30 day FRN CBECS

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2018 / Notices
Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies
Security Self-assessment and
Attestation.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0134.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 24.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 7,584.
Abstract: This is a request for an
extension of the approved information
collection used by Federal Student Aid
(FSA) to ensure that all data collected
and managed by Guaranty Agencies
(GAs) in support federal student
financial aid programs is secure. FSA
initiated a formal assessment program
for ensuring the GAs have security
protocols in place to protect the
confidentiality and integrity of data
entrusted to FSA by students and
families. This assessment is designed to
identify security deficiencies based on
the federal standards described in the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology publications.
Dated: December 11, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018–27127 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension With Changes
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension with
changes as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection requests a three-year
extension of its Commercial Buildings
Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS),
OMB Control Number 1905–0145. The
first part of the collection gathers
detailed information about buildings
that are used for commercial purposes
(such as building size, age, structural
characteristics, operating hours,
ownership, energy sources and uses,
and the types of energy-related
equipment used) from building owners,
managers, and tenants. The second part
of the collection assembles monthly

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energy consumption and expenditures
from the energy suppliers of the
sampled buildings.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection must be received no later
than January 14, 2019. If you anticipate
any difficulties in submitting your
comments by the deadline, contact the
DOE Desk Officer at (202) 395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to: DOE Desk Officer: Brandon
DeBruhl, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503. Brandon_F_DeBruhl@
omb.eop.gov and to Joelle Michaels,
CBECS Survey Manager, U.S.
Department of Energy, EI–22, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585 joelle.michaels@eia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joelle Michaels (202) 586–8952, or email
joelle.michaels@eia.gov. Form EIA–871
and its instructions can be viewed at
https://www.eia.gov/survey/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This information collection request
contains
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0145;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Commercial Buildings Energy
Consumption Survey (CBECS);
(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: CBECS collects data on
energy consumed in commercial
buildings and the characteristics of the
buildings. The surveys fulfill planning,
analyses and decision-making needs of
DOE, other federal agencies, state and
local governments, and the private
sector. Respondents are owners/
managers of selected commercial
buildings and their energy suppliers.
(4a) Changes to Information
Collection: The proposed design,
procedures, and forms for the 2018
CBECS reflect a number of changes from
the 2012 CBECS. These changes
include: First, the option for
respondents to complete the CBECS
using a self-administered online
questionnaire; Second, Forms EIA–871B
Authorization Form, EIA–871G
Worksheet 1: Characteristics, Energy
Sources, and Equipment, and EIA–871H
Worksheet 2: Energy Amounts Used and
Dollars Spent are no longer needed and
are deleted; Third, most of the real-time
automatic edits from the questionnaire
are deleted to reduce interview time and
burden; Fourth, building respondents
will not be asked to report monthly
energy data; and Fifth, numerous
individual question changes, additions,
and deletions are contained in Forms

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EIA–871A, C, D, E, F, I and J to keep the
survey content relevant to data user
needs.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 5,718;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 5,718;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 2,618;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The
estimated annualized cost of the burden
hours is $193,784 ((10,472 total burden
hours * $74.02)/4 year collection cycle).
EIA estimates that there are no
additional costs to respondents
associated with this survey other than
the costs associated with the burden
hours.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C.
772(b).
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 2,
2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–27124 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0605; FRL–9987–41]

Request for Comments on the Experts
Nominated To Be Considered for Ad
Hoc Participation and Possible
Membership on the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), Science Advisory
Committee on Chemicals (SACC)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

EPA is requesting public
review and welcomes comments on the
scientific experts nominated to be
considered for ad hoc participation and
possible membership on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Science
Advisory Committee on Chemicals
(SACC). Nominations that were received
in response to a prior notice are being
considered for ad hoc participation on
an as needed basis for the TSCA SACC’s
peer reviews of the EPA’s risk
evaluations for chemical substances
addressed under the TSCA. In addition,
all nominees are under consideration for
TSCA SACC membership to fulfill short
term needs when a vacancy occurs on
the chartered Committee.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 14, 2019.
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