77442 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2013 / Notices 

Dated: December 17, 2013. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30505 Filed 12–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0157] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; The 

Impact of Professional Development in 

Fractions for Fourth Grade 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), 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 February 

21, 2014. 

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–0157 

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: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540– 

776–7742 or electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. We will only 

accept comments in this mailbox when 

the regulations.gov site is not available 

to the public for any reason. 

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: The Impact of 

Professional Development in Fractions 

for Fourth Grade. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,024. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,512. 

Abstract: OMB clearance is requested 

for a randomized control trial study of 

the impact of professional development 

in fractions for fourth grade teachers on 

student achievement and teacher 

knowledge in 84 elementary schools 

from Georgia and South Carolina for one 

academic year. Schools below the state 

median on the respective state 

assessment will be recruited. Random 

assignment will be conducted at the 

school-level. Teachers in the treatment 

schools will participate in 8 three-hour 

training sessions during the Fall 

semester with additional homework 

lessons. Teachers in control schools will 

receive business-as-usual professional 

development. Teachers will participate 

in the following data collection 

activities: consent and demographic 

form, teacher knowledge measure of 

fractions (pre- and post-test), and 9 

monthly professional development 

surveys. Grade 4 students will be 

assessed with a fractions measure. REL 

Southeast will conduct the study. This 

OMB clearance request is to collect data 

from approximately 252 teachers. 

Dated: December 17, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30420 Filed 12–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy 

Advisory Board (SEAB) FracFocus Task 

Force. SEAB was reestablished pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). 

This notice is provided in accordance 

with the Act. 

DATES: Monday, January 6, 2014, 9:45 

a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Bodette, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–0383 or facsimile (202) 586–1441; 

seab@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Board was 

established to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the Department’s basic and applied 

research, economic and national 

security policy, educational issues, 

operational issues and other activities as 

directed by the Secretary. The 

FracFocus Task Force is charged with 

reviewing how FracFocus 2.0 houses the 

information Federal and State regulatory 

agencies require as part of their 

regulatory functions with regard to 

disclosure of the composition and 

quantities of fracturing fluids injected 

into unconventional oil and gas wells. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting 

will be an opportunity to hear updates 

on the work of FracFocus 2.0. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 9:45 a.m. on January 6, 2014 and 

will conclude at 3:00 p.m. The tentative 

agenda is as follows: 

9:45 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Task Force Chair 

John Deutch Opens Meeting 

10:00 a.m.–10:45 p.m. DOE 

presentation on FracFocus 2.0 

10:45 a.m.–11:45 p.m. FracFocus 

Presentation 

11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Break 


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12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Stakeholder 

Panel 

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. State Regulators 

Panel 

2:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Break 

2:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Public Comment 

Period 

3:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to Amy 

Bodette no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Thursday, January 2, 2014 at seab@

hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, 

organization, citizenship and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting on Monday, 

January 6, 2014. Approximately 30 

minutes will be reserved for public 

comments. Time allotted per speaker 

will depend on the number who wish to 

speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. 

The Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak should register to do so beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on January 6, 2014. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to Amy Bodette, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; or by email to: 

seab@hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Ms. 

Bodette. She may be reached at the 

postal address or email address above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

17, 2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30495 Filed 12–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Electricity Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Electricity Advisory 

Committee (EAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Friday, January 24, 2013 (2:00 

p.m.–3:05 p.m. (EDT) 

ADDRESSES: The EAC committee 

members will take part in this meeting 

by telephone conference call. The 

public may participate in the meeting 

via telephone conference call using the 

following participation information: 

Attendee Link: https://

iser.webex.com/iser/onstage/

g.php?d=667952835&t=a 

Event password: energy 

Call-in Number: Call-in toll number 

(US/Canada): 1–650–479–3208 

Access code: 667 952 835 

The conference call information, as 

well as the report to be reviewed at the 

meeting for committee approval will be 

published on the EAC Web site at: 

http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(202) 586–1060 or Email: 

matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) 

was re-established in July 2012, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2, 

to provide advice to the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) in 

implementing the Energy Policy Act of 

2005, executing the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

and modernizing the nation’s electricity 

delivery infrastructure. The EAC is 

composed of individuals of diverse 

backgrounds selected for their technical 

expertise and experience, established 

records of distinguished professional 

service, and their knowledge of issues 

that pertain to electricity. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the 

EAC is expected to include discussion 

of a report created by the Energy Storage 

subcommittee. During the meeting, the 

full EAC membership will vote on 

whether to approve the 

recommendations in the report. 

Tentative Agenda: Friday, January 24, 

2014 

2:00 p.m.–2:05 p.m. Welcome 

2:05 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Presentation of 

Report 

2:20 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Discussion of 

Report 

2:50 p.m.–2:55 p.m. Public Comments 

2:55 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Voting on Report 

3:00 p.m.–3:05 p.m. Wrap up and 

Adjourn 

The meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate EAC business. For EAC 

agenda updates, see the EAC Web site 

at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/

electricity-advisory-committee-eac. 

Public Participation: The EAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the EAC 

meeting may do so before voting takes 

place at the Friday, January 24, 2014 

meeting. Approximately 5 minutes will 

be reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number of public participants who wish 

to speak. Anyone who is not able to 

attend the meeting, or for whom the 

allotted public comments time is 

insufficient to address pertinent issues 

with the EAC, is invited to send a 

written statement to Mr. Matthew 

Rosenbaum. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting’’, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

• Email: matthew.rosenbaum@

hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Electricity 

Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

identifier. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http://

energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac, including any 

personal information provided. 

• Docket: For access to the docket, to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac. 

The following electronic file formats 

are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), 

Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe 

Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), 

plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), 

and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you 

submit information that you believe to 

be exempt by law from public 

disclosure, you must submit one 

complete copy, as well as one copy from 

which the information claimed to be 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

has been deleted. You must also explain 

the reasons why you believe the deleted 

information is exempt from disclosure. 

DOE is responsible for the final 

determination concerning disclosure or 


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