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determined in writing that this meeting 

may disclose trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information 

obtained from a person and privileged 

or confidential. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 41 CFR 102–3.140, 

interested persons may submit written 

statements to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the DoDWC at any time. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the Designated Federal Officer at the 

email or mailing address listed above in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

If statements pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at a planned meeting, 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than five (5) business days prior 

to the meeting in question. Written 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to or considered by the 

DoDWC until its next meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submitted written statements 

and provide copies to all the committee 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. 

Dated: September 14, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0098] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness announces 

a proposed public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 19, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Defense Human 

Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Suite 08F05 Alexandria, VA 

22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571–372– 

2089. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Non-combatant Tracking 

System (NTS) & Evacuation Tracking 

and Accountability System (ETAS); 

OMB Control Number 0704–NCTS. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is needed to collect the 

required evacuee information necessary 

to document the movement of an 

evacuee from a foreign country to an 

announced safe haven and to assist the 

evacuee in meeting their needs. In 

addition, this information collection is 

needed to ensure that Federal and State 

agencies receive proper reimbursement 

for costs incurred during these very 

expensive operations. The primary 

purpose of this information collection is 

personnel accountability of evacuees 

who have been repatriated through 

designated processing sites. By 

identifying what services have been 

provided to respective evacuees during 

initial processing and where they have 

gone, Federal agencies may ensure that 

their personnel receive safe haven 

entitlements and notification of change 

in status. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4,167 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 50,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 50,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: September 13, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0069] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD 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 October 20, 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, 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Application for Surrogate 

Association for DoD Self-Service (DS) 

Logon; DD Form 3005; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0559. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 5,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 6 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is needed to obtain the 

necessary data to establish eligibility for 

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1See: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/ 

wr/mm7011a1.htm and https://www2.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/ocr/docs/20210608-impacts-ofcovid19.pdf. 

2See: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- 

ncov/science/science-briefs/transmission_k_12_

schools.html. 

3 Ibid. 

4Section 2001(i) of the ARP Act. 

5See: 86 FR 21195 (April 22, 2021), available at 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/ 

04/22/2021-08359/american-rescue-plan-actelementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relieffund. 

6Section 18003(d) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 

and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 

116–136 (March 27, 2020), and section 313(d) of the 

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental 

Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021, Public Law 

116–260 (December 27, 2020), and section 

2001(e)(2) of the ARP Act permit an LEA to use 

a DS Logon credential and enrollment in 

DEERS. This information shall be used 

to establish an individual’s eligibility 

for DEERS enrollment and DS Logon 

credential issuance as a surrogate. 

Information is collected via the DD 

Form 3005, ‘‘Application for Surrogate 

Association for DoD Self-Service (DS) 

Logon,’’ and used to establish a record 

in DEERS and issue a DS Logon 

credential in accordance with DoDM 

1341.02, Volume 1. The information 

that is collected may be released to 

Federal and State agencies and private 

entities, on matters relating to 

utilization review, professional quality 

assurance, program integrity, civil and 

criminal litigation, and access to Federal 

government facilities, computer 

systems, networks, and controlled areas. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

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 

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: September 13, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Project 

To Support America’s Families and 

Educators (Project SAFE) Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 

and FY 2022 for Project SAFE under the 

School Safety National Activities 

authority of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 

Assistance Listing Number 84.184N. 

The Project SAFE grant program is 

intended to improve students’ safety 

and well-being by providing resources 

to local educational agencies (LEAs) that 

adopt and implement strategies to 

prevent the spread of the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

consistent with guidance from the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) and that are 

financially penalized for doing so by 

their State educational agency (SEA) or 

other State entity. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: September 

20, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: Applications will be 

reviewed and approved on a rolling, 

expedited basis contingent on the 

availability of funding. 

ADDRESSES: To submit an application, 

please email the completed and signed 

application, along with required 

attachments, to ProjectSAFE@ed.gov. 

The application template may be found 

at the following link: https://

oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formulagrants/safe-supportive-schools/theproject-to-support-americas-familiesand-educators-project-safe/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Banks, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, Room 3E257, Washington, DC 

20202–6244. Phone: 202–453–6704. 

Email: ProjectSAFE@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 Project 

SAFE grant program provides grants to 

eligible LEAs to improve student safety 

and well-being by advancing strategies 

consistent with CDC guidance to reduce 

transmission of COVID–19 in schools. 

Background: Since March 2020, the 

Nation’s students have experienced 

massive interruptions to in-person 

instruction as a result of the COVID–19 

pandemic. The pandemic has negatively 

impacted many students’ social, 

emotional, and mental well-being and 

academic achievement, and exacerbated 

pre-existing racial, socioeconomic, and 

other educational inequities.1 The 

Administration is committed to taking 

all necessary steps to support LEAs in 

providing every student the opportunity 

to safely learn in-person full-time 

during the 2021–2022 school year. 

CDC guidance makes clear that K–12 

schools can safely operate in-person by 

implementing layered prevention 

strategies (using multiple strategies 

together consistently).2 Studies show 

that schools that consistently 

implemented layered prevention 

strategies had levels of transmission 

lower than or similar to the rates in the 

communities in which they are located.3

Science-based strategies recommended 

by the CDC for preventing the spread of 

COVID–19 include promoting 

vaccination for staff and eligible 

students, universal and correct indoor 

masking, implementing screening 

testing, using contact tracing in 

combination with isolation and 

quarantine, improving ventilation, and 

maintaining physical distance to the 

maximum extent possible. 

To support LEAs in adopting and 

implementing strategies to sustain safe 

in-person instruction, the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act) 

requires each LEA that receives 

Elementary and Secondary School 

Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds to 

adopt a plan for the safe return to inperson instruction and continuity of 

services.4 Under the Department’s 

interim final requirements for the ARP 

ESSER funds, the LEA must describe in 

its plan how it will maintain the health 

and safety of students, educators, and 

other staff and the extent to which it has 

adopted policies on CDC safety 

recommendations.5

In addition, the ARP Act is clear that 

it is within the LEA’s discretion 6 to use