51572 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 7, 2009 / Notices 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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. 

Dated: October 2, 2009. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation and Accountability 

Reports for Title II, Part D of ESEA. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 53. 

Burden Hours: 1,590. 

Abstract: This submission requests 

approval to require States to submit to 

the Department two annual written 

reports consistent with the statutory 

requirement: (1) A written report that 

describes the State’s process and 

accountability measures that the State 

educational agency will use to evaluate 

Ed Tech funded activities. The first 

report will be due on March 1, 2010 and 

will describe for school years (SYs) 

2009–2010 and 2010–2011 (and in 

subsequent reports for subsequent 

years): (a) The process and 

accountability measures that the SEA 

will use to evaluate the effectiveness of 

Ed Tech-supported activities; and (b) 

how the SEA will ensure that LEAs and 

eligible local entities that receive EdTech funds (either competitively or by 

formula) are meeting their evaluation 

responsibilities. Subsequent reports will 

be due on October 1 of each year, 

beginning on October 1, 2011, and will 

describe the accountability system in 

place for that school year. (2) An annual 

report on the State’s evaluation of EdTech funded activities. The first report 

will be due on October 1 of each year, 

beginning on October 1, 2010, and will 

report on the effectiveness of Ed-Tech 

funded activities during the previous 

school year. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4128. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13392–000] 

Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund II, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comment, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

September 30, 2009. 

On March 6, 2009, Lock+TM Hydro 

Friends Fund II, LLC filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Mississippi 

River Lock and Dam No. 9 Water Power 

Project (Gumby Project), to be located 

on the Mississippi River in Allamakee 

County, Iowa, and Crawford, Wisconsin, 

and near the town of Lynxville, WI. 

The proposed Lock & Dam 9 Project 

would be integral with: (1) The existing 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock & 

Dam No. 9 comprised of an 811-footlong gated dam section with 5 roller 

gates and 8 tainter gates, and a 600 footlong lock, and; (2) an existing 17-milelong reservoir extending from River 

Mile 648 to River Mile 679 at a normal 

pool elevation of 620.0 feet mean sea 

level. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) Seven generating units and 

installed in a new door installed in the 

auxiliary lock with a total capacity of 

4,963; and (2) a new 1,000-foot-long, 

36.7-kilovolt transmission line 

connected to an existing above ground 

local distribution system. The project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of 41.3 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. 

Krouse, Hydro Friends Fund II LLC, 

5090 Richmond Avenue #390, Houston, 

TX 77056, phone (877) 556–6566 x709. 

FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 

502–6093. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Comments, motions to intervene, 

notices of intent, and competing 

applications may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located 

at http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at: 

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

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P-13392) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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