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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: Case Studies of 

Current and Former Grantees under the 

Title III National Professional 

Development Program (NPDP). 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 438. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 450. 

Abstract: Grants are made to 

Institutions of Higher Education that 

have entered into consortium 

arrangements with states or school 

districts. Funded projects are designed 

to increase the pool of highly-qualified 

teachers prepared to serve EL students 

and increase the skills of teachers 

already serving them. 

The purpose of this study is to 

examine how a sample of grantees is 

implementing their grants with respect 

to four areas: (1) The content and 

structure of the education they provide 

to current and prospective teachers of 

English Learners; (2) the nature of 

changes they attempt to make to the full 

teacher education program at their 

institutions; (3) the efforts grantees 

make to institutionalize their projects so 

that they can be sustained after the grant 

ends; and (4) their efforts to track former 

program participants. Information 

gathered on these four topics will be 

used to identify issues that could be 

investigated in a larger, more 

representative study. 

This study will consist of 15 

purposively-selected current grantees 

and nine purposively-selected former 

grantees. The case study sites will be 

selected from among the grantees in the 

2007 cohort (‘‘current grantees’’) and 

those in the 2002 and 2004 cohorts 

(‘‘former grantees’’), and will provide 

information on some of the pre-service 

and in-service teacher training models 

and approaches that current grantees are 

using, as well as strategies that former 

grantees have used to track newlyminted teachers after program 

completion and to plan for continuing 

program services after the federal grant 

period. 

The study will collect data from the 

current grantees through site visits and 

from the former grantees through 

telephone interviews. 

Dated: May 18, 2012. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12608 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Proposed 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. 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 filed by July 23, 2012. 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 to Jamie Vernon or by fax at 202– 

586–9260, or by email at 

Jamie.Vernon@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jamie Vernon, 

Jamie.Vernon@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5164; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Customer Electricity Data Access and 

Control Questionnaire; (3) Type of 

Request: Renewal with changes; (4) 

Purpose: The U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE) has 

developed and launched a new 

consumer-focused Web site (http:// 

openei.org/utilityaccess) with the 

capability to map how and what 

electricity use data utilities provide to 

their customers. An online 

questionnaire device captures and 

publishes the necessary information as 

a series of web-based maps upon 

completion by electricity providers. 

Each electric utility has the opportunity 

to fill out a web-based questionnaire 

that will automatically generate the 

informational maps. Consumers can 

visit the maps and Web site to learn 

about data access offered by their utility 

and how to use energy more efficiently. 

Generation of such maps requires DOE 

to collect information from electricity 

providers about data access and sharing 

services offered to their customers. DOE 

is requesting a 3-year approval to 

continue to collect and report this 

information using an improved 

collection instrument; (5) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

3,261; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 761; (7) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 

(FEA Act), as amended, codified at 15 U.S.C. 

772(b) and Section 1301 of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA), as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 

17381. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 

2012. 

Carla Frisch, 

Acting Director of Analysis, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12610 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

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