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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0115]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Measures and Methods for the National
Reporting System for Adult Education
Office of Career, Technical, and
Adult Education (OCTAE), Department
of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Braden Goetz,
(202) 245–7405.
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
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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: Measures and
Methods for the National Reporting
System for Adult Education.
OMB Control Number: 1830–0027.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 57.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,700.
Abstract: This information collection
request annually solicits performance
and related information from the states
and outlying areas that receive adult
education state grant funds under the
Adult Education and Family Literacy
Act (AEFLA). The data are used to
ensure that states and outlying areas
meet the performance accountability
requirements of AEFLA. Through this
proposal, the Department is submitting
a revised the National Reporting System
for Adult Education (NRS) Information
Collection Request (ICR) to include
additional data collection elements
consistent with the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
(WIOA) performance accountability
requirements for the AEFLA program.
These new data collection elements will
become effective on July 1, 2021 and
required to be included in the annual
performance reports due on October 1,
2021.
Dated: November 16, 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5124–022]
Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: New Minor
License.
b. Project No.: 5124–022.
c. Date Filed: October 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Washington Electric
Cooperative, Inc. (WEC).
e. Name of Project: North Branch No.
3 Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the North Branch
Winooski River in Washington, County,
Vermont. The project does not affect
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Patricia
Richards, General Manager, Washington
Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 8, 40
Church Street East Montpelier, Vermont
05651; phone: (802) 223–5245 or email
at patty.richards@wec.coop.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202)
502–6522; or email at michael.tust@
ferc.gov.
j. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
k. Project Description:
Existing Project Facilities and
Operation
The project is located at the existing
115-foot-high, 1,525-foot-long
Wrightsville Dam which is owned,
operated, and maintained by the state of
Vermont for flood control but also
contains facilities utilized by WEC for
hydropower generation. The licensed
project consists of the following
constructed facilities: A 445-foot-long,
5-foot-diameter steel aboveground
penstock emerging from the base of the
dam that conveys water to a 1,320square-foot partially-buried project
powerhouse containing three fixed
blade turbines with rated capacities of
96, 259, and 578-kilowatts (kW) for a
total installed capacity of 933 kW; a 750
square-foot substation located adjacent
to the powerhouse that steps up the
voltage from 4.16 kilovolts (kV) to 12.5
kV; a 450-foot-long, 12.5-kV
transmission line; and appurtenant
facilities.
Water from Wrightsville Reservoir
enters an existing non-project intake
structure at the dam containing two
separate intake chambers: A
‘‘hydropower bay’’ located at an
elevation of 631 feet and an overflow
bay located at an elevation of 635 feet.
Water entering the hydropower bay
passes through trashracks, a headgate,
and non-project conveyance tunnel
within the dam and is conveyed to the
powerhouse through the project
penstock before re-entering the North
Branch Winooski River approximately
400 feet downstream of the dam creating
a 400-foot bypassed reach. Water
entering the overflow bay passes
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through trashracks and an overflow
tunnel within the dam before being
discharged to the bypassed reach
through a low-level outlet at the base of
the dam. WEC’s three turbines located
in the powerhouse cannot be throttled;
however, WEC operates its turbines in a
specific sequence to operate in near runof-river mode while maintaining
reservoir elevations between 633 and
635 feet from September 1 through May
31 and between 634 and 635 feet from
June 1 through August 31. Additionally,
WEC maintains minimum flows of 3.4
cubic feet per second (cfs) in the
bypassed reach and 25 cfs in the North
Branch Winooski River downstream of
the powerhouse.
Proposed Project Facilities and
Operation
WEC proposes to bring the following
existing facilities into the project
boundary as project structures: the trash
racks with one-inch spacing and the 9.5foot by 6.5-foot headgate located within
the non-project hydropower bay at the
intake; the 1.3-foot by 1.5-foot
automated minimum flow gate located
at the base of the wall separating the
two intake chambers used to pass
minimum flows to the bypassed reach;
the 100 square-foot hydraulic house
located within the dam housing a
hydraulic pump and controls used to
operate the project headgate and
minimum flow gate; and the 550-footlong dirt road used to access the intake
structure.
WEC would continue to operate its
three turbine units to replicate near runof-river operations and continue to
maintain its existing minimum flows
both within the bypassed reach (i.e., 3.4
cfs) and downstream of the powerhouse
(i.e., 25 cfs). However, WEC proposes to
modify operations by using its
minimum flow gate to release more flow
into the bypassed reach (up to 25 cfs) as
generating units are turned on and off to
reduce flow fluctuations downstream of
the powerhouse. WEC also proposes to
maintain the reservoir between an
elevation of 634 and 635 feet year-round
(rather than operating between 633–635
feet) and would cease all generation
when reservoir levels fall below 634
feet.
l. Locations of the Application: 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 via the internet
through the Commission’s Home Page
(https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the 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, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
m. You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Issue Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis .....................................................................
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ............................................
Commission issues draft NEPA document ....................................................................................................................
Comments on draft NEPA document .............................................................................................................................
Filing of modified terms and conditions ..........................................................................................................................
Commission issues final NEPA document .....................................................................................................................
o. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than thirty (30)
days from the issuance date of the
notice of ready for environmental
analysis.
Dated: November 13, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER19–1950–002.
Applicants: California Independent
System Operator Corporation.
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Description: Compliance filing: 2020–
11–13 FERC Order No. 845 Compliance
Filing to be effective 2/20/2020.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5090.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2683–001.
Applicants: EFS Parlin Holdings, LLC.
Description: Report Filing: Refund
Report to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5061.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–431–002.
Applicants: Ohio Power Company,
AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc.,
American Electric Power Service
Corporation, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
AESPC submits Compliance Filing in
ER20–431 to be effective 1/21/2020.
Filed Date: 11/12/20.
Accession Number: 20201112–5296.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–954–003.
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December 2020.
February 2021.
August 2021.
September 2021.
November 2021.
February 2022.
Applicants: Ohio Power Company,
AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc.,
American Electric Power Service
Corporation, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing: AEP
submits Compliance Filing in ER20–954
to be effective 4/4/2020.
Filed Date: 11/12/20.
Accession Number: 20201112–5278.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2705–001.
Applicants: Mankato Energy Center,
LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Response to Additional Information
Request to be effective 7/21/2020.
Filed Date: 11/12/20.
Accession Number: 20201112–5272.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2706–001.
Applicants: Mankato Energy Center II,
LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Response to Additional Information
Request to be effective 7/21/2020.
Filed Date: 11/12/20.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5124-022]
Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
b. Project No.: 5124-022.
c. Date Filed: October 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC).
e. Name of Project: North Branch No. 3 Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the North Branch Winooski River in Washington,
County, Vermont. The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Patricia Richards, General Manager,
Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 8, 40 Church Street
East Montpelier, Vermont 05651; phone: (802) 223-5245 or email at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522; or email at
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description:
Existing Project Facilities and Operation
The project is located at the existing 115-foot-high, 1,525-foot-
long Wrightsville Dam which is owned, operated, and maintained by the
state of Vermont for flood control but also contains facilities
utilized by WEC for hydropower generation. The licensed project
consists of the following constructed facilities: A 445-foot-long, 5-
foot-diameter steel aboveground penstock emerging from the base of the
dam that conveys water to a 1,320-square-foot partially-buried project
powerhouse containing three fixed blade turbines with rated capacities
of 96, 259, and 578-kilowatts (kW) for a total installed capacity of
933 kW; a 750 square-foot substation located adjacent to the powerhouse
that steps up the voltage from 4.16 kilovolts (kV) to 12.5 kV; a 450-
foot-long, 12.5-kV transmission line; and appurtenant facilities.
Water from Wrightsville Reservoir enters an existing non-project
intake structure at the dam containing two separate intake chambers: A
``hydropower bay'' located at an elevation of 631 feet and an overflow
bay located at an elevation of 635 feet. Water entering the hydropower
bay passes through trashracks, a headgate, and non-project conveyance
tunnel within the dam and is conveyed to the powerhouse through the
project penstock before re-entering the North Branch Winooski River
approximately 400 feet downstream of the dam creating a 400-foot
bypassed reach. Water entering the overflow bay passes
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through trashracks and an overflow tunnel within the dam before being
discharged to the bypassed reach through a low-level outlet at the base
of the dam. WEC's three turbines located in the powerhouse cannot be
throttled; however, WEC operates its turbines in a specific sequence to
operate in near run-of-river mode while maintaining reservoir
elevations between 633 and 635 feet from September 1 through May 31 and
between 634 and 635 feet from June 1 through August 31. Additionally,
WEC maintains minimum flows of 3.4 cubic feet per second (cfs) in the
bypassed reach and 25 cfs in the North Branch Winooski River downstream
of the powerhouse.
Proposed Project Facilities and Operation
WEC proposes to bring the following existing facilities into the
project boundary as project structures: the trash racks with one-inch
spacing and the 9.5-foot by 6.5-foot headgate located within the non-
project hydropower bay at the intake; the 1.3-foot by 1.5-foot
automated minimum flow gate located at the base of the wall separating
the two intake chambers used to pass minimum flows to the bypassed
reach; the 100 square-foot hydraulic house located within the dam
housing a hydraulic pump and controls used to operate the project
headgate and minimum flow gate; and the 550-foot-long dirt road used to
access the intake structure.
WEC would continue to operate its three turbine units to replicate
near run-of-river operations and continue to maintain its existing
minimum flows both within the bypassed reach (i.e., 3.4 cfs) and
downstream of the powerhouse (i.e., 25 cfs). However, WEC proposes to
modify operations by using its minimum flow gate to release more flow
into the bypassed reach (up to 25 cfs) as generating units are turned
on and off to reduce flow fluctuations downstream of the powerhouse.
WEC also proposes to maintain the reservoir between an elevation of 634
and 635 feet year-round (rather than operating between 633-635 feet)
and would cease all generation when reservoir levels fall below 634
feet.
l. Locations of the Application: 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
via the internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number
excluding the 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 [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
m. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Notice of Acceptance/Notice December 2020.
of Ready for Environmental
Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, February 2021.
preliminary terms and
conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues draft NEPA August 2021.
document.
Comments on draft NEPA document.. September 2021.
Filing of modified terms and November 2021.
conditions.
Commission issues final NEPA February 2022.
document.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than thirty (30) days from the issuance date of the
notice of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: November 13, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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