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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Experimental Sites Data Collection 

Instrument 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Federal Student Aid (FSA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

proposing a new 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–0038 

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: Experimental Sites 

Data Collection Instrument. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW. 

Type of Review: a new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 25. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 275. 

Abstract: This data collection 

instrument will be used to collect 

specific information/performance data 

for analysis of the experiments. This 

effort will assist the Department in 

obtaining and compiling information to 

help determine change in the 

administration and delivery of Title IV 

programs. Institutions volunteer to 

become an experimental site to provide 

recommendations on the impact and 

effectiveness of proposed regulations or 

new management initiatives. 

Dated: March 21, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Guidelines for Home Energy 

Professionals: Standard Work 

Specifications for Single Family 

Energy Upgrades 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE) is making 

final content available for the 

Guidelines for Home Energy 

Professionals: Standard Work 

Specifications for Single Family Energy 

Upgrades (SWS). This content is a set of 

recommended work specifications 

applicable to energy efficiency retrofits 

of single family homes. These 

specifications are intended as a resource 

for any organization, company or 

individual involved in energy efficiency 

retrofits of residential homes. Draft 

versions of the SWS were made 

available for public comment on 

November 9, 2010 (75 FR 68781) and on 

March 29, 2012 (77 FR 19008). The 

comment period for the March 29, 2011 

draft was extended through a notice 

issued on April 18, 2012 (77 FR 23238). 

ADDRESSES: The SWS content can be 

found at: www.wip.energy.gov/pdfs/ 

sws_singlefamily.pdf. The Comment 

Report with responses to each comment 

received as well as revisions made to 

the text of the SWS can be found at 

Regulations.gov under docket ID# 

EERE–2012–WE–0042 or via direct link: 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;dct=FR%252BPR%252BN%25

2BO%252BSR%252BPS;rpp=25;po=0;

D=EERE–2012–WE–0042 as well as: 

http://nrel.pnnl.gov/forum.php. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Olsen, Weatherization and 

Intergovernmental Programs, Mailstop 

EE–2K, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone 

number: (202) 287–1813. Email: 

Joshua.Olsen@ee.doe.gov. 

For legal questions: Christopher 

Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal 

Building, GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

Phone number: (202) 586–1777. Email: 

christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

EERE through the National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory is developing 

voluntary work specifications for the 

work involved in home energy 

upgrades. This content builds upon the 

considerable body of material already in 

circulation and the cumulative 

knowledge gathered throughout the 30- 

year history of the Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) and broader 

home performance industry. 

The development of the SWS is 

supported by the WAP Training and 

Technical Assistance Plan (T&TA). The 

process of developing the SWS has 

involved participation by numerous 

stakeholders, including WAP 

practitioners and trainers, home 

performance contractors, building 

scientists, organized labor, healthy 

homes and worker safety experts, and 

other professionals in the building 

trades and throughout the retrofit 

industry. On November 9, 2010, EERE 

issued a notice requesting public 

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comment on a draft version of the SWS 

(75 FR 68781). Additional background 

regarding this effort can be found in that 

document. The first public comment 

period resulted in nearly 1000 

comments from approximately 100 

unique commenters from across the 

Weatherization and home performance 

industries. As a result of issues 

identified by commenters, EERE gave 

further consideration to a number of 

technical issues and subsequently made 

changes to the SWS. EERE issued a 

notice requesting public comment on 

the changes to the SWS on March 29, 

2012 (77 FR 19008). Due to the extent 

of the changes in the March 29, 2012 

draft, additional time was requested by 

commenters for review and comment 

and the comment period for the March 

29, 2012 draft was extended through a 

notice issued on April 18, 2012 (77 FR 

23238). During this comment period 

DOE received submissions from 16 

commenters, which DOE broke out into 

367 comments. 

II. Public Comments on the March 29, 

2012 SWS Draft 

DOE has reviewed all comments and 

incorporated those relevant and 

appropriate to the SWS. DOE received 4 

comments from 4 individuals that were 

not applicable to the SWS and therefore 

has not provided any response to those 

comments. 

Comments were received via an 

online Web site created specifically for 

the purpose of receiving, tracking and 

responding to comments. The 

individuals, agency and organizations 

that provided comments are listed 

below: 

Name Organization Location 

Gregory Brunner ................................... United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...................................... Washington, DC. 

Charles White ....................................... Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors (PHCC) ........................................... South Bend, IN. 

Robert De Vries .................................... Nu Wool Company Inc ......................................................................................... Jenison, MI. 

Eric Williams ......................................... reEnergize Program, City of Omaha ................................................................... Omaha, NE. 

Minh Tu ................................................. www.phuclaithanh.com ........................................................................................ New York. 

John Smith ............................................ No Organization Given ......................................................................................... York. 

Jennifer Cleary ...................................... Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) ..................................... Washington, DC. 

Nurul Mustafit ........................................ Jepara Gallery ...................................................................................................... Jepara. 

Alex Alexandru ...................................... Jocuri noi .............................................................................................................. Bucharest. 

Donald Prather ...................................... Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) ................................................ Alexandria, VA. 

Ted A. Williams ..................................... American Gas Association (AGA) ........................................................................ Washington, DC. 

Chuck White .......................................... Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) ...................... South Bend, IN. 

Phillip J. Wallace ................................... Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) .................................. Washington, DC. 

John Diem ............................................. ESCO Institute ..................................................................................................... Dickinson, ND. 

Patrick Murphy ...................................... RSES .................................................................................................................... Des Plaines, IL. 

Steve Baden ......................................... RESNET ............................................................................................................... Oceanside, CA. 

Comments submitted were classified 

into one of three categories: Accepted, 

Accepted with Modifications, and 

Rejected. 

• Accepted: Comment was accepted 

as presented by the Commentator. 

• Accepted with Modifications: 

Comment was accepted, however the 

manner in which the comment was 

presented, or suggested to be presented 

within the SWS was revised to be in line 

with the SWS template. 

• Rejected: Comment was not 

accepted for inclusion within the SWS. 

The following table presents a 

summary breakdown of the 

classification of the comments received 

during the final comment review period: 

Classification Number of 

comments 

Accepted ..................................... 130 

Accepted with Modification ......... 104 

Rejected ...................................... 133 

Total ..................................... 367 

Substantive, Reoccurring Comment 

Themes 

Substantive issues raised in the 367 

comments can be divided into the 

following four categories: 

1. Combustion Safety—68. 

2. Air Sealing—27. 

3. International Residential Code—22. 

4. Licensed Professionals—8. 

1. Combustion Safety: 

a. BPI–1100–T–2010: The SWS 

incorporated a reference to a draft 

version of the BPI–1100–T–2010 

document for many of the Combustion 

Safety specifications. Comments made 

on by ACCA, AGA, and RSES identified 

that this reference was a draft and 

therefore should not be included within 

the SWS. These comments are available 

at regulations.gov under Docket ID: 

EERE–2012–WE–0042. The Building 

Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) 

officially released this standard on July 

27, 2012 (now BPI–1100–T–2012). After 

review and consideration of the 

standard, DOE determined that for the 

purposes of the SWS, the draft BPI 

standard referenced in the SWS is 

functionally identical to BPI–1100–T– 

2012. This standard provides the most 

relevant combustion safety protocols 

currently available for retro-fitting 

existing homes under the WAP. The 

SWS has been updated in order to 

reflect the change in status of BPI–1100 

from a draft to a published standard. 

b. ANSI/ACCA Standard 12 and 

NFGC: DOE received comments from 

ACCA and AGA indicating that the BPI 

procedure for combustion safety testing 

should not be specified and that either 

the National Fuel Gas Code (NFGC) or 

the ACCA 12 QH standard should be 

used instead. These comments are 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket ID: EERE–2012–WE–0042. Many 

of the comments fail to consider issues 

faced when working in the existing 

homes sector: appliances are not 

necessarily installed to code; other 

actions may have taken place over the 

years; and other issues that can impact 

venting of appliances may have been 

done poorly (e.g. duct leakage). The 

non-mandatory combustion safety 

testing in Annex G of the NFGC does 

not evaluate two of the most common 

causes of excessive depressurization, 

namely duct leakage of forced-air 

distribution systems and the closing of 

interior doors. The ACCA 12 QH 

standard references the BPI procedure 

but also lists several other options. A 

review of these options indicates that 

only the BPI procedure is sufficiently 

comprehensive in its requirements. For 

example, the procedure in ACCA 12 QH 

Appendix A turns on the air handler at 

the same time as exhaust fans, 

potentially obscuring the 

depressurization caused by the exhaust 

fans. 

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The combustion safety procedure in 

the BPI–1100–2012 standard is the most 

applicable to the work performed by the 

WAP. This method was retained in the 

SWS. If a suitable replacement becomes 

ANSI-approved it may be appropriate to 

modify the reference. 

2. Air Sealing 

a. Reference Standards: DOE received 

comments from ACCA, RSES and AHRI 

requesting that references be cited for 

action levels, as well as the addition of 

industry standards along with current 

citations to the International Residential 

Code. These comments are available at 

regulations.gov under Docket ID: EERE– 

2012–WE–0042. In reviewing the 

comments, it was apparent that the 

content required additional referencing 

that was also easily searchable in order 

to improve the comprehensiveness and 

usability of the SWS. Therefore, a crossreference document was developed to 

allow for users to identify referenced 

standards for individual specification 

lines that is included as an Appendix to 

the SWS titled ‘‘Appendix C: Guide to 

Referenced Standards’’. 

3. International Residential Code 

(IRC) 

a. DOE received comments from 

ACCA and RSES, indicating the citation 

of specific sections of the 2012 IRC was 

not necessary. These comments are 

available at regulations.gov under 

Docket ID: EERE–2012–WE–0042. The 

comments identified that code sections 

are often revised and it would be better 

to cite ‘‘2012 IRC’’ versus a specific 

section. DOE acknowledges that code 

references are revised, however one of 

the goals of the SWS was to allow users 

to identify and find referenced 

information easily without having to 

purchase or search through numerous 

pages of referenced text. Due to the size 

of the IRC, it was apparent that 

referencing a specific section allowed 

the user to efficiently identify the 

section to refer to and be able to apply 

that knowledge quickly to the task. 

Therefore, citation of specific sections of 

the 2012 IRC remain in the SWS. 

4. Licensed Professionals 

a. DOE received comments from 

PHCC indicating that certain tasks 

should be carried out by individuals 

licensed in a particular trade. These 

comments are available at 

regulations.gov under Docket ID: EERE– 

2012–WE–0042. DOE agrees that the use 

of licensed professionals to perform 

certain tasks is an important component 

of maintaining work quality and safety. 

Given the wide range of licensure and 

credentialing requirements across the 

country, DOE made the decision to 

include a notification at the beginning 

of each detail in the SWS to alert the 

reader that the detail may contain a task 

requiring a licensed or credentialed 

contractor. This is intended to ensure 

that the reader is aware of the 

possibility of the need for a licensed or 

credentialed professional and to 

encourage them to verify this with the 

authority having jurisdiction. 

A full comment report with responses 

to each comment received as well as 

revisions made to the content of the 

SWS can be found at: http:// 

nrel.pnnl.gov/forum.php 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 

2013. 

AnnaMaria Garcia, 

Program Manager, Weatherization and 

Intergovernmental Programs, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy . 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel 

Cell Technical Advisory Committee 

(HTAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770, requires notice of the meeting 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, 

2013, 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Renewable Energy 

Laboratory (NREL); 901 D Street SW., 

Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the mailing 

address: Joseph Stanford, Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) was 

established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Pub. L. No. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on the program authorized by 

Title VIII of EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (updates will be 

posted on the Web at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov). 

• Public Comment 

• HTAC Working Group Updates 

• DOE Leadership Updates 

• Program and Budget Updates 

• Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Industry 

Speakers 

• Other Industry Speakers 

• Government Speakers 

• Transportation Updates 

• Department of Defense Update 

• Ohio Activities and Initiatives 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend and/or to make oral 

statements during the public comment 

period must register no later than 5:00 

p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, by 

email at HTAC@nrel.gov. Foreign 

nationals must register no later than 

5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2013. 

Foreign nationals will be required to fill 

out a questionnaire in order to have 

access to the meeting site and will be 

notified within 5–10 business days 

regarding their access to the meeting. 

An early confirmation of attendance 

will help to facilitate access to the 

building more quickly. Entry to the 

building will be restricted to those who 

have confirmed their attendance in 

advance. Please provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. Those 

wishing to make a public comment are 

required to register. The public 

comment period will take place between 

9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on April 23, 

2013. Time allotted per speaker will 

depend on the number who wish to 

speak but will not exceed five minutes. 

Those not able to attend the meeting or 

have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

http://hydrogen.energy.gov. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 21, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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