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with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) title; (3) summary 

of the collection; (4) description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

reporting and/or recordkeeping burden. 

OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: November 15, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: FFEL Deferment Requests. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,180,986. 

Burden Hours: 188,958. 

Abstract: These forms will serve as 

the means of collecting information 

necessary to determine whether a 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

borrower qualifies for a specific type of 

loan deferment. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2833. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to the 

Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 

faxed to 202–245–6623. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Joseph Schubart at 

his e-mail address Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–280–A] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Direct Energy Marketing Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Direct Energy Marketing Inc. 

(DEMI) has applied to renew its 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 6, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

586–5860). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated and 

require authorization under section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 

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

On November 5, 2003, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–

280 authorizing DEMI to export electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

for a period of two years. On November 

4, 2005, DEMI applied to DOE to renew 

its export authority for a five-year 

period. DEMI proposes to export electric 

energy to Canada and to arrange for the 

delivery of those exports over the 

international transmission facilities 

presently owned by Basin Electric 

Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power 

Administration, Eastern Maine Electric 

Cooperative, International Transmission 

Co., Joint Owners of the Highgate 

Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric 

Power Company, Maine Public Service 

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., 

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New 

York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk 

Power Corp., Northern States Power 

Company and Vermont Electric 

Transmission Co. 

The construction, operation, 

maintenance, and connection of each of 

the international transmission facilities 

to be utilized by DEMI have previously 

been authorized by a Presidential permit 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended. 

DEMI has requested expedited 

consideration of this application in 

order to minimize the disruption of its 

electricity trade with Canadian entities. 

In response to this request, DOE has 

shortened the public comment period to 

15 days. 

Procedural Matters 

Any person desiring to become a 

party to this proceeding or to be heard 

by filing comments or protests to this 

application should file a petition to 

intervene, comment or protest at the 

address provided above in accordance 

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the 

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures 

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen 

copies of each petition and protest 

should be filed with the DOE on or 

before the dates listed above. 

Comments on the DEMI application to 

export electric energy to Canada should 

be clearly marked with Docket EA–280–

A. Additional copies are to be filed 

directly with James D. Steffes, Vice 

President, Government Affairs and 

Regulatory Affairs, Direct Energy, L.P., 

12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 600, Suite 

600, Houston, TX 77046 and Douglas W. 

Smith and Vincenzo Franco, Van Ness 

Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson 

St., NW., Seventh Floor, Washington, 

DC 20007–3877. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, and a determination is 

made by the DOE that the proposed 

action will not adversely 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 or by accessing the 

program’s Home Page at http:// 

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the 

Home page, select ‘‘Electricity 

Regulation,’’ and then ‘‘Pending 

Proceedings’’ from the options menus. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

15, 2005. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting , Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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