Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Office of State Support Progress Check Quarterly Protocol, 77188-77189 [2020-26458]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4 77188 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: The DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to OUSD(A&S) Chief Information Security Office, 3015 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC. Attn: Ms. Katherine Arrington, 703– 695–9332. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace Application; OMB Control Number 0704–XXXX. Needs and Uses: Per the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) by Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) has proposed a ‘‘Trusted Capital’’ initiative in the form of a public-private partnership designed to convene trusted sources of private capital with innovative companies critical to the defense industrial base (DIB) and national security. The initiative includes establishment of a Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace (TCDM) to facilitate business relationships between eligible investors (‘‘Capital Providers’’) and eligible small and medium-sized businesses that have been ‘‘downselected’’ by Department of Defense (DoD) Components based on relevancy, technical merit, business viability, or innovativeness (‘‘Capability Providers’’). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 The COVID–19 pandemic highlighted the criticality of the security and resiliency of defense supply chains. The Federal emergency enabled DoD to accelerate initiatives to identify constraints and risks in our supply chains that were initially identified in the Executive Order (E.O.) 13806 report, which was published in 2018. One of the risk archetypes identified in the report is foreign dependency on capital and supply chains. Although DoD will always have a diverse, domestic and international supply chain, we recognize that this comes with some risk. COVID–19 magnified that risk and the difficulties of offshore sources of capital and supply in times of global emergencies. The OUSD(A&S) Trusted Capital program offers critical technology companies an alternative to adversarial capital. To accomplish this important national security mission the Trusted Capital program requires the ability to gather data required to conduct national security and supply chain due-diligence to prioritize ‘‘trusted’’ sources of commercial capital to offset direct financial distress in the DIB and support our partners affected by the virus with investments and local job creation. Information collected will be used in determining an applicant’s eligibility for TCDM participation. Parties will complete an electronic application and be subjected to a due diligence screening process to assess for adversarial foreign ownership, influence, or control—as well as other national security risks. In the event additional information is necessary to process an application, additional inquiries may be sent to the applicant. Applicants that receive a favorable due diligence screening adjudication by OUSD(A&S) will be approved for TCDM participation. In addition to initial application requirements, participants will be subject to continuous reporting obligations. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Annual Burden Hours: 450 hours. Number of Respondents: 300. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 300. Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours. Frequency: Annually. Dated: November 25, 2020. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2020–26524 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0148] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Office of State Support Progress Check Quarterly Protocol Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 31, 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 Tanesha Hembrey, 202–260–1719. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices 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: Office of State Support Progress Check Quarterly Protocol. OMB Control Number: 1810–0733. Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 636. Abstract: The Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA) administers Title I, Sections 1001–1004 (School Improvement); Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies); Title I, Part B (Enhanced Assessments Grants (EAG), and Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities); Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction); Title III, Part A (English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement); and School Improvement Grants (SIG). Quarterly progress checks, phone or inperson conversations every three months of a fiscal year with State directors and coordinators, help ensure that State Educational Agencies (SEAs) are making progress toward increasing student achievement and improving the quality of instruction for all students through regular conversations about the quality of SEA implementation of SSA administered programs. The information shared with the SSA helps inform the selection and delivery of technical assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, processes, and routines so the SSA can regularly monitor the connection between grant administration and intended outcomes. Progress checks also allow the SSA to proactively engage with SEAs to identify any issues ahead of formal monitoring visits, decreasing the need for enforcement actions and minimizing burden for SEAs. ED will collect this data from the 53 grantees that receive the grants listed above to inform its review of grantee implementation, outcomes, oversight, and accountability. In order to allow for a comprehensive program review of SSA grantees, we are requesting a threeyear clearance with this form. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 Dated: November 25, 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. 2020–26458 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration [BPA File No.: BP–22] Fiscal Year (FY) 2022–2023 Proposed Power and Transmission Rate Adjustments Public Hearing and Opportunities for Public Review and Comment Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville or BPA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of FY 2022–2023 proposed power and transmission rate adjustments. AGENCY: Bonneville is initiating a rate proceeding under the Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act (Northwest Power Act) to establish power, transmission, and ancillary and control area services rates for the period from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. Bonneville has designated this proceeding Docket No. BP–22. DATES: Prehearing Conference: The BP–22 proceeding begins with a prehearing conference at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020, which will be held telephonically. Interested parties may obtain the call-in information by accessing Bonneville’s BP–22 rate case web page at www.bpa.gov/goto/BP22 or by contacting the Hearing Clerk at BP22clerk@gmail.com. Intervention: Anyone intending to become a party to the BP–22 proceeding must file a petition to intervene on Bonneville’s secure website. Petitions to intervene may be filed beginning on the date of publication of this Notice and are due no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Part III of this notice, ‘‘Public Participation in BP– 22,’’ provides details on requesting access to the secure website and filing a petition to intervene. ADDRESSES: Participant Comments: Written comments by non-party participants must be received by March 1, 2021, to be considered in the Administrator’s Record of Decision (ROD). Part III of this SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77189 notice, ‘‘Public Participation in BP–22,’’ provides details on submitting participant comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Abigail Rhoads, DKE–7, BPA Communications, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208; by phone tollfree at 1–800–622–4519; or by email to amhoward@bpa.gov. The Hearing Clerk for this proceeding can be reached via email at BP22clerk@ gmail.com or via telephone at (503) 960–8722. Please direct questions regarding Bonneville’s secure website to the Hearing Coordinator via email at cwgriffen@bpa.gov or, if the question is time-sensitive, via telephone at (503) 230–3107. Responsible Officials: Mr. Daniel H. Fisher, Power Rates Manager, is the official responsible for the development of Bonneville’s power rates, and Ms. Rebecca E. Fredrickson, Manager of Transmission Rates, Tariff and Regulatory, is the official responsible for the development of Bonneville’s transmission, ancillary, and control area services rates. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents Part I. Introduction and Procedural Matters Part II. Scope of BP–22 Rate Proceeding Part III. Public Participation in BP–22 Part IV. Summary of Rate Proposals Part V. Proposed BP–22 Rate Schedules Part I—Introduction and Procedural Matters A. Introduction and Procedural Matters The Northwest Power Act provides that Bonneville must establish, and periodically review and revise, its power and transmission rates so that they recover, in accordance with sound business principles, the costs associated with the acquisition, conservation, and transmission of electric power, including amortization of the Federal investment in the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) over a reasonable number of years, and Bonneville’s other costs and expenses. Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power Act requires that Bonneville’s rates be established according to certain procedures, including publication in the Federal Register of a notice of the proposed rates; one or more hearings conducted as expeditiously as practicable by a Hearing Officer; opportunity for both oral presentation and written submission of views, data, questions, and arguments related to the proposed rates; and a decision by the Administrator based on the record. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77188-77189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26458]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0148]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Office of State Support Progress Check Quarterly Protocol

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 31, 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 Tanesha Hembrey, 202-260-1719.

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: Office of State Support Progress Check 
Quarterly Protocol.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0733.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 636.
    Abstract: The Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA) 
administers Title I, Sections 1001-1004 (School Improvement); Title I, 
Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational 
Agencies); Title I, Part B (Enhanced Assessments Grants (EAG), and 
Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities); Title II, Part A 
(Supporting Effective Instruction); Title III, Part A (English Language 
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement); and 
School Improvement Grants (SIG). Quarterly progress checks, phone or 
in-person conversations every three months of a fiscal year with State 
directors and coordinators, help ensure that State Educational Agencies 
(SEAs) are making progress toward increasing student achievement and 
improving the quality of instruction for all students through regular 
conversations about the quality of SEA implementation of SSA 
administered programs. The information shared with the SSA helps inform 
the selection and delivery of technical assistance to SEAs and aligns 
structures, processes, and routines so the SSA can regularly monitor 
the connection between grant administration and intended outcomes. 
Progress checks also allow the SSA to proactively engage with SEAs to 
identify any issues ahead of formal monitoring visits, decreasing the 
need for enforcement actions and minimizing burden for SEAs. ED will 
collect this data from the 53 grantees that receive the grants listed 
above to inform its review of grantee implementation, outcomes, 
oversight, and accountability. In order to allow for a comprehensive 
program review of SSA grantees, we are requesting a three-year 
clearance with this form.

    Dated: November 25, 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. 2020-26458 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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