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submitted requests in September 2012;
and Window 4, for which SEAs
submitted requests in spring 2013.
Generally, ED approved the requests of
SEAs that requested ESEA flexibility in
Windows 1 and 2 through the end of the
20132014 school year. ED is now
inviting the 35 Window 1 and Window
2 SEAs to request a one-year extension
of the waivers granted through ESEA
flexibility, which would generally last
through the 20142015 school year.
Dated: December 19, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–30755 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0135]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; High
School Equivalency Program (HEP)
Annual Performance Report
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 an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
27, 2014.
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–0135
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: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Tomakie
Washington, 202–401–1097 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@

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ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will only accept comments in
this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason.
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: High School
Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0684.
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: 44.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,408.
Abstract: The Office of Migrant
Education is collecting information for
the High School Equivalency Program
Annual Performance Report in
compliance with Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Sec.
418A; 20 U.S.C. 1070d–2 (special
programs for students whose families
are engaged in migrant and seasonal
farm work), the Government
Performance Results Act (GPRA) of
1993, Section 4 (1115), and the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),

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34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that
recipients of multi-year discretionary
grants must submit an Annual
Performance Report demonstrating that
substantial progress has been made
towards meeting the approved
objectives of the project. In addition,
discretionary grantees are required to
report on their progress toward meeting
the performance measures established
for the Department of Education grant
program. The Office of Migrant
Education requests an extension
without change of a currently approved
collection to continue the use of a
customized Annual Performance Report
that goes beyond the Department of
Education generic form number 524B
Annual Performance Report to facilitate
the collection of more standardized and
comprehensive data to inform GPRA, to
improve the overall quality of data
collected, and to increase the quality of
data that can be used to inform policy
decisions.
Dated: December 19, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–30757 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0134]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Grant Re-allotment Form
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
27, 2014.
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–0134
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
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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: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Tomakie
Washington, 202–401–1097 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@
ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments
in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to
the public for any reason.
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: Rehabilitation
Services Administration Grant Reallotment Form.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0692.
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: 402.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 12.
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commissioner to re-allot to other grant
recipients that portion of a recipient’s
annual grant that cannot be used. To
maximize the use of appropriated funds
under the formula grant programs, the
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services has established a
re-allotment process for the Basic
Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants;
Supported Employment State Grants;
Independent Living State Grants, Part B
(IL–Part B); Independent Living Services
for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
(IL–OB); Client Assistance (CAP) and
Protection and Advocacy of Individual
Rights (PAIR) Programs. The authority
for the Rehabilitation Services
Administration to reallot formula grant
funds is found at sections 110(b)(2)
(VR), 622(b) (SE), 711(c) (IL–Part B),
752(j)(4) (IL–OB), 112(e)(2) (CAP), and
509(e) (PAIR) of the Act. The
information will be used by the
Rehabilitation Services Administration
State Monitoring and Program
Improvement Division to reallot formula
grant funds for the awards mentioned
above. For each grant award, the grantee
will be required to enter the amount of
funds being relinquished and/or any
additional funds being requested.
Dated: December 19, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–30756 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Proposed Information Collection—
2014 Election Administration and
Voting Survey; Comment Request
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, EAC announces
an information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions
thereof. The EAC, pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(iii), intends to submit this
proposed information collection (2014
Election Administration and Voting
Survey) to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget for approval.
The 2014 Election Administration and
Voting Survey (Survey) asks election
officials questions concerning voting
and election administration. These
questions request information
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voting; Election Day activities; voting
technology; and other important issues.
The EAC issues the survey to meet its
obligations under the Help America
Vote Act to serve as national
clearinghouse and resource for the
compilation of information with respect
to the administration of Federal
elections; to fulfill both the EAC’s and
the Department of Defense Federal
Voting Assistance Programs’
quantitative State data collection
requirements under the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to
collect information from states
concerning the impact of that statute on
the administration of Federal Elections.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 4 p.m. EST on
January 27, 2014.
Comments: Public comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments on the proposed
information collection should be
submitted electronically to electionday
[email protected]. Written comments on
the proposed information collection can
also be sent to the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 1335 East West
Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD
20910, Attn: Election Administration
and Voting Survey.
Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To
obtain a free copy of the survey: (1)
Access the EAC Web site at http://
www.eac.gov and download an
electronic copy of the survey; or (2)
write to the EAC (including your
address and phone number) at U.S.
Election Assistance Commission, 1335
East West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver
Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Election
Administration and Voting Survey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Karen Lynn-Dyson at (301) 563–3919
U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
1335 East West Highway, Suite 4300,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Needs and Uses: The EAC issues the
survey to meet its obligations under the
Help America Vote Act to serve as
national clearinghouse and resource for

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