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(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: FFEL/Direct Loan/ 

Perkins Military Service Deferment/ 

Post-Active Duty Student Deferment 

Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0080. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 16,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 8,000. 

Abstract: The Military Service/PostActive Duty Student Deferment request 

form serves as the means by which a 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), 

Perkins, or Direct Loan borrower 

requests a military service deferment 

and/or post-active duty student 

deferment and provides his or her loan 

holder with the information needed to 

determine whether the borrower meets 

the applicable deferment eligibility 

requirements. The form also serves as 

the means by which the U.S. 

Department of Education identifies 

Direct Loan borrowers who qualify for 

the Direct Loan Program’s no accrual of 

interest benefit for active duty service 

members. 

Dated: June 27, 2022. 

Kun 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. 2022–14015 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0091] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Talent 

Search (TS) Annual Performance 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

29, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2022–SCC–0091. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://

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 Ginger Allen, 

(202) 987–1973. 

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: Talent Search (TS) 

Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0826. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 530. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 9,540. 

Abstract: Talent Search grantees must 

submit the report annually. The report 

provides the Department of Education 

with information needed to evaluate a 

grantee’s performance and compliance 

with program requirements and to 

award prior experience points in 

accordance with the program 

regulations. The data collection is also 

aggregated to provide national 

information on project participants and 

program outcomes. 

The requested revisions include 

updating the numbers of respondents 

and burden hours to reflect the current 

number of grantees and revising the 

form to collect information about 

activities related to the Competitive 

Preference Priorities that were used in 

the most recent competition. 

Dated: June 27, 2022. 

Kun 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. 2022–14052 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Budget Expense Worksheet 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC) gives 

notice that it is requesting from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for the information 


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collection EAC Budget Expenditures 

Worksheet (EAC–BEW). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern on Friday, July 29, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC– 

BEW format, see: https://www.eac.gov/ 

payments-and-grants/reporting. 

For information on the EAC–BEW, 

contact Kinza Ghaznavi, Office of 

Grants, Election Assistance 

Commission, Grants@eac.gov. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

directly to Grants@eac.gov. 

All requests and submissions should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number 

Budget Expense Worksheet; 87 FR 

24546 (Page 24546–24547, Document 

Number 2022–08781) 

Purpose 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on Thursday, April 28, 2022 

and allowed 60 days for public 

comment. In compliance with Section 

3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, EAC has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for review 

and approval of the information 

collection listed below. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow an additional 30 

days for public comment from all 

interested individuals and 

organizations. 

The EAC Office of Grants 

Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible 

for distributing, monitoring, and 

providing technical assistance to states 

and grantees on the use of federal funds. 

EAC/OGM also reports on how the 

funds are spent to Congress, negotiates 

indirect cost rates with grantees, and 

resolves audit findings on the use of 

HAVA funds. 

Public Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the EAC to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Office of 

Grants Management. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of burden for this proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Respondents: All EAC grantees and 

state governments. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

EAC Grant Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per year 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

TBD ................................................... EAC–BEW ........................................ 56 1 .5 28 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... 56 1 .5 28 

The estimated cost of the annualized 

cost of this burden is: $658, which is 

calculated by taking the annualized 

burden (28 hours) and multiplying by 

an hourly rate of $23.50 (GS–8/Step 5 

hourly basic rate). 

Amanda Joiner, 

Acting General Counsel, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13945 Filed 6–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Innovative Technologies Loan 

Guarantee Program; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Loan Programs Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Loan Programs Office 

(‘‘LPO’’) of the Department of Energy 

(‘‘DOE’’) is seeking information to 

understand how it could improve its 

Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan 

Guarantee Program (the ‘‘Title XVII 

Loan Guarantee Program’’) and 

implement provisions of the Energy Act 

of 2020 and the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (the ‘‘IIJA’’) 

that expand or modify the authorities 

applicable to the Title XVII Loan 

Guarantee Program. On June 1, 2022, 

DOE published a request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’) on these subjects. The RFI 

provided an opportunity for submitting 

written comments, data, and 

information no later than July 1, 2022. 

DOE received separate requests from 

Holland & Knight LLP; Piedmont 

Lithium, Inc.; Mitsubishi Power 

Americas, Inc.; and American Clean 

Power Association for an extension of 

the public comment period for an 

additional 30 days. DOE has reviewed 

these requests and is granting an 

extension of the public comment period 

to allow comments to be submitted no 

later than August 1, 2022. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on June 1, 2022 (87 FR 33141) 

is extended. DOE will accept comments, 

data, and information regarding the RFI 

received no later than August 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Title XVII Loan 

Guarantee Program RFI,’’ by any of the 

following methods: 

Email: LPO.ProposedRuleComments@

hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Title XVII Loan 

Guarantee Program RFI’’ in the subject 

line of the message. Email attachments 

can be provided in PDF (preferred), 

Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, 

or text (ASCII) file format, prepared in 

accordance with the detailed 

instructions in section III of the June 1, 

2022 RFI, which can be found at: 

https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2022- 

11734. 

Postal Mail: Loan Programs Office, 

Attn: LPO Legal Department, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Please submit one 

signed original paper copy. Due to 

potential delays in DOE’s receipt and 

processing of mail sent through the U.S. 

Postal Service, we encourage 

respondents to submit comments 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 


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