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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–2013–ICCD–0025
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.
Title of Collection: Technical
Assistance to Promote the
Implementation of Re-Engagement
Centers for Out-of-school youth.
OMB Control Number: 1810–New.
Type of Review: a new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.

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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 95.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 131.
Abstract: Collection of information is
necessary to fulfill the terms of
Solicitation Number ED–ESE–12–R–
0102, ‘‘Technical Assistance to Promote
the Implementation of Re-Engagement
Centers for Out-of-School Youth.’’ The
information will be used by the
Department of Education and its
contractors to produce and disseminate
a resource guide that shall provide
detailed guidance to Local Education
Agencies and community organizations
in establishing and operating reengagement centers. The information
collected will ensure that the guide is
thoroughly informed by current practice
and up-to-date learning from the field.
Dated: February 28, 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–0021]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Program
for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National
Supplement Data Collection 2013–2014
Institute for Education
Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES/NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 6,
2013.

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–2013–ICCD–0021
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

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the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E105, 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: Program for the
International Assessment of Adult
Competencies (PIAAC) National
Supplement Data Collection 2013–2014.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0870.
Type of Review: a revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 22,503.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,927.
Abstract: This submission is for the
2013–14 administration of the Program
for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National
Supplement data collection to survey
adults (16–74 years old) in households
and federal and state prisons. The
PIAAC National Supplement builds
upon the 2011–12 PIAAC Main Study,
which was coordinated by the
Organization for Economic Cooperation

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and Development (http://www.oecd.org/
), sponsored by the U.S. Departments of
Education and Labor in the United
States, and included data collection in
23 countries in addition to the United
States. PIAAC assesses adult literacy,
numeracy, and problem-solving skills in
technology-rich environments and
collects survey information from
respondents about their education and
employment experience and about the
skills they use at work. PIAAC builds on
previous international literacy
assessments including the 2002 Adult
Literacy and Lifeskills Survey and the
1994–98 International Adult Literacy
Survey. The PIAAC National
Supplement data collection will occur
between August 2013 and April 2014.
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has
submitted to the OMB for clearance, a
proposal for collection of information
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The collection would be
used to develop information that will
enable DOE to measure the impact and
progress of DOE’s National Clean Fleets
Partnership (Partnership). The
Partnership is an initiative through
which DOE provides large private-sector
fleets with technical assistance and
expertise to incorporate alternative fuels
and fuel saving measures into their
operations successfully. The initiative
builds on the established success of
DOE’s Clean Cities program. The
Partnership was developed with input
from fleet managers, industry
representatives, Clean Cities program
staff, and Clean Cities coordinators.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before April 5, 2013.
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submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon
as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at 202–395–4718 or
contacted by email at
[email protected].
Written comments may be
sent to Desk Officer for the Department
of Energy Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs Office of
Management and Budget New Executive
Office Building Room 10102, 735 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 and
to Mr. Mark Smith, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE–
2G), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by fax
at 202–586–1600, or by email at
[email protected].

ADDRESSES:

Mr.
Mark Smith at the address listed above
in ADDRESSES.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: National Clean
Fleets Partnership Progress; (3) Type of
Request: New; (4) Purpose: DOE’s Clean
Cities initiative has developed a
voluntary National Clean Fleets
Partnership effort that establishes
strategic alliances with large private
fleets to help them explore and adopt
alternative fuels and fuel economy
measures to reduce petroleum use. The
Partnership does not endeavor to engage
a large number of fleets, but rather
works with select fleets committed to
leading the way in reducing petroleum
consumption. Under a voluntary
agreement, Clean Cities commits to
provide each fleet with a designated
account manager for assistance and
support; work with fleets to develop
individual partner plans to reduce
petroleum use; provide technical
assistance, data, access to subject matter
experts, analysis, and unbiased
evaluation; provide education and
outreach materials to recognize a fleet’s
involvement with the Partnership and
its accomplishments; supply
mechanisms for fleet information
exchange and networking; and identify
and document progress related to
petroleum savings, cost savings, and
reductions in emissions. A participating
fleet commits to appointing a primary
contact; developing a petroleum use
reduction plan; acting to work toward
the goals set forth in the plan; tracking
progress and provide baseline
information and annual data on
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petroleum use; and participating as an
active Clean Cities stakeholder.
The principal objective of collecting
the information DOE seeks to gather
through the Partnership effort is to
allow DOE to develop an objective
assessment and estimate of each fleet’s
impact and progress. Information
requested would be used to establish a
baseline of activities, vehicle
inventories, and fuel use for each fleet,
which will then be used for future
comparisons and analyses of instituted
programs and policies. A designated
representative for each participating
fleet will provide the requested
information. The intended respondent is
expected to be aware of relevant aspects
of the company’s fleet management,
such that the gathering of information is
not expected to be very resource
consuming.
The Partnership effort will rely on
data provided in a template spreadsheet
and responses to questions the
respondent chooses to answer during a
phone or in-person interview. The
questions and data collection would
address the following topic areas: (a)
Vehicle data, in terms of the number of
different vehicles in the fleet sorted by
fuel type and class or category of
vehicle; (b) Fuel data, in terms of the
quantity of fuel used in given vehicle
categories or classes, based on the type
of fuel; (c) Fuel use by type by zip code
or other appropriate geographic zone;
(d) type of infrastructure used; (e)
Current and historical fleet strategies to
reduce petroleum (driver training, idle
reduction, alternative fuels, right
sizing); and (f) Fleet operations (how
vehicles are fueled). The responses and
data will be compiled for the purpose of
assessing progress against the fleet’s
baseline information, and impact in
terms of increasing deployment of
alternative fueled vehicles and
alternative fuels themselves.
The interview that would be part of
the voluntary Partnership initiative
would be completed on an annual basis,
at the convenience of the participating
fleet, there being no date by which the
questions must be completed.
Calculation of progress and impacts will
be undertaken on an ongoing basis, once
the interview is completed.
The data and subsequent analyses
will allow DOE to compare historical
records dynamically, and provide the
opportunity for each fleet to determine
annual progress.
The Partnership is targeted at large,
private-sector fleets that own or have
contractual control over at least 50
percent of their vehicles and have
vehicles operating in multiple States.
DOE expects approximately 20 fleets to

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