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1091(g)). The title IV programs include: 

The Federal Pell Grant Program, the 

Teacher Education Assistance for 

College and Higher Education (TEACH) 

Grant Program, the Iraq and Afghanistan 

Service Grant Program, the Federal 

Perkins Loan Program, the Federal 

Work-Study Program, the Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant Program, the William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program, and the 

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 

for Undergraduate Programs. 

3. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

The information contained in the 

USCIS database is referred to as the 

Verification Information System (VIS), 

which is authorized under the 

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 

1986 (IRCA), Public Law 99–603. ED 

seeks access to VIS for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

applicants for assistance, as authorized 

by section 484(g) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1091(g), and consistent with the title IV 

student eligibility requirements of 

section 484(a)(5) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 

1091(a)(5). USCIS is authorized to 

participate in this immigration status 

verification under section 103 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, 8 U.S.C. 1103. 

4. Categories of Records and 

Individuals Covered 

The records to be used in the match 

and the roles of the matching 

participants are: Through the use of user 

identification codes and passwords, 

authorized persons from ED will 

transmit electronically data from its 

Privacy Act system of records entitled, 

‘‘Federal Student Aid Application File 

(18–11–01)’’ to USCIS. The data will 

include the alien registration number, 

the first and last name, date of birth, 

current social security number, and 

gender of the alien applicant for, or 

recipient of, title IV, HEA program 

assistance. This action will initiate a 

search for corresponding data elements 

in a USCIS Privacy Act system of 

records entitled ‘‘Verification 

Information System Records Notice 

(DHS–2007–0010).’’ Where there is a 

match of records, the system will add 

the following data to the record and 

return the file to ED: The primary or 

secondary verification number, the date 

of entry into the U.S., the country of 

birth, the USCIS status code of the alien 

applicant or recipient, and a code 

indicating that the alien applicant or 

recipient was confirmed to be an 

eligible non-citizen or that this 

determination could not be made. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(p), 

ED will not suspend, terminate, reduce, 

or make a final denial of any title IV, 

HEA program assistance to such 

individual, or take other adverse action 

against such individual, as a result of 

information produced by such a match, 

until (1)(a) ED has independently 

verified the information; or (b) the Data 

Integrity Board of ED determines in 

accordance with guidance issued by the 

Director of the OMB that (i) the 

information is limited to identification 

and amount of benefits paid by ED 

under a Federal benefit program; and (ii) 

there is a high degree of confidence that 

the information provided to ED is 

accurate; (2) the individual receives a 

notice from ED containing a statement 

of its findings and informing the 

individual of the opportunity to contest 

such findings by submitting 

documentation demonstrating a 

satisfactory immigration status within 

30 days of receipt of the notice; and (3) 

30 days from the date of the individual’s 

receipt of such notice has expired. 

5. Effective Dates of the Matching 

Program 

The matching program will be 

effective on the latest of the following 

three dates: (A) October 18, 2012; (B) 30 

days from the date ED publishes a 

Computer Matching Notice in the 

Federal Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(12); or, (C) 40 days from the date 

that ED transmits the report of the 

matching program, as required by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(r), to OMB, the U.S. House 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, and the U.S. 

Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, 

unless OMB waives 10 days of the 40 

day review period for compelling 

reasons, in which case 30 days from the 

date of ED’s transmittal of the matching 

program report. 

The matching program will continue 

for 18 months after the effective date 

and may be extended for an additional 

12 months thereafter, if the conditions 

specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have 

been met. 

6. Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires 

Individuals wishing to comment on 

this matching program or obtain 

additional information about the 

program, including requesting a copy of 

the computer matching agreement 

between ED and DHS, may contact Mrs. 

Franka Dennis, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, Federal Student Aid, Union 

Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE., 

Washington DC 20002–5345. 

Telephone: (202) 377–4067. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; Public Law 100– 

503. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

James F. Manning, Chief of Staff to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Chief Operating Officer. 

Dated: September 11, 2012. 

James F. Manning, 

Chief of Staff, Federal Student Aid delegated 

the authority to perform the functions and 

duties of the Chief Operating Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22728 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance, a proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection requests a 

reinstatement for a three-year approval 

of the Commercial Buildings Energy 

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Consumption Survey (CBECS), Forms 

EIA871A through J, OMB Control 

Number 1905–0145. The proposed 

collection will collect baseline data on 

energy consumption and expenditures 

in commercial buildings and on the 

energy-related characteristics of those 

buildings. To obtain this information, 

interviews are conducted for a sample of 

commercial buildings representing the 

50 States and the District of Columbia. 

For buildings in the survey, data are 

collected on the types, amount and cost 

of energy consumed in the building, 

how the energy is used, structural 

characteristics of the buildings, 

activities conducted inside the 

buildings that relate to energy use, 

building ownership and occupancy, 

energy conservation measures, and 

energy-using equipment. For those 

buildings that cannot provide energy 

consumption data for the building, the 

data will be obtained in a follow-up 

survey from the suppliers of electricity, 

natural gas, fuel oil and/or district heat 

to the building, after receiving 

permission from the building owner, 

manager or tenant. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

October 15, 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– 

395–4650. 

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 Joelle Michaels, CBECS 

Survey Manager, U.S. Department of 

Energy, EI–22, 1000 Independence Ave 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, Email: 

joelle.michaels@eia.gov, Phone: (202) 

586–8952. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Joelle Michaels at 

the address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0145; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

EIA–871A–J, ‘‘Commercial Buildings 

Energy Consumption Survey’’; (3) Type 

of Request: Reinstatement with change, 

of a previously approved collection for 

which approval has discontinued; (4) 

Purpose: The EIA–871A–J is used to 

collect data on energy consumption by 

commercial buildings and the 

characteristics of these buildings. The 

surveys fulfill planning, analyses and 

decision-making needs of DOE, other 

Federal agencies, State governments, 

and the private sector. Respondents are 

owners/managers of selected 

commercial buildings and their energy 

suppliers. Response obligations are 

Voluntary (building owners) and 

Mandatory (energy suppliers); (5) 

Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 5,142; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

5,142; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 3,978; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: 0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 

772(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

10, 2012. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22692 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13160–004] 

Red River Hydro LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Major License. 

b. Project No.: 13160–004. 

c. Date filed: May 24, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Red River Hydro LLC 

(Red River), a wholly-owned subsidiary 

of Symbiotics LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Overton Lock and 

Dam Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located on the Red River in Rapides 

Parish, Louisiana at an existing lock and 

dam owned and operated by the U.S. 

Corps of Engineers (Corps). The project 

would occupy 38.7 acres of federal 

lands managed by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. 

Smith, Chief Operating Officer, 

Symbiotics LLC 371 Upper Terrace, 

Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; Telephone 

(541) 330–8779. 

i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella, 

(202) 502–6406 or Lesley.Kordella@ferc.

gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, terms 

and conditions, recommendations, and 

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

Motions to intervene, protests, 

comments, recommendations, 

preliminary terms and conditions, and 

preliminary fishway prescriptions 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/

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://www.ferc.

gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 

must include your name and contact 

information at the end of your 

comments. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven 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. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is ready for environmental 

analysis. 

l. The proposed project would be 

located at an existing lock and dam 

owned and operated by the CorpsVicksburg District. The existing lock 

and dam are part of the J. Bennett 

Johnston Waterway, which was 

authorized by Congress in 1968 to 

stabilize river banks, straighten river 

bends, and maintain a 9-foot-deep, 200- 

foot-wide channel for boat traffic. The 

waterway consists of five locks and 

dams and a number of cutoffs to shorten 

the river. 

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