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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0063]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Study of
Weighted Student Funding and
School-Based Systems (Study
Instruments)
Office of Planning, Evaluation
and Policy Development (OPEPD),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 7,
2017.
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–
2017–ICCD–0063. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
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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
216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Oliver Schak,
202–453–5643.
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: Study of Weighted
Student Funding and School-Based
Systems (Study Instruments).
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 738.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 212.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is
to examine districts that have
implemented weighted student funding
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(WSF) systems. In doing so, the study
team will investigate how these systems
for funding schools have been
implemented, the benefits in terms of
enhanced school funding equity and
improved resource allocation practices
through more equitable distributions of
funding to schools and increased
principal autonomy, and the challenges
each district may have faced in
undertaking such a reform. To this end,
the study team will conduct site visits
to a set of nine case study districts that
will involve in-person interviews with
district officials and school staff
involved in WSF system administration.
In addition, the study team will collect
and review relevant extant data (budget
and audited expenditure files) and
administer surveys to a nationally
representative sample of principals and
school district administrators.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
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
[Docket No. IC17–4–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–521); Comment
Request
June 1, 2017.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) previously issued a 60-day
Notice in the Federal Register (82 FR
14710, 3/22/2017) requesting public
comments on FERC–521 (Payments for
Benefits from Headwater
Improvements). The Commission
received no comments.
In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Commission
is submitting the FERC–521 to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below.
DATES: Comments on FERC–521 are due
by July 6, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0087, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–0710.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC17–4–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
ADDRESSES:
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–521, Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0087.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–521 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: The information collected
under the requirements of FERC–521 is
used by the Commission to implement
the statutory provisions of Section 10(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA).1 The
FPA authorizes the Commission to
determine headwater benefits received
by downstream hydropower project
owners. Headwater benefits are the
additional energy production possible at
a downstream hydropower project
resulting from the regulation of river
flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
When the Commission completes a
study of a river basin, it determines
headwater benefits charges that will be
apportioned among the various
downstream beneficiaries. A headwater
benefits charge and the cost incurred by
the Commission to complete an
evaluation are paid by downstream
hydropower project owners. In essence,
the owners of non-federal hydropower
projects that directly benefit from a
headwater improvement must pay an
equitable portion of the annual charges
for interest, maintenance, and
depreciation of the headwater project to
the U.S. Treasury. The regulations
provide for apportionment of these costs
between the headwater project and
downstream projects based on
downstream energy gains and propose
equitable apportionment methodology
that can be applied to all river basins in
which headwater improvements are
built. The Commission requires owners
of non-federal hydropower projects to
file data for determining annual charges
as outlined in 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two
types of entities that respond, Federal
and Non-Federal hydropower project
owners. The Federal entities that
typically respond are the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Department of Interior Bureau of
Reclamation. The Non-Federal entities
may consist of any Municipal or NonMunicipal hydropower project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–521—PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS FROM HEADWATER IMPROVEMENTS
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total number of
responses
Average burden &
cost per
response
Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
3
1
3
40 hrs.; $3,060 .....
120 hrs.; $9,180 ........
$3,060
Total cost .................................................................
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Federal and Non-Federal hydropower project owners ..
....................
....................
............................
...............................
120 hrs.; $9,180 ........
3,060
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $9,180 [120
hrs. * $76.50/hour 3 = $9,180].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
1 16
U.S.C. 803.
is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation
2 ‘‘Burden’’
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and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
3 Commission staff thinks that respondents to this
collection are similarly compensated in terms of
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salary and benefits. $76.50/hour is the average
FERC employee hourly salary plus benefits for
2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC17-4-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-521); Comment
Request
June 1, 2017.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC)
previously issued a 60-day Notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 14710,
3/22/2017) requesting public comments on FERC-521 (Payments for
Benefits from Headwater Improvements). The Commission received no
comments.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Commission is submitting the
FERC-521 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the
information collection requirements. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments
to the Commission as explained below.
DATES: Comments on FERC-521 are due by July 6, 2017.
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ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0087, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at 202-395-0710.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC17-4-000, by
either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Web site: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502-8663, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-521, Payments for Benefits from Headwater Improvements.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0087.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-521 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: The information collected under the requirements of FERC-
521 is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of
Section 10(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\ The FPA authorizes the
Commission to determine headwater benefits received by downstream
hydropower project owners. Headwater benefits are the additional energy
production possible at a downstream hydropower project resulting from
the regulation of river flows by an upstream storage reservoir.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 803.
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When the Commission completes a study of a river basin, it
determines headwater benefits charges that will be apportioned among
the various downstream beneficiaries. A headwater benefits charge and
the cost incurred by the Commission to complete an evaluation are paid
by downstream hydropower project owners. In essence, the owners of non-
federal hydropower projects that directly benefit from a headwater
improvement must pay an equitable portion of the annual charges for
interest, maintenance, and depreciation of the headwater project to the
U.S. Treasury. The regulations provide for apportionment of these costs
between the headwater project and downstream projects based on
downstream energy gains and propose equitable apportionment methodology
that can be applied to all river basins in which headwater improvements
are built. The Commission requires owners of non-federal hydropower
projects to file data for determining annual charges as outlined in 18
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 11.
Type of Respondents: There are two types of entities that respond,
Federal and Non-Federal hydropower project owners. The Federal entities
that typically respond are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The Non-Federal
entities may consist of any Municipal or Non-Municipal hydropower
project owner.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission estimates the total
Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as:
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\2\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
FERC-521--Payments for Benefits From Headwater Improvements
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Annual
number of Cost per
Number of responses Total number of Average burden & cost per Total annual burden hours and respondent
respondents per responses response total annual cost ($)
respondent
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4)........................ (3) * (4) = (5).............. (5) / (1)
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Federal and Non-Federal hydropower 3 1 3 40 hrs.; $3,060............ 120 hrs.; $9,180............. $3,060
project owners.
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Total cost..................... ........... ........... ................ ........................... 120 hrs.; $9,180............. 3,060
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The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $9,180
[120 hrs. * $76.50/hour \3\ = $9,180].
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\3\ Commission staff thinks that respondents to this collection
are similarly compensated in terms of salary and benefits. $76.50/
hour is the average FERC employee hourly salary plus benefits for
2017.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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