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VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lana Shaughnessy, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 3E231, Washington, DC 20202– 

6335. Telephone: (202) 205–2528 or by 

email: Lana.Shaughnessy@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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Dated: December 17, 2012. 

Deborah Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30703 Filed 12–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Publication of State Plan Pursuant to 

the Help America Vote Act 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sections 

254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help 

America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 

107–252, as amended by Section 622 of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2012, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be 

published in the Federal Register this 

notice in reference to the changes made 

to the HAVA State plan previously 

submitted by American Samoa. The 

revised State plan will be posted on the 

EAC Web site at www.eac.gov. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone 202–566– 

3100 or 1–866–747–1471 (toll-free). 

Submit Comments: Any comments 

regarding the plans published herewith 

should be made in writing to the chief 

election official of the individual State 

at the address listed below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register the original HAVA State plans 

filed by the fifty States, the District of 

Columbia and the territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 

14002. HAVA anticipated that States, 

territories and the District of Columbia 

would change or update their plans 

from time to time pursuant to HAVA 

Section 254(a)(11) through (13). HAVA 

Sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require 

EAC to publish such updates. This is 

the second revision to the State plan for 

American Samoa. This revision is a 

partial revision updating six (6) sections 

of the State Plan. 

The amendments to American 

Samoa’s State plan provide for 

compliance with Title III and with the 

Military and Overseas Voter 

Empowerment Act (MOVE Act). In 

accordance with HAVA Section 

254(a)(12), all the State plans submitted 

for publication provide information on 

how the respective State succeeded in 

carrying out its previous State plan. 

American Samoa confirms that its 

amendments to the State plan were 

developed and submitted to public 

comment in accordance with HAVA 

Sections 254(a)(11), 255, and 256. 

Upon the expiration of thirty days 

from December 20, 2012, the State is 

eligible to implement the changes 

addressed in the plan that is published 

herein, in accordance with HAVA 

Section 254(a)(11)(C). EAC wishes to 

acknowledge the effort that went into 

revising this State plan and encourages 

further public comment, in writing, to 

the State election official listed below. 

Chief State Election Official 

Mr. Soliai T. Fuimaono, Chief 

Election Officer, Election Office, 

American Samoa Government, (684) 

699–3570 Fax: (684) 699–3574. 

Thank you for your interest in 

improving the voting process in 

America. 

Dated: December 17, 2012. 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer & Acting Executive 

Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30685 Filed 12–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–71–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Interagency Working Group on Plant 

Genomics (IWGPG): The National Plant 

Genome Initiative—What’s Next? 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Open Workshop. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

workshop organized by the Interagency 

Working Group on Plant Genomics 

(IWGPG). 

DATES: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 1:30 

p.m. to 3:40 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Town and Country Resort 

and Conference Center, 500 Hotel Circle 

North, San Diego, CA 92108 (https:// 

pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/ 

Session1711.html). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Catherine Ronning, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23–2/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

301–903–9549, fax (301) 903–5051, 

email: 

catherine.ronning@science.doe.gov; Dr. 

Jane Silverthorne, National Science 

Foundation, Division of Integrative 

Organismal Systems, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

Phone (703) 292–7171, fax (703) 292– 

9153, email: jsilvert@nsf.gov. The most 

current information concerning this 

workshop can be found on the Web site: 

https://extwiki.nsf.gov/x/DQAOAQ. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Workshop: To seek 

input into the identification of strategic 

research needs and resource gaps for the 

development of sustainable systems for 

food, bioenergy, and industrial 

feedstock production, with a specific 

focus on the management of plant 

genomics data, metadata, and data 

standardization. 

Summary: The National Plant 

Genome Initiative (NPGI) was 

established in 1998 as a coordinated 

national research program by the 

Interagency Working Group on Plant 

Genomes (IWGPG) under the Committee 

on Science of the National Science and 

Technology Council. The goal of the 


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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

NPGI is to develop a basic knowledge of 

the structures and functions of plant 

genomes and to translate this knowledge 

to a comprehensive understanding of all 

aspects of economically important 

plants and plant processes of potential 

economic value. By bridging basic 

research and plant performance in the 

field, the NPGI seeks to accelerate basic 

discovery and innovation in 

economically important plants and 

enable enhanced management of 

agriculture, natural resources, and the 

environment to meet societal needs. 

The activities of the NPGI have been 

coordinated through three Five Year 

Plans covering 1998–2001, 2002–2008, 

and 2009–2013. The IWGPG was reestablished in November 2012 under the 

Life Sciences Subcommittee of the 

Committee on Science to engage the 

plant community in prioritizing 

genomics tools and resources, define 

new strategies that will meet 

community needs and priorities 

sustainably, advance biological 

innovation and breakthrough discovery, 

and improve coordination among 

Federal agencies and international plant 

genomics partners. This new working 

group is composed of representatives 

from DOE, NSF, the U.S. Dept. of 

Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID), the Smithsonian Institution, 

the U.S. Dept. of Interior (DOI), and the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH). As 

part of its activities, the IWGPG has 

been charged with seeking input from 

the broader research community, 

including the public and private sectors 

as well as the international community, 

towards the development of the NPGI 

2014–2018 Strategic Plan. In this 

workshop consideration will be given 

to: 

• Minimization of inputs such as 

water, energy, pesticides, and fertilizer; 

• Effects of climate change and 

increasing agricultural productivity; 

• Minimization of environmental 

impacts using plant genomics; 

• Opportunities for Federal agency 

coordination, cooperation, public/ 

private partnerships; 

• Associated opportunities to 

enhance training, education, and public 

outreach. 

Short presentations will be given on 

potential priorities as a starting point for 

discussion. 

Public Participation: The workshop is 

open to the public. Public comment will 

be accepted before and after the 

workshop through the Web site: 

https://extwiki.nsf.gov/x/DQAOAQ. 

Workshop Report: The report 

produced by this workshop will be 

available to the public within 60 days at 

the Web site: https://extwiki.nsf.gov/x/ 

DQAOAQ. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

13, 2012. 

Sharlene C. Weatherwax, 

Associate Director of Science for Biological 

and Environmental Research, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30630 Filed 12–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–023] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to GE Appliances From the Department 

of Energy Residential Refrigerator and 

Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures 

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. RF–023) 

that grants to GE Appliances (GE) a 

waiver from the DOE electric 

refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test 

procedures for the basic models set forth 

in its petition for waiver in Case RF– 

023. In its petition, GE provides an 

alternate test procedure that is the same 

as the test procedure DOE published in 

a final rule dated January 25, 2012 (77 

FR 3559). Under today’s decision and 

order, GE shall be required to test and 

rate these refrigerator-freezers using an 

alternate test procedure as adopted in 

DOE’s final rule dated January 25, 2012 

(77 FR 3559) that takes multiple defrost 

cycles into account when measuring 

energy consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective December 20, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mailstop EE–2J, 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, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0103, (202) 586–7796, Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), 

DOE gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. 

The decision and order grants GE a 

waiver from the applicable residential 

refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test 

procedures in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix A1 for certain basic models 

of refrigerator-freezers with multiple 

defrost cycles, provided that GE tests 

and rates such products using the 

alternate test procedure described in 

this notice. Today’s decision prohibits 

GE from making representations 

concerning the energy efficiency of 

these products unless the product has 

been tested consistent with the 

provisions and restrictions in 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. 

42 U.S.C. 6293(c). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

19, 2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: GE Appliances (Case 

No. RF–023). 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified) established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances, which 

includes the residential electric 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 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 

which 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 electric 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers is 

set forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix A1. 

DOE’s regulations for covered 

products contain provisions allowing a 


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