77570 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2023 / Notices 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, 202–453–7383. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or 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 to 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: November 6, 2023. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0190] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCU) Scholar 

Recognition Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

12, 2024. 

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–0190. 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 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Elyse Jones, 

(202) 453–5627. 

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 


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response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: HBCU Scholar 

Recognition Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0016. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 202. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 707. 

Abstract: This program was designed 

to recognize current HBCU students for 

their dedication to academics, 

leadership, and civic engagement. 

Nominees were asked to submit a 

nomination package containing a signed 

nomination form, unofficial transcripts, 

short essay, resume, and endorsement 

letter. Items in this package provide the 

tools necessary to select current HBCU 

students who are excelling academically 

and making differences in their 

community. 

Dated: November 6, 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. 2023–24870 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of National 

Transmission Needs Study 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of availability 

of the final ‘‘National Transmission 

Needs Study’’ (Needs Study) pursuant 

to the Federal Power Act, which 

requires DOE to conduct a study of 

electric transmission capacity 

constraints and congestion every three 

years. The Needs Study will inform the 

potential exercise of DOE’s National 

Interest Electric Transmission Corridor 

designation authority and the use of 

other DOE authorities and funding 

related to electric transmission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Adria Brooks, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Grid Deployment Office, via 

(202) 586–2006; or transmission@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE’s 

Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is 

announcing the availability of the 

‘‘National Transmission Needs Study’’ 

(Needs Study). Section 216(a) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), as recently 

amended by section 40105 of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA), requires DOE to conduct a study 

of historic and anticipated future 

electric transmission capacity 

constraints and congestion every three 

years. The Needs Study implements that 

statutory provision and replaces what 

was formerly known as the National 

Electric Transmission Congestion Study. 

Pursuant to section 216(a)(1), DOE has 

consulted with states, Tribes, and 

appropriate regional reliability entities 

regarding the Needs Study, including by 

providing a consultation draft in 

October 2022 for review and comment 

by these entities, holding a series of six 

audience-specific webinars following 

release of the consultation draft, and 

making available DOE staff for phone 

calls and meetings. On March 6, 2023, 

a draft Needs Study was made available 

for public comment. The draft Needs 

Study included revisions made in 

response to comments and input that 

DOE received from states, Tribes, and 

regional reliability entities. The final 

Needs Study incorporates feedback 

received during the public comment 

period held between March 6 and April 

20, 2023. 

Pursuant to section 216(a)(2) of the 

FPA, the study would inform any 

decision to exercise DOE’s National 

Interest Electric Transmission Corridor 

designation authority. The Needs Study 

will also inform DOE as it coordinates 

the use of other authorities and funding 

related to electric transmission. These 

include new authorities under the IIJA 

and existing DOE programs, such as 

grid-related research and development 

and financing authorities that support 

grid infrastructure development. 

Members of the public can visit GDO’s 

website to access the Needs Study at: 

www.energy.gov/gdo/nationaltransmission-needs-study. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on November 3, 

2023, by Maria D. Robinson, Director, 

Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. The 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 7, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24898 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

virtual meeting of the Basic Energy 

Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, December 12, 2023; 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the 

public. This meeting will be held 

virtually via Zoom. Information to 

participate can be found on the website 

closer to the meeting date at https://

science.osti.gov/bes/besac/Meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kerry Hochberger; Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of 

Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–7661 

or Email: kerry.hochberger@

science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

purpose of this Committee is to make 

recommendations to DOE–SC 

concerning the basic energy sciences 

research program. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• Updates on 2023 BESAC Charges 

• Update from the Office of Science 

• Update from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences 

• Panel Discussion: Science 

Opportunities with the Upgraded 

LCLS 

• Accelerator Instrumentation BRN 

• Distinguished Scientist Presentation 

• 2023 Committee of Visitors Reports 

• Public Comment 

• Adjourn 

Breaks taken as appropriate. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. A webcast of this 


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