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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 81 / Friday, April 26, 2013 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0015]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program (DL) 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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 28,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0015
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
2E103, 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

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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: William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program (DL)
Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0021.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,603,667.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 535,998.
Abstract: The William D. Ford Federal
Direct Loan Program regulations cover
areas of program administration. These
regulations are in place to minimize
administrative burden for program
participants, to determine eligibility for
and provide program benefits to
borrowers, and to prevent fraud and
abuse of program funds to protect the
taxpayers’ interests. This request is for
continued approval of reporting and
recordkeeping related to the
administrative requirements of the
Direct Loan program.
Dated: April 22, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Energy Savings Performance
Contracts: Extension of Comment
Period
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for
information; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) issued a request for
information (RFI) on April 3, 2013 that
requested comments and information

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regarding improvements to Energy
Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs),
to be submitted by May 3, 2013. In an
interest to provide additional time for a
response, this notice extends the
comment period until May 17, 2013.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
May 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
submit comments by any of the
following methods. Your response
should be in the form of a Word
document, or a compatible format.
1. Email: to femp@go.doe.gov. Include
‘‘ESPC Comments’’ in the subject line of
the message.
2. Mail: Mr. Randy Jones, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720)
356–1667, Email:
randy.jones@go.doe.gov. Please submit
one signed paper original.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Randy Jones, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO
80401, Telephone: (720) 356–1667,
Email: randy.jones@go.doe.gov, or Ms.
Michella Hill, Contracting Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, CO 80401, Telephone: (720)
356–1489, Email:
michella.hill@go.doe.gov.
The
Federal Energy Management Program
(FEMP), within the DOE Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EERE), provides services, tools,
and expertise to Federal agencies to
help them achieve their legislated and
executive-ordered energy, greenhouse
gas, and water goals. These are
delivered through project, technical,
and program services. One of FEMP’s
major services is to support Federal
agencies in identifying, obtaining, and
implementing project funding for energy
projects through the use of ESPCs.
ESPCs allow Federal agencies to
accomplish energy savings projects
without up-front capital costs. In an
ESPC, a Federal agency contracts with
an ESCO, following a comprehensive
energy audit conducted by the ESCO of
a Federal facility to identify
improvements to save energy. In
consultation with the Federal agency,
the ESCO designs and constructs a
project that meets the agency’s needs
and arranges the necessary funding. The
ESCO guarantees that the improvements
will generate energy cost savings
sufficient to pay for the project over the
term of the contract. After the contract
ends, all additional cost savings accrue
to the agency. Contract terms up to 25
years are allowed.

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