17924 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 57 / Monday, March 25, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

U.S. Strategic Command Strategic 

Advisory Group; Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, the Department of Defense 

announces the following closed meeting 

notice pertaining to the following 

federal advisory committee: U.S. 

Strategic Command Strategic Advisory 

Group. 

DATES: April 18, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference 

Center, Building 432, 906 SAC 

Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal 

Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC 

Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE 

68113–6030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice on 

scientific, technical, intelligence, and 

policy-related issues to the Commander, 

U.S. Strategic Command, during the 

development of the Nation’s strategic 

war plans. 

Agenda: Topics include: Policy 

Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear 

Weapons Stockpile Assessment, 

Weapons of Mass Destruction, 

Intelligence Operations, Cyber 

Operations, Global Strike, Command 

and Control, Science and Technology, 

Missile Defense. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that the meeting shall be closed to the 

public. Per delegated authority by the 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General 

C. Robert Kehler, Commander, U.S. 

Strategic Command, in consultation 

with his legal advisor, has determined 

in writing that the public interest 

requires that all sessions of this meeting 

be closed to the public because they will 

be concerned with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Strategic Advisory 

Group at any time or in response to the 

stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the Strategic Advisory Group’s 

Designated Federal Officer; the 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain to 

a scheduled meeting of the Strategic 

Advisory Group may be submitted at 

any time. However, if individual 

comments pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at a planned meeting, 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than five business days prior to 

the meeting in question. The Designated 

Federal Officer will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the committee 

members. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06691 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Application for Grants Under the 

Predominantly Black Institutions 

Program 

AGENCY: The Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), 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 previously 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 24, 

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–0036 

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: Application for 

Grants Under the Predominantly Black 

Institutions Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0812. 

Type of Review: an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 35. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 700. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 amended Title 

III, Part A of the Higher Education Act 

to include Section 318—The 

Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) 

Program. The PBI Program makes 5-year 

grant awards to eligible colleges and 

universities to plan, develop, undertake 

and implement programs to enhance the 

institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American 

students; to expand higher education 

opportunities for eligible students by 

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1For editorial reasons, on codification in the U.S. 

Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

encouraging college preparation and 

student persistence in secondary school 

and postsecondary education; and to 

strengthen the financial ability of the 

institution to serve the academic needs 

of these students. The Department will 

use the data collected in the PBI 

Application to evaluate the projects 

submitted by the specified institutions 

of higher education and to determine 

allowable multi-year project expenses 

based on statutory requirements. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06690 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. DW–010] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Decision and 

Order Granting a Waiver to BSH 

Corporation from the Department of 

Energy Residential Dishwasher Test 

Procedure 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and Order. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of the 

decision and order (Case No. DW–010) 

that grants to BSH Corporation (BSH) a 

waiver from the DOE dishwasher test 

procedure for certain basic models 

containing integrated or built-in water 

softeners. Under today’s decision and 

order, BSH shall be required to test and 

rate its dishwashers with integrated 

water softeners using an alternate test 

procedure that takes this technology 

into account when measuring energy 

and water consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective March 25, 2013 through May 

29, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office, 

Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE gives 

notice of the issuance of its decision and 

order as set forth below. The decision 

and order grants BSH a waiver from the 

applicable residential dishwasher test 

procedure in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix C for certain basic models 

of dishwashers with built-in or 

integrated water softeners, provided that 

BSH tests and rates such products using 

the alternate test procedure described in 

this notice. Today’s decision prohibits 

BSH from making representations 

concerning the energy efficiency of 

these products unless the product has 

been tested consistent with the 

provisions of the alternate test 

procedure set forth in the decision and 

order below, and the representations 

fairly disclose the test results. 

Distributors, retailers, and private 

labelers are held to the same standard 

when making representations regarding 

the energy efficiency of these products. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: BSH Corporation 

(Case No. DW–010). 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a 

variety of provisions concerning energy 

efficiency. Part B of Title III provides for 

the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles.’’ 1 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309. 

Part B includes definitions, test 

procedures, labeling provisions, energy 

conservation standards, and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers. Further, 

Part B authorizes the Secretary of 

Energy to prescribe test procedures that 

are reasonably designed to produce 

results that measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated operating costs, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3). The test 

procedure for residential dishwashers, 

the subject of today’s notice, is 

contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix C. 

DOE’s regulations for covered 

products contain provisions allowing a 

person to seek a waiver for a particular 

basic model from the test procedure 

requirements for covered consumer 

products when (1) the petitioner’s basic 

model for which the petition for waiver 

was submitted contains one or more 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or (2) when prescribed test 

procedures may evaluate the basic 

model in a manner so unrepresentative 

of its true energy consumption 

characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 

430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in 

their petition any alternate test 

procedures known to the petitioner to 

evaluate the basic model in a manner 

representative of its energy 

consumption characteristics. 

The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the 

Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver 

subject to conditions, including 

adherence to alternate test procedures. 

10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in 

effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(m). 

Any interested person who has 

submitted a petition for waiver may also 

file an application for interim waiver of 

the applicable test procedure 

requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The 

Assistant Secretary will grant an interim 

waiver request if it is determined that 

the applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the interim waiver is denied, 

if it appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or the 

Assistant Secretary determines that it 

would be desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant immediate relief 

pending a determination on the petition 

for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

II. BSH’s Petition for Waiver: Assertions 

and Determinations 

On January 21, 2013, BSH submitted 

the instant petition for waiver and 

interim waiver from the test procedure 

applicable to dishwashers set forth in 10 

CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix C. 

BSH’s petition was published in the 

Federal Register on February 7, 2013. 

78 FR 9039. DOE received no comments 

on the petition. In every respect except 

the introduction of a new model 

number, the instant petition is identical 

to petitions submitted by BSH on 

February 4, 2011, December 7, 2011, 

March 27, 2012, and November 30, 2012 

(DW–005, DW–007, DW–008, and DW– 

009 respectively) with the exception of 

the model numbers. DOE granted the 

February 4th petition on June 29, 2011 

(76 FR 38144); the December 7th and 

March 27th petitions on October 1, 2012 

(77 FR 59916 and 77 FR 59918 

respectively). Elsewhere in today’s 

Federal Register, DOE published a 

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