Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2018 / Notices 1029 

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: The Title VI 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0796. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 100. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 11,000. 

Abstract: This application package is 

used by institutions of higher education, 

partnerships between nonprofit 

educational organizations and 

institutions of higher education, and 

public and private nonprofit 

organizations, to apply for grants under 

the Title VI UISFL program. Information 

submitted in this collection will be used 

during the peer review to evaluate and 

score the applications, and to make 

funding decisions. The Department 

requires this information collection in 

order to make discretionary grant 

awards under this program. 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00175 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Public Meeting for EAC Standards 

Board 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Date and Time: Thursday, January 25, 

2018, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Friday, 

January 26, 2018, 8:00–11:45 a.m. 

[Executive Board Session: Thursday, 

January 25, 2018, 7:30 p.m. 

(administrative business only)] 

Place: Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 

Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, FL 

33134, Phone: (305) 441–1234. 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) Standards Board will meet to 

address its responsibilities under the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

to present its views on issues in the 

administration of Federal elections, 

formulate recommendations to the EAC, 

and receive updates on EAC activities. 

Agenda: The Standards Board will 

receive an overview and updates on 

EAC programs and agency operations. 

The Standards Board will receive 

updates on the Voluntary Voting System 

Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 and on 

equipment certification. The Board will 

consider a resolution(s) on VVSG 

recommendations. The Board will hear 

a panel discussion on Elections & 

Disaster Recovery. 

The Standards Board will conduct 

committee breakout sessions and hear 

committee reports. The Executive Board 

of the Standards Board may appoint 

Standards Board committee members 

and chairs, and consider other 

administrative matters. 

Supplementary: Members of the 

public may submit relevant written 

statements to the Standards Board with 

respect to the meeting no later than 5:00 

p.m. EDT on Thursday, January 18, 

2018. Statements may be sent via email 

at facaboards@eac.gov, via standard 

mail addressed to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1335 East West 

Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, or by fax at 301–734–3108. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Person To Contact for Information: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (301) 563– 

3961. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director, National Clearinghouse on 

Elections, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00167 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP18–305–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Capacity Release 

Agreements—1/1/2018 to be effective 

1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5124. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/16/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–306–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: Calculations supporting 

the Measurement Variance/Fuel Use 

Factors utilized during the period July 

1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 of 

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. 

under RP18–306. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5135. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/16/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–307–000. 

Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission, 

LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap 

Rel Neg Rate Agmts (RE Gas 35433, 

34955 to BP 36840, 36841) to be 

effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5202. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/16/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–308–000. 

Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline 

Company LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate Agreement (Total 1932) 

to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5205. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/16/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–309–000. 

Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline 

Company LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment to Neg Rate Agmt (Total 

167–2) to be effective 1/1/2018. 


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