Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Notices 66257 

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Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Betsy DeVos, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27932 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0134] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; FSA 

Payment Vehicle Account (PVA) 

Program Pilot Institutions 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 February 

25, 2019. 

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– 

2018–ICCD–0134. 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. 

Please note that comments 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 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 

Washington, DC 20202–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

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: FSA Payment 

Vehicle Account (PVA) Program Pilot 

Institutions. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 40. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,250. 

Abstract: This is a request for 

clearance of a new information 

collection to be used to obtain 

information from institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) that participate in the 

student financial assistance programs 

under title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended. This 

information collection will be used to 

invite IHEs to complete an application 

questionnaire to participate in Federal 

Student Aid’s (FSA) Next Generation 

Financial Services Environment— 

Payment Vehicle Account (PVA) 

program pilot as well as a follow-on 

questionnaire used to ask pilot progress 

questions to gauge early pilot progress. 

We are requesting that the full clearance 

package be filed and that the 60 day 

public comment period be initiated at 

this time. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27813 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Falcon and Amistad Projects’ Rate 

Order No. WAPA–186 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration (WAPA), DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension for 

the Falcon and Amistad Projects’ firm 

power rate formula. 

SUMMARY: WAPA proposes extending 

the Falcon and Amistad Projects’ firm 

power rate formula through June 7, 

2024. The Falcon and Amistad Projects’ 

firm power rate formula expires June 7, 

2019. 

DATES: The comment period will begin 

December 26, 2018 and end January 25, 

2019. WAPA will accept written 

comments any time during the comment 

period. Upon completion of the 

comment period, WAPA will take 

further action on the proposed rate 

formula extension consistent with 10 

CFR 903.23(a). 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests to be informed of Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

actions concerning the rates submitted 

by WAPA to FERC for approval should 

be sent to: Mr. Brent Osiek, Power 

Marketing Manager, Colorado River 

Storage Project Management Center, 

Western Area Power Administration, 

299 South Main Street, Suite 200, Salt 

Lake City, UT 84111, (801) 524–5495, 

email: osiek@wapa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Hackett, Rates Manager, 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center, Western Area 

Power Administration, 299 South Main 

Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 

84111, (801) 524–5503, email: hackett@

wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Falcon and Amistad Dams are features 

of international water storage projects 

located on the Rio Grande River 

between Texas and Mexico. The portion 

of the dams located in the United States 

is operated by the United States 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission (USIBWC). Under 

arrangements with the United States 

Department of State and USIBWC, 


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