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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

3, 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–0079 

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: 

Stephanie Valentine, 202–401–0526, or 

email 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: Mandatory Civil 

Rights Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1870–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 17,620. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,510,075. 

Abstract: The collection, use and 

reporting of education data is an integral 

component of the mission of the U.S. 

Department of Education (ED). EDFacts, 

an ED initiative to put performance data 

at the center of ED’s policy, 

management, and budget decisionmaking processes for all K–12 education 

programs, has transformed the way in 

which ED collects and uses data. For 

school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the 

Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was 

approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts 

information collection (1875–0240). For 

school years 2013–14 and 2015–16, the 

Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is clearing 

the CRDC as a separate collection from 

EDFacts. ED’s CRDC information 

collection is modeled after the most 

current EDFacts information collection 

approved by OMB (1875–0240). As with 

previous CRDC collections, the purpose 

of the 2013–14 and 2015–16 CRDC is to 

obtain vital data related to the civil 

rights laws requirement that public local 

educational agencies (LEAs) and 

elementary and secondary schools 

provide equal educational opportunity. 

ED has extensively analyzed the uses of 

every data element collected in the 

2011–12 CRDC and sought advice from 

experts across ED to refine, improve, 

and where appropriate, add or remove 

data elements from the collection. The 

2013–14 and 2015–16 CRDC redesign 

effort ensured that, while several new 

indicators were added to the collection, 

data elements also were removed where 

appropriate. ED also made the CRDC 

data definitions and metrics consistent 

with other mandatory collections across 

ED wherever possible. The proposed 

additions and changes to the 2013–14 

and 2015–16 CRDC reflect the need for 

a deeper understanding of and accurate 

data about the educational opportunities 

and school context for our nation’s 

students. ED seeks OMB approval under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect 

from LEAs, the elementary and 

secondary education data described in 

the sections of Attachment A. In 

addition, ED requests that LEAs and 

other stakeholders respond to the 

directed questions found in Attachment 

A–5. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28904 Filed 12–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Availability of 2014–2018 Draft 

Strategic Plan and Request for Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of DOE’s 

Draft Strategic Plan and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites the public to comment on 

the draft DOE 2014–2018 Strategic Plan. 

The Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act 

of 2010 requires that federal agencies 

revise and update their strategic plan at 

least every four years and, in doing so, 

solicit the views of interested members 

of the public during this process. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

noon, December 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic mail comments 

may be submitted to: strategicplan@

hq.doe.gov. Please include ‘‘DOE 

Strategic Plan’’ in the subject line. 

Please put the full body of your 

comments in the text of the electronic 

message and as an attachment. Please 

include your name, title, organization, 

postal address, telephone number, and 

email address in the text of the message. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

surface mail to: Department of Energy, 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

submit comments electronically to 

ensure timely receipt. 

The draft DOE 2014–2018 Strategic 

Plan can be accessed at http://

energy.gov/about-us/budgetperformance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Johns, DOE Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, at (202) 586–4180, or 

email christopher.johns@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE 

was established in October 1977. The 

DOE is responsible for advancing the 

energy, environmental, and nuclear 

security of the United States; promoting 

scientific and technological innovation 

in support of that mission; sponsoring 

basic research in the physical sciences; 


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and ensuring the environmental cleanup 

of the nation’s nuclear weapons 

complex. The workforce is comprised of 

approximately 14,000 federal employees 

and over 90,000 contractor employees at 

the 17 national laboratories that provide 

world-class scientific, technological, 

and engineering capabilities to support 

the DOE science, energy, and national 

security missions. 

Since taking office, President Obama 

and DOE Secretary Moniz have 

articulated clear goals for DOE in the 

areas of energy, science, national 

security, environmental clean-up, and 

management. The Department’s first 

strategic goal, for energy and science, is 

to advance foundational science, 

innovate energy technologies, and 

inform data driven policies that enhance 

U.S. economic growth and job creation, 

energy security, and environmental 

quality, with emphasis on 

implementation of the President’s 

Climate Action Plan to mitigate the risks 

of and enhance resilience against 

climate change. DOE’s strategic goal for 

national security is to enhance national 

security by maintaining and 

modernizing the nuclear deterrent, 

reducing global nuclear and cyber 

security threats, providing for nuclear 

propulsion, and stewarding key science, 

technology, and engineering capabilities 

and supporting infrastructure. The 

Department’s strategic goal for 

management and performance is to 

position the Department of Energy to 

meet the challenges of the 21st century 

and the nation’s Cold War legacy 

responsibilities by improving the 

effectiveness, efficiency and 

responsiveness of Departmental 

management and operations, enhanced 

stewardship of environmental 

management and legacy issues, 

modernization of Departmental facilities 

and infrastructure and more efficient 

and responsive mission support. 

The strategy behind these goals is 

explained in the draft DOE Strategic 

Plan. The plan outlines how the DOE 

will focus its world leading science and 

research and development programs on 

the nation’s most pressing energy and 

security challenges. It is important to 

note that the draft strategic plan is not 

a national energy plan, since that is an 

inherently multi-agency effort. 

The draft DOE Strategic Plan outlines 

the strategies the DOE intends to 

employ for best utilizing these 

resources. Once completed, the DOE 

Strategic Plan shall be a matter of public 

record and will be published on the 

DOE Web site at http://energy.gov/

about-us/budget-performance. 

While comments are invited on all 

aspects of the DOE Strategic Plan, DOE 

is particularly interested in: (a) Whether 

the plan is easy to read and understand; 

(b) whether the plan is complete, 

sufficiently covering topics of interest to 

the public; and (c) ways to enhance the 

quality of the information in the plan. 

Public Participation Policy 

It is the policy of the Department to 

ensure that public participation is an 

integral and effective part of DOE 

activities, and that decisions are made 

with the benefit of significant public 

perspectives. 

The Department recognizes the many 

benefits to be derived from public 

participation for both stakeholders and 

DOE. Public participation provides a 

means for DOE to gather a diverse 

collection of opinions, perspectives, and 

values from the broadest spectrum of 

the public, enabling the Department to 

make more informed decisions. Public 

participation benefits stakeholders by 

creating an opportunity to provide input 

on decisions that affect their 

communities and our nation. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

27, 2013. 

Alison L. Doone, 

Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department 

of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28959 Filed 12–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block 

Grant Program Status Report 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Amended Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: A 60-day notice and request 

for comments was published in the 

Federal Register on July 6, 2013 (78 FR 

34089). No comments were received in 

response to this Notice. A 30-day notice 

and request for comments was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 15, 2013 (78 FR 49736). No 

comments were received in response to 

this Notice. This subsequent 30-day 

notice represents a further reduction in 

the burden estimation to reflect the 

ongoing collection of information from 

only a more limited number of 

awardees; and allows public comment 

on the final version of the information 

collection request. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) 

invites public comment on a revision of 

a currently approved 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 revision of the currently approved 

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 reduced burden 

pertaining to the approved collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to further enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

being collected; and (d) ways to further 

minimize the burden regarding the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

revision to an approved information 

collection must be received on or before 

January 3, 2014. 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 Christine Platt Patrick, EE–2K, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585 Email: Christine.Platt@

ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Pam Bloch Mendelson, 

EE–2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585–1290, Phone: (202) 287–1857, 

Fax: (202) 287–1745, Email: 

Pam.Mendelson@ee.doe.gov. 

Additional information and reporting 

guidance concerning the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 

(EECBG) Program is available for review 

at the following Web sites: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/recovery_

act_guidance.html and http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/

guidance.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–5150; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: ‘‘Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 

(EECBG) Program Status Report’’; (3) 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection; (4) Purpose: To 

collect information on the status of 

grantee activities, expenditures, and 

results, to ensure that program funds are 

being used appropriately, effectively 

and expeditiously (especially important 

for Recovery Act funds); (5) Annual 


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