53224 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 15, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection 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 9, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of the Helen Keller 

National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths 

and Adults. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Individuals or household; 

Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, 

or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 201. 

Burden Hours: 278. 

Abstract: The Helen Keller National 

Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and 

Adults (HKNC) provides services 

designed to equip clients to live 

independently in their communities 

and/or to enhance their ability to secure 

meaningful employment. The HKNC 

evaluation will provide RSA with 

independent and objective information 

by which to draw conclusions about the 

effectiveness, including cost 

effectiveness, of the Center. The 

evaluation will identify characteristics 

of the populations served by HKNC and 

the extent to which HKNC effectively 

serves clients with different needs. The 

evaluation will also examine the 

relationship between HKNC and 

vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies 

and how well HKNC meets the needs of 

the agencies. Finally, this evaluation 

will include recommendations to 

improve HKNC programs and service 

delivery, including measures that could 

be used to assess ongoing performance 

of the Center, its regional staff and 

functions, and its national training 

program. 

The evaluation scope of work is 

identified in the following objectives: 

• Provide RSA with reliable and valid 

information on program effectiveness, 

including cost effectiveness. 

• Identify both the characteristics of 

the populations served by HKNC and 

the strengths and weaknesses of the 

program that have an impact on its 

effectiveness in serving these 

populations. 

• Examine the relationship between 

HKNC and VR agencies and the 

effectiveness of direct services, 

technical assistance, and training 

activities provided by the Center’s 

headquarters and regional programs in 

meeting the needs of VR agencies. 

• Make recommendations for program 

adjustments or improvements based on 

study findings, including measures that 

could be implemented to assess ongoing 

performance. 

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 4157. 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. 

[FR Doc. E9–24880 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Election Administration and Voting 

Survey Data Policy 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on Proposed Election 

Administration and Voting Survey Data 

Policy. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) seeks public 

comment on the Proposed Election 

Administration and Voting Survey Data 

policy. The policy provides additional 

direction to election officials 

responsible for completing EAC’s 

Election Administration and Voting 

Survey information about the processes 

and procedures that will guide their 

submission, review, and correction of 

the survey data. The EAC issues the 

survey to meet its obligations under the 

Help America Vote Act to serve as 

national clearinghouse and resource for 

the compilation of information with 

respect to the administration of Federal 

elections; to fulfill its data collection 

requirements under the Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 

(UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter 

Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to 

collect information from states 

concerning the impact of that statute on 

the administration of Federal Elections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on 

November 16, 2009. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the policy is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 53225 

1This Notice in Docket No. IC10–60 is a separate 

proceeding from the recent Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) that FERC issued on September 

17, 2009, in Docket No. RM09–21–000 (‘‘Revised 

Filing Requirements for Centralized Service 

Companies Under the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 2005, the Federal Power Act, and 

the Natural Gas Act’’). The NOPR in Docket No. 

RM09–21–000 proposes some clarifications related 

to the FERC Form 60. Docket No. RM09–21 is not 

a subject of this Notice in Docket No. IC10–60. 

Comments on Docket No. RM09–21–000 should be 

submitted in Docket No. RM09–21–000, and not in 

Docket No. IC10–60. 

practical utility; (b) the information 

contained in the data policy. 

Comments on the proposed policy 

should be submitted electronically to 

HAVAinfo@eac.gov. Written comments 

on the proposed policy can also be sent 

to the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005, ATTN: Election Administration 

and Voting Survey Data Policy. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Policy: To 

obtain a free copy of the policy: (1) 

Access the EAC Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 

20005, ATTN: Election Administration 

and Voting Survey Data Policy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Lynn-Dyson or Ms. Shelly 

Anderson at (202) 566–3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–24863 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. IC10–60–000, IC10–61–000, 

and IC10–555A–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC Form 60, FERC–61, 

and FERC–555A); Comment Request; 

Extensions 

October 8, 2009. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collections and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the specific aspects of the information 

collections described below. 

DATES: Comments in consideration of 

the collections of information are due 

December 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

either electronically or in paper format, 

and should refer to Docket Nos. IC10– 

60–000, IC10–61–000, and IC10–555A– 

000. (If comments apply to only one or 

two of the collections, indicate the 

corresponding docket numbers.) 

Documents must be prepared in an 

acceptable filing format and in 

compliance with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission submission 

guidelines at http://www.ferc.gov/help/ 

submission-guide.asp. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password (http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The 

Commission will send an automatic 

acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail 

address upon receipt of comments 

through eFiling. 

Commenters filing electronically 

should not make a paper filing. 

Commenters that are not able to file 

electronically must send an original and 

14 copies of their comments to: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All comments and FERC issuances 

may be viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely through FERC’s Web site using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on 

Docket Nos. IC10–60–000, IC10–61–000, 

and IC10–555A–000. For user 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support (e-mail at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown 

may be reached by telephone at (202) 

502–8663, by fax at (202) 273–0873, and 

by e-mail at ellen.brown@ferc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number 1902–0215 currently 

includes three information collections: 

• FERC Form 60, ‘‘Annual Report of 

Centralized Service Companies’’,1

pursuant to 18 CFR 369.1 and 366.23, 

with details at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/eforms/form-60/form-60.pdf, 

• FERC–61 (‘‘Narrative Description Of 

Service Company Functions’’), pursuant 

to 18 CFR 366.23, and 

• FERC–555A (‘‘Preservation of 

Records of Holding Companies and 

Service Companies Subject to PUHCA’’ 

[Public Utility Holding Company Act of 

2005]), record retention requirements, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 366.22, and Parts 

367 and 368. 

On August 8, 2005, the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 was signed into law, 

repealing the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) 

and enacting the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005). 

Section 1264 (federal books and records 

access provision) and Section 1275 

(non-power goods and services 

provision) of PUHCA 2005 

supplemented FERC’s existing 

ratemaking authority under the Federal 

Power Act (FPA) to protect customers 

against improper cross-subsidization or 

encumbrances of public utility assets, 

and similarly, FERC’s ratemaking 

authority under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). These provisions of PUHCA 

2005 supplemented the FERC’s broad 

authority under FPA Section 301 and 

NGA Section 8 to obtain the books and 

records of regulated companies and any 

person that controls or is controlled by 

such companies if relevant to 

jurisdictional activities. 

FERC Form 60. Form No. 60 is an 

annual reporting requirement under 18 

CFR 366.23 for centralized service 

companies. The report is designed to 

collect financial information (including 

balance sheet, assets, liabilities, billing 

and charges for associated and nonassociated companies) from centralized 

service companies subject to the 

jurisdiction of the FERC. Unless the 

holding company system is exempted or 

granted a waiver by Commission rule or 

order pursuant to 18 CFR 366.3 and 

366.4, every centralized service 

company in a holding company system 

must prepare and file electronically 

with the FERC the Form No. 60, 

pursuant to the General Instructions in 

the form. 

FERC–61. FERC–61 is a filing 

requirement for service companies in 

holding company systems (including 

special purpose companies) that are 

currently exempt or granted a waiver of 

FERC’s regulations and would not have 

to file FERC Form 60. Instead, those 

service companies are required to file, 

on an annual basis, a narrative 

description of the service company’s 

functions during the prior calendar year 

(FERC–61). In complying, a holding 

company may make a single filing on 

behalf of all of its service company 

subsidiaries. 

FERC–555A. FERC prescribed a 

mandated preservation of records 

requirement for holding companies and 

service companies (unless otherwise 

exempted by FERC). This requires them 

to maintain and make available to FERC 

their books and records. The 

preservation of records requirement 


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