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submitted requests in September 2012; 

and Window 4, for which SEAs 

submitted requests in spring 2013. 

Generally, ED approved the requests of 

SEAs that requested ESEA flexibility in 

Windows 1 and 2 through the end of the 

20132014 school year. ED is now 

inviting the 35 Window 1 and Window 

2 SEAs to request a one-year extension 

of the waivers granted through ESEA 

flexibility, which would generally last 

through the 20142015 school year. 

Dated: December 19, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30755 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0135] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; High 

School Equivalency Program (HEP) 

Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

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 January 

27, 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–0135 

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 

2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Tomakie 

Washington, 202–401–1097 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: High School 

Equivalency Program (HEP) Annual 

Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0684. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 44. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,408. 

Abstract: The Office of Migrant 

Education is collecting information for 

the High School Equivalency Program 

Annual Performance Report in 

compliance with Higher Education Act 

of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Sec. 

418A; 20 U.S.C. 1070d–2 (special 

programs for students whose families 

are engaged in migrant and seasonal 

farm work), the Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) of 

1993, Section 4 (1115), and the 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 

34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that 

recipients of multi-year discretionary 

grants must submit an Annual 

Performance Report demonstrating that 

substantial progress has been made 

towards meeting the approved 

objectives of the project. In addition, 

discretionary grantees are required to 

report on their progress toward meeting 

the performance measures established 

for the Department of Education grant 

program. The Office of Migrant 

Education requests an extension 

without change of a currently approved 

collection to continue the use of a 

customized Annual Performance Report 

that goes beyond the Department of 

Education generic form number 524B 

Annual Performance Report to facilitate 

the collection of more standardized and 

comprehensive data to inform GPRA, to 

improve the overall quality of data 

collected, and to increase the quality of 

data that can be used to inform policy 

decisions. 

Dated: December 19, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30757 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0134] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

Grant Re-allotment Form 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

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 January 

27, 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–0134 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 


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