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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: Application for the
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
OMB Control Number: 1860–0504.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 52,800.
Abstract: The United States
Presidential Scholars Program is a
national recognition program to honor
outstanding graduating high school
seniors. Candidates are invited to apply
based on academic achievements on the
SAT or ACT assessments, through
nomination from Chief State School
Officers, other recognition program
partner organizations, on artistic merits
based on participation in a national
talent program and achievement in
career and technical education
programs. This program was established
by Presidential Executive Orders 11155,
12158 and 13697.
Dated: December 4, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0182]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Higher
Education Act (HEA) Title II Report
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing
and Preparation
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2020–SCC–0182. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. 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 PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Freddie Cross,
(202) 453–7224.
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
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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: Higher Education
Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0744.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,794.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 267,588.
Abstract: This request is a revision
that includes COVID–19 guidance and
to approve the state report card and
institution and program report cards
required by the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (HEOA).
States must report annually on criteria
and assessments required for initial
teacher credentials using a State Report
Card (SRC), and institutions of higher
education (IHEs) with teacher
preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs
outside of IHEs, must report on key
program elements on an Institution and
Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and
TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to
their states on program elements,
including program numbers, type,
enrollment figures, demographics,
completion rates, goals and assurances
to the state. States, in turn, must report
on TPP elements to the Secretary of
Education in addition to information on
assessment pass rates, state standards,
initial credential types and
requirements, numbers of credentials
issued, TPP classification as at-risk or
low-performing. The information from
states, institutions, and programs is
published annually in The Secretary’s
Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.
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The Department plans to use the SRC
and IPRC current instruments,
unchanged, for the FY21 through FY23
data collections, in order to maintain
continuity in the information available.
There is no change in burden due to the
addition of Institutions with Teacher
Preparation Programs. The Department
has included additional instruction to
aid institutions in reporting data that
may differ from usual data due to
COVID restrictions.
Dated: December 4, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Case Number 2020–008; EERE–2020–BT–
WAV–0024]
Energy Conservation Program:
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver
to CNA International, Inc. From the
Department of Energy Dishwashers
Test Procedure
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification of decision and
order.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) gives notice of a
Decision and Order (Case Number
2020–008) that grants to CNA
International, Inc. (‘‘CNA’’) a waiver
from specified portions of the DOE test
procedure for determining the energy
and water consumption of specified
dishwashers. Under the Decision and
Order CNA is required to test and rate
the specified basic model of its
dishwasher in accordance with the
alternate test procedure specified in the
Decision and Order.
DATES: The Decision and Order is
effective on December 9, 2020. The
Decision and Order will terminate upon
the compliance date of any future
amendment to the test procedure for
dishwashers located at title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (‘‘CFR’’),
part 430, subpart B, appendix C1 that
addresses the issues presented in this
waiver. At such time, CNA must use the
relevant test procedure for this product
for any testing to demonstrate
compliance with the applicable
standards, and any other representations
of energy use.
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Ms.
Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Email: AS_Waiver_
Requests@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103.
Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter
dated June 30, 2020, CNA filed a
petition for waiver and a petition for
interim waiver from the DOE test
procedure applicable to dishwashers set
forth in Appendix C1. CNA sought a
waiver for a non-soil-sensing, compact
(countertop) dishwasher because CNA
asserted that the product contains a
design characteristic that prevents
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure. In its petition for waiver,
CNA stated that the subject dishwasher
does not have a water hookup but that
water is provided by manually pouring
5 liters of tap water into a built-in tank.
CNA requested DOE waive sections of
the dishwasher test procedure requiring
water inflow and water pressure criteria
based on a water hookup that allows
automatic water inflow into the
machine during the test cycle. Instead,
CNA suggested an alternate test
procedure in which the water tank is
manually filled before the test is run
and water consumption is stipulated.
On September 4, 2020, DOE
published a notice that announced its
receipt of the petition for waiver and
granted CNA an interim waiver. 85 FR
55268 (‘‘Notice of Petition for Waiver’’).
In the Notice of Petition for Waiver,
DOE stated that, based on review of
CNA’s petition, certain requirements in
Appendix C1 are not applicable to the
basic model for which CNA sought a
waiver and DOE granted CNA an
interim waiver that specified an
alternate test procedure that would be
appropriate for testing the subject basic
model. 85 FR 55268, 55270–55271.
In the Notice of Petition for Waiver,
DOE also solicited comments from
interested parties on all aspects of the
petition and the specified alternate test
procedure. 85 FR 55268. DOE received
two comments in response to the Notice
of Petition for Waiver, and an additional
comment response on behalf of CNA.
After reviewing these comments, DOE
has concluded that absent a waiver, the
basic model identified by CNA in its
petition cannot be tested and rated for
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energy and water consumption on a
basis representative of its true energy
and water consumption characteristics.
DOE has determined that the alternate
test procedure granted in the interim
waiver, with additional clarifying
modifications, will allow for the
accurate measurement of the energy and
water use of the product while
alleviating the problems CNA identified
regarding testing the specified basic
model according to DOE’s applicable
dishwashers test procedure.
In accordance with Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
430.27(f)(2)), DOE gives notice of the
issuance of its Decision and Order as set
forth below. The Decision and Order
grants CNA a waiver from the applicable
test procedure at 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix C1 for a specified
basic model of dishwashers, and
provides that CNA must test and rate
such products using the alternate test
procedure specified in the Decision and
Order. CNA’s representations
concerning the energy and water
consumption of the specified basic
models must be based on testing
according to the provisions and
restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the Decision and
Order, and the representations must
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same
requirements when making
representations regarding the energy
and water consumption of these
products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c))
Consistent with 10 CFR 430.27(j), not
later than February 8, 2021, any
manufacturer currently distributing in
commerce in the United States products
employing a technology or characteristic
that results in the same need for a
waiver from the applicable test
procedure must submit a petition for
waiver. Manufacturers not currently
distributing such products in commerce
in the United States must petition for
and be granted a waiver prior to the
distribution in commerce of those
products in the United States. 10 CFR
430.27(j). Manufacturers may also
submit a request for interim waiver
pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR
430.27.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on December 4, 2020,
by Daniel R Simmons, Assistant
Secretary for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0182]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Higher
Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher
Credentialing and Preparation
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0182.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 PRA
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, (202) 453-7224.
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: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0744.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,794.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 267,588.
Abstract: This request is a revision that includes COVID-19
guidance and to approve the state report card and institution and
program report cards required by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). States
must report annually on criteria and assessments required for initial
teacher credentials using a State Report Card (SRC), and institutions
of higher education (IHEs) with teacher preparation programs (TPP), and
TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on key program elements on an
Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and TPPs outside of
IHEs report annually to their states on program elements, including
program numbers, type, enrollment figures, demographics, completion
rates, goals and assurances to the state. States, in turn, must report
on TPP elements to the Secretary of Education in addition to
information on assessment pass rates, state standards, initial
credential types and requirements, numbers of credentials issued, TPP
classification as at-risk or low-performing. The information from
states, institutions, and programs is published annually in The
Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.
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The Department plans to use the SRC and IPRC current instruments,
unchanged, for the FY21 through FY23 data collections, in order to
maintain continuity in the information available. There is no change in
burden due to the addition of Institutions with Teacher Preparation
Programs. The Department has included additional instruction to aid
institutions in reporting data that may differ from usual data due to
COVID restrictions.
Dated: December 4, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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