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submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, we have established a 

set of performance measures, including 

long-term measures, that are designed to 

yield information on various aspects of 

the effectiveness and quality of the 

ETechM2 Program. These measures are: 

• Program Performance Measure 1: 

The percentage of ETechM2 Program 

products and services judged to be of 

high quality by an independent review 

panel of experts qualified to review the 

substantial content of the products and 

services. 

• Program Performance Measure 2: 

The percentage of ETechM2 Program 

products and services judged to be of 

high relevance to improving outcomes 

for infants, toddlers, children, and 

youth with disabilities. 

• Program Performance Measure 3: 

The percentage of ETechM2 Program 

products and services judged to be 

useful in improving results for infants, 

toddlers, children, and youth with 

disabilities. 

• Program Performance Measure 4.1: 

The Federal cost per unit of accessible 

educational materials funded by the 

ETechM2 Program. 

• Program Performance Measure 4.2: 

The Federal cost per unit of accessible 

educational materials from the National 

Instructional Materials Access Center 

funded by the ETechM2 Program. 

• Program Performance Measure 4.3: 

The Federal cost per unit of video 

description funded by the ETechM2 

Program. 

Program Performance Measures 1, 2, 

and 3 apply to projects funded under 

this competition, and grantees are 

required to submit data on Program 

Performance Measures 1, 2, and 3 as 

directed by OSEP. 

Grantees will be required to report 

information on their project’s 

performance in annual performance 

reports and additional performance data 

to the Department (34 CFR 75.590 and 

75.591). 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF, you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Glenna Wright-Gallo, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04316 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The 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. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before April 1, 2024. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, please 

advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202–395–4718. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira 

Birnbaum, Ira.Birnbaum@hq.doe.gov, 

202–304–4940. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 

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. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–NEW; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: DOE Qualified List of Energy 

Service Companies; 

(3) Type of Request: New; 

(4) Purpose: The ESPC statute (42 

U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)–(B)) requires the 

Secretary of Energy to establish and 


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maintain a list of firms qualified to 

perform energy efficiency and 

renewable energy projects specifically 

using the energy savings performance 

contracts (ESPCs) project financing 

methodology. The forms subject to this 

Paperwork Reduction Act submission 

constitute the application and 

recertification statement for inclusion 

on the DOE Qualified List of Energy 

Service Companies (ESCOs). The ESCOs 

on the DOE Qualified List constitute the 

group of firms that are eligible for 

contract award under 10 CFR 436.32. 

ESCOs that would like to bid on ESPC 

contracts for the Federal government 

must apply to the DOE Qualified List of 

ESCOs and complete the annual 

recertification statement; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of

Respondents: 128; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of

Total Responses: 128; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of

Burden Hours: 466; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $57,318. 

Statutory Authority: The ESPC statute 

(42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)–(B)) requires 

the Secretary of Energy to establish and 

maintain a list of firms qualified to 

perform energy efficiency and 

renewable energy projects specifically 

using the energy savings performance 

contracts (ESPCs) project financing 

methodology. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on February 23, 

2024, by Mary Sotos, Director, Federal 

Energy Management Program, pursuant 

to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 27, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04374 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before April 30, 2024. 

If you anticipate any difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 

Germantown Road, Rm. G–302, 

Germantown, MD 20874, or by fax at 

(301) 903–7738, or by email at

privacyactoffice@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S.

Department of Energy, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874 or by telephone at (301) 903–

3880, or by fax at (301) 903–7738, or by

email at privacyactoffice@hq.doe.gov,

https://www.energy.gov/cio/office-chiefinformation-officer/services/guidance/

privacy-program/submitting-privacy-act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments

are invited on: (a) Whether the extended

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.

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–1700;

(2) Information Collection Request

Titled: Privacy Act Administration; 

(3) Type of Review: Extension;

(4) Purpose: The Privacy Act

Information Request form aids the 

Department of Energy’s processing of 

Privacy Act requests submitted by an 

individual or an authorized 

representative, wherein he or she is 

requesting records the government may 

maintain on the individual. The 

Department’s use of this form continues 

to contribute to the implementation of 

the Department’s Privacy Act processes, 

including, but not limited to, providing 

for faster processing of Privacy Act 

information requests by asking 

individuals or their authorized 

representative for pertinent information 

needed for records retrieval; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of

Respondents: 390; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of

Total Responses: 390; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of

Burden Hours: 130; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $14,078. 

Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act 

of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a; Department of 

Energy, Records Maintained on 

Individuals (Privacy Act), 10 CFR 1008; 

42 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 

et. seq. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the U.S. 

Department of Energy was signed on 

February 20, 2024, by Ann Dunkin, 

Chief Information Officer, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 27, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04373 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Number: DOE–HQ–2024–0007] 

Notice of Request for Information (RFI) 

Related to DOE’s Responsibilities on 

Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy 

Development and Use of Artificial 

Intelligence 

AGENCY: Office of Critical and Emerging 

Technologies, Department of Energy. 


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