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work towards ensuring that the voices
and needs of communities are elevated
and centered in decision making.
As part of this broader effort to assess
progress on environmental justice, the
Environmental Justice Scorecard also
will measure progress made towards the
Justice40 Initiative. In Executive Order
14008, President Biden set of a goal of
ensuring that 40 percent of the overall
benefits of certain Federal
investments—those made in climate,
clean energy and energy efficiency,
clean transit, affordable and sustainable
housing, training and workforce
development, the remediation and
reduction of legacy pollution, and the
development of critical clean water
infrastructure—flow to disadvantaged
communities that are marginalized and
overburdened by pollution and
underinvestment in basic services.
This RFI is part of the
Administration’s commitment to
ensuring that environmental justice
efforts within the Federal Government,
including the development of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, are
informed by the priorities and
perspectives of communities that face
environmental injustices. By soliciting
input through this RFI, CEQ seeks to
provide transparency about the Federal
Government’s vision, goals, and process
so that the public is better able to
monitor the government’s progress and
hold the government accountable for
delivering results.
II. Key Questions for Input
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A. Vision
i. The vision for the Environmental
Justice Scorecard is as a robust and
comprehensive assessment of the
Federal Government’s efforts to address
current and historic environmental
injustice, including the Justice40
Initiative.
ii. Question
1. Does this vision reflect the needs
and priorities of communities that face
environmental injustices?
B. Framework
i. In the first version of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard,
Federal Government activities will be
organized in three reporting categories.
1. Reducing Burdens and Harms in
Communities: This category would
measure the regulatory, enforcement,
and other actions taken to reduce harms
and environmental injustices.
2. Benefits to Communities: This
category would measure the
Administration’s progress on
implementation of the Justice40
Initiative, among other environmental
justice efforts.
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3. Centering Justice in Decision
Making: This category would capture
measures taken to reform agency
decision making to incorporate the
perspectives, priorities, and lived
experiences of environmental justice
communities.
ii. Questions
1. Do these categories broadly reflect
the needs, priorities, and impacts that
communities are facing from
environmental injustices?
2. For the first version of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, what
processes and markers of progress
should be reflected in each of these
categories?
3. In the long term, what are the
desired outcomes that could be
included in each of these categories?
C. Engagement
i. Please provide recommendations on
how to improve engagement with, and
around, the Environmental Justice
Scorecard. In particular, what are ways
to improve sharing information about
the Environmental Justice Scorecard?
ii. For a future website, what are some
usability and accessibility features that
should be considered for an online
platform?
D. Additional feedback
i. Please provide additional feedback
on the vision, framework, and outcomes
of the Environmental Justice Scorecard.
Feedback on the vision for the first
version, and on future versions, is
welcome.
Matthew G. Lee-Ashley,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2022–SCC–0092]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Charter
School Programs Application: State
Entity Grants, Developer Grants, and
Charter Management Organization
Grants
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (Department
or ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ED is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct review of
an extension of an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
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The Department requested
emergency processing from OMB for
this information collection request (ICR)
and received approval on July 5, 2022;
and therefore, the regular clearance
process is hereby being initiated to
provide the public with the opportunity
to comment under the full comment
period. Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 2, 2022.
DATES:
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 (ICR) by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
ADDRESSES:
For
specific questions related to these
information collection activities, please
contact Stephanie Jones, 202–453–7835.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Department, in accordance with the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506©(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
ICR that is described below. The
Department is especially interested in
public comments 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
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response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Charter School
Programs Application: State Entity
Grants, Developer Grants, and Charter
Management Organization Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0767.
Type of Review: Extension of an
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 365.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 21,900.
Abstract: The Expanding Opportunity
Through Quality Charter Schools
Program (CSP) is authorized under Title
IV, Part C of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act (20 U.S.C. 7221–7221j). On March
14, 2022, the Department published in
the Federal Register a Notice of
Proposed Priorities, Requirements,
Definitions, and Selection Criteria for
CSP Grants to State Entities (SE Grants),
Grants to Charter Management
Organizations for the Replication and
Expansion of High-Quality Charter
Schools (CMO Grants), and Grants to
Charter School Developers for the
Opening of New Charter Schools and for
the Replication and Expansion of HighQuality Charter Schools (Developer
Grants) (Vol. 87, No. 49, pages 14197–
14210) (CSP NPP). Specifically, the
Department proposed new priorities,
application requirements, assurances,
definitions, and selection criteria to
create results-driven policies to help
promote positive student outcomes,
student and staff diversity, educator and
community empowerment, promising
practices, and accountability, including
fiscal transparency and responsibility,
in charter schools supported with CSP
funds, which can serve as models for
other charter schools. Based on the CSP
NPP and public comments, the
Department issued a notice of final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and
selection criteria for CSP SE Grants,
CMO Grants and Developer Grants (CSP
NFP), which published in the Federal
Register on July 1, 2022. The final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and
selection criteria in the CSP NFP are
intended to supplement existing
statutory and regulatory requirements
governing CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants,
and Developer Grants. The Charter
School Programs Office of the
Department is requesting continued
approval of this information collection
for CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and
Developer Grants generally; and for the
CSP NFP, which requires the
submission of a needs analysis and
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information regarding contracts with
for-profit management organizations.
The CSP (Assistance Listing Numbers
(ALN) 84.282, including SE Grants
(84.282A), CMO Grants (84.282M), and
Developer Grants (84.282B and
84.282E)) is a competitive discretionary
grant program. The grant applications
submitted for this program are evaluated
based on how well an applicant
addresses the selection criteria (and any
competitive preference priorities) and
are used to determine applicant
eligibility and award amounts for
projects selected for funding.
Previous lists or revisions were
published by DOE on February 17, 2016
(81 FR 8060); July 16, 2015 (80 FR
42094); February 11, 2013 (78 FR 9678);
February 6, 2012 (77 FR 5781); May 26,
2011 (76 FR 30695); August 3, 2010 (75
FR 45608); April 9, 2009 (74 FR 16191);
June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35448); November
30, 2005 (70 FR 71815); August 23, 2004
(69 FR 51825); July 21, 2003 (68 FR
43095); December 27, 2002 (67 FR
79068); June 11, 2001 (66 FR 31218);
and January 17, 2001 (66 FR 4003).
Dated: July 28, 2022.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
EEOICPA established a program to
provide compensation to individuals
who developed illnesses because of
their employment in nuclear weapons
production-related activities of the DOE
or its predecessor agencies. Covered
employees include, among others,
current or former employees of an
‘‘atomic weapons employer’’ or ‘‘AWE’’,
also as defined by the Act. On December
7, 2000, the President issued Executive
Order 13179, ‘‘Providing Compensation
to America’s Nuclear Weapons
Workers,’’ which directed DOE to list
covered AWE facilities, DOE facilities,
and beryllium vendor facilities in the
Federal Register. The Department’s
initial listing was published on January
17, 2001 (66 FR 4003), and DOE has
periodically updated the listing as new
information has become available.
Section 3621(4) of EEOICPA (42
U.S.C. 7384l(4)) defines an AWE as ‘‘an
entity, other than the United States,
that—(A) processed or produced, for use
by the United States, material that
emitted radiation and was used in the
production of an atomic weapon,
excluding uranium mining and milling;
and (B) is designated by the Secretary of
Energy as an [AWE] for purposes of the
compensation program.’’ Section
3621(5) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7384l(5))
defines an ‘‘atomic weapons employer
facility’’ as ‘‘a facility, owned by an
[AWE], that is or was used to process or
produce, for use by the United States,
material that emitted radiation and was
used in the production of an atomic
weapon, excluding uranium mining or
milling.’’
DOE has determined that Sciaky
Brothers, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois;
Swenson Evaporator Co. in Harvey,
Illinois; and the Museum of Science and
Industry in Chicago, Illinois, do not
meet the statutory definition of AWE
facilities because none of these entities
processed or produced, for use by the
United States, material that emitted
radiation and was used in the
production of an atomic weapon.
Therefore, the designation of these three
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000; Revision to the List of Covered
Facilities
Office of Health and Safety,
U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revision of listing of
covered facilities.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or Department) has
periodically published in the Federal
Register a list of facilities covered under
the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000, as amended (EEOICPA or Act).
This Notice amends the list of covered
facilities by removing the designation of
Sciaky Brothers, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois),
Swenson Evaporator Co. (Harvey,
Illinois), and the Museum of Science
and Industry (Chicago, Illinois) as
Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE)
facilities.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
August 3, 2022.
Mr.
Kevin Dressman, Director, Office of
Health and Safety (EHSS–10), 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585; (301) 903–5144; or by email
at kevin.dressman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice amends the list of covered
facilities under EEOICPA by removing
the designation of Sciaky Brothers, Inc.
in Chicago, Illinois; Swenson
Evaporator Co. in Harvey, Illinois; and
the Museum of Science and Industry in
Chicago, Illinois, as AWE facilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0092]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Charter School Programs Application: State Entity Grants, Developer
Grants, and Charter Management Organization Grants
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (Department or ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ED is
requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct review
of an extension of an information collection.
DATES: The Department requested emergency processing from OMB for this
information collection request (ICR) and received approval on July 5,
2022; and therefore, the regular clearance process is hereby being
initiated to provide the public with the opportunity to comment under
the full comment period. Interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before September 2, 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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links
to view documents related to this information collection request.
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
these information collection activities, please contact Stephanie
Jones, 202-453-7835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3506(copyright)(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 ICR that is described below. The Department is
especially interested in public comments 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
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response to this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Charter School Programs Application: State
Entity Grants, Developer Grants, and Charter Management Organization
Grants.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0767.
Type of Review: Extension of an information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 365.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,900.
Abstract: The Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools
Program (CSP) is authorized under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j). On March 14, 2022, the Department
published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Priorities,
Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for CSP Grants to
State Entities (SE Grants), Grants to Charter Management Organizations
for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO
Grants), and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New
Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality
Charter Schools (Developer Grants) (Vol. 87, No. 49, pages 14197-14210)
(CSP NPP). Specifically, the Department proposed new priorities,
application requirements, assurances, definitions, and selection
criteria to create results-driven policies to help promote positive
student outcomes, student and staff diversity, educator and community
empowerment, promising practices, and accountability, including fiscal
transparency and responsibility, in charter schools supported with CSP
funds, which can serve as models for other charter schools. Based on
the CSP NPP and public comments, the Department issued a notice of
final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for
CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants and Developer Grants (CSP NFP), which
published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022. The final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria in the
CSP NFP are intended to supplement existing statutory and regulatory
requirements governing CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants.
The Charter School Programs Office of the Department is requesting
continued approval of this information collection for CSP SE Grants,
CMO Grants, and Developer Grants generally; and for the CSP NFP, which
requires the submission of a needs analysis and information regarding
contracts with for-profit management organizations. The CSP (Assistance
Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.282, including SE Grants (84.282A), CMO Grants
(84.282M), and Developer Grants (84.282B and 84.282E)) is a competitive
discretionary grant program. The grant applications submitted for this
program are evaluated based on how well an applicant addresses the
selection criteria (and any competitive preference priorities) and are
used to determine applicant eligibility and award amounts for projects
selected for funding.
Dated: July 28, 2022.
Kun 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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