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Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 350 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 8,750 

Abstract: The Child Care Access 

Means Parents In School (CCAMPIS) 

Application requests information from 

applicants during the competitive 

phase. The information collected is 

reviewed by non-federal reviewers to 

determine which applicants meet the 

eligibility criteria to be awarded funds 

under the CCAMPIS program to assist 

awardees with subsidizing the child 

care fees of qualifying student-parents 

enrolled at the awarded institution. 

Dated: March 29, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07756 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Survey 

on the Use of Funds under Title II, Part 

A: Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants—State-Level Activity Funds 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

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 June 3, 

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–0040 

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 

2E115, 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: Survey on the Use 

of Funds under Title II, Part A: 

Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants—State-Level Activity Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–New. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 260. 

Abstract: The reauthorized 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act (ESEA) places a major emphasis on 

teacher quality as a significant factor in 

improving student achievement. Under 

ESEA, Title II, Part A provides funds to 

states (SEAs) and school districts (LEAs) 

to conduct a variety of teacher-related 

reform activities. ESEA funds can be 

used for a variety of teacher quality 

activities in any subject area. Although 

the majority of funds are provided to 

LEAs, allowable SEA uses of funds 

include: Reforming teacher and 

principal certification (including 

recertification) and licensure to ensure 

that teachers have the necessary subjectmatter knowledge and teaching skills in 

the subjects they teach; and providing 

support to teachers and principals 

through programs such as teacher 

mentoring, team teaching, reduced class 

schedules, intensive professional 

development, and using standards or 

assessments to guide beginning 

teachers; and carrying out programs to 

establish, expand, or improve 

alternative routes for state certification 

for teachers and principals (especially 

in mathematics and science) that will 

encourage highly qualified individuals 

with at least a baccalaureate degree; and 

developing and implementing effective 

mechanisms that help LEAs and schools 

recruit and retain highly qualified 

teachers, principals, and pupil services 

personnel; and reforming tenure 

systems, implementing teacher testing 

for subject-matter knowledge, and 

implementing teacher testing for state 

certification or licensure, consistent 

with Title II of the Higher Education 

Act. 

Dated: March 28, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07760 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Savings Performance 

Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) seeks comments and 

information regarding improvements to 

Energy Savings Performance Contracts 

(ESPCs). ESPCs allow Federal agencies 

to implement energy savings projects 

where the up-front capital cost is 

financed by an Energy Services 

Company (ESCO), who is then repaid 

from the agency’s energy savings over a 

period of up to 25 years. The DOE 

Federal Energy Management Program 

(FEMP) is the lead agency program for 

providing implementing rules and 

policies regarding ESPCs. DOE FEMP 

strives to continuously improve the 

ESPC processes it is has implemented 

since 1996. DOE is publishing this RFI 

to obtain ideas and input from ESPC 

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stakeholders and other interested 

persons to facilitate further 

improvements to ESPCs. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

May 3, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods. Your response 

should be in the form of a Word 

document, or a compatible format. 

1. Email: to femp@go.doe.gov. Include 

‘‘ESPC Comments’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

2. Mail: Mr. Randy Jones, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., 

Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720) 

356–1667, Email: 

randy.jones@go.doe.gov. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Randy Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 

80401, Telephone: (720) 356–1667, 

Email: randy.jones@go.doe.gov, or Ms. 

Michella Hill, Contracting Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., 

Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720) 

356–1489, Email: 

michella.hill@go.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Energy Management Program 

(FEMP), within the DOE Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), provides services, tools, 

and expertise to Federal agencies to 

help them achieve their legislated and 

executive-ordered energy, greenhouse 

gas, and water goals. These are 

delivered through project, technical, 

and program services. One of FEMP’s 

major services is to support Federal 

agencies in identifying, obtaining, and 

implementing project funding for energy 

projects through the use of ESPCs. 

ESPCs allow Federal agencies to 

accomplish energy savings projects 

without up-front capital costs. In an 

ESPC, a Federal agency contracts with 

an ESCO, following a comprehensive 

energy audit conducted by the ESCO of 

a Federal facility to identify 

improvements to save energy. In 

consultation with the Federal agency, 

the ESCO designs and constructs a 

project that meets the agency’s needs 

and arranges the necessary funding. The 

ESCO guarantees that the improvements 

will generate energy cost savings 

sufficient to pay for the project over the 

term of the contract. After the contract 

ends, all additional cost savings accrue 

to the agency. Contract terms up to 25 

years are allowed. 

Under the ESPC statutes, DOE is 

required to develop methods and 

procedures for Federal agencies to 

implement the use of energy savings 

performance contracting. On April 10, 

1995, DOE established the 

implementing procedures and 

regulations for ESPCs at 10 CFR part 

436, Subpart B. (See, 60 FR 18334.) 

To facilitate and accelerate the use of 

ESPCs, DOE has issued IndefiniteDelivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) 

contracts designed to make ESPCs as 

practical and cost-effective as possible 

for use by Federal agencies. DOE 

awarded these ‘‘umbrella’’ contracts to 

ESCOs based on their ability to meet 

terms and conditions established in 

IDIQ contracts, and consistent with the 

ESPC regulations. DOE IDIQ contracts 

can be used by Federal agencies to 

achieve energy savings for any 

Federally-owned facility worldwide, by 

awarding Task Orders for ESPC projects 

at their facilities. 

Since the inception of DOE’s IDIQ 

contracts in 1996, numerous Federal 

agencies have used them to award more 

than 280 ESPC projects throughout the 

Federal government. More than $2.71 

billion has been invested in Federal 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

improvements. These improvements 

have resulted in more than 347.5 trillion 

Btu life-cycle energy savings and more 

than $7.18 billion of cumulative energy 

cost savings for the Federal 

Government. 

While FEMP has provided 

implementing rules and policies 

regarding ESPCs, its efforts to promote 

and improve ESPC projects have been 

primarily through the DOE IDIQ 

contract vehicle. Over the course of the 

last 15 years, FEMP has continuously 

improved the ESPC IDIQ contract in 

many key areas, including contractor 

selection procedures, scope definition, 

Measurement and Verification (M&V), 

financing procurement, and definition 

of risk and responsibilities. 

More detailed background and 

specifics of the current FEMP ESPC 

program can be found at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/ 

espcs.html. 

More detailed information about the 

IDIQ contracts, FEMP’s primary vehicle 

for implementation of ESPCs, including 

a generic version of the current contract, 

can be found at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/ 

espcs_resources.html. 

More detailed information about the 

new FEMP streamlined ESPC ENABLE 

program for smaller facilities can be 

found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

femp/financing/espc_enable.html. 

Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Information: 

This request for information is issued 

to solicit input on further potential 

improvements to ESPCs, with emphasis 

on improvements to the FEMP IDIQ 

contracts. Specifically, FEMP is 

interested in obtaining ideas and 

information in the following areas: 

Speed to Award 

• Decreasing the time from the point 

an agency decides to go forward (Issues 

Notice of Opportunity (NOO), Request 

for Proposals (RFP), etc.) to the time of 

award. 

Æ Process improvements and 

simplifications, while maintaining 

technical and project management 

integrity. 

Æ Addressing internal agency policies 

and processes to speed up key reviews, 

approvals, and decisions. 

ESPC IDIQ Contract Improvements 

• Opportunities and benefits relating 

to greater standardization of contract 

processes, terms and conditions across 

the Government. 

• Comments on current IDIQ 

processes that allow contractor selection 

based on ESCO qualifications only, 

without the submission of a price 

proposal. 

• Comments on structuring an ESPC 

IDIQ Contract so that new contractors 

may be added during the life of the 

contract based on meeting the same 

qualification criteria as specified in the 

original solicitation. 

• Comments on a potential process 

where the technical criterion to receive 

an IDIQ ESPC contract from DOE are 

based partially or fully on meeting 

requirements of an impartial, national 

ESCO certification program. 

• Comments on structuring an ESPC 

IDIQ Contract so that contractors can be 

removed during the life of the contract 

based on conditions specified in the 

IDIQ such as non-performance or lack of 

participation. 

• Improvement of deliverables 

content and format (Investment Grade 

Audit, Commissioning Plans and 

Reports, Measurement and Verification 

Plans and Reports, etc.). 

Increasing the Certainty of Energy 

Savings Persistence 

• Improvements to Measurement and 

Verification methodologies, to achieve 

and maintain the greatest assurance of 

energy savings at the least cost. 

Approaches To Encourage Innovative or 

Underutilized Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy Technologies 

• Approaches to increase confidence 

in investing in technologies with good 

potential but little implementation 

experience. 

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• Approaches to incentivize ESCOs to 

propose innovative or underutilized 

technologies. 

Potential Improvements to the FEMP 

streamlined ENABLE Program for 

Smaller Facilities 

• Improvements to the technical tools 

and contract templates that support 

project development and execution. 

• Feedback on the process that is 

required by GSA Schedule 84, Special 

Identification Number 246–53 and use 

of the Schedule ordering process in 

general. 

Disclaimer and Important Notes 

This is an RFI issued solely for 

information and program planning 

purposes; this RFI does not constitute a 

formal solicitation for proposals or 

abstracts. Your response to this notice 

will be treated as information only. DOE 

will not provide reimbursement for 

costs incurred in responding to this RFI. 

Respondents are advised that DOE is 

under no obligation to acknowledge 

receipt of the information received or 

provide feedback to respondents with 

respect to any information submitted 

under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do 

not bind DOE to any further actions 

related to this topic. 

Confidential Business Information 

In accordance with 10 CFR 1004.11, 

any person submitting information he or 

she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit via email, postal mail, or 

hand delivery/courier two well-marked 

copies: One copy of the document 

marked confidential including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

non-confidential with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in a public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28, 

2013. 

Timothy Unruh, 

Program Manager, Federal Energy 

Management Program. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07709 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2619–022] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Shoreline 

Management Plan. 

b. Project No: 2619–022. 

c. Date Filed: August 13, 2012 and 

supplemented January 10 and March 26, 

2013. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Mission 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The Mission 

Hydroelectric Project is located on the 

Hiwassee River in Clay and Cherokee 

Counties, North Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Dennis 

Whitaker, Duke Energy—Lake Services, 

526 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC, 28202, 

(704) 382–1594. 

i. FERC Contact: Mary Karwoski at 

(202) 502–6543, or email: 

mary.karwoski @ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: April 

29, 2013. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlinesSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Please include the project 

number (p–2619–022) on any 

comments, motions, or 

recommendations filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. Description of Request: As required 

by article 407 of the July 22, 2011 

license, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 

requests Commission approval of a 

proposed shoreline management plan 

(SMP) for the project. The SMP defines 

shoreline management classifications 

for the shorelines within the project 

boundary, identifies allowable and 

prohibited uses within the shoreline 

areas, and describes the shoreline use 

permitting process. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field (P–2619–022) 

to access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 1– 

866–208–3676 or email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. Agencies may obtain copies of 

the application directly from the 

applicant. 

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