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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 2023 / Notices
Dated: March 16, 2023.
Kun 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. 2023–05739 Filed 3–20–23; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; notice of
public meeting agenda.
AGENCY:
Public Meeting: U.S. Election
Assistance Commission Standards
Board 2023 Annual Meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 11:00
a.m.–7:00 p.m. Eastern and Wednesday,
April 19, 2023, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Eastern.
SUMMARY:
Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122
N 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004.
The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897–
9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: In accordance with the
Government in the Sunshine Act
(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
will conduct an annual meeting of the
EAC Standards Board to conduct regular
business, discuss EAC updates and
upcoming programs, and discuss the
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
(VVSG) 2.0 and electronic poll book
pilot program.
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) Standards Board
will hold their 2023 Annual Meeting
primarily to conduct an annual review
the VVSG 2.0 Requirements and
implementation, review the status of the
EAC’s e-poll book pilot program,
discuss ongoing EAC programs, and
address election official security and
mental health concerns. This meeting
will include a question and answer
discussion between board members and
EAC staff.
Board members will also review
FACA Board membership guidelines
and policies with EAC Acting General
Counsel and receive a general update
about the EAC programing. The Board
will also elect nine members to the
Executive Board Committee.
Background: On February 10, 2021
the U.S. Election Assistance
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Commission (EAC) announced the
adoption of the Voluntary Voting
System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0, the fifth
iteration of national level voting system
standards. The Federal Election
Commission published the first two sets
of Federal standards in 1990 and 2002.
The EAC then adopted Version 1.0 of
the VVSG on December 13, 2005. In an
effort to update and improve version 1.0
of the VVSG, on March 31, 2015, the
EAC commissioners unanimously
approved VVSG 1.1.
HAVA designates a 110-member
Standards Board to assist EAC in
carrying out its mandates under the law.
The board consists of 55 state election
officials selected by their respective
chief state election official, and 55 local
election officials selected through a
process supervised by the chief state
election official.
The full agenda will be posted in
advance on the EAC website: https://
www.eac.gov.
Status: This meeting will be open to
the public.
Camden Kelliher,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–05899 Filed 3–17–23; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that
DOE is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before April 20, 2023.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
be telephoned at (202) 395–8585.
ADDRESSES: 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 information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Baldev Dhillon, EHSS–74, (301) 903–
0990, Baldev.Dhillon@hq.doe.gov.
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.: 1910–1800.
(2) Information Collection Request
Titled: Security Information Collections.
(3) Type of Review: Renewal.
(4) Purpose: The purpose of this
collection is to protect national security
and other critical assets entrusted to the
Department. Information collected is for
(1) foreign ownership, control or
influence data from bidders on DOE
contracts requiring personnel security
clearances; and (2) individuals in the
process of applying for a security
clearance/access authorization or who
already holds one. The collections
instruments are: DOE Form 5631.18,
Security Acknowledgement; DOE Form
5631.20, Request for Visitor Access
Approval; DOE Form 5631.29, Security
Termination Statement; DOE F 5631.34,
Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; DOE
Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel
Security Interviews; DOE Form 5639.3
Report of Security Incident/Infraction;
DOE F 471.1, Security Incident
Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3
Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement;
DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge
Request; DOE Form 473.3, U.S.
Department of Energy Clearance Access
Request; Influence (e-FOCI) System (SF–
328 used for entry); DOE Form 272.2,
U.S. Department of Energy Personnel
Security Information Reporting Form
(DOE F 272.2) and the Foreign Access
Central Tracking System (FACTS).
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 100,661.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 109,621.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 25,751.
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(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $2,317,590.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of
the Department of Energy Organization
Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the
following additional authorities:
DOE Form 5631.34, Data Report on
Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b) of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995);
Executive Order 10865 (February 20,
1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27,
1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
Security Incident Notification Report
and Report of Preliminary Security
Incident/Infraction (DOE Form 471.1
and DOE Form 5639.3): Executive Order
13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part
2001; DOE Order 470.4B (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.20, Request for
Visitor Access Approval: Section 145(b)
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165.
DOE Form 5631.18, Security
Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; Executive
Order 13526 (December 29, 2009);
Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 20, 1960);
Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953);
DOE Order 5631.2C (February 17, 1994).
DOE Form 5631.29, Security
Termination Statement: Section 145(b)
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 13526 (December 29,
2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 20,
1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27,
1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE O 472.2
(July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of
Personnel Security Interviews: 10 CFR
part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug.
2, 1995); Executive Order 10450 (April
27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21,
2011).
DOE Form 473.3, U.S. Department of
Energy Clearance Access Request; DOE
Form 471.1, Security Incident
Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3
Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement;
and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge
Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, and by Executive Orders
13764, 10865, and 13526.
Electronic Foreign Ownership,
Control or Influence (e-FOCI) System:
Executive Order 12829 (January 6,
1993); DOE Order 470.4B (July 21,
2011).
Foreign Access Central Tracking
System (FACTS): Presidential Decision
Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE
Order 142.3A (October 14, 2010).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on March 15, 2023,
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by Todd N. Lapointe, Director, Office of
Environment Health, Safety and
Security, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 16,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information:
Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund
Grid Deployment Office (GDO),
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or the Department) is
providing notification of the issuance of
a Request for Information (RFI) on the
Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund
authorized by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023. The RFI is
seeking input on the Department’s
program design, specifically qualifying
beneficiary criteria, technologies, and
deployment priorities. DOE expects to
release one or more competitive
solicitations in the areas of technology
deployment and community
engagement, education, and workforce
development. Information collected
from this RFI will be used by DOE for
program planning purposes and the
potential development of one or more
funding opportunities.
DATES: Responses to this RFI must be
received by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 21,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments electronically to
PuertoRicoGDO@hq.doe.gov. For
information relating to the Puerto Rico
Energy Resilience Fund, including a
copy of the RFI, please see https://
www.energy.gov/gdo/puerto-rico-energyresilience-fund.
Instructions: Responses must be
provided as attachment(s) to an email. It
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file sizes exceeding 25MB be
compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure
message delivery. Responses must be
provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx)
attachment to the email, no more than
20 pages in length, 12-point font, 1-inch
margins. Please identify your answers
by responding to a specific question or
topic. Respondents may answer as many
or as few questions as they wish.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information regarding the RFI,
please contact Eric Britton, (240)–364–
4719, PuertoRicoGDO@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Public Law 117–328, authorizes $1
billion to the Secretary of Energy to
carry out activities to improve the
resilience of the Puerto Rican electric
grid, including grants for low- and
moderate-income households and
households that include individuals
with disabilities for the purchase and
installation of renewable energy, energy
storage, and other grid technologies.
DOE expects to release one or more
competitive solicitations in the areas of
technology deployment and community
engagement, education, and workforce
development. The RFI describes the
program design and seeks public input
on:
1. Technology & Engineering
2. Beneficiary & Community
Considerations
3. Financial Assistance
4. Technical Assistance, Capacity
Building, and Workforce
Development; and
5. Monitoring, Evaluation, Auditing
The RFI is available in English:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/
files/2023-02/Puerto
%20Rico%20Energy
%20Resilience%20Fund%20RFI%20%2002.21.23_0.pdf. The RFI is available
in Spanish: https://www.energy.gov/
sites/default/files/2023-02/
Fondo%20de%20Resiliencia
%20Energ%C3%A9tica%20RFI%20%2002.21.23lowbar;0.pdf. For
information relating to the Puerto Rico
Energy Resilience Fund, including a
copy of the RFI, please see https://
www.energy.gov/gdo/puerto-rico-energyresilience-fund.
Proprietary and Confidential
Information
Because information received in
response to this RFI may be used to
structure future programs and grants
and/or otherwise be made available to
the public, respondents are strongly
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before April 20, 2023. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period
of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at
OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The
Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395-8585.
ADDRESSES: 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 information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Baldev Dhillon, EHSS-74, (301) 903-
0990, [email protected].
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.: 1910-1800.
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Security Information
Collections.
(3) Type of Review: Renewal.
(4) Purpose: The purpose of this collection is to protect national
security and other critical assets entrusted to the Department.
Information collected is for (1) foreign ownership, control or
influence data from bidders on DOE contracts requiring personnel
security clearances; and (2) individuals in the process of applying for
a security clearance/access authorization or who already holds one. The
collections instruments are: DOE Form 5631.18, Security
Acknowledgement; DOE Form 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval;
DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement; DOE F 5631.34, Data
Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel
Security Interviews; DOE Form 5639.3 Report of Security Incident/
Infraction; DOE F 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE
Form 472.3 Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; DOE Form 473.2,
Security Badge Request; DOE Form 473.3, U.S. Department of Energy
Clearance Access Request; Influence (e-FOCI) System (SF-328 used for
entry); DOE Form 272.2, U.S. Department of Energy Personnel Security
Information Reporting Form (DOE F 272.2) and the Foreign Access Central
Tracking System (FACTS).
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,661.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 109,621.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 25,751.
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(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$2,317,590.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the following
additional authorities:
DOE Form 5631.34, Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b)
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C.
2165; Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); Executive Order 10865
(February 20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order
472.2 (July 21, 2011).
Security Incident Notification Report and Report of Preliminary
Security Incident/Infraction (DOE Form 471.1 and DOE Form 5639.3):
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE Order
470.4B (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.20, Request for Visitor Access Approval: Section
145(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42
U.S.C. 2165.
DOE Form 5631.18, Security Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb.
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 5631.2C
(February 17, 1994).
DOE Form 5631.29, Security Termination Statement: Section 145(b) of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165;
Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb.
20, 1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE
O 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel Security Interviews: 10
CFR part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 2, 1995); Executive Order
10450 (April 27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 2011).
DOE Form 473.3, U.S. Department of Energy Clearance Access Request;
DOE Form 471.1, Security Incident Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3
Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge
Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and by Executive
Orders 13764, 10865, and 13526.
Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (e-FOCI) System:
Executive Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE Order 470.4B (July 21,
2011).
Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS): Presidential
Decision Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE Order 142.3A (October 14,
2010).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 15,
2023, by Todd N. Lapointe, Director, Office of Environment Health,
Safety and Security, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-05735 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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