80 FR 42093 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and Attestation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 136 (July 16, 2015)

Page Range		42093-42094
FR Document		2015-17415

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42093-42094]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17415]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0093]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and Attestation

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to conduct an emergency review of a new information collection.

DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by July 20, 2015. A 
regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested 
persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0093 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

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: Guaranty Agencies Security Self-assessment and 
Attestation.
    OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 28.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,848.
    Abstract: The E-Government Act (Pub. L. 107-347) passed by the 
107th Congress and signed into law by the President in December 2002 
recognized the importance of information security to the economic and 
national security interests of the United States. Title III of the E-
Government Act, entitled the Federal Information Security Management 
Act (FISMA) requires each federal agency to develop, document, and 
implement an agency-wide program to provide information security for 
the information and information systems that support the operations and 
assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another 
agency, contractor, or other source. FISMA, along with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 and the Information Technology Management Reform 
Act of 1996 (Clinger-Cohen Act), explicitly emphasizes a risk-based 
policy for cost-effective security.
    FSA is initiating a formal assessment program of the Guaranty 
Agencies that will ensure the continued confidentiality and integrity 
of data entrusted to FSA by students and families. The assessment will 
identify security deficiencies based on the Federal standards described 
in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
publications. The comprehensive self-assessment links all questions 
with a NIST control. This collection of information impacts 28 
independently owned Guaranty Agencies (GAs) dispersed throughout the 
U.S. Each agency is under signed agreement with the Department of 
Education to service Federal Family Education Loans that have been 
turned over from the lending institutions to the GAs for the purpose of 
student loan collections.

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    Additional Information: This is a request for an emergency 
clearance to enable 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 is initiating 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: July 13, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO), Office of Management.
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Additional Information: This is a Office of Health and Safety (AU–10), Massachusetts, were designated as AWE
request for an emergency clearance to (301) 903–5926. facilities in the Department’s previous
enable Federal Student Aid (FSA) to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This lists even though they did not meet the
ensure that all data collected and Notice amends the list of covered statutory definition of AWE facilities.
managed by Guaranty Agencies (GAs) in facilities by correcting the location Records related to these five locations
support federal student financial aid information for Dow Chemical Company indicate that these facilities were not
programs is secure. FSA is initiating a in California, and removing the owned by an AWE and do not meet the
formal assessment program for ensuring designation of the Ashland Oil site in definition of AWE facilities because, as
the GAs have security protocols in place Tonawanda, New York; the Middlesex disposal or landfill sites, they did not
to protect the confidentiality and Municipal Landfill in Middlesex, New ‘‘process’’ or ‘‘produce,’’ for use by the
integrity of data entrusted to FSA by Jersey; Seaway Industrial Park in United States, material that emitted
students and families. This assessment Tonawanda, New York; the Shpack radiation and was used in the
is designed to identify security Landfill in Norton, Massachusetts; and production of an atomic weapon.
deficiencies based on the federal the Woburn Landfill in Woburn, Therefore, the designation of these five
standards described in the National Massachusetts as AWE facilities. locations as AWE facilities was
Institute of Standards and Technology Previous lists or revisions were erroneous.
publications. published by DOE on February 11, 2013 This Notice formally makes the
Dated: July 13, 2015. (78 FR 9678), February 6, 2012 (77 FR changes to the listing of covered
Kate Mullan,
5781); May 26, 2011 (76 FR 30695); facilities as indicated below:
August 3, 2010 (75 FR 45608); April 9, • The site location for Dow Chemical
Acting Director, Information Collection
2009 (74 FR 16191); June 28, 2007 (72 Company is changed from Walnut
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer (OCPO), Office of Management. FR 35448); November 30, 2005 (70 FR Creek, California, to Pittsburg,
71815); August 23, 2004 (69 FR 51825); California.
[FR Doc. 2015–17415 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
July 21, 2003 (68 FR 43095); December • The Ashland Oil site in
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27, 2002 (67 FR 79068); June 11, 2001 Tonawanda, New York, in no longer
(66 FR 31218); and January 17, 2001 (66 designated as an AWE facility.
FR 4003). • The Middlesex Municipal Landfill
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY in Middlesex, New Jersey, is no longer
Purpose
designated as an AWE facility. This
Energy Employees Occupational EEOICPA establishes a program to action has no effect on the separate
Illness Compensation Program Act of provide compensation to certain status of this worksite as a DOE facility
2000; Revision to the List of Covered employees who develop illnesses as a in 1984 and 1986 when environmental
Facilities result of their employment with DOE remediation services were conducted by
AGENCY: Department of Energy. and its predecessor Agencies, as well as Bechtel National Inc., pursuant to a
employees of certain of its contractors, contract with DOE.
ACTION:Notice of revision of listing of
covered facilities.
subcontractors, beryllium vendors and • Seaway Industrial Park in
AWEs. Section 7384l(4) of EEOICPA Tonawanda, New York, is no longer
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy defines an AWE as ‘‘an entity, other designated as an AWE facility.
(‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) periodically than the United States, that—(A) • The Shpack Landfill in Norton,
publishes revisions to the list of processed or produced, for use by the Massachusetts, is no longer designated
facilities covered under the Energy United States, material that emitted as an AWE facility.
Employees Occupational Illness radiation and was used in the • The Woburn Landfill in Woburn,
Compensation Program Act of 2000, as production of an atomic weapon, Massachusetts, is no longer designated
amended (‘‘EEOICPA’’ or ‘‘Act’’). This excluding uranium mining and milling; as an AWE facility.
Notice amends the list of covered and (B) is designated by the Secretary of
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2015.
facilities by correcting the location Energy as an [AWE] for purposes of the
compensation program.’’ Section Matthew B. Moury,
information for Dow Chemical Company
7384l(5) defines an AWE facility as ‘‘a Associate Under Secretary for Environment,
in California, and removing the Health, Safety and Security.
designation of the Ashland Oil site in facility, owned by an [AWE], that is or
was used to process or produce, for use [FR Doc. 2015–17443 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
Tonawanda, New York; the Middlesex
Municipal Landfill in Middlesex, New by the United States, material that BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Jersey; the Seaway Industrial Park in emitted radiation and was used in the
Tonawanda, New York; the Shpack production of an atomic weapon,
excluding uranium mining or milling.’’ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Landfill in Norton, Massachusetts; and
the Woburn Landfill in Woburn, It has recently come to the attention
of the Department that the location at Energy Information Administration
Massachusetts as atomic weapons
employer (‘‘AWE’’) facilities. which the Dow Chemical Company in Agency Information Collection
California performed activities of an Extension With Changes
DATES: Effective July 16, 2015.
AWE for purposes of EEOICPA was in
ADDRESSES: The Department welcomes Pittsburg, California, not Walnut Creek, AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information
comments on this Notice. Comments California, as previously indicated in Administration, Department of Energy.
should be addressed to: Patricia R. the Federal Register. ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB
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Worthington, Ph.D., Director, Office of In addition, the Ashland Oil site in Review and Comment.
Health and Safety (AU–10), U.S. Tonawanda, New York; the Middlesex
Department of Energy, 1000 Municipal Landfill in Middlesex, New SUMMARY: The Energy Information
Independence Avenue SW., Jersey; Seaway Industrial Park in Administration (EIA) has submitted an
Washington, DC 20585. Tonawanda, New York; the Shpack information collection request to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Landfill in Norton, Massachusetts; and OMB for extension under the provisions
Patricia R. Worthington, Ph.D., Director, the Woburn Landfill in Woburn, of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Approval by the OMB has been requested by July 20, 2015. A regular clearance process is also hereby being initiated. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 14, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		80 FR 42093