60-D Fed. Reg. Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 3, 2013 / Notices
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 350
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,750
Abstract: The Child Care Access
Means Parents In School (CCAMPIS)
Application requests information from
applicants during the competitive
phase. The information collected is
reviewed by non-federal reviewers to
determine which applicants meet the
eligibility criteria to be awarded funds
under the CCAMPIS program to assist
awardees with subsidizing the child
care fees of qualifying student-parents
enrolled at the awarded institution.
Dated: March 29, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–07756 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0040]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Survey
on the Use of Funds under Title II, Part
A: Improving Teacher Quality State
Grants—State-Level Activity Funds
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
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: A new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 3,
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–2013–ICCD–0040
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
2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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[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: Survey on the Use
of Funds under Title II, Part A:
Improving Teacher Quality State
Grants—State-Level Activity Funds.
OMB Control Number: 1810–New.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 260.
Abstract: The reauthorized
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) places a major emphasis on
teacher quality as a significant factor in
improving student achievement. Under
ESEA, Title II, Part A provides funds to
states (SEAs) and school districts (LEAs)
to conduct a variety of teacher-related
reform activities. ESEA funds can be
used for a variety of teacher quality
activities in any subject area. Although
the majority of funds are provided to
LEAs, allowable SEA uses of funds
include: Reforming teacher and
principal certification (including
recertification) and licensure to ensure
that teachers have the necessary subject-

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matter knowledge and teaching skills in
the subjects they teach; and providing
support to teachers and principals
through programs such as teacher
mentoring, team teaching, reduced class
schedules, intensive professional
development, and using standards or
assessments to guide beginning
teachers; and carrying out programs to
establish, expand, or improve
alternative routes for state certification
for teachers and principals (especially
in mathematics and science) that will
encourage highly qualified individuals
with at least a baccalaureate degree; and
developing and implementing effective
mechanisms that help LEAs and schools
recruit and retain highly qualified
teachers, principals, and pupil services
personnel; and reforming tenure
systems, implementing teacher testing
for subject-matter knowledge, and
implementing teacher testing for state
certification or licensure, consistent
with Title II of the Higher Education
Act.
Dated: March 28, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–07760 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Energy Savings Performance
Contracts
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for
information (RFI).
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) seeks comments and
information regarding improvements to
Energy Savings Performance Contracts
(ESPCs). ESPCs allow Federal agencies
to implement energy savings projects
where the up-front capital cost is
financed by an Energy Services
Company (ESCO), who is then repaid
from the agency’s energy savings over a
period of up to 25 years. The DOE
Federal Energy Management Program
(FEMP) is the lead agency program for
providing implementing rules and
policies regarding ESPCs. DOE FEMP
strives to continuously improve the
ESPC processes it is has implemented
since 1996. DOE is publishing this RFI
to obtain ideas and input from ESPC

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