Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 16, 2008 / Notices 53411 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Targeted Evaluations of State 

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agency 

Practices. 

Frequency: Other: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 80. 

Burden Hours: 100. 

Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services 

Administration (RSA) is sponsoring a 

24-month study entitled, ‘‘Targeted 

Evaluation of State Vocational 

Rehabilitation (VR) agency practices’’, 

which will collect information about VR 

agency practices in several areas. As 

part of the study, RSA plans to conduct 

a one-time survey of state VR agencies 

to collection information about their use 

of quality assurance procedures and 

third-party cooperative arrangements. 

The study will identify promising 

practices, analyze the effects of specific 

practices on VR program outcomes and 

consumers served, and provide 

information to assist RSA in its efforts 

to help state agencies ensure effective 

and efficient delivery of VR services. (A 

third topic included in the study will be 

addressed though other activities.) 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3756. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ‘‘ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 202–401–1097. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. E8–21602 Filed 9–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: 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 received on or before November 17, 

2008. 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 Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 

MS–6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070 or 

by fax at 865–241–4152, or by e-mail at 

martinma@ornl.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Michaela Martin using the 

contact information listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: New; (2) Package Title: 

Save Energy Now Voluntary Pledge 

Report; (3) Type of Review: New; (4) 

Purpose: The Department of Energy is 

authorized to enter into voluntary 

agreements with U.S. industry under 

section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (42 U.S.C. 15811). Data will be 

collected from industry pledge 

participants, annually, on progress 

made towards the reduction of energy 

intensity goals established by the 

voluntary agreements. The data 

collected will be used to evaluate the 

success of the voluntary agreements and 

to report results to Congress; (5) 

Respondents: 240; (6) Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 720. 

Statutory Authority: Pub. L. No. 109–58, 

42 U.S.C. 15811. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2008. 

John F. Mizroch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. E8–21570 Filed 9–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13272–000] 

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

September 10, 2008. 

On August 6, 2008, Alaska Village 

Electric Cooperative filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Old Harbor 

Hydroelectric Project (Old Harbor). Old 

Harbor would be located on the east fork 

of Mountain Creek, in Kodiak Island 

Borough, Alaska. 


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