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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et 

seq.; 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108–447; Pub. L. 

111–281. 

Dated: January 17, 2018. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01009 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Ocean Exploration Advisory Board 

(OEAB); the OEAB Meeting Is 

Scheduled for January 30–31, 2018 in 

Seattle, WA 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration 

and Research (OER), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Ocean 

Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). 

OEAB members will discuss and 

provide advice on Federal ocean 

exploration programs, with a particular 

emphasis on National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Office of Ocean Exploration and 

Research (OER) activities; discuss 

nontraditional ocean exploration 

platforms; discuss National Ocean 

Exploration Forums; and conduct its 

annual review of the OER federal 

funding opportunity process; and other 

matters as described in the agenda 

found on the OEAB website at http://

oeab.noaa.gov. 

DATES: The announced meeting is 

scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2018 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST and 

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 from 9:00 

to 5:00 p.m. PST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

School of Oceanography, University of 

Washington, 1503 NE Boat Street, 

Seattle, WA 98105. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

the public with a 15-minute public 

comment period on Tuesday, January 

30, 2018 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

PST (please check the final agenda on 

the website to confirm the time). The 

public may listen to the meeting and 

provide comments during the public 

comment period via teleconference. 

Dial-in information may be found on the 

meeting agenda posted to the OEAB 

website. 

The OEAB expects that public 

statements at its meetings will not be 

repetitive of previously submitted 

verbal or written statements. In general, 

each individual or group making a 

verbal presentation will be limited to 

three minutes. The Designated Federal 

Officer must receive written comments 

by January 27, 2018 to provide sufficient 

time for OEAB review. Written 

comments received after January 27, 

2018 will be distributed to the OEAB 

but may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. Seats will be available on 

a first-come, first-served basis. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

David McKinnie, Designated Federal 

Officer (see below) by January 27, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David McKinnie, Designated Federal 

Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory 

Board, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand 

Point Way, NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 

526–6950. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA 

established the OEAB under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

legislation that gives the agency 

statutory authority to operate an ocean 

exploration program and to coordinate a 

national program of ocean exploration. 

The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on 

strategic planning, exploration 

priorities, competitive ocean 

exploration grant programs and other 

matters as the NOAA Administrator 

requests. 

OEAB members represent government 

agencies, the private sector, academic 

institutions, and not-for-profit 

institutions involved in all facets of 

ocean exploration—from advanced 

technology to citizen exploration. 

In addition to advising NOAA 

leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to 

help to define and develop a national 

program of ocean exploration—a 

network of stakeholders and 

partnerships advancing national 

priorities for ocean exploration. 

Dated: January 11, 2018. 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01040 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0137] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Lender’s Application Process (LAP) 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

21, 2018. 

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– 

2017–ICCD–0137. 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. 

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 Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. 

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 


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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; 

(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: Lender’s 

Application Process (LAP). 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0032. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2. 

Abstract: The Lender’s Application 

Process (LAP) is submitted by lenders 

who are eligible for reimbursement of 

interest and special allowance, as well 

as Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL) 

claims payment, under the Federal 

Family Education Loan Program. The 

information will be used by ED to 

update Lender Identification Numbers 

(LID’s), lender names, addresses with 9 

digit zip codes, and other pertinent 

information. 

Dated: January 17, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01000 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Lead of 

a Career and Technical Education 

(CTE) Network: Research Networks 

Focused on Critical Problems of 

Education Policy and Practice Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for a new award for fiscal year (FY) 2018 

to fund the Lead of a Career and 

Technical Education (CTE) Network 

under the Research Networks Focused 

on Critical Problems of Education Policy 

and Practice Program, Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 

84.305N. 

DATES:

Request for Applications Available: 

January 22, 2018. 

Applications Available: February 15, 

2018. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

February 15, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 5, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Corinne Alfeld, Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 

Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20202 or by email: 

Corinne.Alfeld@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: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Research 

Networks Focused on Critical Problems 

of Education Policy and Practice 

Program is designed to direct resources 

and attention to education problems or 

issues that are a high priority for the 

Nation, and to create a structure and 

process for researchers who are working 

on these issues to share ideas, build new 

knowledge, and strengthen their 

research and dissemination capacity. 

Under this announcement, the Institute 

of Education Sciences (Institute) intends 

to award one grant under this program 

to fund the Lead of a CTE Network, 

which is to carry out the requirements 

under section 114(d)(4) of the Carl D. 

Perkins Career and Technical Education 

Act to establish a national research 

center to carry out scientifically based 

research on career and technical 

education programs. The CTE Network 

will conduct research on CTE through 

projects funded by other Institute grant 

competitions. The goal of the CTE 

Network is to support and expand the 

causal research base on CTE at the 

secondary and/or postsecondary level 

specifically through research on 

whether and how CTE practices, 

programs, and policies affect student 

education outcomes. The Network Lead 

will be responsible for: (1) CTE Network 

administration and coordination, 

including convening meetings and 

coordinating supplemental research 

activities among Network members; (2) 

conducting research activities including 

an evaluability assessment of CTE 

programs and a final synthesis of the 

CTE Network’s major findings and 

lessons; (3) providing research training 

to increase the capacity of the field and 

to create a pipeline of new CTE 

researchers; and (4) developing and 

hosting a CTE Network website and 

conducting other leadership and 

dissemination activities to share the 

findings and products of the CTE 

Network with policymakers, 

practitioners, and other researchers. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 

2324(d)(4); 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 75 are applicable, except for the 

provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 

75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a), 

75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 

75.217(a)-(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 

75.222, and 75.230. (b) The Office of 

Management and Budget Guidelines to 

Agencies on Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) 

The Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and 

amended in 2 CFR part 3474. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

agreement. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Maximum Award: The maximum total 

award is $5 million for the entire project 

period of 60 months. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible 

applicants are institutions of higher 

education, public and private non-profit 

organizations and agencies, and 

consortia of such institutions, 

organizations, or agencies that have the 

ability and capacity to conduct 

scientifically valid research. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Request for Applications and Other 

Information: Information regarding 

program and application requirements 

for this competition will be contained in 

the Request for Applications (RFA), 

which will be available on or before 

January 22, 2018, on the Institute’s 


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