51354 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2011 / Notices 

represent the National Academy of 

Sciences, the National Academy of 

Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, 

ocean industries, state governments, 

academia and others, including 

individuals who are eminent in the 

fields of marine science, marine policy, 

or related fields, including ocean 

resource management. Members are 

appointed annually and may serve a 

term of four years, and are not normally 

compensated except for travel expenses 

and per diem while away from their 

homes in performance of services for the 

panel. 

The panel meets for at least one twoday public meeting per year, but 

possibly meets three times per year, on 

dates agreeable by the panel members; 

attendance at meetings is expected. 

Intercessional activities not involving 

formal decisions or recommendations 

may be carried out electronically, and 

the panel may establish sub-panels 

composed of less than full membership 

to carry out panel duties. 

Nominations: Any interested person 

or organization may nominate qualified 

individuals (including one’s self) for 

membership on the panel. Nominated 

individuals should have extended 

expertise and experience in the field of 

ocean science and/or ocean resource 

management. Nominations should be 

identified by name, occupation, 

position, address, telephone number, email address, and a brief paragraph 

describing their qualifications in the 

context of the ORAP Charter, that can be 

found on-line at (http://www.nopp.org/ 

committees/orap/), and ability to 

represent a stakeholder group. 

Nominations should also include a 

re ́sume ́ or curriculum vitae. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Submit nominations via email to CDR Stephen Martin 

(stephen.d.martin@navy.mil) no later 

than September 15, 2011. ORAP 

nomination committees under the 

direction of the National Ocean Council 

will evaluate the nominees identified by 

respondents to this Federal Register 

notice and down-select to a short-list of 

available candidates (150% of the 

available open positions for 

consideration). These selected 

candidates will be required to fill-out 

the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report’’ OGE form 450. This 

confidential form will allow 

Government officials to determine 

whether there is a statutory conflict 

between a person’s public 

responsibilities and private interests 

and activities, or the appearance of a 

lack of impartiality, as defined by 

federal regulation. The form and 

additional guidance may be viewed at: 

(http://www.usoge.gov/forms/ 

oge450_pdf/oge450_automated.pdf). 

In accordance with section 7903 of 

title 10, United States Code, the shortlist of candidates will then be submitted 

for approval by the Secretaries of the 

Navy and Defense who are the 

appointing officials for their 

consideration. At this time, six openings 

are envisioned on the Panel and the 

final set of nominees will seek to 

balance a range of geographic and sector 

representation and experience. 

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. 

Successful nominees must provide 

detailed information required to 

evaluate potential conflicts of interest. 

Typically the time required to achieve 

the final appointments to the Panel is 

10–12 months. Members of the Panel 

serve as Special Government Employees 

who volunteer their time but whose 

travel costs for Panel business is 

provided by the Government. ORAP is 

a Federal Advisory Committee and 

operates under the principles of open 

and transparent development of advice 

to the government. 

The selection of new panel members 

will be based on the nominee’s 

qualifications to provide senior advice 

to the NOC; the availability of the 

potential panel member to fully 

participate in the panel meetings; 

absence of any conflict of interest or 

appearance of lack of impartiality, and 

lack of bias; the candidates’ areas of 

expertise and professional 

qualifications; and achieving an overall 

balance of different perspectives, 

geographic representation, and expertise 

on the panel. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

J. M. Beal 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

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 collection 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 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. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically to 

FAFSA.Comments@ed.gov. We ask that 

you copy them to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 

or mail to U.S. Department of 

Education, UCP Building, 1830 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20202– 

4357. 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 

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 the 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: August 12, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services. 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice 

requests comments on the 2012–2013 

versions of the forms used by 

individuals applying for Federal student 

aid including the Free Application for 

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the 

Student Aid Report (SAR). 

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Title: 2012–2013 Federal Student Aid 

Application. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

OMB Number: 1845–0001. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondents: Individuals. 

Annual Respondents: 24,705,864. 

Annual Responses: 46,447,024. 

Annual Burden Hours: 29,357,853. 

Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), mandates that the Secretary of 

Education ‘‘* * * shall produce, 

distribute, and process free of charge 

common financial reporting forms as 

described in this subsection to be used 

for application and reapplication to 

determine the need and eligibility of a 

student for financial assistance.’’ 

The determination of need and 

eligibility are for the following Title IV, 

HEA, Federal student financial 

assistance programs: the Federal Pell 

Grant Program; the Campus-Based 

programs (Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), 

and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); 

the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program; the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq 

and Afghanistan Service Grant. 

Federal Student Aid, an office of the 

U.S. Department of Education (hereafter 

‘‘the Department’’), developed an 

application process to collect and 

process the data necessary to determine 

a student’s eligibility to receive Title IV, 

HEA program assistance. The 

application process involves an 

applicant’s submission of the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid 

(FAFSA). After submission of the 

FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student 

Aid Report (SAR) which is a summary 

of the data they submitted on the 

FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, 

and, if necessary, will make corrections 

or updates to their submitted FAFSA. 

The Department seeks OMB approval 

of all application components as a 

single ‘‘collection of information’’. The 

aggregate burden will be accounted for 

under OMB Control Number 1845–0001. 

The specific application components, 

descriptions and submission methods 

for each are listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA 

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) .................... Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience..Submitted by the applicant via http:// 

www.fafsa.gov. 

FOTW—Renewal ..................................... Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.

FOTW–EZ ................................................ Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified 

Needs Test (SNT) or Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs 

analysis formulas.

FOTW–EZ Renewal ................................. Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto 

Zero needs analysis formulas.

FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP) .................. The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA on 

their behalf through FOTW.

Submitted through http://www.fafsa.gov 

for applicants who call 1–800–4– 

FED–AID. 

FOTP–EZ ................................................. FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for the 

SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas by filing the 

FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.

FAA Access .............................................. Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes 

to submit a FAFSA..

Submitted through http:// 

www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

FAA Access—Renewal ............................ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal 

FAFSA.

FAA Access—EZ ..................................... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for 

applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs 

analysis formulas.

FAA Access—EZ Renewal ...................... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for 

applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA 

and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis 

formulas.

Electronic Other ....................................... This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).The FAA may be using their mainframe 

computer or software to facilitate the 

EDE process. 

PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA ................. The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department 

for applicants who are unable to access the Internet or 

the online PDF FAFSA for applicants who can access 

the Internet but are unable to complete the form using 

FOTW.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

FOTW–Corrections .................................. Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA 

PIN)—regardless of how they originally applied—may 

correct using FOTW Corrections.

Submitted by the applicant via http:// 

www.fafsa.gov. 

Electronic Other—Corrections ................. With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made 

by a FAA using the EDE.

The FAA may be using their mainframe 

computer or software to facilitate the 

EDE process. 

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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued 

Component Description Submission method 

Paper SAR—This is a SAR and an option for corrections.The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants 

who did not provide an e-mail address, to applicants who 

did not sign their application and to applicants whose 

records were rejected during processing because the 

Social Security Number did not match with the SSA. Applicants can write corrections directly on the paper SAR 

and mail for processing.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAA Access—Corrections ........................ An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA ... Submitted through http:// 

www.faaacess.ed.gov by a FAA on 

behalf of an applicant. 

Internal Department Corrections .............. The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated corrections.There is no burden to the applicants 

under this correction type as these 

are system-based corrections. 

FSAIC Corrections ................................... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can 

change the postsecondary institutions listed on their 

FAFSA or change their address by calling FSAIC.

These changes are made directly in 

the CPS system by a FSAIC representative. 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) ............................ This is the PDF version of the SAR for applicants who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail 

address.

Cannot be submitted for processing. 

SAR Acknowledgment ............................. This is the condensed paper SAR that is mailed to applicants who applied electronically but did not provide an email address.

This information collection also 

documents an estimate of the annual 

public burden as it relates to the 

application process for Federal student 

aid. The Applicant Burden Model 

(ABM), measures applicant burden 

through an assessment of the activities 

each applicant conducts in conjunction 

with other applicant characteristics. The 

ABM has been designed to accurately 

describe, in terms of burden, the average 

applicant’s experience. Key 

determinants of the ABM include: 

• The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for Federal 

student aid; 

• How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA, e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW; 

• How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via 

FOTW Corrections); 

• The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (paper SAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or the eSAR); 

• The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s EFC (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

• The average amount of time 

involved in preparing to complete the 

application. 

The ABM is largely driven by the 

number of potential applicants for the 

application cycle. The total application 

projection for 2012–2013 is based upon 

two factors—estimates of the total 

enrollment in all degree-granting 

institutions and the percentage change 

in FAFSA submissions for the last 

completed application cycle. The ABM 

is also based on the application options 

available to students and parents. The 

Department accounts for each 

application component based on web 

trending tools, survey information, and 

other Department data sources. 

For 2012–2013, the Department is 

reporting a net burden reduction of 

2,881,475 hours. The reduction is a 

reflection of the effects of simplifying 

FAFSA on the Web, which is utilized by 

the majority of applicants who apply for 

aid. For example, data reported in the 

2011–2012 burden estimates reflected 

that an applicant that completed FOTW 

and had the ability to use a renewal 

version of the application (see FOTW— 

Renewal component in Table 1) would 

take approximately 1.20 hours (72 

minutes). The most recent statistics 

reflect that on average that renewal 

applicant would actually spend about 

1.08 hours (64.8 minutes). 

Updated completion times were 

calculated for each component and have 

been used to estimate the burden, 

excluding the change in the applicant 

volume. The results demonstrate that 

the burden for all applicants would 

have decreased by almost 13 percent or 

4,181,899 hours, if the application 

volume had remained constant. 

If the Department had not simplified 

the application process, thus reducing 

the time required to complete the 

FAFSA, the new burden estimates 

would only need to account for the 

change in applicants. The 4.63% 

increase in applicants would result in 

an increase in burden of 1,300,424 

hours. 

Accounting for both the increase in 

total applicants and the decrease in 

individual applicant burden, the net 

change is an overall decrease of almost 

9 percent or 2,881,475 hours. The 

following Table shows the net burden 

change and total cost for applicants. The 

change in total annual responses is also 

listed in the Table. Total annual 

responses include the original FAFSA 

submission, which is counted as one 

response for each applicant; and also 

includes a response for any subsequent 

correction generated by the applicant. 

TABLE 2—NET BURDEN CHANGE

2011–2012 2012–2013 Change % 

Change Burden disposition 

Accounting for change in applicant burden and change in applicants 

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TABLE 2—NET BURDEN CHANGE—Continued 

2011–2012 2012–2013 Change % 

Change Burden disposition 

Total Applicants .................................... 23,611,500 24,705,864 +1,094,364 +4.63 Net decrease in burden. The increase

in applicants is offset by the results 

of the Department’s simplification 

changes. This has created an overall decrease in burden of 8.94% or 

2,881,475 hours. 

Total Applicant Burden ......................... 32,239,328 29,357,853 ¥2,881,475 ¥8.94 

Total Annual Responses ....................... 32,239,328 46,447,024 +14,207,696 +44.07 

Cost for All Applicants .......................... $159,370.20 $234,804.24 $75,434.04 +47.33 

The Department is proud that efforts 

to simplify the FAFSA submission 

process have resulted in a continued 

decrease in the burden associated with 

the application process, even as the 

Department serves more students each 

year. The results demonstrate the 

significant improvements that have been 

made to the application process. The 

Department believes that these changes 

will contribute to more students 

completing the FAFSA and will assist 

more students with their pursuit of 

postsecondary education. 

Request for Copies: Comments should 

be submitted to the Department as 

indicated. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Requests for 

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 4703. 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 when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or the 

collection activity requirements should 

be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m. Eastern time, Monday through 

Friday. 

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BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability: American 

Assured Fuel Supply 

AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is creating the American 

Assured Fuel Supply (AFS), a reserve of 

low enriched uranium (LEU) to serve as 

a backup fuel supply for foreign 

recipients to be supplied through U.S. 

persons, or for domestic recipients, in 

the event of a fuel supply disruption. 

DOE is committed to making the AFS 

available to eligible recipients in the 

case of supply disruptions in the 

nuclear fuel market. This effort supports 

DOE’s nuclear nonproliferation 

objectives by supporting civil nuclear 

energy development while minimizing 

proliferation risks. This notice 

announces the availability of the AFS 

and the DOE policy and process for 

eligible recipients to purchase LEU from 

the AFS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich 

Goorevich, Senior Policy Advisor, 

Office of Nonproliferation and 

International Security, National Nuclear 

Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, Tel: 202–586–0589, Fax: 

202–586–1348. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of Energy is authorized 

pursuant to the Atomic Energy of 1954, 

as amended (Pub. L. 83–703), and the 

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 

(NNPA) (Pub. L. 95–242) to encourage 

the widespread use of atomic energy for 

peaceful purposes, and to enter into and 

distribute nuclear material in 

cooperation with other nations where 

appropriate safeguard measures are in 

place to ensure the material is properly 

controlled and used for peaceful 

purposes. Consistent with those 

responsibilities and missions, in 2005, 

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman 

announced that the United States would 

set aside 17.4 metric tons of surplus 

highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to be 

down-blended to LEU and held in 

reserve to address disruptions in the 

nuclear fuel supply of foreign recipients 

that have good nonproliferation 

credentials. This initiative was 

originally referred to as the Reliable 

Fuel Supply Initiative, and more 

recently renamed the American Assured 

Fuel Supply (AFS). 

Congress appropriated $49,540,000 in 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–161) to fund a portion 

of the International Atomic Energy 

Agency’s (IAEA) International Nuclear 

Fuel Bank (INFB) initiative, which is 

envisioned as an LEU reserve that will 

be administered by the IAEA and that 

will serve as a back-up for global supply 

disruptions. Congress, in the 

Explanatory Statement accompanying 

the House Appropriations Committee 

Print (which in this Act was given the 

same effect as a joint explanatory 

statement), noted that the INFB freed up 

the LEU set-aside initiated pursuant to 

Secretary Bodman’s 2005 

announcement, and recommended DOE 

also ‘‘allow U.S. interests to purchase 

uranium fuel from the Reliable Fuel 

Supply [now the AFS] in the event of 

supply disruption.’’ (H. Approp. Cmte. 

Print at 592.) 

The AFS is intended to complement 

the INFB. Specifically, the AFS will 

support countries that pursue peaceful 

civilian nuclear programs by providing 

a back-up source of fuel in the event of 

a supply disruption that threatens the 

normal operation of their programs. In 

addition, in accordance with the 

congressional request, the AFS will be 

available to address supply disruptions 

affecting domestic nuclear power plants. 

The AFS reserve is modest in size and 

designed to not disrupt or replace 

market mechanisms. Rather, it is to be 

drawn upon only in the event of 

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