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hereby given of the computer matching 

program between the Department of 

Education (ED) (the recipient agency), 

and the Department of Homeland 

Security, United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) (the 

source agency). 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, and OMB 

Circular A–130, the following 

information is provided: 

1. Names of Participating Agencies. 

The U.S. Department of Education 

and the U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, USCIS. 

2. Purpose of the Match. 

The matching program entitled 

‘‘Verification Division USCIS/ED’’ will 

permit ED to confirm the immigration 

status of alien applicants for, or 

recipients of, financial assistance under 

Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA), as authorized 

by section 484(g) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1091(g)). The Title IV programs include: 

the Federal Pell Grant Program; the 

Academic Competitiveness Grant 

Program; the National Science and 

Mathematics Access to Retain Talent 

Grant Program; the Iraq and Afghanistan 

Service Grant Program; the Federal 

Perkins Loan Program; the Federal 

Work-Study Program; the Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant Program; the Federal Family 

Education Loan Program; the William D. 

Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the 

Leveraging Educational Assistance 

Partnership Program; and the Gaining 

Early Awareness and Readiness for 

Undergraduate Programs. 

3. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program. 

The information contained in the 

USCIS data base is referred to as the 

Verification Information System (VIS), 

and is authorized under the Immigration 

Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), 

Public Law 99–603. ED seeks access to 

the VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

applicants for assistance, as authorized 

by section 484(g) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1091(g), and consistent with the Title IV 

student eligibility requirements of 

section 484(a)(5) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1091(a)(5). USCIS is authorized to 

participate in this immigration status 

verification under section 103 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, 8 U.S.C. 1103. 

4. Categories of Records and 

Individuals Covered. 

The records to be used in the match 

and the roles of the matching 

participants are described as follows: 

Through the use of user identification 

codes and passwords, authorized 

persons from ED will transmit 

electronically data from its Privacy Act 

system of records entitled, ‘‘Federal 

Student Aid Application File (18–11– 

01)’’ to USCIS. The data will include the 

alien registration number, the first and 

last name, date of birth, current social 

security number and gender of the alien 

applicant for, or recipient of, Title IV 

assistance. This action will initiate a 

search for corresponding data elements 

in a USCIS Privacy Act system of 

records entitled ‘‘Verification 

Information System Records Notice 

(DHS–2007–0010).’’ Where there is a 

match of records, the system will add 

the following data to the record and 

return the file to ED: the primary or 

secondary verification number, the date 

of entry into the U.S., the country of 

birth, and the USCIS status code of the 

alien applicant or recipient, and a code 

indicating that the alien applicant or 

recipient was confirmed to be an 

eligible non-citizen or that this 

determination could not be made. In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(p), ED 

will not suspend, terminate, reduce, or 

make a final denial of any Title IV 

assistance to such individual, or take 

other adverse action against such 

individual, as a result of information 

produced by such a match, until (1)(a) 

ED has independently verified the 

information; or (b) the Data Integrity 

Board of ED determines in accordance 

with guidance issued by the Director of 

the OMB that (i) the information is 

limited to identification and amount of 

benefits paid by ED under a Federal 

benefit program; and (ii) there is a high 

degree of confidence that the 

information provided to ED is accurate; 

(2) the individual receives a notice from 

ED containing a statement of its findings 

and informing the individual of the 

opportunity to contest such findings by 

submitting documentation 

demonstrating a satisfactory 

immigration status within 30 days of 

receipt of the notice; and (3) 30 days 

from the date of the individual’s receipt 

of such notice has expired. 

5. Effective Dates of the Matching 

Program. 

The matching program will become 

effective 40 days after a copy of the 

computer matching agreement, as 

approved by the Data Integrity Board of 

each agency, is transmitted to Congress 

and OMB, unless the requested ten day 

waiver is approved by OMB or unless 

OMB objects to some or all of the 

agreement, or 30 days after publication 

of this notice in the Federal Register, 

whichever date is later. The matching 

program will continue for 18 months 

after the effective date and may be 

extended for an additional 12 months 

thereafter, if the conditions specified in 

5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

6. Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires. 

Mr. Leroy Everett, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, Federal Student Aid, Union 

Center Plaza, 830 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20002–5345. 

Telephone: (202) 377–3265. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service 

(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. To use the PDF you 

must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. 

Note: The official version of this 

document is the document published in 

the Federal Register. Free Internet 

access to the official edition of the 

Federal Register and the Code of 

Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ 

nara/index.html.* 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. No. 100– 

503. 

Dated: March 10, 2010. 

William J. Taggart, 

Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5613 Filed 3–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed three-year 

extension to the Form EIA–846, 

‘‘Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey.’’ 


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DATES: Comments must be filed by May 

14, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Tom 

Lorenz. To ensure receipt of the 

comments by the due date, submission 

by FAX (202–586–9753) or e-mail 

(Thomas.Lorenz@eia.doe.gov) is 

recommended. The mailing address is 

Office of Energy Markets and End Use, 

Energy Consumption Division, EI–63, 

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, 

Mr. Lorenz may be contacted by 

telephone at 202–586–3442. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions for 

the Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey (MECS) should be directed to 

Tom Lorenz at the address listed above. 

To view the form online please go to: 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mecs/ 

mecs2006/forms2006.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Current Actions 

III. Request for Comments 

I. Background 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and 

(42 U.S.C. 7135(i)) require the EIA to 

carry out a centralized, comprehensive, 

and unified energy information 

program. This program collects, 

evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and 

disseminates information on energy 

resource reserves, production, demand, 

technology, and related economic and 

statistical information. This information 

is used to assess the adequacy of energy 

resources to meet near and longer term 

domestic demands and to promote 

sound policymaking, efficient markets, 

and public understanding of energy and 

its interaction with the economy and the 

environment. 

The EIA, as part of its effort to comply 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies with opportunities to comment 

on collections of energy information 

conducted by or in conjunction with the 

EIA. Also, the EIA will later seek 

approval for this collection by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

under section 3507(a) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

The Manufacturing Energy 

Consumption Survey (MECS) is a selfadministered sample survey designed to 

collect energy consumption and 

expenditures data from establishments 

in the manufacturing sector; i.e., North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes 31–33. Previous 

MECS required multiple collection 

forms depending on an establishment’s 

primary business activity classification 

under NAICS. The increased use of 

technology by means of an Internet data 

collection system however, has allowed 

the MECS to eliminate the need to have 

multiple forms. 

The 2010 MECS will collect 

information during 2011 for business 

activities in calendar year 2010. For the 

2010 MECS, as in the past, EIA proposes 

to collect the following data from each 

MECS establishment: (1) For each 

energy source consumed—consumption 

(total, fuel and nonfuel uses) and the 

expenditures for each energy source, 

energy storage (as applicable), energy 

produced onsite, and shipments (as 

applicable); (2) energy end uses; (3) fuelswitching capabilities (4) general 

energy-saving technologies; (5) energy 

management activities; and (6) square 

footage, and number of buildings in the 

establishment. 

The MECS has been conducted seven 

times previously, covering the years 

1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2002, and 

2006. In all seven survey years, the 

MECS has collected baseline data on 

manufacturers’ energy consumption and 

expenditures. The MECS collected data 

on fuel-switching capabilities in all 

years except 1998. In the 1991, 1994, 

1998, 2002, and 2006 surveys, the MECS 

also collected data on end-uses, energy 

management activities, building square 

footage, and energy-saving technologies. 

The MECS information is the basis for 

data and analytic products that can be 

found at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/ 

mecs. Also on this Web site are past 

publications, articles, and a special 

analytic series, ‘‘Industry Analysis 

Briefs.’’ The 2010 MECS will also be 

used to benchmark EIA’s industry 

forecasting model and update changes 

in the energy intensity and greenhouse 

gases data series. 

The proposed 2010 MECS uses 

experience gained from the 

administration and processing of the 

seven previous surveys and past 

consultations with respondents, trade 

association representatives, and data 

users to improve the survey. 

Please refer to the proposed forms and 

instructions for more information about 

the purpose, who must report, when to 

report, where to submit, the elements to 

be reported, detailed instructions, 

provisions for confidentiality, and uses 

of the information. For instructions on 

obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

II. Current Actions 

EIA is requesting a three-year 

extension of approval to its 

Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey with no changes from the 

previous survey. 

III. Request for Comments 

Prospective respondents and other 

interested parties should comment on 

the actions discussed in item II. The 

following guidelines are provided to 

assist in the preparation of comments. 

As a Potential Respondent to the 

Request for Information 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 

B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information to be collected? 

C. Are the instructions and definitions 

clear and sufficient? If not, which 

instructions need clarification? 

D. Can the information be submitted 

by the respondent by the due date? 

E. Public reporting burden for this 

collection is estimated to average eight 

hours per response for Form EIA–846. 

The estimated burden includes the total 

time necessary to provide the requested 

information. In your opinion, how 

accurate is this estimate? 

F. The agency estimates that the only 

cost to a respondent is for the time it 

will take to complete the collection. 

Will a respondent incur any start-up 

costs for reporting, or any recurring 

annual costs for operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services associated with 

the information collection? 

G. What additional actions could be 

taken to minimize the burden of this 

collection of information? Such actions 

may involve the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

H. Does any other Federal, State, or 

local agency collect similar information? 

If so, specify the agency, the data 

element(s), and the methods of 

collection. 

As a Potential User of the Information 

To Be Collected 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 

B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information disseminated? 


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C. Is the information useful at the 

levels of detail to be collected? 

D. For what purpose(s) would the 

information be used? Be specific. 

E. Are there alternate sources for the 

information and are they useful? If so, 

what are their weaknesses and/or 

strengths? 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the form. They also will 

become a matter of public record. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 9, 2010. 

Renee H. Miller, 

Director, Forms Clearance and Information 

Quality Division, Statistics and Methods 

Group, Energy Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5566 Filed 3–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–74–000] 

Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC; 

Notice of Application 

March 5, 2010. 

Take notice that on March 3, 2010, 

Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC (Sea 

Robin), PO Box 4967, Houston, Texas 

77210–4967, filed in the above 

referenced docket an application 

pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) requesting authorization 

to abandon by removal Sea Robin’s East 

Cameron Block 265 Valve Platform and 

to abandon in place 12.44 miles of its 

20-inch Line 710, 1.35 miles of its 16- 

inch Line 710–1, and related facilities, 

all located offshore Louisiana, all as 

more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing is available for review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Stephen 

T. Veatch, Regulatory Affairs, Sea Robin 

Pipeline Company, LLC, 5444 

Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 

77056, at (713) 989–2024, or at 

Stephen.Veatch@sug.com. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: March 15, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5528 Filed 3–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13615–000] 

Sweetwater Hydro, LLC and Ute 

Mountain Ute Tribe; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

March 8, 2010. 

On November 4, 2009, Sweetwater 

Hydro, LLC and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Sweetwater 

Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, 

in San Juan County, New Mexico. The 

sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 

issued, is to grant the permit holder 

priority to file a license application 

during the permit term. A preliminary 

permit does not authorize the permit 

holder to perform any land-disturbing 

activities or otherwise enter upon lands 

or waters owned by others without the 

owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following new facilities: (1) An 

upper earth embankment dam with a 

height of 100 feet and 9,168 feet in 

length; (2) an associated upper reservoir 

with a surface area of 141 acres, and a 

storage capacity of 11,018 acre feet, with 

a normal maximum surface elevation of 

6,780 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 

lower earth embankment dam with a 

height of 153 feet and 3,606 feet in 

length; (4) an associated lower reservoir 

with a surface area of 423 acres, and a 

storage capacity of 15,319 acre feet, with 

a normal maximum surface elevation of 

5,690 msl; (5) a 25-foot-diameter steellined and concrete penstock or other 

conduit with a length of 6,480 feet; (6) 

a powerhouse containing 3 units with a 

proposed generating capacity of 900 

megawatts; and (7) a 14 mile-long 230 

kilovolt transmission line from the 

powerhouse to an existing substation, 

near Shiprock, New Mexico. 

Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, 

COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, 

Rigby, ID 83442; phone (208) 745–0834. 


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