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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: US Department of 

Education Pre-Authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0025. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 631. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 51. 

Abstract: The Pre-authorized Debit 

Account Brochure and Application 

(PDA Application) serves as the means 

by which an individual with a defaulted 

federal education debt (student loan or 

grant overpayment) that is held by the 

U.S. Department of Education (ED) 

requests and authorizes the automatic 

debiting of payments toward satisfaction 

of the debt from the borrower’s checking 

or savings account. The PDA 

Application explains the automatic 

debiting process and collects the 

individual’s authorization for the 

automatic debiting and the bank 

account information needed by ED to 

debit the individual’s account. 

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. 2024–04450 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: 2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

EAC announces an information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. The EAC intends 

to submit this proposed information 

collection (2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey, or 

EAVS) to the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval. 

The 2024 EAVS asks election officials 

questions concerning voting and 

election administration, including the 

following topics: Voter registration; 

overseas and military voting; voting by 

mail; early in-person voting; polling 

operations; provisional voting; voter 

participation; election technology; 

election policy; and other related issues. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

electronically via https://

www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC– 

2024–0001). Written comments on the 

proposed information collection can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, 

Attn: EAVS. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To 

obtain a free copy of the draft survey 

instrument: (1) Download a copy at 

https://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: 

EAC–2024–0001); or (2) write to the 

EAC (including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 

200, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: 

EAVS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Williams at 202–924–0794, or 

email research@eac.gov; U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: 2024 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey; 

OMB Number Pending. 

Needs and Uses 

The EAC issues the EAVS to meet its 

obligations under the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to serve as a 

national clearinghouse and resource for 

the compilation of information with 

respect to the administration of Federal 

elections; to fulfill both the EAC and the 

Department of Defense Federal Voting 

Assistance Program’s (FVAP) data 

collection requirements under the 

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 

Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA); and 

meet its National Voter Registration Act 

(NVRA) mandate to collect information 

from states concerning the impact of 

that statute on the administration of 

Federal elections. In addition, under the 

NVRA, the EAC is responsible for 

collecting information and reporting, 

biennially, to Congress on the impact of 

that statute. The information the states 

are required to submit to the EAC for 

purposes of the NVRA report is found 

under Title 11 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. States that respond to 

questions in this survey concerning 

voter registration-related matters will 

meet their NVRA reporting 

requirements under 52 U.S.C. 20508 and 

EAC regulations. Finally, UOCAVA 

mandates that FVAP work with the EAC 

and chief state election officials to 

develop standards for reporting 

UOCAVA voting information (52 U.S.C. 

20302) and that FVAP will store the 

reported data and present the findings 

within the congressionally-mandated 

report to the President and Congress. 

Additionally, UOCAVA requires that 

‘‘not later than 90 days after the date of 

each regularly scheduled general 

election for Federal office, each state 

and unit of local government which 

administered the election shall (through 

the state, in the case of a unit of local 

government) submit a report to the EAC 

on the combined number of absentee 

ballots transmitted to absent uniformed 

services voters and overseas voters for 

the election and the combined number 

of such ballots which were returned by 

such voters and cast in the election, and 

shall make such a report available to the 

general public.’’ States that complete 

and timely submit the UOCAVA section 

of the survey to the EAC will fulfill their 

UOCAVA reporting requirement under 

52 U.S.C. 20302. In order to fulfill the 

above requirements, the EAC is seeking 

information relating to the period from 

the Federal general election day 2022 +1 

through the November 2024 Federal 

general election. The EAC will provide 

the data regarding UOCAVA voting to 

FVAP after data collection is completed. 

This data sharing reduces the burden on 

local election offices because FVAP 

does not have to conduct its own data 

collection to meet its reporting 

requirements. 

Affected Public (Respondents): State 

or local governments, the District of 

Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Affected Public: State or local 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 90 

hours per collection, 45 hours 

annualized. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,040 hours per collection, 2,520 

hours annualized. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

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) 


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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. 

Camden Kelliher, 

Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04401 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Industrial Technology Innovation 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

first meeting of the Industrial 

Technology Innovation Advisory 

Committee (ITIAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 21, 2024: 9 

a.m.–5 p.m. EDT; Friday, March 22, 

2024: 9 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT 

ADDRESSES: The first meeting of ITIAC 

will be held in person at U.S. 

Department of Energy headquarters in 

Washington, DC: 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20024, with 

the option of virtual attendance. 

Members of the public are encouraged 

to participate virtually, as physical 

space to attend onsite is limited to 

members. The ITIAC website will 

contain announcements about the 

meeting, including instructions for 

registering to attend virtually: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Zachary Pritchard, Industrial Efficiency 

and Decarbonization Office, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Washington, DC 

20585; Telephone: (202) 246–4145 or 

Email: ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Industrial Technology Innovation 

Advisory Committee (Committee) was 

established pursuant to the Energy 

Independence and Security Act (EISA) 

of 2007 as amended by Public Law 116– 

260, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 10. The Committee is established 

to advise the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) with respect to the Industrial 

Emissions Reductions Technology 

Development Program (the program) by 

identifying and evaluating any 

technologies being developed by the 

private sector relating to the focus areas 

described in section 454(c) of the EISA; 

identifying technology gaps in the 

private sector or other Federal agencies 

in those focus areas, and making 

recommendations on how to address 

those gaps; surveying and analyzing 

factors that prevent the adoption of 

emissions reduction technologies by the 

private sector; and recommending 

technology screening criteria for 

technology developed under the 

program to encourage adoption of the 

technology by the private sector. 

Purpose of Meeting: ITIAC will hold 

a meeting on March 21–22, 2024 to 

initiate its work to develop a strategic 

plan on how to achieve the goals of the 

Industrial Emissions Reductions 

Technology Development Program and, 

in consultation with the Secretary and 

the Director of the Office of Science 

Technology and Policy (Director), 

propose missions and goals for the 

program consistent with the purposes of 

the program described in section 

454(b)(1) of the EISA. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• DOE Industrial Decarbonization 

Activities Overview 

• Discussion on Next Steps 

• Public Comment Period and Closing 

Remarks 

• Adjourn 

All attendees are requested to register 

in advance. The ITIAC website will be 

updated with instructions and links to 

register for the meeting: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. 

Public Participation: The ITIAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the ITIAC 

meeting may do so on March 22, 2024, 

but must register in advance by 5 p.m. 

Eastern time on March 20, 2024, by 

sending a written request identified by 

‘‘ITIAC March 2024 Meeting,’’ to Dr. 

Zachary Pritchard at ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Approximately 15 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed three minutes. 

Anyone who is not able to attend the 

meeting, or for whom the allotted public 

comments time is insufficient to address 

pertinent issues with the ITIAC, is 

invited to send a written statement 

identified by ‘‘ITIAC March 2024 

Meeting—Written Statement,’’ to Dr. 

Zachary Pritchard at ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: Minutes will be posted on 

the ITIAC website: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. They can also be obtained 

by contacting ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

February 28, 2024, by David Borak, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 28, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04482 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circulars A–108 and A–130, the 

Department of Energy (DOE or the 

Department) is publishing notice of a 

modification to an existing Privacy Act 

System of Records. DOE proposes to 

amend System of Records DOE–13 

Payroll and Leave Records. This System 

of Records Notice (SORN) is being 

modified to align with new formatting 

requirements, published by OMB, and 

to ensure appropriate Privacy Act 

coverage of business processes and 

Privacy Act information. While there are 

no substantive changes to the 

‘‘Categories of Individuals’’ or 

‘‘Categories of Records’’ sections 

covered by this SORN, substantive 

changes have been made to the ‘‘System 

Locations,’’ ‘‘Routine Uses,’’ and 


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