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characteristics, including information 

organized by race/ethnicity, gender, 

socio-economic status, disability, and 

limited English proficiency. It requires 

fair and accurate presentation of 

achievement data and permits the 

collection of background, noncognitive, 

or descriptive information that is related 

to academic achievement and aids in 

fair reporting of results. The intent of 

the law is to provide representative 

sample data on student achievement for 

the nation, the states, and 

subpopulations of students and to 

monitor progress over time. NAEP 

consists of two assessment programs: 

The NAEP long-term trend (LTT) 

assessment and the main NAEP 

assessment. The LTT assessments are 

given at the national level only and are 

administered to students at ages 9, 13, 

and 17 in a manner that is very different 

from that used for the main NAEP 

assessments. LTT reports mathematics 

and reading results that present trend 

data since the 1970s. 

The request to conduct NAEP 2021, 

including operational assessments and 

pilot tests: Operational national/state/ 

TUDA Digitally Based Assessments 

(DBA) in mathematics and reading at 

grades 4 and 8, and Puerto Rico in 

mathematics at grades 4 and 8; and 

operational national DBA in U.S. history 

and civics at grade 8 was approved in 

April 2020, with further updates to the 

materials approved in July and 

November 2020. Throughout 2020 NCES 

worked with its contractors and with 

OMB to find the best way to plan for a 

data collection in schools in 2021, and 

as the coronavirus pandemic progressed 

over the course of the year, plans for 

NAEP 2020 data collection changed 

multiple times. In November 2020, the 

NCES Commissioner announced the 

delay of NAEP 2021 by one year to early 

2022. 

Since then, NAEP has continued to 

work to salvage any pieces of their data 

collection plans for 2021 and begin 

planning for NAEP 2022. NCES has 

used the drawn and notified sample 

from 2021 for two data collections that 

don’t include the student assessment 

that is central to the NAEP program, 

instead using that sample to collect 

information about basic school 

operations during the coronavirus 

pandemic (NAEP 2021 School Survey; 

OMB# 1850–0957) and the experiences 

of teachers and school staff over the 

2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years 

(NAEP 2021 School and Teacher 

Questionnaire Special Study; OMB# 

1850–0956). 

The request to conduct NAEP 

operational assessments in 2022, which 

will follow the traditional NAEP design 

which assesses each student in 60- 

minutes for one cognitive subject, was 

approved in May 2021, and the first 

update to the NAEP 2022 materials was 

approved in August 2021. The 2022 data 

collection will consist of operational 

national/state/TUDA DBA in 

mathematics and reading at grades 4 

and 8, and Puerto Rico in mathematics 

at grades 4 and 8; and operational 

national DBA in U.S. history and civics 

at grade 8. In addition to the regular 

NAEP operational assessments delayed 

from 2021, this submission also 

contains materials for the LTT, which 

will be administered to 9-year-olds in 

2022. This package finalizes all 

materials in time for the data collection 

in early 2022. 

Dated: September 16, 2021. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20367 Filed 9–20–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0135] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; William 

D. Ford Direct Loan Program General 

Forbearance Request 

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 without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 22, 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–0135. 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: William D. Ford 

Direct Loan Program General 

Forbearance Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0031. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,188,770. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 175,102. 

Abstract: Due to the effects of the 

COVID–19 pandemic and the 

suspension of the collection of loans, 


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the Department of Education is 

requesting an extension without change 

of the currently approved Direct Loan 

General Forbearance Request form 

information collection. The current form 

includes the Direct Loan, FFEL, and 

Perkins Loan programs making it easier 

for borrowers to request this action. 

There has been no change to the form, 

the underlying regulations, or 

anticipated usage. 

Dated: September 16, 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. 2021–20368 Filed 9–20–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information 

collection request for extension as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The information collection 

requests a three-year extension, with 

only changes to the number of 

respondents, of Form NWPA–830G, 

‘‘Standard Contract for Disposal of 

Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 

Radioactive Waste,’’ Appendix G, under 

OMB Control Number 1901–0260. Form 

NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard 

Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees 

(including Annex A to Appendix G), 

which is part of the Standard Contract 

collects information concerning a 

company’s quarterly payments into the 

Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for 

spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form 

NWPA–830G, is a mandatory form that 

serves as the source document for 

entries into DOE accounting records to 

transmit data from purchasers to DOE 

concerning payment of the Spent 

Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the 

Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the 

Department of Energy determined that, 

effective May 16, 2014, the Spent 

Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills 

per kWh, the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Office of the General Counsel, 

given the continuing nature of the 

Department’s statutory responsibilities 

regarding spent nuclear fuel, directed 

EIA to continue activities associated 

with the collection of net electricity 

generation data. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection must be received no later 

than October 21, 2021. 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: If 

you need additional information, 

contact Bonnie West, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, telephone 

(202) 586–2415, and/or by email at 

Bonnie.West@eia.gov. The forms and 

instructions are available on EIA’s 

website at http://www.eia.gov/survey/ 

#nwpa-830g. 

Form NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix GStandard Remittance Advice for 

Payment of Fees,’’ may be accessed from 

this URL: https://www.eia.gov/survey/ 

form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/ 

appendix_g.pdf, and 

Annex A to Appendix G from the URL 

below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/ 

form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/ 

annex_a_appendix_g.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1901–0260; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Form NWPA–830G, Standard 

Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear 

Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive 

Waste, Appendix G; 

(3) Type of Request: Three-year 

extension with changes; 

(4) Purpose: The Form NWPA–830G 

survey included in the Standard 

Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear 

Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive 

Waste, Appendix G, collect information 

on and is the source document for 

entries into DOE accounting records to 

transmit data from purchasers to DOE 

concerning payment of the Spent 

Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the 

Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix G 

collects payment data based on a 

utility’s net electricity generated and 

sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) provides that EIA 

may require all persons owning or 

operating facilities or business premises 

who are engaged in any phase of energy 

supply or major energy consumption to 

make available to the Administrator 

such information and periodic reports, 

records, documents, and other data, 

relating to the purposes of this Act, 

including full identification of all data 

and projections as to source, time and 

methodology of development. 

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 

(42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) required that 

DOE enter into Standard Contracts with 

all generators or owners of spent nuclear 

fuel and high-level radioactive waste of 

domestic origin. Form NWPA–830G 

Appendix G-Standard Remittance 

Advice for Payment of Fees, including 

Annex A to Appendix G, is an 

Appendix to this Standard Contract. 

Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix 

G are commonly referred to as 

Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA 

forms must be submitted quarterly by 

generators and owners of spent nuclear 

fuel and high-level radioactive waste of 

domestic origin who signed the 

Standard Contract. Appendix G is 

designed to serve as the source 

document for entries into DOE 

accounting records to transmit data to 

DOE concerning payment of fees into 

the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent 

nuclear fuel and high-level waste 

disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is 

used to provide data on the amount of 

net electricity generated and sold, upon 

which these fees are based. 

(4a) Changes to Information Collection: 

The reduction of 80 annual burden hours for 

Form NWPA–830G results from the 

reduction of the number of total respondents 

representing reactors that decreased from 99 

to 95. Six reactors permanently shut down 

since the last clearance cycle and no longer 

are required to pay fees into the Nuclear 

Waste Fund nor respond to this survey. 

Additional respondents representing two 

new reactors in Georgia, VOGTLE 3 and 

VOGTLE 4, which are planned to be 

operational by end of 2021 and by end of 

2022 respectively; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 95; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 380; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,900; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The cost of 

burden hours to the respondents is 

estimated to be $155,135 (1,900 burden 

hours times $81.65 per hour.) EIA 

estimates that there are no additional 

costs to respondents associated with the 

survey other than the costs associated 

with the burden hours. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222 

and 15 U.S.C. 772(b). 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2021. 

Samson A. Adeshiyan, 

Director, Office of Statistical Methods and 

Research, U.S. Energy Information 

Administration. 

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