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208–3491; fax:(202) 219–1466; email:
[email protected].
The
National Board for Education Sciences
is authorized by Section 116 of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002(ESRA), 20 U.S.C 9516. The Board
advises the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) on, among
other things, the establishment of
activities to be supported by the
Institute, on the funding for applications
for grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements for research after the
completion of peer review, and reviews
and evaluates the work of the Institute.
On October 5, 2012, starting at 8:30
a.m., the Board will approve the agenda
and hear remarks from the NBES Chair,
Bridget Long. John Easton, Director of
IES, will swear in two newly appointed
Board members. John Easton and the
Commissioners of the national centers
will then give an overview of recent
developments at IES.
From 9:45 to 10:15 a.m., Board
members will follow-up on their
discussion of the IES peer review
process by listening to and discussing
an update by Anne Ricciuti, IES Deputy
Director for Science. A break will take
place from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m.
From 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the
Board will consider how to increase the
supply and demand of information
about educational research. Following
opening presentations by Ruth Neild,
Commissioner of the National Center for
Education Evaluation and by Steve
Fleishman, Deputy Executive Officer of
Education Northwest, Board members
will engage in roundtable discussion of
the issues raised. The meeting will
break for lunch from 12:00 noon to 1:00
p.m.
The Board meeting will resume from
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. for members to discuss
the topic, ‘‘Design-Based
Implementation Research’’. After
opening remarks by Barbara Means,
Director of the Center for Technology in
Learning at SRI International, and
Thomas Smith, Director of the National
Center for Scaling Up Effective Schools,
the Board will engage in roundtable
discussion of the topic.
From 2:30 to 3:00 p.m., John Easton,
IES Director, will describe a new
research program that IES will be
launching.
An afternoon break will occur from
3:00 to 3:15 p.m.
From 3:15 to 3:45 p.m., the Board will
listen to and discuss a briefing by Sue
Betka, IES Deputy Director for
Administration and Policy, on IES’s
budgetary outlook.

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Between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m., the
Board will discuss the leadership of the
Board for the coming year.
At 4:15 p.m., there will be closing
remarks and a consideration of next
steps from the IES Director and NBES
Chair, with adjournment scheduled for
4:30 p.m.
There will not be an opportunity for
public comment. However, members of
the public are encouraged to submit
written comments related to NBES to
Monica Herk (see contact information
above). A final agenda is available from
Monica Herk (see contact information
above) and is posted on the Board Web
site http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/
agendas/index.asp. Individuals who
will need accommodations for a
disability in order to attend the meeting
(e.g., interpreting services, assistance
listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should notify Monica
Herk no later than September 21. We
will attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date but
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave. NW.,
Room 602 K, Washington, DC, 20208,
from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time Monday through
Friday. Electronic Access to This
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Neal Davis, Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington
DC 20585, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.1905–0149: Existing;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Evaluation of the Financial
Reporting System, Form EIA–28;

John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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Energy Information Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Notice
and Request for Comments.
AGENCY:

The EIA invites public
comment on the comprehensive
evaluation of an existing data collection,
the Financial Reporting System, EIA–28,
which EIA is developing for submission
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper evaluation of this form,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information
that will occur as a result of this
evaluation, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.

SUMMARY:

Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before November 16,
2012. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
DATES:

Written comments may be
sent to Neal Davis, Energy Information
Administration, 1000 Independence
Ave, SW., Washington DC 20585 or by
fax at 202–586–4420 or by email at
[email protected].

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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(3) Type of Request: Comprehensive
Evaluation of an Existing Data
Collection;
(4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) is
planning to request a three year
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of an existing
data collection, the Financial Reporting
System, EIA–28. This is not a request to
collect data using the existing data
collection. It is a request to collect data
in order to evaluate an existing data
collection. This includes investigating
what data are being collected on the
form, how these data are understood by
respondents, and how useful the data
being collected are to stakeholders. The
goal of this evaluation is to collect
enough data about the existing data
collection to successfully inform the
future redesign of the EIA–28. This
authority would allow EIA to conduct
field testing, pilot surveys, respondent
debriefings, cognitive interviews,
usability interviews, and focus groups
in support of this evaluation. Through
the use of these methods, EIA will
improve the quality of data being
collected, reduce or minimize
respondent burden, increase agency
efficiency, and improve responsiveness
to the public. Note that the use of any
or all of these methods is dependent
upon the availability of resources and
all methods are voluntary.
The methods proposed for coverage
by this evaluation are the following:
Field Testing. Field testing surveys
conducted under this evaluation will
generally be methodological studies of
100 cases or less. A field test is used to
clarify particular issues, rather than to
replicate all components of a
methodological design. Accordingly,
field tests will not employ statistically
representative samples.
Pilot Surveys. Pilot surveys conducted
under this evaluation will generally be
methodological studies of 100 cases or
less. The pilot surveys will replicate all
components of the methodological
design, sampling procedures (where
possible) and questionnaires of the full
scale survey. Accordingly, pilot tests
will employ statistically representative
samples.
Respondent Debriefings. Respondent
debriefings conducted under this
evaluation will generally be
methodological studies of 100 cases or
less. Respondent debriefings are usually
conducted post data collection and are
used to determine potential issues with
data quality and to determine a more
accurate respondent burden measure.
Respondent debriefings can employ
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representative samples. When
employing statistically representative
samples, respondent debriefings allow
EIA to improve its understanding of
variance for the items in the EIA–28.
Cognitive Interviews. Cognitive
interviews conducted under this
evaluation will generally number 50 or
less. Cognitive interviews are used to
identify problems of ambiguity or
misunderstanding, or other difficulties
respondents have answering questions,
and reduce measurement error in a
survey. Cognitive interviews will not
employ statistically representative
samples
Usability Interviews. Usability
interviews conducted under this
evaluation will generally number 50 or
less. Usability interviews are used to
make sure that electronic
questionnaires, Web sites and other
associated materials are user-friendly,
allowing respondents to easily and
intuitively navigate the electronic item
and find the information that they seek.
Usability interviews will not employ
statistically representative samples.
Focus Groups. Focus groups
conducted under this evaluation will
generally number 25 or less. Focus
groups are used to identify and explore
issues with populations of interest, e.g.,
from a specific group of stakeholders.
Focus groups will not employ
statistically representative samples.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 300;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 300;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 450;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0. EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated
with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: Public Law 93–275
(Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974),
5(a), 5(b), and 13(a).
Issued in Washington, DC on September
11, 2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, Energy Information
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: CP12–514–000.
Applicants: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP.
Description: Application of Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP for
authorization to abandon service and
waiver of tariff provision.
Filed Date: 9/5/12.
Accession Number: 20120905–5126.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/12.
Docket Numbers: CP12–515–000.
Applicants: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP.
Description: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP application for
authorization to abandon service.
Filed Date: 9/6/12.
Accession Number: 20120906–5023.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/12.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR § 385.211 and
§ 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP12–901–001.
Applicants: CenterPoint Energy—
Mississippi River T.
Description: Compliance
Filing_Discount Type Adjustments for
Negotiated Rate Agreements to be
effective 9/1/2012.
Filed Date: 9/10/12.
Accession Number: 20120910–5120.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/24/12.
Any person desiring to protest in any
the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
§ 385.211) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
and service can be found at: http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866)

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