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maximizes operational capabilities and 

efficiencies without duplicating 

facilities and functions at another 

location. 

In addition to the No Action 

Alternative, this EIS will assess the 

potential environmental effects of action 

alternatives to be developed by DoN for 

different operational scenarios. 

The environmental analysis in the EIS 

will focus on several aspects of the 

proposed action: Aircraft operations at 

Ault Field and OLF Coupeville; facility 

construction; and personnel changes. 

Resource areas to be addressed in the 

EIS will include, but not be limited to: 

Air quality, noise, land use, 

socioeconomics, natural resources, 

biological resources, cultural resources, 

and safety and environmental hazards. 

The analysis will evaluate direct and 

indirect impacts, and will account for 

cumulative impacts from other relevant 

activities near the installation. Relevant 

and reasonable measures that could 

avoid or mitigate environmental effects 

will also be analyzed. Additionally, the 

DoN will undertake any consultation 

applicable by law and regulation. No 

decision will be made to implement any 

alternative until the EIS process is 

completed and a Record of Decision is 

signed by the Assistant Secretary of the 

Navy (Energy, Installations and 

Environment) or designee. 

The scoping process will be used to 

identify community concerns and local 

issues to be addressed in the EIS. 

Federal agencies, state agencies, local 

agencies, Native American Indian Tribes 

and Nations, the public, and interested 

persons are encouraged to provide 

comments to the DoN to identify 

specific issues or topics of 

environmental concern that the 

commenter believes the DoN should 

consider. All comments provided orally 

or in writing at the scoping meetings or 

by mail during the scoping period will 

receive the same consideration during 

EIS preparation. All comments must be 

postmarked no later than January 3, 

2014. 

To be included on the DoN’s mailing 

list for the EIS (or to receive a copy of 

the Draft EIS, when released), a written 

request should be submitted to: EA–18G 

EIS Project Manager (Code EV21/SS); 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

(NAVFAC) Atlantic, 6506 Hampton 

Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508. 

August 29, 2013. 

P.A. Richelmi, 

Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U. S. Navy, Alternate Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0085] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Race to the Top—Early Learning 

Challenge Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), ED. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

7, 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–0085 

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 

2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related To collection activities 

or burden, please call Tomakie 

Washington, 202–401–1097 or 

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: Race to the Top— 

Early Learning Challenge Annual 

Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 21. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,520. 

Abstract: The Race to the Top—Early 

Learning Challenge program is 

authorized by Sections 14005 and 

14006, Division A, of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 

as amended by section 1832(b) of 

Division B of Public Law 112–10, the 

Department of Defense and Full-Year 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, 

and the Department of Education 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Title III of 

Division F of Pub. L. 112–74, the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012). 

This program is jointly managed by the 

U.S. Department of Education and the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. The purpose of the Race to the 

Top—Early Learning Challenge program 

is to focus on improving early learning 

and development programs for young 

children by supporting States’ efforts to: 

(1) increase the number and percentage 

of low-income and disadvantaged 

children in each age group of infants, 

toddlers, and preschoolers who are 

enrolled in high-quality early learning 

programs; (2) design and implement an 

integrated system of high-quality early 

learning programs and services; and (3) 

ensure that any use of assessments 

conforms with the recommendations of 

the National Research Council’s reports 

on early childhood. Five key program 

reform areas representing the 

foundation of an effective early learning 

and development reform agenda focused 

on school readiness and ongoing 

educational success. These five key 

reform areas are: (A) successful State 

Systems; (B) High-Quality, Accountable 

Programs; (C) Promoting Early Learning 

and Development Outcomes for 

Children; (D) A Great Early Childhood 

Education Workforce; and (E) Measuring 


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Outcomes and Progress. The first two 

reform areas, (A) and (B) are ‘‘Core 

Areas of Focus’’ for this program and all 

applicants addressed selection criteria 

based on these core areas. Reform areas 

(C), (D), and (E) are ‘‘Focused 

Investment Areas’’ where State’s choose 

which specific areas to target based on 

their State’s early childhood reform 

areas and policies. Research 

demonstrates that high-quality early 

learning and development programs and 

services can improve young children’s 

health, social-emotional, and cognitive 

outcomes; enhance school readiness; 

and help close the school readiness gap 

that exists between children with High 

Needs and their more abled peers at the 

time they enter kindergarten. The 

Annual Performance Report for this 

program will collect data on the 

performance measures and the selection 

criteria described in the application 

(note OMB approval in 2011). Program 

staff has reviewed this report carefully 

to minimize burden. The APR will be 

collected electronically which will 

enable program staff to pre-populate 

information on baseline data, approved 

performance targets, and approved 

annual budgets. This report will be used 

to provide necessary information to 

program staff and to the public on the 

implementation of these grants. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21510 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; State 

Educational Agency, Local Educational 

Agency, and School Data Collection 

and Reporting under ESEA, Title I, 

Part A 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), ED. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to conduct an emergency review 

of a revision to an existing information 

collection. 

DATES: Approval by the OMB has been 

requested by October 1, 2013. A regular 

clearance process is also hereby being 

initiated. Interested persons are invited 

to submit comments on or before 

November 4, 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–0014 

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 

2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Tomakie 

Washington, 202–401–1097 or 

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 as they relate to ESEA 

flexibility renewal: (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: State Educational 

Agency, Local Educational Agency, and 

School Data Collection and Reporting 

under ESEA, Title I, Part A. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0581. 

Type of Review: a revision to an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53,198. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,707,785. 

Abstract: Title I, Part A (Title I) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and 

its regulations contain several existing 

provisions that require State educational 

agencies (SEAs), local educational 

agencies (LEAs), and schools to collect 

and disseminate information. The 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) covers 

these activities, which are currently 

approved by OMB under control 

number 1810–0581 through July 2015. 

In addition, in 2011, ED invited each 

SEA to request flexibility on behalf of 

itself, its LEAs, and schools, in order to 

better focus on improving student 

academic achievement and increasing 

the quality of instruction (ESEA 

flexibility). The opportunity for SEAs to 

request ESEA flexibility also included 

activities covered by the PRA. Those 

information collection activities 

consisted of the information an SEA 

must develop and submit to ED to 

request this flexibility, information that 

an SEA provided in an Accountability 

Addendum, and the information an SEA 

that receives ESEA flexibility must 

annually report to ED. Approvals of 

ESEA flexibility requests have occurred 

in several iterations: Window 1, for 

which SEAs submitted requests in 

November 2011; Window 2, for which 

SEAs submitted requests in February 

2012; Window 3, for which SEAs 

submitted requests in September 2012; 

and Window 4, for which SEAs 

submitted requests in spring 2013. 

Generally, ED approved the requests of 

SEAs that requested ESEA flexibility in 

Windows 1 and 2 through the end of the 

2013–2014 school year. ED is now 

inviting the 35 Window 1 and Window 

2 SEAs to request a two-year extension 

of the waivers granted through ESEA 

flexibility, through the end of the 2015– 

2016 school year. An SEA that requests 

renewal of ESEA flexibility must submit 

an updated ESEA flexibility request 

describing how it will continue to meet 

the requirements of ESEA flexibility. 

The purpose of this submission is to 

obtain approval for the resubmission 

activities covered by the PRA. These 

activities include an SEA’s addressing 

each of the required items described in 

the ESEA flexibility renewal guidance, 


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