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academic and other requisite skills 

necessary for acceptance and success in 

a program of postsecondary education. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 9, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@

ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

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 04839. 

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 and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: Application for 

Grants under the Veterans Upward 

Bound Program. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 135. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,606. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is requesting a new 

application package for grants under the 

VUB program. The previous package 

was part of the regular Upward Bound 

Program (UB) (OMB No. 1840–0550) 

package. The regular UB program 

provides federal grants for three types of 

projects: Regular UB, VUB, and Upward 

Bound Math and Science. However, 

each project has a separate collection; 

therefore, we are requesting a new 

application package. The Department is 

requesting a new application because of 

the implementation of the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act revisions to 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, the authorizing statute for the 

program. This application will be used 

to award new grants and collect data 

under the VUB program. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8397 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. 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 

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 June 8, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to James R. Brodrick, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 or by email at 

James.Brodrick@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to James R. Brodrick, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 or by email at 

James.Brodrick@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Bright 

Tomorrow Lighting Competition (L 

Prize®): Field Assessment and Post 

Prize Monitoring; (3) Type of Request: 

New; (4) Purpose: The Bright Tomorrow 

Lighting Competition was authorized in 

the Energy Independence and Security 

Act of 2007 (EISA), Subtitle E, Section 

655, to encourage development and 

deployment of highly energy efficient 

solid-state lighting (SSL) products to 

replace several of the most common 

lighting products currently used in the 

United States. Field assessments 

contribute to the evaluation of L Prize 

entries in a wide range of lighting 

applications. The field assessments 

evaluate energy use of the installed 

product, the lighting system 

performance compared to the existing 

technology, and user feedback. The 

objective of field testing is to obtain 

installation data and user acceptance, in 

order to evaluate the product and 

determine its potential to be declared a 

winner. Additionally, DOE plans to 

monitor the impact of the L Prize 

competition through post-prize 

monitoring of incentive programs, 

educational campaigns, and retail 


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promotions. This monitoring will 

include measuring the number of 

customers reached, bulbs sold, energy 

savings, and other tangible benefits; (5) 

Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 526; (6) Annual Estimated 

Number of Total Responses: 526; (7) 

Annual Estimated Number of Burden 

Hours: 115; (8) Annual Estimated 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 17243. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8471 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Number: EERE–2011–BT–NOA– 

0065] 

Request for Information (RFI) 

Regarding Miscellaneous Residential 

and Commercial Electrical Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of re-opening of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the period for submitting comments on 

the RFI Regarding Miscellaneous 

Residential and Commercial Electrical 

Equipment is re-opened until April 17, 

2012. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the RFI 

received no later than April 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments in writing, identified 

by docket number EERE–2011–BT– 

NOA–0065 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: MEL-RFI-2011-NOA0065@ee.doe.gov. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Request for Information on 

Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment, 

EERE–2011–BT–NOA–0065. 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., 6th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

9870. Email: 

Jeremy.Dommu@ee.doe.gov. In the office 

of General Counsel, Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–7796. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 24, 2012, DOE published a 

Request for Information (RFI) in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 3461) to request 

information regarding the energy use 

and energy efficiency potential of 

miscellaneous residential and 

commercial electrical equipment. The 

RFI provided for the submission of 

comments by March 26, 2012. DOE has 

received notice from several 

stakeholders that they wish to provide 

comments, but were unable to meet the 

initial deadline. In order to ensure that 

this input is reviewed and accepted, 

DOE has determined that a re-opening 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate and hereby re-opens the 

comment period. DOE will consider any 

comments received by April 17, 2012 

and deems any comments received 

between March 26, 2012 and April 17, 

2012 to be timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8466 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2146–136] 

Alabama Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

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: Non-Project Use 

of Project Lands and Waters. 

b. Project No: 2146–136. 

c. Date Filed: March 1, 2012 and 

supplemented on March 28, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Alabama Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Coosa River 

Project. 

f. Location: At the Lake Point 

Development, on the Choccolocco Creek 

section of Logan Martin Lake, in 

Talladega County, Alabama. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: David K. 

Anderson, Alabama Power Company, 

600 18th Street North, Birmingham, AL 

35203, Phone: (205) 257–1398, email: 

dkanders@southernco.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Lorance Yates at 

(678) 245–3084; or email: 

lorance.yates@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: May 

3, 2012. 

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 

FERCOnlineSupport@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–2146–136) on any 

comments, motions, or 

recommendations filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 


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