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a five-year continuation of a school
choice program for low-income
residents of Washington, DC. The
program, still titled the Opportunity
Scholarship Program or OSP, now
provides scholarships to enable lowincome elementary and secondary
students to attend private schools in the
District of Columbia in lieu of the public
schools already available to them. The
OSP is operated under a grant from the
U.S. Department of Education (ED) to
the DC Children and Youth Investment
Corporation (the Trust).
The reauthorization once again
stipulated that an evaluation of the
program be conducted ‘‘using the
strongest possible research design for
determining the effectiveness’’ of the
program. ED awarded a contract to
Westat, and its research partners,
Pemberton Research and the University
of California at San Diego to: (1) provide
technical assistance to the program
operator, particularly with respect to the
design and conduct of the lotteries of
applicants, and (2) conduct an
evaluation of the impacts of the
program.
The foundation of the evaluation will
be a randomized control trial (RCT)
comparing outcomes of eligible
applicants (students and their parents)
assigned by lottery to receive or not
receive a scholarship. This design is
consistent with the requirement for a
rigorous evaluation as well as the need
to fairly allocate the scholarships if the
program is oversubscribed. Because the
law also specified other kinds of
comparisons and analyses, the planned
evaluation study includes both
quantitative and qualitative
components.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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[Docket No.: ED–2012–ICCD–0068]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and approval; Comment Request;
Indian Education Professional
Development Grants Program: GPRA
and Service Payback Data Collection
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

Notice.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing; an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2013.
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–2012–ICCD–0068
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
2E117, 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.
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Title of Collection: Indian Education
Professional Development Grants
Program: GPRA and Service Payback
Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0698.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,076.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,250.
Abstract: The Office of Indian
Education Professional Development
(OIE PD) Grants program wishes to
implement (1) a Semi-Annual
Participant Report (SAPR), (2) a
Participant Follow-Up Protocol, and (3)
an Employment Verification survey. The
information collected through the
SAPR, the Participant Follow-Up
Protocol, and the Employment
Verification Form is necessary to (1)
assess the performance of the IE PD
program on its Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA) measures, (2)
determine if IE PD participants are
fulfilling the terms of their service
payback requirements, and (3) provide
project-monitoring and compliance
information to IE PD Grants program
staff.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0012]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Perkins Loan Program Regulations
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection of a previously
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 16,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 32 / Friday, February 15, 2013 / Notices
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.
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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.
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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

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