filing
revision of BSM Rules to be effective 6/
22/2012.
Filed Date: 6/3/15.
1 15 FERC ¶ 62,339, Order Granting Exemption
from Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project of
5 Megawatts or Less (1981).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3230-010]
Chasm Hydro Partnership; Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC; Notice
of Transfer of Exemption
1. By letter filed March 3, 2015, Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC
informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the
Chateaugay Chasm Project, FERC No. 3230, originally issued June 15,
1981,\1\ has been transferred to Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC. The
project is located on the Chateaugay River in Franklin County, New
York. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission
approval.
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\1\ 15 FERC ] 62,339, Order Granting Exemption from Licensing of
a Small Hydroelectric Project of 5 Megawatts or Less (1981).
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2. Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro LLC is now the exemptee of the
Chateaugay Chasm Project, FERC No. 3230. All correspondence should be
forwarded to: Ian Chow, Project Manager, Ampersand Chasm Falls Hydro
LLC, 717 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111.
Dated: June 3, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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