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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: Annual Performance Reporting (APR) System for NIDRR Grantees (RERCs, RRTCS, FIPs, ARRTs, DBTAC, DRRPs).

OMB Control Number: 1820–0675. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 266.

Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 13,832.

Abstract: The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the Department of Education requests an extension of the Annual Performance Reporting (APR) System for NIDRR Grantees (RERCs, RRTCS, FIPs, ARRTs, DBTAC, DRRPs) 1820– 0695. These APRs are collected by the Department to facilitate program planning and management; respond to Education Department General Administrative Regulations requirements; and reporting requirements under the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (P.L. 103–62) for these ten NIDRR grant programs: Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTCs); Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); Field Initiated Research Projects (FIPs); Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects (ARRTs); Model Systems (including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and burn centers); Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); Knowledge Translation (KT) Projects; ADA National Network Centers (ADAs); Small Business Innovation Research Projects (SBIR) grantees (Phase 2 only) and Research Fellowships Program (RFP).

Dated: June 17, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

[FR Doc. 2013–14786 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION** 

**[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0049]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of**  **Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request;**  **Study of the Delivery of Services**
**Under the State Vocational Rehabilitation Grants Program** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Education (ED), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  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 July 22,

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–0049 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 2E117,Washington, DC 20202–4537.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Electronically mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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: Study of the Delivery of Services under the State
Vocational Rehabilitation Grants Program.

OMB Control Number: 1820—NEW. Type of Review: New collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 83.

Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 212.

Abstract: The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program provides a wide range of services to help individuals with disabilities to prepare for and engage in gainful employment. Eligible individuals are those who have a physical or mental impairment that results in a substantial impediment to employment, who can benefit from VR services for employment, and who require VR services. If a State is unable to serve all eligible individuals, priority must be given to serving individuals with the most significant disabilities.The program is funded through formulabased grants awarded by the
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) to State VR agencies receive funding from the basic Title I formula grant program. The Rehabilitation Act Title I formula grant program provides funds to VR agencies to help individuals with disabilities prepare for and engage in gainful employment consistent with their strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice through such supports as counseling, medical, and psychological services, job training, and
other individualized services.

RSA proposes to conduct a national survey of all 80 state VR agencies. RSA seeks to evaluate how State VR agencies
deliver services for individuals with disabilities, how and to what extent state VR agencies work with partner agencies or programs to deliver services, and to review program outcomes and their associated costs, including identifying cost effective practices for serving specific target populations. RSA will address the following objectives: Determine the methods and practices used by State VR agencies in delivering services to individuals with disabilities,


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including optimal patterns of delivery in serving specific populations; determine how, and to what extent, State VR agencies work with partner agencies or programs to deliver services; and examine program outcomes and their associated costs, including identifying cost effective practices for serving specific target populations.

Dated: June 17, 2013. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

[FR Doc. 2013–14785 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact**  **Statement for Engineered High Energy Crop Programs, Southeastern United** 
**States**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy (DOE).

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct public scoping meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA–E) announces its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and conduct public scoping meetings to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of DOE’s proposed action to implement one or more programs to catalyze the development and demonstration of engineered high energy crops (EHECs). EHECs are agriculturally-viable photosynthetic species containing genetic material that has been intentionally introduced through biotechnology, interspecific hybridization, or other engineering processes (excluding processes that
occur in nature without human intervention), and specifically engineered to produce more energy per acre by producing fuel molecules that can be introduced easily into existing energy infrastructure.

EHECs include those being developed under the ARPA–E Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO) program. A main component of the proposed EHEC programs would be providing financial
assistance for field trials to evaluate the performance of EHECs. Confined field trials may range in size and could include development-scale (up to 5 acres), pilot-scale (up to 250 acres), or demonstration-scale (up to 15,000 acres). All necessary permits, such as from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), would be obtained before initiating
confined field trials. This PEIS will assess the potential environmental impacts of such confined field trials in
the southeastern United States.

**DATES :**  DOE invites comments on the proposed scope of this PEIS from all interested parties. The scoping period for this PEIS starts with the publication of this notice and continues through July 22, 2013. DOE will consider all comments submitted electronically or postmarked by July 22, 2013. Comments
submitted after this date will be considered to the extent practicable.

DOE will conduct scoping meetings to solicit input on the issues, concerns,
and alternatives of the PEIS. Poster
sessions will be hosted at each location from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m., followed by an open forum to receive comments from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The scoping meetings
will be held:

• July 9, 2013—Lexington Convention

Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY

• July 10, 2013—Mississippi e-Center at

Jackson State University (Convention Hall), 1230 Raymond Road, Jackson,

MS

• July 11, 2013—Raleigh Convention

Center, 500 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC

DOE will also host one web-based meeting on July 17, 2013 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Details regarding the scoping meetings,including how to participate in the webbased meeting, are provided under

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** and on the
PEIS Web site: http://engineeredhigh energycropsPEIS.com.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments may be submitted by any of the following
methods:

• PEIS Web site: http://engineered highenergycropsPEIS.com.

• Email: comments@engineeredhigh energycropsPEIS.com.

• Mail: Dr. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, ARPA–E, U.S. Department of Energy, ATTN: EHEC PEIS, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop-950–8043, Washington, DC

20585. Note: Comments submitted by U.S. Postal Service may be delayed by mail screening.

This Notice of Intent (NOI), the Draft PEIS, and the Final PEIS will be posted
on the DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Web site at http:// energy.gov/nepa. These documents and additional materials relating to this PEIS
will also be available on the PEIS Web site at: http://engineeredhighenergy cropsPEIS.com.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For
more information on the PEIS or to be added to the PEIS distribution list, contact Dr. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, by one of the methods
described in the **ADDRESSES** section, or by telephone at (202) 287–5453.

For general information on the DOE NEPA process, contact Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or telephone at (202) 586–4600, voicemail at (800) 472–2756, or email at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact (800) 877–8339.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The EHEC PEIS (DOE/EIS–0481) is being prepared
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) requirements, the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE’s NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021).

DOE has prepared this NOI to inform interested parties of the planned PEIS and scoping meetings, and to invite public comments on the proposed action, reasonable alternatives for program implementation, and the range
of environmental issues to be
considered in the PEIS. DOE will
consult with interested American Indian Tribes and federal, state, regional and local agencies during preparation of the PEIS. In addition, DOE invites agencies with jurisdiction by law or special expertise to participate as cooperating agencies in the preparation of this PEIS.

Background

DOE’s mission and strategic goals include promoting U.S. energy security by providing reliable, clean, and affordable energy and strengthening U.S. technological leadership and economic competitiveness through
advancements in science and technology. ARPA–E’s goals include enhancing U.S. economic and energy security through the development of advanced energy technologies that reduce imports of foreign oil, reduce energy-related emissions, and ensure that the U.S. maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies. A core aspect of ARPA–E’s mission is to expedite the timeline for bringing technologies to market. The proposed