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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: Program for 

International Student Assessments 

(PISA) Validation Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,810. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,240. 

Abstract: PISA (Program for 

International Student Assessment OMB 

#1850–0755) is an international 

assessment of 15-year-olds designed to 

evaluate, at the end of compulsory 

education, how well students are 

prepared for further education or entry 

into the workforce and, more 

fundamentally, to contribute to society 

as functioning young adults. However, 

PISA has been implemented as a crosssectional study and, thus, the claim that 

PISA assesses key competencies for later 

success has never been tested in the 

United States. What is lacking is an 

empirical linkage between PISA and 

measures of successful transition from 

high school to postsecondary education, 

the workforce, or the types of skills 

required for successful participation in 

adult life. This Validation Study is 

designed to provide this empirical 

linkage. (A separate OMB number is 

being requested for this clearance since 

it is a separate study from the PISA 

#1850–0755 collection.) Students in the 

U.S. who participated in PISA in 2012 

and supplied contact information will 

be contacted in early 2013 and invited 

to participate in the PISA Validation 

Study. In 2015, when these students 

will be 18 years old, they will be asked 

to complete an online questionnaire and 

assessment, based on those used in the 

Program for the International 

Assessment of Adult Competencies 

(PIAAC), assessing their literacy, 

numeracy, and problem-solving skills, 

and asking them about their educational 

attainment, education and work 

experiences, skills used in daily life, 

and aspects of health and well-being. 

This submission is for address updates 

of both filed trial and main study 

sample members, and will be followed 

in 2014 by requests for field test and 

main study recruitment and data 

collections activities. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–22473 Filed 9–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0123] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Lender’s 

Request for Payment of Interest and 

Special Allowance—LaRS 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 15, 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–0123 

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 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202– 

401–0563 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: Lender’s Request 

for Payment of Interest and Special 

Allowance—LaRS. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0013. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 8,232. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 20,066. 

Abstract: The Lender’s Request for 

Payment of Interest and Special 

Allowance (ED Form 799) is used by 

approximately 2,900 lenders 

participating in Title IV, Part B loan 

programs. The ED Form 799 is used to 

pay interest and special allowance to 

holders of the Part B loans; and to 

capture quarterly data from lender’s 

loan portfolio for financial and 

budgetary projections. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–22430 Filed 9–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Adjustment of Indemnification for 

Inflation 

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, U.S 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of adjusted 

indemnification amount. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is announcing the adjusted 

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