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approximately 31,000 miles of shore 

and coastline, planning level cost 

estimates and anticipated risk reduction 

and benefits per measure. The 

Comprehensive Study will also include 

storm suite modeling, coastal GIS 

analyses, economic evaluations, an 

assessment of green infrastructure and 

ecosystem goods and services, regional 

sediment management and climate 

change and sea-level rise 

considerations. Additional information 

and a study area map may be found at: 

http://www.nad.usace.army.mil/ 

CompStudy. Furthermore, interested 

parties can access the Web site and 

subscribe to receive periodic electronic 

mail updates on the study’s progress. 

Dated: June 11, 2013. 

Amy M. Guise, 

Chief, Planning Division, Baltimore District, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0042] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Streamlined Clearance Process for 

Discretionary Grant 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Office of the Secretary/Office of the 

Deputy Secretary (OS) 

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 July 19, 

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–0042 

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: Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0001. 

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: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1. 

Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the 

PRA of 1995 provides the OMB Director 

authority to approve the streamlined 

clearance process proposed in this 

information collection request. This 

information collection request was 

originally approved by OMB in January 

of 1997. This information collection 

streamlines the clearance process for all 

discretionary grant information 

collections which do not fit the generic 

application process. The streamlined 

clearance process continues to reduce 

the clearance time for the U.S. 

Department of Education’s (ED’s) 

discretionary grant information 

collections by two months or 60 days. 

This is desirable for two major reasons: 

it would allow ED to provide better 

customer service to grant applicants and 

help meet ED’s goal for timely awards 

of discretionary grants. 

Dated: June 14, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14641 Filed 6–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0053] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Program for International Student 

Assessment (PISA 2015) Recruitment 

and Field Test 

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 July 19, 

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–0053 

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 

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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: Program for 

International Student Assessment (PISA 

2015) Recruitment and Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0755. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,435. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,758. 

Abstract: The Program for 

International Student Assessments 

(PISA) is an international assessment of 

15-year-olds which focuses on assessing 

students science, mathematics, and 

reading literacy. PISA was first 

administered in 2000 and is conducted 

every three years. This submission is for 

the sixth cycle in the series, PISA 2015, 

and requests OMB approval for field test 

and main study recruitment, and field 

trial data collection. As in 2006, in PISA 

2015, science will be the major subject 

domain. The field test will also include 

computer-based assessments in reading, 

mathematics, and collaborative problem 

solving. In addition to the cognitive 

assessments described above, PISA 2015 

will include questionnaires 

administered to assessed students, 

school principals, and teachers. School 

recruitment for the field test in the U.S. 

will begin in Fall 2013 with data 

collection occurring during April–May 

2014. The U.S. PISA main study will be 

conducted from September through 

November 2015. This submission is for 

recruitment for the 2014 field test and 

2015 main study, conducting the 2014 

field test data collection, and to provide 

a description of the overarching plan for 

all of the phases of the data collection, 

including the 2015 main study. 

Dated: June 14, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research—Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program—Rehabilitation 

Engineering Research Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research 

Centers (RERCs)—Technologies to 

Support Successful Aging with 

Disability. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133E–3. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: June 19, 2013. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 

10, 2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 19, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research 

Centers Program 

The purpose of NIDRR’s RERCs 

program, which is funded through the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program, is to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. 

It does so by conducting advanced 

engineering research, developing and 

evaluating innovative technologies, 

facilitating service delivery system 

changes, stimulating the production and 

distribution of new technologies and 

equipment in the private sector, and 

providing training opportunities. RERCs 

seek to solve rehabilitation problems 

and remove environmental barriers to 

improvements in employment, 

community living and participation, 

and health and function outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities. 

Priority: This priority is from the 

notice of final priority for this program, 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

RERC on Technologies to Support 

Successful Aging with Disability. 

Note: The full text of this priority is 

included in the pertinent notice of final 

priority published in this issue of the Federal 

Register and in the application package for 

this competition. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 

764(b)(3). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, and 

97. (b) The Education Department 

suspension and debarment regulations 

in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations 

for this program in 34 CFR part 350. (d) 

The notice of final priority for this 

program, published elsewhere in this 

issue of the Federal Register. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $925,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

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