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published an NIA for new awards for FY 

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of Education Policy and Practice, and 

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Education Grant Programs, ALNs 

84.305B, 84.305D, and 84.305N. (88 FR 

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on pages 62352–62356 of the Federal 

Register of September 11, 2023, we 

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Network Research Teams’’, we remove 

‘‘(202) 321–1299’’ and, in its place, add 

‘‘(202) 987–0835’’. 

Mark Schneider, 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0166] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress (NAEP) 2024 Amendment #3 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

23, 2023. 

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selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

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specific questions related to collection 

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following issues: (1) is this collection 

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Title of Collection: National 

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(NAEP) 2024 Amendment #3. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0928. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 860,132. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 470,250. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

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Education Statistics (NCES), is a 

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various subject areas, such as 

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economics, technology and engineering 

literacy (TEL), and the arts. The 

National Assessment of Educational 

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the assessment to collect data on 

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limited English proficiency. It requires 

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or descriptive information that is related 

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the nation, the states, and 

subpopulations of students and to 

monitor progress over time. NAEP 

consists of two assessment programs: 

the NAEP long-term trend (LTT) 

assessment and the main NAEP 

assessment. The LTT assessments are 

given at the national level only and are 

administered to students at ages 9, 13, 

and 17 in a manner that is very different 

from that used for the main NAEP 

assessments. LTT reports mathematics 

and reading results that present trend 

data since the 1970s. In addition to the 

operational assessments, NAEP uses two 

other kinds of assessment activities: 

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Pilot assessments test items and 

procedures for future administrations of 

NAEP, while special studies (including 

the National Indian Education Study 

(NIES), the Middle School Transcript 

Study (MSTS), and the High School 

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particular aspects of the assessment 

without impacting the reporting of the 

NAEP results. 

The initial request for clearance of 

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April 2023 (OMB #1850–0928 v.28). 

Amendment #1 to the NAEP 2024 

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approval in June 2023 (OMB #1850– 

0928 v.29), and Amendment #2 was 

approved in August 2023. Between 

Amendment #2 and Amendment #3, 

NCES made the decision to no longer 

use school staff to proctor 

accommodation sessions as previously 

included in early versions of 

Amendment #2. These changes are 

reflected in Amendment #3, and the 

communication materials, burden 

hours, and costs to the Federal 

Government to remove these activities 

as a result. The increased cost to the 

Federal Government is due to the need 

to hire additional Field Staff to conduct 

these separate sessions, resulting in an 

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1NFE Altamira FLNG, S. de R.L. de C.V., 

Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract 

Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Mexico and 

to Re-Export Liquefied Natural Gas from Mexico to 

Free Trade Agreement and Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Nations, Docket No. 22–110–LNG (Sept. 

9, 2022) [hereinafter NFE Altamira App.]. 

2 15 U.S.C. 717b. The authority to regulate the 

imports and exports of natural gas, including 

liquefied natural gas, under section 3 of the NGA 

has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

FECM in Redelegation Order No. S4–DEL–FE1– 

2023, issued on April 10, 2023. 

3NFE Altamira App. at 2. 

4The acronym ‘‘FLNG’’ in the natural gas 

industry refers to ‘‘floating liquefied natural gas.’’ 

5NFE Altamira App. at 2, 5, 18. 

6 Id. at 1. 

7 Id. at 5 (stating that the two liquefaction systems 

would consume approximately 6.5 Bcf/yr of natural 

gas each, for a total of 13 Bcf/yr of natural gas) & 

n.13. 

8For purposes of this proceeding, ‘‘re-export’’ 

means to ship or transmit U.S.-sourced natural gas 

in its various forms (gas, compressed, or liquefied) 

subject to DOE’s jurisdiction under the NGA, 15 

U.S.C. 717b, from one foreign country (i.e., a 

country other than the United States) to another 

foreign country. 

9 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). The United States currently 

has FTAs requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas with Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, 

Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, 

Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea, 

and Singapore. FTAs with Israel and Costa Rica do 

not require national treatment for trade in natural 

gas. 

10 15 U.S.C. 717b(a); see NFE Altamira App. at 2, 

7. 

11NFE Altamira App. at 2. 

12 Id. at 2–3, 7. 

questionnaires for the Field Trial to the 

burden table, updates to communication 

materials placeholders in Part B as well 

as adding a reference to Best Practices 

materials (Section B.3), updated and 

added final communication materials to 

Appendix D, new Assessment 

Management System (AMS) screenshots 

in Appendix I, and minor update to two 

items in Appendix J1 removing subitem 

text, and revised eNAEP and NAEPq 

login screenshots and paper booklet 

covers in J1, J2, J3, and J–S. 

Dated: September 15, 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. 2023–20391 Filed 9–20–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 22–110–LNG] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Assessment for the 

New Fortress Energy Altamira FLNG 

Project 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Assessment (EA) to 

determine how to review the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

authorizing NFE Altamira FLNG, S. de 

R.L. de C.V. (NFE Altamira) to export 

U.S.-sourced natural gas to Mexico and, 

after liquefaction in Mexico, to other 

countries from the proposed NFE 

Altamira FLNG Project. DOE is also 

announcing a public comment period to 

receive comments on the Draft EA. DOE 

prepared the Draft EA in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), to inform its 

decision on authorization under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA). 

DATES: The 30-day public comment 

period extends from the date of 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register through October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the 

Draft EA or requests for a paper copy 

should be directed to: Brian Lavoie via 

email to brian.lavoie@hq.doe.gov or 

phone at (202) 586–2459. 

Electronic Filing by email (Strongly 

encouraged): fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Postal Mail, Hand Delivery, or Private 

Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, 

etc.): U.S. Department of Energy (FE– 

34), Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–056, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

Due to potential delays in DOE’s 

receipt and processing of mail sent 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we 

encourage respondents to submit filings 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

DOE is concurrently providing notice of 

the Draft EA to the cross-border host 

state of Texas, and to all Indian Tribes 

on or within 100 kilometers of the U.S. 

border in that state. 

An electronic copy of the Draft EA 

may be found online on the following 

website: https://www.energy.gov/sites/ 

default/files/2023-09/NFE%20Altamira

%20FLNG_Draft%20Environmental

%20Assessment%20- 

Final%209.15.23.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Lavoie, U.S. Department of Energy 

(FE–34), Office of Regulation, Analysis, 

and Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, (202) 586–2459, 

brian.lavoie@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 9, 2022, NFE Altamira 

filed an application (Application) 1 with 

DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management (FECM) under 

section 3 of the NGA.2 In the 

Application, NFE Altamira stated that it 

was submitting the Application in 

connection with the development of a 

floating liquefaction and export terminal 

project proposed by its affiliate, Mexico 

FLNG S. de R.L. de C.V.3 This proposed 

facility, known as New Fortress Energy’s 

Altamira FLNG Project (Project),4 would 

be located off the coast of Altamira, 

Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the Gulf of 

Mexico.5

NFE Altamira requests long-term, 

multi-contract authorization to export 

U.S.-sourced natural gas to Mexico, and 

after liquefaction in Mexico, to other 

countries as described below, in a 

combined total volume equivalent to 

158 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/ 

yr) of natural gas (0.43 Bcf per day (Bcf/ 

d)).6 NFE Altamira seeks to export this 

volume of natural gas for the following 

purposes: 

(i) To use approximately 13 Bcf/yr 

(0.03 Bcf/d) in Mexico as ‘‘fuel in the 

liquefaction process and [ ] process gas 

loss during the pretreatment process;’’ 7

and 

(ii) To use approximately 145 Bcf/yr 

of natural gas (0.40 Bcf/d) of natural gas 

in the proposed Project, where the U.S.- 

sourced natural gas would be liquefied, 

then re-exported 8 as liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) by vessel to: 

(a) Any country with which the 

United States has entered into a free 

trade agreement (FTA) requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (FTA countries), under NGA section 

3(c); 9 and 

(b) Any other country with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy (non-FTA countries), under NGA 

section 3(a).10

NFE Altamira further states that it seeks 

these authorizations ‘‘in order to reexport from Mexico U.S.-sourced 

natural gas for which it has acquired 

title in the United States, as well as 

U.S.-sourced volumes for which it 

acquires title in Mexico.’’ 11 NFE 

Altamira requests the FTA and non-FTA 

authorizations on a non-additive basis 

for a term to commence on the date of 

first export following the 

commencement of commercial 

operation of the Project, and extending 

through December 31, 2050.12


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