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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
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burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
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that written comments received in
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Title of Collection: Program for
International Student Assessments
(PISA) Validation Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,810.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,240.
Abstract: PISA (Program for
International Student Assessment OMB
#1850–0755) is an international
assessment of 15-year-olds designed to
evaluate, at the end of compulsory
education, how well students are
prepared for further education or entry
into the workforce and, more
fundamentally, to contribute to society
as functioning young adults. However,
PISA has been implemented as a crosssectional study and, thus, the claim that
PISA assesses key competencies for later
success has never been tested in the
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empirical linkage between PISA and
measures of successful transition from
high school to postsecondary education,
the workforce, or the types of skills
required for successful participation in
adult life. This Validation Study is
designed to provide this empirical
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#1850–0755 collection.) Students in the
U.S. who participated in PISA in 2012
and supplied contact information will
be contacted in early 2013 and invited
to participate in the PISA Validation
Study. In 2015, when these students
will be 18 years old, they will be asked
to complete an online questionnaire and
assessment, based on those used in the
Program for the International
Assessment of Adult Competencies
(PIAAC), assessing their literacy,
numeracy, and problem-solving skills,
and asking them about their educational
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sample members, and will be followed
in 2014 by requests for field test and
main study recruitment and data
collections activities.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Agency Information Collection
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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.
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submit comments on or before
November 15, 2013.
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
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respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
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Title of Collection: Lender’s Request
for Payment of Interest and Special
Allowance—LaRS.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0013.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
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Responses: 8,232.
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capture quarterly data from lender’s
loan portfolio for financial and
budgetary projections.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Adjustment of Indemnification for
Inflation
Office of General Counsel, U.S
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of adjusted
indemnification amount.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) is announcing the adjusted
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amount of indemnification provided
under subsection 170d. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), 42 U.S.C.
2210d., commonly known as the PriceAnderson Act. Subsection 170t. of the
AEA requires an inflation adjustment of
the indemnification amount at least
once during each 5-year period
following July 1, 2003, in accordance
with the aggregate percentage change in
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) . This
notice announces $12,697,798,000 as
the second inflation-adjusted amount
based on the aggregate percentage
change in the CPI during the 5-year
period from July 2008 to July 2013.
DATES: This action is effective
September 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sophia Angelini, Attorney Advisor (GC–
52), Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586–0319.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PriceAnderson Act, section 170 of the AEA
(42 U.S.C. 2210), establishes a system of
financial protection for persons who
may be liable for a ‘‘nuclear incident,’’
as defined at section 11q. of the AEA (42
U.S.C. 2014q.). The Price-Anderson Act
is administered by the DOE with respect
to the nuclear activities of contractors
acting on DOE’s behalf. Subsection
170d. provides that the Secretary of
Energy shall enter into agreements of
indemnification with any person who
may conduct activities under a contract
with DOE that involve the risk of public
liability and that are not subject to the
financial protection requirements of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission system.
DOE’s Price-Anderson Act
indemnification contract provisions are
codified in the Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), which
sets forth a standard nuclear
indemnification clause, the Nuclear
Hazard Indemnity Clause at 48 CFR
952.250–70, that is incorporated into all
DOE contracts and subcontracts
involving source, special nuclear, or byproduct material.
Subsection 170t.(2) of the AEA
requires that the Secretary adjust for
inflation the amount of indemnification
provided under an indemnification
agreement pursuant to subsection 170d.
at least once during each 5-year period
following July 1, 2003, in accordance
with the aggregate percentage change in
the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI
is defined in subsection 170t.(3) to mean
the CPI for all urban consumers
published by the Secretary of Labor.
DOE’s initial adjustment increased the
indemnification amount to $11.961
billion, 74 FR 52793 (October 14, 2009).
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This notice announces DOE’s second
periodic inflation adjustment for the
5-year period following July 1, 2013
based on the aggregate percentage
change in the CPI between July 1, 2008
and July 1, 2013.
The CPI in July 2008 was 219.964. In
June 2013, the CPI was 233.504. This
difference represents an increase of
approximately 6.16%. Application of
this increase to the initial inflationadjusted $11.961 billion DOE
indemnification amount results in an
inflation-adjusted indemnification
amount rounded to the nearest thousand
of $12,697,798,000.
The inflation adjustment under AEA,
subsection 170t., applies only to a
nuclear incident within the United
States. There is no corresponding
inflation adjustment for a nuclear
incident outside the United States.
Accordingly, the indemnification
amount for a nuclear incident outside
the United States continues to be $500
million.
The next inflation adjustment will be
based on the incremental change in the
CPI between July 1, 2013 and the date
of the adjustment, which will be no later
than July 1, 2018.
This notice of indemnification
inflation adjustment is a ‘‘rule’’ as
defined in the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 551(4)). However,
the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)) does not
require an agency to use the public
notice and comment process ‘‘when the
agency for good cause finds (and
incorporates the finding and a brief
statement of reasons therefore in the
rules issued) that notice and public
procedure thereon are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ In this instance, DOE has
concluded that solicitation of public
comment is unnecessary. Congress has
required DOE to adjust the amount of
indemnification provided under an
agreement of indemnification pursuant
to section 170d. to reflect inflation in
the initial and each subsequent 5-year
period following July 1, 2003. The
statute provides no discretion regarding
the substance of the adjustment. DOE is
required only to perform a ministerial
computation to determine the relevant
amount. On the same basis, DOE finds
good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to waive the requirement for a
30-day delay in the effective date for
this rule. As such, this rule is effective
September 16, 2013.
DOE has determined that this notice
of indemnification inflation adjustment
is the type of action that does not
individually or cumulatively have a
significant impact on the human
environment as set forth in DOE’s
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regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Specifically, the
rule is covered under the categorical
exclusion in paragraph A6 of Appendix
A to subpart D, 10 CFR part 1021, which
applies to rulemakings that are strictly
procedural. Accordingly, neither an
environmental assessment nor an
environmental impact statement is
required.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6,
2013.
Ernest J. Moniz,
Secretary of Energy.
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Supplement Analysis Determination
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Radioisotope Power Systems
Department of Energy.
Notice of availability of
supplement analysis and determination.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) has completed the Supplement
Analysis (SA) of the Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for
Accomplishing Expanded Civilian
Nuclear Energy Research and
Development and Isotope Production
Missions in the United States, Including
the Role of the Fast Flux Test Facility
(Nuclear Infrastructure or NI PEIS)
(DOE/EIS–0310) published in December
2000. In accordance with DOE’s
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Implementing Procedures at 10
CFR 1021.314, DOE has determined that
the SA has not identified substantial
changes to the original proposal for
production of Pu-238 analyzed in the NI
PEIS or significant new circumstances
or information relevant to
environmental concerns which would
warrant preparation of a supplement to
the NI PEIS or a new EIS and that the
NI PEIS Record of Decision (ROD)
published on January 26, 2001 (66 FR
7877) may be implemented without any
additional NEPA review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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Production Program, please contact: Ms.
Rebecca Onuschak, Pu-238 Production
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Defense Power Systems (NE–75), Office
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0023, Rebecca.onuschak@
nuclear.energy.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Adjustment of Indemnification for Inflation
AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, U.S Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of adjusted indemnification amount.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing the adjusted
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amount of indemnification provided under subsection 170d. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), 42 U.S.C. 2210d., commonly known as the
Price-Anderson Act. Subsection 170t. of the AEA requires an inflation
adjustment of the indemnification amount at least once during each 5-
year period following July 1, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) . This notice
announces $12,697,798,000 as the second inflation-adjusted amount based
on the aggregate percentage change in the CPI during the 5-year period
from July 2008 to July 2013.
DATES: This action is effective September 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia Angelini, Attorney Advisor (GC-
52), Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-0319.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Price-Anderson Act, section 170 of the
AEA (42 U.S.C. 2210), establishes a system of financial protection for
persons who may be liable for a ``nuclear incident,'' as defined at
section 11q. of the AEA (42 U.S.C. 2014q.). The Price-Anderson Act is
administered by the DOE with respect to the nuclear activities of
contractors acting on DOE's behalf. Subsection 170d. provides that the
Secretary of Energy shall enter into agreements of indemnification with
any person who may conduct activities under a contract with DOE that
involve the risk of public liability and that are not subject to the
financial protection requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
system. DOE's Price-Anderson Act indemnification contract provisions
are codified in the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR),
which sets forth a standard nuclear indemnification clause, the Nuclear
Hazard Indemnity Clause at 48 CFR 952.250-70, that is incorporated into
all DOE contracts and subcontracts involving source, special nuclear,
or by-product material.
Subsection 170t.(2) of the AEA requires that the Secretary adjust
for inflation the amount of indemnification provided under an
indemnification agreement pursuant to subsection 170d. at least once
during each 5-year period following July 1, 2003, in accordance with
the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The
CPI is defined in subsection 170t.(3) to mean the CPI for all urban
consumers published by the Secretary of Labor. DOE's initial adjustment
increased the indemnification amount to $11.961 billion, 74 FR 52793
(October 14, 2009).
This notice announces DOE's second periodic inflation adjustment
for the 5-year period following July 1, 2013 based on the aggregate
percentage change in the CPI between July 1, 2008 and July 1, 2013.
The CPI in July 2008 was 219.964. In June 2013, the CPI was
233.504. This difference represents an increase of approximately 6.16%.
Application of this increase to the initial inflation-adjusted $11.961
billion DOE indemnification amount results in an inflation-adjusted
indemnification amount rounded to the nearest thousand of
$12,697,798,000.
The inflation adjustment under AEA, subsection 170t., applies only
to a nuclear incident within the United States. There is no
corresponding inflation adjustment for a nuclear incident outside the
United States. Accordingly, the indemnification amount for a nuclear
incident outside the United States continues to be $500 million.
The next inflation adjustment will be based on the incremental
change in the CPI between July 1, 2013 and the date of the adjustment,
which will be no later than July 1, 2018.
This notice of indemnification inflation adjustment is a ``rule''
as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 551(4)).
However, the APA (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)) does not require an agency to use
the public notice and comment process ``when the agency for good cause
finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons
therefore in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon
are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.''
In this instance, DOE has concluded that solicitation of public comment
is unnecessary. Congress has required DOE to adjust the amount of
indemnification provided under an agreement of indemnification pursuant
to section 170d. to reflect inflation in the initial and each
subsequent 5-year period following July 1, 2003. The statute provides
no discretion regarding the substance of the adjustment. DOE is
required only to perform a ministerial computation to determine the
relevant amount. On the same basis, DOE finds good cause, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the requirement for a 30-day delay in the
effective date for this rule. As such, this rule is effective September
16, 2013.
DOE has determined that this notice of indemnification inflation
adjustment is the type of action that does not individually or
cumulatively have a significant impact on the human environment as set
forth in DOE's regulations implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Specifically, the rule is
covered under the categorical exclusion in paragraph A6 of Appendix A
to subpart D, 10 CFR part 1021, which applies to rulemakings that are
strictly procedural. Accordingly, neither an environmental assessment
nor an environmental impact statement is required.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2013.
Ernest J. Moniz,
Secretary of Energy.
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