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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, Regulatory 

Information 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: October 5, 2011. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

Office of Innovation and Improvement 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Charter Schools 

Program Grant Awards Database. 

OMB Control Number: 1855–0016. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 70. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 137. 

Abstract: This request is for renewal 

of OMB approval to collect data 

necessary for the Charter Schools 

Program (CSP) Grant Award Database. 

The CSP is authorized under Title V, 

Part B, Subpart 1, Sections 5201 through 

5211 of the Elementary and Secondary 

Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

Under Title V, Part B, Section 5205 of 

the ESEA, the Secretary reserves CSP 

funds to carry out national activities to 

provide charter schools with 

information, to evaluate and study 

charter schools, and to provide other 

types of technical assistance. This data 

collection is coordinated with the 

EDFacts initiative to reduce respondent 

burden and fully utilize data submitted 

by States and available to the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED) through 

the Education Data Exchange Network 

(EDEN). Under the current data 

collection, ED collects CSP grant award 

information from grantees (State 

agencies and some schools) for a 

database of current CSP-funded charter 

schools and award amounts; ED merges 

performance information extracted from 

the EDEN database with the database of 

CSP-funded charter schools. Together, 

these data allow ED to monitor CSP 

grant performance and analyze data 

related to accountability for academic 

performance, financial integrity, and 

program effectiveness. 

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 4731. 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. 2011–26241 Filed 10–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Commission on Accessible 

Instructional Materials in 

Postsecondary Education for Students 

With Disabilities 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Advisory 

Commission on Accessible Instructional 

Materials in Postsecondary Education 

for Students with Disabilities. 

ACTION: Correction; Notice of an open 

meeting via Conference Call. 

SUMMARY: On October 4, 2011, we 

published in the Federal Register (76 

FR 61349) a notice setting forth the 

schedule and agenda of the meeting of 

the Advisory Commission on Accessible 

Instructional Materials in Postsecondary 

Education for Students with Disabilities, 

originally scheduled for October 24, 

2011 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Through 

this notice, we are correcting the date of 

the meeting. The meeting will be held 

on Monday, October 31, 2011 from 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

DATES: October 31, 2011. 

Time: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time 

ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet 

via conference call on October 31, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Shook, Program Specialist, 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, United States 

Department of Education, 550 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202; 

telephone: (202) 245–7642, fax: 202– 

245–7638. 

Dated: October 6, 2011. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26370 Filed 10–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before December 12, 

2011. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Kathleen M. Binder, HG–6, 

Director, Office of Conflict Prevention 

and Resolution, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; or by fax 

at 202–287–1490 or by e-mail at 

kathleen.binder@hq.doe.gov. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Kathleen M. Binder at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5118; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

‘‘Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen 

Reporting Requirements’’; (3) Type of 

Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The 

information collected will be used to 

determine whether the Technology 

Partnerships Ombudsmen are properly 

helping to resolve complaints from 

outside organizations regarding 

laboratory policies and actions with 

respect to technology partnerships; (5) 

Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 22; (6) Annual Estimated 

Number of Total Responses: 88; (7) 

Annual Estimated Number of Burden 

Hours: 50; (8) Annual Estimated 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 

Burden: 0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 11 of the 

Technology Transfer Commercialization Act 

of 2000, Pub. L. 106–404, codified at 42 

U.S.C. 7261c(c)(3)(C). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2011. 

Kathleen M. Binder, 

Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, 

Office of Hearings and Appeals. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26353 Filed 10–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Availability of the Bonneville 

Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and 

Bonneville Financial Assistance 

Instructions (BFAI) 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability. 

SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville 

Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which 

contain the policy and establish the 

procedures that BPA uses in the 

solicitation, award, and administration 

of its purchases of goods and services, 

including construction, are available in 

printed form or at the following Internet 

address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/ 

business/bpi. 

Copies of the Bonneville Financial 

Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which 

contain the policy and establish the 

procedures that BPA uses in the 

solicitation, award, and administration 

of financial assistance instruments 

(principally grants and cooperative 

agreements), are available in printed 

form or available at the following 

Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/ 

corporate/business/bfai. 

ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI 

or BFAI may be obtained by sending a 

request to the Head of the Contracting 

Activity, Routing DGP–7, Bonneville 

Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon 97208–3621. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Head of Contracting Activity (503) 230– 

5498. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was 

established in 1937 as a Federal Power 

Marketing Agency in the Pacific 

Northwest. BPA operations are financed 

from power revenues rather than annual 

appropriations. BPA’s purchasing 

operations are conducted under 16 

U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes. 

Pursuant to these special authorities, the 

BPI is promulgated as a statement of 

purchasing policy and as a body of 

interpretative regulations governing the 

conduct of BPA purchasing activities. It 

is significantly different from the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 

reflects BPA’s private sector approach to 

purchasing the goods and services that 

it requires. BPA’s financial assistance 

operations are conducted under 16 

U.S.C. 839 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et 

seq. The BFAI express BPA’s financial 

assistance policy. The BFAI also 

comprise BPA’s rules governing 

implementation of the principles 

provided in the following Federal 

Regulations and/or OMB circulars: 

2 CFR part 220 Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions (CircularA–21); 

2 CFR part 225 Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Tribal 

Governments (Circular A–87); 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

with State and Local Governments 

(Circular A–102); 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals and Other NonProfit Organizations (Circular A–110); 

2 CFR part 230 Cost Principles for 

Non-Profit Organizations (Circular A– 

122); and 

Audits of States, Local Governments 

and Non-Profit Organizations (Circular 

A–133). 

BPA’s solicitations and contracts 

include notice of applicability and 

availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as 

appropriate, for the information of 

offerors on particular purchases or 

financial assistance transactions. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on September 

30, 2011. 

Damian J. Kelly, 

Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26358 Filed 10–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2144–000] 

City of Seattle; Notice of Authorization 

for Continued Project Operation 

On September 29, 2009, the City of 

Seattle, licensee for the Boundary 

Hydroelectric Project, filed an 

Application for a New License pursuant 

to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 

Commission’s regulations thereunder. 

The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is 

located on the Pend Oreille River in 

Pend Oreille County, Washington. 

The license for Project No. 2144 was 

issued for a period ending September 

30, 2011. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 

an annual license to the then licensee 

under the terms and conditions of the 

prior license until a new license is 

issued, or the project is otherwise 

disposed of as provided in section 15 or 

any other applicable section of the FPA. 

If the project’s prior license waived the 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a subsequent 

license, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2144 

is issued to the City of Seattle for a 

period effective October 1, 2011 through 

September 30, 2012, or until the 

issuance of a new license for the project 

or other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. If issuance of a 

new license (or other disposition) does 

not take place on or before September 


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