Sunshine Act Meetings, 15981-15982 [2022-06025]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / 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. Katherine Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary. Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2022–05974 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Alaska Native Education Program; Amendments Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice; amendments. AGENCY: On January 12, 2022, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Alaska Native Education (ANE) program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.356A. Since that time, Congress passed, and the President signed, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act), which provides funding for the awards under this competition. We are amending the NIA to provide, consistent with the Act, that the administrative cost cap in section 6205(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) applies only to direct administrative costs for grants awarded using FY 2022 appropriations and to clarify that funds may be used for construction. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894–0006. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 26, 2022. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:01 Mar 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Almita Reed, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260–1979. Email: OESE.ASKANEP@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2022, we published in the Federal Register the NIA for FY 2022 for the ANE program (87 FR 1732). The ANE NIA established a deadline date of March 14, 2022, for transmittal of applications. On March 2, 2022, we published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 11698) extending the application deadline date to April 26, 2022 (Extension Notice). On March 15, 2022, Congress passed and the President signed the Act, which provides funding for the awards under this competition. The Act provides that the five percent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes applies only to direct administrative costs and that funds may be used for construction. Accordingly, we are amending the NIA to notify prospective applicants that no more than five percent of funds awarded for a FY 2022 grant under this program may be used for direct administrative costs. We are also amending the NIA to clarify that funds may be used for construction. All other requirements and conditions stated in the NIA, as amended by the Extension Notice, remain the same. Amendments: In FR Doc. No. 2022–00411, appearing on page 1732 of the Federal Register of January 12, 2022, we make the following amendments: 1. On page 1733, in the left column, in the section titled ‘‘Absolute Priority’’, remove the note after ‘‘2. Collects data to assist in the evaluation of the programs carried out under the ANE program.’’ and add in its place: Note: The use of FY 2022 funds for the purpose of construction is a permissible activity as authorized by Congress. 2. On page 1735, in the left column, remove the text after the heading ‘‘4. Funding Restrictions:’’ and add in its place: No more than five percent of FY 2022 funds awarded for a grant under this program may be used for direct administrative costs (ESEA section 6205(b) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act)). This five percent limit does not include indirect costs. Note: In general, for purposes of this competition, the five percent limit on PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15981 administrative costs under ESEA section 6205(b) includes direct and indirect administrative costs. In the Act, however, Congress explicitly specified that, for FY 2022 funds, the administrative cost cap refers only to direct administrative costs. We reference regulations outlining additional funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. Program Authority: Title VI, part C of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7541–7546); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. Accessible Format: On request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain this notice, the NIA, the Extension Notice, and a copy of the application package in an accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format. 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. Ruth E. Ryder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2022–05926 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings U.S. Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Notice of public meeting agenda. AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Meeting to Vote on SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 15982 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / Notices Adoption of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0. DATES: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 1 p.m.– 2 p.m. Eastern. ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom. The official meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel: https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2r lF4ITWhwvBwwZw. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct an official meeting on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0. Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will hear a presentation about the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0 from EAC Testing and Certification Program Director Jon Panek and will consider the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 for adoption. The meeting will also include an update on VVSG 2.0 implementation. The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website: https:// www.eac.gov. Background: The Federal Election Commission published the first two sets of federal standards in 1990 and 2002. The EAC then adopted Version 1.0 of the VVSG on December 13, 2005 and on March 31, 2015, the EAC Commissioners unanimously approved VVSG 1.1. On February 10, 2021, the EAC Commissioners unanimously approved the most recent iteration, VVSG 2.0. Since the approval of VVSG 2.0, the EAC has worked on next steps and materials so these standards and requirements can be implemented, and new voting systems can be manufactured and tested to those standards. Part of those materials is the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0. The intent of the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 is to help facilitate migration to new VVSG standards by providing guidance on the types of version changes, Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL) accreditation, deprecation of obsolete major standards, and establishing a periodic review timeline for new standards going forward. The policy defines changes that may be made to systems certified to deprecated standards and describes the process for VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:01 Mar 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 updating the standards as defined in the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). A public comment period on the Lifecycle Policy was available from November 9 to December 7, 2021. The EAC also gathered feedback from its advisory boards in 2021. Status: This meeting will be open to the public. Amanda Joiner, Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–06025 Filed 3–17–22; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Certification Notice—259] Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of Coal Capability Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act Office of Electricity, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of filing. AGENCY: On February 22, 2022, Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power), as owner and operator of a new baseload power plant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Barry 8 unit at the Barry Electric Power Plant. The Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of selfcertification in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Copies of self-certification filings are available for public inspection, upon request, in the Office of Electricity, Mail Code OE–20, Room 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–5260 or Christopher.lawrence@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2022, Alabama Power, as owner and operator of a new baseload power plant, submitted a coal capability self-certification to DOE pursuant to section 201(d) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 8311(d)), and DOE regulations at 10 CFR 501.61(a). The FUA and regulations thereunder require DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-certification in the Federal Register within fifteen days. See 42 U.S.C. 8311(d)(1); 10 CFR 501.61(c). Section 201(a) of the FUA provides that ‘‘no new electric powerplant may be constructed or operated as a base load powerplant without the capability to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 use coal or another alternate fuel as a primary energy source.’’ 42 U.S.C. 8311(a). Pursuant to section 201(d) of the FUA, in order to meet the requirement of coal capability, the owner or operator of such a facility proposing to use natural gas or petroleum as its primary energy source must certify to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary), prior to construction or prior to operation as a baseload powerplant, that such powerplant has the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel. See 42 U.S.C. 8311(d)(1). Such certification establishes compliance with FUA section 201(a) as of the date it is filed with the Secretary. Id.; 10 CFR 501.61(b). The following owner of a proposed new baseload electric generating powerplant has filed a self-certification of coal capability with DOE pursuant to FUA section 201(d) and in accordance with DOE regulations at 10 CFR 501.61: Owner: Alabama Power Company. Design Capacity: 743 megawatts (MW). Fuel To Be Used: Natural Gas. Plant Location: 15300 Highway 43 North, Bucks, AL 36512. In-Service Date: November 2023. Signed in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2022. Christopher Lawrence, Management and Program Analyst, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2022–05861 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG22–62–000. Applicants: LeConte Energy Storage, LLC. Description: LeConte Energy Storage, LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/15/22. Accession Number: 20220315–5101. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/22. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER20–2471–004. Applicants: NedPower Mount Storm, LLC. Description: Refund Report: NedPower Mount Storm LLC submits tariff filing per 35.19a(b): Refund Report to be effective N/A. E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15981-15982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06025]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting agenda.

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SUMMARY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Meeting to Vote on

[[Page 15982]]

Adoption of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 
1.0.

DATES: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Eastern.

ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
    The official meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed 
on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. 
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will conduct an official meeting 
on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0.
    Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will hear a 
presentation about the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 
Lifecycle Policy 1.0 from EAC Testing and Certification Program 
Director Jon Panek and will consider the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 for 
adoption. The meeting will also include an update on VVSG 2.0 
implementation.
    The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website: 
https://www.eac.gov.
    Background: The Federal Election Commission published the first two 
sets of federal standards in 1990 and 2002. The EAC then adopted 
Version 1.0 of the VVSG on December 13, 2005 and on March 31, 2015, the 
EAC Commissioners unanimously approved VVSG 1.1. On February 10, 2021, 
the EAC Commissioners unanimously approved the most recent iteration, 
VVSG 2.0.
    Since the approval of VVSG 2.0, the EAC has worked on next steps 
and materials so these standards and requirements can be implemented, 
and new voting systems can be manufactured and tested to those 
standards. Part of those materials is the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0.
    The intent of the VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 is to help facilitate 
migration to new VVSG standards by providing guidance on the types of 
version changes, Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL) accreditation, 
deprecation of obsolete major standards, and establishing a periodic 
review timeline for new standards going forward. The policy defines 
changes that may be made to systems certified to deprecated standards 
and describes the process for updating the standards as defined in the 
Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
    A public comment period on the Lifecycle Policy was available from 
November 9 to December 7, 2021. The EAC also gathered feedback from its 
advisory boards in 2021.
    Status: This meeting will be open to the public.

Amanda Joiner,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-06025 Filed 3-17-22; 4:15 pm]
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