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approximately 2,405 acres and is 

located between the northern dudded 

impact area and the Installation’s 

eastern boundary. 

The Army also analyzed the No 

Action Alternative in detail. While the 

No Action Alternative would not satisfy 

the purpose of or need for the Proposed 

Action, it was retained to provide a 

comparative baseline against which to 

analyze the effects of the Action 

Alternatives as required under the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

NEPA Regulations. 

During formal consultation with the 

US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army 

determined that potential moderate 

adverse impacts on the federally listed 

red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) would 

occur primarily from removal of clusters 

and habitat during HOMMTA 

construction, resulting in up to 11 

‘‘incidental takes.’’ The HOMMTA 

Biological Opinion, however, reached 

the conclusion that the Army can 

reduce those potential adverse impacts 

through mitigation, and implementation 

of the HOMMTA with Alternative 1 

would not jeopardize recovery of the 

RCW. 

Potential impacts to Unique 

Ecological Areas, a subcomponent of 

biological resources, may be significant 

if they cannot be fully avoided with 

implementation of Alternative 1. No 

other resource is anticipated to 

experience significant adverse impacts. 

Based on the analysis presented in the 

Final EIS, the No Action Alternative is 

the Environmentally Preferred 

Alternative. Of the Action Alternatives, 

Alternative 2 is the Environmentally 

Preferred Alternative. Considering 

potential environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts, national 

defense needs, Fort Benning’s mission 

requirements, and the purpose of and 

need for the Proposed Action, however, 

the Army has selected Alternative 1 (i.e., 

the Army’s Preferred Alternative) to 

implement the Proposed Action. The 

Army determined that Alternative 1 

strikes a proper balance between 

providing environmental protection and 

achieving the Army’s training 

requirements. 

The Army received several comments 

during the Final EIS waiting period. The 

Army took these comments into account 

in making its decision; however, the 

comments do not present information 

that constitutes significant new 

circumstances or information relevant to 

environmental concerns that would 

require supplementation of the EIS. 

The ROD formally adopts numerous 

mitigation measures that the Army will 

implement to reduce potential adverse 

environmental impacts under 

Alternative 1. All practicable means to 

avoid or minimize environmental harm 

from the Selected Alternative have been 

adopted. Mitigation measures that the 

Army considered but does not adopt at 

this time are listed in the Draft 

Mitigation and Monitoring Plan in the 

Final EIS with explanations of why 

those mitigation measures were 

considered not practical or necessary. 

An electronic copy of the ROD is 

posted on the HOMMTA EIS web page 

at https://www.benning.army.mil/ 

Garrison/DPW/EMD/HOMMTA. 

Additionally, interested parties may 

contact Mr. John Brown (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 

request a printed copy. 

Publication of the ROD formally 

concludes the NEPA planning process 

for this Proposed Action, 

acknowledging that the Army will 

implement the adopted mitigation 

measures as identified in the ROD. The 

Army will implement Alternative 1, 

including all mitigation measures 

identified in the ROD, as described in 

the Final EIS. 

James W. Satterwhite, Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18465 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5061–AP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0035] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Intelligence, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 27, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Federal Background 

Investigation and Personnel Vetting 

Investigative Request Forms (INV 40– 

44); INV Forms 40–44; OMB Control 

Number 0705–0003. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 2,591,229. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 2,591,229. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 215,935.75. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collected on the INV Forms 40–44 is 

used for Federal and Federal contract 

employment. The forms are used to 

collect information from a multitude of 

record sources to support federal 

background investigation and personnel 

vetting processes such as: investigations 

and determinations of eligibility for 

access to classified national security 

information, and for access to special 

access programs; suitability for federal 

employment; fitness of contractor 

personnel to perform work for or on 

behalf of the U.S. Government; and 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive (HSPD)-12 determinations for 

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) 

credentials to gain logical or physical 

access to government facilities and 

systems. The content of the INV forms 

is also designed to meet notice 

requirements for personnel 

investigations specified by 5 CFR 

736.102(c). These notice requirements 

apply to any ‘‘investigation . . . to 

determine the suitability, eligibility, or 

qualifications of individuals for Federal 

employment, for work on Federal 

contracts, or for access to classified 

information or restricted areas.’’ None of 

the forms are used for any purpose other 

than a personnel background 

investigation, as described above. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit Institutions; State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Frequency: As Required. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID number, and title for this Federal 


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Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: August 24, 2021. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18542 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0127] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Third 

Party Authorization Form 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

26, 2021. 

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– 

2021–SCC–0127. 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 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 

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: Third Party 

Authorization Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 25,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 100,000. 

Abstract: This is a request for a new 

information collection for a third-party 

authorization form to be used by federal 

student loan borrowers to designate or 

revoke a designation of an individual or 

organization to represent the borrower 

in matters related to their federally held 

student loans. The Department has 

revised the initially proposed form. This 

revised form will continue to 

standardize the way that borrowers 

provide privacy act releases and 

authorization for a third party to take 

action on borrowers’ federal student 

loan accounts held by various servicers. 

This will standardize processes and 

help borrowers and their third-party 

representatives when loans transfer 

between servicers. This information 

collection stems from the Privacy Act of 

1974 and the common law legal 

principles of agency, which is not 

reflected in the Department’s statute or 

regulations, but with which the 

Department must comply or which the 

Department supports. 

Dated: August 24, 2021. 

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. 2021–18534 Filed 8–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1043–000. 

Applicants: NRG Power Marketing 

LLC, Direct Energy Business Marketing, 

LLC. 

Description: Joint Petition for Limited 

Waiver of Capacity Release Regulations, 

et al. of NRG Power Marketing LLC, et 

al. 

Filed Date: 8/20/21. 

Accession Number: 20210820–5248. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/1/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 


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