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interests and qualifications to serve on 

the Board or Council; 

2. A complete re ́sume ́ or curriculum 

vitae for the applicant; and 

3. A complete application. 

To evaluate potential sources of 

conflicts of interest, the Bureau will ask 

potential candidates to provide 

information related to financial holdings 

and/or professional affiliations, and to 

allow the Bureau to perform a 

background check. The Bureau will not 

review applications and will not answer 

questions from internal or external 

parties regarding applications until the 

application period has closed. 

The Bureau will not entertain 

applications of federally registered 

lobbyists and individuals who have 

been convicted of a felony for a position 

on the Board and Councils. 

Only complete applications will be 

given consideration for review of 

membership on the Board and Councils. 

Dated: January 9, 2014. 

Christopher D’Angelo, 

Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00635 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences (USU), DoD. 

ACTION: Quarterly meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce the 

following meeting of the Board of 

Regents, Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences (‘‘the Board’’). 

This meeting will be partially closed to 

the public. 

DATES: Tuesday, February 4, 2014, from 

8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (Open Session) 

and 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (Closed 

Session). 

ADDRESSES: Val G. Hemming Simulation 

Center, 2460 Linden Lane, Bldg 163, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S. 

Leeann Ori, Designated Federal Officer, 

4301 Jones Bridge Road, D3011, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone 

301–295–3066; email sherri.ori@

usuhs.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting notice is being published under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to review the 

operations of USU, particularly the 

academic affairs, and provide advice to 

the USU President and the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. 

These actions are necessary for the 

University to pursue its mission, which 

is to provide outstanding healthcare 

practitioners and scientists to the 

uniformed services, and to obtain 

institutional accreditation. 

Agenda: The actions that will take 

place include the approval of minutes 

from the Board of Regents Meeting held 

on October 23, 2013; recommendations 

regarding the approval of faculty 

appointments and promotions; 

recommendations regarding the 

awarding of master’s and doctoral 

degrees in the biomedical sciences and 

public health; and the approval of 

awards and honors. The USU President 

will provide a report on recent actions 

affecting academic and operations of the 

University; the Vice President for 

Research will provide a semiannual 

report on research activities and funding 

for research at the University; the Vice 

President for Affiliations and 

International Affairs will report on the 

University’s international affiliations; 

USU officials will provide various 

academic and administrative 

information; the School of Medicine 

will provide a briefing on a long-term 

career study which tracks the careers of 

graduates of the program; and the 

Veteran Metrics Initiative will provide a 

brief on their organization. A closed 

session will be held to discuss 

personnel actions and active 

investigations. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 

Federal statute and regulations (5 U.S.C. 

552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 

102–3.165) and the availability of space, 

the meeting is open to the public from 

8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Seating is on a 

first-come basis. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting should 

contact S. Leeann Ori at the address and 

phone number noted in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2, 5–7) 

the Department of Defense has 

determined that the portion of the 

meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. 

shall be closed to the public. The Acting 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness), in consultation with the 

Office of the DoD General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that a portion of 

the committee’s meeting will be closed 

as the discussion will disclose sensitive 

personnel information, will include 

matters that relate solely to the internal 

personnel rules and practices of the 

agency, will involve accusing a person 

of a crime or censuring an individual, 

and may disclose investigatory records 

compiled for law enforcement purposes. 

Written Statements: Interested 

persons may submit a written statement 

for consideration by the Board. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address listed above in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT seection. If such 

statement is not received at least 5 

calendar days prior to the meeting, it 

may not be provided to or considered by 

the Board of Regents until a later date. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

compile all timely submissions with the 

Board’s Chairman and ensure such 

submissions are provided to Board 

Members before the meeting. 

Dated: January 9, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00488 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0003] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Study of 

Clinical Practice in Traditional Teacher 

Preparation Programs in Missouri 

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 March 

17, 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–2014–ICCD–0003 

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 


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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: Study of Clinical 

Practice in Traditional Teacher 

Preparation Programs in Missouri. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,800. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,176. 

Abstract: This study will collect 

information about the clinical practice 

(student teaching and field experience) 

components of traditional teacher 

preparation programs (TPPs). The study 

will use a survey of first-year public 

school teachers in Missouri to collect 

information about: (1) the characteristics 

of clinical practice in traditional TPPs 

completed by first-year teachers; and (2) 

how clinical practice in traditional TPPs 

varies among certification tracks 

completed by first-year teachers. The 

study will be implemented during the 

2014–15 school year. 

Dated: January 8, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00459 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0133] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Survey of Principals of Rural Schools 

Receiving School Improvement Grants 

and Using the Transformation 

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 

14, 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–0133 

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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E107, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

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: Survey of 

Principals of Rural Schools Receiving 

School Improvement Grants and Using 

the Transformation. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 221. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 58. 

Abstract: This study collects survey 

data from principals of schools that 

received federal School Improvement 

Grants (SIGs) in cohort 1 and 

implemented the school transformation 

model. Rural schools and districts often 

face steep challenges when trying to 

implement the kinds of staff 

replacement and on-site professional 

development practices required in the 

transformation model. By examining the 

implementation of the SIG 

transformation model in challenging 

rural settings, the study will produce 

findings that can help policymakers, 

rural schools, and their partners plan for 

school improvement. Our study will do 

this in two ways: (1) By asking 

principals to specify the extent to which 

the transformation activities were 


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