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period under an initial appointment 

except those with veterans’ preference.’’ 

5. U.S. Army Communications— 

Electronics Research, Development and 

Engineering Center (CERDEC) 

a. Add the following to section IX. 

Required Waivers to Law and 

Regulation: ‘‘Chapter 75, sections 

7501(1), 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), and 

7511(a)(1)(C)(ii); Adverse Actions— 

Definitions. Waived to the extent 

necessary to allow extended 

probationary periods and to permit 

termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except for those with veterans’ 

preference.’’ 

b. Add the following to section IX. 

Required Waivers to Law and 

Regulation: ‘‘Part 752, sections 752.201, 

and 752.401: Principal statutory 

requirements and coverage. Waived to 

the extent necessary to allow extended 

probationary periods and to permit 

termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except those with veterans’ preference.’’ 

6. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) 

a. Add the following as the final box 

on the left side of Appendix A: Required 

Waivers to Law and Regulation chart: 

‘‘Chapter 75, sections 7501(1), 

7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), and 7511(a)(1)(C)(ii); 

Adverse Actions—Definitions. Waived 

to the extent necessary to allow 

extended probationary periods and to 

permit termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except for those with veterans’ 

preference.’’ 

b. Add the following on the right side 

of the information entered in 6.a. above 

to Appendix A: Required Waivers to 

Law and Regulation chart: ‘‘Part 752, 

sections, 752.201, and 752.401: 

Principal statutory requirements and 

coverage. Waived to the extent 

necessary to allow extended 

probationary periods and to permit 

termination during the extended 

probationary period without using 

adverse action procedures for those 

individuals serving a probationary 

period under an initial appointment 

except those with veterans’ preference.’’ 

Dated: October 31, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26985 Filed 11–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Commission Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Delaware River Basin Commission will 

hold an informal conference followed 

by a public hearing on Wednesday, 

December 5, 2012. The hearing will be 

part of the Commission’s regularly 

scheduled business meeting. The 

conference session and business 

meeting both are open to the public and 

will be held at the Commission’s office 

building located at 25 State Police 

Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey. 

The morning conference session will 

begin at 11:00 a.m. and will include (a) 

a report by staff on the Commission’s 

Information Technology (IT) Upgrade 

and Water Charging Program On-Line 

Reporting System; and (b) an update by 

a representative of the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers Philadelphia District on 

development of a Delaware Estuary 

Regional Sediment Management Plan. 

Items for Public Hearing. The subjects 

of the public hearing to be held during 

the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on 

December 5, 2012 include draft dockets 

for which the names and brief 

descriptions will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site at www.drbc.net 

at least ten days prior to the meeting 

date. Complete draft dockets will be 

posted on the Web site ten days prior to 

the meeting date. Additional public 

records relating to the dockets may be 

examined at the Commission’s offices. 

Please contact William Muszynski at 

609–883–9500, extension 221, with any 

docket-related questions. 

Other Agenda Items. In addition to 

the public hearing on draft dockets, the 

1:30 p.m. business meeting will include 

public hearings on: (a) A resolution 

authorizing the Executive Director to 

engage an expert panel to advise the 

Water Quality Advisory Committee 

(WQAC) and the Commission on the 

development and use of a Delaware 

Estuary Eutrophication Model; (b) a 

resolution authorizing the Executive 

Director to award a professional contract 

for consulting services in connection 

with the Commission’s Water Charging 

Program and Water Supply Storage 

Facilities Fund; and (c) a resolution 

authorizing the Executive Director to 

award a construction contract to the 

lowest responsible bidder for DRBC 

courtyard modifications associated with 

the Ruth Patrick River Garden and to 

amend the authorized amount of the 

Commission’s contract with T&M 

Associates to include compensation for 

final design, preparation of bid 

documents and construction 

management. The Commissioners also 

may consider a Resolution to approve 

Docket D–1969–201 CP–13 for the 

Exelon Limerick Generating Station 

(‘‘LGS draft docket’’). A hearing on the 

LGS draft docket was conducted on 

August 28, 2012 and written comments 

were accepted through October 27, 

2012. No additional testimony on this 

project will be accepted on December 5. 

In the event that the Commissioners are 

not yet prepared to consider the LGS 

draft docket during their meeting on 

December 5, they will consider a 

resolution to extend Docket D–1969–201 

CP Final (Revision 12) for the LGS 

through December 31, 2013 or until the 

Commission approves the LGS draft 

docket, whichever occurs sooner. The 

business meeting agenda also will 

include the following standard items: 

adoption of the Minutes of the 

Commission’s September 12, 2012 

business meeting, announcements of 

upcoming meetings and events, a report 

on hydrologic conditions, reports by the 

Executive Director and the 

Commission’s General Counsel, and a 

public dialogue session. 

Opportunities to Comment. 

Individuals who wish to comment for 

the record on a hearing item or to 

address the Commissioners informally 

during the public dialogue portion of 

the meeting are asked to sign up in 

advance by contacting Ms. Paula 

Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 

paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by 

phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500 

ext. 224. Written comment on items 

scheduled for hearing may be submitted 

in advance of the meeting date to: 

Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 

25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 

08628; by fax to Commission Secretary, 

DRBC at 609–883–9522 or by email to 

paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written 

comment on dockets should also be 

furnished directly to the Project Review 

Section at the above address or fax 

number or by email to 

william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us. 

Individuals in need of an 

accommodation as provided for in the 

Americans with Disabilities Act who 

wish to attend the informational 

meeting, conference session or hearings 

should contact the Commission 

Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 

203 or through the Telecommunications 


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69604 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 20, 2012 / Notices 

1See http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/

pi/AdultEd/reentry-model.pdf. 

2Throughout this notice the term ‘‘correctional 

institution’’ has the meaning as set forth in 20 

U.S.C. 9225(d)(2) to include ‘‘a prison; jail; 

reformatory; work farm; detention center; or 

halfway house, community-based rehabilitation 

center, or any other similar institution designed for 

the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal 

offenders.’’ 

3Educational services may include, but are not 

limited to, assessment; instruction in reading, 

writing, and speaking the English language, 

numeracy, problem solving, and other literacy 

skills; career and technical education instruction; 

postsecondary education instruction; development 

of a student individual educational plan; and 

counseling services. 

Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 

how we can accommodate your needs. 

Agenda Updates. Note that meeting 

items are subject to change and items 

scheduled for hearing are occasionally 

postponed to allow more time for the 

Commission to consider them. Please 

check the Commission’s Web site, 

www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date 

for changes that may be made after the 

deadline for filing this notice. 

Dated: November 13, 2012. 

Pamela M. Bush, 

Commission Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28150 Filed 11–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6360–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0052] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Educational Opportunity Centers 

Program (EOC) Annual Performance 

Report 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE). 

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 January 

22, 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–2012–ICCD–0052 

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 

2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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: Educational 

Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) 

Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New collection; 

request for a new OMB Control Number. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 128. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,024. 

Abstract: Educational Opportunity 

Centers grantees must submit the report 

annually. The report provides the U.S. 

Department of Education with 

information needed to evaluate a 

grantee’s performance and compliance 

with program requirements and to 

award prior experience points in 

accordance with the program 

regulations. The data collection is also 

aggregated to provide national 

information on project participants and 

program outcomes. 

Dated: November 14, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28204 Filed 11–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Model 

Demonstration Projects on Promoting 

Reentry Success Through Continuity 

of Educational Opportunities 

AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Model Demonstration Projects on 

Promoting Reentry Success through 

Continuity of Educational Opportunities 

(PRSCEO) Notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.191C. 

DATES: Applications Available: 

November 20, 2012. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

December 10, 2012. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: December 26, 2012. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the PRSCEO program is to demonstrate 

the benefits of implementing a reentry 

education model, as described in the 

U.S. Department of Education 

(Department) November 2012 

publication entitled ‘‘A Reentry 

Education Model, Supporting Education 

and Career Advancement for Low-Skill 

Individuals in Corrections’’ (Reentry 

Education Model).1 This Reentry 

Education Model is focused on: (1) 

Supporting individuals, especially lowskilled adults, in their transition from 

correctional institutions 2 into the 

community by strengthening and 

aligning educational services 3 provided 

in those settings; (2) establishing a 

strong program infrastructure to support 

and improve education services in 

correctional institutions; (3) ensuring 

that education is well integrated into 

correctional institutions by making it a 

critical component of the intake and 


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