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of the Kuskokwim River to the Donlin 

Gold mine site. 

2. Alternatives. A reasonable range of 

alternatives will be identified and 

evaluated through scoping and the 

alternatives development process. 

3. Scoping Process. The scoping 

period will extend from December 14, 

2012 through March 29, 2013. 

a. Public involvement. The Corps 

invites full public participation to 

promote open communication on the 

issues to be addressed in preparation of 

the EIS regarding the proposed action. 

All Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

agencies, and other interested persons 

or organizations, are urged to participate 

in the NEPA scoping process. Scoping 

meetings will be conducted to inform 

interested parties of the proposed 

project, receive public input on the 

development of proposed alternatives to 

be reviewed in the EIS, and to identify 

significant issues to be analyzed. 

b. Scoping meetings. The Corps plans 

to hold scoping meetings in Crooked 

Creek, Aniak, Bethel, and Anchorage in 

mid-January 2013. Scoping meetings in 

Akiak, Nunapitchuk, Kipnuk, 

Quinhagak, Toksook Bay, Hooper Bay, 

Emmonak, St. Mary’s, Holy Cross, and 

McGrath are planned for late-January 

through March 2013. Information about 

these meetings and meeting dates will 

be published locally, posted at http:// 

www.donlingoldeis.com, and available 

by contacting the Corps as previously 

described. A description of the 

proposed project will be posted on the 

project web site prior to these meetings 

to help the public focus their scoping 

comments. 

4. Issues To Be Analyzed in the EIS. 

The EIS will analyze the potential 

social, economic, physical, biological, 

and cultural resource impacts of the 

proposed project. Numerous issues will 

be analyzed in depth in the EIS related 

to the effects of mine and associated 

infrastructure construction, operation, 

and closure. These issues will include, 

but will not be limited to, the following: 

Wetlands, water quality, air quality, 

hazardous materials, fish and wildlife, 

special status species, vegetation, 

cultural resources, subsistence, human 

health, land use and management, 

socioeconomics, and cumulative 

impacts. 

5. Other Environmental Review and 

Consultation Requirements. Other 

environmental review and consultation 

requirements include Executive Order 

13175 Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, Endangered 

Species Act consultation; and 

subsistence uses in accordance with 

Section 810 of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act. 

6. Land Ownership. The proposed 

mine is located predominately on lands 

owned by the Kuskokwim Corporation 

and the Calista Corporation, although 

some project components would be 

located on BLM, State of Alaska and 

CIRI Inc. lands. 

7. Estimated Date Draft EIS Available 

to Public. It is anticipated that the Draft 

EIS will be available in August 2014 for 

public review. 

Dated: November 28, 2012. 

Don P. Kuhle, 

Project Manager, Alaska District, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30198 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; State of 

Preschool Survey 2013–2015 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

IES/NCES. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0040 

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, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: State of Preschool 

Survey 2013–2015. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 636. 

Abstract: The National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of 

the U.S. Department of Education (ED), 

is seeking approval to conduct in 2013, 

2014, and 2015 the annual, web-based 

State of Preschool survey, which 

centralizes data about publicly provided 

early childhood education 

opportunities. Data are collected from 

state agencies responsible for providing 

early childhood education and made 

available for secondary analyses. Data 

collected as part of the survey focus on 

enrollment counts in state-funded early 

childhood education programs, funding 

provided by the states for these 

programs, and program monitoring and 

licensing policies. The collected data 

are then reported, both separately and in 

combination with extant data available 

from federal agencies supporting early 

childhood education programs such as 

Head Start and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau form 

the basis for some of the rates developed 

for the State of Preschool reports. The 

data and annual report resulting from 

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the State of Preschool data collection 

provide a key information resource for 

research and for federal and state policy 

on publicly funded early childhood 

education. 

Dated: December 11, 2012. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30219 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–387] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Energia Renovable S.C., LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Energia Renovable S.C., LLC 

(Energia Renovable) has applied for 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 31, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Because of 

delays in handling conventional mail, it 

is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to 

CHRISTOPHER.LAWRENCE@HQ.DOE.GOV, or 

by facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On September 11, 2012, DOE received 

an application from Energia Renovable 

for authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico for 

five years as a power marketer using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. Energia Renovable does not 

own any electric transmission facilities 

nor does it hold a franchised service 

area. 

The electric energy that Energia 

Renovable proposes to export to Mexico 

would be surplus energy purchased 

from electric utilities, Federal power 

marketing agencies, and other entities 

within the United States. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by Energia Renovable have 

previously been authorized by 

Presidential permits issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended, 

and are appropriate for open access 

transmission by third parties. In its 

application, Energia Renovable 

requested expedited application 

treatment due to an scheduled 

imminent transaction. DOE hereby 

grants this request by shortening the 

comment period to 15 days. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such 

comments, protests, or motions to 

intervene should be sent to the address 

provided above on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the Energia Renovable 

application to export electric energy to 

Mexico should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. 387. An additional copy 

is to be filed directly with Jorge 

Gutierrez, Reforma 905, Lomas de 

Chapultepec, Delegacioo ̈n Miguel 

Hidalgo, Mexico, D.F. Mexico 11000, 

and Federico Santacruz Gonzalez, Ritch 

Mueller, S.C. Blvd. M. Avila Camacho 

No. 24, piso 20, Lomas de Chapultepec, 

Mexico, D.F. Mexico 11000. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 

2012. 

Jon Worthington, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30188 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of the Final Tank 

Closure and Waste Management 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Hanford Site, Richland, 

Washington 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of its Final Tank Closure and Waste 

Management Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Hanford Site, 

Richland, Washington (Final TC & WM 

EIS, DOE/EIS–0391), prepared pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA). This final environmental 

impact statement addresses all public 

comments on the Draft TC & WM EIS, 

which was issued in October 2009, and 

identifies DOE’s preferred alternatives. 

DATES: DOE will publish a Record of 

Decision no sooner than 30 days after 

publication of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final TC 

&WM EIS (paper or electronic) may be 

obtained by contacting: 

Ms. Mary Beth Burandt, NEPA 

Document Manager, Office of River 

Protection, U.S. Department of 

Energy, P.O. Box 1178, Richland, 

Washington 99352, Email: 

TC&WMEIS@saic.com. 

The Final TC & WM EIS is also 

available on the DOE NEPA Web site at 

http://energy.gov/nepa, as well as in the 

public reading rooms listed in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the Final TC & 

WM EIS, contact Ms. Burandt at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES or by 

telephone at 1–888–829–6347. For 

general information regarding the DOE 

NEPA process, contact: 

Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office 

of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC– 

54, U. S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

202–586–4600, or leave a message at 

1–800–472–2756, Email: 

askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. 

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