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POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Turkey—MK 15 Phalanx CIWS 

Upgrades 

The Republic of Turkey has requested 

a possible sale for four (4) MK 15 

Phalanx Close-In Weapons System 

(CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 systems and 

the overhaul, upgrade, and conversion 

of seventeen (17) MK 15 Phalanx CIWS 

Block 0 systems to the Block 1B 

Baseline 2 configuration. Also included 

are twenty one (21) Remote Control 

Stations, twenty one (21) Local Control 

Stations, spare and repair parts, support 

and test equipment, personnel training 

and training equipment, publications 

and technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support services, 

and other related elements of program 

and logistics support. The estimated 

cost is $310 million. 

Turkey is a partner of the United 

States in ensuring peace and stability in 

the region. It is vital to the U.S. national 

interest to assist our NATO ally in 

developing and maintaining a strong 

and ready self-defense capability. This 

proposed sale is consistent with those 

objectives. 

The proposed sale will provide the 

Turkish Navy with enhanced selfdefense capabilities for surface 

combatants supporting both national 

and multinational naval operations. The 

sale will extend the life of existing 

weapons systems and add four new 

weapons to Turkey’s two future Landing 

Ships Tank (LST) vessels. Turkey has 

significant experience in maintaining 

and supporting CIWS, particularly MK 

15 Phalanx CIWS Block 0, and has 

capable infrastructure that will require 

minimal updates. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, 

Arizona. The purchaser has requested 

offsets. At this time, agreements are 

undetermined and will be defined in 

negotiations between the purchaser and 

contractor. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Turkey. 

However, Contractor Engineering and 

Technical Services (CETS) may be 

required on an interim basis for 

installations and integration. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0074] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 

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 a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 3, 

2015. 

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–2015–ICCD–0074 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. 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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, 

(202) 453–5968. 

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: 1870–0504. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 17,620. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,520,260. 

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) cleared the 

CRDC as a separate collection from 

EDFacts. OCR used the most current 

EDFacts information collection 

approved by OMB (1875–0240) as a 

model for the 2013–14 and 2015–16 

CRDC information collection that was 

approved by OMB (1870–0504) in 

February 2014. Similarly, the currently 

proposed revised CRDC information 

collection for school year 2015–16 is 

modeled after the most recent OMBapproved EDFacts information 

collection. Except for a few data 

elements that were revised based on 

recommendations received from various 

school districts and advice received 

from experts across ED, the currently 

proposed CRDC information collection 

for school year 2015–16 is identical to 

the information collection for school 

year 2015–16 that was approved by 

OMB in February 2014. As with 

previous CRDC collections, the purpose 

of the 2015–16 CRDC is to obtain vital 

data related to the civil rights laws’ 


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requirement that public local 

educational agencies and elementary 

and secondary schools provide equal 

educational opportunity. ED seeks OMB 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act to collect from school 

districts, the elementary and secondary 

education data described in the sections 

of Attachment A. 

Dated: June 1, 2015. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–13644 Filed 6–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

List of Correspondence From January 

1, 2014, Through March 31, 2014 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing 

the following list of correspondence 

from the U.S. Department of Education 

(Department) to individuals during the 

previous quarter. The correspondence 

describes the Department’s 

interpretations of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the 

regulations that implement the IDEA. 

This list and the letters or other 

documents described in this list, with 

personally identifiable information 

redacted, as appropriate, can be found 

at: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/

guid/idea/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7605. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), you can call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of this list and the letters 

or other documents described in this list 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting Laura Duos or Mary 

Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245–7605. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following list identifies correspondence 

from the Department issued from 

January 1, 2014, through March 31, 

2014. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, 

the Secretary is required to publish this 

list quarterly in the Federal Register. 

The list includes those letters that 

contain interpretations of the 

requirements of the IDEA and its 

implementing regulations, as well as 

letters and other documents that the 

Department believes will assist the 

public in understanding the 

requirements of the law. The list 

identifies the date and topic of each 

letter and provides summary 

information, as appropriate. To protect 

the privacy interests of the individual or 

individuals involved, personally 

identifiable information has been 

redacted, as appropriate. 

Part B—Assistance for Education of All 

Children With Disabilities 

Section 613—Local Educational Agency 

Eligibility 

Topic Addressed: Maintenance of Effort 

Æ Dear Colleague Letter dated March 

13, 2014, regarding a provision in the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, 

related to the requirement in Part B of 

the IDEA that local educational agencies 

maintain the level of local, or State and 

local, expenditures for the education of 

children with disabilities. 

Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility 

Determinations, Individualized 

Education Programs, and Educational 

Placements 

Topic Addressed: Individualized 

Education Programs 

Æ Letter dated February 7, 2014, to 

Texas Education Agency, Federal and 

State Education Policy Director Gene 

Lenz, regarding whether public agencies 

are required to report to parents of 

children who take alternate assessments 

aligned with alternate academic 

achievement standards on their child’s 

progress toward meeting the 

benchmarks or short-term objectives in 

their child’s individualized education 

program (IEP). 

Æ Letter dated March 21, 2014, to 

Maine Department of Education, 

Director of Special Services Janice 

Breton, regarding whether public 

agencies may use electronic mail to 

provide parents with their child’s IEPs 

and related documentation, such as 

progress reports. 

Section 615—Procedural Safeguards 

Topics Addressed: Independent 

Educational Evaluations Resolution 

Meetings 

Æ Letter dated February 10, 2014, to 

Maryland Attorney Diana M. Savit, 

regarding classroom observations by 

parents and third-party independent 

evaluators, and whether parents or their 

representatives may record resolution 

meetings. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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. 

Dated: May 29, 2015. 

Sue Swenson, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2015–13658 Filed 6–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and 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. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

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. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before August 3, 2015. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 


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