Notice and Request for Public Comment on VVSG Lifecycle Policy
| Published date | 09 November 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 62156 |
| Record Number | 2021-24501 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Election Assistance Commission |
62156
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proposing a reinstatement with change
of a previously approved collection.
DATES
: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
10, 2022.
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–
2021–SCC–0157. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. 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 PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208B,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
(202) 245–6347.
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: International
Computer and Information Literacy
Study (ICILS 2023) Main Study
Sampling, Recruitment, and Data
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0929.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 9,860.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,817.
Abstract: The International Computer
and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
is a computer-based international
assessment of eighth-grade students’
computer and information literacy (CIL)
skills. ICILS was first administered
internationally in 2013 in 21 education
systems and again in 2018, when the
United States participated for the first
time. Our participation in this study has
provided data on students’ skills and
experience using technology to
investigate, create, and communicate,
and provided a comparison of U.S.
student performance and technology
access and use with those of the
international peers. The next
administration of ICILS will be in 2023.
The 2023 study will allow the U.S. to
begin monitoring the progress of its
students compared to that of other
nations and to provide data on factors
that may influence student computer
and information literacy skills. The data
collected through ICILS will provide
valuable information with which to
understand the nature and extent of the
‘‘digital divide’’ and has the potential to
inform understanding of the
relationship between technology skills
and experience and student
performance in other core subject areas.
ICILS is conducted by the
International Association for the
Evaluation of Educational Achievement
(IEA), an international collective of
research organizations and government
agencies that create the assessment
framework, assessment, and background
questionnaires. The IEA decides and
agrees upon a common set of standards
and procedures for collecting and
reporting ICILS data, and defines the
study timeline, all of which must be
followed by all participating countries.
As a result, ICILS is able to provide a
reliable and comparable measure of
student skills in participating countries.
In the U.S., the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) conducts
this study and works with the IEA and
RTI International to ensure proper
implementation of the study and
adoption of practices in adherence to
the IEA’s standards. Participation in
ICILS will allow NCES to meet its
mandate of acquiring and disseminating
data on educational activities and
student achievement in the United
States compared with foreign nations
[The Educational Sciences Reform Act
of 2002 (ESRA 2002) 20 U.S.C. 9543].
In preparation for the ICILS 2023
main study, all countries are asked to
implement a field test between March 1
and April 15, 2022. The purpose of the
ICILS field test is to evaluate new
assessment items and background
questions, to ensure practices that
promote low exclusion rates, and to
ensure that classroom and student
sampling procedures proposed for the
main study are successful. In October
2021 NCES submitted and OMB
approved a separate package for the
ICILS 2023 Pilot Field Test (OMB#
1850–0803 v.304). The U.S. ICILS main
study will be conducted from March
through May 2023 and will involve a
nationally-representative sample of at
least 3,000 eighth-grade students from a
minimum of 150 schools. This request
is to conduct the ICILS 2023 main study
data recruitment and collection. The
materials to be used in the main study
are based upon those that were
proposed most recently in October 2021.
This submission describes the
overarching plan for all phases of the
data collection for the 2023 main study.
Dated: November 3, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2021–24430 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Notice and Request for Public
Comment on VVSG Lifecycle Policy
AGENCY
: Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION
: Notice for public comment.
SUMMARY
: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) is publishing the
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
(VVSG) Lifecycle Policy 1.0 for public
comment. The intent of the VVSG
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Lifecycle Policy is to help facilitate
migration to the new VVSG 2.0 standard
by providing guidance on the types of
version changes, Voting System Test
Laboratory (VSTL) accreditation,
deprecation of obsolete major standards,
and establishing a periodic review and
update timeline for new standards going
forward. The policy defines changes
that may be made to systems certified to
deprecated standards and describes the
process for updating the standards.
DATES
: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
on December 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Submission of Comments:
Comments on the proposed VVSG
Lifecycle Policy 1.0 should be submitted
electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC–
2021–0001). Written comments on the
proposed information collection can
also be sent to the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001,
Attn: Testing & Certification.
Obtaining a copy of the VVSG
Lifecycle Policy 1.0: To obtain a copy of
the draft VVSG Lifecycle Policy 1.0 (1)
Download a copy at https://
www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC–
2021–0001); or (2) write to the EAC
(including your address and phone
number) at U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite
200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn:
Testing & Certification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Jon
Panek, phone (301) 960–1216, email
jpanek@eac.gov; U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.
Kevin Rayburn,
General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021–24501 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–492]
Application To Export Electric Energy;
Heartland Generation Ltd.
AGENCY
: Office of Electricity,
Department of Energy.
ACTION
: Notice of application.
SUMMARY
: Heartland Generation Ltd.
(Applicant or Heartland Generation) has
applied for authorization to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Canada pursuant to the Federal Power
Act.
DATES
: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before December 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
by electronic mail to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Matt
Aronoff, 202–586–5863,
matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
Department of Energy (DOE) regulates
exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country, pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C.
7172(f)). Such exports require
authorization under section 202(e) of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On October 7, 2021, Heartland
Generation filed an application with
DOE (Application or App.) to ‘‘transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Canada for a period of five years.’’ App.
at 1. Heartland Generation states that it
‘‘is a corporation organized under the
Business Corporations Act of Canada,
with its principal place of business [in]
Calgary, Alberta, [Canada].’’ Id.
Heartland Generation adds that it ‘‘is an
indirect subsidiary of ECP ControlCo,
LLC.’’ Id. at 2.
Heartland Generation represents that
it ‘‘does not own any electric generation
or transmission facilities in the United
States and, as a power marketer in the
United States, does not hold a franchise
or service territory or native load
obligation in the United States.’’ App. at
3. Heartland Generation states that it
would ‘‘purchase surplus electric energy
from electric utilities and other
suppliers within the United States and
[would] export this energy to Canada
over the international electric
transmission facilities . . . listed in
Exhibit C.’’ Id. at 4. Heartland
Generation contends that ‘‘[b]ecause this
electric energy [would] be purchased
from others voluntarily, it [would] be
surplus to the needs of the selling
entities,’’ and that the proposed ‘‘export
of power therefore will not impair the
sufficiency of electric power supply in
the [United States].’’ Id.
Heartland Generation further states
that ‘‘[t]he controls that are inherent in
any transaction that complies with all
NERC requirements and the export
limits imposed by DOE on the
referenced transmission facilities are
sufficient to ensure that exports by
Heartland Generation will not impede,
or tend to impede, the coordinated use
of transmission facilities within the
meaning of Section 202(e) of the
[Federal Power Act].’’ App. at 5.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
Application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning Heartland Generation’s
application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with
OE Docket No. EA–492. Additional
copies are to be provided directly to
Natasha Gianvecchio, 555 Eleventh
Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20004, natasha.gianvecchio@lw.com;
and James B. Blackburn, 555 Eleventh
Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC
20004, james.blackburn@lw.com.
A final decision will be made on the
requested authorization after the
environmental impacts have been
evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after
DOE evaluates whether the proposed
action will have an adverse impact on
the sufficiency of supply or reliability of
the U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of the Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by
emailing Matt Aronoff at
matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity
Delivery Division, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021–24466 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–315–C]
Application To Export Electric Energy;
BP Energy Company
AGENCY
: Office of Electricity,
Department of Energy.
ACTION
: Notice of application.
SUMMARY
: BP Energy Company
(Applicant or BP Energy) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Canada
pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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