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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 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tracy 

Rimdzius, 202–208–7154. 

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: National 

Evaluation of the Investing in 

Innovation (i3) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 43. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 480. 

Abstract: This submission requests 

approval to collect data in support of 

the National Evaluation of the Investing 

in Innovation (i3) Program. The i3 

Program is designed to support school 

districts and nonprofit organizations in 

expanding, developing, and evaluating 

evidence-based practices and promising 

efforts to improve outcomes for the 

nations’ students, teachers, and schools. 

Each i3 grantee is required to fund an 

independent evaluation. The National 

Evaluation of i3 (NEi3) requires data 

collection to assess the strength of the 

evidence produced under the grantees 

independent evaluations as well as 

provide a cross-site summary of the 

findings. Specifically, the data collected 

for the NEi3 will be used to support 

reviews and reports to ED that: Describe 

the intervention implemented by each 

i3 grantee; assess the strength of the 

evidence produced by each i3 

evaluation; present the evidence 

produced by each i3 evaluation; identify 

effective and promising interventions; 

and, assess the results of the i3 Program. 

The NEi3 will collect data from the 

universe of all 97 i3 projects funded 

under the i3 Program through FY 2013. 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the National Reporting System 

for Adult Education 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces 

tests, test forms, and delivery formats 

that the Secretary determines to be 

suitable for use in the National 

Reporting System for Adult Education 

(NRS). The Secretary also clarifies that, 

to provide for the transition from the 

performance accountability system for 

Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act (AEFLA) programs under the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the 

performance accountability system for 

AEFLA as reauthorized by the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act (WIOA), this announcement will 

remain effective until June 30, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Meier, Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 11162, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–7240. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7890 or by email: 

Michelle.Meier@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 14, 2008, we published in the 

Federal Register final regulations for 34 

CFR part 462, Measuring Educational 

Gain in the National Reporting System 

for Adult Education (NRS regulations) 

(73 FR 2306). The NRS regulations 

established the process the Secretary 

uses to determine the suitability of tests 

for use in the NRS by States and local 

eligible providers. We annually publish 

in the Federal Register and post on the 

Internet at http://www.nrsweb.org a list 

of the names of tests and the 

educational functioning levels the tests 

are suitable to measure in the NRS as 

required by § 462.12(c)(2) of the NRS 

regulations. 

On April 16, 2008, we published in 

the Federal Register a notice inviting 

test publishers to submit tests for review 

under the NRS regulations (73 FR 

20616). 

On February 2, 2010, we published in 

the Federal Register a notice (February 

2010 notice) listing the tests and test 

forms the Secretary determined to be 

suitable for use in the NRS (75 FR 5303). 

The Secretary determined tests and 

test forms to be suitable for a period of 

either seven or three years from the date 

of the February 2010 notice. A sevenyear approval required no additional 

action on the part of the publisher, 

unless the information the publisher 

submitted as a basis for the Secretary’s 

review was inaccurate or unless the test 

is substantially revised. A three-year 

approval was issued with a set of 

conditions to be met by the completion 

of the three-year period. If these 

conditions were met, the Secretary 

would approve a period of time for 

which the test may continue to be used 

in the NRS. 

On September 12, 2011, we published 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 56188) a 

notice (September 2011 notice) to 

update the list published in the 

February 2010 notice, and include 

suitable test delivery formats. The 

update clarified that some, but not all, 

tests using computer-adaptive or 

computer-based delivery formats are 

suitable for use in the NRS. 

On August 6, 2012, we published in 

the Federal Register (77 FR 46749) the 

same list of forms and computer 

delivery formats for the tests published 

in the September 2011 notice. We also 

announced a sunset period during 

which States and local providers could 

continue to use tests with three-year 

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NRS approvals otherwise expiring on 

February 2, 2013, during a transition 

period ending on June 30, 2014. 

On January 25, 2013, we announced 

in the Federal Register (78 FR 5430) an 

extension of the approval period for 

tests approved for a three-year period 

beginning on February 2, 2010. The 

approval period was extended from 

February 2, 2013 to September 30, 2013, 

without affecting the sunset period 

ending on June 30, 2014. 

On December 12, 2013, we announced 

in the Federal Register (78 FR 75550) an 

extension of the approval period for 

three tests initially approved for a threeyear conditional period from February 

2, 2010. The approval period was 

extended to June 30, 2015. We also 

announced an extension of the approval 

period for one additional test—a revised 

version of a test previously approved for 

a three-year conditional period from 

February 2, 2010. The approval period 

for that test also was extended to June 

30, 2015. 

The Secretary publishes here the list 

of tests and test forms determined to be 

suitable for use in the NRS. These 

include: (1) The eight tests previously 

approved for a seven-year period from 

February 2, 2010; and (2) four tests 

previously approved for an extended 

period through June 30, 2015. These 

four tests were approved for this 

extended period through June 30, 2015 

with a set of conditions for each test that 

the test publisher must meet by the 

completion of the approval period. 

Approved Tests, Forms, and Approval 

Periods 

Adult education programs must use 

only the approved forms and computer 

delivery formats for the tests published 

in this notice. If a particular test form or 

computer delivery format is not 

explicitly specified for a test in this 

notice, it is not approved for use in the 

NRS. 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the NRS for Seven Years 

(a) The Secretary has determined that 

the following test is suitable for use at 

all Adult Basic Education (ABE) and 

Adult Secondary Education (ASE) levels 

and at all English-as-a-Second-Language 

(ESL) levels of the NRS for a period of 

seven years beginning on February 2, 

2010: 

Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) Reading 

Assessments (Life and Work, Life Skills, 

Reading for Citizenship, Reading for 

Language Arts—Secondary Level). 

Forms 27, 28, 81, 82, 81X, 82X, 83, 84, 

85, 86, 185, 186, 187, 188, 310, 311, 513, 

514, 951, 952, 951X, and 952X of this 

test are approved for use on paper and 

through the computer-based delivery 

format. Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy 

Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 

92123–4339. Telephone: (800) 255– 

1036. Internet: www.casas.org. 

(b) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ABE and ASE levels of the NRS 

for a period of seven years beginning on 

February 2, 2010: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life Skills 

Math Assessments—Application of 

Mathematics (Secondary Level). Forms 

31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 505, and 

506 of this test are approved for use on 

paper and through the computer-based 

delivery format. Publisher: CASAS, 

5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, 

San Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency 

Test (MAPT) for Math. This test is 

approved for use through a computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher: 

Massachusetts Department of 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

and University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, College of Education, 156 

Hills South, University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003. 

Telephone: (413) 545–0564. Internet: 

http://sabes.org/curriculum-assessment/

assessment/mapt/. 

(3) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency 

Test (MAPT) for Reading. This test is 

approved for use through the computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher: 

Massachusetts Department of 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

and University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, College of Education, 156 

Hills South, University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003. 

Telephone: (413) 545–0564. Internet: 

http://sabes.org/curriculum-assessment/

assessment/mapt/. 

(4) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

(TABE 9/10). Forms 9 and 10 are 

approved for use on paper and through 

the computer-based delivery format. 

Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan 

Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940. 

Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet: 

www.ctb.com. 

(5) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

Survey (TABE Survey). Forms 9 and 10 

are approved for use on paper and 

through the computer-based delivery 

format. Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 

Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940. 

Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet: 

www.ctb.com. 

(c) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ESL levels of the NRS for a period 

of seven years beginning on February 2, 

2010: 

(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) 

Literacy. Forms B, C, and D are 

approved for use on paper. Publisher: 

Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 

40th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20016–1859. Telephone: (202) 362– 

0700. Internet: www.cal.org. 

(2) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

Complete Language Assessment 

System—English (TABE/CLAS–E). 

Forms A and B are approved for use on 

paper. Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 

Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940. 

Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet: 

www.ctb.com. 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the NRS Until June 30, 2015 

(a) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ABE and ASE levels of the NRS 

until June 30, 2015: 

(1) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

English Skills. Forms A and B are 

approved for use on paper and through 

the computer-based delivery format. 

Publisher: Wonderlic Inc., 400 Lakeview 

Parkway, Suite 200, Vernon Hills, IL 

60061. Telephone: (877) 605–9496. 

Internet: www.wonderlic.com. 

(2) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

Math Skills. Forms A and B are 

approved for use on paper and through 

the computer-based delivery format. 

Publisher: Wonderlic Inc., 400 Lakeview 

Parkway, Suite 200, Vernon Hills, IL 

60061. Telephone: (877) 605–9496. 

Internet: www.wonderlic.com. 

(b) The Secretary has determined that 

the following tests are suitable for use 

at all ESL levels of the NRS until June 

30, 2015: 

(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) 

Plus. Forms A, B, and C are approved 

for use on paper and through the 

computer-adaptive delivery format. 

Publisher: Center for Applied 

Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20016–1859. 

Telephone: (202) 362–0700. Internet: 

www.cal.org. 

(2) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life and 

Work Listening Assessments (LW 

Listening). Forms 981L, 982L, 983L, 

984L, 985L, and 986L are approved for 

use on paper and through the computerbased delivery format. Publisher: 

CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, 

Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123–4339. 

Telephone: (800) 255–1036. Internet: 

www.casas.org. 

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Tests That May Be Used in the NRS 

During a Sunset Period Ending on June 

30, 2016 

For the four tests listed above with 

approvals extended through June 30, 

2015, the Secretary will determine 

whether the test publishers have met the 

conditions necessary for full approval 

without conditions. If the Secretary 

determines that the conditions have not 

been met for any of these four tests and 

the Secretary therefore does not provide 

full approval beyond June 30, 2015, 

those tests may still be used in the NRS 

during a sunset period ending on June 

30, 2016. 

Expiring Tests 

The sunset period for an expiring test 

allows a State and local provider to 

transition to other tests suitable for use 

in the NRS. The State and local provider 

may use the transition period to select 

new tests, purchase appropriate 

inventories of assessment materials, and 

provide training to staff. 

Revocation of Tests 

Under certain circumstances, the 

Secretary may revoke the determination 

that a test is suitable (see 34 CFR 

462.12(e)). If the Secretary revokes the 

determination of suitability, the 

Secretary announces through the 

Federal Register and posts on the 

Internet at www.nrsweb.org a notice of 

that revocation, along with the date by 

which States and local eligible 

providers must stop using the revoked 

test. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (such as braille, 

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

on request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in this notice. 

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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S. C. 9212. 

Dated: October 24, 2014. 

Johan E. Uvin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel; Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting, 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, December 8, 2014; 8:30 

a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 9, 

2014; 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hilton Hotel 

Bethesda; 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. 

Department of Energy; SC–25/

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–1298. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy and 

the National Science Foundation on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

high energy physics research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

December 8–9, 2014 

• Discussion of Department of Energy 

High Energy Physics Program 

• Discussion of National Science 

Foundation Elementary Particle 

Physics Program 

• Reports on and Discussions of 

Topics of General Interest in High 

Energy Physics 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. A webcast of this 

meeting will be available. Please check 

the Web site below for updates and 

information on how to view the 

meeting. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of these items 

on the agenda, you should contact John 

Kogut, (301) 903–1298 or by email at: 

John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. You must 

make your request for an oral statement 

at least 5 business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Panel will conduct 

the meeting to facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Public comment 

will follow the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel Web site at: 

http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/

meetings/ 

Issued at Washington, DC, on October 23, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25717 Filed 10–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Friday, November 21, 2014; 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; CST. 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency New 

Orleans, 601 Loyola Avenue, New 

Orleans, LA 70113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; U.S. 

Department of Energy; SC–21/

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone (301) 903–7486. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

advanced scientific computing research. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• View from Germantown 

• Exascale Update 

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