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received after this date may not be 

provided to the subcommittee until its 

next meeting. 

The Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer will review all comments timely 

submitted with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, and ensure the comments 

are provided to all members of the 

subcommittee before the meeting. After 

reviewing any written comments 

submitted, the subcommittee 

Chairperson and the Alternate 

Designated Federal Official may choose 

to invite certain submitters to present 

their comments verbally during the 

open portion of this meeting or at a 

future meeting. The Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for submitters to present 

their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03238 Filed 2–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery; Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Arlington National Cemetery is an 

independent Federal advisory 

committee chartered to provide the 

Secretary of Defense, through the 

Secretary of the Army, independent 

advice and recommendations on 

Arlington National Cemetery, including, 

but not limited to cemetery 

administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. The Committee is 

comprised of no more than nine (9) 

members. Subject to the approval of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

the Army appoints no more than seven 

(7) of these members. The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit nominations from 

a wide range of highly qualified persons 

to be considered for appointment to the 

Committee. Nominees may be appointed 

as members of the Committee and its 

sub-committees for terms of service 

ranging from one to four years. This 

notice solicits nominations to fill 

Committee membership vacancies that 

may occur through July 20, 2016. 

Nominees must be preeminent 

authorities in their respective fields of 

interest or expertise. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received at the address below no later 

than March 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit a resume and for consideration 

by the Department of the Army to the 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer 

at the following address: Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), Arlington 

National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 

22211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal 

Officer, by email at renea.c.yates.civ@

mail.mil or by telephone 703–614–1248. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery was established 

pursuant to Title 10, United States 

Code, Section 4723. The selection, 

service and appointment of members of 

the Committee are covered by the 

Committee Charter, available on the 

Arlington National Cemetery Web site 

www.arlingtoncemtery.mil/AboutUs/

Charter.aspx. The substance of these 

provisions of the Charter is as follows: 

a. Selection. The Committee Charter 

provides that the Committee shall be 

comprised of no more than nine 

members, all of whom are preeminent 

authorities in their respective fields of 

interest or expertise. Of these, no more 

than seven members are nominated by 

the Secretary of the Army. 

By direction of the Secretary of the 

Army, all resumes submitted in 

response to this notice will be presented 

to and reviewed by a panel of three 

senior Army leaders. Potential nominees 

shall be prioritized after review and 

consideration of their resumes for: 

Demonstrated technical/professional 

expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of 

interest or expertise; potential 

contribution to membership balance in 

terms of the points of view represented 

and the functions to be performed; 

potential organizational and financial 

conflicts of interest; commitment to our 

Nation’s veterans and their families; and 

published points of view relevant to the 

objectives of the Committee. The panel 

will provide the DFO with a prioritized 

list of potential nominees for 

consideration by the Executive Director, 

Army National Military Cemeteries, in 

making an initial recommendation to 

the Secretary of the Army. The 

Executive Director, Army National 

Military Cemeteries; the Secretary of the 

Army; and the Secretary of Defense are 

not limited or bound by the 

recommendations of the Army senior 

leader panel. Sources in addition to this 

Federal Register notice may be utilized 

in the solicitation and selection of 

nominations. 

b. Service. The Secretary of Defense 

may approve the appointment of a 

Committee member for a one-to-four 

year term of service; however, no 

member, unless authorized by the 

Secretary of Defense, may serve on the 

Committee or authorized subcommittee 

for more than two consecutive terms of 

service. The Secretary of the Army shall 

designate the Committee Co-Chairs from 

the total Advisory Committee 

membership. The Committee meets at 

the call of the DFO, in consultation with 

the Committee Co-Chairs. It is estimated 

that the Committee meets four times per 

year. 

c. Appointment. The operations of the 

Committee and the appointment of 

members are subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended) and departmental 

implementing regulations, including 

Department of Defense Instruction 

5105.04, Department of Defense Federal 

Advisory Committee Management 

Program, available at http://

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/

510504p.pdf. Appointed members who 

are not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal officers or employees shall be 

appointed as experts and consultants 

under the authority of Title 5, United 

States Code, Section 3109 and shall 

serve as special government employees. 

Committee members appointed as 

special government employees shall 

serve without compensation except that 

travel and per diem expenses associated 

with official Committee activities are 

reimbursable. 

Additional information about the 

Committee is available on the Internet 

at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/

AboutUs/Advisory.aspx. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03236 Filed 2–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; ED–524 

Budget Information Non-Construction 

Programs Form and Instructions 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Office of the Secretary/Office of the 

Deputy Secretary (OS). 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: 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 April 14, 

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–2014–ICCD–0016 

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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Stephanie 

Valentine, 202–401–0526 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: ED–524 Budget 

Information Non-Construction Programs 

Form and Instructions. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0008. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,400. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 94,500. 

Abstract: The ED–524 form and 

instructions are included in U.S. 

Department of Education discretionary 

grant application packages and are 

needed in order for applicants to submit 

summary-level budget data by budget 

category, as well as a detailed budget 

narrative, to request and justify their 

proposed grant budgets which are part 

of their grant applications. 

Dated: February 10, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03144 Filed 2–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research—Research 

Fellowships Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Research Fellowships Program Notice 

inviting applications for new awards for 

fiscal year (FY) 2014. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133F–1. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: February 13, 

2014. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

March 6, 2014. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 14, 2014. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Research Fellowships Program is to 

build research capacity by providing 

support to highly qualified individuals, 

including those who are individuals 

with disabilities, to conduct research on 

the rehabilitation of individuals with 

disabilities. 

Fellows must conduct original 

research in an area authorized by 

section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended. Section 204 

authorizes research, demonstration 

projects, training, and related activities, 

the purposes of which are to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency, of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most significant disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Act. 

Note: An applicant should consult NIDRR’s 

Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013–2017 

(78 FR 20299, April 4, 2013) (the Plan) when 

preparing its application. The Plan is 

organized around the following outcome 

domains: (1) Community living and 

participation; (2) health and function; and (3) 

employment and can be accessed on the 

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

about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html. 

Priority: The Research Fellowships 

Program permits two types of 

fellowships, Distinguished and Merit. 

At this time, NIDRR is choosing to fund 

Merit Fellowships. Under the Merit 

Fellowship competition, we are 

particularly interested in applications 

that address the following priority. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2014, this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

The Secretary is particularly 

interested in applications from eligible 

applicants who are individuals with 

disabilities. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR 75.60 and 75.61, and parts 77, 

81, 82, 84, and 97. (b) The Education 

Department suspension and debarment 

regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The 

regulations for this program in 34 CFR 

part 356. (d) The regulations in 34 CFR 

350.51 and 350.52. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 


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