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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
U.S. Strategic Command Strategic
Advisory Group; Notice of Federal
Advisory Committee Closed Meeting
Department of Defense.
Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee closed meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102–
3.150, the Department of Defense
announces the following closed meeting
notice pertaining to the following
federal advisory committee: U.S.
Strategic Command Strategic Advisory
Group.

SUMMARY:

April 18, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference
Center, Building 432, 906 SAC
Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal
Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC
Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE
68113–6030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to provide advice on
scientific, technical, intelligence, and
policy-related issues to the Commander,
U.S. Strategic Command, during the
development of the Nation’s strategic
war plans.
Agenda: Topics include: Policy
Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear
Weapons Stockpile Assessment,
Weapons of Mass Destruction,
Intelligence Operations, Cyber
Operations, Global Strike, Command
and Control, Science and Technology,
Missile Defense.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the
Department of Defense has determined
that the meeting shall be closed to the
public. Per delegated authority by the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
C. Robert Kehler, Commander, U.S.
Strategic Command, in consultation
with his legal advisor, has determined
in writing that the public interest
requires that all sessions of this meeting
be closed to the public because they will
be concerned with matters listed in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the
public or interested organizations may
submit written statements to the
membership of the Strategic Advisory

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Group at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of a planned meeting.
Written statements should be submitted
to the Strategic Advisory Group’s
Designated Federal Officer; the
Designated Federal Officer’s contact
information can be obtained from the
GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
Written statements that do not pertain to
a scheduled meeting of the Strategic
Advisory Group may be submitted at
any time. However, if individual
comments pertain to a specific topic
being discussed at a planned meeting,
then these statements must be submitted
no later than five business days prior to
the meeting in question. The Designated
Federal Officer will review all
submitted written statements and
provide copies to all the committee
members.
Dated: March 19, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013–06691 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0036]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Application for Grants Under the
Predominantly Black Institutions
Program
The Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), 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 revision of a previously
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 24,
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–0036
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,
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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: Application for
Grants Under the Predominantly Black
Institutions Program.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0812.
Type of Review: an extension of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 35.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 700.
Abstract: The Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008 amended Title
III, Part A of the Higher Education Act
to include Section 318—The
Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI)
Program. The PBI Program makes 5-year
grant awards to eligible colleges and
universities to plan, develop, undertake
and implement programs to enhance the
institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American
students; to expand higher education
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encouraging college preparation and
student persistence in secondary school
and postsecondary education; and to
strengthen the financial ability of the
institution to serve the academic needs
of these students. The Department will
use the data collected in the PBI
Application to evaluate the projects
submitted by the specified institutions
of higher education and to determine
allowable multi-year project expenses
based on statutory requirements.
Dated: March 19, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–06690 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. DW–010]

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19,
2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.

Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting a Waiver to BSH
Corporation from the Department of
Energy Residential Dishwasher Test
Procedure
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. DW–010)
that grants to BSH Corporation (BSH) a
waiver from the DOE dishwasher test
procedure for certain basic models
containing integrated or built-in water
softeners. Under today’s decision and
order, BSH shall be required to test and
rate its dishwashers with integrated
water softeners using an alternate test
procedure that takes this technology
into account when measuring energy
and water consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is
effective March 25, 2013 through May
29, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Office,
Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email:
[email protected].
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building,

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1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0103.
Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE gives
notice of the issuance of its decision and
order as set forth below. The decision
and order grants BSH a waiver from the
applicable residential dishwasher test
procedure in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix C for certain basic models
of dishwashers with built-in or
integrated water softeners, provided that
BSH tests and rates such products using
the alternate test procedure described in
this notice. Today’s decision prohibits
BSH from making representations
concerning the energy efficiency of
these products unless the product has
been tested consistent with the
provisions of the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and
order below, and the representations
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same standard
when making representations regarding
the energy efficiency of these products.

Decision and Order
In the Matter of: BSH Corporation
(Case No. DW–010).
I. Background and Authority
Title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a
variety of provisions concerning energy
efficiency. Part B of Title III provides for
the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles.’’ 1 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309.
Part B includes definitions, test
procedures, labeling provisions, energy
conservation standards, and the
authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers. Further,
Part B authorizes the Secretary of
Energy to prescribe test procedures that
are reasonably designed to produce
results that measure energy efficiency,
energy use, or estimated operating costs,
and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3). The test
procedure for residential dishwashers,
the subject of today’s notice, is
contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix C.
DOE’s regulations for covered
products contain provisions allowing a
person to seek a waiver for a particular
1 For editorial reasons, on codification in the U.S.
Code, Part B was re-designated Part A.

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basic model from the test procedure
requirements for covered consumer
products when (1) the petitioner’s basic
model for which the petition for waiver
was submitted contains one or more
design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) when prescribed test
procedures may evaluate the basic
model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption
characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in
their petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the basic model in a manner
representative of its energy
consumption characteristics.
The Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver
subject to conditions, including
adherence to alternate test procedures.
10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in
effect pursuant to the provisions of 10
CFR 430.27(m).
Any interested person who has
submitted a petition for waiver may also
file an application for interim waiver of
the applicable test procedure
requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The
Assistant Secretary will grant an interim
waiver request if it is determined that
the applicant will experience economic
hardship if the interim waiver is denied,
if it appears likely that the petition for
waiver will be granted, and/or the
Assistant Secretary determines that it
would be desirable for public policy
reasons to grant immediate relief
pending a determination on the petition
for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
II. BSH’s Petition for Waiver: Assertions
and Determinations
On January 21, 2013, BSH submitted
the instant petition for waiver and
interim waiver from the test procedure
applicable to dishwashers set forth in 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix C.
BSH’s petition was published in the
Federal Register on February 7, 2013.
78 FR 9039. DOE received no comments
on the petition. In every respect except
the introduction of a new model
number, the instant petition is identical
to petitions submitted by BSH on
February 4, 2011, December 7, 2011,
March 27, 2012, and November 30, 2012
(DW–005, DW–007, DW–008, and DW–
009 respectively) with the exception of
the model numbers. DOE granted the
February 4th petition on June 29, 2011
(76 FR 38144); the December 7th and
March 27th petitions on October 1, 2012
(77 FR 59916 and 77 FR 59918
respectively). Elsewhere in today’s
Federal Register, DOE published a

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