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—Whether the collection of information
described is necessary for the proper
performance of the CPSC’s functions,
including whether the information
would have practical utility;
—Whether the estimated burden of the
proposed collection of information is
accurate;
—Whether the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected could be enhanced; and
—Whether the burden imposed by the
collection of information could be
minimized by use of automated,
electronic, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms
of information technology.
Alberta Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021–26799 Filed 12–9–21; 8:45 am]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0030]

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Testing and Recordkeeping
Requirements for Carpets and Rugs
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval of information
collection requirements for
manufacturers and importers of carpets
and rugs under the Standard for the
Surface Flammability of Carpets and
Rugs and the Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Small Carpets and
Rugs. The CPSC will consider all
comments received in response to this
notice before requesting an extension of
this collection of information from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by February 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–
0030, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email),
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www.regulations.gov and as described
below. CPSC encourages you to submit
electronic comments by using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal, as
described above.
Mail/hand delivery/courier Written
Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division
of the Secretariat, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: (301) 504–7479.
Alternatively, as a temporary option
during the COVID–19 pandemic, you
may email such submissions to: [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. CPSC may post
all comments received without change,
including any personal identifiers,
contact information, or other personal
information provided, to: https://
www.regulations.gov. Do not submit
electronically: Confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according
to the instructions for mail/hand
delivery/courier written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://
www.regulations.gov, insert Docket No.
CPSC–2012–0030 into the ‘‘Search’’ box,
and follow the prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7991, or by email to: cgillham@
cpsc.gov.
CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Safety Standard for the
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and
Standard for the Flammability of Small
Carpets and Rugs.
OMB Number: 3041–0017.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and
importers of carpets and rugs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 120 firms are subject to
the information collection requirements
under the FFA. An estimated 100 firms
issue a general conformity certificate
(GCC) or a children’s product certificate
(CPC). In addition, an estimated 20
firms elect to issue a guaranty of
compliance with the FFA. Staff
estimates that the average firm issuing a
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required to conduct, on average, 100
tests per year, although the actual
number of tests required by a given firm
may vary, depending upon the number
of carpet styles and the annual
production volume.
Estimated Time per Response: For
firms issuing a GCC or CPC, staff
estimates that the time to conduct each
test is 2 hours, including the time
required to establish and maintain the
test records. For firms issuing a guaranty
of compliance, staff estimates that the
time to conduct each test is 2.5 hours,
including the time required to establish
and maintain the test records.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: Staff
estimates the total annualized burden to
respondents to be 25,000 hours (20,000
hours for firms that issue a GCC/CPC
plus 5,000 hours for firms that issue a
guaranty of compliance).
Total Estimated Annual Cost to
Respondents: The total annualized costs
to all respondents for the hour burden
for collection of information is
estimated to be as high as $1,557,750
using a mean hourly employer cost-perhour-worked of $62.31 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics: Total compensation rates for
management, professional, and related
occupations, June 2021) (25,000 hours ×
$62.31).
General Description of Collection: The
Standard for the Surface Flammability
of Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630)
and the Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs
(16 CFR part 1631) establish
requirements to reduce the flammability
of carpets and rugs. The standards’
provisions include requirements for
testing and recordkeeping for
manufacturers and importers who
furnish guaranties subject to the carpet
and rug flammability standards.
Separate from the guaranties, the
Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) established product
certification requirements for applicable
consumer product safety standards and
rules. 15 U.S.C. 2063. Manufacturers
and importers of carpets and rugs
intended for general use must certify in
a GCC that the product complies with
the applicable standards based on
testing or a reasonable testing program.
Manufacturers and importers of
children’s carpets and rugs must certify
in a CPC that the product complies with
the applicable standards based on
testing by a CPSC accredited third-party
conformity assessment body.
Request for Comments
The CPSC solicits written comments
from all interested persons about the
proposed collection of information. The

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CPSC specifically solicits information
relevant to the following topics:
—Whether the collection of information
described is necessary for the proper
performance of the CPSC’s functions,
including whether the information
would have practical utility;
—Whether the estimated burden of the
proposed collection of information is
accurate;
—Whether the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected could be enhanced; and
—Whether the burden imposed by the
collection of information could be
minimized by use of automated,
electronic, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms
of information technology.
Alberta Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021–26800 Filed 12–9–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0138]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Student Assistance General
Provisions—Readmission for
Servicemembers
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 January
10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/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 [email protected].
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

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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: Student Assistance
General Provisions—Readmission for
Servicemembers.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0095.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual or Households; Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,570.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,531.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (the Department) is
requesting an extension without change
of the current record keeping
information collection. Due to the
effects of the COVID–19 pandemic the
Department lacks sufficient data to
allow for more accurate updates to the
usage of the form. There has been no
change in either the statute as provided
by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA) or in the regulations.
The regulations identify the
requirements under which an
institution must readmit
servicemembers with the same
academic status they held at the
institution when they last attended (or
were accepted for attendance). The
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academic year of their return, the same
institutional charges they were charged
for the academic year during which they
left the institution (see section 484C of
the HEA).
Dated: December 6, 2021.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Research Networks Focused on
Critical Problems of Education Policy
and Practice, and Improving Pandemic
Recovery Efforts in Education
Agencies
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Education
(Department) is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2022 for the Research
Networks Focused on Critical Problems
of Education Policy and Practice, and
the Improving Pandemic Recovery
Efforts in Education Agencies,
Assistance Listing Numbers 84.305N
and 84.305X. This notice relates to the
approved information collection under
OMB control number 4040–0001.
DATES:
Applications Available: December 16,
2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2019
(84 FR 3768) and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201902-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
the Research Networks Focused on
Critical Problems of Education Policy
and Practice competition (84.305N):
Erin Higgins. Telephone: (202) 706–
8509. Email: [email protected]. For
the Improving Pandemic Recovery
Efforts in Education Agencies
competition (84.305X): Allen Ruby.
Telephone: (202) 245–8145. Email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
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