Federal Register, Vol. 85, No. 146, Notices, Wednesday, July 29, 2020: Department of Education, Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
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Federal Register pages from Vol. 85, No. 146, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, carrying a Department of Education notice, Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0122, proposing a new information collection, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Data Collection Form, with comments due on or before September 28, 2020. The notice gives OMB Control Number 1840-NEW, 5,170 estimated annual responses and 7,756 burden hours, and states that the form collects data on uses of funds under section 18004 of the CARES Act, with a First Annual Report due January 29, 2021 for the period March 13, 2020 through June 30, 2020 and later annual reports due in 2021 and 2022. It poses directed questions to institutions on burden and data quality and is dated July 24, 2020 over the name of Kate Mullan, PRA Coordinator.
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Register by using the article search SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The of the CARES Act and obtain
feature at www.federalregister.gov. Department of Education (ED), in information on how the funds were
Specifically, through the advanced accordance with the Paperwork used. The information will be reviewed
search feature at this site, you can limit Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. by U.S. Department of Education
your search to documents published by 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general (Department) employees to ensure that
the Department. public and Federal agencies with an HEER funds are used in accordance
opportunity to comment on proposed, with section 18004 of the CARES Act,
Frank T. Brogan,
revised, and continuing collections of and will be shared with the public to
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and information. This helps the Department promote transparency regarding the
Secondary Education.
assess the impact of its information allocation and uses of funds.
[FR Doc. 2020–15993 Filed 7–28–20; 8:45 am] collection requirements and minimize HEER Reporting Requirements: Data
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P the public’s reporting burden. It also collected through this information
helps the public understand the collection will inform Department
Department’s information collection monitoring and oversight, and public
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION requirements and provide the requested reporting and is in addition to reporting
data in the desired format. ED is already required under the Federal
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0122]
soliciting comments on the proposed Funding Accountability and
Agency Information Collection information collection request Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA),
Activities; Comment Request; Higher (ICR)6239 that is described below. The Public Law 109—282, as amended by
Education Emergency Relief Fund Department of Education is especially the Digital Accountability and
(HEERF) Data Collection Form interested in public comment Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public
addressing the following issues: (1) Is Law 113—101.
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary this collection necessary to the proper HEER Reporting Timeframe: The
Education (OPE), Department of functions of the Department; (2) will anticipated reporting periods and
Education (ED). this information be processed and used associated deadlines for this
ACTION: Notice. in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate information collection are as follows:
of burden accurate; (4) how might the The First Annual Report is due on
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Department enhance the quality, utility, January 29, 2021 and applies to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is and clarity of the information to be reporting period from March 13, 2020
proposing a new information collection. collected; and (5) how might the through June 30, 2020. The Second
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Department minimize the burden of this Annual Report is due on September 30,
submit comments on or before collection on the respondents, including 2021 and applies to the reporting period
September 28, 2020. through the use of information from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
technology. Please note that written The Third Annual Report is due on
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
comments received in response to this September 20, 2022 and applies to the
documents related to the information
notice will be considered public reporting period from July 1, 2021
collection listed in this notice, please
records. through June 30, 2022.
use http://www.regulations.gov by Directed Questions: The Department
searching the Docket ID number ED– Title of Collection: Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Data requests input from data submitters and
2020–SCC–0122. Comments submitted stakeholders on the following directed
in response to this notice should be Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW. questions. Please note that in addition
submitted electronically through the to these questions, public comments are
Type of Review: A new information
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// encouraged on all of the changes
collection.
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Respondents/Affected Public: State, proposed. While these questions are
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Local and Tribal Organizations; Private directed to IHE data submitters,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Sector. comments from all stakeholders on
If the regulations.gov site is not Total Estimated Number of Annual these topics are welcome.
available to the public for any reason, Responses: 5,170. (1) What data in this form will be
ED will temporarily accept comments at Total Estimated Number of Annual difficult to collect or report and why?
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the Burden Hours: 7,756. Are there changes that could be made to
docket ID number and the title of the Abstract: This information collection improve the quality of the data or
information collection request when supports the annual collection of data reduce the burden?
requesting documents or submitting pertaining to the uses of funds under the (2) The Department believes the data
comments. Please note that comments Higher Education Emergency Education requested under this collection will be
submitted by fax or email and those Relief Fund (HEER Fund). Section valuable for multiple purposes, such as
submitted after the comment period will 18004(a) of the CARES Act, Public Law measuring program performance and
not be accepted. Written requests for 116–136 (March 27, 2020), authorized informing future program design. The
information or comments submitted by the Secretary of Education to allocate Department is interested in learning the
postal mail or delivery should be formula grant funds to participating extent to which others, particularly
addressed to the Director of the Strategic institutions of higher education (IHEs). stakeholders at the State and local level,
Collections and Clearance, Governance Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act agree that this data is valuable for their
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department allows IHEs to use up to one-half of the own purposes and whether there is
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, total funds received to cover any costs additional data that would be valuable
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC associated with the significant changes for the Department to collect from its
20202–8240. to the delivery of instruction due to the grantees?
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For coronavirus (with specific exceptions). (3) The Department is interested in
specific questions related to collection This information collection request reducing the burden of data collection
activities, please contact Beatriz Ceja, includes the reporting requirements in and making use of existing data when at
202–377–3711, or email heerf@ed.gov. order to comply with the requirements all possible. For example, are there
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alternative methods to collect data or last three digits in the docket number participate is by filing with the
data that is already collected on field to access the document. At this Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
institutional expenditures related to time, the Commission has suspended possible, an original and two copies of
HEER funding under section 18004a of access to the Commission’s Public comments in support of or in opposition
the CARES Act? Reference Room, due to the to this project. The Commission will
(4) Will the proposed method for proclamation declaring a National consider these comments in
collecting the number of FTE positions Emergency concerning the Novel determining the appropriate action to be
created or retained as a result of HEER Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued taken, but the filing of a comment alone
funds awarded to IHEs yield accurate by the President on March 13, 2020. For will not serve to make the filer a party
data? Is there an alternative assistance, contact FERC at to the proceeding. The Commission’s
methodology that would improve the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call rules require that persons filing
accuracy of the data? toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, comments in opposition to the project
Dated: July 24, 2020.
(202)502–8659. provide copies of their protests only to
Any questions concerning this the party or parties directly involved in
Kate Mullan, application may be directed to Sorana the protest.
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Linder, Director, Modernization & Persons who wish to comment only
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Certificates, ANR Pipeline Company, on the environmental review of this
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, project should submit an original and
Development. Houston, Texas, by telephone at (832) two copies of their comments to the
320–5209, or by email at sorana_linder@ Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020–16429 Filed 7–28–20; 8:45 am]
tcenergy.com. Environmental commenters will be
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Pursuant to section 157.9 of the placed on the Commission’s
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), environmental mailing list, will receive
within 90 days of this Notice, the copies of the environmental documents,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission staff will issue a Notice of and will be notified of meetings
Schedule for Environmental Review. If associated with the Commission’s
Federal Energy Regulatory a Notice of Schedule for Environmental environmental review process.
Commission Review is issued, it will indicate, among Environmental commenters will not be
[Docket No. CP20–1–001] other milestones, the anticipated date required to serve copies of filed
for the Commission staff’s issuance of documents on all other parties.
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of the environmental assessment (EA) for However, the non-party commenters
Application this proposal. The issuance of a Notice will not receive copies of all documents
of Schedule for Environmental Review filed by other parties or issued by the
Take notice that on July 20, 2020, will serve to notify federal and state Commission (except for the mailing of
ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 700 agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the
Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right
Texas, 77002–2700, filed in Docket No. the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the
CP20–1–001 an application for an federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order.
amendment, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the date of issuance of the Commission As of the February 27, 2018 date of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 staff’s EA. the Commission’s order in Docket No.
of the Commission’s regulations, to the There are two ways to become CP16–4–001, the Commission will
certificate of public convenience and involved in the Commission’s review of apply its revised practice concerning
necessity issued on March 19, 2020 in this project. First, any person wishing to out-of-time motions to intervene in any
this proceeding, relative to the interim obtain legal status by becoming a party new NGA section 3 or section 7
lease by ANR of base gas owned by Mid to the proceedings for this project proceeding.1 Persons desiring to become
Michigan Gas Storage Company (Mid should, on or before the comment date a party to a certificate proceeding are to
Michigan) in the Austin, Goodwell, stated below file with the Federal intervene in a timely manner. If seeking
Lincoln-Freeman, Loreed, and Reed City Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 to intervene out-of-time, the movant is
storage fields. First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, required to ‘‘show good cause why the
Specifically, ANR seeks authorization a motion to intervene in accordance time limitation should be waived,’’ and
to amend the Lease of Base Gas with the requirements of the should provide justification by reference
Agreement (Lease Agreement) between Commission’s Rules of Practice and to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
ANR and Mid Michigan to reflect Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) the Commission’s Rules and
changes to certain provisions of Exhibit and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Regulations.2
1 of the Lease Agreement pertaining to CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party The Commission strongly encourages
the open season procedures applicable status will be placed on the service list electronic filings of comments, protests
to ANR’s base gas purchases, all as more maintained by the Secretary of the and interventions in lieu of paper using
fully described in their application Commission and will receive copies of the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
which is on file with the Commission all documents filed by the applicant and In lieu of electronic filing, you may
and open to public inspection. by all other parties. A party must submit submit a paper copy. Submissions sent
In addition to publishing the full text seven copies of filings made in the via the U.S. Postal Service must be
of this document in the Federal proceeding with the Commission and addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Register, the Commission provides all must mail a copy to the applicant and Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
interested persons an opportunity to to every other party. Only parties to the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
view and/or print the contents of this proceeding can ask for court review of 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
document via the internet through the Commission orders in the proceeding.
Commission’s Home Page (http:// However, a person does not have to 1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162
ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. intervene in order to have comments FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018).
Enter the docket number excluding the considered. The second way to 2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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