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transition and postsecondary program, 

to receive Title IV, HEA program 

assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, 

FSEOG, and FWS programs. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4078. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—National Longitudinal 

Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), the U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) publishes this 

notice of a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘National Longitudinal 

Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)’’ (18–13– 

23). 

In 2001, the Department funded the 

NLTS2 to provide a national picture of 

the characteristics, experiences, and 

outcomes of secondary school students 

with disabilities as they complete 

secondary school and transition to 

young adulthood. NLTS2 includes the 

study of a sample of more than 11,000 

youth from the population of 13 through 

16 year olds receiving special education 

services in seventh grade or above in 

December of 2000. The sample is 

nationally representative of the types of 

disabilities, as defined by the 12 Federal 

special education disability categories, 

in this population. 

DATES: The Department seeks comment 

on the new system of records described 

in this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. We 

must receive your comments on the 

proposed routine uses for the system of 

records referenced in this notice on or 

before December 3, 2009. 

The Department filed a report 

describing the new system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

Chair of the House of Representatives 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on October 29, 2009. This system 

of records will become effective at the 

later date of—(1) the expiration of the 

40-day period for OMB review on 

December 8, 2009, unless OMB waives 

10 days of the 40-day review period for 

compelling reasons shown by the 

Department, or (2) December 3, 2009, 

unless the system of records needs to be 

changed as a result of public comment 

or OMB review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the proposed routine uses to Jacquelyn 

Buckley, PhD, National Center for 

Special Education Research, Institute of 

Education Sciences, U.S. Department of 

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, 

NW., room 510C, Washington, DC 

20208–5550. If you prefer to send 

comments through the Internet, use the 

following address:comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘National 

Longitudinal Transition Study-2 

(NLTS2)’’ in the subject line of the 

electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all comments about 

this notice at the U.S. Department of 

Education in room 510C, 555 New 

Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 

Friday of each week except Federal 

holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

aid, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacquelyn Buckley. Telephone number: 

(202) 219–2130. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service 

(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

this section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) 

requires the Department to publish in 

the Federal Register this notice of a new 

system of records maintained by the 

Department. The Department’s 

regulations implementing the Privacy 

Act are contained in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) in part 5b of title 34. 

The Privacy Act applies to 

information about an individual that is 

maintained in a system of records from 

which individually identifying 

information is retrieved by a unique 

identifier associated with each 

individual, such as a name or social 

security number. The information about 

each individual is called a ‘‘record,’’ 

and the system, whether manual or 

computer-based, is called a ‘‘system of 

records.’’ 

The Privacy Act requires each agency 

to publish a system of records notice in 

the Federal Register and to submit, 

whenever the agency publishes a new 

system of records or makes a significant 

change to an established system of 

records, a report to the Administrator of 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB. Each agency is also 

required to send copies of the report to 

the Chair of the House of 

Representatives Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform and the Chair 

of the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister/index.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 
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Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara. 

Dated: October 29, 2009. 

John Q. Easton, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Director of the Institute of 

Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department) 

publishes a notice of a new system of 

records to read as follows: 

SYSTEM NUMBER: 

18–13–23 

SYSTEM NAME: 

National Longitudinal Transition 

Study-2 (NLTS2) 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATIONS: 

(1) SRI International, 333 Ravenswood 

Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025–3493. 

(Contractor) 

(2) Research Triangle Institute (RTI), 

3040 Cornwallis Rd., Ragland Building, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–2194. 

(Subcontractor to SRI) 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE 

SYSTEM: 

The NLTS2 system contains records 

of a sample of more than 11,000 youth 

from the population of 13 through 16 

year olds receiving special education 

services in seventh grade or above in 

December of 2000. The sample is 

nationally representative of the types of 

disabilities, as defined by the 12 Federal 

special education disability categories, 

in this population. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system of records contains 

responses to surveys and interviews 

administered to students, parents, 

guardians, administrators, and teachers. 

The responses may include a student’s 

background and demographic data (e.g., 

ethnicity, primary language spoken in 

the student’s home), educational 

experiences, employment experiences, 

finances, aspirations, plans and goals, 

family variables (e.g., household 

income, number of adults living in the 

household, parental expectations for 

youth to attend postsecondary school), 

school characteristics, school programs, 

classroom experiences, adult services 

and supports, and early adult outcomes 

in employment, education, 

independence, and social domains. 

Records in this system of records also 

may include the student’s achievement 

test scores and high school transcript 

data. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The evaluation being conducted is 

authorized under sections 171(b) and 

173 of the Education Sciences Reform 

Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) 

and 9563) and section 664(e) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1464(e)). 

PURPOSE(S): 

The information contained in the 

records maintained in this system is 

used for the following purpose: 

To describe the critical influences, 

contexts, and educational and post-high 

school experiences for students with 

disabilities as they complete secondary 

education and transition to adulthood. 

Specifically, this study will examine the 

sample group of secondary students in 

special education and: (a) Describe the 

characteristics of these students and 

their households; (b) describe these 

students’ secondary school experiences 

in special education, including their 

experiences in school, school programs, 

related services, and extracurricular 

activities; (c) describe the experiences of 

these students once they leave 

secondary school, including their 

experiences in adult programs and 

services and social activities; (d) 

measure the secondary school and postschool outcomes of these students in the 

education, employment, social, and 

residential domains; and, e) identify 

factors in these students’ secondary 

school and post-school experiences that 

contribute to more positive outcomes. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

The Department may disclose 

information contained in a record in 

this system of records under the routine 

uses listed in this system of records 

without the consent of the individual if 

the disclosure is compatible with the 

purposes for which the record was 

collected. The Department may make 

these disclosures on a case-by-case 

basis, or, if the Department has 

complied with the computer matching 

requirements of the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as 

amended, under a computer matching 

agreement. Any disclosure of 

individually identifiable information 

from a record in this system must also 

comply with the requirements of section 

183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) 

providing for confidentiality standards 

that apply to all collection, reporting 

and publication of data by IES. 

Contract Disclosure. If the Department 

contracts with an entity for the purpose 

of performing any function that requires 

disclosure of records in this system to 

employees of the contractor, the 

Department may disclose the records to 

only those employees. Before entering 

into such a contract, the Department 

will require the contractor to maintain 

Privacy Act safeguards, as required 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m), with respect to 

the records in the system. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING 

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are maintained in a database 

on the contractors’ secure servers and in 

other electronic storage media. 

Respondent name and contact 

information is stored separately from 

the rest of the data collected in this 

system. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are indexed by 

a unique number assigned to each 

individual, which is cross-referenced by 

the individual’s name. Records are 

retrieved by the individual’s name or by 

the unique number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to the records is limited to 

authorized personnel who are briefed 

regarding confidentiality of the data, are 

required to sign a written statement 

attesting to their understanding of the 

significance of the confidentiality 

requirement, and have received 

Department of Education security 

clearances. 

All physical access to the contractor 

and subcontractor sites where this 

system of records is maintained, is 

controlled and monitored by security 

personnel who check each individual 

entering the buildings for his or her 

employee or visitor badge. 

The computer systems employed by 

the contractor and subcontractor offer a 

high degree of resistance to tampering 

and circumvention. Security systems 

limit data access to contract staff on a 

‘‘need to know’’ basis, and control each 

individual user’s ability to access and 

alter records within the system. 

The contractor and subcontractor 

employees who ‘‘maintain’’ (including 

collect, maintain, use, or disseminate) 

data in this system of records must 

comply with the requirements of the 

confidentiality standards in section 183 

of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573). 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

In accordance with Part 3, Item 4.b 

(NC–12–75–1, Item 10b) of the 

Department’s Records Disposition 
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Schedules, records are destroyed upon 

verification of transfer to electronic 

format or upon completion of the report. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Contracting Officer’s Representative 

(COR), National Longitudinal Transition 

Study-2 (NLTS2), National Center for 

Special Education Research, Institute of 

Education Sciences, U.S. Department of 

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20208–5550. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in the 

system of records, contact the system 

manager at the address listed under 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your 

request must meet the requirements of 

the regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to gain access to your 

record in the system of records, contact 

the system manager at the address listed 

under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS. 

Requests should contain your full name, 

address, and telephone number. Your 

request must meet the requirements of 

the regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record regarding you in the system of 

records, contact the system manager at 

the address listed under SYSTEM 

MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your request 

must meet the requirements of the 

regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7, including 

proof of identity. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information maintained in this system 

of records is collected from a variety of 

sources, including parents, guardians, 

teachers, principals, school records, and 

students themselves. Records in this 

system may be collected through 

methods such as: (a) Telephonic 

interviews with parents or guardians of 

students that focus on student and 

family characteristics, non-school 

activities, satisfaction with school 

programs, and activities after high 

school; (b) telephonic interviews or 

written questionnaires from students 

about their experiences and outcomes; 

(c) teacher surveys about classroom 

practices and student performance in 

the classroom; (d) surveys of school 

programs completed by teachers 

knowledgeable about the overall 

program and student performance in a 

broader context (e.g., instructional 

settings that comprise a student’s whole 

experience, vocational education, 

transition planning experiences, and 

accommodations received); (e) surveys 

about the characteristics of the school, 

including aggregate measures of school 

performance to use as supporting data 

for reports; (f) student assessments, 

which involve a direct assessment of the 

student, including measures of the 

student’s reading and math skills, 

vocabulary, science and social studies 

content knowledge, as well as 

interviews with the student about selfconcept and self-determination, or 

alternate assessments completed by a 

knowledgeable adult when students are 

unable to complete a direct assessment 

due to cognitive or behavioral 

limitations; and, (g) student transcripts, 

including courses taken, grades, and 

attendance. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THIS SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of DOE, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

DOE’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

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. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before January 4, 2010. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Mr. Dana V. O’Hara, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EE–2G), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by 

e-mail at Dana.O’Hara@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Mr. Dana V. O’Hara, Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EE–2G), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, 

(202) 586–8063, 

Dana.O’Hara@ee.doe.gov. The 

information collection instrument itself 

is available online at http://www1.eere. 

energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/pdfs/ 

epact_form101.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–5101; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Annual 

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition 

Report for State Government and 

Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets; (3) 

Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: 

The information is required so that DOE 

can determine whether alternative fuel 

provider and State government fleets are 

in compliance with the alternative 

fueled vehicle acquisition mandates of 

sections 501 and 507(o) of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992, as amended, 

(EPACT), whether such fleets should be 

allocated credits under section 508 of 

EPACT, and whether fleets that opted 

into the alternative compliance program 

under section 514 of EPACT are in 

compliance with the applicable 

requirements; (5) Respondents: 

Approximately 300; (6) Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 1,651. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251 et 

seq. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 

2009. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.