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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 71 / Monday, April 13, 2020 / Notices

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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 http://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 http://
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

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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
[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) 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

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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.

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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:

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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.

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The EA may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at http://
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
[email protected] 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 [email protected].
Dated: April 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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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.

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