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comment. Comments should be 

submitted as a Microsoft Word 

document or in a medium compatible 

with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) 

that is attached to an electronic mail 

message (email) or provided in the body 

of an email message. Comments about 

an agency’s recognition after review of 

a compliance report must relate to the 

issues raised in the compliance report 

and the criteria for recognition cited in 

the Secretary’s letter that requested the 

report. Comments about the renewal of 

an agency’s recognition based on a 

review of the agency’s petition must 

relate to its compliance with the Criteria 

for the Recognition of Accrediting 

Agencies, or the Criteria and Procedures 

for Recognition of State Agencies for 

Approval of Public Postsecondary 

Vocational Education, as appropriate, 

which are available at http:// 

www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/ 

index.html. Third parties having 

concerns about agencies regarding 

matters outside the scope of a 

compliance report or a petition should 

report those concerns directly to the 

Department to be reviewed as a 

complaint. Only material submitted by 

the deadline to the email address listed 

in this notice, and in accordance with 

these instructions, become part of the 

official record concerning agencies 

scheduled for review and are considered 

by the Department and NACIQI in their 

deliberations. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency or state approval 

agency under review: There are two 

methods the public may use to make a 

third-party oral comment of three 

minutes concerning one of the agencies 

scheduled for review at the December 

11, 2014 meeting. Oral comments about 

agencies seeking renewal of recognition 

must relate to the Criteria for 

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, or 

the Criteria and Procedures for 

Recognition of State Agencies for 

Approval of Public Postsecondary 

Vocational Education, as appropriate, 

which are available at: http:// 

www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/ 

index.html. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the 

ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox. 

Please do not send material directly to 

NACIQI members. Requests must be 

received by September 22, 2014, and 

include the subject line ‘‘Oral Comment 

Request: (agency name).’’ The email 

must include the name(s), title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, telephone 

number, of the person(s) requesting to 

speak, and a brief summary (not to 

exceed one page) of the principal points 

to be made during the oral presentation. 

All individuals submitting an advance 

request in accordance with this notice 

will be afforded an opportunity to 

speak. 

Method Two: Register at the meeting 

location on December 11, 2014, to make 

an oral comment during NACIQI’s 

deliberations concerning a particular 

agency or institution scheduled for 

review. The requestor must provide his 

or her name, title, organization/ 

affiliation, mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number. A total 

of up to fifteen minutes during each 

agency review will be allotted for oral 

commenters who register on December 

11, 2014. Individuals will be selected on 

a first-come, first-served basis. If 

selected, each commenter may not 

exceed three minutes. 

The oral comments made will become 

part of the official record and will be 

considered by the Department and 

NACIQI in their deliberations. No 

individual in attendance or making oral 

presentations may distribute written 

materials at the meeting. 

Submission of written comments 

regarding the committee’s policy 

recommendations: The Committee will 

publish its draft policy 

recommendations at http:// 

www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ 

naciqi.html#meetings by October 15, 

2014, and invites written comments. 

Comments must be received by 

November 15, 2014, in the 

ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox 

and include the subject line ‘‘Written 

Comments: Policy Recommendations’’. 

The email must include the name(s), 

title, organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, and telephone 

number, of the person(s) making the 

comment. Comments should be 

submitted as a Microsoft Word 

document or in a medium compatible 

with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) 

that is attached to an electronic mail 

message (email) or provided in the body 

of an email message. Please do not send 

material directly to the NACIQI 

members. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI Web site 

90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 

the FACA, the public may also inspect 

the materials at 1990 K Street NW., 

Washington, DC, by emailing 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling 

(202) 219–7067 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

may not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

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You may also access documents of the 

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Specifically, through the advanced 

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Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Lynn B. Mahaffie, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19653 Filed 8–25–14; 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) 


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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 through 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 October 27, 

2014. 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: Eva Auman, GC–63, Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; Fax: 202– 

586–0971; or email at: 

eva.auman@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Eva Auman, GC–63, 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585; Fax: 202–586–0971; or email 

at: eva.auman@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–5165; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Davis-Bacon 

Semi-Annual Labor Compliance Report; 

(3) Type of Request: three-year 

extension with minor change to reflect 

the end of Recovery Act grant database; 

(4) Purpose: To obtain information from 

the Department of Energy Management 

and Operation, Facilities Management 

Contractors, and recipients of financial 

assistance whose work is subject to the 

Davis-Bacon Act; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 100; (6) 

Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 100; (7) Annual Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 200; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.00 

annually. 

Statutory Authority: 29 CFR Part 5, Section 

5.7(b). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20, 

2014. 

Eva M. Auman, 

Acting, Assistant General Counsel for Labor 

and Pension Law, Office of the General 

Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20290 Filed 8–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–400] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, 

and Notice of Floodplains and 

Wetlands Involvement; New England 

Clean Power Link Project 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces its intent to prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) to assess the potential 

environmental impacts from its 

proposed federal action of granting a 

Presidential permit to Champlain VT, 

LLC, doing business as TDI-New 

England (TDI–NE; the Applicant), to 

construct, operate, maintain, and 

connect a new electric transmission line 

across the U.S.-Canada border in 

northern Vermont. The New England 

Clean Power Link Environmental Impact 

Statement (DOE/EIS–0503) will address 

potential environmental impacts from 

the proposed action and reasonable 

alternatives. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE)—New England District, the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA)—Region 1 (New England), and 

the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EIS. The purpose of this Notice 

of Intent (NOI) is to inform the public 

about the proposed action, announce 

public scoping meetings, and solicit 

public comments regarding the scope of 

the EIS. Because the proposed project 

would involve actions in floodplains 

and wetlands, in accordance with DOE 

regulations, the EIS will include a 

floodplain and wetland assessment. 

DATES: The public scoping period starts 

with the publication of this Notice in 

the Federal Register and will continue 

until October 10, 2014. Written and oral 

comments will be given equal weight, 

and DOE will consider all comments 

submitted or postmarked by October 10, 

2014 in defining the scope of this EIS. 

Comments submitted or postmarked 

after that date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Two public scoping meetings will be 

held as follows: 

1. Burlington, VT: Sheraton Burlington 

Hotel and Conference Center, 870 

Williston Road, Burlington, VT 05403, 

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, starting 

at 6:00 p.m. 

2. Rutland, VT: Holiday Inn Rutland, 

476 Holiday Drive, Rutland, VT 

05701, Wednesday, September 17, 

2014, starting at 6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the scope of 

the EIS and requests to be added to the 

document mailing list should be 

addressed to: Brian Mills, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; by 

electronic mail to 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile 

to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Mills at the addresses above, or at 

202–586–8267. For general information 

on the DOE National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) process, contact Ms. 

Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of 

NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54) 

at: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; by electronic 

mail at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; by 

facsimile at 202–586–7031; by phone at 

202–586–4600 or leave a message at 

800–472–2756. 

For information on the USACE’s role 

as a cooperating agency and its permit 

process, contact Michael S. Adams by 

electronic mail at 

Michael.S.Adams@usace.army.mil; by 

phone at 978–318–8485; or by mail at 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New 

England District, 11 Lincoln Street, 

Room 210, Essex Junction, VT 05452. 

For information on the EPA’s role as 

a cooperating agency, contact Timothy 

Timmermann by electronic mail at 

Timmermann.Timothy@epa.gov; by 

phone at 617–918–1025; or by mail at 5 

Post Office Square, Suite 100 (Mail 

code: ORA–17–1), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912. 

For information on the USCG’s role as 

a cooperating agency, contact Daniel 

Hubbard by electronic mail at 

daniel.l.hubbard@uscg.mil; or by phone 

at 617–223–8372; or by mail at Maritime 

Energy & Marine Spatial Planning, First 

Coast Guard District (dpw–3), 408 

Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive 

Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 

12038, requires that a Presidential 

permit be issued by DOE before electric 

transmission facilities may be 

constructed, operated, maintained, or 

connected at the U.S. international 

border. The E.O. provides that a 

Presidential permit may be issued after 

a finding that the proposed project is 

consistent with the public interest and 

after favorable recommendations from 

the U.S. Departments of State and 

Defense. In determining consistency 

with the public interest, DOE considers 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the proposed project pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 


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