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intends to prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) 

Major Rehabilitation Project and Dam 

Safety Modification Study. Herbert 

Hoover Dike is the 143 mile 

embankment surrounding Lake 

Okeechobee in south central Florida. A 

Dam Safety Modification Study has 

been initiated for the HHD and will be 

focused on a system wide risk reduction 

approach as required for safety 

modifications to dams. The purpose of 

the study is to identify risk reduction 

measures that can be implemented to 

reduce risks in the HHD system. 

On July 8 2005, the Jacksonville 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(Corps) issued a Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FSEIS) and Record of Decision for the 

Major Rehabilitation actions proposed 

for Reach One of the HHD. Several 

additional EISs and Environmental 

Assessments (EAs) have been completed 

for Reach One of the HHD, including 

installation of a seepage cutoff wall. The 

EISs for Reach 1A, Reach 1B, 1C, and 

1D, and Reaches 2 and 3 have been 

retracted by notice in the Federal 

Register on February 5, 2013 (78 FR 

8118–8119). Most recently, an EA was 

completed in January 2012 evaluating 

impacts of an Alternative Rehabilitation 

Plan pilot test. The purpose of this pilot 

test, to be constructed in the southern 

portion of the HHD, is to seek lower cost 

solutions supporting the overall risk 

reduction strategy. Information gained 

from the pilot test will be used during 

the Dam Safety Modification Study. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Planning Division, 

Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, 

Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Angela Dunn at (904) 232–2108 or email 

at Angela.E.Dunn@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scoping: 

A scoping letter will be used to invite 

comments from Federal, state, and local 

agencies, affected Indian tribes, and 

other interested private organizations 

and individuals. A scoping meeting will 

be held February 26, 2013 from 6:30 to 

8:30 p.m. at the John Boy Auditorium, 

1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue, 

Clewiston, Florida and February 28, 

2013 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the 

Okeechobee County Health Department 

Auditorium, 1728 Northwest 9th 

Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida. 

Coordination and Public Involvement: 

The Corps will serve as the lead Federal 

agency in the preparation of the Draft 

EIS. The Corps intends to coordinate 

and/or consult with an interagency team 

of Federal, state, and local agencies as 

well as affected Indian Tribes during 

scoping and preparation of the Draft 

EIS. All alternative plans will be 

reviewed under provisions of 

appropriate laws and regulations, 

including but not limited to the 

Endangered Species Act, Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act, Clean Water 

Act, and National Historic Preservation 

Act. The Draft EIS is expected to be 

available for public review early 

summer 2014. 

Dated: February 5, 2013. 

Eric P. Summa, 

Chief, Environmental Branch. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0055] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and approval; Comment Request; DC 

Choice Evaluation 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a reinstatement with change 

of a previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

18, 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–2012–ICCD–0055 

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 

2E105, 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: DC Choice 

Evaluation. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0800. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,057. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,009. 

Abstract: This information collection 

requests clearance approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the collection of data under 

the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of 

the Scholarships for Opportunity and 

Results (SOAR) Act Program. In 

particular, we are requesting approval 

for: (1) parent, student, and principal 

surveys, and (2) records abstraction 

from DC Public School (DCPS), from the 

District of Columbia Public Charter 

School Board, and private school 

administrative files. The study design, 

data collection plan, instruments, and 

levels of burden are consistent with 

forms clearance packages approved by 

OMB for the previous evaluation of this 

program (#1850–0800). 

The Scholarships and Opportunities 

for Results (SOAR) Act H.R. 1473 (Pub. 

L.112–10), signed into law on April 15, 

2011, reauthorized the DC School 

Choice Incentive Act and provided for 

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a five-year continuation of a school 

choice program for low-income 

residents of Washington, DC. The 

program, still titled the Opportunity 

Scholarship Program or OSP, now 

provides scholarships to enable lowincome elementary and secondary 

students to attend private schools in the 

District of Columbia in lieu of the public 

schools already available to them. The 

OSP is operated under a grant from the 

U.S. Department of Education (ED) to 

the DC Children and Youth Investment 

Corporation (the Trust). 

The reauthorization once again 

stipulated that an evaluation of the 

program be conducted ‘‘using the 

strongest possible research design for 

determining the effectiveness’’ of the 

program. ED awarded a contract to 

Westat, and its research partners, 

Pemberton Research and the University 

of California at San Diego to: (1) provide 

technical assistance to the program 

operator, particularly with respect to the 

design and conduct of the lotteries of 

applicants, and (2) conduct an 

evaluation of the impacts of the 

program. 

The foundation of the evaluation will 

be a randomized control trial (RCT) 

comparing outcomes of eligible 

applicants (students and their parents) 

assigned by lottery to receive or not 

receive a scholarship. This design is 

consistent with the requirement for a 

rigorous evaluation as well as the need 

to fairly allocate the scholarships if the 

program is oversubscribed. Because the 

law also specified other kinds of 

comparisons and analyses, the planned 

evaluation study includes both 

quantitative and qualitative 

components. 

Dated: February 11, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03531 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2012–ICCD–0068] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and approval; Comment Request; 

Indian Education Professional 

Development Grants Program: GPRA 

and Service Payback Data Collection 

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; an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

18, 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–2012–ICCD–0068 

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 

2E117, 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: Indian Education 

Professional Development Grants 

Program: GPRA and Service Payback 

Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0698. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,076. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,250. 

Abstract: The Office of Indian 

Education Professional Development 

(OIE PD) Grants program wishes to 

implement (1) a Semi-Annual 

Participant Report (SAPR), (2) a 

Participant Follow-Up Protocol, and (3) 

an Employment Verification survey. The 

information collected through the 

SAPR, the Participant Follow-Up 

Protocol, and the Employment 

Verification Form is necessary to (1) 

assess the performance of the IE PD 

program on its Government Performance 

Results Act (GPRA) measures, (2) 

determine if IE PD participants are 

fulfilling the terms of their service 

payback requirements, and (3) provide 

project-monitoring and compliance 

information to IE PD Grants program 

staff. 

Dated: February 11, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03530 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Federal 

Perkins Loan Program Regulations 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

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 an extension of an existing 

information collection of a previously 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 16, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

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