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participating agencies, and Government-wide 

applicability of NEPA decisions and 

analyses; 

(B) ensure that environmental reviews and 

authorization decisions involving multiple 

agencies are conducted in a manner that is 

concurrent, synchronized, timely, and 

efficient; 

(C) provide for agency use, to the 

maximum extent permitted by law, of 

environmental studies, analysis, and 

decisions conducted in support of earlier 

Federal, State, tribal, or local environmental 

reviews or authorization decisions; and 

(D) ensure that agencies apply NEPA in a 

manner that reduces unnecessary burdens 

and delays as much as possible, including by 

using CEQ’s authority to interpret NEPA to 

simplify and accelerate the NEPA review 

process.’’ 

Pursuant to Section 5(e)(i) of Executive 

Order 13807, CEQ identifies the 

following initial list of actions that it 

intends to undertake to enhance and 

modernize the Federal environmental 

review and authorization process: 

1. To comply with Section 5(b)(iv) of 

Executive Order 13807, CEQ intends to 

develop with the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), and in consultation 

with the Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council 

(Permitting Council), a framework 

providing for the implementation of 

One Federal Decision. This framework 

may be supplemented with additional 

guidance and directives as needed. 

2. To comply with Section 5(d) of 

Executive Order 13807, CEQ will refer 

various requests for designation of State 

projects pursuant to Executive Order 

13766 to the Permitting Council, 

Department of Transportation and U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers as appropriate. 

CEQ will, as appropriate in response to 

any additional requests from States, 

refer projects that qualify for 

designation as high priority projects in 

accordance with Section 5(d) of 

Executive Order 13807. 

3. To comply with Section 5(e)(i) of 

the Executive Order, CEQ intends to 

(a) revise, modify or supplement its 

existing guidance regarding: 

i. Establishing, Applying, and 

Revising Categorical Exclusions under 

NEPA, with supporting information 

regarding established Categorical 

Exclusions; 

ii. Preparing Environmental 

Assessments; 

iii. Improving the Process for 

Preparing Efficient and Timely 

Environmental Reviews under NEPA; 

iv. Appropriate Use of Mitigation and 

Monitoring and Appropriate Use of 

Mitigated Findings of No Significant 

Impact; and 

v. Environmental Collaboration and 

Conflict Resolution; 

(b) review existing CEQ Regulations 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA in order to identify changes 

needed to update and clarify those 

regulations; and 

(c) issue such additional guidance to 

agency heads as CEQ may deem 

necessary to simplify and accelerate the 

NEPA process for infrastructure 

projects, including infrastructurespecific guidance to be compiled in a 

NEPA practitioners’ handbook for 

infrastructure project proposals, to 

address issues including but not limited 

to the following: 

i. public involvement, including 

meetings and sufficiency of notice; 

ii. deference to the lead Federal 

agency with regard to key NEPA 

elements such as the development of the 

statement of purpose and need and 

range of alternatives; 

iii. appropriate cumulative impacts 

analysis methodologies or tools for 

infrastructure projects; 

iv. sources of information that may be 

relied upon in analyzing impacts; 

v. reliance on prior studies, analyses 

or decisions for projects within the same 

general locations; and 

vi. reliance on State, local and tribal 

environmental impacts analyses for 

purposes of NEPA. 

4. To comply with Section 5(e)(iii), 

CEQ will convene an interagency 

Executive Order 13807 Working Group, 

consisting of agency Chief 

Environmental Review and Permit 

Officers, the OMB Director, and 

representatives of other such Federal 

agencies as CEQ shall deem appropriate. 

The working group shall review the 

NEPA implementing regulations and 

other environmental review and 

authorization procedures and policies of 

Federal agencies that are members of the 

Permitting Council to identify 

impediments to the efficient and 

effective processing of environmental 

reviews and authorizations for 

infrastructure projects and to identify 

agencies that require an action plan to 

address the identified impediments. 

Based on this review, involved Federal 

agencies shall develop their action plans 

setting forth the actions they will take 

as well as timelines for completing 

those actions, and submit their action 

plans to CEQ and OMB for comment. 

Each agency’s action plan shall, at a 

minimum, establish procedures for a 

regular review and update of categorical 

exclusions, where appropriate. CEQ 

anticipates that the working group will 

address a number of issues relating to 

environmental reviews, including but 

not limited to consultations pursuant to 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act, compliance with Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act, and 

permitting and certifications pursuant to 

the Clean Water Act. 

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, 4342, 4344; 40 

CFR Parts 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1505, 

1506, 1507, and 1508; E.O. 13807, 82 FR 

40463.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2017. 

Mary B. Neumayr, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19425 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3225–F5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2015–OS–0080] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 

Reserve Affairs, DoD. 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Manpower and Reserve 

Affairs 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 13, 

2017. 

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: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate for Oversight and 

Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory 

Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–1700. 


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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. 

Any associated form(s) for this 

collection may be located within this 

same electronic docket and downloaded 

for review/testing. Follow the 

instructions at http://

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. Please submit comments on 

any given form identified by docket 

number, form number, and title. 

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 the Office of Military and 

Family Readiness Policy, Family 

Advocacy Program, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Suite 03G15, Alexandria, VA 

22350–2300, ATTN: Mary Campise, or 

call 571–372–5346. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Central Registry: Child Abuse 

and Domestic Abuse Incident Reporting 

System; OMB Control Number 0704– 

0536. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

conduct an annual collection and 

reporting of aggregated data from the 

Military Departments concerning 

domestic abuse and child abuse 

incidents. The data allows the 

Department to track aggregate trends 

and develop and promulgate policy to 

best serve individuals and families at 

risk and those impacted by domestic 

abuse and child abuse. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 17,357. 

Number of Respondents: 23,143. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 23,143. 

Average Burden per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

DoD Instruction 6400.01 Family 

Advocacy Program (FAP) establishes 

policy and assigns responsibility for 

addressing child abuse and neglect and 

domestic abuse through family 

advocacy programs and services. Each 

military service delivers a family 

advocacy program to their respective 

military members and their families. 

Military or family members may use 

these services, and voluntary personal 

information must be gathered to 

determine benefit eligibility and 

individual needs. 

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19524 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0116] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Gainful 

Employment Programs—Subpart Q 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 13, 2017. 

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– 

2017–ICCD–0116. 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. 

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 Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

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: Gainful 

Employment Programs—Subpart Q. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0123. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; Individuals or Households; 

State, Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 42,303,576. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,777,952. 

Abstract: The Student Assistance 

General Provisions regulations were 

amended by adding Subpart Q to Part 

668, to establish measures for 

determining whether certain 

postsecondary educational programs 

lead to gainful employment in 

recognized occupations, and the 

conditions under which these 

educational programs remain eligible for 

student financial assistance programs 

authorized under Title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA). 

On June 16, 2017, the Department of 

Education (the Department) published a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the intention to establish a 

negotiated rulemaking committee to 

revise the gainful employment 

regulations published on October 31, 

2014. The Department anticipates 

scheduling the negotiated rulemaking 

sessions beginning in November or 

December 2017. There have been no 

changes to the regulations since the 

October 31, 2014 regulatory approval. 

This clearance package includes 

§§ 668.405, 668.410, 668.411, 668.413, 

and 668.414. The burden related to 


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