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estimate of the burden (including hours 

and cost) of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11890 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Army Corps of Engineers 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for Stakeholder Representative 

Members of the Missouri River 

Recovery Implementation Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commander of the 

Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting 

applications to fill vacant stakeholder 

representative member positions on the 

Missouri River Recovery 

Implementation Committee (MRRIC). 

Members are sought to fill vacancies on 

a committee to represent various 

categories of interests within the 

Missouri River basin. The MRRIC was 

formed to advise the Corps on a study 

of the Missouri River and its tributaries 

and to provide guidance to the Corps 

with respect to the Missouri River 

recovery and mitigation activities 

currently underway. The Corps 

established the MRRIC as required by 

the U.S. Congress through the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 

(WRDA), Section 5018. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

completed applications and 

endorsement letters no later than July 9, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Mail completed 

applications and endorsement letters to 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas 

City District (Attn: MRRIC), 601 E 12th 

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106 or email 

completed applications to mrric@

usace.army.mil. Please put ‘‘MRRIC’’ in 

the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Rabbe, 816–389–3837. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

operation of the MRRIC is in the public 

interest and provides support to the 

Corps in performing its duties and 

responsibilities under the Endangered 

Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Sec. 

601(a) of the Water Resources 

Development Act (WRDA) of 1986, 

Public Law 99–662; Sec. 334(a) of 

WRDA 1999, Public Law 106–53, and 

Sec. 5018 of WRDA 2007, Public Law 

110–114. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, does 

not apply to the MRRIC. 

A Charter for the MRRIC has been 

developed and should be reviewed prior 

to applying for a stakeholder 

representative membership position on 

the Committee. The Charter, operating 

procedures, and stakeholder application 

forms are available electronically at 

www.MRRIC.org. 

Purpose and Scope of the Committee 

1. The primary purpose of the MRRIC 

is to provide guidance to the Corps and 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with 

respect to the Missouri River recovery 

and mitigation plan currently in 

existence, including recommendations 

relating to changes to the 

implementation strategy from the use of 

adaptive management; coordination of 

the development of consistent policies, 

strategies, plans, programs, projects, 

activities, and priorities for the Missouri 

River recovery and mitigation plan. 

Information about the Missouri River 

Recovery Program is available at 

www.MoRiverRecovery.org. 

2. Other duties of MRRIC include 

exchange of information regarding 

programs, projects, and activities of the 

agencies and entities represented on the 

Committee to promote the goals of the 

Missouri River recovery and mitigation 

plan; establishment of such working 

groups as the Committee determines to 

be necessary to assist in carrying out the 

duties of the Committee, including 

duties relating to public policy and 

scientific issues; facilitating the 

resolution of interagency and 

intergovernmental conflicts between 

entities represented on the Committee 

associated with the Missouri River 

recovery and mitigation plan; 

coordination of scientific and other 

research associated with the Missouri 

River recovery and mitigation plan; and 

annual preparation of a work plan and 

associated budget requests. 

Administrative Support. To the extent 

authorized by law and subject to the 

availability of appropriations, the Corps 

provides funding and administrative 

support for the Committee. 

Committee Membership. Federal 

agencies with programs affecting the 

Missouri River may be members of the 

MRRIC through a separate process with 

the Corps. States and Federally 

recognized Native American Indian 

tribes, as described in the Charter, are 

eligible for Committee membership 

through an appointment process. 

Interested State and Tribal government 

representatives should contact the Corps 

for information about the appointment 

process. 

This Notice is for individuals 

interested in serving as a stakeholder 

member on the Committee. Members 

and their alternates must be able to 

demonstrate that they meet the 

definition of ‘‘stakeholder’’ found in the 

Charter of the MRRIC. Applications are 

currently being accepted for 

representation in the stakeholder 

interest categories listed below: 

a. Conservation Districts; 

b. Environmental; 

c. Fish & Wildlife; 

d. Hydropower; 

e. Irrigation; 

f. Local Government; 

g. Major Tributaries; 

h. Navigation; 

i. Recreation; 

j. Thermal Power; 

k. Water Supply; 

l. Water Quality; and 

m. Waterway Industries 

Terms of stakeholder representative 

members of the MRRIC are three years. 

There is no limit to the number of terms 

a member may serve. Incumbent 

Committee members seeking 

reappointment do not need to re-submit 

an application. However, renewal 

requests are not guaranteed re-selection 

and they must submit a renewal request 

letter and related materials as outlined 

in the ‘‘Streamlined Process for Existing 

Members’’ portion of the document 

Process for Filling MRRIC Stakeholder 

Vacancies (www.MRRIC.org). 

Members and alternates of the 

Committee will not receive any 

compensation from the federal 

government for carrying out the duties 

of the MRRIC. Travel expenses incurred 

by members of the Committee are not 

currently reimbursed by the federal 

government. 

Application for Stakeholder 

Membership. Persons who believe that 

they are or will be affected by the 

Missouri River recovery and mitigation 

activities may apply for stakeholder 

membership on the MRRIC. Committee 

members are obligated to avoid and 

disclose any individual ethical, legal, 

financial, or other conflicts of interest 

they may have involving MRRIC. 

Applicants must disclose on their 

application if they are directly 

employed by a government agency or 

program (the term ‘‘government’’ 


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encompasses state, tribal, and federal 

agencies and/or programs). 

Applications for stakeholder 

membership may be obtained 

electronically at www.MRRIC.org. 

Applications may be emailed or mailed 

to the location listed (see ADDRESSES). In 

order to be considered, each application 

must include: 

1. The name of the applicant and the 

primary stakeholder interest category 

that person is qualified to represent; 

2. A written statement describing the 

applicant’s area of expertise and why 

the applicant believes he or she should 

be appointed to represent that area of 

expertise on the MRRIC; 

3. A written statement describing how 

the applicant’s participation as a 

Stakeholder Representative will fulfill 

the roles and responsibilities of MRRIC; 

4. A written description of the 

applicant’s past experience(s) working 

collaboratively with a group of 

individuals representing varied interests 

towards achieving a mutual goal, and 

the outcome of the effort(s); 

5. A written description of the 

communication network that the 

applicant plans to use to inform his or 

her constituents and to gather their 

feedback, and 

6. A written endorsement letter from 

an organization, local government body, 

or formal constituency, which 

demonstrates that the applicant 

represents an interest group(s) in the 

Missouri River basin. 

To be considered, the application 

must be complete and received by the 

close of business on July 9, 2021, at the 

location indicated (see ADDRESSES). 

Applications must include an 

endorsement letter to be considered 

complete. Full consideration will be 

given to all complete applications 

received by the specified due date. 

Application Review Process. 

Committee stakeholder applications will 

be forwarded to the current members of 

the MRRIC. The MRRIC will provide 

membership recommendations to the 

Corps as described in Attachment A of 

the Process for Filling MRRIC 

Stakeholder Vacancies document 

(www.MRRIC.org). The Corps is 

responsible for appointing stakeholder 

members. The Corps will consider 

applications using the following criteria: 

• Ability to commit the time required. 

• Commitment to make a good faith 

(as defined in the Charter) effort to seek 

balanced solutions that address multiple 

interests and concerns. 

• Agreement to support and adhere to 

the approved MRRIC Charter and 

Operating Procedures. 

• Demonstration of a formal 

designation or endorsement by an 

organization, local government, or 

constituency as its preferred 

representative. 

• Demonstration of an established 

communication network to keep 

constituents informed and efficiently 

seek their input when needed. 

• Agreement to participate in 

collaboration training as a condition of 

membership. 

All applicants will be notified in 

writing as to the final decision about 

their application. 

Certification. I hereby certify that the 

establishment of the MRRIC is necessary 

and in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

on the Corps by the Endangered Species 

Act and other statutes. 

D. Peter Helmlinger, 

Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Division 

Commander. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11829 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0053] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; High 

School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) 

Base-Year Full-Scale Study Data 

Collection and First Follow-Up Field 

Test Sampling, Tracking, and 

Recruitment 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), 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 July 7, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to follow/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

202–245–6347. 

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: High School and 

Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) Base-Year FullScale Study Data Collection and First 

Follow-up Field Test Sampling, 

Tracking, and Recruitment. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0944. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 128,478. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 53,930. 

Abstract: The High School and 

Beyond 2022 study (HS&B:22) will be 

the sixth in a series of longitudinal 

studies at the high school level 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of 

the U.S. Department of Education. 

HS&B:22 will follow a nationally 

representative sample of ninth grade 

students from the start of high school in 

the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2026 

when most will be in twelfth grade. A 

field test was conducted in fall 2019. 

The study sample will be freshened in 

2026 to create a nationally 

representative sample of twelfth-grade 

students. A high school transcript 


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