DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, 61579-61580 [2023-19277]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2023 / Notices resulting in Final Rule for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that were published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904) and continue to be codified in 34 CFR 685.219. Concurrent with these new regulations, the Department implemented the ability for the borrower and employer to digitally sign and submit the PSLF Form electronically through our Digital Platform. The PSLF form was redesigned to encourage the use of the new signature options and align the instructions on the form to mimic the user experience connected to the online submission. This new form will not be available until the regulations become effective on July 1, 2023. Dated: August 31, 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. 2023–19243 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0106] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain to access the site. 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Sep 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms. OMB Control Number: 1845–0059. Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,700. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,871. Abstract: Sections 460 and 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) provide for teacher loan forgiveness in William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. Borrowers who teach for five consecutive years at schools or educational service agencies serving low-income families and meet certain other requirements may receive up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness. The teacher loan forgiveness regulations at 34 CFR 685.217 (for the Direct Loan Program) and 34 CFR 682.216 (for the FFEL Program) require borrowers to provide their loan holders with documentation establishing their eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness and for teacher loan forgiveness forbearance. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is requesting an extension of the currently approved forms. To reflect regulatory changes made by a final rule published FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61579 on November 1, 2022 (87 FR 65904), we have updated language related to the capitalization of unpaid interest that accrues during periods of forbearance. ED is otherwise making no substantive changes to the language in either of the two currently approved forms, and there are no changes to the data elements. Dated: August 31, 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. 2023–19244 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, October 4, 2023; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (eastern time) ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Information to participate can be found on the website closer to the meeting date at: https:// science.osti.gov/np/nsac/meetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda L. May, Committee Manager, NSAC, email: Brenda.May@ science.doe.gov; telephone: (301) 903– 0536. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and guidance on a continuing basis to the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on scientific priorities within the field of basic nuclear science research. Tentative Agenda: • Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda • Update from the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Offices • Presentation of the Long Range Plan Report • Discussion of the Long Range Plan Report • NSAC Business/Discussions • Public Comment E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 61580 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2023 / Notices Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Please check the website below for updates and information on how to view the meeting. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of these items on the agenda, you should contact Brenda L. May at Brenda.May@ science.doe.gov. You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for review on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Physics website at https:// science.osti.gov/np/nsac/meetings. Signed in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2023. LaTanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–19277 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Emergency Information Collection U.S. Department of Energy. Notice of request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) invites public comment on a proposed emergency 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 October 10, 2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395–4718. 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Sep 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aisha Miranda Rivera, aisha.mirandarivera@hq.doe.gov, (240) 429–5213. 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–NEW; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Fund (PR–ERF), Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form; (3) Type of Request: Emergency Clearance; (4) Purpose: To authorize the use of the ‘Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form’ to collect homeowner data necessary to qualify households as eligible to receive rooftop solar and battery storage installations as prescribed under the GDO Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Fund (PR–ERF). Eligibility is limited to very low-income, single-family households (1) where an individual with an energy dependent disability resides; or (2) located in a Last Mile Community.1 This will be a onetime collection occurring over the course of 6-months. Pursuant to the OMB procedures established in 5 CFR part 1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, the DOE GDO, is requesting that the proposed information of collection, Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form, be processed as an Emergency Clearance Information Collection Request (ICR) as referenced in 5 CFR 1320.13, Emergency Processing. DOE has determined that the information must be collected prior to the time periods established under Part 1320 of the regulation, and that this information 1 A census block that (a) has a high percent of very low-income households, and (b) experiences frequent and prolonged power outages. Solar Ambassador organizations will perform outreach activities in Last Mile Communities to identify qualifying households. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 is essential to GDO’s implementation of the PR–ERF. The PR–ERF, a $1 billion initiative authorized by Congress under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117–328, will incentivize the installation of rooftop solar and battery storage technologies for eligible households. According to information collected from LUMA, the grid operator of Puerto Rico, there have been 54 load shedding events (power outages caused by insufficient ability to generate electricity) in Puerto Rico during the last two and a half months. These power outages occur when customer demand for electricity exceeds the capacity of Puerto Rico’s electric generation fleet. This is expected to continue as power plant maintenance schedules and associated high-priority repairs from Hurricane Fiona in September 2022 have been postponed due to the need to use all existing power capacity. These daily outages in addition to recent record-breaking temperatures on the island (in the midst of hurricane season) are a combination of long-term damaging effects that affect the citizens of Puerto Rico, representing a public harm, specifically for individuals with an energy dependent disability or residents of areas that suffer frequent and prolonged power outages. By initiating installations of solar PV and battery storage systems before the 2024 hurricane season, DOE plans to address the harm and risk represented by the fragility of the islands’ power system. Failure to collect the information immediately would cause delays in providing assistance that is necessary to reestablish the reliability of electric service to these vulnerable residents. GDO developed an in-person application process recognizing that the demographic served will lack access to broadband and have limited mobility but that it is essential to program operation to verify beneficiary eligibility for participation in the program. This process is currently envisioned to be facilitated by competitively selected Community Based Organizations (CBOs) but other entities such as electric cooperatives and solar installers may also contribute depending on program execution needs. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,200; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 80,000; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 56,800; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $845,520. Statutory Authority: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61579-61580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19277]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the DOE/NSF 
Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, October 4, 2023; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (eastern 
time)

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be 
held virtually via Zoom. Information to participate can be found on the 
website closer to the meeting date at: https://science.osti.gov/np/nsac/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda L. May, Committee Manager, 
NSAC, email: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 903-0536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice 
and guidance on a continuing basis to the Department of Energy and the 
National Science Foundation on scientific priorities within the field 
of basic nuclear science research.
    Tentative Agenda:

 Call to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda
 Update from the Department of Energy and National Science 
Foundation's Nuclear Physics Offices
 Presentation of the Long Range Plan Report
 Discussion of the Long Range Plan Report
 NSAC Business/Discussions
 Public Comment


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    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Please 
check the website below for updates and information on how to view the 
meeting. If you would like to file a written statement with the 
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you 
would like to make oral statements regarding any of these items on the 
agenda, you should contact Brenda L. May at [email protected]. 
You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business 
days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include 
the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the 
Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for review on 
the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Physics website at 
https://science.osti.gov/np/nsac/meetings.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2023.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19277 Filed 9-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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