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workplace environment for those 

working in the buildings. This 

collection of information will provide 

WHS an understanding of the 

effectiveness of these new policies in 

making the tenants feel safer in working 

inside the building, what additional 

assistance WHS can provide to further 

improve tenants’ safety, to assure 

accurate and continuous 

communication efforts, and telework 

experience. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 20 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 240. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 240. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Dated: December 30, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29193 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2020–OS–0107] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance Accounting 

Service, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service announces a proposed public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Defense Finance and 

Accounting Services, Kellen Stout, 8899 

E 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46249 or call 

(317) 212–1801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Claim Certification and 

Voucher for Death Gratuity Payment; 

DD Form 397; OMB Control Number 

0730–0017. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement allows the 

government to collect the signatures and 

information needed to pay a death 

gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475– 

1480, a designated beneficiary(ies) or 

next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity 

payment for a deceased service member. 

This form serves as a record of the 

disbursement. The DoD Financial 

Management Regulation (FMR), Volume 

7A, Chapter 36, defines the eligible 

beneficiaries and procedures for 

payment. To provide internal controls 

for this benefit, and to comply with the 

above-cited statutes, the information 

requested is needed to substantiate the 

receipt of the benefit. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 250 Hours. 

Number of Respondents: 500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 500. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: December 30, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29210 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Clarification on Reopening the 

Application Period for Certain 

Applicants Under the Higher Education 

Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), 

Sections 18004(a)(1), 18004(a)(2), and 

18004(a)(3); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 

and Economic Security (CARES) Act 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice; clarification. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is providing 

notice that the newly-enacted 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(the 2021 Appropriations Act) 

supersedes the Department of 

Education’s (Department’s) notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 23, 2020, that reopened the 

HEERF grant program application 

period for certain limited applicants 

(Reopening Notice). The 2021 

Appropriations Act prevents the 

Department from accepting or 

processing any applications for new 

awards under section 18004(a)(1) of the 

CARES Act (i.e., the ‘‘Student Aid 

Portion’’ program (Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) 

84.425E) and the ‘‘Institutional Portion’’ 

program (CFDA 84.425F)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Epps, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202. 

Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 

453–6337. Please also visit our HEERF 

website: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/ 

list/ope/caresact.html. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 23, 2020 (85 FR 83917), the 

Department published the Reopening 

Notice, which reopened the HEERF 

application period for applicants that 

met one of the five conditions described 

in the Reopening Notice and that we 

verified previously had attempted to 

apply through grants.gov for a specific 

HEERF funding opportunity. 

The 2021 Appropriations Act (H.R. 

133) was signed into law by President 

Donald Trump on December 27, 2020. It 

supersedes, in part, the Reopening 

Notice and requires that any 

unobligated CARES Act section 

18004(a)(1) funds be used by the 

Department to carry out section 

314(a)(1) of the 2021 Appropriations 

Act, which allocates funds to certain 

institutions of higher education under a 

new formula. Therefore, there are no 


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