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Title of Collection: Part D
Discretionary Grant Application—
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (1890–0001).
OMB Control Number: 1820–0028.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 800.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 21,200.
Abstract: Under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act discretionary
grants are authorized to support
technology, State personnel
development, personnel preparation,
parent training and information, and
technical assistance activities. This
grant application provides the forms
and information necessary for
applicants to submit an application for
funding, and information for use by
technical reviewers to determine the
quality of the application.
Dated: April 22, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
EIA requests a three-year
extension, with changes to the Electric
Power & Renewable Electricity Surveys
(EPRES) as required under The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
EPRES consists of nine surveys,
including annual, monthly and a daily
survey. These surveys collect data from
entities involved in the production,
transmission, delivery, and sale of
electricity, and in maintaining the
reliable operation of the power system.
The data collected are the primary
source of information on the nation’s
electric power system. The renewable
energy survey collects information on
the manufacture, shipment, import, and
export of photovoltaic cells and
modules, and is the primary national
source of information on these topics.
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EIA must receive all comments
on this proposed information collection
no later than June 24, 2019. If you
anticipate any difficulties in submitting
your comments by the deadline, contact
the person listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice as soon as
possible.
DATES:
Send your comments to
Sara Hoff, Office of Electricity,
Renewables, and Uranium Statistics,
U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Forrestal Building, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, EI–23,
Washington, DC 20585. Submission via
email to Electricity2020@eia.gov is
recommended.
ADDRESSES:
Sara
Hoff, (202) 586–1242 email:
Electricity2020@eia.gov. The forms and
instructions are available on EIA’s
website at https://www.eia.gov/survey/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0129.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Electric Power & Renewable
Electricity Surveys;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with
changes;
(4) Purpose: EIA’s EPRES consists of
the following nine surveys:
Form EIA–63B, Photovoltaic Module
Shipments Report;
Form EIA–411, Coordinated Bulk Power
Supply Program Report;
Form EIA–860, Annual Electric
Generator Report;
Form EIA–860M, Monthly Update to the
Annual Electric Generator Report;
Form EIA–861, Annual Electric Power
Industry Report;
Form EIA–861S, Annual Electric Power
Industry Report (Short Form);
Form EIA–861M, Monthly Electric
Power Industry Report;
Form EIA–923, Power Plant Operations
Report;
Form EIA–930, Balancing Authority
Operations Report.
Form EIA–63B Photovoltaic Module
Shipments Report tracks photovoltaic
module manufacturing, shipments,
technology types, revenue, and related
information. The data collected on this
form are used by DOE, Congress, other
government and non-government
entities, and the public to monitor the
current status and trends of the
photovoltaic industry and to evaluate
the future of the industry.
Form EIA–411 Coordinated Bulk
Power Supply Program Report collected
information relating to the reliability of
the electric power system in the lower
48 states, including regional electricity
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year advance period, the characteristics,
and frequency of outages occurring on
the Bulk Electric System, and other
information on the transmission system
and supporting facilities. The data are
collected from the regional reliability
entities by the North American Electric
Reliability Corp., (NERC), which then
organizes and edits the information and
submits the data to EIA.
Form EIA–860, Annual Electric
Generator Report collects data on
existing and planned electric generation
plants, and associated equipment
including generators, boilers, cooling
systems, and environmental control
systems. Data are collected from all
existing units and from planned units
scheduled for initial commercial
operation within ten years of the
specified reporting period (depending
on the type of power plant).
Form EIA–860M, Monthly Update to
the Annual Electric Generator Report
collects data on the status of proposed
new generators scheduled to begin
commercial operation within the future
12-month period; and existing
generators that have proposed
modifications that are scheduled for
completion within one month. The
information is needed to ensure a
complete and accurate inventory of the
nation’s generating fleet, for such
purposes as reliability and
environmental analysis.
Form EIA–861, Annual Electric Power
Industry Report collects annual
information on the retail sale,
distribution, transmission, and
generation of electric energy in the
United States and its territories. The
data include related activities such as
energy efficiency and demand response
programs. In combination with Form
EIA–861S short form and the monthly
Form EIA–861M, this annual survey
provides coverage of sales to ultimate
customers of electric power and related
activities. Form EIA–861S, Annual
Electric Power Industry Report (Short
Form) collects a limited set of
information annually from small
companies involved in the retail sale of
electricity. A complete set of annual
data are collected from large companies
on Form EIA–861. The small utilities
that currently report on Form EIA–861S
are required to complete Form EIA–861
once every eight years to provide
updated information for the statistical
estimation of uncollected data. Form
EIA–861M, Monthly Electric Power
Industry Report collects monthly
information from a sample of electric
utilities, energy service providers and
distribution companies that sell or
deliver electric power to end users. Data
included on this form includes sales
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and revenue for end-use sectors—
residential, commercial, industrial, and
transportation. This survey is the
monthly complement to the annual data
collection from the universe of
respondents that report on Form EIA–
861 and Form EIA–861S.
Form EIA–923, Power Plant
Operations Report collects information
from electric power plants in the United
States on electric power generation,
energy source consumption, end of
reporting period fossil fuel stocks, as
well as the quality and cost of fossil fuel
receipts.
Form EIA–930, Balancing Authority
Operations Report collects a
comprehensive set of the current day’s
system demand data on an hourly basis
and the prior day’s basic hourly electric
system operating data on a daily basis.
The data provide a basic measure of the
current status of electric systems in the
United States and can be used to
compare actual system demand with the
day-ahead forecast thereby providing a
measure of the accuracy of the
forecasting used to commit resources. In
addition, the data can be used to
address smart grid related issues such as
integrating wind and solar generation,
improving the coordination of natural
gas and electric short-term operations
and expanding the use of demand
response, storage, and electric vehicles
in electric systems operations.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection:
Form EIA–411
EIA proposes to discontinue the use
of Form EIA–411. Data reported on
Form EIA–411 are collected by NERC
and sent to EIA. NERC annually
publishes an Electricity Supply and
Demand (ES&D) public-use database at
https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ESD/
Pages/default.aspx. This ES&D database
includes all the data that EIA published
from the information reported on Form
EIA–411. The ES&D public database
contains more detail than the data EIA
published.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 19,803:
Form EIA–63B has 55 respondents;
Form EIA–860 has 4,757 respondents;
Form EIA–860M has 312 respondents;
Form EIA–861 has 2,262 respondents;
Form EIA–861S has 1,157 respondents;
Form EIA–861M has 620 respondents;
Form EIA–923 has 10,575 respondents;
Form EIA–930 has 65 respondents.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 75,220.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 169,870 hours.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
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$12,573,777 (169,870 burden hours
times $74.02 per hour). EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs to
respondents associated with the surveys
other than the costs associated with the
burden hours since the information is
maintained during normal course of
business.
Comments are invited on whether or
not: (a) The proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of agency functions,
including whether the information will
have a practical utility; (b) EIA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA
can improve the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information it will collect;
and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, such as automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 19,
2019.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration U. S. Energy
Information Administration.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1219]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
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information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before June 24, 2019.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1219.
Title: Connect America FundAlternative Connect America Cost
Model Support.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,100 unique respondents;
1,100 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours–2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one-time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that USAC must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service programs; and must
not disclose data in company-specific
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08319]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: EIA requests a three-year extension, with changes to the
Electric Power & Renewable Electricity Surveys (EPRES) as required
under The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The EPRES consists of nine
surveys, including annual, monthly and a daily survey. These surveys
collect data from entities involved in the production, transmission,
delivery, and sale of electricity, and in maintaining the reliable
operation of the power system. The data collected are the primary
source of information on the nation's electric power system. The
renewable energy survey collects information on the manufacture,
shipment, import, and export of photovoltaic cells and modules, and is
the primary national source of information on these topics.
DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information
collection no later than June 24, 2019. If you anticipate any
difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the
person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to Sara Hoff, Office of Electricity,
Renewables, and Uranium Statistics, U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, EI-23, Washington, DC 20585. Submission via email
to [email protected] is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Hoff, (202) 586-1242 email:
[email protected]. The forms and instructions are available on
EIA's website at https://www.eia.gov/survey/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905-0129.
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Electric Power &
Renewable Electricity Surveys;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with changes;
(4) Purpose: EIA's EPRES consists of the following nine surveys:
Form EIA-63B, Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report;
Form EIA-411, Coordinated Bulk Power Supply Program Report;
Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report;
Form EIA-860M, Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report;
Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report;
Form EIA-861S, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Short Form);
Form EIA-861M, Monthly Electric Power Industry Report;
Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report;
Form EIA-930, Balancing Authority Operations Report.
Form EIA-63B Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report tracks
photovoltaic module manufacturing, shipments, technology types,
revenue, and related information. The data collected on this form are
used by DOE, Congress, other government and non-government entities,
and the public to monitor the current status and trends of the
photovoltaic industry and to evaluate the future of the industry.
Form EIA-411 Coordinated Bulk Power Supply Program Report collected
information relating to the reliability of the electric power system in
the lower 48 states, including regional electricity supply and demand
projections for a 10-year advance period, the characteristics, and
frequency of outages occurring on the Bulk Electric System, and other
information on the transmission system and supporting facilities. The
data are collected from the regional reliability entities by the North
American Electric Reliability Corp., (NERC), which then organizes and
edits the information and submits the data to EIA.
Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report collects data on
existing and planned electric generation plants, and associated
equipment including generators, boilers, cooling systems, and
environmental control systems. Data are collected from all existing
units and from planned units scheduled for initial commercial operation
within ten years of the specified reporting period (depending on the
type of power plant).
Form EIA-860M, Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator
Report collects data on the status of proposed new generators scheduled
to begin commercial operation within the future 12-month period; and
existing generators that have proposed modifications that are scheduled
for completion within one month. The information is needed to ensure a
complete and accurate inventory of the nation's generating fleet, for
such purposes as reliability and environmental analysis.
Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report collects annual
information on the retail sale, distribution, transmission, and
generation of electric energy in the United States and its territories.
The data include related activities such as energy efficiency and
demand response programs. In combination with Form EIA-861S short form
and the monthly Form EIA-861M, this annual survey provides coverage of
sales to ultimate customers of electric power and related activities.
Form EIA-861S, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Short Form)
collects a limited set of information annually from small companies
involved in the retail sale of electricity. A complete set of annual
data are collected from large companies on Form EIA-861. The small
utilities that currently report on Form EIA-861S are required to
complete Form EIA-861 once every eight years to provide updated
information for the statistical estimation of uncollected data. Form
EIA-861M, Monthly Electric Power Industry Report collects monthly
information from a sample of electric utilities, energy service
providers and distribution companies that sell or deliver electric
power to end users. Data included on this form includes sales
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and revenue for end-use sectors--residential, commercial, industrial,
and transportation. This survey is the monthly complement to the annual
data collection from the universe of respondents that report on Form
EIA-861 and Form EIA-861S.
Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report collects information
from electric power plants in the United States on electric power
generation, energy source consumption, end of reporting period fossil
fuel stocks, as well as the quality and cost of fossil fuel receipts.
Form EIA-930, Balancing Authority Operations Report collects a
comprehensive set of the current day's system demand data on an hourly
basis and the prior day's basic hourly electric system operating data
on a daily basis. The data provide a basic measure of the current
status of electric systems in the United States and can be used to
compare actual system demand with the day-ahead forecast thereby
providing a measure of the accuracy of the forecasting used to commit
resources. In addition, the data can be used to address smart grid
related issues such as integrating wind and solar generation, improving
the coordination of natural gas and electric short-term operations and
expanding the use of demand response, storage, and electric vehicles in
electric systems operations.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:
Form EIA-411
EIA proposes to discontinue the use of Form EIA-411. Data reported
on Form EIA-411 are collected by NERC and sent to EIA. NERC annually
publishes an Electricity Supply and Demand (ES&D) public-use database
at https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ESD/Pages/default.aspx. This ES&D
database includes all the data that EIA published from the information
reported on Form EIA-411. The ES&D public database contains more detail
than the data EIA published.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,803:
Form EIA-63B has 55 respondents;
Form EIA-860 has 4,757 respondents;
Form EIA-860M has 312 respondents;
Form EIA-861 has 2,262 respondents;
Form EIA-861S has 1,157 respondents;
Form EIA-861M has 620 respondents;
Form EIA-923 has 10,575 respondents;
Form EIA-930 has 65 respondents.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 75,220.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 169,870 hours.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$12,573,777 (169,870 burden hours times $74.02 per hour). EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours since the
information is maintained during normal course of business.
Comments are invited on whether or not: (a) The proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of agency
functions, including whether the information will have a practical
utility; (b) EIA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used, is accurate; (c) EIA can improve the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information it will collect; and (d) EIA can minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, such as
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2019.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration U.
S. Energy Information Administration.
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