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diversifying its course offerings to meet 

the needs of all types of separating 

veterans, including first-term 

separations, mid-career separators, and 

career retirees. These groups are 

inherently different. First-term 

separators are the most likely to be 

immediately reentering the civilian 

labor market (and thus may be in need 

of skills training) and to be making use 

of their GI-Bills. They also have fewer 

experiences with significant transitions 

and life changes than their older, more 

tenured counterparts. Comparing the 

demographic characteristics of our focus 

group participants with those of firstterm and other separators will allow us 

to determine if the inputs we receive are 

likely reflective of the population of 

transitioning veterans at large, or if they 

likely represent only specific subsets of 

the transitioning population. 

We will audio tape these discussions 

so that transcription can occur after the 

discussions have been conducted. We 

will be certain that any introductions 

are made prior to the tape recorder 

being turned on, should the focus group 

members want to introduce themselves. 

Discussion topics will include: 

• Organizations and social structures 

• Community location decision 

• Initial intentions after separation 

• Reintegration challenges 

• Transition Assistance Program (TAP) 

effect on reintegration 

• Community involvement effect 

Dated: July 10, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17807 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0095] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Veterans Upward Bound Annual 

Performance Report 

AGENCY: 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 new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 23, 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–0095 

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 

2E103, 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: Veterans Upward 

Bound Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 51. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 867. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is requesting a new Annual 

Performance Report (APR) for grants 

under the Veterans Upward Bound 

(VUB) Program. The Department is 

requesting a new APR because of the 

implementation of the Higher Education 

Opportunity Act revisions to the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, the 

authorizing statute for the programs. 

The APRs are used to evaluate the 

performance of grantees prior to 

awarding continuation funding and to 

assess a grantee’s prior experience at the 

end of each budget period. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17801 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0096] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Early 

Childhood Longitudinal Study 

Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS– 

K: 2011) Spring Third-Grade National 

Collection, Fourth-Grade Recruitment, 

and Fifth-Grade Tracking 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences/National 

Center for Education Statistics (IES). 

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 an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 23, 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–0096 

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 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 


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