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www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0012
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. 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, Room
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
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: Federal Perkins
Loan Program Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0023.
Type of Review: an extension of an
existing information collection of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households, State, Local,
or Tribal Governments, Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 23,488,137.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 607,752.

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Abstract: Institutions of higher
education make Perkins loans.
Information is necessary in order to
monitor a school’s due diligence in its
contact with the borrower regarding
repayment, billing and collections,
reimbursement to its Perkins loan
revolving fund, rehabilitation of
defaulted loans as well as institutions
use of third party collections. This
extension is a request for approval of
reporting and record-keeping
requirements contained in the
regulations related to the administrative
requirements of the Perkins Loan
Program.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–03532 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
Meetings: State Energy Advisory
Board
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a live
open meeting of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: March 12, 2013, 9:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m.
March 13, 2013, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
Washington, DC—Crystal City (in the
Jefferson Room), 300 Army Navy Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil
Sperling, STEAB’s Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: To provide
advice and make recommendations to
the Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy regarding goals and objectives,
programmatic and administrative
policies, and to otherwise carry out the
Board’s responsibilities as designated in
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the State Energy Efficiency Programs
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
440).
Tentative Agenda: Receive in person
updates and reviews of accomplishment
of STEAB’s Subcommittee and Task
Forces, meet with members of DOE’s
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE), discuss new
initiatives and technologies generated
by the EERE program areas, explore
energy financing options, meet with
senior-level EERE staff to discuss
strategic planning opportunities, and
update to the Board on routine business
matters and other topics of interest.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either
before or after the meeting. Members of
the public who wish to make oral
statements pertaining to agenda items
should contact Gil Sperling at the
address listed above. Requests to make
oral comments must be received five
days prior to the meeting; reasonable
provision will be made to include
requested topic(s) on the agenda. The
Chair of the Board is empowered to
conduct the meeting in a fashion that
will facilitate the orderly conduct of
business.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 90 days on the STEAB
Web site, www.steab.org.
Issued at Washington, DC, on February 8,
2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–03433 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC13–1–000]

Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–592); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is submitting the information
collection, FERC–592 (Standards of
Conduct for Transmission Provider; and
Marketing Affiliates of Interstate
Pipelines), to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the

SUMMARY:

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information collection requirements.
Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 70746, 11/27/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–592 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by March 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0157, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: [email protected].
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC13–1–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: http://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at

[email protected], or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at [email protected], by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–592 (Standards of
Conduct for Transmission Providers;
and Marketing Affiliates of Interstate
Pipelines).
OMB Control No.: 1902–0157.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–592 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information maintained and posted by
the respondents to monitor the
pipeline’s transportation, sales, and
storage activities for its marketing
affiliate to deter undue discrimination
by pipeline companies in favor of their
marketing affiliates. Non-affiliated
shippers and other entities (e.g. state
commissions) also use information to
determine whether they have been
harmed by affiliate preference and to
prepare evidence for proceedings
following the filing of a complaint.
18 CFR Part 358 (Standards of Conduct)
Respondents maintain and provide
the information required by Part 358 on

their internet Web sites. When the
Commission requires a pipeline to post
information on its Web site following a
disclosure of non-public information to
its marketing affiliate, non-affiliated
shippers obtain comparable access to
the non-public transportation
information, which allows them to
compete with marketing affiliates on a
more equal basis.
18 CFR 250.16, and the FERC–592 log/
format
This form (log/format) provides the
electronic formats for maintaining
information on discounted
transportation transactions and capacity
allocation to support monitoring of
activities of interstate pipeline
marketing affiliates. Commission staff
considers discounts given to shippers in
litigated rate cases.
Without this information collection:
• The Commission would be unable
to effectively monitor whether pipelines
are giving discriminatory preference to
their marketing affiliates; and
• Non-affiliated shippers and state
commissions and others would be
unable to determine if they have been
harmed by affiliate preference or
prepare evidence for proceedings
following the filing of a complaint.
Type of Respondents: Natural Gas
Pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:

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FERC–592—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS; AND MARKETING AFFILIATES OF INTERSTATE
PIPELINES
Number of respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total number
of responses

Average
burden hours
per response

Estimated total
annual burden

(A)

(B)

(A)x(B)=(C)

(D)

(C)x(D)

85 .....................................................................................................................

1

85

116.62

9,913

The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $684,092
[9,913 hours ÷ 2080 2 hours per year =
4.76586 * $143,540/year 3 = $684,092]
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use

1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further

explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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2 2080 hours/year = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks/
year.
3 Average annual salary plus benefits per
employee in 2012.

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