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Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval; they 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

Valerie Green, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27349 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

for the Clearwater Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) in conjunction with 

the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles 

County (Sanitation Districts) has 

completed a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the 

Clearwater Program. The Clearwater 

Program is a comprehensive planning 

effort undertaken by the Sanitation 

Districts for the Joint Outfall System, a 

regional wastewater management 

system serving approximately 4.8 

million people in 73 cities and 

unincorporated areas in Los Angeles 

County. A major component of the 

Clearwater Program is the evaluation of 

alternatives for construction of a new 

ocean outfall and rehabilitation of the 

existing ocean outfalls. Both activities 

would entail discharge of dredged and 

fill material in waters of the United 

States, work in navigable waters of the 

United States, and the transport of 

dredged material for ocean disposal. 

These activities would require 

authorization from the Corps pursuant 

to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors 

Act, and Section 103 of the Marine 

Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 

Act, respectively. The Draft EIS/EIR was 

circulated for a 57-day review period 

from February 13, 2012 through April 

10, 2012. The Corps and the Sanitation 

Districts reviewed and provided 

responses to 19 agency comments and 

33 public comments in preparing the 

Final EIS/EIR. 

The Final EIS/EIR, including a Draft 

404(b)(1) alternatives analysis, is 

available for a 31-day review period 

from November 9, 2012 through 

December 10, 2012. The document is 

accessible via the World-Wide Web at 

www.ClearwaterProgram.org. 

Alternatively, printed copies are 

available at the following locations: 

Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles 

County, 1955 Workman Mill Road, 

Whittier, California; Carson Regional 

Library, 151 East Carson Street, Carson, 

California; Los Angeles Public Library, 

San Pedro Branch, 931 South Gaffey 

Street, San Pedro, California; and Los 

Angeles Public Library, Wilmington 

Branch, 1300 North Avalon Boulevard., 

Wilmington, California. Written 

comments will be accepted until the 

close of public review on December 10, 

2012. 

For Additional Information Contact: 

Questions or comments concerning the 

Final EIS/EIR should be directed to Dr. 

Aaron O. Allen, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Division, Ventura Field 

Office, 2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 

110, Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 585– 

2148. 

Dated: October 29, 2012. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Corps of 

Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2012–ICCD–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2013–2014 Federal Student Aid 

Application 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Federal Student Aid (FSA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction 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 

December 10, 2012. 

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–0050 

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: 2013–2014 Federal 

Student Aid Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0001. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 46,099,008. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 25,959,853. 

Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), mandates that the Secretary of 

Education ‘‘* * *shall produce, 

distribute, and process free of charge 

common financial reporting forms as 

described in this subsection to be used 

for application and reapplication to 

determine the need and eligibility of a 

student for financial assistance* * *’’. 

The determination of need and 

eligibility are for the following Title IV, 


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HEA, federal student financial 

assistance programs: The Federal Pell 

Grant Program; the Campus-Based 

programs (Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant 

(FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), 

and the Federal Perkins Loan Program); 

the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program; the Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant; and the Iraq 

and Afghanistan Service Grant. 

Federal Student Aid, an office of the 

U.S. Department of Education (hereafter 

‘‘the Department’’), subsequently 

developed an application process to 

collect and process the data necessary to 

determine a student’s eligibility to 

receive Title IV, HEA program 

assistance. The application process 

involves an applicant’s submission of 

the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid (FAFSA). After submission of the 

FAFSA, an applicant receives a Student 

Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary 

of the data they submitted on the 

FAFSA. The applicant reviews the SAR, 

and, if necessary, will make corrections 

or updates to their submitted FAFSA. 

The Department seeks OMB approval 

of all application components as a 

single ‘‘collection of information’’. The 

aggregate burden will be accounted for 

under OMB Control Number 1845–0001. 

The specific application components, 

descriptions and submission methods 

for each are listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS

Component Description Submission method 

Initial Submission of FAFSA 

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) .... Online FAFSA that offers applicants a customized experience. .......................... Submitted by the applicant 

via www.fafsa.gov. 

FOTW—Renewal ..................... Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA.

FOTW—EZ ............................... Online FAFSA for applicants who qualify for the Simplified Needs Test (SNT) 

or Automatic Zero (Auto Zero) needs analysis formulas.

FOTW—EZ Renewal ............... Online FAFSA for applicants who have previously completed the FAFSA and 

who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.

FAFSA on the Phone (FOTP) .. The Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) representatives assist applicants by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.Submitted through 

www.fafsa.gov for applicants who call 1–800–4– 

FED–AID. 

FOTP—EZ ................................ FSAIC representatives assist applicants who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas by filing the FAFSA on their behalf through FOTW.

FAA Access .............................. Online tool that a financial aid administrator (FAA) utilizes to submit a FAFSA Submitted through 

www.faaacess.ed.gov by a 

FAA on behalf of an applicant. 

FAA Access—Renewal ............ Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a Renewal FAFSA..

FAA Access—EZ ..................... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who qualify 

for the SNT or Auto Zero needs analysis formulas.

FAA Access—EZ Renewal ...... Online tool that a FAA can utilize to submit a FAFSA for applicants who have 

previously completed the FAFSA and who qualify for the SNT or Auto Zero 

needs analysis formulas.

Electronic Other ....................... This is a submission done by a FAA, on behalf of the applicant, using the 

Electronic Data Exchange (EDE).

The FAA may be using their 

mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the 

EDE process. 

PDF FAFSA or Paper FAFSA The paper version of the FAFSA printed by the Department for applicants who 

are unable to access the Internet or the online PDF FAFSA for applicants 

who can access the Internet but are unable to complete the form using 

FOTW.

Mailed by the applicant. 

Correcting Submitted FAFSA Information and Reviewing FAFSA Information 

FOTW—Corrections ................. Any applicant who has a Federal Student Aid PIN (FSA PIN)—regardless of 

how they originally applied—may make corrections using FOTW Corrections.

Submitted by the applicant 

via www.fafsa.gov. 

Electronic Other—Corrections With the applicant’s permission, corrections can be made by a FAA using the 

EDE.

The FAA may be using their 

mainframe computer or 

software to facilitate the 

EDE process. 

Paper SAR—This is a SAR 

and an option for corrections.

The full paper summary that is mailed to paper applicants who did not provide 

an e-mail address and to applicants whose records were rejected due to critical errors during processing. Applicants can write corrections directly on the 

paper SAR and mail for processing.

Mailed by the applicant. 

FAA Access—Corrections ........ An institution can use FAA Access to correct the FAFSA ................................... Submitted through 

www.faaacess.ed.gov by a 

FAA on behalf of an applicant. 

Internal Department Corrections.The Department will submit an applicant’s record for system-generated corrections.There is no burden to the applicants under this correction type as these are system-based corrections. 

FSAIC Corrections ................... Any applicant, with their Data Release Number (DRN), can change the postsecondary institutions listed on their FAFSA or change their address by calling FSAIC.These changes are made directly in the CPS system 

by a FSAIC representative. 


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TABLE 1—FEDERAL STUDENT AID APPLICATION COMPONENTS—Continued 

Component Description Submission method 

SAR Electronic (eSAR) ............ The eSAR is an online version of the SAR that is available on FOTW to all applicants with a PIN. Notifications for the eSAR are sent to students who applied electronically or by paper and provided an e-mail address. These notifications are sent by e-mail and include a secure hyperlink that takes the user 

to the FOTW site.

Cannot be submitted for 

processing. 

SAR Acknowledgment ............. This is the condensed paper SAR that is mailed to applicants who applied 

electronically but did not provide an e-mail address and do not meet the criteria for a full paper SAR.

This information collection also 

documents an estimate of the annual 

public burden as it relates to the 

application process for federal student 

aid. The Applicant Burden Model 

(ABM), measures applicant burden 

through an assessment of the activities 

each applicant conducts in conjunction 

with other applicant characteristics and 

in terms of burden, the average 

applicant’s experience. Key 

determinants of the ABM include: 

D The total number of applicants that 

will potentially apply for federal 

student aid; 

D How the applicant chooses to 

complete and submit the FAFSA (e.g., 

by paper or electronically via FOTW); 

D How the applicant chooses to 

submit any corrections and/or updates 

(e.g., the paper SAR or electronically via 

FOTW Corrections); 

D The type of SAR document the 

applicant receives (eSAR, SAR 

acknowledgment, or paper SAR); 

D The formula applied to determine 

the applicant’s expected family 

contribution (EFC) (full need analysis 

formula, Simplified Needs Test or 

Automatic Zero); and 

D The average amount of time 

involved in preparing to complete the 

application. 

The ABM is largely driven by the 

number of potential applicants for the 

application cycle. The total application 

projection for 2013–2014 is based upon 

two factors—estimates of the total 

enrollment in all degree-granting 

institutions and the percentage change 

in FAFSA submissions for the last 

completed or almost completed 

application cycle. The ABM is also 

based on the application options 

available to students and parents. The 

Department accounts for each 

application component based on web 

trending tools, survey information, and 

other Department data sources. 

For 2013–2014, the Department is 

reporting a net burden reduction of 

3,398,000 hours. The reduction is a 

reflection of the effects of simplifying 

FAFSA on the Web, which is utilized by 

the majority of applicants who apply for 

aid. Simplification of the application is 

demonstrated by (1) the average 

completion times for initial submissions 

and; (2) fewer corrections being made to 

the application. 

The projected average completion 

times for initial submissions has 

decreased by 11 minutes for 2013–14. In 

data reported in the 2012–2013 

supporting statement, first-time filers 

using FOTW would take approximately 

1.30 hours (78 minutes) to submit an 

application. The data from 2011–12 

indicate that the same user would be 

able to submit their application in 1.12 

hours (67 minutes), reducing their 

burden by .18 hours (11 minutes). 

Corrections are also projected to 

decrease by 760,696 responses for 2013– 

14. Fewer corrections mean that more 

comprehensive and accurate data was 

captured in the initial submission of the 

application. Updated completion times 

were calculated for each component and 

have been used to estimate the burden, 

excluding the change in the applicant 

volume. The results demonstrate that 

the burden for all applicants would 

have decreased by almost 13 percent or 

3,758,702 hours, if the application 

volume had remained constant. 

If the Department had not simplified 

the application process, thus reducing 

the time required to complete the 

FAFSA, the new burden estimates 

would only need to account for the 

change in applicants. The 1.43% 

increase in applicants would result in 

an increase in burden of 347,945 hours. 

Accounting for both the increase in 

total applicants and the decrease in 

individual applicant burden, the net 

change is an overall decrease of almost 

12 percent or 3,398,000 hours. The 

following Table shows the net burden 

change and total cost for applicants. The 

change in total annual responses is also 

listed in the Table. Total annual 

responses include the original FAFSA 

submission and corrections. 

TABLE 2—NET BURDEN CHANGE

2012–2013 2013–2014 Change % Change Burden disposition 

Accounting for change in applicant burden and change in applicants. 

Total Applicants ..................... 24,705,864 25,053,809 +347,945 +1.41 Net decrease in burden. 

Total Applicant Burden .......... 29,357,853 25,959,853 ¥3,398,000 ¥11.6 The 1.41% increase in applicants is offset 

by the results of the simplification 

changes implemented by the Department. This has resulted in an overall decrease in burden of 11.57% or 3,397,545 

hours. 

Total Annual Responses ....... 46,447,024 46,099,007 ¥348,017 ¥.75 

Cost for All Applicants ........... $234,804.24 $190,224.76 $44,579.48 ¥18.99 

The Department takes pride in the 

continued efforts to simplify the FAFSA 

submission process and the continued 

decrease in burden associated with the 

application process, even as the 

Department serves more students each 

year. The results confirm the significant 

improvements that have been made to 

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believes that these changes will lead to 

more students completing the FAFSA 

and will assist more students with their 

pursuit of postsecondary education 

through access to Title IV, HEA program 

assistance. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27449 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Center Case 

Tracking System 

AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of altered systems of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act), the 

Department of Education (Department) 

publishes this notice proposing to revise 

the system of records entitled 

‘‘Grievances Filed Informally Through 

the Informal Dispute Resolution Center’’ 

(IDR Center) (18–05–12), including 

revising the title to ‘‘Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Center Case Tracking 

System.’’ 

DATES: Submit your comments on this 

proposed altered system of records on or 

before December 10, 2012. 

The Department has filed a report 

describing the altered system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

Chair of the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and 

the Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on November 6, 2012. This 

altered system of records will become 

effective on the later date of: (1) The 

expiration of the 40-day period for OMB 

review on December 17, 2012, unless 

OMB waives 10 days of the 40-day 

review period for compelling reasons 

shown by the Department; or (2) 

December 10, 2012, unless the systems 

of records needs to be changed as a 

result of public comment or OMB 

review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the ADR Center Case Tracking system of 

records to Debra A. Bennett, Director, 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, 

Office of Management, U.S. Department 

of Education, Capitol Place Building, 80 

F Street NW., Room 408C/Mail Stop 

4000, Washington, DC 20001–1528. If 

you prefer to send comments through 

the Internet, use the following address: 

comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘ADR 

Center System of Records’’ in the 

subject line of your electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice at the U.S. Department 

of Education in room 410–F, 80 F Street 

NW., Room 410C/Mail Stop 4000, 

Washington, DC 20001–1528, between 

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern time, Monday through Friday of 

each week except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request we will provide an 

appropriate accommodation or auxiliary 

aid to an individual with a disability 

who needs assistance to review the 

comments or other documents in the 

public rulemaking record for this notice. 

If you want to schedule an appointment 

for this type of accommodation or 

auxiliary aid, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra A. Bennett, Director, Alternative 

Dispute Resolution Center, Office of 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Education, Capitol Place Building, 80 F 

Street NW., Room 408C/Mail Stop 4000, 

Washington, DC 20001–1528. 

Telephone number: 202–401–0693. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), or text telephone 

(TTY), you may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The ADR Center Case Tracking 

System is a web-based J2EE application 

that is platform independent and 

captures all information relating to 

Alternative Dispute Resolution case 

processing. It tracks, manages, and 

reports on all data, events, and 

procedures related to pre-grievances 

(administrative and negotiated), preEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

complaints, formal EEO complaints, and 

other workplace issues. The ADR Center 

Case Tracking System provides a 

reporting module that collects data for 

tracking, managing, and reporting 

purposes, including, but not limited to, 

management reports, statistical analysis, 

and case status reports. 

The ADR Center Case Tracking 

System will be a standalone system of 

records that will no longer be located in 

the OM, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 

but instead will be located in the OM, 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Center. 

These records will be maintained, not 

only in paper files in filing cabinets, but 

will now also be maintained 

electronically on a computerized 

tracking system, as well as in an email 

system. They will now be maintained 

electronically to improve efficiency and 

functionality, particularly with regard to 

tracking. The ADR Center Case Tracking 

System will collect the same data as 

previously collected on current and 

former non-bargaining unit employees 

of the Department and applicants. 

The Department published the 

original system of records on June 4, 

1999, in the Federal Register. (64 FR 

30106, 30137–30139). This notice adds 

the category of individuals whose 

records are maintained to include 

current and former bargaining-unit 

employees of the Department. It also 

revises the purpose for which the 

information is used in the system of 

records to indicate that it will be used: 

(1) To track, manage, and report on all 

data, events, and procedures related to 

pre-grievances (administrative or 

negotiated); (2) to track, manage, and 

report on all data, events, and 

procedures related to pre-Equal EEO 

complaints referred to the ADR Center 

for alternative dispute resolution; (3) to 

track, manage, and report on all data, 

events, and procedures related to formal 

EEO complaints referred to the ADR 

Center for alternative dispute resolution; 

(4) to track, manage, and report on all 

data, events, and procedures related to 

Department employees filing any 

workplace issue; (5) to collect, analyze, 

and report data pertinent to the 

particular claim being asserted to 

include some Personally Identifiable 

Information (PII) for periodic reports 

and analysis; (6) to maintain a record of 

the data provided by employees 

requesting assistance; (7) to act as a 

source for information necessary to 

fulfill OM, Equal Employment 

Opportunity Services’ alternative 

dispute resolution reporting 

requirements; and (8) to enable 

complaint resolution partners to review 

and analyze the data of their formal 

grievance/complaint population. In 

addition, the authority for maintenance 

of the ADR Center Case Tracking system 

of records has been updated to include 

applicable sources of authority. 

In addition, the Department proposes 

to revise the routine uses. We propose 


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