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characteristics, including information
organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
socio-economic status, disability, and
limited English proficiency. It requires
fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the
collection of background, noncognitive,
or descriptive information that is related
to academic achievement and aids in
fair reporting of results. The intent of
the law is to provide representative
sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and
subpopulations of students and to
monitor progress over time. NAEP
consists of two assessment programs:
The NAEP long-term trend (LTT)
assessment and the main NAEP
assessment. The LTT assessments are
given at the national level only and are
administered to students at ages 9, 13,
and 17 in a manner that is very different
from that used for the main NAEP
assessments. LTT reports mathematics
and reading results that present trend
data since the 1970s.
The request to conduct NAEP 2021,
including operational assessments and
pilot tests: Operational national/state/
TUDA Digitally Based Assessments
(DBA) in mathematics and reading at
grades 4 and 8, and Puerto Rico in
mathematics at grades 4 and 8; and
operational national DBA in U.S. history
and civics at grade 8 was approved in
April 2020, with further updates to the
materials approved in July and
November 2020. Throughout 2020 NCES
worked with its contractors and with
OMB to find the best way to plan for a
data collection in schools in 2021, and
as the coronavirus pandemic progressed
over the course of the year, plans for
NAEP 2020 data collection changed
multiple times. In November 2020, the
NCES Commissioner announced the
delay of NAEP 2021 by one year to early
2022.
Since then, NAEP has continued to
work to salvage any pieces of their data
collection plans for 2021 and begin
planning for NAEP 2022. NCES has
used the drawn and notified sample
from 2021 for two data collections that
don’t include the student assessment
that is central to the NAEP program,
instead using that sample to collect
information about basic school
operations during the coronavirus
pandemic (NAEP 2021 School Survey;
OMB# 1850–0957) and the experiences
of teachers and school staff over the
2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years
(NAEP 2021 School and Teacher
Questionnaire Special Study; OMB#
1850–0956).
The request to conduct NAEP
operational assessments in 2022, which
will follow the traditional NAEP design
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which assesses each student in 60minutes for one cognitive subject, was
approved in May 2021, and the first
update to the NAEP 2022 materials was
approved in August 2021. The 2022 data
collection will consist of operational
national/state/TUDA DBA in
mathematics and reading at grades 4
and 8, and Puerto Rico in mathematics
at grades 4 and 8; and operational
national DBA in U.S. history and civics
at grade 8. In addition to the regular
NAEP operational assessments delayed
from 2021, this submission also
contains materials for the LTT, which
will be administered to 9-year-olds in
2022. This package finalizes all
materials in time for the data collection
in early 2022.
Dated: September 16, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0135]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; William
D. Ford Direct Loan Program General
Forbearance Request
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 22, 2021.
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–
2021–SCC–0135. 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.
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
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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 6W208D,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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: William D. Ford
Direct Loan Program General
Forbearance Request.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0031.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,188,770.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 175,102.
Abstract: Due to the effects of the
COVID–19 pandemic and the
suspension of the collection of loans,
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the Department of Education is
requesting an extension without change
of the currently approved Direct Loan
General Forbearance Request form
information collection. The current form
includes the Direct Loan, FFEL, and
Perkins Loan programs making it easier
for borrowers to request this action.
There has been no change to the form,
the underlying regulations, or
anticipated usage.
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The information collection
requests a three-year extension, with
only changes to the number of
respondents, of Form NWPA–830G,
‘‘Standard Contract for Disposal of
Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
Radioactive Waste,’’ Appendix G, under
OMB Control Number 1901–0260. Form
NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard
Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees
(including Annex A to Appendix G),
which is part of the Standard Contract
collects information concerning a
company’s quarterly payments into the
Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for
spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form
NWPA–830G, is a mandatory form that
serves as the source document for
entries into DOE accounting records to
transmit data from purchasers to DOE
concerning payment of the Spent
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the
Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the
Department of Energy determined that,
effective May 16, 2014, the Spent
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills
per kWh, the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Office of the General Counsel,
given the continuing nature of the
Department’s statutory responsibilities
regarding spent nuclear fuel, directed
EIA to continue activities associated
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with the collection of net electricity
generation data.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection must be received no later
than October 21, 2021. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you need additional information,
contact Bonnie West, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, telephone
(202) 586–2415, and/or by email at
Bonnie.West@eia.gov. The forms and
instructions are available on EIA’s
website at https://www.eia.gov/survey/
#nwpa-830g.
Form NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix GStandard Remittance Advice for
Payment of Fees,’’ may be accessed from
this URL: https://www.eia.gov/survey/
form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/
appendix_g.pdf, and
Annex A to Appendix G from the URL
below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/
form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/
annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1901–0260;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Form NWPA–830G, Standard
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear
Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive
Waste, Appendix G;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: The Form NWPA–830G
survey included in the Standard
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear
Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive
Waste, Appendix G, collect information
on and is the source document for
entries into DOE accounting records to
transmit data from purchasers to DOE
concerning payment of the Spent
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the
Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix G
collects payment data based on a
utility’s net electricity generated and
sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) provides that EIA
may require all persons owning or
operating facilities or business premises
who are engaged in any phase of energy
supply or major energy consumption to
make available to the Administrator
such information and periodic reports,
records, documents, and other data,
relating to the purposes of this Act,
including full identification of all data
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and projections as to source, time and
methodology of development.
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) required that
DOE enter into Standard Contracts with
all generators or owners of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin. Form NWPA–830G
Appendix G-Standard Remittance
Advice for Payment of Fees, including
Annex A to Appendix G, is an
Appendix to this Standard Contract.
Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix
G are commonly referred to as
Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA
forms must be submitted quarterly by
generators and owners of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin who signed the
Standard Contract. Appendix G is
designed to serve as the source
document for entries into DOE
accounting records to transmit data to
DOE concerning payment of fees into
the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent
nuclear fuel and high-level waste
disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is
used to provide data on the amount of
net electricity generated and sold, upon
which these fees are based.
(4a) Changes to Information Collection:
The reduction of 80 annual burden hours for
Form NWPA–830G results from the
reduction of the number of total respondents
representing reactors that decreased from 99
to 95. Six reactors permanently shut down
since the last clearance cycle and no longer
are required to pay fees into the Nuclear
Waste Fund nor respond to this survey.
Additional respondents representing two
new reactors in Georgia, VOGTLE 3 and
VOGTLE 4, which are planned to be
operational by end of 2021 and by end of
2022 respectively;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 95;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 380;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1,900;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The cost of
burden hours to the respondents is
estimated to be $155,135 (1,900 burden
hours times $81.65 per hour.) EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs to respondents associated with the
survey other than the costs associated
with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222
and 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
Signed in Washington, DC, on September
16, 2021.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and
Research, U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0135]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
William D. Ford Direct Loan Program General Forbearance Request
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 22, 2021.
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-2021-SCC-0135.
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. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. 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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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: William D. Ford Direct Loan Program General
Forbearance Request.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0031.
Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,188,770.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 175,102.
Abstract: Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the
suspension of the collection of loans,
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the Department of Education is requesting an extension without change
of the currently approved Direct Loan General Forbearance Request form
information collection. The current form includes the Direct Loan,
FFEL, and Perkins Loan programs making it easier for borrowers to
request this action. There has been no change to the form, the
underlying regulations, or anticipated usage.
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-20368 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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