Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension, 20490-20491 [2020-07720]

Download as PDF 20490 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 71 / Monday, April 13, 2020 / Notices Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Frank T. Brogan, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2020–07704 Filed 4–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0057] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; NCEE System Clearance for Design and Field Studies 2020–2023 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 June 12, 2020. 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– 2020–SCC–0057. 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. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Apr 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W–208B, Washington, DC 20202–4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Michael Fong, 202–245–8407 or email NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. 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: NCEE System Clearance for Design and Field Studies 2020–2023. OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,000. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,000. Abstract: This is a request for a 3-year generic clearance for the National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) that will allow it to collect preliminary PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 or exploratory information to aid in study design. The procedures expected to be used include but are not limited to exploratory surveys and interviews, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing versions of an intervention or data collection approach, small-scale experiments that explore questionnaire design, incentives, or mode, and usability testing. Dated: April 8, 2020. Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2020–07676 Filed 4–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Department of Energy’s (DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the EERE Environmental Questionnaire (OMB No. 1910–5175). DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection extension must be received on or before June 12, 2020. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Lisa Jorgensen at: U.S. Department of Energy, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, or by email at EEREEQComments@ EE.DOE.gov. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the EERE Environmental Questionnaire should be directed to Lisa Jorgensen at EEREEQComments@ EE.DOE.gov or at (720) 356–1569. The EERE Environmental Questionnaire also is available for viewing in the Golden Field Office Public Reading Room at: www.energy.gov/node/2299401. If you have difficulty accessing this document, please contact Casey Strickland at (720) 356–1575. E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 71 / Monday, April 13, 2020 / Notices Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910–5175; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Environmental Questionnaire; (3) Type of Request: Extension, with changes; (4) Purpose: The DOE’s EERE provides federal funding through federal assistance programs to businesses, industries, universities, and other groups for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development and demonstration projects. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requires that an environmental analysis be completed for all major federal actions significantly affecting the environment including projects entirely or partly financed by federal agencies. To effectively perform environmental analyses for these projects, the DOE’s EERE needs to collect project-specific information from federal financial assistance awardees. DOE’s EERE has developed its Environmental Questionnaire to obtain the required information and ensure that its decision-making processes are consistent with NEPA as it relates to renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development and demonstration projects. Minor changes have been made to the Environmental Questionnaire that help to clarify certain questions, but do not change the meaning of the questions being asked. The average hours per response and annual estimated number of burden hours have increased due to the increase in complexity of the projects being selected by EERE in order to meet mission needs. The average hours per response have increased from one hour to one and one half hours. The annual estimated number of burden hours increased from 300 to 450. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300; (6) Average Hours per Response: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Apr 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 1.5; and (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 450; (8) There is no cost associated with reporting and recordkeeping. Statutory Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Signed in Golden, CO on March 31, 2020. Derek Passarelli, Director, Golden Field Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–07720 Filed 4–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P [FR Doc. 2020–07700 Filed 4–10–20; 8:45 am] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 2221–039] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Empire District Electric Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application submitted by Empire District Electric Company (licensee) to allow the City of Branson, Missouri, the use of Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project No. 2221, to use project lands and waters for municipal water supply. The Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project is located on the White River in Taney County, Missouri and partially utilizes federal lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of Commission staff’s review of the proposal. In the application, the licensee proposes to grant the City of Branson, Missouri permission to continue operating two existing raw water intake facilities (facilities) on Lake Taneycomo, the project’s storage reservoir; and, increase the withdrawal from one of the two facilities by 5.0 million gallons per day (mgd). Approval of the licensee’s request would authorize the total combined withdrawal of 11.2 mgd from the reservoir. This EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the continued operation of the existing facilities and the proposed increase in water withdrawal volume, and concludes that approval of the proposal would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 The EA may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (P–2221) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. For further information, contact Robert Ballantine at (202) 502–6289 or by email at robert.ballantine@ferc.gov. Dated: April 7, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 20491 Sfmt 4703 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER19–1651–001. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing re Rev to OATT for Regulation Market Settlement Agreement to be effective 7/1/2020. Filed Date: 4/7/20. Accession Number: 20200407–5109. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–741–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Ameren Illinois Company. Description: Report Filing: 2020–04– 07_SA 3224 Ameren Illinois-Bishop Hill FSA Refund Report to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 4/7/20. Accession Number: 20200407–5139. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–1504–000. Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 724 between TriState and Buffalo Bluff to be effective 3/9/2020. Filed Date: 4/7/20. Accession Number: 20200407–5052. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/28/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–1505–000. Applicants: Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application of Basin Electric For Limited Market-Based Rate Authority to be effective 4/7/2020. Filed Date: 4/7/20. E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20490-20491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy (EERE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, intends to extend for three years with the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB), the EERE Environmental Questionnaire (OMB No. 1910-
5175).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection 
extension must be received on or before June 12, 2020. If you 
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, 
contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Lisa Jorgensen at: U.S. 
Department of Energy, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, or 
by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the EERE Environmental Questionnaire should be directed to 
Lisa Jorgensen at [email protected] or at (720) 356-1569. The 
EERE Environmental Questionnaire also is available for viewing in the 
Golden Field Office Public Reading Room at: www.energy.gov/node/2299401. If you have difficulty accessing this document, please contact 
Casey Strickland at (720) 356-1575.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5175; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Environmental Questionnaire; (3) 
Type of Request: Extension, with changes; (4) Purpose: The DOE's EERE 
provides federal funding through federal assistance programs to 
businesses, industries, universities, and other groups for renewable 
energy and energy efficiency research and development and demonstration 
projects. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requires that an environmental analysis be 
completed for all major federal actions significantly affecting the 
environment including projects entirely or partly financed by federal 
agencies. To effectively perform environmental analyses for these 
projects, the DOE's EERE needs to collect project-specific information 
from federal financial assistance awardees. DOE's EERE has developed 
its Environmental Questionnaire to obtain the required information and 
ensure that its decision-making processes are consistent with NEPA as 
it relates to renewable energy and energy efficiency research and 
development and demonstration projects. Minor changes have been made to 
the Environmental Questionnaire that help to clarify certain questions, 
but do not change the meaning of the questions being asked. The average 
hours per response and annual estimated number of burden hours have 
increased due to the increase in complexity of the projects being 
selected by EERE in order to meet mission needs. The average hours per 
response have increased from one hour to one and one half hours. The 
annual estimated number of burden hours increased from 300 to 450. (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 300; (6) Average Hours per 
Response: 1.5; and (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 450; 
(8) There is no cost associated with reporting and recordkeeping.

    Statutory Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Signed in Golden, CO on March 31, 2020.
Derek Passarelli,
Director, Golden Field Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-07720 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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