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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: Reaffirmation 

Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households, Private 

Sector, State, Local and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 28,880. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,465. 

Abstract: The HEA provides for a 

maximum amount that a borrower can 

receive per year and in total. If a 

borrower receives more than one of 

these maximum amounts, the borrower 

is rendered ineligible for further title IV 

aid (including Federal Pell Grants, 

Federal Supplemental Educational 

Opportunity Grants, Federal WorkStudy, and Teacher Education 

Assistance for Higher Education 

(TEACH) Grants) unless the borrower 

repays the excess amount or agreed to 

repay the excess amount according to 

the terms and conditions of the 

promissory note that the borrower 

signed. Agreeing to repay the excess 

amount according to the terms and 

conditions of the promissory note that 

the borrower signed is called 

‘‘reaffirmation’’. ED and FFEL Program 

lenders will use the information on this 

form to enforce the borrower’s 

obligation to repay the total FFEL or 

Direct Loan debt that the borrower 

obtained including the amounts in 

excess of the annual or aggregate loan 

limit. 

Dated: April 14, 2015. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08855 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0044] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Understanding the Impact of Providing 

Information to Parents About the Role 

of Algebra II: An Opportunistic Study 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 16, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0044 

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 note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. 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, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, (202) 219–1674. 

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: Understanding the 

Impact of Providing Information to 

Parents about the Role of Algebra II: An 

Opportunistic Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,468. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 132. 

Abstract: In June 2013, Texas 

Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 

(HB) 5 into law, which changed high 

school graduation requirements for 

public school students in Texas. Prior to 

this, most students were required to 

complete algebra II in order to graduate 

from high school. After the enactment of 

HB 5, completing algebra II is optional— 

students may elect to complete algebra 

II as part of two of the graduation plans 

offered under HB 5. REL Southwest is 

working with the Texas Education 

Agency (TEA) to carry out an 

opportunistic experiment to determine 

if directly providing parents/guardians, 

prior to students’ selection of their 

courses, with information on the 

importance of completing algebra II for 

college access and success has an 

impact on the percentage of students 

who enroll in and complete algebra II by 

the end of their junior year. REL 

Southwest will investigate the impact of 

providing parents/guardians with 

information about the role of algebra II 

in college access and success in a 

randomized controlled trial in which 

the treatment schools provide parents/

guardians of students with information 

about the role of algebra II in college 

access and success, while control 

schools continue business-as-usual. 


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Dated: April 14, 2015. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08854 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 8221–094] 

Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, Ready 

for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, 

Protests, Recommendations, Terms 

and Conditions, and Fishway 

Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

of License. 

b. Project No.: 8221–094. 

c. Date Filed: March 12, 2015. 

d. Applicant: Alaska Energy 

Authority. 

e. Name of Project: Bradley Lake 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Bradley River in Kenai Peninsula 

Borough, Alaska. The project occupies 

federal lands administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Sara FisherGoad, Executive Director, 813 West 

Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK 

99503, (907) 771–3012. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs 

(202) 502–8666 or Steven.Sachs@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 

60 days from the issuance date of this 

notice by the Commission; reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice by the 

Commission. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. Please file 

any motion to intervene, protest, 

comments, and/or recommendations 

using the Commission’s eFiling system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. 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, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–8221–094. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to construct a new 

16-foot-high, 60-foot-wide diversion 

dam located on the West Fork Upper 

Battle Creek, 6.1 miles upstream of the 

mouth of Battle Creek. The diversion 

dam would feed a 6-foot-diameter, 

9,100-foot-long underground steel pipe 

emptying into a rip-rap stilling basin. 

Water would then travel through a 1,000 

foot-long canal to a natural stream 

channel draining to Bradley Lake, the 

main reservoir for the project. The 

applicant also proposes to construct 2.9 

miles of new access roads for 

construction and maintenance of the 

new facilities. The proposal would not 

change the authorized installed capacity 

of the project; however, it is expected to 

increase the average annual generation 

by 37,000 megawatt-hours. Most of the 

new facilities would be constructed on 

lands owned by the State of Alaska 

though some would be constructed on 

federal land already occupied by the 

project and administered by the Bureau 

of Land Management. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. You may also register online 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments 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 comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’ or ‘‘FISHWAY 

PRESCRIPTIONS’’ as applicable; (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. 

All comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to project works 

which are the subject of the amendment. 

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. If an 

intervener 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. 

A copy of all other filings in reference 

to this application must be accompanied 

by proof of service on all persons listed 

in the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

Dated: April 13, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08878 Filed 4–16–15; 8:45 am] 

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