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Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,683. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,133. 

Abstract: The Teaching and Learning 

International Survey (TALIS) is an 

international survey of teachers and 

principals focusing on the working 

conditions of teachers and the teaching 

and learning practices in schools. The 

United States will administer TALIS for 

the third time in 2024, having 

participated in 2013 and 2018. TALIS 

2024 is sponsored by the Organization 

for Economic Cooperation and 

Development (OECD). TALIS is steered 

by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB), 

comprising representatives from the 

OECD member countries, and 

implemented internationally by 

organizations contracted by the OECD 

(referred to as the ‘‘international 

consortium’’ or ‘‘IC’’). In the U.S., 

TALIS 2024 is conducted by the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES) of the Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 

TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers’ 

professional environment, teaching 

conditions, and their impact on school 

and teacher effectiveness. TALIS 2024 

will address teacher training and 

professional development, teacher 

appraisal, school climate, school 

leadership, instructional approaches, 

pedagogical practices, and teaching 

experience with and support for 

teaching diverse populations. 

OECD has scheduled the main study 

to occur in the Northern hemisphere 

from February through March 2024 and 

in the Southern hemisphere from June 

through August 2024. To prepare for the 

main study, several TALIS countries 

will conduct pilot studies in February 

2022; the U.S. will not participate. 

Countries will also conduct a field test 

in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to 

evaluate newly developed questionnaire 

items and school recruitment materials; 

the U.S. will participate in the field test. 

To meet the international data 

collection schedule for the field test, 

U.S. recruitment activities need to begin 

by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires 

must be finalized by December 2022. 

TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS 

teacher and principal surveys that are 

required for each participating country, 

as well as an optional Teacher 

Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is 

intended to better understand the 

teacher pedagogical knowledge base at 

the national level. The US is including 

the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024 

field test and will evaluate these results 

to determine the feasibility of including 

TKS as part of the US Main Study. 

This submission requests approval 

for: recruitment and pre-survey 

activities for the 2023 field test sample; 

administration of the field test; and 

school recruitment and pre-survey 

activities for the 2024 main study 

sample. The materials that will be used 

in the 2024 main study will be based 

upon the field test materials included in 

this submission. Additionally, this 

submission is designed to adequately 

justify the need for and overall practical 

utility of the full study and to present 

the overarching plan for all phases of 

the data collection, providing as much 

detail about the measures to be used as 

is available at the time of this 

submission. As part of this submission, 

NCES is publishing a notice in the 

Federal Register allowing first a 60- and 

then a 30-day public comment period. 

For the final proposal for the full study, 

after the field test NCES will publish a 

notice in the Federal Register allowing 

an additional 30-day public comment 

period on the final details of the 2024 

main study. 

Dated: June 28, 2022. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14148 Filed 6–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14514–003] 

Community of Elfin Cove Non Profit 

Corporation, DBA Elfin Cove Utility 

Commission; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing, Intent To Waive 

Scoping, Soliciting Motions To 

Intervene and Protests, Ready for 

Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting 

Comments, Terms and Conditions, 

Recommendations, Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 14514–003. 

c. Date filed: August 24, 2020. 

d. Applicant: Community of Elfin 

Cove Non Profit Corporation, DBA Elfin 

Cove Utility Commission. 

e. Name of Project: Crooked Creek and 

Jim’s Lake Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On Crooked Creek and 

Jim’s Lake, near the community of Elfin 

Cove, in the Sitka Recording District, 

Unorganized Borough, Alaska. The 

project would occupy 10.5 acres of 

federal land in the Tongass National 

Forest, managed by the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s Forest Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joel Groves, 

Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 W 33rd 

Avenue, #310, Anchorage, Alaska 

99503; phone: (907) 258–2420 ext. 204. 

i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski, 

(202) 502–8576 or john.matkowski@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, 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. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene, protests, comments, terms 

and conditions, recommendations, and 

prescriptions using the Commission’s 

eFiling system at https://ferconline.

ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, please send a paper 

copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–14514–003. 

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 now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) a new surface water intake 

structure fitted with an 8-foot-wide, 18- 

inch high inclined plate screen with 0.1 

millimeter openings to divert up to five 

cubic feet per second (cfs) from Crooked 

Creek to a 16-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter 

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long, 14-inch-diameter partially buried 

high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 

penstock extending between the intake 

structure in Crooked Creek to an 8-footlong, 6-foot-diameter buried energy 

dissipation structure near the shoreline 

of Jim’s Lake; (3) a new 30-foot-long, 4- 

foot-wide, 18-inch deep rip-rap 

discharge apron below the energy 

dissipation structure that discharges 

into the existing 160-foot-long natural 

channel flowing into Jim’s Lake; (4) the 

existing Jim’s Lake with a new surface 

area of 5.7 acres and gross storage 

capacity of 76-acre-feet at normal 

maximum water elevation of 342 feet 

mean low water; (5) a new 200-footlong, 14-foot-high reinforced concrete 

dam with a 35-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 

14-foot-high spillway section at the 

outlet of Jim’s Lake; (6) a new intake 

consisting of a 4-foot-wide, 6-foot-high 

vertically-oriented intake screen and a 

20-inch-diamter intake opening; (7) a 

new 2,350-foot-long, 16 to 20-inchdiameter buried HDPE penstock 

extending between the intake pipe 

opening and the powerhouse; (8) a 20- 

foot-long, 28-foot-wide, 14-foot-high 

wood-frame powerhouse containing a 

105-kilowatt impulse turbine-generator 

unit; (9) a tailrace discharging flows into 

Port Althorp; (10) a 5,800-foot-long, 7.2/ 

12.47-kilovolt (kV) buried transmission 

line extending from the project 

powerhouse to Elfin Cove’s existing 7.2/ 

12.47-kV transmission line; and (11) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The project would generate an average 

of 594.8 megawatt-hours annually. 

m. Due to the small size and location 

of this project, the applicant’s close 

coordination with federal and state 

agencies during preparation of the 

application, and studies completed 

during pre-filing consultation, we 

intend to waive scoping and expedite 

the licensing process. Based on a review 

of the application and resource agency 

consultation letters including comments 

filed to date, Commission staff does not 

anticipate that any new issues would be 

identified through additional scoping. 

Based on the issues identified during 

the pre-filing period, staff’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

document will consider the potential 

effects of project construction and 

operation on geology and soils, aquatic, 

terrestrial, threatened and endangered 

species, recreation, and cultural and 

historic resources. 

n. A copy of the application can be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Register online at https://

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 

be notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

o. Any qualified applicant desiring to 

file a competing application must 

submit to the Commission, on or before 

the specified intervention deadline date, 

a competing development application, 

or a notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent allows an interested 

person to file the competing 

development application no later than 

120 days after the specified intervention 

deadline date. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

A notice of intent must specify the 

exact name, business address, and 

telephone number of the prospective 

applicant, and must include an 

unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit a development application. A 

notice of intent must be served on the 

applicant(s) named in this public notice. 

Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.210, .211, and .214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF 

INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING 

APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

p. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must comply with 

40 CFR 121.5(b), including 

documentation that a pre-filing meeting 

request was submitted to the certifying 

authority at least 30 days prior to 

submitting the certification request. 

Please also note that the certification 

request must be sent to the certifying 

authority and to the Commission 

concurrently. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, 

and preliminary fishway 

prescriptions.

August 2022. 

Deadline for filing reply comments.October 2022. 

Dated: June 28, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3211–010; Project No. 2701– 

061] 

Power Authority of the State of New 

York; Erie Boulevard Hydropower, 

L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment 

On July 31, 2020, the Power Authority 

of the State of New York (NYPA) filed 

an application for a new major license 

for the 9-megawatt Hinckley (Gregory B. 


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