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workplace environment for those
working in the buildings. This
collection of information will provide
WHS an understanding of the
effectiveness of these new policies in
making the tenants feel safer in working
inside the building, what additional
assistance WHS can provide to further
improve tenants’ safety, to assure
accurate and continuous
communication efforts, and telework
experience.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 20 hours.
Number of Respondents: 240.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 240.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Dated: December 30, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020–29193 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2020–OS–0107]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Defense Finance Accounting
Service, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Information collection notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: DoD cannot receive written
comments at this time due to the
COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should
be sent electronically to the docket
listed above.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to Defense Finance and
Accounting Services, Kellen Stout, 8899
E 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46249 or call
(317) 212–1801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Claim Certification and
Voucher for Death Gratuity Payment;
DD Form 397; OMB Control Number
0730–0017.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement allows the
government to collect the signatures and
information needed to pay a death
gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475–
1480, a designated beneficiary(ies) or
next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity
payment for a deceased service member.
This form serves as a record of the
disbursement. The DoD Financial
Management Regulation (FMR), Volume
7A, Chapter 36, defines the eligible
beneficiaries and procedures for
payment. To provide internal controls
for this benefit, and to comply with the
above-cited statutes, the information
requested is needed to substantiate the
receipt of the benefit.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 250 Hours.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 500.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: December 30, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Clarification on Reopening the
Application Period for Certain
Applicants Under the Higher Education
Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF),
Sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and
18004(a)(3); Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; clarification.
AGENCY:
The Secretary is providing
notice that the newly-enacted
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
(the 2021 Appropriations Act)
supersedes the Department of
Education’s (Department’s) notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 2020, that reopened the
HEERF grant program application
period for certain limited applicants
(Reopening Notice). The 2021
Appropriations Act prevents the
Department from accepting or
processing any applications for new
awards under section 18004(a)(1) of the
CARES Act (i.e., the ‘‘Student Aid
Portion’’ program (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA)
84.425E) and the ‘‘Institutional Portion’’
program (CFDA 84.425F)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202.
Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Telephone: (202)
453–6337. Please also visit our HEERF
website: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/
list/ope/caresact.html.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 23, 2020 (85 FR 83917), the
Department published the Reopening
Notice, which reopened the HEERF
application period for applicants that
met one of the five conditions described
in the Reopening Notice and that we
verified previously had attempted to
apply through grants.gov for a specific
HEERF funding opportunity.
The 2021 Appropriations Act (H.R.
133) was signed into law by President
Donald Trump on December 27, 2020. It
supersedes, in part, the Reopening
Notice and requires that any
unobligated CARES Act section
18004(a)(1) funds be used by the
Department to carry out section
314(a)(1) of the 2021 Appropriations
Act, which allocates funds to certain
institutions of higher education under a
new formula. Therefore, there are no
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0107]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Defense Finance Accounting Service, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 1,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket
listed above.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to Defense Finance and
Accounting Services, Kellen Stout, 8899 E 56th St, Indianapolis, IN
46249 or call (317) 212-1801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Claim Certification and
Voucher for Death Gratuity Payment; DD Form 397; OMB Control Number
0730-0017.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement allows the
government to collect the signatures and information needed to pay a
death gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475-1480, a designated
beneficiary(ies) or next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity payment
for a deceased service member. This form serves as a record of the
disbursement. The DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Volume 7A,
Chapter 36, defines the eligible beneficiaries and procedures for
payment. To provide internal controls for this benefit, and to comply
with the above-cited statutes, the information requested is needed to
substantiate the receipt of the benefit.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 250 Hours.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 500.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: December 30, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-29210 Filed 1-5-21; 8:45 am]
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