24736 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 81 / Friday, April 26, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program (DL) 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. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 28, 

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–0015 

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 

2E103, 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: William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0021. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,603,667. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 535,998. 

Abstract: The William D. Ford Federal 

Direct Loan Program regulations cover 

areas of program administration. These 

regulations are in place to minimize 

administrative burden for program 

participants, to determine eligibility for 

and provide program benefits to 

borrowers, and to prevent fraud and 

abuse of program funds to protect the 

taxpayers’ interests. This request is for 

continued approval of reporting and 

recordkeeping related to the 

administrative requirements of the 

Direct Loan program. 

Dated: April 22, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09947 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Savings Performance 

Contracts: Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued a request for 

information (RFI) on April 3, 2013 that 

requested comments and information 

regarding improvements to Energy 

Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs), 

to be submitted by May 3, 2013. In an 

interest to provide additional time for a 

response, this notice extends the 

comment period until May 17, 2013. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

May 17, 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. 


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