Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form, 79579-79580 [2024-22279]
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Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202–1200.
For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, (202) 570–8414.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
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: Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Interest Rate
Limitation Request.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0135.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 200.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 67.
Abstract: The Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (SCRA) provides that those
on active-duty military service are
entitled to have an interest rate in
excess of 6% be capped at 6% for the
duration of their qualifying military
service. The Department is requesting
an extension of the currently approved
information collection. These Federal
Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
and Direct Loan Program regulations
have not changed. The regulations
require a loan holder to match its
database against the Department of
Defense’s Defense Manpower Data
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Center (DMDC) and automatically apply
the interest rate limitation, as
appropriate, to borrowers under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The
form in this collection would only be
used in limited cases where the
borrower is not found in the Defense
Manpower Data Center, or does not have
a copy of military orders, but still
wishes to receive benefits under the
SCRA.
Dated: September 25, 2024.
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. 2024–22398 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0093]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Education Stabilization Fund–
Governor’s Emergency Education
Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II)
Recipient Data Collection Form
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
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
30, 2024.
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
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
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clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Britt Jung,
(202) 453–6046.
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: Education
Stabilization Fund- Governor’s
Emergency Education Relief Fund
(GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data
Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0748.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,326.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,612.
Abstract: The Department awards
GEER grants to Governors (States) and
analogous ESF-Governor grants to
Outlying Areas for the purpose of
providing local educational agencies
(LEAs), institutions of higher education
(IHEs), and other education related
entities with emergency assistance as a
result of the coronavirus pandemic. The
Department has awarded these grants to
States (Governor’s offices) based on a
formula stipulated in the legislation.
The grants are also awarded to Outlying
Areas based on the same formula: (1)
60% on the basis of the States or
Outlying Areas relative population of
individuals aged 5 through 24. (2) 40%
on the basis of the States relative
number of children counted under
section 1124(c) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA). Data collected through this
information collection will inform
Department monitoring and oversight,
and public reporting.
This information collection requests
approval for an extension to a
previously approved collection that
includes annual reporting requirements
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to comply with the requirements of the
GEER/ESF-Governor program and to
obtain information on how the funds
were used.
The information will be reviewed by
U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that
GEER/ESF-Governor funds are used in
accordance with applicable
requirements under the CARES Act and
CRRSA Act and will be shared with the
public to promote transparency
regarding the allocation and uses of
funds. Furthermore, the information
collected will be analyzed to provide
aggregate statistics on SEA and LEA use
of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF)
funds to address the impacts of the
COVID–19 virus on students and
schools. The collection was used for a
similar purpose in the first three years
of its administration, with reporting
made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Dated: September 25, 2024.
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. 2024–22279 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0092]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Federal Student Loan Program:
Internship/Residency and Loan Debt
Burden Forbearance 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 a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
30, 2024.
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
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
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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 collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–570–8414.
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 Student
Loan Program: Internship/Residency
and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0018.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,215,812.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 181,495.
Abstract: These forms serve as the
means by which borrowers in the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan), Federal Family Education
Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Perkins
Loan (Perkins Loan) Programs may
request forbearance of repayment on
their loans if they meet certain
conditions. The U.S. Department of
Education and other loan holders uses
the information collected on these forms
to determine whether a borrower meets
the eligibility requirements for the
specific type of forbearance. The Service
forbearance (SERV Forb) and the
Student Loan Debt forbearance (SLDB
Forb) forms are currently approved
under OMB No. 1845–0018. The
General forbearance (GEN Forb) form is
currently approved under OMB No.
1845–0031. For greater simplicity and to
make it easier to maintain consistency
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among the various forbearance forms,
the Department is consolidating the two
current collections into a single
collection under OMB No. 1845–0018.
This review request merges the number
of respondents/responses/burden hours
for both collections.
Dated: September 25, 2024.
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. 2024–22390 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Correction
In notice document 2024–20554,
appearing on pages 73640 through
73643 in the issue of Wednesday,
September 11, 2024, make the following
correction:
On page 73640, in the second column,
in the DATES section, on the fourth line,
‘‘September 11, 2024’’ should read
‘‘October 11, 2024’’.
[FR Doc. C1–2024–20554 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 0099–10–D
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0530; FRL–12298–01–
OMS]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR Number 0539–15,
OMB Control Number 2080–0005) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through December 31, 2024.
Public comments were previously
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0093]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Education Stabilization Fund-Governor's Emergency Education
Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data Collection Form
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 30, 2024.
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 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
collection activities, please contact Britt Jung, (202) 453-6046.
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: Education Stabilization Fund- Governor's
Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and GEER II) Recipient Data
Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0748.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,326.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,612.
Abstract: The Department awards GEER grants to Governors (States)
and analogous ESF-Governor grants to Outlying Areas for the purpose of
providing local educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher
education (IHEs), and other education related entities with emergency
assistance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department has
awarded these grants to States (Governor's offices) based on a formula
stipulated in the legislation. The grants are also awarded to Outlying
Areas based on the same formula: (1) 60% on the basis of the States or
Outlying Areas relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24.
(2) 40% on the basis of the States relative number of children counted
under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA). Data collected through this information collection will
inform Department monitoring and oversight, and public reporting.
This information collection requests approval for an extension to a
previously approved collection that includes annual reporting
requirements
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to comply with the requirements of the GEER/ESF-Governor program and to
obtain information on how the funds were used.
The information will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education
(Department) employees to ensure that GEER/ESF-Governor funds are used
in accordance with applicable requirements under the CARES Act and
CRRSA Act and will be shared with the public to promote transparency
regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Furthermore, the
information collected will be analyzed to provide aggregate statistics
on SEA and LEA use of Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) funds to
address the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on students and schools. The
collection was used for a similar purpose in the first three years of
its administration, with reporting made public in 2021, 2022, and 2024.
Dated: September 25, 2024.
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. 2024-22279 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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