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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: Supporting
Excellence in Adult Education.
OMB Control Number: 1830–0579.
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: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 120.
Abstract: The purpose of this
information collection request is to
identify and document innovative
practices in adult education and literacy
that are associated with positive
outcomes for adult learners so that they
may be disseminated to adult education
programs. The U.S. Department of
Education will analyze the information
that is collected about adult education
programs and the outcomes they
achieve to identify innovative practices
that merit dissemination to the field.
Dated: April 12, 2022.
Kun 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
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid open meeting of
the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Nevada. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, May 18, 2022; 4:00
p.m.–7:40 p.m.
The opportunity for public comment
is at 4:10 p.m. PT.
This time is subject to change; please
contact the Nevada Site Specific
Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator
(below) for confirmation of time prior to
the meeting.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be open
to the public in-person at the Molasky
Corporate Center (address below) or
virtually via Microsoft Teams. To attend
virtually, please contact Barbara Ulmer,
NSSAB Administrator, by email nssab@
emcbc.doe.gov or phone (702) 523–
0894, no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on
Monday, May 16, 2022.
Board members, Department of
Energy (DOE) representatives, agency
liaisons, and support staff will
participate in-person, strictly following
COVID–19 precautionary measures, at:
Molasky Corporate Center, 15th Floor
Conference Room, 100 North City
Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator,
by phone: (702) 523–0894 or email:
[email protected] or visit the
Board’s internet homepage at
www.nnss.gov/NSSAB/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
SUMMARY:

Tentative Agenda
1. Follow-up to Optimization of Hybrid
Meeting Approach (Work Plan Item
#2)
2. Nevada National Security Site Waste
Acceptance Criteria Update
3. Briefing for Post Closure Observation
and Evaluation (Work Plan Item #4)
Public Participation: The in-person/
online virtual hybrid meeting is open to
the public either in-person at the

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Molasky Corporate Center or via
Microsoft Teams. To sign-up for public
comment, please contact the NSSAB
Administrator (above) no later than 4:00
p.m. PT on Monday, May 16, 2022. In
addition to participation in the live
public comment session identified
above, written statements may be filed
with the Board either before or within
seven days after the meeting by sending
them to the NSSAB Administrator at the
aforementioned email address. Written
public comment received prior to the
meeting will be read into the record.
The Deputy Designated Federal Officer
is empowered to conduct the meeting in
a fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments can
do so in 2-minute segments for the 15
minutes allotted for public comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Barbara Ulmer,
NSSAB Administrator, U.S. Department
of Energy, EM Nevada Program, 100
North City Parkway, Suite 1750, Las
Vegas, NV 89106; Phone: (702) 523–
0894. Minutes will also be available at
the following website: http://
www.nnss.gov/nssab/pages/MM_
FY22.html.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2022.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC22–12–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (Ferc–729); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
729 (Electric Transmission Facilities).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due June 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC22–12–000) by one of the following
methods:
SUMMARY:

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Electronic filing through http://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at [email protected], or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading

comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at: [email protected], telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at: (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–729, Electric
Transmission Facilities.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0238.
Type of Request: Three year extension
of the existing information collection.
Abstract: This information collection
consists of the filing requirements for
entities seeking to construct electric
transmission facilities pursuant to the
Commission’s authority under section
216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
Specifically, section 216(b) of the FPA
authorizes the Commission, under
certain circumstances, to issue permits
for the construction of electric
transmission facilities within national
interest electric transmission corridors
designated by the Secretary of Energy.
The purpose of the Commission’s part
50 regulations (18 CFR part 50) is to
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proposed electric transmission facilities
under section 216 of the FPA. The
regulations include filing requirements
associated with the Commission’s prefiling and application review processes.
For the Commission’s pre-filing process,
the regulations require applicants to file
a pre-filing request (50.5(c)) and
subsequent information after the
commencement of the pre-filing process
(50.5(e)), including a finalized Project
Participation Plan, a summary of project
alternatives, draft resource reports, and
monthly status reports. After the
conclusion of the pre-filing process, the
regulations require applicants to file an
application consisting of general project
information (50.6) and ten exhibits
(50.7), including project maps, an
environmental report, engineering data,
and system analysis data.
Type of Respondent: Entities
proposing to construct electric
transmission facilities pursuant to the
Commission’s authority under section
216 of the FPA.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 1 for the information
collection as:

FERC–729 (OMB CONTROL NO. 1902–0238): ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES
Number of
respondents

Annual number
of responses
per respondent

Total number
of responses

Average burden &
cost per response 2

Total annual burden
hours & total annual
cost

(1)

(2)

(1) * (2) = (3)

(4)

(3) * (4) = (5)

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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. DI22–2–000]

Saranac Hydro Energy, LLC; Notice of
Declaration of Intention and Soliciting
Comments, Protests, and Motions To
Intervene

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Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of
Intention.
b. Docket No: DI22–2–000.
c. Date Filed: December 20, 2021.
d. Applicant: Saranac Hydro Energy
LLC.
e. Name of Project: 1925 Leffel
Hydroelectric Restoration Project.

1 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation

of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
2 FERC staff estimates that industry costs for
salary plus benefits are similar to Commission

Dated: April 11, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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f. Location: The proposed 1925 Leffel
Hydroelectric Restoration Project would
be located on the Saranac River near the
City of Plattsburgh, in Clinton County,
New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1)
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Saranac Hydro
Energy LLC; P.O. Box 224, Rhinebeck,
NY, 12572; telephone: (917) 244–3607;
email: [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino,
(202) 502–6437, or Jennifer.Polardino@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene is:
May 9, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
protests, and motions to intervene using
the Commission’s eFiling at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
costs. The cost figure is the FY2021 FERC average
annual salary plus benefits ($180,702/year or $87/
hour).

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