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collection (2022 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey, or 

EAVS) to the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval. 

The 2022 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 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

electronically via https://

www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC– 

2021–0002). 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–2021–0002); 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: 2022 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 

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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 are 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 2020 +1 

through the November 2022 Federal 

general election. The EAC will provide 

the data regarding UOCAVA voting to 

FVAP after data collection is completed. 

This data sharing reduces 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: 235 

hours per collection, 117.5 hours 

annualized. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 13,160 hours per collection, 

6,580 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) 

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. 

Amanda Joiner, 

Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of partially-closed virtual 

meeting. Due to the COVID–19 

pandemic, this meeting will be held 

virtually for members of the public and 

in-person for PCAST members. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the President’s Council 

of Advisors on Science and Technology 

(PCAST). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 24, 2022; 1:00 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: Information to participate 

virtually can be found on the PCAST 

website closer to the meeting at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Sarah Domnitz, Designated Federal 

Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@

ostp.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PCAST is 

an advisory group of the nation’s 

leading scientists and engineers, 

appointed by the President to augment 

the science and technology advice 

available to him from the White House, 

cabinet departments, and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on 

and provides analyses and 

recommendations concerning a wide 

range of issues where understanding of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. The Designated Federal 

Officer is Dr. Sarah Domnitz. 

Information about PCAST can be found 

at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST. 


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Tentative Agenda 

Open Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

will hear from invited speakers on and 

discuss detecting, tracking, mitigating, 

and preventing wildfires. Additional 

information and the meeting agenda, 

including any changes that arise, will be 

posted on the PCAST website at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately one hour with the 

President or Vice President on March 

24, 2022, which must take place in the 

White House for scheduling 

convenience and to maintain Secret 

Service protection. This meeting will be 

closed to the public because a portion 

of the meeting is likely to disclose 

matters that are to be kept secret in the 

interest of national defense or foreign 

policy under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The meeting will be 

held virtually for members of the public. 

It is the policy of the PCAST to accept 

written public comments no longer than 

10 pages and to accommodate oral 

public comments whenever possible. 

The PCAST expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted oral or written statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on March 24, 

2022, at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda. This public comment period is 

designed only for substantive 

commentary on PCAST’s work, not for 

business marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at PCAST@ostp.eop.gov, no later 

than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 

17, 2022. To accommodate as many 

speakers as possible, the time for public 

comments will be limited to two (2) 

minutes per person, with a total public 

comment period of up to 10 minutes. If 

more speakers register than there is 

space available on the agenda, PCAST 

will select speakers on a first-come, 

first-served basis from those who 

registered. Those not able to present oral 

comments may file written comments 

with the council. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST@ostp.eop.gov no later than 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 

2022, so that the comments can be made 

available to the PCAST members for 

their consideration prior to this meeting. 

PCAST operates under the provisions 

of FACA, all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST website at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available 

within 45 days at: www.whitehouse.gov/ 

PCAST/meetings. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 25, 

2022. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04467 Filed 3–2–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension With Changes 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment 

on the proposed three year extension, 

with changes, to Form EIA–846 

Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey Report as required under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

report is part of EIA’s comprehensive 

energy data program. Form EIA–846 

Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey Report (Quadrennial) collects 

information on energy consumption, 

expenditures, and building 

characteristics from establishments in 

the manufacturing sector. 

DATES: EIA must receive all comments 

on this proposed information collection 

no later than May 2, 2022. If you 

anticipate any difficulties in submitting 

your comments by the deadline, contact 

the person listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Tom 

Lorenz, U.S Energy Information 

Administration, EI–22, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. Submit comments 

electronically to Thomas.Lorenz@

eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Lorenz by phone at (202) 586–3442, or 

by email at Thomas.Lorenz@eia.gov. 

The forms and instructions of EIA–846 

Manufacturing Energy Consumption 

Survey are available on EIA’s website at 

www.eia.gov/survey/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited whether or not: (a) The 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

agency functions, including whether the 

information will have a practical utility; 

(b) EIA’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used, is 

accurate; (c) EIA can improve the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information it will collect; and (d) EIA 

can minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, such as automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1905–0169; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Manufacturing Energy 

Consumption Survey (MECS); 

(3) Type of Request: Extension with 

changes; 

(4) Purpose: Form EIA–846, is a selfadministered sample survey that 

collects energy consumption and 

expenditures data from establishments 

in the manufacturing sector; i.e., North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) sector codes 31–33. 

The information from this survey is 

used to publish aggregate statistics on 

the energy consumption of the 

manufacturing sector including energy 

used for fuel and nonfuel purposes. The 

survey also gathers information on 

energy-related issues such as energy 

prices, on-site electricity generation, 

purchases of electricity from utilities 

and non-utilities, and fuel switching 

capabilities. MECS is also used to 

benchmark EIA’s industry forecasting 

model and update changes in the energy 

intensity and greenhouse gases data 

series. 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: EIA proposes adding a few 

questions to the Energy Management 

section of Form EIA–846 requesting 

information on an establishment’s 

average processing temperatures and the 

range of these temperatures across 

different processes within the 

establishment. The purpose of these 

questions is to assist in the 

measurement of energy efficiency and 

better understand its relation to the use 

of process heat across manufacturing 

industries, consistent with the 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

(Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). 

In addition, EIA proposes adding a 

few follow up questions to the 

Electricity: Generated Onsite section of 

Form EIA–846. The electricity generated 

onsite questions on Form EIA–846 

request information about renewable 

energy sources, such as solar, wind, and 

geothermal, used to generate electricity 

onsite. The follow up questions EIA 


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