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VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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Department. 

Dated: January 27, 2016. 

Lynn Mahaffie, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Planning and Innovation Delegated the Duties 

of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01832 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Indian 

Education Professional Development 

Grants Program: GPRA and Service 

Payback Data Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 4, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2016–ICCD–0012. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number 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 

2E–115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact John Cheek, 

202–401–0274. 

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: Indian Education 

Professional Development Grants 

Program: GPRA and Service Payback 

Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0698. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,412. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,728. 

Abstract: ‘‘Indian Education— 

Individual Reporting on Regulatory 

Compliance Related to the Indian 

Education Professional Development 

Program’s Service Obligation and the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA).’’ 

The Indian Education Professional 

Development program, authorized 

under title VII, part A of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 

as amended (ESEA), is designed to 

increase the number of, provide training 

to, and improve the skills of American 

Indian or Alaska Natives serving as 

teachers and school administrators in 

schools serving American Indian or 

Alaska Native students. 

Section 7122(h) of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 7442(h)) requires that individuals 

who receive financial assistance through 

the Indian Education Professional 

Development program subsequently 

complete a service obligation equivalent 

to the amount of time for which the 

participant received financial 

assistance. Participants who do not 

satisfy the requirements of the 

regulations must repay all or a pro-rated 

part of the cost of assistance, in 

accordance with 20 U.S.C. 7442(h) and 

34 CFR 263.8(a)(3). The regulations in 

part 263 implement requirements 

governing, among other things, the 

service obligation and reporting 

requirements of the participants in the 

Indian Education Professional 

Development program, and repayment 

of financial assistance by these 

participants. In order for the Federal 

Government to ensure that the goals of 

the program are achieved, certain data 

collection, recordkeeping, and 

documentation are necessary. 

In addition, GPRA requires Federal 

agencies to establish performance 

measures for all programs, and the 

Department has established 

performance measures for the Indian 

Education Professional Development 

program. Data collection from 

participants who have received 

financial assistance under the Indian 

Education Professional Development 

program is a necessary element of the 

Department’s effort to evaluate progress 

on these measures. 

The Department tracks participants 

who are receiving or have previously 

received support through the Indian 

Education Professional Development 

program. Participants must sign a 

payback agreement that includes contact 


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information. Additionally, the 

Department receives information about 

participants from institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) and other eligible 

grantees when participants are no longer 

receiving assistance through the Indian 

Education Professional Development 

program. When the performance period 

is complete, the participant data are 

collected from the grantee and also from 

the participants. 

Dated: January 28, 2016. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01844 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RP16–301–000] 

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, 

L.P.; Notice of Initiation of Section 5 

Proceeding 

On January 21, 2016, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. RP16– 

301–000, pursuant to section 5 of the 

Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717d (2012), 

instituting an investigation into the 

justness and reasonableness of Iroquois 

Gas Transmission System, LP’s 

(Iroquois) currently effective tariff rates. 

The Commission’s order directs Iroquois 

to file a full cost and revenue study 

within 75 days of the issuance of the 

order. Iroquois Gas Transmission 

System, L.P., 154 FERC ¶61,028 (2016). 

Dated: January 21, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01797 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Commission Half-Day 

Closing 

Pursuant to the Office of Personnel 

Management announcement on January 

22, 2016, all Federal Government offices 

in the District of Columbia metropolitan 

area will be closed at 12 noon. 

In accordance with section 385.2007 

of the Commission’s Rules, 18 CFR 

385.2007, filings and documents due to 

be filed on Friday, January 22, 2016 will 

be accepted as timely on the next 

official business day. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01806 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Commission Staff 

Attendance 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) hereby gives 

notice that members of the 

Commission’s staff may attend the 

following meeting related to the 

transmission planning activities of the 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. 

The New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. Electric System Planning 

Working Group Meeting 

January 28, 2016, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

(EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/markets_

operations/services/planning/index.jsp. 

The New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. Joint Electric System 

Planning Working Group and 

Transmission Planning Advisory 

Meeting 

February 5, 2016, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

(EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/markets_

operations/services/planning/index.jsp. 

The New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. Electric System Planning 

Working Group Meeting 

February 25, 2016, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

(EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/markets_

operations/services/planning/index.jsp. 

The discussions at the meeting 

described above may address matters at 

issue in the following proceedings: 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13–102. 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15–2059. 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16–120. 

New York Transco, LLC, Docket No. 

ER15–572. 

For more information, contact James 

Eason, Office of Energy Market 

Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission at (202) 502–8622 or 

James.Eason@ferc.gov. 

Dated: January 21, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01809 Filed 2–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2322–060] 

Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document (PAD), Commencement of 

Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the Pad and 

Scoping Document, and Identification 

of Issues and Associated Study 

Requests; and Scoping Meeting 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Pre-Application Document 

(PAD) (including a proposed process 

plan and schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 

5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. 

b. Project No.: 2322–060. 

c. Date Filed: September 21, 2015. 

d. Submitted By: Brookfield White 

Pine Hydro LLC (White Pine Hydro). 

e. Name of Project: Shawmut 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Kennebec River in 

the towns of Skowhegan, Fairfield, 

Clinton, and Benton, within Kennebec 

and Somerset Counties, Maine. The 

project does not occupy United States 

lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Frank 

Dunlap, Licensing Specialist, Brookfield 

White Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main St., 

Lewiston, ME 04240; (207) 755–5603; 

Frank.Dunlap@

brookfieldrenewable.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Dustin Wilson at 

(202) 502–6528, or email at 

dustin.wilson@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 


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