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approximately 31,000 miles of shore
and coastline, planning level cost
estimates and anticipated risk reduction
and benefits per measure. The
Comprehensive Study will also include
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assessment of green infrastructure and
ecosystem goods and services, regional
sediment management and climate
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Dated: June 11, 2013.
Amy M. Guise,
Chief, Planning Division, Baltimore District,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0042]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Streamlined Clearance Process for
Discretionary Grant
Department of Education (ED),
Office of the Secretary/Office of the
Deputy Secretary (OS)
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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 July 19,
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–2013–ICCD–0042
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.
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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: Streamlined
Clearance Process for Discretionary
Grant.
OMB Control Number: 1894–0001.
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: 1.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1.
Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the
PRA of 1995 provides the OMB Director
authority to approve the streamlined
clearance process proposed in this
information collection request. This
information collection request was
originally approved by OMB in January
of 1997. This information collection
streamlines the clearance process for all
discretionary grant information
collections which do not fit the generic
application process. The streamlined
clearance process continues to reduce
the clearance time for the U.S.
Department of Education’s (ED’s)
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discretionary grant information
collections by two months or 60 days.
This is desirable for two major reasons:
it would allow ED to provide better
customer service to grant applicants and
help meet ED’s goal for timely awards
of discretionary grants.
Dated: June 14, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
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–0053]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Program for International Student
Assessment (PISA 2015) Recruitment
and Field Test
Department of Education (ED),
Institute of Education Sciences/National
Center for Education Statistics (IES).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 19,
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–2013–ICCD–0053
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
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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: Program for
International Student Assessment (PISA
2015) Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,435.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,758.
Abstract: The Program for
International Student Assessments
(PISA) is an international assessment of
15-year-olds which focuses on assessing
students science, mathematics, and
reading literacy. PISA was first
administered in 2000 and is conducted
every three years. This submission is for
the sixth cycle in the series, PISA 2015,
and requests OMB approval for field test
and main study recruitment, and field
trial data collection. As in 2006, in PISA
2015, science will be the major subject
domain. The field test will also include
computer-based assessments in reading,
mathematics, and collaborative problem
solving. In addition to the cognitive
assessments described above, PISA 2015
will include questionnaires
administered to assessed students,
school principals, and teachers. School
recruitment for the field test in the U.S.
will begin in Fall 2013 with data
collection occurring during April–May
2014. The U.S. PISA main study will be
conducted from September through
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November 2015. This submission is for
recruitment for the 2014 field test and
2015 main study, conducting the 2014
field test data collection, and to provide
a description of the overarching plan for
all of the phases of the data collection,
including the 2015 main study.
Dated: June 14, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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Applications for New Awards; National
Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research—Disability
and Rehabilitation Research Projects
and Centers Program—Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Centers
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information:
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program—
Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Centers (RERCs)—Technologies to
Support Successful Aging with
Disability.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
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improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation
Act).
Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Centers Program
The purpose of NIDRR’s RERCs
program, which is funded through the
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program, is to
improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.
It does so by conducting advanced
engineering research, developing and
evaluating innovative technologies,
facilitating service delivery system
changes, stimulating the production and
distribution of new technologies and
equipment in the private sector, and
providing training opportunities. RERCs
seek to solve rehabilitation problems
and remove environmental barriers to
improvements in employment,
community living and participation,
and health and function outcomes of
individuals with disabilities.
Priority: This priority is from the
notice of final priority for this program,
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
RERC on Technologies to Support
Successful Aging with Disability.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.133E–3.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 19, 2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July
10, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 19, 2013.
Note: The full text of this priority is
included in the pertinent notice of final
priority published in this issue of the Federal
Register and in the application package for
this competition.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and
764(b)(3).
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program
is to plan and conduct research,
demonstration projects, training, and
related activities, including
international activities, to develop
methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technology that maximize the full
inclusion and integration into society,
employment, independent living, family
support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with
the most severe disabilities, and to
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Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, and
97. (b) The Education Department
suspension and debarment regulations
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 350. (d)
The notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
(IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $925,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0053]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Program for International Student Assessment (PISA 2015)
Recruitment and Field Test
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics (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 revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 19, 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-2013-ICCD-
0053 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
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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: Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA 2015) Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0755.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,435.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,758.
Abstract: The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA)
is an international assessment of 15-year-olds which focuses on
assessing students science, mathematics, and reading literacy. PISA was
first administered in 2000 and is conducted every three years. This
submission is for the sixth cycle in the series, PISA 2015, and
requests OMB approval for field test and main study recruitment, and
field trial data collection. As in 2006, in PISA 2015, science will be
the major subject domain. The field test will also include computer-
based assessments in reading, mathematics, and collaborative problem
solving. In addition to the cognitive assessments described above, PISA
2015 will include questionnaires administered to assessed students,
school principals, and teachers. School recruitment for the field test
in the U.S. will begin in Fall 2013 with data collection occurring
during April-May 2014. The U.S. PISA main study will be conducted from
September through November 2015. This submission is for recruitment for
the 2014 field test and 2015 main study, conducting the 2014 field test
data collection, and to provide a description of the overarching plan
for all of the phases of the data collection, including the 2015 main
study.
Dated: June 14, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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