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statement that is referenced in two
places in the application document. The
statement appears under Section II.C.
(Certifications), item number two and is
also referenced under Section II.D
(Statement). This statement pertains to a
provision, under the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) at 34 CFR 76.104,
relating to State eligibility, authority
and approval to submit and carry out
the provisions of its State application,
and consistency of that application with
State law are in place within the State.
The purpose of the nonsubstantive
change is to remove the statement from
under Section II.C. (Certifications) in
order to eliminate the duplication of the
statement within the application
template.
Dated: October 6, 2022.
Juliana Pearson,
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
[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0101]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application To Participate in Federal
Student Financial Aid Programs
(PEPS)
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 14, 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 (ICR) by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information

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Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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
ICR that is described below. The
Department is especially interested in
public comments 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 record.
Title of Collection: Application to
Participate in Federal Student Financial
Aid Programs (PEPS).
OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,286.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 24,352.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (the Department) developed
the Application for Approval to
Participate in the Federal Student
Financial Aid Programs to comply with
statutory requirements of collecting
necessary information under the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended.
This new collection is a request to
continue use of the version of the
application that was last approved in
2019 under 1845–0012. That
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clearance to reflect the revision of the
information collection as the
Department transitions to an electronic
webform housed on the FSA Partner
Connect system. The revision may not
be ready for implementation by the
current form expiration date of
November 30, 2022. The Department is
therefore requesting approval of the
currently approved form/format in this
new collection.
Dated: October 6, 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. 2022–22196 Filed 10–12–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that
DOE is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before December 12,
2022. If you anticipate any difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in the
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section as soon as possible.
Written comments may be
sent to Scott Whiteford, Director, Office
of Asset Management, 950 L’ Enfant
Plaza, Washington, DC 20585, (202)
287–1563, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Whiteford, Director, Office of
Asset Management, 950 L’ Enfant Plaza,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287–1563,
or by email at scott.whiteford@
hq.doe.gov. The collection instrument
can be viewed at https://
www.property.reporting.gov/PPRT/_ui/
core/chatter/ui/ChatterPage.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–1000.
(2) Information Collection Request
Titled: Personal Property.
(3) Type of Review: Renewal.
(4) Purpose: The data collected is
used by Department of Energy (DOE)
leadership to exercise oversight and
control over management of
Government furnished personal
property in the hands of DOE’s
management and operating (M&O)
contractors and Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) contractors. The
contractor management oversight and
control function covers the ways in
which DOE contractors provide goods
and services for DOE organizations and
activities in accordance with the terms
of their contracts; the applicable
statutory, regulatory, and mission
support requirements of the
Department; and regulations in the
functional areas covered by this
package.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 284.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 284.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1730.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $230,090.
Statutory Authority: The basic
authority for these collections is the
statute establishing the Department of
Energy (‘‘Department of Energy
Organization Act’’, Pub. L. 95–91,
August 4, 1977) which vests the
Secretary of Energy with the executive
direction and management functions,
authority and responsibilities for the
Department, including contract
management.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on September 16,
2022, by Scott L. Whiteford, Director,
Office of Asset Management, pursuant
to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
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Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 7,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for
extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a threeyear extension of its collection, titled
U.S. Department of Energy Better
Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings
Alliance and the Better Buildings, Better
Plants Voluntary Pledge Program, OMB
Control Number 1910–5141. The
proposed collection will allow DOE to
operate voluntary programs intended to
drive energy efficiency and emissions
reductions within the marketplace.
Questions will allow DOE to recognize
program partners for their success, build
web pages that educate the public on
successful energy efficiency strategies,
and draft publicly available progress
reports.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
November 14, 2022. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments
but find it difficult to do so within the
period allowed by this notice, please
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon
as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at (202) 881–8585.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maria Vargas, EE–5A/Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, by phone at
(202) 586–7899, by fax at (202) 586–
8177, or by email at maria.vargas@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–5141; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
U.S. Department of Energy Better
Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings
Alliance and the Better Buildings, Better
Plants Voluntary Pledge Program; (3)
Type of Request: Extension with
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection; (4) Purpose: This
Information Collection Request applies
to four Department of Energy (DOE)
voluntary leadership initiatives that fall
under DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative.
Respondents will be representatives
from organizations that have voluntary
joined one of these initiatives. The
information will be used to recognize
program partners for their success, build
web pages that educate the public on
successful energy efficiency strategies,
and draft publicly available progress
reports; (5) Annual Estimated Number
of Respondents: 841; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
841; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1,854.25; (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $84,869.
Statutory Authority
Section 421 1 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA 2007) (42 U.S.C. 17081)
authorizes DOE to establish a national
high-performance green building
clearinghouse. Section 911 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42
U.S.C. 16191), instructs DOE to conduct
programs that include research,
development, demonstration, and
commercial application of cost-effective
technologies to improve the energy
efficiency and environmental
performance of buildings. Additionally,
Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct 2005, Pub. L. 190–58)
permits the U.S. Secretary of Energy to
enter into voluntary agreements with
industry to reduce energy intensity by
not less than 2.5 percent per year.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 4, 2022,
1 Section 421, Subtitle G of EISA 2007 requires
the submission of a biennial report detailing
activities and accomplishments in support of the
High-Performance Green Building Initiatives and
other government initiatives that affect commercial
buildings.

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