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through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Leader, Information Collections 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Adult Education Annual 

Performance and Financial Reports. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 57. 

Burden Hours: 18,240. 

Abstract: This package is seeking 

OMB clearance for: (1) The expiration of 

the current collection, which collects 

States performance and other 

information related to the reporting 

requirements of the Adult Education 

and Family Literacy Act, and (2) to be 

in compliance with the OMB and 

Department requirement on race/ 

ethnicity reporting. 

Requests for 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 3943. 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 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. 

[FR Doc. E9–2470 Filed 2–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 9, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Leader, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or recordkeeping burden. 

OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Leader, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Planning, Evaluation and 

Policy Development 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Act (SDFSCA) State 

Grants Program Study. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 11,825. 

Burden Hours: 5,919. 

Abstract: The collection will allow 

the U.S. Department of Education to: (a) 

Assess the overall quality of activities 

that are being implemented by Safe and 

Drug-Free Schools and Communities 

Act Program grantees and (b) provide 

follow-up data for performance 

measures to meet Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

and the Program Assessment Rating 

Tool (PART) review requirements for 

the Program. The respondents are public 

elementary and secondary school 

personnel, school district personnel, 

and prevention program developers. 

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 3906. 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. 

[FR Doc. E9–2471 Filed 2–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed collection of information that 

DOE is developing for submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 


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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 March 30, 2009. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. Likewise, an interested 

member of the public can view the 

collection of information in Survey 

below or can gain access to it by 

requesting the survey by e-mail from 

Douglas.George@in.doe.gov. Response 

will be provided within 60 days of the 

time of request. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Douglas E. George, IN–10 (Ops), 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, 

Douglas.George@in.doe.gov, Fax: 202– 

586–0342. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection and 

instructions should be directed to: 

Douglas E. George, IN–10 (Ops), 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; or electronically 

via: Douglas.George@in.doe.gov, or To: 

Douglas E. George, IN–10 (Ops), Fax: 

202–586–0342. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. ‘‘New’’; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Office of 

Intelligence Customer Survey; (3) Type 

of Collection: New; Voluntary (4) 

Purpose: To track, on a monthly basis, 

the internal and external organizational 

use of and satisfaction and/or 

dissatisfaction with DOE Office of 

Intelligence and Counterintelligence 

products. It provides senior managers 

with information revealing the relative 

success and utility of DOE intelligence 

products; (5) Estimated annual number 

of respondents: 100; (6) Estimated 

annual number of Burden Hours: 25 

hours for annual estimate cost of $1500 

or less. Estimated cost is based on the 

salaries of personnel providing the 

respondent data; (6) Legal Authority: EO 

12333; EO 13355; the National Strategy 

for Information Sharing (NSIS); ADCI/ 

AP 2000–01 (Strategic Investment Plan 

for Intelligence Community Analysis); 

and U.S. Department of Energy Order 

200.2. 

Survey: The information collection 

request is composed of the attached 

survey. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, 

2009. 

Marie Falkowski, 

Director of Operations, IN–10 (Ops), 

Department of Energy. 

Customer Survey 

Customer Surveys provide valuable 

services to all concerned. Most 

important, though, a good survey serves 

you—the customer—with an insightful 

tool to help produce a better product to 

meet your requirements. Please take a 

few moments to help DOE’s Office of 

Intelligence understand its customer 

and what it can do to serve you better. 

1. As a DOE customer, my 

organization can be identified as 

follows: 

a. DOE internal. 

b. DOE external. 

c. Member of the Intelligence 

Community. 

d. Non-member of the Intelligence 

Community. 

e. Other (explain)llll. 

2. A customer point-of-contact name/ 

phone/email with whom DOE may 

follow up: 

lllllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll. 

3. My organization’s distinctive 

intelligence competencies lie in the 

area(s) of (annotate all that apply): 

a. All-source intelligence. 

b. SIGINT. 

c. IMINT. 

d. HUMINT. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

4. How do you, as the customer, 

define ‘‘success?’’ 

a. By fulfilling my organization’s 

mission requirements. 

b. Through the achievement of formal 

organizational goals and objectives. 

c. By completing all levels of tasking 

in a timely manner. 

d. By not making any critical 

mistakes. 

e. Other: 

llllllllllllllllll. 

5. What do you perceive as the issue 

posing the greatest existing challenge/ 

problem to your organization’s overall 

success: 

a. Insufficient resources (i.e., money, 

manpower, equipment, etc.). 

b. Ineffective policy. 

c. Poor management/leadership. 

d. Insuffucient and/or inaccurate 

intelligence. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

6. What impending change do you see 

becoming the priority in your work 

environment? 

a. Fewer resources (i.e., money, 

manpower, equipment). 

b. New policies. 

c. New or expanded mission. 

d. More and/or improved intelligence. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

7. My organization uses intelligence 

products: 

a. Daily. 

b. Weekly. 

c. Monthly. 

d. Rarely. 

e. Never. 

8. DOE Office of Intelligence products 

are used: 

a. Daily. 

b. Weekly. 

c. Monthly. 

d. Rarely. 

e. Never. 

9. Which of the following DOE 

intelligence products does your 

organization use most frequently? 

a. Bi-Weekly Counterterrorism 

Bulletin. 

b. CI Notes. 

c. Biennial Site Threat Assessments 

from all DOE facilities. 

d. Special Reports. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

10. If you use DOE Office of 

Intelligence products, what would you 

estimate as their percentage of the total 

intelligence products you use? 

a. > 76%. 

b. 51–75%. 

c. 10–50%. 

d. Less than 10%. 

e. DOE Office of Intelligence products 

are not used by my organization. 

11. Why does your organization use 

DOE Office of Intelligence products 

(annotate all that apply)? 

a. Similar missions. 

b. Outstanding product quality. 

c. Product ease of accessability and/or 

dedication to my information 

needs. 

d. They supplement other all-source 

products we use. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

12. How does your organization use 

DOE Office of Intelligence products 

(annotate all that apply): 

a. Operational requirements. 

b. Technical understanding of foreign 

government nuclear and/or energy 

associated systems. 

c. Intelligence analysis. 


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d. To assist in policy formulation. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

13. DOE Office of Intelligence 

products contribute to the solution of 

my organization’s following problems/ 

challenges (annotate all that apply): 

a. Technical understanding of foreign 

government nuclear associated 

systems and new energy 

technologies. 

b. Tracking terrorist pursuit of 

weapons of mass destruction 

(WMD). 

c. Foreign government pursuit, 

fielding and/or proliferation of 

WMD or new energy technologies. 

d. Understanding the role WMD and/ 

or other energy systems may play in 

the formulation of new national 

and/or international policy. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

14. How can DOE’s Office of 

Intelligence make its products easier for 

customer use (please annotate all that 

apply). 

a. Expand its intelligence product line 

(i.e., product types/categories). 

b. Tailor its product line to specific 

customer requirements. 

c. Integrate customer feedback into 

each product. 

d. Ensure all DOE intelligence 

products are readily accessible via 

customer classified and/or 

unclassified IT network portals. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

15. How can DOE’s Office of 

Intelligence expand its services to meet 

your needs (please annotate all that 

apply)? 

a. Define DOE’s key intelligence 

product line. 

b. Determine customer intelligence 

requirements met by DOE’s product 

line. 

c. Support the development and 

enhancement of IC enterprise-wide 

intelligence data standards. 

d. Ensure the resources necessary (i.e., 

programs and budgets) to achieve 

DOE’s intelligence goals and 

objectives. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

16. As a customer of DOE intelligence 

product, what is your primary 

consideration in determining which 

agency’s intelligence product is best 

suited to your needs? 

a. The products are consistently based 

on all-source intelligence. 

b. The product’s objectivity, balance 

and depth of analysis. 

c. Product is written for tailored reuse (i.e., sanitization, wider 

dissemination, etc.) 

d. The product is technically accurate. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

17. As a customer of and/or 

collaborator on DOE intelligence 

products, how much of your 

organization’s total intelligence product 

budget is associated with DOE? 

a. >50%. 

b. 25–50%. 

c. 5–25%. 

d. 5%. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

18. What change(s) should DOE make 

to its intelligence products to increase 

the percentage of your organization’s 

intelligence product budget associated 

with DOE (please annotate all that 

apply)? 

a. More use of all-source analysis. 

b. More product balance and depth of 

analysis. 

c. More products written for tailored 

re-use (i.e., sanitization, wider 

dissemination). 

d. Better technical accuracy. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

19. As a customer or prospective 

customer for DOE intelligence product, 

do you believe our intelligence budget 

is sufficient to produce credible product 

to meet your needs? 

a. Yes. 

b. No. 

c. Don’t Know. 

20. How do DOE’s intelligence 

products compare to similar products of 

other IC members? 

a. Better. 

b. Pretty much the same. 

c. Slightly less comparable. 

d. Not comparable. 

e. Other (please specifiy): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

21. As a customer of DOE intelligence 

products, what do you see as DOE’s 

distinctive competencies (please 

annotate all that apply): 

a. Technical knowledge on nuclear or 

energy issues. 

b. Product balance and depth of 

analysis. 

c. Ability to tailor product to specific 

customer needs. 

d. Product currency and 

responsiveness. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

22. What would make customers lose 

interest DOE intelligence products? 

a. Product technical or other 

inaccuracies. 

b. Shallow analysis. 

c. Failure to focus on its customers’ 

current topics of interest. 

d. Dedicating insufficient resources to 

DOE intelligence products. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

23. How can DOE’s Office of 

Intelligence increase the credibility of 

its intelligence products? 

a. More use of all-source analysis. 

b. More product objectivity, balance 

and depth of analysis. 

c. More products written for tailored 

re-use (i.e., sanitization, wider 

dissemination). 

d. Better technical accuracy. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

24. Which of the following statements 

best describes your overall view of DOE 

intelligence products? 

a. The products meet my mission 

goals and information requirements. 

b. The products are clear, logical, and 

support my analysis and/or 

assessments. 

c. The products helped me make 

good, informed decisions. 

d. The products identified new 

information relevant to my job. 

e. Other (please specify): 

llllllllllllllllll. 

25. Additional comments to help DOE 

improve its intelligence products? 

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllll

llllllllllllllllll. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Notice of Opportunity for Technical 

Assistance (NOTA); Solar America 

Showcases (General) 2009 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for 

Technical Assistance (DE–PS36– 

09GO99021). 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) today gives Notice of Opportunity 


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