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ED will request data from nominating 

authorities that have evaluated schools 

according to the following categories: 

(1) Environmental impact and energy 

efficiency; (2) health environment; and 

(3) environmental literacy. This 

information will be used at the 

Department to conduct final review to 

ensure schools meet eligibility 

requirements, and meet high collegeand career-ready academic standards, 

and then rate the finalists to select the 

awardees. 

Copies of the information collection 

submission for OMB review may be 

accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain or from the Department’s Web 

site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by 

selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4713. 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 and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30704 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), 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 and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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. 

Dated: November 22, 2011. 

Darrin King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Science 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation 

of Teacher and Leader Evaluation 

Systems. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Once. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 59. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 891. 

Abstract: This information collection 

package requests clearance to recruit 

districts for a study of a performance 

evaluation system for principals and 

teachers. The study will provide 

important implementation and impact 

information on the kinds of performance 

evaluation systems currently discussed 

in Federal policy. Study findings will be 

presented in two reports, one scheduled 

for release in late 2014 and the other in 

late 2015. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4758. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to (202) 401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30696 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Public Meeting of the Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Technical Guidelines 

Development Committee (TGDC) will 

meet in open session on Thursday, 

December 15, 2011 and Friday, 

December 16, 2011 at the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, December 15, 2011, from 

8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Eastern time 

(estimated based on speed of business), 

and Friday, December 16, 2011 from 

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern time 

(estimated based on speed of business). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau 

Drive, Building 101, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899–8900. Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting 

must notify Mary Lou Norris or Angela 

Ellis by c.o.b. Thursday, December 8, 

2011, per instructions under the 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nelson Hastings, NIST Voting Program, 

Information Technology Laboratory, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 

8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930, 

telephone: (301) 975–5237 or 

nelson.hastings@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given 

that the TGDC will meet Thursday, 

December 15, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Eastern time, and Friday, 

December 16, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m., Eastern time. Topics that will 

be discussed at the meeting include 

UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas 

Citizens Absentee Voting Act), Common 

Data Format, Usability and 

Accessibility, and Voluntary Voting 

System Guideline (VVSG) issues. The 

full meeting agenda will be posted in 

advance at http://vote.nist.gov. All 

sessions of this meeting will be open to 

the public. 

The TGDC was established pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. 15361, to act in the public 

interest to assist the Executive Director 

of the Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) in the development of voluntary 

voting system guidelines. Details 

regarding the TGDC’s activities are 

available at http://vote.nist.gov. 

All visitors to the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology site will 

have to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by c.o.b. Thursday, 

December 8, 2011, in order to attend. 

Please submit your name, time of 

arrival, email address and phone 

number to Mary Lou Norris or Angela 

Ellis, and they will provide you with 

instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. 

citizens must also submit their country 

of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, 

and address. Mary Lou Norris’ email 

address is marylou.norris@nist.gov, and 

her phone number is (301) 975–2002. 

Angela Ellis’ email address is 

angela.ellis@nist.gov, and her phone 

number is (301) 975–3881. 

If you are in need of a disability 

accommodation, such as the need for 

Sign Language Interpretation, please 

contact Nelson Hastings by c.o.b. 

Friday, November 25, 2011. Nelson 

Hastings’ contact information is given in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above. 

Members of the public who wish to 

speak at this meeting may send a 

request to participate to Nelson Hastings 

by c.o.b. Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request a place on the agenda. On 

December 15, 2011, approximately 

30 minutes will be reserved for public 

comments at the end of the open 

session. Speaking times will be assigned 

on a first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received, but is likely to be no more 

than 3 to 5 minutes each. Participants 

who are chosen will receive 

confirmation from the contact listed 

above that they were selected by 12 p.m. 

Eastern time on Friday, December 9, 

2011. 

The general public, including those 

who are not selected to speak, may 

submit written comments, which will be 

distributed to TGDC members so long as 

they are received no later than 12 p.m. 

Eastern time on Friday, December 9, 

2011. All comments will also be posted 

on http://vote.nist.gov. 

Mark A. Robbins, 

General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30856 Filed 11–25–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability (OE), U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability has 

submitted the form OE–417 ‘‘Electric 

Emergency Incident and Disturbance 

Report’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and a 

three-year extension under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The OE–417 is used to 

report electric emergency incidents and 

disturbances to the DOE. The Form OE– 

417 reports will enable the DOE to 

monitor electric emergency incidents 

and disturbances in the United States 

(including all 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin 

Islands, and the U.S. Territories) so that 

the Government may help prevent the 

physical or virtual disruption of the 

operation of any critical infrastructure. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

December 29, 2011. 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 OMB Desk Officer 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 1012, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503, (202) 395–4650. 

And to: 

Brian Copeland, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability (Attn: 

Comments on OE–417 Electric 

Emergency Incident and Disturbance 

Report), OE–30, Forrestal Building, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Washington, DC 

20585, Brian.Copeland@hq.doe.gov, 

(202) 586–1178. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Brian Copeland. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1901–0288; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Electric 

Emergency Incident and Disturbance 

Report; (3) Type of Review: Revision 

and three-year extension; (4) Purpose: 

Form OE–417 collects information on 

electric emergency incidents and 

disturbances for DOE’s use in fulfilling 

its overall national security and other 

energy management responsibilities. 

The information will also be used by 

DOE for analytical purposes. All electric 

utilities, including those that operate 

Control Area Operator functions and 

Reliability Authority functions, will be 

required to supply information when an 

incident or disturbance meets a 

reporting threshold. Since the presurvey consultation notice was 

published, Federal Register notice 76 

FR 35867, in line 11, the boxes entitled 

‘‘Physical’’ and ‘‘Cyber’’ have been 

changed to ‘‘Physical Attack’’ and 

‘‘Cyber Event.’’; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 3.276; (6) 

Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 300; (7) Annual Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 7,227; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13 of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, 

codified at 15 U.S.C. 772. 

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