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Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7753 or by email: 

stephen.cornman@ed.gov. You may also 

contact an NPEFS team member at the 

Census Bureau. Telephone: 1–800–437– 

4196 or (301) 763–1571 or by email: 

erd.npefs.list@census.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. 

9543(a)(1)(I), which authorizes NCES to 

gather data on the financing and 

management of education, NCES 

collects data annually from SEAs 

through ED Form 2447. The report from 

SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and 

expenditure data from which NCES 

determines a State’s ‘‘average per-pupil 

expenditure’’ (SPPE) for elementary and 

secondary education, as defined in 

section 8101(2) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)). 

In addition to using the SPPE data as 

general information on the financing of 

elementary and secondary education, 

the Secretary uses these data directly in 

calculating allocations for certain 

formula grant programs, including, but 

not limited to, title I, part A of the 

ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian 

Education programs. Other programs, 

such as the Education for Homeless 

Children and Youth program under title 

VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 

Assistance Act and the Teacher Quality 

State Grants program (title II, part A of 

the ESEA), make use of SPPE data 

indirectly because their formulas are 

based, in whole or in part, on State title 

I, part A allocations. 

In January 2018, the Census Bureau, 

acting as the data collection agent for 

NCES, will email ED Form 2447 to 

SEAs, with instructions, and will 

request that SEAs commence submitting 

FY 2017 data to the Census Bureau on 

Wednesday, January 31, 2018. SEAs are 

urged to submit accurate and complete 

data by Friday, March 30, 2018, to 

facilitate timely processing. 

Submissions by SEAs to the Census 

Bureau will be analyzed for accuracy 

and returned to each SEA for 

verification. SEAs must submit all data, 

including any revisions to FY 2016 and 

FY 2017 data, to the Census Bureau no 

later than Wednesday, August 15, 2018. 

Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 

2017 data by SEAs in response to 

requests for clarification or 

reconciliation or other inquiries by 

NCES or the Census Bureau must be 

completed by Tuesday, September 4, 

2018. Between August 15, 2018, and 

September 4, 2018, SEAs may also, on 

their own initiative, resubmit data to 

resolve issues not addressed in their 

final submission of NPEFS data by 

August 15, 2018. All outstanding data 

issues must be reconciled or resolved by 

the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau 

as soon as possible, but no later than 

September 4, 2018. 

In order to facilitate timely 

submission of data, the Census Bureau 

will send reminder notices to SEAs in 

June and July of 2018. 

Having accurate, consistent, and 

timely information is critical to an 

efficient and fair Department of 

Education (Department) allocation 

process and to the NCES statistical 

process. To ensure timely distribution of 

Federal education funds based on the 

best, most accurate data available, the 

Department establishes, for program 

funding allocation purposes, 

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, as the 

final date by which the SEAs must 

submit data using either the interactive 

survey form on the NPEFS data 

collection Web site at: http://

surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs or ED 

Form 2447. 

Any resubmissions of FY 2016 or FY 

2017 data by SEAs in response to 

requests for clarification or 

reconciliation or other inquiries by 

NCES or the Census Bureau must be 

completed through the interactive 

survey form on the NPEFS data 

collection Web site or ED Form 2447 by 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018. If an SEA 

submits revised data after the final 

deadline that result in a lower SPPE 

figure, the SEA’s allocations may be 

adjusted downward, or the Department 

may direct the SEA to return funds. 

SEAs should be aware that all of these 

data are subject to audit and that, if any 

inaccuracies are discovered in the audit 

process, the Department may seek 

recovery of overpayments for the 

applicable programs. 

Note: The following are important dates in 

the data collection process for FY 2017 data 

and revisions to reports for previous fiscal 

years: 

January 31, 2018—SEAs can begin to 

submit accurate and complete data for FY 

2017 and revisions to previously submitted 

data for FY 2016. 

March 30, 2018—Date by which SEAs are 

urged to submit accurate and complete data 

for FY 2016 and FY 2017. 

August 15, 2018—Mandatory final 

submission date for FY 2016 and FY 2017 

data to be used for program funding 

allocation purposes. 

September 4, 2018—Mandatory final 

deadline for responses by SEAs to requests 

for clarification or reconciliation or other 

inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau. All 

data issues must be resolved. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities may obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to: Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman, 

NPEFS Project Director, National Center 

for Education Statistics, Institute of 

Education Sciences, U.S. Department of 

Education. Telephone: (202) 245–7753 

or by email: stephen.cornman@ed.gov. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

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official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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At this site you can view this 

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Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

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You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

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the Department. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9543. 

Dated: November 9, 2017. 

Thomas Brock, 

Commissioner, National Center for Education 

Research Delegated the Duties of the Director 

for the Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24787 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EL18–28–000; QF12–252–004] 

Elk Hills Power, LLC; Notice of 

Request for Waiver 

Take notice that on November 8, 

2017, pursuant to section 292.205(c) of 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

implementing the Public Utility 

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as 

amended 18 CFR 292.205(c) (2017), Elk 

Hills Power, LLC (EHP) submitted a 

request for limited waiver of the 

operating standard set forth in section 

292.205(a)(1) for the topping-cycle 

cogeneration facility owned and 


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1North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC 61,062 (ERO Certification Order), order on 

reh’g & compliance, 117 FERC 61,126 (2006), aff’d 

sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. 

Cir. 2009). 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(4). 

3 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4). 

4Planning Resource Adequacy Assessment 

Reliability Standard, Order No. 747, 134 FERC 

61,212 (2011). 

5BAL–502–RFC–02 is included in the OMBapproved inventory for FERC–725H. 

6Burden associated with BAL–502–RF–02 

Reliability Standard was once contained in FERC– 

725H information collection (OMB Control No. 

1902–0256). FERC–725H was discontinued on 

3/6/2014. However, the requirements of BAL–502– 

RF–02 were still imposed on NERC entities. Those 

requirements are now being retired with no removal 

of burden (any associated burden was removed 

concurrent with the discontinuance). 

operated by EHP, as more fully 

explained in its request. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary 

link and is available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive email 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time 

on November 29, 2017. 

Dated: November 9, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24798 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. RD17–8–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725HH); Comment 

Request; Revision and Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of revised information 

collection and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is soliciting 

public comment on revisions to the 

information collection, FERC–725HH 

(RF Reliability Standards) which will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review of the 

information collection requirements. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due January 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Nos. RD17–8–000 

by either of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

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

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725HH, RF Reliability 

Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 1902–0256. 

Type of Request: Three-year approval 

of the FERC–725HH information 

collection requirements, as modified by 

Docket No. RD17–8–000. 

Abstract: The information collected 

by the FERC–725HH is required to 

implement the statutory provisions of 

section 215 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of 

the FPA buttresses the Commission’s 

efforts to strengthen the reliability of the 

interstate grid through the grant of new 

authority by providing for a system of 

mandatory Reliability Standards 

developed by the Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO). In July 2006, the 

Commission certified the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) as the ERO.1

Reliability Standards that the ERO 

proposes to the Commission may 

include Reliability Standards that are 

proposed to the ERO by a Regional 

Entity.2 A Regional Entity is an entity 

that has been approved by the 

Commission to enforce Reliability 

Standards under delegated authority 

from the ERO.3 On March 17, 2011, the 

Commission approved a regional 

Reliability Standard submitted by the 

ERO that was developed by the 

ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RF).4

RF promotes bulk electric system 

reliability in the Eastern 

Interconnection. RF is the Regional 

Entity responsible for compliance 

monitoring and enforcement in the RF 

region. In addition, RF provides an 

environment for the development of 

Reliability Standards and the 

coordination of the operating and 

planning activities of its members as set 

forth in the RF bylaws. 

There is one regional Reliability 

Standard in the RF region. The regional 

Reliability Standard requires planning 

coordinators within the RF geographical 

footprint to analyze, assess and 

document resource adequacy for load in 

the RF footprint annually, to utilize a 

‘‘one day in ten years’’ loss of load 

criterion, and to document and post 

load and resource capability in each 

area or transmission-constrained subarea identified. 

• BAL–502–RFC–02 (Planning 

Resource Adequacy Analysis, 

Assessment and Documentation) 5

establishes common criteria, based on 

‘‘one day in ten year’’ loss of load 

expectation principles, for the analysis, 

assessment, and documentation of 

resource adequacy for load in the RF 

region. 

The Commission’s request to OMB 

reflects the following: 

• Implementing the regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03 

and the retirement of regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RFC–02 6

which is discussed below. 


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