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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0122]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund
(HEERF) Data Collection Form
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), 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
September 28, 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–0122. 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
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 6W208D, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beatriz Ceja,
202–377–3711, or email heerf@ed.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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)6239 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: Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Data
Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Organizations; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 7,756.
Abstract: This information collection
supports the annual collection of data
pertaining to the uses of funds under the
Higher Education Emergency Education
Relief Fund (HEER Fund). Section
18004(a) of the CARES Act, Public Law
116–136 (March 27, 2020), authorized
the Secretary of Education to allocate
formula grant funds to participating
institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act
allows IHEs to use up to one-half of the
total funds received to cover any costs
associated with the significant changes
to the delivery of instruction due to the
coronavirus (with specific exceptions).
This information collection request
includes the reporting requirements in
order to comply with the requirements
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of the CARES Act and obtain
information on how the funds were
used. The information will be reviewed
by U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that
HEER funds are used in accordance
with section 18004 of the CARES Act,
and will be shared with the public to
promote transparency regarding the
allocation and uses of funds.
HEER Reporting Requirements: Data
collected through this information
collection will inform Department
monitoring and oversight, and public
reporting and is in addition to reporting
already required under the Federal
Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA),
Public Law 109—282, as amended by
the Digital Accountability and
Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public
Law 113—101.
HEER Reporting Timeframe: The
anticipated reporting periods and
associated deadlines for this
information collection are as follows:
The First Annual Report is due on
January 29, 2021 and applies to the
reporting period from March 13, 2020
through June 30, 2020. The Second
Annual Report is due on September 30,
2021 and applies to the reporting period
from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
The Third Annual Report is due on
September 20, 2022 and applies to the
reporting period from July 1, 2021
through June 30, 2022.
Directed Questions: The Department
requests input from data submitters and
stakeholders on the following directed
questions. Please note that in addition
to these questions, public comments are
encouraged on all of the changes
proposed. While these questions are
directed to IHE data submitters,
comments from all stakeholders on
these topics are welcome.
(1) What data in this form will be
difficult to collect or report and why?
Are there changes that could be made to
improve the quality of the data or
reduce the burden?
(2) The Department believes the data
requested under this collection will be
valuable for multiple purposes, such as
measuring program performance and
informing future program design. The
Department is interested in learning the
extent to which others, particularly
stakeholders at the State and local level,
agree that this data is valuable for their
own purposes and whether there is
additional data that would be valuable
for the Department to collect from its
grantees?
(3) The Department is interested in
reducing the burden of data collection
and making use of existing data when at
all possible. For example, are there
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alternative methods to collect data or
data that is already collected on
institutional expenditures related to
HEER funding under section 18004a of
the CARES Act?
(4) Will the proposed method for
collecting the number of FTE positions
created or retained as a result of HEER
funds awarded to IHEs yield accurate
data? Is there an alternative
methodology that would improve the
accuracy of the data?
Dated: July 24, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2020–16429 Filed 7–28–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–1–001]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of
Application
Take notice that on July 20, 2020,
ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 700
Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston,
Texas, 77002–2700, filed in Docket No.
CP20–1–001 an application for an
amendment, pursuant to Section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157
of the Commission’s regulations, to the
certificate of public convenience and
necessity issued on March 19, 2020 in
this proceeding, relative to the interim
lease by ANR of base gas owned by Mid
Michigan Gas Storage Company (Mid
Michigan) in the Austin, Goodwell,
Lincoln-Freeman, Loreed, and Reed City
storage fields.
Specifically, ANR seeks authorization
to amend the Lease of Base Gas
Agreement (Lease Agreement) between
ANR and Mid Michigan to reflect
changes to certain provisions of Exhibit
1 of the Lease Agreement pertaining to
the open season procedures applicable
to ANR’s base gas purchases, all as more
fully described in their application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
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last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY,
(202)502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Sorana
Linder, Director, Modernization &
Certificates, ANR Pipeline Company,
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700,
Houston, Texas, by telephone at (832)
320–5209, or by email at sorana_linder@
tcenergy.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will issue a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review. If
a Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review is issued, it will indicate, among
other milestones, the anticipated date
for the Commission staff’s issuance of
the environmental assessment (EA) for
this proposal. The issuance of a Notice
of Schedule for Environmental Review
will serve to notify federal and state
agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
seven copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
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participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of
the Commission’s order in Docket No.
CP16–4–001, the Commission will
apply its revised practice concerning
out-of-time motions to intervene in any
new NGA section 3 or section 7
proceeding.1 Persons desiring to become
a party to a certificate proceeding are to
intervene in a timely manner. If seeking
to intervene out-of-time, the movant is
required to ‘‘show good cause why the
time limitation should be waived,’’ and
should provide justification by reference
to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules and
Regulations.2
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent
via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162
FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018).
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0122]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Data Collection Form
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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
September 28, 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-0122.
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 [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beatriz Ceja, 202-377-3711, or
email [email protected].
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)6239 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: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Organizations;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,756.
Abstract: This information collection supports the annual
collection of data pertaining to the uses of funds under the Higher
Education Emergency Education Relief Fund (HEER Fund). Section 18004(a)
of the CARES Act, Public Law 116-136 (March 27, 2020), authorized the
Secretary of Education to allocate formula grant funds to participating
institutions of higher education (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES
Act allows IHEs to use up to one-half of the total funds received to
cover any costs associated with the significant changes to the delivery
of instruction due to the coronavirus (with specific exceptions). This
information collection request includes the reporting requirements in
order to comply with the requirements of the CARES Act and obtain
information on how the funds were used. The information will be
reviewed by U.S. Department of Education (Department) employees to
ensure that HEER funds are used in accordance with section 18004 of the
CARES Act, and will be shared with the public to promote transparency
regarding the allocation and uses of funds.
HEER Reporting Requirements: Data collected through this
information collection will inform Department monitoring and oversight,
and public reporting and is in addition to reporting already required
under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
(FFATA), Public Law 109--282, as amended by the Digital Accountability
and Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public Law 113--101.
HEER Reporting Timeframe: The anticipated reporting periods and
associated deadlines for this information collection are as follows:
The First Annual Report is due on January 29, 2021 and applies to
the reporting period from March 13, 2020 through June 30, 2020. The
Second Annual Report is due on September 30, 2021 and applies to the
reporting period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The Third
Annual Report is due on September 20, 2022 and applies to the reporting
period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Directed Questions: The Department requests input from data
submitters and stakeholders on the following directed questions. Please
note that in addition to these questions, public comments are
encouraged on all of the changes proposed. While these questions are
directed to IHE data submitters, comments from all stakeholders on
these topics are welcome.
(1) What data in this form will be difficult to collect or report
and why? Are there changes that could be made to improve the quality of
the data or reduce the burden?
(2) The Department believes the data requested under this
collection will be valuable for multiple purposes, such as measuring
program performance and informing future program design. The Department
is interested in learning the extent to which others, particularly
stakeholders at the State and local level, agree that this data is
valuable for their own purposes and whether there is additional data
that would be valuable for the Department to collect from its grantees?
(3) The Department is interested in reducing the burden of data
collection and making use of existing data when at all possible. For
example, are there
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alternative methods to collect data or data that is already collected
on institutional expenditures related to HEER funding under section
18004a of the CARES Act?
(4) Will the proposed method for collecting the number of FTE
positions created or retained as a result of HEER funds awarded to IHEs
yield accurate data? Is there an alternative methodology that would
improve the accuracy of the data?
Dated: July 24, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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