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contact an NPEFS team member (Census
Bureau). Telephone: 1–800–437–4196 or
(301)763–1571 or by email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
Under
section 153(a)(1)(I) of the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C.
9543, which authorizes NCES to gather
data on the financing of education,
NCES collects data annually from SEAs
through ED Form 2447. The report from
SEAs includes attendance, revenue, and
expenditure data from which NCES
determines a State’s ‘‘average per-pupil
expenditure’’ (SPPE) for elementary and
secondary education, as defined in
section 9101(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7801(2)).
In addition to using the SPPE data as
general information on the financing of
elementary and secondary education,
the Secretary uses these data directly in
calculating allocations for certain
formula grant programs, including, but
not limited to, title I, part A of the
ESEA, Impact Aid, and Indian
Education programs. Other programs,
such as the Education for Homeless
Children and Youth program under
Title VII of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act and the
Teacher Quality State Grants program
(title II, part A of the ESEA), make use
of SPPE data indirectly because their
formulas are based, in whole or in part,
on State Title I, part A allocations.
In January 2015, the Census Bureau,
acting as the data collection agent for
NCES, will email to SEAs ED Form
2447, with instructions, and will request
that SEAs commence submitting FY
2014 data to the Census Bureau on
Friday, January 30, 2015. SEAs are
urged to submit accurate and complete
data by Friday, March 13, 2015, to
facilitate timely processing.
Submissions by SEAs to the Census
Bureau will be analyzed for accuracy
and returned to each SEA for
verification. SEAs must submit all data,
including any revisions to FY 2013 and
FY 2014 data, to the Census Bureau no
later than Friday, August 14, 2015. Any
resubmissions of FY 2013 or FY 2014
data by SEAs in response to requests for
clarification, reconciliation, or other
inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau
must be completed by Tuesday,
September 8, 2015. Between August 14,
2015, and September 8, 2015, SEAs may
also, on their own initiative, resubmit
data to resolve issues not addressed in

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their final submission of NPEFS data by
August 14, 2015. All outstanding data
issues must be reconciled or resolved by
the SEAs, NCES, and the Census Bureau
as soon as possible, but no later than
September 8, 2015.
In order to facilitate timely
submission of data, the Census Bureau
will send reminder notices to SEAs in
May, June, and July of 2015.
Having accurate, consistent, and
timely information is critical to an
efficient and fair Department of
Education (Department) allocation
process and to the NCES statistical
process. To ensure timely distribution of
Federal education funds based on the
best, most accurate data available, the
Department establishes, for program
funding allocation purposes, Friday,
August 14, 2015, as the final date by
which the SEAs must submit data
online using the interactive survey form
on the NPEFS data collection Web site
at: http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs
or ED Form 2447 must be submitted.
Any resubmissions of FY 2013 or FY
2014 data by SEAs in response to
requests for clarification, reconciliation,
or other inquiries by NCES or the
Census Bureau must be completed
through the interactive survey form on
the NPEFS data collection Web site or
ED Form 2447 by Tuesday, September 8,
2015. If an SEA submits revised data
after the final deadline that result in a
lower SPPE figure, the SEA’s allocations
may be adjusted downward, or the
Department may direct the SEA to
return funds. SEAs should be aware that
all of these data are subject to audit and
that, if any inaccuracies are discovered
in the audit process, the Department
may seek recovery of overpayments for
the applicable programs.
Note: The following are important dates in
the data collection process for FY 2014:
January 30, 2015—SEAs can begin to
submit accurate and complete data for FY
2014 and revisions to previously submitted
data for FY 2013.
March 13, 2015—Date by which SEAs are
urged to submit accurate and complete data
for FY 2013 and FY 2014.
August 14, 2015—Mandatory final
submission date for FY 2013 and FY 2014
data to be used for program funding
allocation purposes.
September 8, 2015—Mandatory final
deadline for responses by SEAs to requests
for clarification, reconciliation, or other
inquiries by NCES or the Census Bureau. All
data issues must be resolved.

If an SEA’s submission is received by
the Census Bureau after August 14,
2015, the SEA must show one of the
following as proof that the submission
was mailed on or before that date:
1. A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.

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2. A legible mail receipt with the date
of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal
Service.
3. A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
4. Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary.
If the SEA mails ED Form 2447
through the U.S. Postal Service, the
Secretary does not accept either of the
following as proof of mailing:
1. A private metered postmark.
2. A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, an SEA should check
with its local post office.

Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities may obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to: Mr. Stephen Q. Cornman,
NPEFS Project Director, National Center
for Education Statistics, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education. Telephone: (202) 502–7338
or by email: [email protected].
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
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and the Code of Federal Regulations is
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You may also access documents of the
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Specifically, through the advanced
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the Department.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9543.
Dated: January 20, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education
Sciences.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and Request for OMB
Review and Comment.

AGENCY:
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The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DOE,
Office of Science (SC), has chosen to
leverage the use of Government, Off-theShelf (GOTS) software capabilities to
implement a new consolidated system
called Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS).
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
February 23, 2015. If you anticipate that
you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice,
please advise the DOE Desk Officer at
OMB of your intention to make a
submission as soon as possible. The
Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–
395–4650.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503.
And to Marina Amoroso, Program
Management Specialist, Office of
Information Technology and Services,
Germantown Building; Room E–180,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585–1290, Email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Marina Amoroso by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
section contains the following
information about the information
collection submitted to OMB for review:
(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Portfolio
Analysis and Management System
(PAMS) Submissions for Letter of Intent
(LOI), Pre-proposals, Interagency
Proposals, and DOE National Laboratory
Proposals; System Registration by
External Users. (3) Type of Request:
New collection; (4) Purpose: This new
system is based on the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
Electronic Handbooks software.
Discretionary financial assistance
proposals continue to be collected using
Grants.gov but are imported into PAMS
for use by the program offices. Under
the proposed information collection, an
external interface will be implemented
in PAMS to allow two other types of
proposal submission: DOE National

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Laboratories will be able to submit
proposals for technical work
authorizations directly into PAMS,
while other Federal Agencies will be
able to submit Proposals for interagency
awards directly into PAMS. External
users from all institution types will be
able to submit Solicitation Letters of
Intent and Pre-proposals directly into
PAMS. All applicants, whether they
submitted through Grants.gov or PAMS,
will be able to register with PAMS to
view the proposals that were submitted.
They will also be able to maintain a
minimal amount of information in their
personal profile. The proposed
collection will automate and streamline
the submission, tracking, and
correspondence portions of financial
award pre-review processes. The
information collected will be used by
DOE to select applicants and projects for
financial awards. (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: The following
numbers are calculated using the
average of the number of financial
assistance proposals received in fiscal
year 2006 through fiscal year 2010.
9,920 PAMS registrants, who are to
include 8,000 submitters of lab
proposals, interagency proposals, preproposals, and Letters Of Intent (LOI)
(assuming one person per estimated
submission) and 1,920 reviewers of
proposals submitted through Grants.gov.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: The Office of Science
receives about 1,000 DOE national
laboratory and interagency proposals
per year, based on a five-year average of
estimated submission numbers (fiscal
year 2006 through fiscal year 2010) and
about 7,000 pre-proposals and letters of
intent per year, based on an estimate of
about 200 per solicitation and the
number of solicitations per year (about
35, based on a five-year average between
fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2010);
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: The time it takes to complete a
form depends upon the type of form
being completed. External users will
need to register with PAMS in order to
access the system. It takes
approximately 30 minutes for external
users to complete the forms required to
become a registered PAMS user. Both
LOI and pre-proposal forms take 15
minutes each, whereas completing a
lab/interagency proposal will take about
2 hours. The reviewers require about 1
hour of analysis, per submission. Based
on the annual estimated number of
responses, broken down by DOE
national laboratory, letter of intent and
pre-proposal, the annual estimated time
required for reviewers to complete
analysis or responses and the time

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required for external users to register
with PAMS, the estimated annual
number of burden hours is 10,630.
Total number of unduplicated
respondents: 9,920.
Reports filed per person: 1.
Total annual responses: 9,920.
Total annual burden hours: 10,630.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority
Section 641 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act, codified at 42
U.S.C. 7251, authorizes the DOE to
collect, use, and retain information that
is mandatory for the financial awards
process. All information comes from
proposals, reviews, and reports that are
submitted to the DOE by authorized
external users (i.e., scientists and
research administrators).
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1,
2014.
Marina Amoroso,
Deputy Project Manager for Information
Technology and Services, Office of Science.
[FR Doc. 2015–01163 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am]
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