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FERC-725N, Mandatory Reliability Standards: TPL Reliability Standards

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FERC-725N: Proposed a new standard Reliability Standard TPL-008-1 which requires Transmission Planners and Planning Coordinators of the Bulk-Power System (BPS) to develop a Bulk Power System (BPS) that will operate reliably during extreme heat and extreme cold temperature events. (1) development of benchmark planning cases based on major prior extreme heat and cold weather events and/or meteorological projections; (2) planning for extreme heat and cold weather events using steady state and transient stability analyses expanded to cover a range of extreme weather scenarios including the expected resource mix’s availability during extreme heat and cold weather conditions; and (3) development of corrective action plans that mitigate certain instances where performance requirements for extreme heat and cold weather events are not met.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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FERC-725J, Definition of the Bulk Electric System

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On December 20, 2012, the Commission issued Order No. 773, a Final Rule approving NERC’s modifications to the definition of “bulk electric system” and the Rules of Procedure exception process to be effective July 1, 2013. On April 18, 2013, in Order No. 773-A, the Commission largely affirmed its findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos. 773 and 773-A, the Commission directed NERC to modify the definition of bulk electric system in two respects: (1) modify the local network exclusion (exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV minimum operating voltage to allow systems that include one or more looped configurations connected below 100 kV to be eligible for the local network exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions to ensure that generator interconnection facilities at or above 100 kV connected to bulk electric system generators identified in inclusion I2 are not excluded from the bulk electric system. Each year the Regions and NERC may need to act on exception requests submitted by transmission owners, generator owners and distribution providers. We have revised the estimate for exception requests from 20 exception requests to 10, which is more accurate to the volume of received exception requests. Regarding Implementation Plans and Compliance, FERC estimates that 10% of the US registered entities may have to perform this task on a continuing basis.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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Benefit Appeals Report

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The ETA 5130, Benefit Appeals Report, contains information on the number of appeals and the resultant decisions classified by program, appeal level, cases filed and disposed of (workload flow), and decisions by level, appellant and issue. The data on this form are used to monitor the benefit appeals process in the state workforce agencies (SWAs). Data are also used for budgeting and workload data.

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42 USC 503(a)(6)	View Law

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FERC-725L RD25-10 (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: MOD Reliability Standards)

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The FERC-725L information collection contains six reliability standards: MOD-025-2, MOD-026-1, MOD-027-1, MOD-031-3, MOD-032-1, and MOD-033-2. RD25-10 is providing an update to MOC-032-1 for the Category 1 and Category 2 GO references. Reliability Standards MOD-025-2, MOD-026-1, and MOD-027-1 serve the purpose of generator verification Reliability Standards. These three standards ensure: • generators remain in operation during specified voltage and frequency excursions; properly coordinate protective relays and generator voltage regulator controls; and • generator models accurately reflect the generator’s capabilities and equipment performance. Reliability Standard MOD-031-3 provides planners and operators access to actual and forecast demand and energy data as needed to perform resource adequacy studies. Reliability Standards MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-2 were designed to replace, consolidate and improve upon past MOD standards by addressing system-level modeling data and validation requirements necessary for developing planning models and the Interconnection-wide cases that are integral to analyzing the reliability of the Bulk-Power System.

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16 USC 824(o)	View Law

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FERC-725A, RD25-10 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System

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The FERC 725A contains the Transmission Operations (TOP) standards and Interchange Scheduling and Coordination (INT) Standards that pertain to operation planning for transmission providers. TOP-001, TOP-002, TOP-003, TOP-010, INT-006, and INT-009. In this ICR the DLO for RD25-10 is retiring TOP-003-6.1 and applying changes to the new standard TOP-003-7 in which Category 1 and 2 utilizing requirement 5 have been incorporated. Adding Generator Owners and Generator Operators.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification

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This ICR supports Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security regulations that contain information collections under the H-2B labor certification program.

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Pub.L. 113 - 76 113	View Law

8 USC 1184(c)	View Law

8 USC 1011(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)	View Law

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Shipbuilding Industrial Base Demographics Survey

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To comply with Section 1026 of the FY21 NDAA , the Navy conducts a biennial survey of private shipbuilding suppliers to collect workforce demographics, experience, and training data. The aggregated data is used to identify skills gaps, guide workforce development funding, and draft a required biennial Report to Congress.

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Pub.L. 116 - 283 1026	View Law

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Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information

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The U .S. Department of Education Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information serves as a precursor to the U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524 B) in which project objectives, measures, and targets will be entered by applicants at the time that grant applications are entered in Grants.gov. The Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information form and instructions are used by many ED discretionary grant programs to enable grantees to meet ED deadline dates for submission of performance reports to the Department.

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Request for Fee Waiver

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The collection of information on Form I-912 is necessary in order for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a determination that the applicant is unable to pay the application fee for certain immigration benefits.

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8 USC 1103	View Law

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Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336

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This form provides a means for applicants whose applications for naturalization are denied to request a new hearing by an Immigration Officer of the same or higher rank as the denying officer.

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8 USC 1447	View Law

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Application for Naturalization

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The information collected on this form is used by lawful permanent residents seeking to become naturalized citizens of the United States. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses this form to determine an applicant's eligibility for naturalization.

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8 USC 1427	View Law

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Biographic Information (for Deferred Action)

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This information collection is used by aliens to provide biographic information when submitting a request for deferred action for certain military service members and their family members, or for non-military deferred action (other than deferred action based on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Violence Against Women Act, A-3, G-5 nonimmigrants, and T and U nonimmigrant visas). Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal of an alien as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Aliens who receive deferred action will not be placed into removal proceedings or removed from the United States for a specified period, unless the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chooses to terminate deferred action.

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8 USC 1103	View Law

8 USC 1324a	View Law

42 USC 405	View Law

8 USC 1158	View Law

8 USC 1225	View Law

8 USC 1228	View Law

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West Coast Region Permit Family of Forms

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This request is for an extension of currently approved information collections. This statement addresses several collections authorized by the Fishery Management Plans (FMP) under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP) and the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (CPS FMP). Both documents are developed and maintained by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (MSA). The HMS FMP governs Pacific HMS fisheries, and the CPS FMP governs CPS fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the West Coast. Section 303(b)(1) of the MSA specifically recognizes the need for permit issuance. Almost every international, federal, state, and local fishery management authority recognizes the value of and uses permits as an integral part of their management systems. Identification of the participants, their gear types, descriptions of their vessels, and expected activity levels are needed to measure the consequences of management controls and is an effective tool in the enforcement of other fishery regulations. Experience has shown that fines for violations of specific fishery regulations are not as effective as the threat of a permit revocation that would exclude the vessel from the fishery altogether.

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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303	View Law

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Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, and Drainage Protection (43 CFR Parts 3100)

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to revise the BLM’s oil and gas leasing regulations. Among other things, the proposed rule would reflect provisions of the Royalty Resiliency Act pertaining to applications for agreements with an allocation schedule and would request public comment on changes pertaining to the bonding requirements for leasing, eliminate the leasing preference criteria and modify the public participation periods. The proposed rule would also improve the BLM’s leasing process to ensure proper stewardship of public lands and resources and would revise some operating requirements. The BLM collects information to monitor and enforce compliance with requirements pertaining to Federal oil and gas leasing and operations and to decide to approve oil and gas leases and operations on public lands. This request is being submitted to OMB in association with the BLM’s proposed rule pertaining to fluid mineral leasing requirements (RIN 1004-AF05).

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16 USC 3148	View Law

30 USC 181	View Law

30 USC 351-359	View Law

30 USC 1701-1758	View Law

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Treatment by the FDIC as Conservator or Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or Participation After September 30, 2010.

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The Securitization Safe Harbor Rule addresses circumstances that may arise if the FDIC is appointed receiver or conservator for an insured depository institution (IDI) that has transferred financial assets in connection one or more securitization or participation transactions (“covered IDI”). If a securitization satisfies one of the sets of conditions established by the Securitization Safe Harbor Rule, the Rule provides that, depending on which set of conditions is satisfied, either (i) in the exercise of FDIC’s authority to repudiate or disclaim contracts, the FDIC shall not reclaim, recover or re-characterize as property of the institution or receivership the financial assets transferred as part of the securitization transaction, or (ii) if the FDIC repudiates the securitization agreement pursuant to which financial assets were transferred and does not pay damages within a specified period, or if the FDIC is in monetary default under a securitization for a specified period due to its failure to pay or apply collections received by it under the securitization documents, certain remedies will be available to investors on an expedited basis. By providing for these disclosures and recordkeeping requirements as conditions for eligibility for the Securitization Safe Harbor benefits, the FDIC seeks to improve the transparency of securitizations thereby reduce risks to the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund. These recordkeeping and disclosure requirements meet the definition of information collections (ICs) under the Paperwork Reduction Act .

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12 USC 1821(e)(13)(C)	View Law

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Notification of Performance of Bank Services

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Insured state nonmember banks and state savings associations are required to notify the FDIC, under section 7 of the Bank Service Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1867(d)), of their relationship with a bank service company. Form 6120/06 (Notification of Performance of Bank Services) may be used by banks to satisfy the notification requirement.

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12 USC 1867	View Law

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Annual Reports for Gas Pipeline Operators

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This mandatory information collection covers the collection of data from operators of natural gas pipelines, underground natural gas storage facilities, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities for annual reports. 49 CFR 191.17 requires operators of underground natural gas storage facilities, gas transmission systems, and gas gathering systems to submit an annual report by March 15, for the preceding calendar year.

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49 USC 60124	View Law

49 USC 60117	View Law

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Capital Construction Fund and Exhibits

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This information collection consists of an application for a Capital Construction Fund (CCF) agreement under 46 U.S.C. chapter 535 and annual submissions of appropriate schedules and exhibits. The Capital Construction Fund is a tax-deferred ship construction fund that was created to assist owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of capital necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine. The program encourages construction, reconstruction, or acquisition of vessels through the deferment of Federal income taxes on certain deposits of money or other property placed into a CCF.

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46 USC 53501	View Law

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Eligibility of US-flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement

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The American Fisheries Act of 1998 (AFA), Title II, Division C, Public Law 105-277, requires that fishing industry vessels of 100 feet or greater in registered length must be owned and controlled by citizens of the United States within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. 50501. To comply with this requirement, MARAD’s Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Maritime Programs collects citizenship information through the use of an affidavit of U.S. citizenship for vessel owners, preferred mortgagees, mortgage trustees, and charterers. This information is required to obtain or retain benefits.

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Pub.L. 105 - 277 202	View Law

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HRSA Uniform Data System (UDS)

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The Health Center Program, administered by HRSA, is authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. § 254b). Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver affordable, accessible, quality, and cost-effective primary health care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Nearly 1,400 health centers operate approximately 15,500 service delivery sites that provide primary health care to more than 31 million people in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. HRSA uses the Uniform Data System (UDS) for required annual reporting of program-specific data by Health Center Program awardees (those funded under section 330 of the PHS Act); Health Center Program look-alikes (entities meeting requirements of, but not funded under, section 330 of the PHS Act); and Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) and Advanced Nursing Education (ANE) Program awardees (specifically those funded under the practice priority areas of sections 831(b) and 811 of the PHS Act). Some NEPQR and ANE Program awardees establish and expand nursing practice arrangements in noninstitutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in areas with unmet primary health care needs. Such grantees implementing nursing practice arrangements have historically used the same data collection system as the Health Center Program for their required annual reporting of program-specific data.

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42 USC 254B	View Law

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Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

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This collection of information is necessary to enable the OCC to solicit user feedback in an efficient and timely manner in accordance with its commitment to improving delivery of services. The information collected from users helps ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with the OCC’s programs.

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12 USC 1 et seq.	View Law

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Section 184 and 184-A Loan Guarantee Program

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Information collected determines if the Department will guarantee loans and mortgage insurance made by private lenders to Native American borrowers on "Indian areas".

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44 USC Chapter 35, as amended	View Law

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Detailed Damage Inspection Report (DDIR)

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The Detailed Damage Inspection Report (DDIR) is an official document prepared under the FHWA’s Emergency Relief (ER) Program, authorized by Title 23 of the United States Code (23 U.S.C. 125). The purpose of the DDIR is to provide a thorough assessment of roadway and bridge damages caused by natural disasters or catastrophic events, such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes. The completed report is necessary to serve as the foundation for determining the eligibility of a site under the ER program and developing the required Program of Projects. This information collection supports the DOT Strategic Goals of Safety and Mobility. By establishing a formalized reporting mechanism to quickly assess and categorize damage to critical highway infrastructure, the FHWA can rapidly deploy Emergency Relief funds to restore safe and reliable transportation networks following catastrophic events.

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Counseling Information Form; Regional Center Intake Form and Quarterly (formerly Monthly) Report of Operations Form.

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The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization administers the provisions of Title 49, of the United States Code, Section 332, the Minority Resource Center (MRC) which includes the duties of advocacy, outreach, and financial services on behalf of small and disadvantaged businesses and those certified under CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE).Show citation box The collection involves the use of the Regional Center Intake Form (DOT F 4500) and use of Regional Resource Center Quarterly (formerly Monthly) Report Form (DOT F 4502). SBTRC's Regional Field Offices will collect information on small businesses and types of services they seek from the Regional Field Offices. People filling out the Regional Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500) are paid with grant money from the Federal Government, so the participant are not spending any money of their on preparing and submitting reports.

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49 USC Section 332	View Law

Pub.L. 95 - 507 8,15, and 31	View Law

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Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee Report

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The Department of Education is submitting for approval the Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee Report, ED Form 4-619. This request is for an extension of a currently approved collection. The information collected on the Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee Report will be used to document Federal Consolidation loans held by lenders who are responsible for sending interest payment rebate fees to the Secretary of Education.

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20 USC Section 1078-3	View Law

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