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particular research competition, please 

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10, 2021, we published in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 30921) the NIA for the 

Education Research and Special 

Education Research Programs. We are 

reopening the affected competitions 

until September 30, 2021, to allow 

affected applicants more time to prepare 

and submit their applications. 

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competitions—ALNs 84.305A, 84.305B, 

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www.fema.gov/disaster/4615. 

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if requested. 

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period for all applicants. Therefore, we 

will reject any application submitted as 

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submission period from applicants that 

are not affected applicants. 

Note: All information in the NIA for this 

competition remains the same, except for the 

deadline date for the transmittal of 

applications for affected applicants. 

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seq. and the American Rescue Plan Act 

of 2021 (Pub. L. 117–2) Sec. 2010. 

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[FR Doc. 2021–19706 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before November 15, 

2021. If you anticipate any difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to John Harris, Office of Policy, 

Contract and Financial Assistance 

Policy Division, Office of Acquisition 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585–1615, by 

email to John.Harris@hq.doe.gov; Mr. 

Harris may be contacted at (202) 287– 

1471. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Harris, (202) 287–1471, John.Harris@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 

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 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.: 1910–4100; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Titled: Procurement Requirements; 

(3) Type of Review: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: The Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR); Title 48 Federal 

Acquisition Regulations System; 

Chapter 9 Department of Energy (DOE); 

Subchapter H Clauses and Forms; Part 

952—Solicitation Provisions and 

Contract Clauses; and Subchapter I 

Agency Supplementary Regulations; 

Part 970 DOE Management and 

Operating Contracts; Section 970.52 

Solicitation Provisions and Contract 

Clauses for Management and Operating 

Contracts; requires DOE to collect 

certain types of information from those 

seeking to do business with the 

Department or those awarded contracts 

by the Department. This package 

contains information collections 

necessary for the solicitation, award, 

administration, and closeout of 

procurement contracts. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 7,387; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 7,387; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

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1Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 

sec. 1261 et seq., 119 Stat. 594 (2005). 

2 16 U.S.C. 824o. 

3FPA section 215 defines Reliability Standard as 

a requirement, approved by the Commission, to 

provide for reliable operation of existing bulkpower system facilities, including cybersecurity 

protection, and the design of planned additions or 

modifications to such facilities to the extent 

necessary to provide for reliable operation of the 

Bulk-Power System. However, the term does not 

include any requirement to enlarge such facilities 

or to construct new transmission capacity or 

generation capacity. Id. at 824o(a)(3). 

4Rules Concerning Certification of the Elec. 

Reliability Org.; and Procedures for the 

Establishment, Approval, and Enf’t of Elec. 

Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, 71 FR 8661 

(Feb. 17, 2006), 114 FERC ¶ 61,104, order on reh’g, 

Order No. 672–A, 71 FR 19814 (Apr. 28, 2006), 114 

FERC ¶ 61,328 (2006). 

5NERC uses the term ‘‘registered entity’’ to 

identify users, owners, and operators of the BulkPower System responsible for performing specified 

reliability functions with respect to NERC 

Reliability Standards. See, e.g., Version 4 Critical 

Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards, 

Order No. 761, 77 FR 24594 (Apr. 25, 2012), 139 

FERC ¶ 61,058, at P 46, order denying clarification 

and reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2012). Within the 

NERC Reliability Standards are various subsets of 

entities responsible for performing various specified 

reliability functions. We collectively refer to these 

as ‘‘entities.’’ 

6Order No. 706, 122 FERC ¶ 61,040 at P 1. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$58,115,655. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 26, 2021, 

by John R. Bashista, Director, Office of 

Acquisition Management and Senior 

Procurement Executive, 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 September 

8, 2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19731 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–26–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (Ferc–725b) Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is soliciting 

public comment on the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

725B, (Mandatory Reliability Standards, 

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), 

which will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due October 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–725B to OMB through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB Control Number 

(1902–0248) in the subject line of your 

comments. Comments should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

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

PRAMain. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments to the Commission. You may 

submit copies of your comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC21–26–000) 

by one of the following methods: 

Electronic filing through http://

www.ferc.gov, is preferred. 

• Electronic Filing: Documents must 

be filed in acceptable native 

applications and print-to-PDF, but not 

in scanned or picture format. 

• For those unable to file 

electronically, comments may be filed 

by USPS mail or by hand (including 

courier) delivery. 

Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: 

Addressed to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery: 

Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: OMB submissions must 

be formatted and filed in accordance 

with submission guidelines at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Using the search function under the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’ 

to the right of the subject collection. 

FERC submissions must be formatted 

and filed in accordance with submission 

guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For 

user assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support by email at ferconlinesupport@

ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 

(toll-free). 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–725B (Mandatory 

Reliability Standards, Critical 

Infrastructure Protection (CIP)). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0248. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725B information 

collection requirements with no changes 

to the reporting requirements. 

Abstract: On August 8, 2005, Congress 

enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005.1

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 added a 

new section 215 to the FPA,2 which 

requires a Commission-certified Electric 

Reliability Organization to develop 

mandatory and enforceable Reliability 

Standards,3 including requirements for 

cybersecurity protection, which are 

subject to Commission review and 

approval. Once approved, the Reliability 

Standards may be enforced by the 

Electric Reliability Organization subject 

to Commission oversight, or the 

Commission can independently enforce 

Reliability Standards. 

On February 3, 2006, the Commission 

issued Order No. 672,4 implementing 

FPA section 215. The Commission 

subsequently certified NERC as the 

Electric Reliability Organization. The 

Reliability Standards developed by 

NERC become mandatory and 

enforceable after Commission approval 

and apply to users, owners, and 

operators of the Bulk-Power System, as 

set forth in each Reliability Standard.5

The CIP Reliability Standards require 

entities to comply with specific 

requirements to safeguard critical cyber 

assets. These standards are results-based 

and do not specify a technology or 

method to achieve compliance, instead 

leaving it up to the entity to decide how 

best to comply. 

On January 18, 2008, the Commission 

issued Order No. 706,6 approving the 

initial eight CIP Reliability Standards, 

CIP version 1 Standards, submitted by 


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