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Supplemental EIS/OEIS, the DoN is 

initiating a 45-day public comment 

period. Federal, state, and local agencies 

and interested parties are encouraged to 

provide written comments on the 

supplement to the Draft Supplemental 

EIS anytime during the public comment 

period. This notice announces the 

opportunity to review and comment on 

the Draft Supplemental EIS, and 

provides supplementary information 

about the environmental planning effort. 

All comments submitted during the 

public review period will become part 

of the public record and will be 

responded to in the Final Supplemental 

EIS/OEIS. All public comments received 

during the Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS 

comment period (December 11, 2020, 

through February 16, 2021) are still 

valid and will be considered in the 

Final Supplemental EIS/OEIS for this 

action. Previously submitted comments 

need not be resubmitted. 

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the 

NEPA, regulations implemented by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), and Presidential 

Executive Order 12114, the DoN 

announced its intent to prepare a 

supplement to the 2011 GOA Navy 

Training Activities EIS/OEIS and 2016 

GOA Navy Training Activities 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS in the Federal 

Register (FR) on February 10, 2020 (85 

FR 7538), and invited the public to 

comment on the scope of the 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS. A Draft 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS was 

subsequently released on December 11, 

2020 (85 FR 80093), in which the 

potential environmental effects 

associated with military readiness 

training activities conducted within the 

GOA Study Area were evaluated. 

Since the release of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS on December 

11, 2020, the DoN recognized that the 

size and shape of the Temporary 

Maritime Activities Area (TMAA) in the 

Gulf of Alaska no longer provides 

sufficient space for the realistic 

maneuvering of vessels and aircraft 

during training exercises. The DoN 

announced its intent to prepare a 

supplement to the December 2020 GOA 

Navy Training Activities Draft 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS on February 1, 

2022 (87 FR 5472). Proposed changes to 

the Study Area include additional 

airspace and sea space to the west and 

south of the TMAA. The area is referred 

to as the Western Maneuver Area and 

adds approximately 185,806 square 

nautical miles to the Study Area. This 

additional space would enable Navy 

personnel and units to practice more 

realistic, complex training scenarios in 

a safer, more efficient manner that 

would better prepare them to respond to 

real-world incidents. The TMAA 

(approximately 42,146 square nautical 

miles) would remain unchanged and 

any activities involving active sonar or 

explosives would, as in the past, occur 

in this area only. The DoN is not 

proposing new or increased number of 

training activities in the Western 

Maneuver Area, only an expansion of 

the area the Navy may use for vessel and 

aircraft maneuvering purposes during 

exercises. The number of vessels, 

aircraft, underway steaming hours, 

events, and flight times remains the 

same. Although the Study Area has 

expanded, the conclusions regarding 

potential impacts have not significantly 

changed from the 2020 Draft 

Supplemental EIS/OEIS. 

In direct response to agency, tribal, 

and public comments, the DoN also 

proposes implementing a new 

mitigation area within the continental 

shelf and slope area of the TMAA 

(approximately 14,600 square nautical 

miles). The DoN would expand its 

mitigation measures for explosives 

detonated at or near the surface and 

prohibit the use of explosives during 

training (up to 10,000 feet altitude) in 

areas of less than 4,000 meter depth to 

protect marine species and biologically 

important habitat. The DoN anticipates 

the implementation of the proposed 

mitigation area would reduce impacts 

on marine mammals, fish, and marine 

birds. 

Dated: March 14, 2022. 

J.M. Pike, 

Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 

U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05655 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0039] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Public 

Service Loan Forgiveness 

Reconsideration Request 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to conduct an 

emergency review of a new information 

collection. 

DATES: The Department is requesting 

emergency processing and OMB 

approval for this information collection 

by March 31, 2022; and therefore, the 

Department is requesting public 

comments by March 29, 2022. A regular 

clearance process is also hereby being 

initiated to provide the public with the 

opportunity to comment under the full 

comment period. Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on or before 

May 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2022–SCC–0039. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

ED will temporarily accept comments at 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the 

docket ID number and the title of the 

information collection request when 

requesting documents or submitting 

comments. Please note that comments 

submitted by fax or email and those 

submitted after the comment period will 

not be accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– 

602–9669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), 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, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 


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(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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Public Service 

Loan Forgiveness Reconsideration 

Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 36,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 9,000. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education (Department) is requesting an 

emergency clearance for a new 

information collection at the same time 

requesting a 60-day public comment 

period. This collection will be used to 

obtain information from federal student 

loan borrowers to determine eligibility 

for reconsideration of their Public 

Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or 

Temporary Expanded Public Service 

Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) denial 

notification on the basis of payment 

counts or employer eligibility 

determinations pursuant to a settlement 

agreement between the Department and 

the American Federation of Teachers 

(ATF) which was signed on October 12, 

2021. The settlement between the 

Department and the AFT requires that 

‘‘as soon as practicable but no later than 

April 30, 2022, the Department will 

establish an interim reconsideration 

process that will be available to any 

borrower whose application for PSLF or 

TEPSLF has been or is denied’’. In order 

to meet the requirements of this 

settlement, the Department must gather 

the information needed from the 

borrowers to reconsider their denial. 

This collection will allow for the 

collection and review of such 

reconsideration requests. 

Additional Information: Due to the 

limited time from the approval of the 

agreement and to be able to meet the 

court-ordered timeline, we request that 

OMB allow the Department to clear the 

collection associated with the 

implementation of the reconsideration 

process using the emergency clearance 

procedures of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, outlined in 42 U.S.C. 

3507(j) as soon as possible. 

Dated: March 15, 2022. 

Kate 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. 2022–05740 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Proposed Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

intends to extend (with changes) for 

three years with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Form 

GC–859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey, OMB 

Control Number 1901–0287. Form GC– 

859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey collects 

data on spent nuclear fuel from all 

utilities that operate commercial nuclear 

reactors and from all others that possess 

irradiated fuel from commercial nuclear 

reactors. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before May 17, 2022. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically to Bonnie Gajewski at 

Bonnie.Gajewski@eia.gov or mail 

comments to U.S. Energy Information 

Administration, Attn: Bonnie Gajewski/ 

Form GC–859 Survey Team, Office of 

Energy Production & Markets Analysis 

(EI–31), 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you need additional information, 

contact Bonnie Gajewski, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, via email at 

Bonnie.Gajewski@eia.gov, or by 

telephone (202) 586–2415. Current and 

proposed Form GC–859 and instructions 

are available on EIA’s website at https:// 

www.eia.gov/survey/#gc-859. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 might have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1901–0287; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Nuclear Fuel Data Survey; 

(3) Type of Request: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: The Nuclear Waste Policy 

Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) 

authorized DOE to enter into Standard 

Contracts with generators or owners of 

spent nuclear fuel and high-level 

radioactive waste of domestic origin. 

Form GC–859 (formerly Form RW–859) 

originated from an appendix to this 

Standard Contract. Form GC–859 

Nuclear Fuel Data Survey collects 

information on nuclear fuel use and 

spent fuel discharges from all utilities 

that operate commercial nuclear 

reactors and from others that possess 

irradiated fuel from commercial nuclear 

reactors. The data collection provides 

stakeholders with detailed information 

concerning the spent nuclear fuel 

generated by the respondents 

(commercial utility generators of spent 

nuclear fuel and other owners of spent 

nuclear fuel within the U.S.). 

Data collected from the survey are 

utilized by personnel from DOE Office 

of Nuclear Energy (NE), DOE Office of 

Environmental Management (EM), and 

the national laboratories to meet their 

research objectives of developing a 

range of options and supporting 

analyses that facilitate informed choices 

about how best to manage spent nuclear 

fuel (SNF); 

(4a) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: 

• Collection method. DOE will 

provide respondents with an online 

platform to facilitate their responses. 

The Form GC–859 data collection 

system is automated. Respondents will 

also be provided with electronic files to 

aid in the current submittal and 

operating instructions for the software. 

To the greatest extent practicable, 

respondents will provide data either in 

the data collection system or as any 

commonly readable, present-day 

electronic spreadsheet file type. The 

following website will be used to submit 

data: https://gc859.ornl.gov. 

Alternatively, a standalone copy of the 

submission software may be requested 


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