Proposed Agency Information Collection, 31928-31929 [2014-12800]

Download as PDF 31928 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 3, 2014 / Notices that does not meet the standards in 34 CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible. sroberts on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VI. Award Administration Information 1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally, also. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition, you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b). (b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For the CIBE Program, final and annual reports must be submitted into the International Resource Information System (IRIS) online data and reporting system. You can view the performance report screens and instructions at https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/CIBE.pdf. 4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, as updated by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 on January 4, 2011, the Department will use the following performance measures to evaluate the success of the CIBE Program: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jun 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 1: Percentage of CIBE Program participants who advanced in their professional field two years after their participation. 2: Percentage of CIBE projects that established or internationalized a concentration, degree, or professional program with a focus on or connection to international business over the course of the CIBE grant period. (long-term measure). 3: Percentage of CIBE projects for which there was an increase in the export business activities of the project’s business industry participants. The information provided by grantees in their performance reports submitted via IRIS will be the source of data for these measures. 5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a grantee has made ‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the objectives in its approved application.’’ This consideration includes the review of a grantee’s progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6069, Washington, DC 20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7622 or by email: timothy.duvall@ed.gov. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. VIII. Other Information Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 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 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Dated: May 29, 2014. Lynn B. Mahaffie, Senior Director, Policy Coordination, Development, and Accreditation Service, delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 2014–12848 Filed 6–2–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection U.S. Department of Energy. Notice and request for OMB review and comment. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will provide the Secretary of Energy with the appropriate information needed to make an informed determination regarding a request to directly or indirectly engage or participate in the development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States. Section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended by section 302 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) enacted by Public Law 95–242, empowers the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to authorize persons to directly or indirectly engage or participate in the development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States. In order to implement Section 57b.(2), DOE promulgated a rule found at 10 CFR part 810. This rule describes what activities are within the scope of control, what activities are generally authorized by the Secretary, and what activities require a specific authorization. The regulation requires the submission of specific information essential for the Secretary SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 sroberts on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 3, 2014 / Notices to make a non-inimicality finding about the proposed transfer of U.S. nuclear technology, assistance or expertise. DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before July 3, 2014. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–395–4650. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 and LaReina Parker, Office of Nonproliferation and International Security (NA–24), National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaReina Parker, Office of Nonproliferation and International Security, NA–24, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone, (202) 586–6493; Part810.SNOPR@hq. doe.gov. The collection instrument can be viewed at the following Web site: https://www.regulations.gov/index.jsp# !documentDetail;D=DOE_FRDOC_00012467. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. A1901–0263; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities; (3) Type of Request: Reinstatement; (4) Purpose: Pursuant to Section 57b.(2), DOE promulgated a rule found at 10 CFR part 810 that implements the broad provisions therein. Specifically, this rule describes what activities are within the scope of control, what activities are generally authorized, what activities require a specific authorization, provides information requirements for reporting generally and specifically authorized activities, and information requirements for applications for specific authorization. The information is essential for the Secretary to make a non-inimicality finding about the proposed transfer of U.S. nuclear technology, assistance or expertise, and applies to anyone that is a ‘‘person’’ under the regulation that engages in the export or provision of assistance to a foreign civilian nuclear program; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 145; (6) Annual Estimated VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jun 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 Number of Total Responses: 322; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 966; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The total annual cost burden is estimated at $999.50. Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended by section 302 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) enacted by Public Law 95–242. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2014. Richard Goorevich, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and International Security. [FR Doc. 2014–12800 Filed 6–2–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories Department of Energy. Notice of Intent To Establish the Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories. AGENCY: ACTION: Following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories (Commission) will be established. The Commission will provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy. Additionally, the establishment of the Commission has been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department’s business and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Commission will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463), section 319 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, Public Law 113–76, and in accordance with title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, section 102–3.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories will be established. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31929 The activities of the Commission will include, but are not limited to: Two phases are planned for the Commission. In Phase 1, the objective of the Commission is to address whether the Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratories are properly aligned with the Department’s strategic priorities; have clear, well understood, and properly balanced missions that are not unnecessarily redundant and duplicative; have unique capabilities that have sufficiently evolved to meet current and future energy and national security challenges; are appropriately sized to meet the Department’s energy and national security missions; and are appropriately supporting other Federal agencies and the extent to which it benefits DOE missions. For Phase 2, the Commission shall also determine whether there are opportunities to more effectively and efficiently use the capabilities of the national laboratories, including consolidation and realignment, reducing overhead costs, reevaluating governance models using industrial and academic bench marks for comparison, and assessing the impact of DOE’s oversight and management approach. In its evaluation, the Commission should also consider the cost and effectiveness of using other research, development, and technology centers and universities as an alternative to meeting DOE’s energy and national security goals. The Commission shall analyze the effectiveness of the use of laboratory directed research and development (LDRD) to meet the Department of Energy’s science, energy, and national security goals. The Commission shall further evaluate the effectiveness of the Department’s oversight approach to ensure LDRD-funded projects are compliant with statutory requirements and congressional direction, including requirements that LDRD projects be distinct from projects directly funded by appropriations and that LDRD projects derived from the Department’s national security programs support the national security mission of the Department of Energy. Finally, the Commission shall quantify the extent to which LDRD funding supports recruiting and retention of qualified staff. The Commission will submit a report containing the Commission’s findings and conclusions to the Secretary of Energy, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Senate. The Commission terminates following submission of its final report to the Secretary of Energy and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless, E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31928-31929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12800]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will provide the Secretary of Energy with 
the appropriate information needed to make an informed determination 
regarding a request to directly or indirectly engage or participate in 
the development or production of special nuclear material outside the 
United States. Section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, 
as amended by section 302 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978 
(NNPA) enacted by Public Law 95-242, empowers the Secretary of Energy 
(Secretary) to authorize persons to directly or indirectly engage or 
participate in the development or production of special nuclear 
material outside the United States. In order to implement Section 
57b.(2), DOE promulgated a rule found at 10 CFR part 810. This rule 
describes what activities are within the scope of control, what 
activities are generally authorized by the Secretary, and what 
activities require a specific authorization. The regulation requires 
the submission of specific information essential for the Secretary

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to make a non-inimicality finding about the proposed transfer of U.S. 
nuclear technology, assistance or expertise.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 3, 2014. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503 and LaReina Parker, Office of Nonproliferation and 
International Security (NA-24), National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaReina Parker, Office of 
Nonproliferation and International Security, NA-24, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585, telephone, (202) 586-6493; 
Part810.SNOPR@hq.doe.gov. The collection instrument can be viewed at 
the following Web site: https://www.regulations.gov/index.jsp#!documentDetail;D=DOE--FRDOC--0001-2467.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. A1901-0263; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities; (3) Type of 
Request: Reinstatement; (4) Purpose: Pursuant to Section 57b.(2), DOE 
promulgated a rule found at 10 CFR part 810 that implements the broad 
provisions therein. Specifically, this rule describes what activities 
are within the scope of control, what activities are generally 
authorized, what activities require a specific authorization, provides 
information requirements for reporting generally and specifically 
authorized activities, and information requirements for applications 
for specific authorization. The information is essential for the 
Secretary to make a non-inimicality finding about the proposed transfer 
of U.S. nuclear technology, assistance or expertise, and applies to 
anyone that is a ``person'' under the regulation that engages in the 
export or provision of assistance to a foreign civilian nuclear 
program; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 145; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 322; (7) Annual Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 966; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Cost Burden: The total annual cost burden is estimated at $999.50.
    Statutory Authority: Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act 
(AEA) of 1954, as amended by section 302 of the Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) enacted by Public Law 95-242.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2014.
Richard Goorevich,
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Nonproliferation and International 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-12800 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
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