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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: Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program Annual Performance Report.

OMB Control Number: 1840–0763. Type of Review: Revision. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 153.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,071.

Abstract: The data collected is aggregated to provide national information on project participants and the results demonstrated by program outcomes. The burden hours are increased due to additional queries have been added to the APR that capture more specific data needed to enhance the understanding of results demonstrated by this program in accordance with OMB mandates.

Dated: March 23, 2012. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Equity and Excellence Commission**

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Department of Education.

**ACTION :**  Notice; Advisory Committee Meeting Cancellation. **SUMMARY :**  The Department of Education gives notice of the cancellation of the Meeting of the Equity and Excellence Commission scheduled for March 29, 2012 and announced in the Federal Register on March 14, 2012 in Vol. 77 No. 50.

The meeting will be rescheduled for a date to be announced in the future.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jim Eichner, Designated Federal Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Email: equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 453–5945.

Sandra Battle, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office for Civil Rights.
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee (ERAC); Correction** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting; Correction.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Energy (DOE), on March 15, 2012, published a notice of open meeting announcing an open meeting of the Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee (ERAC). The meeting date has been extended to include April 18, 2012. As a result, the language is being corrected in this notice.

Corrections

In the Federal Register of March 15, 2012, in FR DOC. 2012–6270, on page 15362, please make the following corrections:

In the **DATES** heading, first column, first line, before the existing text, please add ‘‘Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (EDT).

In the **ADDRESSES** heading, first column, second line, please remove ‘‘Room 8E–089’’ and add in its place ‘‘Room 1E–245 and Room 8E–089, on April 18 and April 19 respectively’’.

In the **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** heading, Public Participation, second column, first paragraph, fifth line, correct the second sentence to read ‘‘The public comment period will take place between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. on the second day of the meeting, Thursday, April 19, 2012.’’ Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22,
2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–7426 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy, Office of Science.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Open Teleconference.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for an open conference call of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463; 86 Stat. 770. The purpose of this conference call is to discuss PCAST’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership report.

**DATES :**  The public conference call will be held on Monday, April 16, 2012; 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). To receive the call-in information, attendees should register for the conference call on the PCAST Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/ ostp/pcast no later than 12 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Information regarding the meeting agenda, time, and how to register for the meeting is available on the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ pcast. Questions about the conference call should be directed to Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive Director, by email: dstine@ostp.eop.gov; or telephone: (202) 456–6006.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is an advisory group of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President to augment the science and technology advice available to him from inside the White House and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies. See the Executive Order at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. PCAST is consulted about and provides analyses and recommendations concerning a wide range of issues where understandings from the domains of science, technology, and innovation may bear on the policy choices before the President. PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology,


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and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, The White House; and Dr. Eric S. Lander, President, Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard.

Type of Meeting: Open. Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to hold a conference call in open session on April 16, 2012, from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST)

During the conference call, PCAST will discuss its Advanced Manufacturing Partnership report. Additional information and the agenda, including any changes that arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast.

Public Comments: It is the policy of the PCAST to accept written public comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments, whenever possible. The PCAST expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements.

The public comment period for this meeting will take place on April 16, 2012, at a time specified in the meeting agenda posted on the PCAST Web site
at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. This public comment period is designed only for substantive commentary on PCAST’s work, not for business marketing purposes.

Oral Comments: To be considered for the public speaker list at the meeting, interested parties should register to speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ pcast, no later than 12 p.m. (EST) on April 12, 2012. Phone or email reservations to be considered for the public speaker list will not be accepted. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per person, with a total public comment period of 15 minutes. If more speakers register than there is space available on the agenda, PCAST will randomly select speakers from among those who applied. Those not selected to present oral comments may always file written comments with the committee, as described below.

Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, written comments should be submitted to PCAST no later than 12 p.m. (EST) on April 12, 2012, so that the comments may be made available to the PCAST members prior to the meeting for their consideration. Information regarding how to submit comments and documents to PCAST is available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’

Please note that because PCAST operates under the provisions of FACA, all public comments and/or presentations will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, including being posted on the PCAST Web site.

Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation to access this public meeting should contact Dr. Stine at least ten business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22,
2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**U.S. Energy Information Administration** 

**Proposed Agency Information Collection** 

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy (DOE).

**ACTION :**  Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Notice and Request for Comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The EIA invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that EIA is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed reinstatement of the Forms EIA–871A–J, ‘‘2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.’’

The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C.
761 et seq. ) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq. ) require the EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer-term domestic demands. The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction with the EIA. Any comments received help the EIA to prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public. Also, the EIA will later seek approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) has been conducted nine times covering the years 1979, 1983 and 1986 under the name of the ‘‘Nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey,’’ and years 1989, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007 under the current name, ‘‘Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.’’ CBECS collects baseline data on energy consumption and expenditures in commercial buildings, and on the energy-related characteristics of those buildings. To obtain this information, interviews are conducted for a sample of commercial buildings representing the 50 States and the District of Columbia. For buildings in the survey, data are collected on the types, amount and cost of energy consumed in the building, how the energy is used, structural characteristics of the buildings, activities conducted inside the buildings that relate to energy use, building ownership and occupancy, energy conservation measures, and energy-using equipment. The information will be collected using computer assisted interviewing for the 2012 CBECS; interviews will be conducted both in-person and by telephone. For those buildings that cannot provide energy consumption data for the building, the data will be obtained in a follow-up survey (historically a mail survey) from the suppliers of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and/or district heat to the building, after receiving permission from the building owner, manager or tenant. This survey to the energy suppliers is mandatory. The data obtained from the CBECS are available to the public in a variety of EIA electronic tables and reports at http://www.eia.gov/emeu/ cbecs. Public use files that have been screened to protect the identity of the individual respondents are also available electronically at the above web address. Selected data from the surveys