21602 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 70 / Thursday, April 11, 2013 / Notices 

(PEQIS) collects issue-oriented data 

quickly and with minimum response 

burden outside of NCES’ large recurring 

surveys. The system was designed to 

collect and report data on key education 

issues at the postsecondary level, and to 

meet the data needs of Department of 

Education analysts, planners, and 

decision-makers when information 

cannot be collected quickly through 

NCES’s large recurring surveys. The 

purpose of this PEQIS # 19 survey is to 

collect national data on support 

programs and services for veterans and 

active-duty service members at 

postsecondary institutions. The survey 

will provide the first nationally 

representative data about the prevalence 

of various types of services and support 

programs for military service members 

and veterans, with a First Look report 

on the results to be released in 2014. 

This request is for a full scale PEQIS # 

19 data collection. 

Dated: April 4, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Amendment to an Approved Agency 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. 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. The proposed 

collection of information relates to three 

of DOE’s Better Buildings Programs. 

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 June 10, 2013. 

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 Nancy Gonzalez, EE–2F/Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, by fax at 

202–586–5234, or by email at 

nancy.gonzalez@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Nancy Gonzalez, EE–2F/ 

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, by 

fax at 202–586–5234, or by email at 

nancy.gonzalez@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5141; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Department of Energy Better 

Buildings Challenge Information 

Collection Request; 

(3) Type of Request: Amendment; 

(4) Purpose: This Information 

Collection Request applies to three 

Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary 

leadership initiatives: (1) The Better 

Buildings Challenge; (2) the Better 

Buildings, Better Plants Program; and 

(3) the Better Buildings Alliance. The 

information being collected is needed so 

as to include participants in the DOE’s 

Better Buildings Alliance Program, as 

well as collecting additional 

information on a Better Buildings, Better 

Plants Program training function. Each 

leadership initiative is intended to drive 

greater energy efficiency in the 

commercial and industrial marketplace 

to create savings and jobs. This will be 

accomplished by highlighting the ways 

participants overcome market barriers/ 

persistent obstacles with replicable, 

marketplace solutions. The program will 

showcase real solutions and partner 

with industry leaders to better 

understand policy and technical 

opportunities. There are three types of 

information to be collected from 

primary participants, also referred to as 

‘‘Partners’’: (1) Background data, 

including contact information, a 

partnership agreement form, logo(s), 

information needed to support public 

announcements, updates on 

participants’ showcase projects, and an 

energy savings goal; (2) Portfolio-wide 

energy performance information; and (3) 

Information on market innovations 

participants are including in their 

energy efficiency processes. Background 

data will primarily be used to develop 

Web site content that will be publically 

available. Portfolio-wide facility-level 

energy performance information will be 

used by DOE to measure the 

participants’ progress in meeting the 

goals of the program, as well as to 

aggregate the change in energy 

performance and related metrics for the 

entire program. Information on market 

innovation will be used to highlight 

successful strategies participants use to 

overcome challenges, and will be 

publicly available. Additional 

background information is being 

collected from ‘‘Allies’’, financial and 

utility organizations that make a public 

commitment to support the energy 

efficiency marketplace. Background 

information including name, 

commitment in terms of dollars 

committed by financial allies, or percent 

of commercial customer class 

committed by utility allies, and a 

company logo will be used to develop 

publically available Web site content. 

Responses to the DOE’s Information 

Collection Request will be voluntary. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: Amending currently 

approved Information Collection 

Request (‘‘ICR’’) which includes 

respondents of 305, by 245, for a total 

of 550; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: Amending currently 

approved ICR with includes an 

estimated number of total response of 

2,108 by 1,070, for a total of 3,178; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: Amending currently 

approved ICR with an estimated number 

of burden hours of 3,731, by 1346, for 

a total of 5077. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Amending 

currently approved ICR with an 

estimated $143,251, by $51,675, for a 

total reporting and recording cost 

burden of $194,926. 

Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the 

Energy Independence and Security Act of 

2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 16191). 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 3, 2013. 

Maria Vargas, 

Director Better Buildings Challenge, Buildings 

Technology Program. 

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