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Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is in the process of 

benchmarking its K12 educational 

technology policies and practices 

against the policies and practices in 25 

competitor nations. The purpose is to 

understand how U.S. educational 

technology practices compare to other 

competitor nations. Data collected 

through surveys and follow up 

telephone interviews will help fill in 

gaps in information about (a) What data 

competitor nations are collecting, (b) 

where there are gaps between available 

data and U.S. national priorities, and (c) 

international rankings and comparisons 

for selected indicators. Data analysis 

will result in country profiles that will 

detail country-specific information 

regarding selected indicators, summary 

and comparison of data across 

countries, and analysis of what 

additional information would need to be 

collected to address emerging U.S. 

policy priorities. Respondents will be 

representatives of ministries of 

education in the 25 selected countries. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4092. 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., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. 

[FR Doc. E9–16825 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information. Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 14, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, 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. 

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. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Early Reading First: Grant 

Performance Report. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Federal Government; Not-forprofit; Private Sector; State, Local, or 

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 135. 

Burden Hours: 3,005. 

Abstract: In accordance with ESEA of 

1965, as amended, Title I, Part B, 

Subpart 2, Early Reading First (ERF), 

section 1225 states that each eligible 

applicant receiving a grant under this 

subpart shall report annually to the 

Secretary regarding the eligible 

applicant’s progress in addressing the 

purposes of this subpart. Each report 

shall include, at a minimum, a 

description of: (1) The research-based 

instruction, materials, and activities 

being used in the programs funded 

under the grant; and (2) the type of 

ongoing professional development 

provided to staff. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4086. 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., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. 

[FR Doc. E9–16821 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed three-year 

extension of the Oil and Gas Reserves 

System Survey Forms: Form EIA–23L 


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Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas 

Reserves, Field Level Report; Form EIA– 

23S Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and 

Gas Reserves, Summary Level Report; 

and EIA–64A Annual Report of the 

Origin of Natural Gas Liquids 

Production. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

September 14, 2009. If you anticipate 

difficulty in submitting comments 

within that period, contact the person 

listed below as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. 

Steven Grape at U.S. Department of 

Energy, Energy Information 

Administration, Reserves and 

Production Division, 1999 Bryan Street, 

Suite 1110, Dallas, Texas 75201–6801. 

To ensure receipt of the comments by 

the due date, submission by e-mail 

(steven.grape@eia.doe.gov) or fax (214– 

720–6155) is recommended. 

Alternatively, Mr. Grape may be 

contacted by telephone at (214–720– 

6174). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions 

should be directed to Mr. Grape as listed 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Current Actions 

III. Request for Comments 

I. Background 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C. 

761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization 

Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

seq.) require the EIA to carry out a 

centralized, comprehensive, and unified 

energy information program. This EIA– 

23 program collects, evaluates, 

assembles, analyzes, and disseminates 

information on energy resource reserves, 

production, demand, technology, and 

related economic and statistical 

information. This information is used to 

assess the adequacy of energy resources 

to meet near and longer term domestic 

demands. 

The EIA, as part of its effort to comply 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35), provides the general public and 

other Federal agencies with 

opportunities to comment on collections 

of energy information conducted by or 

in conjunction with the EIA. Any 

comments received help the EIA to 

prepare data requests that maximize the 

utility of the information collected and 

to assess the impact of collection 

requirements on the public. Also, the 

EIA will later seek approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Operators of crude oil and natural gas 

wells are the target respondents of Form 

EIA–23. There are two versions of Form 

EIA–23. Field level information is 

requested from large and intermediate 

operators. Large operators (those that 

produce 1.5 million barrels or more of 

crude oil or 15 billion cubic feet or more 

of natural gas per year) and intermediate 

operators (those that produce at least 

400,000 barrels of crude oil or 2 billion 

cubic feet of natural gas per year, but 

less than large operators) file Form EIA– 

23L, field level. Respondents report 

volumes of crude oil, associateddissolved natural gas, non-associated 

natural gas, lease condensate, 

production, reserves, revisions to 

previous year reports, discoveries, 

extensions, sales, acquisitions, and nonproducing reserves for each individual 

operated field without regard to interest 

ownership. A selected sample of small 

operators (those that produce less than 

intermediate operators) are requested to 

submit the less detailed Form EIA–23S, 

summary level. These operators provide 

production and available reserves 

information for crude oil, total natural 

gas, and lease condensate at a State or 

geographic subdivision level. The 

majority of small operators are not asked 

to report annually on Form EIA–23. 

Operators of natural gas plants are the 

target respondents of the Form EIA– 

64A. The volumes of natural gas 

processed, natural gas liquids produced, 

resultant shrinkage of the natural gas, 

and natural gas used in processing are 

requested of all natural gas plant 

operators. 

In response to Public Law 95–91 

Section 657, estimates of U.S. oil and 

gas reserves are to be reported annually. 

Many U.S. government agencies have an 

interest in the definitions of proved oil 

and gas reserves and the quality, 

reliability, and usefulness of estimates 

of reserves. Among these are the Energy 

Information Administration (EIA), 

Department of Energy; Minerals 

Management Service (MMS), 

Department of Interior; Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS), Department of the 

Treasury; and the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of 

these organizations has specific 

purposes for collecting, using, or 

estimating proved reserves. The EIA has 

a congressional mandate to provide 

accurate annual estimates of U.S. 

proved crude oil, natural gas, and 

natural gas liquids reserves, and 

presents annual reserves data in EIA 

Web reports to meet this requirement. 

The MMS maintains estimates of proved 

reserves to carry out their 

responsibilities in leasing, collecting 

royalty payments, and regulating the 

activities of oil and gas companies on 

Federal lands and water, and is second 

only to the IRS in generating Federal 

revenue. For the IRS, proved reserves 

and occasionally probable reserves are 

an essential component of calculating 

taxes for companies owning or 

producing oil and gas. The SEC requires 

publicly traded petroleum companies to 

annually file a reserves statement as part 

of their 10–K filing. The basic purpose 

of the 10–K filing is to give the investing 

public a clear and reliable financial 

basis to assess the relative value, as a 

financial asset, of a company’s reserves, 

especially in comparison to other 

similar oil and gas companies. 

The Government also uses the 

resulting information to develop 

national and regional estimates of 

proved reserves of domestic crude oil, 

natural gas, and natural gas liquids to 

facilitate national energy policy 

decisions. These estimates are essential 

to the development, implementation, 

and evaluation of energy policy and 

legislation. Data are used directly in EIA 

web reports concerning U.S. crude oil, 

natural gas, and natural gas liquids 

reserves, and are incorporated into a 

number of other Web reports and 

analyses. Secondary reports that use the 

data include EIA’s Annual Energy 

Review, Annual Energy Outlook, 

Petroleum Supply Annual, and Natural 

Gas Annual. 

II. Current Actions 

This notice is for a 3-year extension 

of Form EIA–23L Annual Survey of 

Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Field 

Level Report; Form EIA–23S Annual 

Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas 

Reserves, Summary Level Report; and 

EIA–64A Annual Report of the Origin of 

Natural Gas Liquids Production. 

There are no changes being proposed 

to the current Forms EIA–23L, Form 

EIA–23S, and Form EIA–64A. 

III. Request for Comments 

Prospective respondents and other 

interested parties should comment on 

the actions discussed in item II. The 

following guidelines are provided to 

assist in the preparation of comments. 

(If the notice covers more than one form, 

add ‘‘Please indicate to which form(s) 

your comments apply.’’) 

As a Potential Respondent to the 

Request for Information: 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 


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B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information to be collected? 

C. Are the instructions and definitions 

clear and sufficient? If not, which 

instructions need clarification? 

D. Can the information be submitted 

by the respondent by the due date? 

E. Public reporting burden for this 

collection is estimated to average: 

Form EIA–23S: 4 hours (small 

operators) 

Form EIA–23L: 32 hours 

(intermediate operators); 160 hours 

(large operators) 

Form EIA–64A: 6 hours (natural gas 

plant operators). 

The estimated burden includes the 

total time necessary to provide the 

requested information. In your opinion, 

how accurate is this estimate? 

F. The agency estimates that the only 

cost to a respondent is for the time it 

will take to complete the collection. 

Will a respondent incur any start-up 

costs for reporting, or any recurring 

annual costs for operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services associated with 

the information collection? 

G. What additional actions could be 

taken to minimize the burden of this 

collection of information? Such actions 

may involve the use of automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

H. Does any other Federal, State, or 

local agency collect similar information? 

If so, specify the agency, the data 

element(s), and the methods of 

collection. 

As a Potential User of the Information 

To Be Collected: 

A. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency and does the information have 

practical utility? 

B. What actions could be taken to 

help ensure and maximize the quality, 

objectivity, utility, and integrity of the 

information disseminated? 

C. Is the information useful at the 

levels of detail to be collected? 

D. For what purpose(s) would the 

information be used? Be specific. 

E. Are there alternate sources for the 

information and are they useful? If so, 

what are their weaknesses and/or 

strengths? 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the form. They also will 

become a matter of public record. 

Statutory Authority: Federal Energy 

Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et 

seq.), and the DOE Organization Act (42 

U.S.C. 7101). 

Issued in Washington, DC, July 9, 2009. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Statistics and Methods Group, 

Energy Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–16822 Filed 7–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13473–000] 

FFP Project 60, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

July 8, 2009. 

On May 22, 2009, FFP Project 60, LLC 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Springfield Bend 

Hydrokinetic Project, to be located on 

the Mississippi River, in West Baton 

Rouge Parish, Louisiana and East Baton 

Rouge Parish, Louisiana. 

The sole purpose of a preliminary 

permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 

holder priority to file a license 

application during the permit term. A 

preliminary permit does not authorize 

the permit holder to perform any land 

disturbing activities or otherwise enter 

upon lands or waters owned by others 

without the owners’ express permission. 

The proposed Springfield Bend 

Hydrokinetic Project consists of: (1) 

2,090 proposed 40 kilowatt Free Flow 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 83.6 megawatts; (2) a 2.3- 

mile-long, 69 kilovolt transmission line; 

and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Springfield Bend 

Hydrokinetic Project would have an 

average annual generation of 366 

gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Vice President of 

Development, Free Flow Power 

Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, 

Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 

226–1531. 

FERC Contact: Kim Carter, 202–502– 

6486. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Comments, motions to intervene, 

notices of intent, and competing 

applications may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings, please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project, including a copy of the 

application, can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13473) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13475–000] 

FFP Project 64, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

July 8, 2009. 

On May 22, 2009, FFP Project 64, LLC 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Palmetto Point 

Hydrokinetic Project, to be located on 

the Mississippi River, in Concordia 

Parish, Louisiana and Wilkinson 

County, Mississippi. 

The sole purpose of a preliminary 

permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 

holder priority to file a license 

application during the permit term. A 

preliminary permit does not authorize 

the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter 

upon lands or waters owned by others 

without the owners’ express permission. 

The proposed Palmetto Point 

Hydrokinetic Project consists of: (1) 

5,069 proposed 40 kilowatt Free Flow 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 202.76 megawatts; (2) a 7- 

mile-long, 69 kilovolt transmission line; 

and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Palmetto Point Hydrokinetic 


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