Agency Information Collection Extension, 71713-71714 [2016-25135]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 18, 2016 / Notices 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: Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations and General Provisions Regulations. OMB Control Number: 1845–0019. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Individuals or Households; Private Sector. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,616,710. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,247,152. Abstract: This request is for continued approval of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements that are contained in the General Provisions regulations as well as the specific program regulations for the Federal Perkins Loan program, the Federal Work-Study program, and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunities Grant program. This purpose of this submission is to renew this collection for the next three year period. The information collection requirements are necessary to determine eligibility to receive program benefits and to prevent fraud and abuse of program funds. Dated: October 13, 2016. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–25142 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth Department of Energy (DOE). Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:19 Oct 17, 2016 Jkt 241001 Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, November 3, 2016 6:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Simonton, Alternate Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897–3737, Greg.Simonton@ lex.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities. Tentative Agenda: • Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda • Approval of October Minutes • Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments • Federal Coordinator’s Comments • Liaison’s Comments • Presentation • Administrative Issues • Subcommittee Updates • Public Comments • Final Comments From the Board • Adjourn Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Greg Simonton at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Greg Simonton at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Greg Simonton at the PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 71713 address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: https://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. Issued at Washington, DC, on October 12, 2016. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–25100 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Agency Information Collection Extension U.S. Department of Energy. Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; comment request. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a threeyear extension of its Financial Assistance Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1910–0400. This information collection request covers information necessary to administer and manage DOE’s financial assistance programs. DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before November 17, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period or if you want access to the collection of information, without charge, contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE listed below as soon as possible. SUMMARY: Written comments should be sent to the following: DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. And to: Richard Bonnell, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Acquisition Management, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 0121; or by email at Richard.bonnell@ hq.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Bonnell by email at richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov . Please put ‘‘2016 DOE Agency Information Collection Extension’’ in the subject line when sending an email. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 71714 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 18, 2016 / Notices (1) OMB No. 1910–0400 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection Request Title: DOE Financial Assistance Information Clearance; (3) Type of Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This package contains information collections necessary to annually plan, solicit, negotiate, award, administer, and closeout grants and cooperative agreements under the Department’s financial assistance programs; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,134; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 39,378; (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 532,067; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. Statutory Authority: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301– 6308. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2016. John R. Bashista, Director, Office of Acquisition Management, Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2016–25135 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–431] Application To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co. Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: Tenaska Power Services Co. (Applicant or TPS) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before November 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 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 Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:19 Oct 17, 2016 Jkt 241001 sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On September 28, 2016, DOE received an application from TPS for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. In its application, TPS states that it does not own or control any electric generation or transmission facilities, and it does not have a franchised service area. The electric energy that TPS proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased from third parties such as electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential Permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to these proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies of such comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be sent to the address provided above on or before the date listed above. Comments and other filings concerning TPS’s application to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– 431. An additional copy is to be provided to both Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co., 1701 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76006, and Neil L. Levy, KING & SPALDING LLP, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20006. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 October 12, 2016. Christopher Lawrence, Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2016–25136 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER17–47–000] DifWind Farms LTD VI; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of DifWind Farms LTD VI’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is October 31, 2016. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71713-71714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25135]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Financial Assistance Information 
Collection, OMB Control Number 1910-0400. This information collection 
request covers information necessary to administer and manage DOE's 
financial assistance programs.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
November 17, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments 
within that period or if you want access to the collection of 
information, without charge, contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the following:

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 
735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

And to:

Richard Bonnell, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Acquisition 
Management, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121; or 
by email at Richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Bonnell by email at 
richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov . Please put ``2016 DOE Agency Information 
Collection Extension'' in the subject line when sending an email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:

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(1) OMB No. 1910-0400 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: DOE Financial Assistance Information Clearance; (3) Type of 
Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This package contains information 
collections necessary to annually plan, solicit, negotiate, award, 
administer, and closeout grants and cooperative agreements under the 
Department's financial assistance programs; (5) Annual Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 11,134; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
39,378; (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 532,067; and (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2016.
John R. Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-25135 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am]
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