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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Progress Report; Standardized Format
To Be Used for Both Interim and Final
Progress Reporting
Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Request for public
comment on standardized EAC Progress
Report (EAC–PR) format to be used for
both interim and final progress
reporting for all EAC grants and
submission to OMB of proposed
collection of information.
AGENCY:

Comments should be submitted
by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September
23rd, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
DATES:

To
view the proposed EAC–PR format and
instrument, see: https://www.eac.gov/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

payments-and-grants/reporting. For
information on the EAC–PR, contact
Kinza Ghaznavi, Office of Grants,
Election Assistance Commission, 202–
400–1086, HAVAFunding@eac.gov. All
requests and submissions should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on June 17, 2020
and allowed 60 days for public
comment. In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, EAC has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for review and approval of the
information collection listed below. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment
from all interested individuals and
organizations.

SUMMARY:

The EAC
Office of Grants Management (EAC/
OGM) is responsible for distributing,
monitoring and providing technical
assistance to states and grantees on the
use of federal funds. EAC/OGM also
reports on how the funds are spent to
Congress, negotiates indirect cost rates

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

with grantees, and resolves audit
findings on the use of HAVA funds.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the EAC to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Office of
Grants Management.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years.
Respondents: All EAC grantees and
state governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
EAC grant

Total number
of respondents

Instrument

251 ....................................................
101 ....................................................
Election Security ...............................
CARES ..............................................
Total ...........................................

EAC–PNR
EAC–PNR
EAC–PNR
EAC–PNR

Total number
of responses
per year

Average
burden hours
per response

Annual burden
hours

........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................

43
29
56
56

2
2
2
*3

1
1
1
1

86
58
112
168

...........................................................

........................

........................

........................

424

* The total max possible number of reports per respondent is six, however, many grantees will be able to meet the match before the 2-year period due to the activities being restricted to the 2020 elections.
Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection: Contracting
Bonneville Power
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
AGENCY:

Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance, a proposal for
collection of information pursuant to

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed collection will allow BPA
to exercise management and oversight
awarding of contracts in a cost-effective
manner, and for safeguarding the
interests of Bonneville in its contractual
relationships. In order to perform these
responsibilities, Contracting officers
require information collections from
prospective or current vendors
regarding how they are fulfilling their
contractual obligations. We have one
correction to make on the annual
estimated number of burden hours.
Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before September 25,
2020. If you anticipate any difficulties
in submitting your comments by the
deadline, contact the OMB Desk Officer
by email or mail.

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Written comments should
be sent to OMB Desk Officer: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503. Oira submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Attn: Laura McCarthy, CGI–
7, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208–
3621, or by fax Attn: Laura McCarthy,
CGI–7 at 503–230–4619, or by email at
ljmccarthy@bpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Contracting; (3)
Type of Request: Existing collections
ADDRESSES:

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without OMB Control Number; (4)
Purpose: This information collection is
associated with BPA’s management and
oversight of contracting requirements in
fulfillment of BPA vendor contracts.
Non-employees, contractors, and the
general public complete the following
forms: BPA F 4220.04—Subcontracting
Report for Individual Contracts; BPA F
4220.51—Amendment of Solicitation/
Modification of Contract/Order; BPA F
4220.52—Solicitation, Offer, and Award
for Construction; and BPA F 4220.55
—Solicitation/Contract/Order for
Services and/or Items; (5) Estimated
Number of Respondents: 3,370; (6)
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 3,370; (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Burden Hours:
543; and (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: 0. We have corrected the
number of burden hours to 543 from the
original 108 hours. We were incorrect
with the estimated burden response for
form BPA F 4220.51—Amendment of
Solicitation/Modification of Contract/
Order.
Statutory Authority: The Bonneville
Project Act codified at 16 U.S.C. 832;
the Federal Columbia River
Transmission System Act of 1974; and
the Pacific Northwest Electric Power
Planning and Conservation Act.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy, was signed on June 9, 2020, by
Candice D. Palen, Information
Collection Clearance Manager,
Bonneville Power Administration,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 20,
2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RD20–9–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725R); Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revision of
information collection and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on revisions of the
information collection FERC–725R
(Mandatory Reliability Standards for the
Bulk-Power System: BAL Reliability
Standards), and will be submitting the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due October 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted to the Commission, in Docket
No. RD20–9–000, by one of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp;
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426; or
• Effective 7/1/2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at http://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
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, and
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–725R, Mandatory
Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System: BAL Reliability Standards.
SUMMARY:

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OMB Control No.: 1902–0268.
Type of Request: Revisions to FERC–
725R information collection
requirements, as discussed in Docket
No. RD20–9–000.
Abstract: Reliability Standard BAL–
003–2 (Frequency Response and
Frequency Bias Setting) will enhance
reliability and improve upon the
currently effective version of the
Standard by refining and clarifying the
process and methods for calculating the
amount of Frequency Response that
must be provided in a given operating
year to support the reliable operation of
the Bulk Power System.
On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted
into law the Electricity Modernization
Act of 2005, which is Title XII, Subtitle
A, of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPAct 2005).1 EPAct 2005 added a new
section 215 to the Federal Power Act
(FPA), which required a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO) to develop
mandatory and enforceable Reliability
Standards, which are subject to
Commission review and approval. Once
approved, any Reliability Standard may
be enforced by the ERO subject to
Commission oversight, or the
Commission may independently enforce
Reliability Standards.2
On February 3, 2006, the Commission
issued Order No. 672, implementing
section 215 of the FPA.3 Pursuant to
Order No. 672, the Commission certified
one organization, North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
as the ERO.4 The Reliability Standards
developed by the ERO and approved by
the Commission apply to users, owners
and operators of the Bulk-Power System
as set forth in each Reliability Standard.
On December 19, 2019, NERC
submitted for approval proposed
Reliability Standard BAL–003–2, as well
as a proposed implementation plan,
Violation Risk Factors, and Violation
Severity Levels. The revisions in
proposed Reliability Standard BAL–
003–2 are concentrated in Attachment A
of the revised Standard, ‘‘BAL–003–2
Frequency Response and Frequency
1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58,
Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at
16 U.S.C. 824o).
2 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3).
3 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the
Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of
Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No.
672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006).
4 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116
FERC ¶ 61,062, order on reh’g and compliance, 117
FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance, 118
FERC ¶ 61,190, order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046
(2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d
1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).

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