14518 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 6, 2013 / Notices 

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–0025 

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: Technical 

Assistance to Promote the 

Implementation of Re-Engagement 

Centers for Out-of-school youth. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–New. 

Type of Review: a new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 95. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 131. 

Abstract: Collection of information is 

necessary to fulfill the terms of 

Solicitation Number ED–ESE–12–R– 

0102, ‘‘Technical Assistance to Promote 

the Implementation of Re-Engagement 

Centers for Out-of-School Youth.’’ The 

information will be used by the 

Department of Education and its 

contractors to produce and disseminate 

a resource guide that shall provide 

detailed guidance to Local Education 

Agencies and community organizations 

in establishing and operating reengagement centers. The information 

collected will ensure that the guide is 

thoroughly informed by current practice 

and up-to-date learning from the field. 

Dated: February 28, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05131 Filed 3–5–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Program 

for the International Assessment of 

Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National 

Supplement Data Collection 2013–2014 

AGENCY: Institute for Education 

Sciences/National Center for Education 

Statistics (IES/NCES), 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 a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 6, 

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–0021 

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: Program for the 

International Assessment of Adult 

Competencies (PIAAC) National 

Supplement Data Collection 2013–2014. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0870. 

Type of Review: a revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 22,503. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,927. 

Abstract: This submission is for the 

2013–14 administration of the Program 

for the International Assessment of 

Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National 

Supplement data collection to survey 

adults (16–74 years old) in households 

and federal and state prisons. The 

PIAAC National Supplement builds 

upon the 2011–12 PIAAC Main Study, 

which was coordinated by the 

Organization for Economic Cooperation 


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and Development (http://www.oecd.org/ 

), sponsored by the U.S. Departments of 

Education and Labor in the United 

States, and included data collection in 

23 countries in addition to the United 

States. PIAAC assesses adult literacy, 

numeracy, and problem-solving skills in 

technology-rich environments and 

collects survey information from 

respondents about their education and 

employment experience and about the 

skills they use at work. PIAAC builds on 

previous international literacy 

assessments including the 2002 Adult 

Literacy and Lifeskills Survey and the 

1994–98 International Adult Literacy 

Survey. The PIAAC National 

Supplement data collection will occur 

between August 2013 and April 2014. 

Dated: February 27, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05129 Filed 3–5–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has 

submitted to the OMB for clearance, a 

proposal for collection of information 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The collection would be 

used to develop information that will 

enable DOE to measure the impact and 

progress of DOE’s National Clean Fleets 

Partnership (Partnership). The 

Partnership is an initiative through 

which DOE provides large private-sector 

fleets with technical assistance and 

expertise to incorporate alternative fuels 

and fuel saving measures into their 

operations successfully. The initiative 

builds on the established success of 

DOE’s Clean Cities program. The 

Partnership was developed with input 

from fleet managers, industry 

representatives, Clean Cities program 

staff, and Clean Cities coordinators. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before April 5, 2013. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, please 

advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 

intention to make a submission as soon 

as possible. The Desk Officer may be 

telephoned at 202–395–4718 or 

contacted by email at 

chad_s_whiteman@omb.eop.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Desk Officer for the Department 

of Energy Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs Office of 

Management and Budget New Executive 

Office Building Room 10102, 735 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 and 

to Mr. Mark Smith, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE– 

2G), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by fax 

at 202–586–1600, or by email at 

Mark.Smith@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Smith at the address listed above 

in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

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

Collection Request Title: National Clean 

Fleets Partnership Progress; (3) Type of 

Request: New; (4) Purpose: DOE’s Clean 

Cities initiative has developed a 

voluntary National Clean Fleets 

Partnership effort that establishes 

strategic alliances with large private 

fleets to help them explore and adopt 

alternative fuels and fuel economy 

measures to reduce petroleum use. The 

Partnership does not endeavor to engage 

a large number of fleets, but rather 

works with select fleets committed to 

leading the way in reducing petroleum 

consumption. Under a voluntary 

agreement, Clean Cities commits to 

provide each fleet with a designated 

account manager for assistance and 

support; work with fleets to develop 

individual partner plans to reduce 

petroleum use; provide technical 

assistance, data, access to subject matter 

experts, analysis, and unbiased 

evaluation; provide education and 

outreach materials to recognize a fleet’s 

involvement with the Partnership and 

its accomplishments; supply 

mechanisms for fleet information 

exchange and networking; and identify 

and document progress related to 

petroleum savings, cost savings, and 

reductions in emissions. A participating 

fleet commits to appointing a primary 

contact; developing a petroleum use 

reduction plan; acting to work toward 

the goals set forth in the plan; tracking 

progress and provide baseline 

information and annual data on 

petroleum use; and participating as an 

active Clean Cities stakeholder. 

The principal objective of collecting 

the information DOE seeks to gather 

through the Partnership effort is to 

allow DOE to develop an objective 

assessment and estimate of each fleet’s 

impact and progress. Information 

requested would be used to establish a 

baseline of activities, vehicle 

inventories, and fuel use for each fleet, 

which will then be used for future 

comparisons and analyses of instituted 

programs and policies. A designated 

representative for each participating 

fleet will provide the requested 

information. The intended respondent is 

expected to be aware of relevant aspects 

of the company’s fleet management, 

such that the gathering of information is 

not expected to be very resource 

consuming. 

The Partnership effort will rely on 

data provided in a template spreadsheet 

and responses to questions the 

respondent chooses to answer during a 

phone or in-person interview. The 

questions and data collection would 

address the following topic areas: (a) 

Vehicle data, in terms of the number of 

different vehicles in the fleet sorted by 

fuel type and class or category of 

vehicle; (b) Fuel data, in terms of the 

quantity of fuel used in given vehicle 

categories or classes, based on the type 

of fuel; (c) Fuel use by type by zip code 

or other appropriate geographic zone; 

(d) type of infrastructure used; (e) 

Current and historical fleet strategies to 

reduce petroleum (driver training, idle 

reduction, alternative fuels, right 

sizing); and (f) Fleet operations (how 

vehicles are fueled). The responses and 

data will be compiled for the purpose of 

assessing progress against the fleet’s 

baseline information, and impact in 

terms of increasing deployment of 

alternative fueled vehicles and 

alternative fuels themselves. 

The interview that would be part of 

the voluntary Partnership initiative 

would be completed on an annual basis, 

at the convenience of the participating 

fleet, there being no date by which the 

questions must be completed. 

Calculation of progress and impacts will 

be undertaken on an ongoing basis, once 

the interview is completed. 

The data and subsequent analyses 

will allow DOE to compare historical 

records dynamically, and provide the 

opportunity for each fleet to determine 

annual progress. 

The Partnership is targeted at large, 

private-sector fleets that own or have 

contractual control over at least 50 

percent of their vehicles and have 

vehicles operating in multiple States. 

DOE expects approximately 20 fleets to 


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