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the goal of increasing the transparency 

of college tuition prices for consumers. 

This submission is for the 2021–22, 

2022–23, and 2023–24 collection years. 

CATEF collects follow-up information 

from institutions that appear on the 

tuition and fees and/or net price 

increase College Affordability and 

Transparency Center (CATC) Lists for 

being in the five percent of institutions 

in their institutional sector that have the 

highest increases, expressed as a 

percentage change, over the three-year 

time period for which the most recent 

data are available. The information 

collected through CATEF is used to 

write a summary report for Congress 

which is also posted on the CATC 

website (accessible through the College 

Navigator). 

Dated: December 7, 2020. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27141 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0184] 

Notice of Revision to the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

Survey by Suspending Data Collection 

for 2021 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice of change to data 

collection. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) not to 

collect student assessment data for the 

currently approved information 

collection, the National Assessment of 

Educational Progress, originally planned 

for January–March 2021. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

11, 2021. 

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–0184. 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 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. 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 Strategic 

Collections and Clearance Governance 

and Strategy Division, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC 

20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact James L. 

Woodworth, Commissioner, National 

Center for Education Statistics, or email 

NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. 

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: National 

Assessment of Educational Progress. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW 

(relates to 1850–0928). 

Type of Request: To suspend a portion 

of a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP), 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), is a 

federally authorized survey of student 

achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in 

various subject areas, such as 

mathematics, reading, writing, science, 

U.S. history, civics, geography, 

economics, technology and engineering 

literacy (TEL), and the arts. It requires 

fair and accurate presentation of 

achievement data and permits the 

collection of background, noncognitive, 

or descriptive information that is related 

to academic achievement and aids in 

fair reporting of results. The intent of 

the law is to provide representative 

sample data on student achievement for 

the nation, the states, and 

subpopulations of students and to 

monitor progress over time. 

NCES has determined that it cannot at 

this time conduct a national-level 

assessment (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(2)(A)) in 

a manner with sufficient validity and 

reliability to meet the mandate of the 

law due to school closures resulting 

from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

The NAEP assessments are a key 

indicator of educational progress in the 

United States with trends going back 

decades. The change in operations and 

lack of access to students to be assessed 

means that NAEP will not be able to 

produce estimates of what students 

know and can do that would be 

comparable to either past or future 

national or state estimates. Therefore, 

NCES will not be collecting student 

assessment data in January through 

March 2021 as originally planned. NCES 

will continue to provide public updates 

on any further changes to the NAEP 

assessments through our NAEP COVID– 

19 Planning and Resources web page, 

found here: https://nces.ed.gov/ 

nationsreportcard/about/covid19.aspx. 

Authority: The National Assessment 

of Educational Progress Authorization 

Act (Pub. L. 107–279 Title III, section 

303) requires the assessment to collect 

data on specified student groups and 

characteristics, including information 

organized by race/ethnicity, gender, 

socio-economic status, disability, and 

limited English proficiency. 

Estimate of Burden: There will be no 

further public reporting burden for this 

collection of information. 


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Dated: December 7, 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. 2020–27153 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3511–024] 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Motions To 

Intervene and Protests; Lower Saranac 

Hydro, LLC 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 3511–024. 

c. Date filed: May 29, 2020. 

d. Applicant: Lower Saranac Hydro, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Groveville 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On Fishkill Creek, in the 

City of Beacon, Dutchess County, New 

York. The project does not occupy any 

federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Elise 

Anderson, Senior Environmental 

Permitting Specialist, Lower Saranac 

Hydro, LLC, Enel Green Power North 

America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, 

Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; Phone: 

(978) 447–4408 or email at 

elise.anderson@enel.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Feinberg at 

(202) 502–6893 or jeremy.feinberg@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: February 2, 

2021. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted 

but is not ready for environmental 

analysis at this time. 

l. The Groveville Hydroelectric Project 

consists of: (1) A 167-foot-long, 37-foothigh concrete gravity dam, with a 140- 

foot-long spillway having a crest 

elevation of 172.4 feet National Geodetic 

Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and 

topped with 3-foot-high wooden 

flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a 

gross storage capacity of approximately 

43 acre-feet and a surface area of 5 acres 

at a normal pool elevation of 175.4 feet 

NGVD29; (3) an intake structure with 

two gates and a 27-foot-high, 34-footwide trashrack; (4) a 9-foot-diameter, 

approximately 140-foot-long riveted 

steel underground penstock; (5) a 

powerhouse containing three fixedoutput turbine-generator units with a 

total rated capacity of 927 kilowatts; (6) 

a 4-foot-high submerged stilling basin 

weir approximately 60 feet downstream 

of the dam spillway; (7) a 20-foot-wide, 

90-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 20-foot-long 

underground generator lead connecting 

to a step-up transformer that connects to 

a 13.2-kilovolt, 40-foot-long 

underground transmission line that then 

connects to a 15-foot-long aerial 

transmission line before connecting to 

the regional grid; and (9) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The project operates in a modified 

run-of-river mode. The project had an 

average annual generation of 1,762.7 

megawatt-hours between 2012 and 

2019. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review via the internet 

through the Commission’s Home Page 

(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. At this time, the Commission 

has suspended access to the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room 

due to the proclamation declaring a 

National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), 

issued by the President on March 13, 

2020. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscription.aspx to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

n. Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. 

o. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments: February 2021 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary): April 2021 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if 

necessary): May 2021 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis: May 2021 

Dated: December 4, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27128 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

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