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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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www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0012 

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: Federal Perkins 

Loan Program Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0023. 

Type of Review: an extension of an 

existing information collection of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households, State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments, Private Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 23,488,137. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 607,752. 

Abstract: Institutions of higher 

education make Perkins loans. 

Information is necessary in order to 

monitor a school’s due diligence in its 

contact with the borrower regarding 

repayment, billing and collections, 

reimbursement to its Perkins loan 

revolving fund, rehabilitation of 

defaulted loans as well as institutions 

use of third party collections. This 

extension is a request for approval of 

reporting and record-keeping 

requirements contained in the 

regulations related to the administrative 

requirements of the Perkins Loan 

Program. 

Dated: February 11, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03532 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Meetings: State Energy Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a live 

open meeting of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: March 12, 2013, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 

p.m. 

March 13, 2013, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel 

Washington, DC—Crystal City (in the 

Jefferson Room), 300 Army Navy Drive, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, STEAB’s Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To provide 

advice and make recommendations to 

the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Receive in person 

updates and reviews of accomplishment 

of STEAB’s Subcommittee and Task 

Forces, meet with members of DOE’s 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE), discuss new 

initiatives and technologies generated 

by the EERE program areas, explore 

energy financing options, meet with 

senior-level EERE staff to discuss 

strategic planning opportunities, and 

update to the Board on routine business 

matters and other topics of interest. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gil Sperling at the 

address listed above. Requests to make 

oral comments must be received five 

days prior to the meeting; reasonable 

provision will be made to include 

requested topic(s) on the agenda. The 

Chair of the Board is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 90 days on the STEAB 

Web site, www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 8, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03433 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC13–1–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–592); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting the information 

collection, FERC–592 (Standards of 

Conduct for Transmission Provider; and 

Marketing Affiliates of Interstate 

Pipelines), to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review of the 

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