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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program (DL) Regulations 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

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 May 28, 

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–0015 

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: William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0021. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,603,667. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 535,998. 

Abstract: The William D. Ford Federal 

Direct Loan Program regulations cover 

areas of program administration. These 

regulations are in place to minimize 

administrative burden for program 

participants, to determine eligibility for 

and provide program benefits to 

borrowers, and to prevent fraud and 

abuse of program funds to protect the 

taxpayers’ interests. This request is for 

continued approval of reporting and 

recordkeeping related to the 

administrative requirements of the 

Direct Loan program. 

Dated: April 22, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09947 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Savings Performance 

Contracts: Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued a request for 

information (RFI) on April 3, 2013 that 

requested comments and information 

regarding improvements to Energy 

Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs), 

to be submitted by May 3, 2013. In an 

interest to provide additional time for a 

response, this notice extends the 

comment period until May 17, 2013. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

May 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods. Your response 

should be in the form of a Word 

document, or a compatible format. 

1. Email: to femp@go.doe.gov. Include 

‘‘ESPC Comments’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

2. Mail: Mr. Randy Jones, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., 

Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720) 

356–1667, Email: 

randy.jones@go.doe.gov. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Randy Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 

80401, Telephone: (720) 356–1667, 

Email: randy.jones@go.doe.gov, or Ms. 

Michella Hill, Contracting Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., 

Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720) 

356–1489, Email: 

michella.hill@go.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Energy Management Program 

(FEMP), within the DOE Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), provides services, tools, 

and expertise to Federal agencies to 

help them achieve their legislated and 

executive-ordered energy, greenhouse 

gas, and water goals. These are 

delivered through project, technical, 

and program services. One of FEMP’s 

major services is to support Federal 

agencies in identifying, obtaining, and 

implementing project funding for energy 

projects through the use of ESPCs. 

ESPCs allow Federal agencies to 

accomplish energy savings projects 

without up-front capital costs. In an 

ESPC, a Federal agency contracts with 

an ESCO, following a comprehensive 

energy audit conducted by the ESCO of 

a Federal facility to identify 

improvements to save energy. In 

consultation with the Federal agency, 

the ESCO designs and constructs a 

project that meets the agency’s needs 

and arranges the necessary funding. The 

ESCO guarantees that the improvements 

will generate energy cost savings 

sufficient to pay for the project over the 

term of the contract. After the contract 

ends, all additional cost savings accrue 

to the agency. Contract terms up to 25 

years are allowed. 


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Under the ESPC statutes, DOE is 

required to develop methods and 

procedures for Federal agencies to 

implement the use of energy savings 

performance contracting. On April 10, 

1995, DOE established the 

implementing procedures and 

regulations for ESPCs at 10 CFR part 

436, Subpart B. (See, 60 FR 18334.) 

To facilitate and accelerate the use of 

ESPCs, DOE has issued IndefiniteDelivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) 

contracts designed to make ESPCs as 

practical and cost-effective as possible 

for use by Federal agencies. DOE 

awarded these ‘‘umbrella’’ contracts to 

ESCOs based on their ability to meet 

terms and conditions established in 

IDIQ contracts, and consistent with the 

ESPC regulations. DOE IDIQ contracts 

can be used by Federal agencies to 

achieve energy savings for any 

Federally-owned facility worldwide, by 

awarding Task Orders for ESPC projects 

at their facilities. 

Since the inception of DOE’s IDIQ 

contracts in 1996, numerous Federal 

agencies have used them to award more 

than 280 ESPC projects throughout the 

Federal government. More than $2.71 

billion has been invested in Federal 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

improvements. These improvements 

have resulted in more than 347.5 trillion 

Btu life-cycle energy savings and more 

than $7.18 billion of cumulative energy 

cost savings for the Federal 

Government. 

While FEMP has provided 

implementing rules and policies 

regarding ESPCs, its efforts to promote 

and improve ESPC projects have been 

primarily through the DOE IDIQ 

contract vehicle. Over the course of the 

last 15 years, FEMP has continuously 

improved the ESPC IDIQ contract in 

many key areas, including contractor 

selection procedures, scope definition, 

Measurement and Verification (M&V), 

financing procurement, and definition 

of risk and responsibilities. 

More detailed background and 

specifics of the current FEMP ESPC 

program can be found at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/ 

espcs.html. 

More detailed information about the 

IDIQ contracts, FEMP’s primary vehicle 

for implementation of ESPCs, including 

a generic version of the current contract, 

can be found at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/financing/ 

espcs_resources.html. 

More detailed information about the 

new FEMP streamlined ESPC ENABLE 

program for smaller facilities can be 

found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

femp/financing/espc_enable.html. 

RFI 

On April 3, 2013, DOE issued a 

request for information to solicit input 

on further potential improvements to 

ESPCs, with emphasis on improvements 

to the FEMP IDIQ contracts. (78 FR 

20097) Comments and information 

regarding improvements ESPCs were 

requested to be submitted by May 3, 

2013. In an interest to provide 

additional time for a response, DOE is 

accepting comments and information 

until May 17, 2013. Specifically, FEMP 

is interested in obtaining ideas and 

information in the following areas: 

Speed to Award 

• Decreasing the time from the point 

an agency decides to go forward (Issues 

Notice of Opportunity (NOO), Request 

for Proposals (RFP), etc.) to the time of 

award. 

Æ Process improvements and 

simplifications, while maintaining 

technical and project management 

integrity. 

Æ Addressing internal agency policies 

and processes to speed up key reviews, 

approvals, and decisions. 

ESPC IDIQ Contract Improvements 

• Opportunities and benefits relating 

to greater standardization of contract 

processes, terms and conditions across 

the Government. 

• Comments on current IDIQ 

processes that allow contractor selection 

based on ESCO qualifications only, 

without the submission of a price 

proposal. 

• Comments on structuring an ESPC 

IDIQ Contract so that new contractors 

may be added during the life of the 

contract based on meeting the same 

qualification criteria as specified in the 

original solicitation. 

• Comments on a potential process 

where the technical criterion to receive 

an IDIQ ESPC contract from DOE are 

based partially or fully on meeting 

requirements of an impartial, national 

ESCO certification program. 

• Comments on structuring an ESPC 

IDIQ Contract so that contractors can be 

removed during the life of the contract 

based on conditions specified in the 

IDIQ such as non-performance or lack of 

participation. 

• Improvement of deliverables 

content and format (Investment Grade 

Audit, Commissioning Plans and 

Reports, Measurement and Verification 

Plans and Reports, etc.). 

Increasing the Certainty of Energy 

Savings Persistence 

• Improvements to Measurement and 

Verification methodologies, to achieve 

and maintain the greatest assurance of 

energy savings at the least cost. 

Approaches To Encourage Innovative or 

Underutilized Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy Technologies 

• Approaches to increase confidence 

in investing in technologies with good 

potential but little implementation 

experience. 

• Approaches to incentivize ESCOs to 

propose innovative or underutilized 

technologies. 

Potential Improvements to the FEMP 

Streamlined ENABLE Program for 

Smaller Facilities 

• Improvements to the technical tools 

and contract templates that support 

project development and execution. 

• Feedback on the process that is 

required by GSA Schedule 84, Special 

Identification Number 246–53 and use 

of the Schedule ordering process in 

general. 

Disclaimer and Important Notes 

This is an RFI issued solely for 

information and program planning 

purposes; this RFI does not constitute a 

formal solicitation for proposals or 

abstracts. Your response to this notice 

will be treated as information only. DOE 

will not provide reimbursement for 

costs incurred in responding to this RFI. 

Respondents are advised that DOE is 

under no obligation to acknowledge 

receipt of the information received or 

provide feedback to respondents with 

respect to any information submitted 

under this RFI. Responses to this RFI do 

not bind DOE to any further actions 

related to this topic. 

Confidential Business Information 

In accordance with 10 CFR 1004.11, 

any person submitting information he or 

she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit via email, postal mail, or 

hand delivery/courier two well-marked 

copies: One copy of the document 

marked confidential including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

non-confidential with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 


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generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in a public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 

2013. 

Timothy Unruh, 

Program Manager, Federal Energy 

Management Program. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09926 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0276; FRL–9385–2] 

Ethylene Oxide; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation 

of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a 

quarantine exemption request from the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) to use the 

pesticide ethylene oxide (CAS No. 75– 

21–8) to sterilize the interior surfaces of 

enclosed animal isolator units to control 

microorganisms. The applicant proposes 

a use of a pesticide which contains an 

active ingredient which is or has been 

the subject of a Special Review, and 

which could pose a risk similar to the 

risk which is or has been the subject of 

the Special Review. EPA is soliciting 

public comment before making the 

decision whether or not to grant the 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0276, by 

one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keri 

Grinstead, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8373; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

grinstead.keri@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. USDA APHIS 

has requested the EPA Administrator to 

issue a quarantine exemption for the use 

of ethylene oxide to sterilize interior 


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