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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0116]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application Forms and Instructions for
the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2018–ICCD–0116. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
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 Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Sara Starke,
202–453–7681.
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
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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: Application Forms
and Instructions for the Fulbright-Hays
Seminars Abroad Program.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0501.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 900.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (US/ED) is responsible for
administering the Fulbright-Hays
Seminars Abroad (SA) Program under
authority of Section 102(b)(6) of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange (Fulbright-Hays) Act of 1961,
as amended. The program is
administered under the policies
established by the J. William Fulbright
Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), a 12member body appointed by the
President. US/ED recruits and
recommends candidates for seminar
positions abroad in accordance with
FSB policies, which support the
purposes of the Fulbright-Hays Act. The
application is necessary in order for the
Department to award funds under this
program.
Dated: October 31, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995), intends to
extend for three years, an information
collection request with the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before January 4, 2019.
If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Courtney Bracey by email at
Courtney.Bracey@science.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Courtney Bracey, courtney.bracey@
science.doe.gov, (301) 903–1844.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. This information collection
request contains:
(1) OMB No. {1910–5178};
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS);
(3) Type of Review: {extension};
(4) Purpose: This existing collection is
based on the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
Electronic Handbooks software.
Discretionary financial assistance
proposals continue to be collected using
Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS
for use by the program offices. Under
the existing information collection, an
external interface in PAMS allows two
other types of proposal submission:
DOE National Laboratories are able to
submit proposals for technical work
authorizations directly into PAMS,
while other Federal Agencies will be
able to submit Proposals for interagency
awards directly into PAMS. External
users from all institution types are able
to submit Solicitation Letters of Intent
and Pre-proposals directly into PAMS.
All applicants, whether they submitted
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through Grants.gov or PAMS, are able to
register with PAMS to view the
proposals that were submitted. They
also are able to maintain a minimal
amount of information in their personal
profile. The existing collection
automates and streamlines the
submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial
award pre-review processes.
The information collected is used by
DOE to select applicants and projects for
financial awards;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: {The following numbers
are calculated using the average of data
received in fiscal year 2015 through
fiscal year 2018. 6,533 PAMS new
registrants, who are to include 9,700
submitters of lab proposals, interagency
proposals, pre-proposals, and Letters Of
Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per
estimated submission) and 10,900
reviewers of proposals submitted
through Grants.gov;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office
of Science receives about 370 DOE
national laboratory and interagency
proposals per year, based on an average
number of submissions received for
(fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year
2018) and about 4,600 pre-proposals
and letters of intent per year, based on
an average of the data collected between
fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2018;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: The time it takes to
complete a form depends upon the type
of form being completed. External users
will need to register with PAMS in
order to access the system. It takes
approximately 30 minutes for external
users to complete the forms required to
become a registered PAMS user. Both
LOI and pre-proposal forms take 15
minutes each, whereas completing a
lab/interagency proposal will take about
3 hours. The reviewers require about 3
hour of analysis, per submission. Based
on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE
national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time
required for reviewers to complete
analysis or responses and the time
required for external users to register
with PAMS, the estimated annual
number of burden hours is 30,150;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of
the Department of Energy Organization
Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on October 22,
2018.
Vasilios Kountouris,
Director, Office of Information Technology
and Services, Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah
River Site
Department of Energy, Office of
Environmental Management.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Monday, November 26, 2018, 1 p.m.–
5 p.m.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 9 a.m.–
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton
Way, Augusta, GA 30904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Boyette, Office of External Affairs,
Department of Energy, Savannah River
Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken,
SC, 29802; Phone: (803) 952–6120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda
Monday, November 26, 2018
Opening, Chair Update, and Agenda
Review
Agency Updates
Break
Administrative & Outreach Committee
Update
Facilities Disposition & Site
Remediation Committee Update
Nuclear Materials Committee Update
Strategic & Legacy Management
Committee Update
Waste Management Committee Update
Presentation: Defense Waste Processing
Facility and Glass Waste Storage
Status
Discussion of Draft Recommendation:
Pollinator Management Program
Public Comments
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Recess
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Reconvene
Agenda Review
Presentations
• Annual Site Environmental Report
• Environmental Management
Systems
• Plutonium Disposition Options
Lunch Break
Presentations
• DOE–EM Performance Metrics
• National Environmental Research
Park
Break
Presentations
• Solid Waste Program, Naval Waste
and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP) update
• Mercury in the Liquid Waste
System
Public Comments
Voting on Recommendations
Adjourn
Public Participation: The EM SSAB,
Savannah River Site, welcomes the
attendance of the public at its advisory
committee meetings and will make
every effort to accommodate persons
with physical disabilities or special
needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability,
please contact Amy Boyette at least
seven days in advance of the meeting at
the phone number listed above. Written
statements may be filed with the Board
either before or after the meeting.
Individuals who wish to make oral
statements pertaining to agenda items
should contact Amy Boyette’s office at
the address or telephone listed above.
Requests must be received five days
prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Amy Boyette at the
address or phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following website: https://cab.srs.gov/
srs-cab.html.
Signed in Washington, DC on October 31,
2018.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995), intends to extend for three years, an
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before January 4, 2019. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Courtney Bracey by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Bracey,
[email protected], (301) 903-1844.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. {1910-5178{time} ;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS);
(3) Type of Review: {extension{time} ;
(4) Purpose: This existing collection is based on the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbooks
software. Discretionary financial assistance proposals continue to be
collected using Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS for use by the
program offices. Under the existing information collection, an external
interface in PAMS allows two other types of proposal submission: DOE
National Laboratories are able to submit proposals for technical work
authorizations directly into PAMS, while other Federal Agencies will be
able to submit Proposals for interagency awards directly into PAMS.
External users from all institution types are able to submit
Solicitation Letters of Intent and Pre-proposals directly into PAMS.
All applicants, whether they submitted
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through Grants.gov or PAMS, are able to register with PAMS to view the
proposals that were submitted. They also are able to maintain a minimal
amount of information in their personal profile. The existing
collection automates and streamlines the submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial award pre-review processes.
The information collected is used by DOE to select applicants and
projects for financial awards;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: {The following numbers
are calculated using the average of data received in fiscal year 2015
through fiscal year 2018. 6,533 PAMS new registrants, who are to
include 9,700 submitters of lab proposals, interagency proposals, pre-
proposals, and Letters Of Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per
estimated submission) and 10,900 reviewers of proposals submitted
through Grants.gov;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office of Science receives about 370 DOE
national laboratory and interagency proposals per year, based on an
average number of submissions received for (fiscal year 2015 through
fiscal year 2018) and about 4,600 pre-proposals and letters of intent
per year, based on an average of the data collected between fiscal year
2015 and fiscal year 2018;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: The time it takes to
complete a form depends upon the type of form being completed. External
users will need to register with PAMS in order to access the system. It
takes approximately 30 minutes for external users to complete the forms
required to become a registered PAMS user. Both LOI and pre-proposal
forms take 15 minutes each, whereas completing a lab/interagency
proposal will take about 3 hours. The reviewers require about 3 hour of
analysis, per submission. Based on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time required for reviewers to
complete analysis or responses and the time required for external users
to register with PAMS, the estimated annual number of burden hours is
30,150;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2018.
Vasilios Kountouris,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Services, Office of
Science, Department of Energy.
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