45714 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices 

1Price-Anderson Act, Public Law 85–256, 71 Stat. 

576 (amending Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Pub. L. 

83–703, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 2011 et. 

seq.). The pertinent sections of the PAA amended 

AEA § 11 and created AEA § 170, which are 

codified respectively at 42 U.S.C. 2014 and 2210. 

2Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005, 

Public Law 109–58, tit. VI, 119 Stat. 779 (amending 

Atomic Energy Act § 170, codified as amended at 

42 U.S.C. 2210 et. seq.). 

3 Id. at tit. VI, § 602(b) (amending Atomic Energy 

Act § 170d.(1)(A), codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 

2210(d)(1)(A)). 

4 Id. at tit. VI, § 606 (amending Atomic Energy Act 

§ 170p., codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 2210(p)). 

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; 

(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: Impact Evaluation 

of Training in Multi-Tiered Systems of 

Support for Reading in Early Elementary 

School. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0953. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households; State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments Total 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 24,480. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,413. 

Abstract: This study will provide 

much needed evidence on strategies to 

support US students’ development of 

foundational reading skills, essential to 

later learning. 

A third of US students fail to develop 

foundational reading skills by 4th grade 

that are necessary to succeed 

academically. In addition, the 

achievement gap is growing as 

demonstrated by The Nation’s Report 

Card. To address this, the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA) promotes the use 

of evidence-based literacy interventions. 

And, the Department of Education (ED) 

has made supporting educators with the 

knowledge, skills, professional 

development, or materials necessary to 

improve reading instruction a key 

priority. The Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 

similarly encourages high quality 

instruction along with better 

identification of students needing extra 

support to prevent or mitigate student 

reading issues. 

This study will provide much needed 

evidence by evaluating two professional 

development strategies for bolstering 

core reading instruction and 

supplemental supports, guided by data, 

within a MTSS–R framework. MTSS–R 

is a widely used framework for 

providing high-quality reading 

instruction for all students, identifying 

students needing supplemental or more 

intensive supports, and providing these 

additional supports for those who need 

it. 

Dated: August 11, 2021. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Inquiry on Preparation of 

Report to Congress on the PriceAnderson Act 

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 

DOE. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On July 26, 2021, the 

Department of Energy (the 

‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) published in 

the Federal Register a notice of inquiry 

(‘‘NOI’’) and request for comment from 

the public concerning the need for 

continuation or modification of the 

provisions of the Price-Anderson Act 

(‘‘PAA’’) as administered by DOE. The 

PAA establishes a system of financial 

protection that encourages the safe and 

secure operation of nuclear power and 

other nuclear activities and assures 

equitable compensation of victims in 

the event of a nuclear incident. 

Comments from the public will assist 

the Department in the preparation of its 

report on the PAA to be submitted to 

Congress, as required by the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended. 

The NOI provided an August 25, 2021, 

deadline for comments. This notice 

announces a 60-day extension of the 

comment period to October 25, 2021. 

DATES: The comment period for the NOI 

published on July 26, 2021 (86 FR 

40032) is extended. DOE will accept 

written comments regarding the NOI 

submitted no later than October 25, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to: paareportnoi@hq.doe.gov. Although 

DOE has routinely accepted public 

comment submissions through a variety 

of mechanisms, including postal mail 

and hand delivery/courier, the 

Department has found it necessary to 

make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently suspending receipt of public 

comments via postal mail and hand 

delivery/courier. If a commenter finds 

that this change poses undue hardship, 

please contact the Office of the General 

Counsel staff at (202) 586–2177 to 

discuss the need for alternative 

arrangements. Once the Covid-19 

pandemic health emergency is resolved, 

DOE anticipates resuming all of its 

regular options for public comment 

submission, including postal mail and 

hand delivery/courier. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stewart Forbes, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear 

Programs, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Room 6A–167, 1000 Independence Ave 

SW, Washington, DC 20585; Email: 

stewart.forbes@hq.doe.gov; and Phone: 

(202) 586–2177. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PAA 

was enacted in 1957 as an amendment 

to the AEA to encourage the 

development of nuclear power and 

nuclear activities by establishing a 

system of financial protection for 

persons who may be liable for and 

persons who may be injured by a 

nuclear incident.1 Since enactment, the 

PAA has been amended several times, 

most recently in 2005 as part of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title VI, 

Subtitle A).2 The recent amendments 

extended the authority of DOE to grant 

the DOE Price-Anderson 

indemnification until December 31, 

2025 3 and amended section 170p. of the 

AEA 4 to mandate, as it had done with 

a prior extension, that DOE submit a 

report to Congress by December 31, 

2021 (‘‘2021 Report’’) on whether 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices 45715 

5U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Report to Congress on the 

Price-Anderson Act (1998), https://www.energy.gov/ 

sites/prod/files/gcprod/documents/paa-rep.pdf (to 

be referenced as ‘‘1998 Report’’). 

1See https://www.quantum.gov/. 

2https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20201221/ 

BILLS-116RCP68-JES-DIVISION-D.pdf. 

provisions of the PAA should be 

continued, modified, or eliminated. 

DOE issued a prior report to Congress 

pursuant to section 170p. in 1998 5

(‘‘1998 Report’’) recommending renewal 

of the PAA, which was developed and 

informed by a public comment process. 

On July 26, 2021, DOE published a 

NOI in the Federal Register (86 FR 

40032) requesting public comment to 

assist with its preparation of a report to 

Congress on the need for continuation 

or modification of the provisions of the 

PAA as administered by DOE. In the 

NOI, DOE provided an update on 

significant changes in law or 

circumstances since the 1998 Report, 

included a non-exhaustive list of 

questions and topics to be considered by 

commenters, and requested public 

comment to assist with preparation of 

the 2021 Report. The NOI requested 

public comment from interested persons 

to be submitted by August 25, 2021. 

On July 29, 2021, DOE received 

comments from the Nuclear Energy 

Institute (‘‘NEI’’) expressing 

appreciation for the opportunity for 

public participation in the development 

of the 2021 Report while requesting 

additional time, a 30-day extension, to 

provide comments. NEI stated the 

additional time is necessary to collect 

views and comments from its members 

on the future of the PAA and to enable 

those comments to reflect meaningful 

and substantive responses to the 

specific enumerated questions and 

topics posed by DOE in the NOI. NEI 

also noted that granting the additional 

time is consistent with the extensions in 

the public comment deadlines provided 

by DOE in connection with the 1998 

Report, resulting in a public comment 

period equal to 56 calendar days. 

DOE also received comments and a 

request for a 60-day extension on 

August 6, 2021, from the Natural 

Resources Defense Council (‘‘NRDC’’), 

on behalf of the combined membership 

of NRDC, Nuclear Information and 

Resources Service, Beyond Nuclear, and 

Savannah River Site Watch. NRDC 

stated that given the significance of the 

PAA to the framework of the nuclear 

industry and the range of economic, 

technical, policy and legal 

considerations raised in the NOI, an 

extension of the public period is 

warranted to provide its members and 

other stakeholders sufficient time to 

consider, deliberate and formulate 

comments in response to the NOI. 

NRDC particularly noted the need for a 

meaningful review period in order to 

evaluate and address impacts of the 

PAA in regard to the vital topic of 

environmental justice, equity, and 

inclusion, and the evolving and 

developing technologies in the nuclear 

industry, such as small modular reactors 

and potential as-yet unused nuclear 

fuels. 

DOE has determined that extension of 

the comment period is appropriate 

based on the foregoing reasons and is 

hereby extending the comment period to 

October 25, 2021. Given the importance 

of proceeding in a timely manner 

toward development of the 2021 Report 

that is due to Congress by December 31, 

2021, DOE does not intend to grant any 

further extensions. Accordingly, DOE 

will consider any comments received by 

October 25, 2021. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 10, 2021, 

by John T. Lucas, Acting General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

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 August 11, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Request for Information: Access to 

Quantum Systems 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: Congress has requested DOE 

to develop a roadmap to provide 

researchers access to quantum systems 

so as to enhance the U.S. quantum 

research enterprise, stimulate the 

fledgling U.S. quantum computing 

industry, educate the future quantum 

computing workforce, and accelerate 

advancement of quantum computer 

capabilities. In collaboration with 

private sector stakeholders, the research 

facility user community, and 

interagency partners, the Department of 

Energy (DOE), through the Office of 

Science, intends to develop such a 

roadmap. DOE invites interested parties 

to provide input on the quantum 

systems that DOE should include in the 

roadmap; how the current access 

models can meet the needs of quantum 

researchers; and the appropriate 

timeline and sequencing for 

components of the roadmap. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

September 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: DOE is using the https://

www.regulations.gov system for the 

submission and posting of public 

comments in this proceeding. All 

comments in response to this RFI are 

therefore to be submitted electronically 

through https://www.regulations.gov, 

via the web form accessed by following 

the ‘‘Submit a Formal Comment’’ link 

near the top right of the Federal 

Register web page for this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information may 

be submitted to Quantum-SystemsAccess-RFI@science.doe.gov or Dr. 

Ceren Susut, (301) 903–0366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Quantum information science (QIS) is 

a potentially transformative emerging 

field, with resulting quantum 

technologies having significant 

implications for scientific discovery as 

well as for our Nation’s economic 

prosperity and security.1 Widespread 

access to a variety of quantum systems 

for research, development, testing, and 

evaluation is critical to continued rapid 

progress and competitiveness in this 

field and to accelerate QIS research and 

development. Congress, in the Joint 

Explanatory Statement accompanying 

the Energy and Water Development and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 

2021, requested DOE to ‘‘develop a 

roadmap to provide researchers access 

to quantum systems so as to enhance the 

U.S. quantum research enterprise, 

stimulate the fledgling U.S. quantum 

computing industry, educate the future 

quantum computing workforce, and 

accelerate advancement of quantum 

computer capabilities.’’ 2

Types of quantum systems under 

consideration: DOE may consider access 

models for research and development 


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