Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 9905 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(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 and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 23, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Please note that written 

comments received in response to this 

notice will be considered public 

records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) and 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

Program: Mandatory Forbearance 

Requests. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0018. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 25,842. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,814. 

Abstract: These forms serve as the 

means by which a borrower may request 

forbearance of repayment on his or her 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) or Federal Family 

Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans 

based on participation in an eligible 

intersnhip/residency program, national 

guard duty, receiving benefits under the 

Department of Defense’s Student Loan 

Repayment Program, or having a federal 

education loan debt burden that equals 

or exceeds 20 percent of the borrower’s 

monthly gross income. The U.S. 

Department of Education and FFEL 

Program lenders and servicers use the 

information collected on these forms to 

determine whether a borrower meets the 

eligibility requirements for the specific 

forbearance type that the borrower has 

reqested. This collection is being 

revised so that it may be used by both 

the Direct Loan and FFEL Programs and 

also expands one of the mandatory 

forbearance forms to include additional 

mandatory forbearances; as a result 

additional data elements have been 

added to spport the additional 

forbearances. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 04798. 

When you access the information 

collection, click on ‘‘Download 

Attachments’’ to view. Written requests 

for information should be addressed to 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3917 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Election Administration in Urban and 

Rural Areas; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces 

an information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. The EAC, pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(iii), intends to submit this 

proposed information collection 

(Election Administration in Urban and 

Rural Areas) to the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget for 

approval. The Election Administration 

in Urban and Rural Areas survey asks 

election officials questions concerning 

voter outreach and election personnel. 

EAC will conduct the survey as a way 

to obtain data and information for a 

mandatory report to Congress as 

stipulated under HAVA 241 (B)(15), 

which requires EAC to study ‘‘[m]atters 

particularly relevant to voting and 

administering election in rural and 

urban areas.’’ Further, Section 202(3) of 

HAVA authorizes EAC to conduct 

studies and to carry out other duties and 

activities to promote the effective 

administration of Federal elections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on 

April 23, 2012. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

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 information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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Comments on the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted electronically to 

HAVAinfo@eac.gov with Urban/Rural 

study as the subject line. Written 

comments on the proposed information 

collection can also be sent to the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005, ATTN: Urban/ 

Rural Study. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To 

obtain a free copy of the survey: (1) 

Access the EAC Web site at 

www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1201 New York Avenue 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, 

ATTN: Urban/Rural Study. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Karen Lynn-Dyson or Ms. Shelly 

Anderson at (202) 566–3100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Election 

Administration in Urban and Rural 

Areas; OMB Number Pending. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: The survey requests 

information at the local level concerning 

the following categories: 

Background: (1) Number of years 

served as an election official; (2) number 

of registered voters; (3) jurisdiction 

described as urban or rural; (4) 

jurisdiction required to provide 

language assistance; (5) office have full 

responsibility for elections in the 

jurisdiction; (6) alternative forms of 

voting allowed in the jurisdiction 

(absentee-excuse required, no-excuse 

absentee, early voting, all vote-by-mail). 

Voter Outreach: (7) Type of voter 

outreach provided to the public; (8) 

outreach efforts coordinated with thirdparty/civic organizations; type of voter 

outreach coordinated; type of 

organizations with which the 

jurisdiction works; (9) voter outreach 

activities that focus on specific groups; 

(10) cost of voter outreach efforts in 

2010; (11) estimated cost of voter 

outreach efforts in 2012; (12) how voter 

outreach efforts were paid for; (13) ease 

or difficulty of engaging in voter 

outreach; (14) reasons outreach may 

have been difficult. 

Personnel: (15) Number of paid fulltime, part-time, and temporary staff in 

2010; 16) number of poll workers used 

in 2010; (17) number of paid full-time, 

part-time, and temporary staff in 2012; 

(18) number of poll workers used in 

2012; (19) poll worker pay; (20) sources 

for recruiting poll workers; (21) ease or 

difficulty of obtaining poll workers; (22) 

reasons obtaining poll workers may 

have been difficult; (23) jurisdiction 

offer split shifts for poll workers; (24) 

additional comments. 

Affected Public (Respondents): Local 

governments that administer Federal 

elections. 

Affected Public: Local government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden Per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,250 hours. 

Frequency: One-time data collection. 

Mark A. Robbins, 

Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3737 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Nationwide Categorical Waivers Under 

Section 1605 (Buy American) of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of limited waivers. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is hereby granting a 

nationwide limited waiver of the Buy 

American requirements of section 1605 

of the Recovery Act under the authority 

of Section 1605(b)(2), (iron, steel, and 

the relevant manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality), 

with respect to Recovery Act projects 

funded by EERE for ((1) 400 amp Dual 

Element Time-Delay Fuses for electric 

vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) 

charging station; (2) Video imaging card 

rack mounted boards for vehicle 

presence and data detection; (3) 20-ton 

split system heat pump that meets a 

minimum static pressure requirement of 

3.0 inches of water column (only where 

the 3.0 water column is a requirement 

of the system); and (4) network manager 

for conversion of proprietary protocol— 

Staefa brand system—to a nonproprietary open source protocol. 

DATES: Effective Date: 01/24/2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Platt-Patrick, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EERE), (202) 287–1553, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Mailstop EE–2K, Washington, DC 

20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act), Public Law 111–5, section 

1605(b)(2), the head of a Federal 

department or agency may issue a 

‘‘determination of inapplicability’’ (a 

waiver of the Buy American provision) 

if the iron, steel, or relevant 

manufactured good is not produced or 

manufactured in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality 

(‘‘nonavailability’’). The authority of the 

Secretary of Energy to make all 

inapplicability determinations was redelegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), for EERE projects under 

the Recovery Act, in Redelegation Order 

No. 00–002.01E, dated April 25, 2011. 

Pursuant to this delegation the Acting 

Assistant Secretary, EERE, has 

concluded that: (1) 400amp Dual 

Element Time-Delay Fuses for electric 

vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) 

charging station; (2) Video imaging card 

rack mounted boards for vehicle 

presence and data detection; (3) 20-ton 

split system heat pump that meets a 

minimum static pressure requirement of 

3.0 inches of water column (only where 

the 3.0 water column is a requirement 

of the system); and (4) network manager 

for conversion of proprietary protocol— 

Staefa brand system—to a nonproprietary open source protocol, are 

not produced or manufactured in the 

United States in sufficient and 

reasonably available quantities and of a 

satisfactory quality. The above items, 

when used on eligible EERE Recovery 

Act-funded projects, qualify for the 

‘‘nonavailability’’ waiver determination. 

EERE has developed a robust process 

to ascertain in a systematic and 

expedient manner whether or not there 

is domestic manufacturing capacity for 

the items submitted for a waiver of the 

Recovery Act Buy American provision. 

This process involves a close 

collaboration with the United States 

Department of Commerce National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership (MEP), in order to scour the 

domestic manufacturing landscape in 

search of producers before making any 

nonavailability determinations. 

The MEP has 59 regional centers with 

substantial knowledge of, and 

connections to, the domestic 

manufacturing sector. MEP uses their 

regional centers to ‘scout’ for current or 

potential manufacturers of the 

product(s) submitted in a waiver 

request. In the course of this interagency 

collaboration, MEP has been able to find 

exact or partial matches for 

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