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To ensure timeliness of comments for 

the official record, the Panel encourages 

that individuals and interested groups 

consider submitting written statements 

instead of addressing the Panel. 

Dated: March 7, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5943 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(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 and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 14, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Please note that written 

comments received in response to this 

notice will be considered public 

records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: March 7, 2012. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

Office of Communications and 

Outreach 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Application for the 

U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1860–0504. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,600. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 41,600. 

Abstract: The United States 

Presidential Scholars Program is a 

national recognition program to honor 

outstanding graduating high school 

seniors. Candidates are invited to apply 

based on academic achievements on the 

SAT or ACT assessments, or on artistic 

merits based on participation in a 

national talent search. This program was 

established by Presidential Executive 

Orders 11155 and 12158. 

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 04813. 

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 and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

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. 2012–6081 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14368–000] 

Catamount Metropolitan District; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission, Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, Ready 

for Environmental Analysis, and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Comments, Final Terms and 

Conditions, Recommendations, and 

Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Filing: Exemption from 

Licensing. 

b. Project No.: P–14368–000. 

c. Dated Filed: March 1, 2012. 

d. Submitted By: Catamount 

Metropolitan District (The District). 

e. Name of Project: Catamount 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Project description: The District is 

proposing to replace an aging stoplog 

gate at the Lake Catamount dam with a 

concrete wall containing a 6-ft by 6-ft 

sluice gate that can be used for the rapid 

release of water and installing a 695- 

kilowatt hydroelectric generator. 

Proposed facilities include a new multilevel intake constructed within the 

existing stoplog channel, a penstock, a 

powerhouse, and a 1.2-mile-long buried 

transmission line from the powerhouse 

to the existing electric power line. The 

applicant estimates the project will to 

produce approximately 2,911 megawatthours of renewable energy annually. 

g. Location: The proposed project 

would be located on the Yampa River, 

approximately five miles south of the 

town of Steamboat Springs in Routt 

County, Colorado. The proposed project 

would not occupy any federal lands. 

h. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities 

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 

U.S.C. 2705, 2708. 

i. Applicant Contact: Gates Gooding, 

Catamount Metropolitan District, 1340 

Blue Sage Drive, P.O. Box 772378, 

Steamboat Springs, CO 880477. 

j. FERC Contact: Shana Murray at 

(202) 502–8333; or email at 

shana.murray@ferc.gov. 

k. A copy of the license application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

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viewed on the Commission’s Web site 

(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 (P–13871). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph (h). 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

l. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

m. Cooperating agencies: Federal, 

state, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions in item (n) below. 

n. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and comments: Due to the 

small size and particular location of this 

project as well as the applicant’s close 

coordination with the federal and state 

agencies in the preparation of the 

application, the 60-day timeframe in 18 

CFR 4.34(b) for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, terms 

and conditions, recommendations, and 

prescriptions is shortened. Instead, 

motions to intervene and protests, 

comments, terms and conditions, 

recommendations, and prescriptions 

will be due 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. All reply comments 

must be filed with the Commission 

within 45 days from the date of this 

notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ 

link. For a simpler method of submitting 

text only comments click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment’’. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

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

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

o. Any qualified applicant desiring to 

file a competing application must 

submit to the Commission, on or before 

the specified intervention deadline date, 

a competing development application, 

or a notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent allows an interested 

person to file the competing 

development application no later than 

120 days after the specified intervention 

deadline date. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

A notice of intent must specify the 

exact name, business address, and 

telephone number of the prospective 

applicant, and must include an 

unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit a development application. A 

notice of intent must be served on the 

applicant(s) named in this public notice. 

Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.210, .211, .214. In determining the 

appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF 

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ or 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ (2) set forth in 

the heading the name of the applicant 

and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. A copy of 

all other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed in 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the COLORADO 

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

OFFICER (SHPO), as required by 106, 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

the regulations of the Advisory Council 

on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR pt. 

800.4. 

q. Procedural Schedule and final 

amendments: We intend to accept the 

consultation that has occurred on this 

project during the pre-filing period as 

satisfying our requirements for the 

standard 3-stage consultation process 

under 18 CFR 4.38 and for National 

Environmental Policy Act scoping. 

Based on a review of the application, 

resource agency consultation letters, 

and comments filed to date, 

Commission staff intends to prepare a 

single environmental assessment (EA) 

for the proposed project. 

Dated: March 6, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5977 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP12–78–000] 

UGI Storage Company; Notice of 

Application 

Take notice that on February 29, 2012, 

UGI Storage Company (UGI Storage), 

having its principal place of business at 

5665 Leesport Avenue, Reading, PA 

19605, filed an application in Docket 

No. CP12–78–000 pursuant to section 

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 

Part 157 of the Commission’s 

Regulations, for a certificate of public 

convenience and necessity requesting 

authorization to (1) acquire and operate 

certain pipeline facilities from UGI 

Central Penn Gas, Inc. and (2) lease a 

portion of the facilities back to UGI 

Central Penn Gas, Inc. for approximately 

five years. Specifically, UGI Storage 

requests authorization to acquire a 

pipeline segment that originates near 

the town of Mansfield in Richmond 

Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania 

and terminates at an interconnection 

with the existing system of UGI Storage 

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