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member of the uniformed services who 

(1) died before March 21, 1974, and was 

entitled to retired or retainer pay on the 

date of death or (2) was a member of a 

reserve component of the Armed Forces 

during the period beginning on 

September 21, 1972, and ending on 

October 1, 1978, and at the time of 

member’s death would have been 

entitled to retired pay 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Number of Respondents: 400. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 400. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: As required. 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18846 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0155] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; REL 

Peer Review: Pilot Data Collection 

Methods for Examining the Use of 

Research Evidence 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

30, 2023. 

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– 

2023–SCC–0155. 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, 

the Department 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 

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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, 202–245–6832. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department 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: REL Peer Review: 

Pilot Data Collection Methods for 

Examining the Use of Research 

Evidence. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 115. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 43. 

Abstract: The Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES) within the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED) requests 

clearance for data collection activities to 

support a pilot study of the reliability 

and validity of survey items used to 

assess the use of research evidence 

(URE) among education agencies and 

other partners served by the Regional 

Educational Laboratories (RELs). The 

REL program is an essential IES 

investment focused on partnering with 

State and local education agencies use 

evidence to improve education 

outcomes by creating tangible research 

products and providing engaging 

learning experiences and consultation. 

IES seeks to better understand how REL 

partners use research evidence to 

improve education outcomes and the 

role of RELs in promoting URE among 

partners. This study will test the 

reliability and validity of new and 

extant URE items in the REL context. 

Specifically, the study will (1) assess 

how existing items from the URE 

literature perform in a REL context and 

(2) assess the reliability and validity of 

a small set of items from the 

Stakeholder Feedback Surveys (SFS) 

that are currently administered to REL 

partners and used by IES to improve the 

work of REL contractors, inform the REL 

program as a whole, and address 

internal requests such as the 

Congressional Budget Justification. The 

reliability and validity of the new and 

existing survey items will be assessed 

through two data collection activities: 

an online survey administered to a set 

of partnerships across RELs and followup interviews with a subset of REL 

partners. 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

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. 2023–18875 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit 

Tests for a Determination of Suitability 

for Use in the National Reporting 

System for Adult Education 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education 

invites publishers to submit tests for 

review and approval for use in the 

National Reporting System for Adult 

Education (NRS) and announces the 

date by which publishers must submit 

these tests. This notice relates to the 


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approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1830–0567. 

DATES: Deadline for transmittal of 

applications: October 1, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by 

email to NRS@air.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

LeMaster, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20202–7240. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6218. Email: 

John.LeMaster@ed.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department’s regulations for Measuring 

Educational Gain in the National 

Reporting System for Adult Education, 

34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), 

include procedures for determining the 

suitability of tests for use in the NRS. 

As provided in the NRS regulations, 

the Secretary only reviews tests 

submitted by a test publisher, and any 

such tests must be submitted by the 

beginning of the review cycle on 

October 1, 2023. 34 CFR 462.10. Only 

tests submitted by the due date will be 

reviewed in this review cycle. Any tests 

submitted after October 1, 2023, will not 

be reviewed until the review cycle that 

begins on October 1, 2024. 

Review Criteria: To be suitable for use 

in the NRS, a test must meet the criteria 

and requirements established in 34 CFR 

462.13. 

Submission Requirements: 

(a) All test applications must comply 

with the requirements in 34 CFR 462.11. 

(b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, 

the deadline for transmittal of 

applications in this fiscal year is 

October 1, 2023. 

(c) Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. 

local time on October 1, 2023. Retain a 

copy of your sent email message and all 

email attachments as proof that you 

timely submitted your application. 

(d) Applications submitted after the 

application deadline date will not be 

considered in the October 1, 2023, 

review cycle. Any such applications 

will be considered timely for the 

October 1, 2024, deadline date and 

review cycle. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document in an accessible format. 

The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292. 

Amy Loyd, 

Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18797 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER23–2701–000] 

MRP Rocky Road LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of MRP 

Rocky Road LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is September 

14, 2023. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document 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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

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

502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: August 25, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18851 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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