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designee; Secretary of Energy or 

designee; Secretary of the Interior or 

designee; and the Trust. 

The Trust is composed of 25 members 

to be appointed by the Secretary of the 

Army, including 15 members 

recommended by the Governor of South 

Dakota that represent equally the 

various interest of the public and 

include representatives of: The South 

Dakota Department of Environment and 

Natural Resources; the South Dakota 

Department of Game, Fish, and Parks; 

environmental groups; the hydroelectric 

power industry; local governments; 

recreation user groups; agricultural 

groups; other appropriate interests; nine 

members, one of each of whom shall be 

recommended by each of the nine 

Indian Tribes in the State of South 

Dakota; and one member recommended 

by the organization known as the 

‘‘Three Affiliated Tribes of North 

Dakota’’ (composed of the Mandan, 

Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes). 

The members of the Trust shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of the Army 

as representative members to the Task 

Force. All representative members of the 

Trust shall be appointed for a two-year 

term of service; however, no member, 

unless authorized by the Secretary of 

the Army, may serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service. In 

addition, all Task Force members shall, 

with the exception of travel and per 

diem for official travel, serve without 

compensation. DoD, when necessary 

and consistent with the Task Force’s 

mission and DoD policies and 

procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task groups, and 

working groups to support the Task 

Force. Establishment of subcommittees 

will be based upon a written 

determination, to include terms of 

reference, by the Secretary of Defense, 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the 

Secretary of the Army. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Task Force, and 

shall report all their recommendations 

and advice to the Task Force for full 

deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees have no authority to 

make decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Task Force; nor can any subcommittee 

or its members update or report directly 

to the DoD or any Federal officers or 

employees. 

The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 

of Defense may approve the 

appointment of subcommittee members 

for two-year term of service with annual 

renewals; however, no member, unless 

authorized by the Secretary of Defense, 

may serve more than two consecutive 

terms of service. These individuals may 

come from the Task Force or may be 

new nominees, as recommended by the 

Secretary of the Army and based upon 

the subject matters under consideration. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time Government 

employees, shall be appointed to serve 

as experts and consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall 

serve as SGEs, whose appointments 

must be renewed by the Secretary of 

Defense on an annual basis. With the 

exception of travel and per diem for 

official travel related to the Task Force 

or its subcommittee, subcommittee 

members shall serve without 

compensation. 

Each subcommittee member is 

appointed to provide advice to the 

Government on the basis of his or her 

best judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, 

governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and governing DoD policies 

and procedures. 

The Task Force shall meet at the call 

of the Task Force’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), in consultation with the 

Chairperson. The estimated number of 

Task Force meetings is no less than two 

per year. 

In addition, the DFO is required to be 

in attendance at all Task Force and 

subcommittee meetings for the entire 

duration of each and every meeting; 

however, in the absence of the DFO, the 

Alternate DFO shall attend the entire 

duration of the Task Force or 

subcommittee meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Task Force 

membership about the Task Force’s 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Task Force. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Task Force’s 

DFO can be obtained from the GSA’s 

FACA Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, will announce planned meetings 

of the Task Force. The DFO, at that time, 

may provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

Dated: February 27, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Direct Loan, FFEL, Perkins 

and TEACH Grant Total and Permanent 

Disability Discharge Forms 

AGENCY: The Office of 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 a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 3, 

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–0020 

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 


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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: Direct Loan, FFEL, 

Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and 

Permanent Disability Discharge Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0065. 

Type of Review: a revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 254,800. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 127,400. 

Abstract: The Discharge Application: 

Total and Permanent Disability serves as 

the means by which an individual who 

is totally and permanently disabled, as 

defined in section 437(a) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, 

applies for discharge of his or her Direct 

Loan, FFEL, or Perkins loan program 

loans, or TEACH Grant service 

obligation. The form collects the 

information that is needed by the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department) to determine the 

individual’s eligibility for discharge 

based on total and permanent disability. 

The Total and Permanent Disability 

Discharge: Post-Discharge Monitoring 

form serves as the means by which an 

individual who has received a total and 

permanent disability discharge provides 

the Department with information about 

his or her annual earnings from 

employment during the 3-year postdischarge monitoring period that begins 

on the date of discharge. The Total and 

Permanent Disability Discharge: 

Applicant Representative Designation 

form serves as the means by which an 

applicant for a total and permanent 

disability discharge may (1) designate a 

representative to act on his or her behalf 

in connection with the applicant’s 

discharge request, (2) change a 

previously designated representative, or 

(3) revoke a previous designation of a 

representative. 

Dated: February 26, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04883 Filed 3–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID: ED–2013–OESE–0016] 

Request for Information To Gather 

Technical Expertise Pertaining to the 

Identification and Placement of Native 

American Students Who Are English 

Learners in Language Instruction 

Educational Programs 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, U.S. Department 

of Education. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (the Department) requests 

information about practices used to 

accurately identify Native American 

students in grades K–12 as English 

learners and to appropriately place 

these students in language instruction 

educational programs (LIEPs). The 

Department makes this request to help 

State educational agencies (SEAs), local 

educational agencies (LEAs), schools, 

tribes, and other interested entities 

identify, share, and implement practices 

for accurately identifying Native 

American students who are English 

learners. 

DATES: Written submissions must be 

received by the Department on or before 

5:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on May 

3, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments by fax or by email. To ensure 

that we do not receive duplicate copies, 

please submit your comments only 

once. In addition, please include the 

Docket ID and the term ‘‘Identification 

of English Learner Native American 

Students response’’ at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to this site?’’ 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments, address them to 

Supreet Anand, Office of Elementary 

and Secondary Education, Attention: 

Native American English Learner RFI, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., room 3W106, 

Washington, DC 20202–6132. 

• Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy for comments received from 

members of the public (including 

comments submitted by mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery) 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing in their entirety on 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available on the Internet. 

Submission of Proprietary Information: 

Given the subject matter, some 

comments may include proprietary 

information as it relates to confidential 

commercial information. The Freedom 

of Information Act defines ‘‘confidential 

commercial information’’ as information 

the disclosure of which could 

reasonably be expected to cause 

substantial competitive harm. You may 

wish to request that we not disclose 

what you regard as confidential 

commercial information. 

To assist us in making a 

determination on your request, we 

encourage you to identify in your 

comments any specific information that 

you consider confidential commercial 

information. Please list the information 

by page and paragraph numbers. 

This Request for Information (RFI) is 

issued solely for information and 

planning purposes and is not a request 

for proposals (RFPs) or a promise to 

issue an RFP or a notice inviting 

applications. This RFI does not commit 

the Department to contract for any 

supply or service. Further, the 

Department is not now seeking 

proposals and will not accept 

unsolicited proposals. The Department 

will not pay for any information or 

administrative costs that you may incur 

in responding to this RFI. 

If you do not respond to this RFI, you 

may still apply for future contracts and 

grants. The Department posts RFPs on 

the Federal Business Opportunities Web 

site (www.fbo.gov). The Department 

announces grant competitions in the 

Federal Register (www.gpo.gov/fdsys). It 

is your responsibility to monitor these 

sites to determine whether the 

Department issues an RFP or notice 

inviting applications after considering 

the information received in response to 

this RFI. 

The documents and information 

submitted in response to this RFI 


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