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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 / Notices 216.103 as ‘‘. . . an impact resulting from the specified activity that cannot be reasonably expected to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely affect the species or stock through effects on annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ Except with respect to certain activities not pertinent here, the MMPA defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering (Level B harassment). Summary of Request On September 14, 2016, NMFS received an adequate and complete application from the AAC requesting authorization for the take of marine mammals incidental to space vehicle and missile launch activities from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA) for a period of five years. Space vehicle and missile launch activities have the potential to result in take of pinnipeds on nearby haul outs. Therefore, AAC requests authorization to take marine mammals that may occur in these areas, including Steller sea lions (Eumatopias jubatus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii). Specified Activities AAC is proposing to launch small to medium space launch vehicles from the PSCA. PSCA may also launch a number of smaller missile systems, such as tactical or target vehicles. AAC anticipates the ability to accommodate nine launches per year. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Information Solicited Interested persons may submit information, suggestions, and comments concerning AAC’s request (see ADDRESSES). Comments should be supported by data or literature citations as appropriate. We will consider all relevant information, suggestions, and comments related to the request during the development of proposed regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals by AAC, if appropriate. Dated: September 20, 2016. Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–23257 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Sep 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0104] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult Education Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2016–ICCD–0104. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact John LeMaster, 202–245–6218. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66265 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: Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult Education. OMB Control Number: 1830–0027. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,700. Abstract: Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA—Pub. L. 113–128), entitled the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), was enacted on July 22, 2014. AEFLA creates a partnership among the Federal government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services. Section 116 of WIOA requires States and Local Areas that operate the six core programs of the workforce development system to comply with common performance accountability requirements for those programs. In addition to the WIOA Joint Performance ICR, ED’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has modified its previously-approved ICR, used by States for performance reporting under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) through the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS ICR), to conform to the new requirements under WIOA. The NRS ICR obtains aggregate data annually from States using a set of data tables developed by ED (OMB Control No. 1830–0027). Through this proposal, the Department is submitting a revised NRS ICR to include additional data collection elements consistent with the WIOA performance accountability requirements for the AEFLA program. These new requirements will become effective July 1, 2017. Thus, for purposes of the AEFLA program, States will be required to complete and submit annually to OCTAE the WIOA Annual Statewide Performance Report Template E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 66266 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 / Notices Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents be transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 8008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On December 7, 2011, DOE issued Order No. EA–184–B to MSCG, which authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a fiveyear term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires on December 7, 2016. On September 14, 2016, MSCG filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–184 for an additional five-year term. In its application, MSCG states that it does not own or operate any electric generation or transmission facilities, and it does not have a franchised service area. The electric energy that MSCG Dated: September 22, 2016. proposes to export to Mexico would be Tomakie Washington, surplus energy purchased from third Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy parties such as electric utilities and Officer, Office of Management. Federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The [FR Doc. 2016–23265 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] existing international transmission BILLING CODE 4000–01–P facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Executive Order 10485, as amended, [OE Docket No. EA–184–C] and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. Application To Export Electric Energy; Procedural Matters: Any person Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery application at the address provided and Energy Reliability, DOE. above. Protests should be filed in ACTION: Notice of application. accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Capital Group Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Inc. (Applicant or MSCG) has applied to Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 renew its authority to transmit electric CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to energy from the United States to Mexico become a party to these proceedings pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal should file a motion to intervene at the Power Act. above address in accordance with FERC DATES: Comments, protests, or motions Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies to intervene must be submitted on or of such comments, protests, or motions before October 27, 2016. to intervene should be sent to the address provided above on or before the ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, date listed above. motions to intervene, or requests for Comments and other filings more information should be addressed concerning MSCG’s application to to: Office of Electricity Delivery and export electric energy to Mexico should Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, be clearly marked with OE Docket No. U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 EA–184–C. An additional copy is to be Independence Avenue SW., asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (in the Joint Performance ICR) and the aggregate data tables in the revised NRS ICR under OMB Control No. 1830–0027. This revised NRS ICR contains 17 tables, two of which are required only for States that offer distance education; one optional table; two financial reports; one narrative report; and one data quality checklist. These tables and report forms are included in the document titled ‘‘Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Reporting Tables.’’ States include in the tables all participants in programs (1) that meet the purposes of AEFLA, and (2) for which expenditures are reported on the Federal Financial Report. In June 2016, OMB approved the data collection required by AEFLA (OMB 1830–0027) by approving non-substantive changes that conformed to the performance accountability requirements in WIOA section 116. OCTAE is requesting an extension of this approval, with proposed minor changes in order to obtain a more accurate reporting of participants served in the various AEFLA activities, services, and programs that support the purposes of AEFLA. These minor enhancements will increase the efficiency of the data collection process and ensure the quality of the data that States report. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Sep 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 provided directly to Edward J. Zabrocki, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036 and Allison E. Speaker, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 700 Sixth Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by accessing the program Web site at https://energy.gov/ node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2016. Christopher Lawrence, Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2016–23273 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL16–117–000] Vote Solar and Montana Environmental Information Center; Notice of Petition for Enforcement Take notice that on September 19, 2016, Vote Solar and Montana Environment Information Center (collectively, Vote Solar) filed a petition for enforcement pursuant to section 210 of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), 16 U.S.C. 824a–3. Vote Solar asserts that Montana Public Service Commission violated PURPA by suspending the standard rate for solar qualifying facilities with a nameplate capacity between 100 kW and 3 MW, all as more fully explained in the petition. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0104]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult 
Education

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and 
Adult Education (OCTAE)

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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0104. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E-349, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact John LeMaster, 202-245-6218.

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: Measures and Methods for the National 
Reporting System for Adult Education.
    OMB Control Number: 1830-0027.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,700.
    Abstract: Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
of 2014 (WIOA--Pub. L. 113-128), entitled the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), was enacted on July 22, 2014. AEFLA 
creates a partnership among the Federal government, States, and 
localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and 
literacy services. Section 116 of WIOA requires States and Local Areas 
that operate the six core programs of the workforce development system 
to comply with common performance accountability requirements for those 
programs. In addition to the WIOA Joint Performance ICR, ED's Office of 
Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has modified its 
previously-approved ICR, used by States for performance reporting under 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) through the National 
Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS ICR), to conform to the new 
requirements under WIOA. The NRS ICR obtains aggregate data annually 
from States using a set of data tables developed by ED (OMB Control No. 
1830-0027).
    Through this proposal, the Department is submitting a revised NRS 
ICR to include additional data collection elements consistent with the 
WIOA performance accountability requirements for the AEFLA program. 
These new requirements will become effective July 1, 2017. Thus, for 
purposes of the AEFLA program, States will be required to complete and 
submit annually to OCTAE the WIOA Annual Statewide Performance Report 
Template

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(in the Joint Performance ICR) and the aggregate data tables in the 
revised NRS ICR under OMB Control No. 1830-0027.
    This revised NRS ICR contains 17 tables, two of which are required 
only for States that offer distance education; one optional table; two 
financial reports; one narrative report; and one data quality 
checklist. These tables and report forms are included in the document 
titled ``Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Reporting 
Tables.'' States include in the tables all participants in programs (1) 
that meet the purposes of AEFLA, and (2) for which expenditures are 
reported on the Federal Financial Report. In June 2016, OMB approved 
the data collection required by AEFLA (OMB 1830-0027) by approving non-
substantive changes that conformed to the performance accountability 
requirements in WIOA section 116. OCTAE is requesting an extension of 
this approval, with proposed minor changes in order to obtain a more 
accurate reporting of participants served in the various AEFLA 
activities, services, and programs that support the purposes of AEFLA. 
These minor enhancements will increase the efficiency of the data 
collection process and ensure the quality of the data that States 
report.

    Dated: September 22, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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