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diversifying its course offerings to meet
the needs of all types of separating
veterans, including first-term
separations, mid-career separators, and
career retirees. These groups are
inherently different. First-term
separators are the most likely to be
immediately reentering the civilian
labor market (and thus may be in need
of skills training) and to be making use
of their GI-Bills. They also have fewer
experiences with significant transitions
and life changes than their older, more
tenured counterparts. Comparing the
demographic characteristics of our focus
group participants with those of firstterm and other separators will allow us
to determine if the inputs we receive are
likely reflective of the population of
transitioning veterans at large, or if they
likely represent only specific subsets of
the transitioning population.
We will audio tape these discussions
so that transcription can occur after the
discussions have been conducted. We
will be certain that any introductions
are made prior to the tape recorder
being turned on, should the focus group
members want to introduce themselves.
Discussion topics will include:
• Organizations and social structures
• Community location decision
• Initial intentions after separation
• Reintegration challenges
• Transition Assistance Program (TAP)
effect on reintegration
• Community involvement effect
Dated: July 10, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0095]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Veterans Upward Bound Annual
Performance Report
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 new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 23, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be

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submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0095
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
2E103, 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: Veterans Upward
Bound Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 51.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 867.

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Education is requesting a new Annual
Performance Report (APR) for grants
under the Veterans Upward Bound
(VUB) Program. The Department is
requesting a new APR because of the
implementation of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act revisions to the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, the
authorizing statute for the programs.
The APRs are used to evaluate the
performance of grantees prior to
awarding continuation funding and to
assess a grantee’s prior experience at the
end of each budget period.
Kate Mullan,
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–0096]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study
Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS–
K: 2011) Spring Third-Grade National
Collection, Fourth-Grade Recruitment,
and Fifth-Grade Tracking
Department of Education (ED),
Institute of Education Sciences/National
Center for Education Statistics (IES).
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 an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 23, 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–0096
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
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
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