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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
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Find this particular information
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Sheleen Dumas,
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the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2021–0022]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
requesting to renew the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval for an existing information
collection titled, ‘‘Generic Information
Collection Plan for Consumer Complaint
and Information Collection System
(Testing and Feedback).’’
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encouraged and must be received on or
before February 28, 2022 to be assured
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
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email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If you
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic
Information Collection Plan for
Consumer Complaint and Information
Collection System (Testing and
Feedback).
OMB Control Number: 3170–0042.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
655,000 (three-year total: 1,965,000).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 110,833 (three-year total:
332,499).
Abstract: The Bureau has undertaken
a variety of service delivery-focused
activities supported by the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111–2013
(Dodd-Frank Act). These activities
(which include consumer complaint/
inquiry processing, referral, and
monitoring) involve several interrelated
systems.1 The streamlined process of
the generic clearance will allow the
Bureau to implement these systems
efficiently which is in line with the
Bureau’s commitment to continuous
improvement of its delivery of services
through iterative testing and feedback
collection.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
1 These interrelated systems include secure, webbased portals that allow consumers, companies, and
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estimate of the burden of the collection
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and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
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summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Development of the National Levee
Safety Program
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) are launching a new National
Levee Safety Program, authorized by the
National Levee Safety Act of 2007. The
purpose of the National Levee Safety
Program is to improve the way levees
are managed throughout the United
States and its territories in order to
reduce disaster suffering and improve
the resiliency of communities behind
levees. There are four major components
that are intended to work together to
accomplish the goals of the program:
National Levee Safety Guidelines;
Integrated Levee Management; National
Levee Database and Data Collection; and
Implementation Support. This notice
announces the start of Phase 1 which is
the solicitation of input on the purpose
and scope of each of the components of
the National Levee Safety Program in
order to develop priorities and options
for their implementation.
DATES: Comments related to the purpose
and scope of the National Levee Safety
Program must be submitted on or before
March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number COE–
2021–0007 by any of the following
methods:
SUMMARY:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: Visit
www.regulations.gov and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Send an email to hqleveesafety@usace.army.mil and include
the docket number, COE–2021–0007, in
the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg District, ATTN: Levee Safety
Center—RM 221, 4155 East Clay Street,
Vicksburg, MS 39183.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to
security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or
courier.
Instructions: If submitting comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal,
direct your comments to docket number
COE–2021–0007. All comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available on-line at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the commenter indicates that the
comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI, or otherwise
protected, through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov website is an
anonymous access system, which means
we will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide
it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email directly to USACE
without going through regulations.gov,
your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, we recommend that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If we cannot read your
comment because of technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, we may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic
comments should avoid the use of any
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in
the index, some information is not
publicly available, such as CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the internet and will be
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publicly available only in hard copy
form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Tammy Conforti at 202–365–6586,
email hq-leveesafety@usace.army.mil or
visit www.leveesafety.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the
foundations of the National Levee Safety
Program is stakeholder engagement with
those who are responsible for, are
impacted by, or have interest in levees
and related policies including federal/
state/local governments, tribes, levee
owners/operators, businesses,
floodplain managers and residents. The
goals for the stakeholder engagement
process are to:
1. Understand the needs of the
stakeholders this program is intended to
support;
2. provide opportunities for
meaningful input to shape decisions
and outcomes on program design,
components, and products; and,
3. ensure that the unique challenges
related to levees faced by disadvantaged
communities and tribes are well
understood and incorporated into
solutions.
The purpose of the National Levee
Safety Program is to improve the way
levees are managed throughout the
United States and its territories in order
to reduce disaster suffering and improve
the resiliency of communities behind
levees. Managing flood risk is a shared
responsibility between federal, tribal,
state, and local entities. USACE and
FEMA are interested in the views of the
public regarding how the National
Levee Safety Program and each of its
components can be implemented to best
serve those responsible for and
impacted by flood risk management
efforts. The four major components of
the National Levee Safety Program are
intended to work together to accomplish
the goals of the program: National Levee
Safety Guidelines; Integrated Levee
Management; National Levee Database
and Data Collection; and
Implementation Support. There are fact
sheets and additional information
introducing each of these components at
www.leveesafety.org.
USACE and FEMA will be seeking
feedback from stakeholders at various
phases of the program’s development
over the next 2–3 years. Phase 1 is
starting during the Winter of 2021 with
a focus on gathering initial input on the
purpose and scope of each of the
components of the National Levee
Safety Program to better understand the
needs and priorities of the public. Phase
2 is anticipated to occur during the
Summer of 2022 with a focus on
soliciting feedback on priorities and
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options identified during Phase 1
(scoping). Phase 3 is anticipated to
occur during the Fall of 2023 with a
focus on soliciting feedback on draft
program implementation products.
During each phase, stakeholders will be
able to submit comments through a
variety of methods. Each phase will
have an open comment period under
docket number COE–2021–0007. For
more information about the program, its
key components, and opportunities to
get involved please visit
www.leveesafety.org.
During Phase 1 of program
development, USACE will be hosting
seven public meetings and four public
webinars to provide an overview of the
program and its key components and
opportunities for submitting feedback.
There will be a 100-person limit for
each public meeting and webinar. To
attend an in-person public meeting, you
must be fully vaccinated for COVID–19
and may be required to provide proof of
vaccination before entry into the
meeting. For information about the
public meetings and webinars,
including how to register to attend, visit
www.leveesafety.org.
Questions to Shape the Focus of the
Program: Commentors are encouraged to
use the following questions to guide
their feedback on the purpose and scope
of the National Levee Safety Program
and its components as described at
www.leveesafety.org:
Overall Program Focus and Purpose
1. Do you believe the stated vision/
mission/objectives of a national
approach will significantly improve
levee safety in the Nation in the future?
Any suggestions for improvement?
2. Do you understand the general
approach for the development of the
program (e.g., stakeholder engagement,
key components, etc.)? If not, what is
unclear? Any suggestions for
improvements?
3. What is the single most important
challenge related to levees you think
this program should try to help address?
Do you see it adequately addressed in
this approach?
National Levee Safety Guidelines
1. Which topics do you think you will
find the most useful? Why?
2. Are there any missing topics that
you think should be included?
3. Are there any areas of content
where templates, specific
methodologies, tools, or other aids
would be particularly helpful to you?
Integrated Levee Management
1. Is clarifying the roles and
responsibilities for levee related
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activities at the federal, tribal, state,
levee owner, and community levels the
right place to start or are we missing
anyone?
2. What is the biggest value of
standing up state levee safety programs?
3. What do you think would be the
most important activities for state levee
safety programs?
4. Other than funding, what are the
biggest barriers states might have in
standing up levee safety programs?
5. For the states/tribes/regional
district grants, the legislation reserves
25 percent be used to identify and
assess non-Federal levees, but what
other priorities or activities should the
remaining 75 percent of grant funding
go towards?
6. Are there any federal programs that
are hampering your ability or providing
a disincentive to adequately perform
flood risk or levee management
activities? If so, please explain?
7. Where do you see opportunities for
federal programs to be adjusted/
realigned/reprioritized to better support
flood risk management/levee safety in
communities with levees?
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Collection
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1. What are the most important
decisions you need to make to improve
flood risk management decisions in
your community or on your levee? What
data do you most need to support these
decisions?
2. How might USACE encourage
participation of levee owners or states in
either providing levee information or
participating in USACE-led levee
inspections and risk assessments?
3. What types of levee information is
most meaningful to people who live and
work behind levees? What role can/
should the National Levee Database play
in providing this information?
These scoping questions, along with
background information on the National
Levee Safety Program and its key
components, can be found at
www.leveesafety.org.
Michael L. Connor,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0145]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
District Survey on Use of Funds Under
Title II, Part A
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Andrew Brake,
(202) 453–6136.
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
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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: District Survey on
Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0618.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,452.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 13,252.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Education is requesting clearance for a
revision to 1810–0618 in order to
continue collecting data annually from
school districts about how Title II, Part
A funds are used to support authorized
activities and improve equitable access
to teachers for low-income and minority
students; including professional
development for teachers, principals,
and other school leaders. The reporting
requirements are outlined in Section
2104(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as
reauthorized by the Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).
The annual survey will include a state
representative sample of traditional
school districts, a nationally
representative sample of charter school
districts, and an annual request for each
state to provide a list of districts that
receive Title II, Part A funds and each
district’s allocated Title II, part A
amount. The survey will be sent to
district Title II, Part A coordinators and
administered using an electronic
instrument.
Dated: December 21, 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. 2021–28106 Filed 12–27–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0170]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
State Charter School Facilities
Incentive Grants Program
Office of Innovation and
Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Development of the National Levee Safety Program
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are launching a new National Levee
Safety Program, authorized by the National Levee Safety Act of 2007.
The purpose of the National Levee Safety Program is to improve the way
levees are managed throughout the United States and its territories in
order to reduce disaster suffering and improve the resiliency of
communities behind levees. There are four major components that are
intended to work together to accomplish the goals of the program:
National Levee Safety Guidelines; Integrated Levee Management; National
Levee Database and Data Collection; and Implementation Support. This
notice announces the start of Phase 1 which is the solicitation of
input on the purpose and scope of each of the components of the
National Levee Safety Program in order to develop priorities and
options for their implementation.
DATES: Comments related to the purpose and scope of the National Levee
Safety Program must be submitted on or before March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number COE-
2021-0007 by any of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: Visit www.regulations.gov and follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Send an email to [email protected] and include
the docket number, COE-2021-0007, in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, ATTN: Levee
Safety Center--RM 221, 4155 East Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
Instructions: If submitting comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, direct your comments to docket number COE-2021-
0007. All comments received will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available on-line at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the commenter indicates that the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected,
through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
anonymous access system, which means we will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email directly to USACE without going through
regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, we
recommend that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If we
cannot read your comment because of technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, we may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic comments should avoid the use of any special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tammy Conforti at 202-365-6586,
email [email protected] or visit www.leveesafety.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the foundations of the National Levee
Safety Program is stakeholder engagement with those who are responsible
for, are impacted by, or have interest in levees and related policies
including federal/state/local governments, tribes, levee owners/
operators, businesses, floodplain managers and residents. The goals for
the stakeholder engagement process are to:
1. Understand the needs of the stakeholders this program is
intended to support;
2. provide opportunities for meaningful input to shape decisions
and outcomes on program design, components, and products; and,
3. ensure that the unique challenges related to levees faced by
disadvantaged communities and tribes are well understood and
incorporated into solutions.
The purpose of the National Levee Safety Program is to improve the
way levees are managed throughout the United States and its territories
in order to reduce disaster suffering and improve the resiliency of
communities behind levees. Managing flood risk is a shared
responsibility between federal, tribal, state, and local entities.
USACE and FEMA are interested in the views of the public regarding how
the National Levee Safety Program and each of its components can be
implemented to best serve those responsible for and impacted by flood
risk management efforts. The four major components of the National
Levee Safety Program are intended to work together to accomplish the
goals of the program: National Levee Safety Guidelines; Integrated
Levee Management; National Levee Database and Data Collection; and
Implementation Support. There are fact sheets and additional
information introducing each of these components at
www.leveesafety.org.
USACE and FEMA will be seeking feedback from stakeholders at
various phases of the program's development over the next 2-3 years.
Phase 1 is starting during the Winter of 2021 with a focus on gathering
initial input on the purpose and scope of each of the components of the
National Levee Safety Program to better understand the needs and
priorities of the public. Phase 2 is anticipated to occur during the
Summer of 2022 with a focus on soliciting feedback on priorities and
options identified during Phase 1 (scoping). Phase 3 is anticipated to
occur during the Fall of 2023 with a focus on soliciting feedback on
draft program implementation products. During each phase, stakeholders
will be able to submit comments through a variety of methods. Each
phase will have an open comment period under docket number COE-2021-
0007. For more information about the program, its key components, and
opportunities to get involved please visit www.leveesafety.org.
During Phase 1 of program development, USACE will be hosting seven
public meetings and four public webinars to provide an overview of the
program and its key components and opportunities for submitting
feedback. There will be a 100-person limit for each public meeting and
webinar. To attend an in-person public meeting, you must be fully
vaccinated for COVID-19 and may be required to provide proof of
vaccination before entry into the meeting. For information about the
public meetings and webinars, including how to register to attend,
visit www.leveesafety.org.
Questions to Shape the Focus of the Program: Commentors are
encouraged to use the following questions to guide their feedback on
the purpose and scope of the National Levee Safety Program and its
components as described at www.leveesafety.org:
Overall Program Focus and Purpose
1. Do you believe the stated vision/mission/objectives of a
national approach will significantly improve levee safety in the Nation
in the future? Any suggestions for improvement?
2. Do you understand the general approach for the development of
the program (e.g., stakeholder engagement, key components, etc.)? If
not, what is unclear? Any suggestions for improvements?
3. What is the single most important challenge related to levees
you think this program should try to help address? Do you see it
adequately addressed in this approach?
National Levee Safety Guidelines
1. Which topics do you think you will find the most useful? Why?
2. Are there any missing topics that you think should be included?
3. Are there any areas of content where templates, specific
methodologies, tools, or other aids would be particularly helpful to
you?
Integrated Levee Management
1. Is clarifying the roles and responsibilities for levee related
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activities at the federal, tribal, state, levee owner, and community
levels the right place to start or are we missing anyone?
2. What is the biggest value of standing up state levee safety
programs?
3. What do you think would be the most important activities for
state levee safety programs?
4. Other than funding, what are the biggest barriers states might
have in standing up levee safety programs?
5. For the states/tribes/regional district grants, the legislation
reserves 25 percent be used to identify and assess non-Federal levees,
but what other priorities or activities should the remaining 75 percent
of grant funding go towards?
6. Are there any federal programs that are hampering your ability
or providing a disincentive to adequately perform flood risk or levee
management activities? If so, please explain?
7. Where do you see opportunities for federal programs to be
adjusted/realigned/reprioritized to better support flood risk
management/levee safety in communities with levees?
National Levee Database and Data Collection
1. What are the most important decisions you need to make to
improve flood risk management decisions in your community or on your
levee? What data do you most need to support these decisions?
2. How might USACE encourage participation of levee owners or
states in either providing levee information or participating in USACE-
led levee inspections and risk assessments?
3. What types of levee information is most meaningful to people who
live and work behind levees? What role can/should the National Levee
Database play in providing this information?
These scoping questions, along with background information on the
National Levee Safety Program and its key components, can be found at
www.leveesafety.org.
Michael L. Connor,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
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