Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 3, 2013 / Notices 20097 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 350 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 8,750 

Abstract: The Child Care Access 

Means Parents In School (CCAMPIS) 

Application requests information from 

applicants during the competitive 

phase. The information collected is 

reviewed by non-federal reviewers to 

determine which applicants meet the 

eligibility criteria to be awarded funds 

under the CCAMPIS program to assist 

awardees with subsidizing the child 

care fees of qualifying student-parents 

enrolled at the awarded institution. 

Dated: March 29, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07756 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Survey 

on the Use of Funds under Title II, Part 

A: Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants—State-Level Activity Funds 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

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 new information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 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–0040 

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 

2E115, 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: Survey on the Use 

of Funds under Title II, Part A: 

Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants—State-Level Activity Funds. 

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: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 260. 

Abstract: The reauthorized 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act (ESEA) places a major emphasis on 

teacher quality as a significant factor in 

improving student achievement. Under 

ESEA, Title II, Part A provides funds to 

states (SEAs) and school districts (LEAs) 

to conduct a variety of teacher-related 

reform activities. ESEA funds can be 

used for a variety of teacher quality 

activities in any subject area. Although 

the majority of funds are provided to 

LEAs, allowable SEA uses of funds 

include: Reforming teacher and 

principal certification (including 

recertification) and licensure to ensure 

that teachers have the necessary subjectmatter knowledge and teaching skills in 

the subjects they teach; and providing 

support to teachers and principals 

through programs such as teacher 

mentoring, team teaching, reduced class 

schedules, intensive professional 

development, and using standards or 

assessments to guide beginning 

teachers; and carrying out programs to 

establish, expand, or improve 

alternative routes for state certification 

for teachers and principals (especially 

in mathematics and science) that will 

encourage highly qualified individuals 

with at least a baccalaureate degree; and 

developing and implementing effective 

mechanisms that help LEAs and schools 

recruit and retain highly qualified 

teachers, principals, and pupil services 

personnel; and reforming tenure 

systems, implementing teacher testing 

for subject-matter knowledge, and 

implementing teacher testing for state 

certification or licensure, consistent 

with Title II of the Higher Education 

Act. 

Dated: March 28, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07760 Filed 4–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Savings Performance 

Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) seeks comments and 

information regarding improvements to 

Energy Savings Performance Contracts 

(ESPCs). ESPCs allow Federal agencies 

to implement energy savings projects 

where the up-front capital cost is 

financed by an Energy Services 

Company (ESCO), who is then repaid 

from the agency’s energy savings over a 

period of up to 25 years. The DOE 

Federal Energy Management Program 

(FEMP) is the lead agency program for 

providing implementing rules and 

policies regarding ESPCs. DOE FEMP 

strives to continuously improve the 

ESPC processes it is has implemented 

since 1996. DOE is publishing this RFI 

to obtain ideas and input from ESPC 

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