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intends to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD)
Major Rehabilitation Project and Dam
Safety Modification Study. Herbert
Hoover Dike is the 143 mile
embankment surrounding Lake
Okeechobee in south central Florida. A
Dam Safety Modification Study has
been initiated for the HHD and will be
focused on a system wide risk reduction
approach as required for safety
modifications to dams. The purpose of
the study is to identify risk reduction
measures that can be implemented to
reduce risks in the HHD system.
On July 8 2005, the Jacksonville
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) issued a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(FSEIS) and Record of Decision for the
Major Rehabilitation actions proposed
for Reach One of the HHD. Several
additional EISs and Environmental
Assessments (EAs) have been completed
for Reach One of the HHD, including
installation of a seepage cutoff wall. The
EISs for Reach 1A, Reach 1B, 1C, and
1D, and Reaches 2 and 3 have been
retracted by notice in the Federal
Register on February 5, 2013 (78 FR
8118–8119). Most recently, an EA was
completed in January 2012 evaluating
impacts of an Alternative Rehabilitation
Plan pilot test. The purpose of this pilot
test, to be constructed in the southern
portion of the HHD, is to seek lower cost
solutions supporting the overall risk
reduction strategy. Information gained
from the pilot test will be used during
the Dam Safety Modification Study.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Planning Division,
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Angela Dunn at (904) 232–2108 or email
at Angela.E.Dunn@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scoping:
A scoping letter will be used to invite
comments from Federal, state, and local
agencies, affected Indian tribes, and
other interested private organizations
and individuals. A scoping meeting will
be held February 26, 2013 from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. at the John Boy Auditorium,
1200 South W.C. Owen Avenue,
Clewiston, Florida and February 28,
2013 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Okeechobee County Health Department
Auditorium, 1728 Northwest 9th
Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida.
Coordination and Public Involvement:
The Corps will serve as the lead Federal
agency in the preparation of the Draft
EIS. The Corps intends to coordinate
and/or consult with an interagency team
of Federal, state, and local agencies as
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well as affected Indian Tribes during
scoping and preparation of the Draft
EIS. All alternative plans will be
reviewed under provisions of
appropriate laws and regulations,
including but not limited to the
Endangered Species Act, Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, Clean Water
Act, and National Historic Preservation
Act. The Draft EIS is expected to be
available for public review early
summer 2014.
Dated: February 5, 2013.
Eric P. Summa,
Chief, Environmental Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0055]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and approval; Comment Request; DC
Choice Evaluation
Department of Education (ED),
Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a reinstatement with change
of a previously approved information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0055
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
2E105, 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.
DATES:
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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: DC Choice
Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0800.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,057.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,009.
Abstract: This information collection
requests clearance approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the collection of data under
the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of
the Scholarships for Opportunity and
Results (SOAR) Act Program. In
particular, we are requesting approval
for: (1) parent, student, and principal
surveys, and (2) records abstraction
from DC Public School (DCPS), from the
District of Columbia Public Charter
School Board, and private school
administrative files. The study design,
data collection plan, instruments, and
levels of burden are consistent with
forms clearance packages approved by
OMB for the previous evaluation of this
program (#1850–0800).
The Scholarships and Opportunities
for Results (SOAR) Act H.R. 1473 (Pub.
L.112–10), signed into law on April 15,
2011, reauthorized the DC School
Choice Incentive Act and provided for
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a five-year continuation of a school
choice program for low-income
residents of Washington, DC. The
program, still titled the Opportunity
Scholarship Program or OSP, now
provides scholarships to enable lowincome elementary and secondary
students to attend private schools in the
District of Columbia in lieu of the public
schools already available to them. The
OSP is operated under a grant from the
U.S. Department of Education (ED) to
the DC Children and Youth Investment
Corporation (the Trust).
The reauthorization once again
stipulated that an evaluation of the
program be conducted ‘‘using the
strongest possible research design for
determining the effectiveness’’ of the
program. ED awarded a contract to
Westat, and its research partners,
Pemberton Research and the University
of California at San Diego to: (1) provide
technical assistance to the program
operator, particularly with respect to the
design and conduct of the lotteries of
applicants, and (2) conduct an
evaluation of the impacts of the
program.
The foundation of the evaluation will
be a randomized control trial (RCT)
comparing outcomes of eligible
applicants (students and their parents)
assigned by lottery to receive or not
receive a scholarship. This design is
consistent with the requirement for a
rigorous evaluation as well as the need
to fairly allocate the scholarships if the
program is oversubscribed. Because the
law also specified other kinds of
comparisons and analyses, the planned
evaluation study includes both
quantitative and qualitative
components.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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[Docket No.: ED–2012–ICCD–0068]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and approval; Comment Request;
Indian Education Professional
Development Grants Program: GPRA
and Service Payback Data Collection
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
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 March
18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0068
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.
SUMMARY:
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Title of Collection: Indian Education
Professional Development Grants
Program: GPRA and Service Payback
Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0698.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,076.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,250.
Abstract: The Office of Indian
Education Professional Development
(OIE PD) Grants program wishes to
implement (1) a Semi-Annual
Participant Report (SAPR), (2) a
Participant Follow-Up Protocol, and (3)
an Employment Verification survey. The
information collected through the
SAPR, the Participant Follow-Up
Protocol, and the Employment
Verification Form is necessary to (1)
assess the performance of the IE PD
program on its Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA) measures, (2)
determine if IE PD participants are
fulfilling the terms of their service
payback requirements, and (3) provide
project-monitoring and compliance
information to IE PD Grants program
staff.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0012]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Federal
Perkins Loan Program Regulations
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 of a previously
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 16,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; DC Choice Evaluation
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences
(IES).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement with
change of a previously approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0055 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 2E105, 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: DC Choice Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0800.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,057.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,009.
Abstract: This information collection requests clearance approval
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of
data under the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Scholarships for
Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act Program. In particular, we are
requesting approval for: (1) parent, student, and principal surveys,
and (2) records abstraction from DC Public School (DCPS), from the
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, and private school
administrative files. The study design, data collection plan,
instruments, and levels of burden are consistent with forms clearance
packages approved by OMB for the previous evaluation of this program
(1850-0800).
The Scholarships and Opportunities for Results (SOAR) Act H.R. 1473
(Pub. L.112-10), signed into law on April 15, 2011, reauthorized the DC
School Choice Incentive Act and provided for
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a five-year continuation of a school choice program for low-income
residents of Washington, DC. The program, still titled the Opportunity
Scholarship Program or OSP, now provides scholarships to enable low-
income elementary and secondary students to attend private schools in
the District of Columbia in lieu of the public schools already
available to them. The OSP is operated under a grant from the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) to the DC Children and Youth Investment
Corporation (the Trust).
The reauthorization once again stipulated that an evaluation of the
program be conducted ``using the strongest possible research design for
determining the effectiveness'' of the program. ED awarded a contract
to Westat, and its research partners, Pemberton Research and the
University of California at San Diego to: (1) provide technical
assistance to the program operator, particularly with respect to the
design and conduct of the lotteries of applicants, and (2) conduct an
evaluation of the impacts of the program.
The foundation of the evaluation will be a randomized control trial
(RCT) comparing outcomes of eligible applicants (students and their
parents) assigned by lottery to receive or not receive a scholarship.
This design is consistent with the requirement for a rigorous
evaluation as well as the need to fairly allocate the scholarships if
the program is oversubscribed. Because the law also specified other
kinds of comparisons and analyses, the planned evaluation study
includes both quantitative and qualitative components.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-03531 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
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