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Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the NRS for Three Years 

(a) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ABE and ASE levels and at all ESL 

levels of the NRS for a period of three 

years beginning on February 2, 2010: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Reading Assessments—Workforce 

Learning Systems (WLS). Forms 11, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 114, 116, 213, 214, 

215, and 216 are approved for use on 

paper and through the computer-based 

delivery format. Publisher: CASAS, 

5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, 

San Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

(2) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Functional Writing Assessments. Forms 

460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, and 466 are 

approved for use on paper. Publisher: 

CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, 

Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123–4339. 

Telephone: (800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

(b) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ABE and ASE levels of the NRS 

for a period of three years beginning on 

February 2, 2010: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Math Assessments—Workforce 

Learning Systems (WLS). Forms 11, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 213, 214, 215, and 

216 are approved for use on paper and 

through the computer-based delivery 

format. Publisher: CASAS, 5151 

Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San 

Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

(2) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

English Skills. Forms A and B are 

approved for use on paper and through 

the computer-based delivery format. 

Publisher: Wonderlic Inc., 400 Lakeview 

Parkway, Suite 200, Vernon Hills, IL 

60061. Telephone: (877) 605–9496. 

Internet: www.wonderlic.com. 

(3) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

Math Skills. Forms A and B are 

approved for use on paper and through 

the computer-based delivery format. 

Publisher: Wonderlic Inc., 400 Lakeview 

Parkway, Suite 200, Vernon Hills, IL 

60061. Telephone: (877) 605–9496. 

Internet: www.wonderlic.com. 

(c) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at the High Intermediate, Low Adult 

Secondary, and High Adult Secondary 

levels of the NRS for a period of three 

years beginning on February 2, 2010: 

(1) WorkKeys: Applied Mathematics. 

Forms 210 and 220 are approved for use 

on paper. Publisher: ACT, 500 ACT 

Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, Iowa 

52243–0168. Telephone: (800) 967– 

5539. Internet: www.act.org. 

(2) WorkKeys: Reading for 

Information. Forms 110 and 120 are 

approved for use on paper. Publisher: 

ACT, 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, 

Iowa City, Iowa 52243–0168. 

Telephone: (800) 967–5539. Internet: 

www.act.org. 

(d) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ESL levels of the NRS for a period 

of three years beginning on February 2, 

2010: 

(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) 

Plus. Forms A, B, and C are approved 

for use on paper and through the 

computer-adaptive delivery format. 

Publisher: Center for Applied 

Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20016–1859. 

Telephone: (202) 362–0700. Internet: 

www.cal.org. 

(2) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Listening Assessments—Life Skills 

(LS). Forms 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 63, 

64, 65, and 66 are approved for use on 

paper and through the computer-based 

delivery format. Publisher: CASAS, 

5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, 

San Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

Expiring Tests 

The Secretary will allow States a 

period to sunset an expiring test and 

transition to other tests suitable for use 

in the NRS. States may use the 

transition period to select new tests, 

purchase appropriate inventories of 

assessment materials, and provide 

training to staff. Specifically, tests with 

three-year NRS approvals expiring on 

February 2, 2013, may continue to be 

used during a transition period ending 

on June 30, 2014. 

Revocation of Tests 

Under certain circumstances the 

Secretary may revoke the determination 

that a test is suitable (see 34 CFR 

462.12(e)). If the Secretary revokes the 

determination of suitability, the 

Secretary announces through the 

Federal Register and posts on the 

Internet at www.nrsweb.org a notice of 

that revocation along with the date by 

which States and local eligible 

providers must stop using the revoked 

test. 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9212. 

Dated: August 1, 2012. 

Johan Uvin, 

Delegated Authority to Perform the Functions 

and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Vocational and Adult Education. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19143 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: EIA has submitted an 

information collection request to the 

OMB for extension under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The information collection requests a 

three-year extension of its information 

collection, EIA–882T, ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, 

Evaluation, and Research.’’ The 

proposed collection will utilize 

qualitative and quantitative 

methodologies to pretest questionnaires 

and validate EIA survey forms data 

quality, including conducting pretest 

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surveys, pilot surveys, respondent 

debriefings, cognitive interviews, 

usability interviews, and focus groups. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before September 5, 

2012. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, please 

advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202–395–4718 or 

contacted by email at 

Chad_S_Whiteman@omb.eop.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. And to Richard J. Reeves, U.S. 

Energy Information Administration, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Richard Reeves, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, phone: 202–586–5856, email: 

richard.reeves@eia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0186; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Generic Clearance for 

Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and 

Research; 

(3) Type of Request: Extension, 

Without Change, of a Previously 

Approved Collection; 

(4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy 

Information Administration (EIA) is 

requesting a three-year approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to utilize qualitative and 

quantitative methodologies to pretest 

questionnaires and validate the quality 

of the data that is collected on EIA 

survey forms. This authority would 

allow EIA to conduct pretest surveys, 

pilot surveys, respondent debriefings, 

cognitive interviews, usability 

interviews, and focus groups. Through 

the use of these methodologies, EIA will 

improve the quality of data being 

collected, reduce or minimize 

respondent burden, increase agency 

efficiency, and improve responsiveness 

to the public. This authority would also 

allow EIA to improve data collection in 

order to meet the needs of EIA’s 

customers while also staying current in 

the evolving nature of the energy 

industries. 

The specific methods proposed for the 

coverage by this clearance request are: 

D Field Testing 

D Pilot Surveys 

D Respondent Debriefings 

D Cognitive Interviews 

D Usability Interviews 

D Focus Groups; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,000; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 1,000; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,000; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are 

not any costs associated with these 

survey methods other than the burden 

hours. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

93, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 

2012. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19103 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG12–95–000. 

Applicants: Bobcat Bluff Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator of Bobcat Bluff Wind Project, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 7/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20120727–5178. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER11–2664–002. 

Applicants: Powerex Corp. 

Description: Powerex Corp. Response 

to Staff Data Request and Request for 

Expedited Treatment and Shortened 

Comment Period. 

Filed Date: 7/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20120727–5183. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/10/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2343–000. 

Applicants: AEP Energy, Inc. 

Description: Notice of Succession AEP 

Energy, Inc. to be effective 6/29/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20120727–5156. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2344–000. 

Applicants: New England Power 

Company. 

Description: Interconnection 

Agreement between New England 

Power and Barre Energy Partners to be 

effective 9/26/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20120727–5158. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2345–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Revisions to the PJM 

OATT & OA re Quality Project Review 

related to Credit Rules to be effective 9/ 

28/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20120727–5166. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/17/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2346–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii: 1154R7 Associated 

Electric Cooperative, Inc. NITSA NOA 

to be effective 7/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/30/12. 

Accession Number: 20120730–5047. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2347–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2158R2 Arkansas Electric 

Cooperative Corporation NITSA NOA to 

be effective 7/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/30/12. 

Accession Number: 20120730–5048. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2348–000. 

Applicants: PacifiCorp. 

Description: PacifiCorp submits tariff 

filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: OATT Revised 

Section 13 and Schedule 10 to be 

effective 12/25/2011. 

Filed Date: 7/30/12. 

Accession Number: 20120730–5049. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following land acquisition 

reports: 

Docket Numbers: LA12–2–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Corporation, 

Carolina Power & Light Company, 

Cimarron Windpower II, LLC, CinCap V, 

LLC, Duke Energy Commercial Asset 

Management, Inc., Duke Energy 

Commercial Enterprises, Inc., Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy 

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