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employee, and shall be appointed in 

accordance with governing DoD policies 

and procedures. 

In addition, the Designated Federal 

Officer is required to be in attendance 

at all Board and subcommittee meetings 

for the entire duration of each and every 

meeting; however, in the absence of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend the entire duration of the 

Board or subcommittee meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to Defense Science Board 

membership about the Board’s mission 

and functions. Written statements may 

be submitted at any time or in response 

to the stated agenda of planned meeting 

of Defense Science Board. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Defense Science Board, 

and this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Defense 

Science Board Designated Federal 

Officer can be obtained from the GSA’s 

FACA Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Defense Science Board. The Designated 

Federal Officer, at that time, may 

provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8456 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review; 

Application for Grants Under the 

Upward Bound Math and Science 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Upward Bound Math and 

Science (UBMS) program provides 

grants to institutions of higher 

education, public and private agencies 

and organizations, and communitybased organizations with experience in 

serving disadvantaged youth, 

combinations of such institutions, 

agencies and organizations, and 

secondary schools and provides grants 

for projects designed to provide the 

skills and motivation necessary for 

success in a program of postsecondary 

education that lead to careers in math 

and science. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 9, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04838. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: Application for 

Grants under the Upward Bound Math 

and Science Program. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 475. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 15,830. 

Abstract: The U. S. Department of 

Education is requesting a new 

application for grants under the Upward 

Bound Math and Science (UBMS). The 

previous package was part of the regular 

Upward Bound Program (UB) (OMB No. 

1840–0550) package. The regular UB 

program provides federal grants for 

three types of projects: regular UB, 

UBMS, and Veterans Upward Bound. 

However, each project has a separate 

collection; therefore, we are requesting 

a new application package. The 

Department is requesting a new 

application because of the 

implementation of the Higher Education 

Opportunity Act revisions to the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, the 

authorizing statute for the program. This 

application will be used to award new 

grants and collect data. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8422 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review; 

Application for Grants Under the 

Veterans Upward Bound Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Upward Bound 

(VUB) program provides grants to 

institutions of higher education, public 

and private agencies and organizations, 

community-based organization with 

experience in serving disadvantaged 

youth, combinations of such 

institutions, agencies and organizations, 

and secondary schools. The VUB 

program provides grants to projects 

designed to prepare, motivate and assist 

military veterans in the development of 


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academic and other requisite skills 

necessary for acceptance and success in 

a program of postsecondary education. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 9, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@

ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 04839. 

When you access the information 

collection, click on ‘‘Download 

Attachments’’ to view. Written requests 

for information should be addressed to 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: Application for 

Grants under the Veterans Upward 

Bound Program. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 135. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,606. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is requesting a new 

application package for grants under the 

VUB program. The previous package 

was part of the regular Upward Bound 

Program (UB) (OMB No. 1840–0550) 

package. The regular UB program 

provides federal grants for three types of 

projects: Regular UB, VUB, and Upward 

Bound Math and Science. However, 

each project has a separate collection; 

therefore, we are requesting a new 

application package. The Department is 

requesting a new application because of 

the implementation of the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act revisions to 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, the authorizing statute for the 

program. This application will be used 

to award new grants and collect data 

under the VUB program. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8397 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) invites public comment 

on a proposed collection of information 

that DOE is developing for submission 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before June 8, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to James R. Brodrick, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 or by email at 

James.Brodrick@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to James R. Brodrick, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 or by email at 

James.Brodrick@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Bright 

Tomorrow Lighting Competition (L 

Prize®): Field Assessment and Post 

Prize Monitoring; (3) Type of Request: 

New; (4) Purpose: The Bright Tomorrow 

Lighting Competition was authorized in 

the Energy Independence and Security 

Act of 2007 (EISA), Subtitle E, Section 

655, to encourage development and 

deployment of highly energy efficient 

solid-state lighting (SSL) products to 

replace several of the most common 

lighting products currently used in the 

United States. Field assessments 

contribute to the evaluation of L Prize 

entries in a wide range of lighting 

applications. The field assessments 

evaluate energy use of the installed 

product, the lighting system 

performance compared to the existing 

technology, and user feedback. The 

objective of field testing is to obtain 

installation data and user acceptance, in 

order to evaluate the product and 

determine its potential to be declared a 

winner. Additionally, DOE plans to 

monitor the impact of the L Prize 

competition through post-prize 

monitoring of incentive programs, 

educational campaigns, and retail 


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