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including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on March 14, 2022 at 87 FR 

14255. This comment period ended May 

13, 2022, and AmeriCorps received 56 

comments by the comment deadline 

identifying a number of issues. 

Many comments directly addressed 

the time burden required by this 

information collection. Everyone who 

commented on the agency’s estimated 

time burden stated that the estimated 5 

minutes per individual was significantly 

lower than the time actually required to 

fulfill a National Service Criminal 

History Check (NSCHC) for an 

individual in order to obtain the 

required records under this information 

collection. Recommended new 

estimates ranged from 30 minutes per 

individual to 4 hours per individual. 

Several commenters noted that a 

missing element of the estimate is the 

travel time it takes to take individuals 

to get fingerprinted, given that the 

closest fingerprinting facilities in rural 

or remote areas may be located up to a 

four hours’ drive away. A few 

commenters also noted that the burden 

of completing the NSCHC training 

course and staying updated on 

requirements had not been factored into 

the time estimate. Based on this input, 

AmeriCorps has adjusted its estimates of 

time burden to reflect that it takes, on 

average, an estimated 135 minutes (2 

hours and 15 minutes) per covered 

individual. AmeriCorps has streamlined 

and clarified requirements on its 

website at americorps.gov/granteessponsors/history-check over the past 

year, and will continue to review to 

determine whether any additional 

clarifications could be made to reduce 

burden given that respondents are 

responsible for reading and 

understanding the requirements for 

compliance with the law. 

Commenters also raised issues related 

to difficulties with the AmeriCorpsapproved vendors. AmeriCorps 

underwent the required Federal 

procurement process to select Fieldprint 

and Truescreen as contractors to serve 

as the approved vendors. AmeriCorps 

will forward these comments to the 

vendors for any appropriate remedial 

action and will consider the issues 

presented in soliciting future proposals 

for approved vendor contracts. 

Comments also raised issues that are 

beyond the scope of this information 

collection; however, AmeriCorps is 

maintaining a comprehensive record of 

all these comments and the issues raised 

in the comments for consideration as it 

continues implementation of the 

statutory requirements for NSCHCs. 

Finally, the other issues raised in the 

comments in response to the 60-day 

notice were already raised and 

addressed in the rulemaking process 

that culminated in 2021 in the current 

regulation, such as who must undergo 

an NSCHC, what the NSCHC consists of, 

and when the NSCHC must be 

completed. See 86 FR 1141 (February 

24, 2021). 

Title of Collection: National Service 

Criminal History Check Recordkeeping 

Requirement. 

OMB Control Number: 3045–0150. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Businesses and organizations 

(AmeriCorps grantees and subgrantees). 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 337,071. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 758,410. 

Abstract: Section 189D of the National 

and Community Service Act of 1990, as 

amended, requires AmeriCorps grantees 

and subgrantees to conduct a National 

Service Criminal History Check on 

individuals in covered positions. 

Documenting compliance with the 

requirement is critical to that 

responsibility. The Check includes a 

nationwide check of the National Sex 

Offender Public website, a check of the 

State criminal history record repository 

or agency-designated alternative for the 

individual’s State of residence and State 

of service, and a fingerprint-based check 

of the FBI criminal history record 

database through the State criminal 

history record repository or agencyapproved vendor. One way for grant 

recipients or subrecipients to obtain and 

document the required components is 

through the use of agency-approved 

vendors, but use of vendors is not 

required. The currently approved 

information collection is due to expire 

on July 31, 2022. This notice announces 

AmeriCorps’ intention to seek renewal 

of the information collection approval 

without revisions, but with an 

adjustment of burden hours. 

Dated: July 13, 2022. 

Fernando Laguarda, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15309 Filed 7–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Air National Guard F–15EX Eagle II and 

F–35A Lightning II Beddowns 

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau, 

Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to assess the potential social, economic, 

and environmental impacts associated 

with beddown of F–15EX and F–35A 

aircraft that would replace the legacy F– 

15C/D aircraft. The DAF is the lead 

agency on the preparation of the EIS and 

the Department of the Navy and the 

Federal Aviation Administration are 

participating as cooperating agencies. 

DATES: A public scoping period of 45 

days will take place starting from the 

date of this Notice of Intent (NOI) 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Identification of potential alternatives, 

information, and analyses relevant to 

the proposed action are requested and 

will be accepted at any time during the 

EIS process. To ensure DAF has 

sufficient time to consider public input 

in the preparation of the Draft EIS, 

scoping comments should be submitted 

in writing to the website or the address 

listed below within the 45-day scoping 

period. In-person scoping meetings are 

scheduled at Fresno, CA on August 9th, 

Lemoore, CA on August 10th, New 

Orleans, LA on August 16th, and 

Westfield, MA on August 18th. Virtual 

scoping meetings are scheduled at New 

Orleans, LA on August 23rd, Westfield, 

MA on August 24th, Fresno and 

Lemoore on August 25th. 

ADDRESSES: The project website 

(www.ANGF15EX-F35A-EIS.com) 

provides information on the EIS and the 

scoping process and can be used to 

submit scoping comments online. 

Scoping comments may also be 

submitted by email to 

NGB.A4.A4A.NEPA.COMMENTS.org@

us.af.mil, including F–15EX_F–35A 

Beddown EIS in the subject line, or by 

mail to Mr. Will Strickland, National 

Guard Bureau, NGB/A4AM, Shepperd 


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Hall, 3501 Fetchet Avenue, Joint Base 

Andrews, MD 20762–5157; (240) 612– 

7042. EIS inquiries and requests for 

digital or print copies of scoping 

materials are available upon request to 

Mr. Strickland at the email or mailing 

address provided. For printed material 

requests, the standard U.S. Postal 

Service shipping timeline will apply. 

Members of the public who want to 

receive future mailings informing them 

on the availability of the Draft and Final 

EIS, or to receive periodic Fact Sheets, 

are encouraged to submit a comment 

that includes their name and email or 

postal mailing address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Proposed Action is to 

replace aging F–15C/D aircraft currently 

utilized by the Air National Guard with 

the state-of-the-art fighter aircraft to 

better address future mission 

requirements, offer expanded capability, 

and provide life-cycle cost savings in 

comparison to continued operation of 

existing F–15C/D aircraft. The Proposed 

Action is needed because the F–15C/D 

aircraft are reaching the end of their 

service life. It is not economically 

feasible to retain the F–15C/D aircraft 

beyond fiscal year 2026 and DAF has 

already begun to retire aircraft that have 

reached the end of their serviceability. 

The proposed basing alternatives 

include the 104th Fighter Wing at 

Barnes Air National Guard Base 

(ANGB), Westfield-Barnes Regional 

Airport, Westfield, Massachusetts; the 

144th Fighter Wing at Fresno Yosemite 

International Airport, Fresno, California; 

the 144th Fighter Wing at Naval Air 

Station Lemoore, Lemoore, California; 

and the 159th Fighter Wing at Naval Air 

Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, 

Belle Chasse, Louisiana. These aircraft 

would replace the legacy F–15C/D 

aircraft at the selected installations, 

with the exception of NAS Lemoore, 

which does not currently have F–15C/ 

D aircraft to replace. 

The EIS will assess the potential 

environmental consequences of each 

alternative in support of these 

operational beddowns. Each of the two 

F–15EX beddowns would include one 

squadron of 21 Primary Aircraft 

Authorized, 2 Backup Aircraft 

Inventory, and 1 Aircraft Reserve; the F– 

35A beddown would include one 

squadron of 21 Primary Aircraft 

Authorized and 2 Backup Aircraft 

Inventory. These aircraft are being 

acquired in support of the Air National 

Guard mission. 

Resource areas being analyzed for 

impacts under the Proposed Action 

include noise, biological resources, 

cultural resources, socioeconomics, 

soils and geology, water resources, 

infrastructure and transportation, land 

use, hazardous materials and wastes, 

health and safety, air quality, and 

environmental justice and other 

sensitive receptors. Potential significant 

impacts as a result of the Proposed 

Action include those related to aircraft 

noise, air quality, and land use. Should 

any permits be required for the 

Proposed Action, the DAF will identify 

and obtain all appropriate permits. The 

DAF will also consult with appropriate 

resource agencies and Native American 

tribes to determine the potential for 

significant impacts. Consultation will be 

incorporated into the preparation of the 

EIS and will include, but not be limited 

to, consultation under Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and 

consultation under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

The Draft EIS is anticipated in 

summer 2023 and the Final EIS is 

anticipated in Winter/Spring 2024. The 

Record of Decision would be approved 

and signed no earlier than 30 days after 

the Final EIS. 

Scoping and Agency Coordination: To 

effectively define the full range of issues 

to be evaluated in the EIS, DAF will 

determine the scope of the analysis by 

soliciting comments from interested 

local, state, and federal elected officials 

and agencies, Tribes, members of the 

public, and others. Consistent with 

Executive Order (E.O.) 11988 and E.O. 

11990, this Notice of Intent initiates 

early public review of the Proposed 

Action and alternatives and invites 

public comments and identification of 

potential alternatives. Comments will be 

accepted throughout the process, but in 

order to have comments incorporated 

into the Draft EIS, comments should be 

received within 45 days of the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. The scheduled dates, times, 

locations, and addresses for the scoping 

meetings are concurrently being 

published in local media and on the 

website. Public scoping will be 

accomplished both remotely and inperson during the scoping period. The 

project website provides posters, a 

presentation, an informational fact 

sheet, downloadable comment forms to 

fill out and return by mail, and the 

capability for the public to submit 

scoping comments online. 

Adriane Paris, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15328 Filed 7–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS–2022–0010; OMB 0704– 

0574] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 

215, Only One Offer and Related 

Clauses in DFARS 252; Submission for 

OMB Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulation 

System, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System 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 August 18, 2022. 

Title, Associated Forms, and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 

215; Only One Offer and Related 

Clauses at 252.215; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0574. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 2,691. 

Responses per Respondent: 1.33, 

approximately. 

Annual Responses: 3,593. 

Average Burden per Response: 37.7 

hours, approximately. 

Annual Burden Hours: 135,330. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or maintain benefits. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection pertains to information that 

an offeror must submit to DoD if only 

one offer was received in response to a 

competitive solicitation, and the 

contracting officer must request certified 

cost or pricing data because of the 

revised standard for adequate price 

competition that is applicable to DoD. 

The Government requires this 

information in order to determine 

whether an offered price is fair and 

reasonable and to meet the statutory 

requirement for certified cost or pricing 

data. The contracting officer obtains this 

information through use of DFARS 

solicitation provisions 252.215–7008, 

Only One Offer; and DFARS 252.215– 

7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or 

Pricing Data and Data Other Than 

Certified Cost or Pricing Data. These 

provisions implement 10 U.S.C. 2306a. 

Comments and recommendations on 

the proposed information collection 


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