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the eligibility requirements in the Act 

and recommendations submitted by 

NTIA. NTIA will recommend 

candidates based on an assessment of 

qualifications as well as demonstrated 

ability to work in a collaborative way to 

achieve the goals and objectives of the 

FirstNet Authority as set forth in the 

Act. NTIA may consult with FirstNet 

Authority Board members or executives 

in making its recommendation. Board 

candidates will be vetted through the 

Department of Commerce and are 

subject to an appropriate background 

check for security clearance. 

Dated: March 1, 2021. 

Kathy Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04473 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WL–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Pilot and Test Data 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service, operating as 

AmeriCorps, has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Pilot and Test Data for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 

5, 2021. 

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 particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling Amy Borgstrom at 

202–422–2781 or by email to 

aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of AmeriCorps, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on Monday, November 30 at 

85: 76543. This comment period ended 

January 29, 2021. No comments were 

received. 

Title of Collection: Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Pilot and Test Data. 

OMB Control Number: 3045–0163. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 350. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,500 minutes. 

Abstract: AmeriCorps seeks to renew 

the current information collection. The 

information collection will enable pilot 

testing of survey instruments in an 

efficient, timely manner, in accordance 

with the Administration’s commitment 

to improving service delivery. By pilot 

testing we mean information that 

provides useful insights on how 

respondents interact with the 

instrument, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations regarding prospective 

studies. It will also allow feedback to 

contribute directly to the improvement 

of research program management. 

The Agency will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of 

concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. The information 

collection will be used in the same 


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manner as the existing application. 

AmeriCorps also seeks to continue using 

the current application until the revised 

application is approved by OMB. The 

current application is due to expire on 

March 31, 20201. 

Dated: February 25, 2021. 

Mary Hyde, 

Director, Office of Research and Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04421 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Reopening; Applications for New 

Awards; Educational Technology, 

Media, and Materials for Individuals 

With Disabilities—Stepping-Up 

Technology Implementation 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) reopens the competition 

for fiscal year (FY) 2021, for certain 

prospective eligible applicants 

described elsewhere in this notice, 

under the Educational Technology, 

Media, and Materials for Individuals 

with Disabilities—Stepping-up 

Technology Implementation, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.327S. The 

Department takes this action to allow 

more time for the preparation and 

submission of applications by 

prospective eligible applicants affected 

by the severe winter weather in 

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

DATES:

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications for Applicants Meeting the 

Eligibility Criteria in this Notice: March 

8, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 5, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Jackson, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5128, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–5076. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6039. Email: 

Terry.Jackson@ed.gov. 

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 22, 2020, we published the 

notice inviting applications (NIA) for 

the FY 2021 Educational Technology, 

Media, and Materials for Individuals 

with Disabilities—Stepping-up 

Technology Implementation 

competition in the Federal Register (85 

FR 83531). Under the NIA, applications 

were due on February 22, 2021. 

We are reopening this competition for 

eligible applicants in affected areas in 

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas to 

allow those applicants more time to 

prepare and submit their applications. 

For applicants that meet the eligibility 

criteria in this notice, we are reopening 

the competition until March 8, 2021. We 

are also extending the 

intergovernmental review deadline until 

May 5, 2021. 

Eligibility: The reopening of the 

competition in this notice applies to 

eligible applicants under Educational 

Technology, Media, and Materials for 

Individuals with Disabilities—Steppingup Technology Implementation, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.327S, that 

are located in an area for which the 

President has issued an emergency 

declaration (see www.fema.gov/ 

disasters/), in Louisiana (FEMA Disaster 

designation 3556), Oklahoma (FEMA 

Disaster designation 3555), and Texas 

(FEMA Disaster designation 3554). 

In accordance with the NIA, eligible 

applicants for this competition are 

limited to State educational agencies; 

local educational agencies (LEAs), 

including public charter schools that 

operate as LEAs under State law; 

institutions of higher education; other 

public agencies; private nonprofit 

organizations; freely associated States 

and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or 

Tribal organizations; and for-profit 

organizations. 

Note: All information in the NIA for 

this competition remains the same, 

except for, with respect to eligible 

applicants, the deadline for the 

transmittal of applications and the 

deadline for intergovernmental review. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1474 

and 1481. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

David Cantrell, 

Deputy Director, Office of Special Education 

Programs, Delegated the authority to perform 

the functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04444 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Reopening; Application Period for 

Certain Applicants Under the Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2021 Graduate Assistance in 

Areas of National Need Program 

Competition 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) reopens the competition 

for FY 2021, for certain eligible 

applicants described elsewhere in this 

notice, under the Graduate Assistance in 

Areas of National Need program, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.200A. 

The Department takes this action to 

allow more time for the preparation and 

submission of applications by eligible 

applicants affected by the severe winter 

weather in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and 

Texas, where the President has issued a 

disaster declaration. The reopening of 

the application deadline date for this 

competition is intended to help affected 

eligible applicants compete fairly with 

other eligible applicants under this 

competition. 

DATES: 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications for Applicants Meeting the 

Eligibility Criteria in this Notice: March 

15, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 25, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Ell, U.S Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

2B214, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6348. Email: 

Rebecca.ell@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 


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