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scheduled to be held in September 2013. The Corps will notify the public through local newspapers in advance of the meeting.

For Additional Information Contact: Questions or comments regarding the Whittier Narrows Dam DSMS, including requests to be placed on the mailing list may be submitted by mail to Ms. Deborah Lamb, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, CESPL– PD–RL, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017–3401; or by email to Deborah.L.Lamb@usace.army.mil

. **DATES :**  Submit NEPA scoping comments on or before 31 August 2013.

Dated: July 3, 2013. R. Mark Toy, Colonel, US Army, Commander and District Engineer, Los Angeles District.
[FR Doc. 2013–17489 Filed 7–19–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3720–58–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Department of the Navy**

**[Docket ID USN–2013–0025]**

**Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Navy, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice to delete a System of Records.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of the Navy is deleting a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

**DATES :**  This proposed action will be effective on August 22, 2013 unless comments are received which result in a contrary determination. Comments will be accepted on or before August 21,
2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

* Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Robin Patterson, HEAD, FOIA/Privacy Act Policy Branch, Department of the Navy, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350–2000, or by phone at (202)
685–6545.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Department of the Navy’s systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address in **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT** or at http://dpclo.defense.gov/ privacy/SORNs/component/navy/ index.html. The proposed deletion is not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report.

Dated: July 17, 2013. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

**Deletion: N05760–1** 

Biographical and Service Record Sketches of Chaplains (February 22, 1993, 58 FR 10768).

**REASON :** 

The Department of the Navy (DON) has determined that no records are being collected or maintained in the Biographical and Service Record Sketches of Chaplains. All data previously collected and maintained in this system has been destroyed in accordance with the NARA approved records retention and the DON Records Management Manual. Therefore, N05760–1, Biographical and Service Record Sketches of Chaplains can be deleted.

[FR Doc. 2013–17485 Filed 7–19–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0069]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of**  **Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request;**  **NCES Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies System** 

**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 an extension of an existing information collection.

**DATES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 21, 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–0069 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: NCES Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies System.


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OMB Control Number: 1850–0803. Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing collection of information.

Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 135,000.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 27,000.

Abstract: This is a request for a 3-year renewal of the generic clearance to allow the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to continue to develop, test, and improve its survey and assessment instruments and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to experiments with levels of incentives for various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments.

Dated: July 17, 2013. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–17509 Filed 7–19–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Notice of Availability**

**Hydrogen Energy California’s Integrated Gasification Combined**  **Cycle Project; Preliminary Staff Assessment and Draft Environmental**  **Impact Statement**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability and public hearing.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Hydrogen Energy California’s Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment/ Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PSA/DEIS) (DOE/EIS–0431D) for public review and comment. This document is the draft environmental impact statement for DOE’s purpose of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act. This document is also the Preliminary Staff Assessment for the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) purpose of complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This combined document is hereafter referred to as the Preliminary Staff Assessment/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PSA/DEIS). The PSA/DEIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with the Hydrogen Energy California’s (HECA) Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project, which would be designed, constructed, and operated by HECA, LLC. HECA’s proposal was selected by DOE for financial assistance under the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) Program.

The PSA/DEIS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations that implement the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), DOE’s procedures for compliance with floodplain and wetland review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), and DOE’s procedures implementing NEPA (10 CFR Part 1021). DOE’s proposed action is subject to the Clean Air Act’s General Conformity rule (GCR) set forth in section 176(c) of the Act and 40 CFR Part 93. DOE’s Draft General Conformity Analysis is incorporated into the PSA/DEIS. DOE is coordinating its compliance with the GCR requirements for public participation in 40 CFR 93.156 with the public comment period for the PSA/ DEIS.

**DATES :**  DOE invites the public to comment on the PSA/DEIS during the public comment period, which ends September 3, 2013. DOE will consider all comments postmarked or received during the public comment period in preparing the final EIS and will consider late comments to the extent practicable.

DOE and CEC will hold a public hearing(s) during the public comment period. The date(s), time(s), and location(s) of these public hearings will be published in The Bakersfield Californian at least 14 days prior to the hearing(s). This information will also be posted on CEC’s Web site at http:// www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/ hydrogen

_energy/.

**ADDRESSES :**  Requests for a paper copy or information about this PSA/DEIS should be directed to: Mr. Fred Pozzuto, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507–0880. Additional information may also be requested by electronic mail: fred.pozzuto@netl.doe.gov or by telephone at (304) 285–5219, or toll-free at: 1-(800)-432–8330, extension 5219. The PSA/DEIS may be viewed at http:// www.energy.gov/nepa. Copies of the PSA/DEIS are also available for review at the locations listed in the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section of this Notice.

Written comments on the PSA/DEIS can be mailed or sent electronically to Mr. Pozzuto at the addresses noted above. Comments may also be submitted by fax to: (304) 285–4403. Oral comments on the PSA/DEIS will be accepted during the public hearing(s).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information on the proposed project, please contact Mr. Pozzuto (see

**ADDRESSES**). For general information regarding DOE NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103; telephone: (202)–586–4600.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  DOE proposes to provide limited financial assistance through a cooperative agreement to HECA, LLC. Approximately $275 million would be provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and $133 million through the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) program for a total Federal share of approximately $408 million. Total project cost is estimated to be over $4 billion.

The HECA project would demonstrate integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and carbon capture technology on a commercial-scale in a new power plant. The power plant would consist of a single gasifier with gas cleanup systems, a gas combustion turbine, a heat recovery steam generator, a steam turbine, and associated facilities.

The IGCC technology would turn a fuel blend consisting of 75 percent western sub-bituminous coal and 25 percent petroleum coke (petcoke) into a synthesis gas (syngas). The facility would gasify the fuel blend to produce hydrogen-rich syngas which would be used to generate electricity in a combined cycle power block; manufacture nitrogen-based products in an integrated fertilizer manufacturing complex; and capture and transport carbon dioxide (CO2) via pipeline to a neighboring oil field for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and sequestration. At full capacity, the plant is expected to use about 4,600 short tons of coal and about 1,140 short tons of petcoke per day.

The combined power block consists of gas combustion and steam turbines that would have the capacity to generate 416-megawatts (gross) of low-carbon electricity. This combined-cycle approach of using gas and steam turbines in tandem increases the