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the Department’s website at 

www2.ed.gov/programs/indiandemo/ 

applicant.html and Grants.gov. Since 

that time, we have discovered that some 

parts of the selection criteria in the 

application package did not match the 

selection criteria in the NIA, and that 

some of the application package 

instructions relating to ‘‘Part 6, Other 

Attachments’’ did not match 

requirements and criteria in the NIA. 

Although we noted in the application 

package that the NIA was the official 

document governing this competition, 

we are publishing this supplemental 

notice to clarify that the selection 

criteria and requirements in the NIA are 

the official selection criteria and 

requirements for this competition. 

Please refer to the NIA for the selection 

criteria, including assigned point 

values, and requirements that apply to 

this competition. In addition to having 

been published in the Federal Register, 

the NIA is attached at the end of the 

application package under ‘‘Legal and 

Regulatory Information.’’ We also have 

updated the application package on the 

Department’s website and grants.gov to 

correct the items described above. 

Please refer to those two websites for an 

updated application package. 

Applicants that have already 

submitted timely applications may 

resubmit their applications but are not 

required to do so. 

Applicants must submit their 

applications in Grants.gov by 4:30:00 

p.m., Washington, DC time on August 

10, 2018. Instructions for submitting an 

application can be found in the NIA. 

Note: All information in the NIA remains 

the same. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Frank Brogan, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17145 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0082] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 

2017–18 (MGLS:2017) Main Study 

Design Revision, Operational Field 

Test First Follow-Up (OFT2) and 

Second Follow-Up (OFT3), and Main 

Study Base Year (MS1) and Tracking 

for First Follow-Up (MS2) 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 10, 2018. 

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– 

2018–ICCD–0082. 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. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those 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 Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 

Washington, DC 20202–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Kashka 

Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email 

NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Middle Grades 

Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS: 

2017) Main Study Design Revision, 

Operational Field Test First Follow-up 

(OFT2) and Second Follow-up (OFT3), 

and Main Study Base Year (MS1) and 

Tracking for First Follow-up (MS2). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. 

Type of Review: A Revision of an 

existing information Collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 121,554. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 61,501. 

Abstract: The Middle Grades 

Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 

(MGLS:2017) is the first study 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) to follow a 

nationally representative sample of 

sixth grade students as they enter and 

move through the middle grades (grades 

6–8). The data collected through 

repeated measures of key constructs will 

provide a rich descriptive picture of the 

academic experiences and development 

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and will allow researchers to examine 

associations between contextual factors 

and student outcomes. The study 

focuses on student achievement in 

mathematics and literacy along with 

measures of student socioemotional 

wellbeing and other outcomes. The 

study includes students with disabilities 

for whom descriptive information on 

their outcomes, educational 

experiences, and special education 

services are being collected. In 

preparation for the Main Study (MS), 

the data collection instruments and 

procedures were field tested. An Item 

Validation Field Test (IVFT) was 

conducted from January through May 

2016 to determine the psychometric 

properties of assessment and survey 

items and the predictive potential of 

items so that valid, reliable, and useful 

assessment and survey instruments 

could be developed for the Main Study. 

The MGLS:2017 Operational Field Test 

(OFT) Base Year (OFT1) data collection 

was conducted from January through 

May 2017 to test the near-final 

instruments and recruitment and data 

collection procedures and materials in 

preparation for the MGLS:2017 Main 

Study Base Year (MS1). Tracking of 

students and associated recruitment of 

schools for the OFT First Follow-up 

(OFT2) data collection began in August 

2017. The primary purpose of the OFT2 

was to: (a) Obtain information on 

recruiting, particularly for students in 

three focal IDEA-defined disability 

groups: Specific learning disability, 

autism, and emotional disturbance; (b) 

obtain a tracking sample that can be 

used to study mobility patterns in 

subsequent years; and (c) test protocols, 

items, and administrative procedures. 

The MS1 district and school recruitment 

began in February 2017. The MS1 and 

OFT2 data collections took place from 

January to July 2018. OMB approved the 

MGLS:2017 MS1 and OFT1 data 

collection, and MS2 tracking and 

recruitment in October 2017, with the 

latest change request approved in April 

2018 (OMB #1850–0911 v.16–19). 

Originally, NCES planned for 

MGLS:2017 to conduct annual main 

study follow-up data collections first 

beginning in January 2019 and next 

beginning in January 2020, when most 

of the students in the sample will be in 

grades 7 and 8, respectively. However, 

due to lower than expected response 

rates experienced in the sixth grade data 

collection, this request is to: (1) 

Schedule the MS2 data collection for 

January–July 2020 (when most sample 

students will be in the eighth grade) 

instead of January-July 2019 (thus 

dropping the originally planned seventh 

grade round of data collection), (2) 

notify participating districts and schools 

of this change in data collection 

schedule, (3) discontinue the 

procedures designed to oversample 

students in specific IDEA-defined 

disability groups, and (4) conduct MS2 

and OFT3 tracking activities. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17224 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 18–70–LNG] 

Mexico Pacific Limited LLC; 

Application for Long-Term, MultiContract Authorization To Export 

Domestically Produced Natural Gas 

Through Mexico to Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Countries After 

Liquefaction to Liquefied Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on June 18, 2018, by 

Mexico Pacific Limited LLC (MPL). MPL 

requests long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export domestically 

produced natural gas in a volume 

equivalent to 12 million metric tons per 

annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG)— 

or approximately 621 billion cubic feet 

(Bcf) per year (1.7 Bcf per day) of 

natural gas. Specifically, MPL seeks to 

export this natural gas to its proposed 

LNG production and storage facility to 

be constructed in the state of Sonora, 

Mexico (MPL Facility), using existing 

cross-border natural gas transmission 

pipelines. At the MPL Facility, MPL 

plans to liquefy the U.S.-sourced natural 

gas into LNG. MPL requests 

authorization to export the U.S.-sourced 

LNG by vessel from Mexico to any 

country with which the United States 

does not have a free trade agreement 

(FTA) requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas, and with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy (non-FTA countries). Only MPL’s 

proposed export of LNG produced from 

U.S.-sourced natural gas to non-FTA 

countries is subject to this Notice. MPL 

requests this non-FTA authorization for 

a 20-year term to commence on the 

earlier of the date of first export or five 

years from date of the requested 

authorization. MPL requests this 

authorization on its own behalf and as 

agent for other entities who hold title to 

the LNG at the time of export. MPL filed 

the Application under section 3 of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional 

details can be found in MPL’s 

Application, posted on the DOE/FE 

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

sites/prod/files/2018/07/f53/18-70- 

LNGapp.pdf. Protests, motions to 

intervene, notices of intervention, and 

written comments are invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed using 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, October 9, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation 

and International Engagement, Office of 

Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, 

Washington, DC 20026–4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Regulation and International 

Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Nussdorf or Larine Moore, 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Regulation and International 

Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, (202) 586–7970; (202) 586– 

9478. 

Cassandra Bernstein or Ronald (R.J.) 

Colwell, U.S. Department of Energy 

(GC–76), Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Electricity and Fossil 

Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, (202) 586–9793; (202) 586– 

8499. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

In the Application, MPL requests 

authorization to export U.S.-sourced 

natural gas in the form of LNG from the 

proposed MPL Facility, to be located in 

Mexico, to both FTA countries and nonFTA countries. This Notice applies only 

to the non-FTA portion of the 

Application filed under section 3(a) of 

the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). DOE/FE 

will review MPL’s request for a FTA 

export authorization separately 


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