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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.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Comment request.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Education
(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 and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Acting
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, invites
comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 23,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Please note that written
comments received in response to this
notice will be considered public
records.
SUMMARY:

Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that
Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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

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Dated: February 15, 2012.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.

Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) and
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program: Mandatory Forbearance
Requests.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0018.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25,842.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,814.
Abstract: These forms serve as the
means by which a borrower may request
forbearance of repayment on his or her
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan) or Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans
based on participation in an eligible
intersnhip/residency program, national
guard duty, receiving benefits under the
Department of Defense’s Student Loan
Repayment Program, or having a federal
education loan debt burden that equals
or exceeds 20 percent of the borrower’s
monthly gross income. The U.S.
Department of Education and FFEL
Program lenders and servicers use the
information collected on these forms to
determine whether a borrower meets the
eligibility requirements for the specific
forbearance type that the borrower has
reqested. This collection is being
revised so that it may be used by both
the Direct Loan and FFEL Programs and
also expands one of the mandatory
forbearance forms to include additional
mandatory forbearances; as a result
additional data elements have been
added to spport the additional
forbearances.
Copies of the proposed information
collection request may be accessed from
http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 04798.
When you access the information
collection, click on ‘‘Download
Attachments’’ to view. Written requests
for information should be addressed to
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
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title of the information collection and
OMB Control Number when making
your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
[FR Doc. 2012–3917 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Proposed Information Collection;
Election Administration in Urban and
Rural Areas; Comment Request
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces
an information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions
thereof. The EAC, pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(iii), intends to submit this
proposed information collection
(Election Administration in Urban and
Rural Areas) to the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget for
approval. The Election Administration
in Urban and Rural Areas survey asks
election officials questions concerning
voter outreach and election personnel.
EAC will conduct the survey as a way
to obtain data and information for a
mandatory report to Congress as
stipulated under HAVA 241 (B)(15),
which requires EAC to study ‘‘[m]atters
particularly relevant to voting and
administering election in rural and
urban areas.’’ Further, Section 202(3) of
HAVA authorizes EAC to conduct
studies and to carry out other duties and
activities to promote the effective
administration of Federal elections.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on
April 23, 2012.
Comments: Public comments are
invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
SUMMARY:

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Comments on the proposed
information collection should be
submitted electronically to
HAVAinfo@eac.gov with Urban/Rural
study as the subject line. Written
comments on the proposed information
collection can also be sent to the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1201
New York Avenue NW., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005, ATTN: Urban/
Rural Study.
Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To
obtain a free copy of the survey: (1)
Access the EAC Web site at
www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC
(including your address and phone
number) at U.S. Election Assistance
Commission, 1201 New York Avenue
NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005,
ATTN: Urban/Rural Study.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Karen Lynn-Dyson or Ms. Shelly
Anderson at (202) 566–3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Election
Administration in Urban and Rural
Areas; OMB Number Pending.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: The survey requests
information at the local level concerning
the following categories:
Background: (1) Number of years
served as an election official; (2) number
of registered voters; (3) jurisdiction
described as urban or rural; (4)
jurisdiction required to provide
language assistance; (5) office have full
responsibility for elections in the
jurisdiction; (6) alternative forms of
voting allowed in the jurisdiction
(absentee-excuse required, no-excuse
absentee, early voting, all vote-by-mail).
Voter Outreach: (7) Type of voter
outreach provided to the public; (8)
outreach efforts coordinated with thirdparty/civic organizations; type of voter
outreach coordinated; type of
organizations with which the
jurisdiction works; (9) voter outreach
activities that focus on specific groups;
(10) cost of voter outreach efforts in
2010; (11) estimated cost of voter
outreach efforts in 2012; (12) how voter
outreach efforts were paid for; (13) ease
or difficulty of engaging in voter
outreach; (14) reasons outreach may
have been difficult.
Personnel: (15) Number of paid fulltime, part-time, and temporary staff in
2010; 16) number of poll workers used
in 2010; (17) number of paid full-time,
part-time, and temporary staff in 2012;
(18) number of poll workers used in
2012; (19) poll worker pay; (20) sources
for recruiting poll workers; (21) ease or
difficulty of obtaining poll workers; (22)
reasons obtaining poll workers may
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offer split shifts for poll workers; (24)
additional comments.
Affected Public (Respondents): Local
governments that administer Federal
elections.
Affected Public: Local government.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden Per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,250 hours.
Frequency: One-time data collection.
Mark A. Robbins,
Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election
Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012–3737 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Nationwide Categorical Waivers Under
Section 1605 (Buy American) of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of limited waivers.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) is hereby granting a
nationwide limited waiver of the Buy
American requirements of section 1605
of the Recovery Act under the authority
of Section 1605(b)(2), (iron, steel, and
the relevant manufactured goods are not
produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality),
with respect to Recovery Act projects
funded by EERE for ((1) 400 amp Dual
Element Time-Delay Fuses for electric
vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)
charging station; (2) Video imaging card
rack mounted boards for vehicle
presence and data detection; (3) 20-ton
split system heat pump that meets a
minimum static pressure requirement of
3.0 inches of water column (only where
the 3.0 water column is a requirement
of the system); and (4) network manager
for conversion of proprietary protocol—
Staefa brand system—to a nonproprietary open source protocol.
DATES: Effective Date: 01/24/2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Platt-Patrick, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE), (202) 287–1553, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Mailstop EE–2K, Washington, DC
20585.
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Under the
authority of American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act), Public Law 111–5, section
1605(b)(2), the head of a Federal
department or agency may issue a
‘‘determination of inapplicability’’ (a
waiver of the Buy American provision)
if the iron, steel, or relevant
manufactured good is not produced or
manufactured in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality
(‘‘nonavailability’’). The authority of the
Secretary of Energy to make all
inapplicability determinations was redelegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EERE), for EERE projects under
the Recovery Act, in Redelegation Order
No. 00–002.01E, dated April 25, 2011.
Pursuant to this delegation the Acting
Assistant Secretary, EERE, has
concluded that: (1) 400amp Dual
Element Time-Delay Fuses for electric
vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)
charging station; (2) Video imaging card
rack mounted boards for vehicle
presence and data detection; (3) 20-ton
split system heat pump that meets a
minimum static pressure requirement of
3.0 inches of water column (only where
the 3.0 water column is a requirement
of the system); and (4) network manager
for conversion of proprietary protocol—
Staefa brand system—to a nonproprietary open source protocol, are
not produced or manufactured in the
United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities and of a
satisfactory quality. The above items,
when used on eligible EERE Recovery
Act-funded projects, qualify for the
‘‘nonavailability’’ waiver determination.
EERE has developed a robust process
to ascertain in a systematic and
expedient manner whether or not there
is domestic manufacturing capacity for
the items submitted for a waiver of the
Recovery Act Buy American provision.
This process involves a close
collaboration with the United States
Department of Commerce National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP), in order to scour the
domestic manufacturing landscape in
search of producers before making any
nonavailability determinations.
The MEP has 59 regional centers with
substantial knowledge of, and
connections to, the domestic
manufacturing sector. MEP uses their
regional centers to ‘scout’ for current or
potential manufacturers of the
product(s) submitted in a waiver
request. In the course of this interagency
collaboration, MEP has been able to find
exact or partial matches for

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